Hello. I know I've been gone for a while, again. (You'll get used to it, that is, if you're brave enough to come back.) But first, I have something to say to Ri2 (if you're still reading this anyway):
To Ri2: I am sorry you had to think that. But in no way did I ever intend to make Susan "slutty". I am against such things... I didn't know she'd come off that way, I guess I should of thought it over, so I apologize. I didn't mean anyone to take it seriously. But I would like you to know that you have affected my fanfiction. In a later chapter, Susan gets rid of her ability. That chapter won't be for a while, though. You don't have to like her if you don't want to, I just wish you wouldn't think her slutty, because I'd never, EVER put something like that in my fanfiction. Okay then. Here is chapter four.
Chap. 4: To Risk It All
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Kasey stretched, sprawled out on the steel floor, her blanket lying messily across her body. She was already awake, and had been for at least five minutes. She knew it was still early yet, though. The sun was only beginning to rise, so the sky was still mostly dark. But there was a sliver of sunshine peeking in the window that cast a welcoming morning's glow across the room.
Kasey did love the sunrise, but she was hardly ever awake in time to witness it. Which was maybe because she enjoyed the warmth of bed just a little more than she enjoyed the sunrise. But she was hardly warm since the only warm part of her "bed" was the single, solitary blanket that didn't seem to want to stay on her anyway.
After about ten or fifteen minutes, Kasey figured that this was just one of those days when she wouldn't go back to sleep no matter how hard she tried. Those days were rare, but they did occur every now and then. Which was a shame, because Kasey wanted to see if she could get back to dreaming... whatever it was she had been dreaming. She couldn't remember. But she knew it had been pleasant.
Grumbling unintelligible words under her breath, Kasey got up and headed for the galley, or the kitchen of the ship, if you will. As soon as she got there, she headed straight for the cupboards.
Everything was dark, and soundless, except for the noise of her paws on the floor as she worked. She opened the cupboard and pulled out a box of bran cereal. Then she got a bowl, a carton of milk, and a spoon, and prepared herself a bowl of cereal.
She sat down in a swivel chair at a round, steel table, satisfied with her simple choice of breakfast. She had just swallowed the first bite when she heard footsteps, and then the light flicked on.
"Oh, it's you. I'm beginning to think I'll find you anywhere. Have you been hiding out in the ventilation systems, too?" Even if he hadn't turned on the light, Kasey would've known it was 625. He yawned, looking rather dazed, and had obviously just woken up.
Kasey smirked, chewing a spoonful of her cereal. "Only in my spare time."
"If you were going to get up this early, then did you have to make so much noise? You didn't have to drag me into your morning bliss." 625 complained, sighing.
"I didn't think I was being that noisy." Kasey replied simply, putting more cereal into her mouth.
"You DIDN'T think you were being that noisy? It sounded like there was a marching band up here!" 625 looked around suspiciously. "Are you sure there aren't more of you?"
"Okay. Fine. You caught me. My secret is I know how to make copies of myself." Kasey said sarcastically.
625 shook his head. "You think I don't know when someone's being sarcastic?"
Kasey snorted. "Heaven forbid. I forgot for a moment that you're not always sincere."
"Like you are. Now listen to me, my sweet little sugar dumpling," 625 said in a sarcastic voice, "I'M the sarcastic experiment that everyone hates. And I won't lose that title to some adorable little cupcake wannabe such as yourself."
Kasey smirked. "Ooo, good one. I am sooo scared. Ha!" She got up and put her empty bowl in the sink, which clattered as she did so. Then she pivoted, wearing the same smirk. "Now you listen to me, Bucky. I am not trying to take anyone's title. As far as I know, you're just as hated as you were before."
"Thank you, my fair maiden." 625 teased, and attempted a bow.
Kasey shook her head and snorted a laugh. "You're hopeless. Anyway, I'm going out for a while... although I don't know why I'm telling you for." Kasey started to head out of the galley.
"Since when do you go outside? Ever since you got here, you've stayed indoors. I began to think you were a vampire and that the sun couldn't touch you or else you'd suffer a hideous, agonizing death." 625 smiled, satisfied with his remark.
Kasey tried to hide her amusement, but her lip twitched a little, obviously trying to hold back laughter. "Well, aren't you descriptive. Have you been studying up on more detailed ways to insult me?"
625 examined his paw thoughtfully. "I might have been..."
Kasey shrugged it off. "Well, nevermind. I just feel like going for a walk. So I'll see you later." With that, Kasey headed for the exit of the ship.
625 shrugged. "I'm gonna' go make a sandwich..."
As soon as Kasey stepped out of the ship, a chilling wind blew itself right onto her. She shuddered, placing her arms around her body. "I never knew the Hawaiian islands could be so cold..."
Even with her thick fur, the cold got to Kasey easily. She was tempted to go back inside, but decided to take her walk anyway. But she still wasn't thankful for the icy breeze that would blow in her face and make her feel like she couldn't breathe for a split second. As she walked and checked out the interesting town, she found herself looking into shop and restaurant windows. Curiousity piqued her, and she loved to see what the humans had on display.
When Kasey looked into a certain restaurant window, however, she was a bit surprised at what she saw. Stitch and Susan, seated at a booth! How did they go about getting admitted into a human restaurant? And were they... on a date? Kasey snickered.
At that moment, the door opened as a customer walked out. Kasey saw her chance, and slipped in before the door closed. Then she made a beeline straight for Stitch and Susan's booth.
"Hey! Psst! Susie!" Kasey whispered harshly from behind Susan.
"Aahhhh!" Susan screamed, which made everyone in the restaurant look in her direction. When she saw it was only Kasey, she calmed a little, but she didn't hesitate to stare at her angrily. "What are YOU doing here?!"
"You're still the same ol' high-strung Susie, I see." Kasey noted. "And, I don't think it's the matter of what I'M doing here. It's the matter of what YOU'RE doing here."
Susan looked at her paws. "I'm... we're... just---"
Kasey smirked tauntingly. "Susie Cusie has a daa-ate! Susie Cusie has a daa-ate!"
Susan quickly put her paw over Kasey's mouth. "Okay, so it's kind of a date---but you don't have to let the whole world know!"
Kasey peeled Susan's paw off of her mouth, and looked around. "Got ya. We can't let anyone know about your top secret, right? If anyone found out you and Stitch were dating... oh, I can't think of the consequences!" Kasey put her paw to her forehead in a dramatic fashion.
"Now THAT's why I don't want you here. You always pick on me! When we're in the same room, there's never any peace." Susan pointed out.
Kasey ignored Susan's comments. "So, how were you two allowed in here, anyway? No offense, but this is a fancy restaurant, and you two are a little less than civilized. Especially Stitch." Kasey nodded in Stitch's direction.
Susan looked over at Stitch. He was ravenously eating his spaghetti like a true dog might, and he splattered sauce and noodles all over the place. When he had cleared his plate, he sat up and burped... rather loudly. Again, everyone's attention was turned to their booth.
"Nice date, Cinderella." Kasey commented, but Susan knew that she, was of course, being sarcastic.
"Shut up, Freakazoid!" Susan exclaimed, and stuck a breadstick in Kasey's mouth. Stitch burst out laughing.
Kasey took the breadstick out and glared at Stitch. "And just what is so funny?"
Stitch immediately stopped laughing and sat up straight innocently. "Nothing. Not you!"
That made Susan laugh, which triggered Stitch to laughing again, too. Kasey continued to glare at them with an "I'm-not-amused" look, but calmly took a bite out of the breadstick and said, "Go ahead, Lovebirds. Continue with your lovey-dovey routine. Go on with your date. You'll never even know I'm here."
Susan rolled her eyes. "Oh, believe me. We'll know you're here."
That's when Stitch accidentally knocked over a glass of cold ice water right into Susan's lap. She sprang up at once, startled by the cold sensation of the water. Kasey couldn't help giggling, which made Susan send her a Look.
Stitch looked more than sorry for what he had done. "Susan. I am sorry."
Susan stared into Stitch's apologetic eyes, and automatically melted. "Oh, how can I NOT forgive a face like that? Oh, Stitch! It wasn't your fault."
Kasey rolled her eyes. "Oh, brother! I think I'm going to throw up my breakfast. Anything'll be better than hanging out here in Sugary Love Land." With that, she ate the rest of the breadstick and headed out of the restaurant, and neither Susan nor Stitch really even acknowledged her disappearance.
So she was walking outside on the sidewalk again, alone. It seemed as if no one really noticed her, as if no one really cared. She knew she should've headed back to the ship, but she felt herself heading off in the opposite direction. And although she wasn't sure why, she didn't stop herself. She noticed that it was really windy now, and when she passed the sandy beaches, the wind kicked up sand in her face and made her wheeze. But she continued on... towards wherever she was going.
As she walked around, she came across a cliff overlooking the sparkling blue ocean. She admired the view, breathing in the salty air and letting the wind blow wildly against her. But standing as close to the edge as she was when it was as windy as it was, was a big mistake.
...A big gust of wind came up and made her lose her balance, and she fell over the edge! Thinking quickly, she reached out her paw and grabbed onto the edge of the cliff. She tried to get back up, but every time she tried, it felt like she was just going down lower. And the part of the cliff that she was holding onto was beginning to crack!
"H-help me...!" Kasey squeaked.
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"Hey, where's the female?" Gantu asked, coming into the galley where 625 was making sandwich by sandwich.
"Oh, she went out for a while. She wanted to take a walk or something." 625 replied, spreading mayonnaise on a slice of bread.
"I can't believe it!" Gantu exclaimed.
"I know! She actually came out of her coffin in the daytime."
Gantu groaned. "I have another experiment to catch. Since she's my assistant, she should be there to assist me. And as my other assistant, I want YOU to go find her."
"Me?! You're the one that wants to find her. So you go." 625 bit into one of the sandwiches.
Gantu growled, and picked up 625 by the nape of the neck. "Either you go, or I'm going to make sure there's no bread around here to make your sandwiches with." With that, he dropped 625 to the floor.
"Ow! Okay, okay! You don't have to get rough about it! I'll find her, but if I come back with fang marks in my neck and start sleeping in the daytime, I'm blaming you." 625 ate the last of his sandwich and headed for the exit.
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The tips of Kasey's claws were about the only things making sure she was still holding onto the edge of the cliff. She felt her heart racing, hanging so far above the water. She was NOT a good swimmer, and if she fell, she would drown. She was sure of it. But it was getting to be very difficult to hang on.
"Help me! Why can't anyone hear me?!" Kasey yelled, for about the millionth time. Her voice was strained now from all the calls of distress she was crying out.
Not known to Kasey, someone was searching for her, and he wasn't far away. But she had had just enough of calling out for help that didn't seem to be coming. And that's when the edge of the cliff beneath her claws broke off. She let out a shrill scream that could be heard for miles as she fell further, but luckily she grabbed onto a twig that jutted out of the side of the cliff.
Fortunately, her scream did reach the ears of 625. And he seemed to faintly recognize it. "Was that---? No, it couldn't be... could it?" But he headed off in the direction that he had heard it anyway.
Just in case someone had heard her scream, Kasey screamed one more time for good measure. But her voice was incredibly hoarse now, so it wasn't as loud as her last one. She sighed. She was doomed. No one was going to save her. This is it, she thought.
"Kasey?!" Someone was calling her! Finally.
"I'm hanging from the cliff!" Kasey shouted back. "Help me!"
Moments later, she saw 625 staring down at her. "Hey, I know I said you were a vampire, but that doesn't mean you should take it seriously and try to fly off of a cliff!"
"This is no time for dumb jokes! Just help me up. I can't swim too well!" Kasey complained, trying to desperately hold on to the branch.
"You should've thought of that before you started playing on cliffs."
"I wasn't playing!" Kasey growled. "Just help me up NOW and I will spare your extremely pointless life."
"NOW who is the one telling dumb jokes?!"
"HELP ME NOW, THIS IS NO JOKE!"
"All right, fine! You don't have to get your fangs in a frenzy!" 625 walked cautiously over to the edge. "Um, do you mind if I go get Gantu for this one?"
"Are you kidding?! His weight will crack the whole cliff, and it'll knock me into the water!" Kasey exclaimed. "C'mon, this is no time to be a coward. My life is in jeopardy here!"
"Yeah, well, if I try and help you up, that could put my life in jeopardy, too. And between my life and your life..." 625 shrugged.
"You are SO low." Kasey snarled. "You're despicable. I can't BELIEVE I ever kissed you! I can't believe my lips ever touched your's! UGH!"
"Hey hey hey! I told you. That kiss never happened!" 625 reminded her.
Just then, the twig that Kasey was holding onto began to crack. It could no longer contain her weight, and finally snapped... as Kasey began to fall once more!
She screamed again, more loudly than ever before. But she watched, astonished and wide-eyed, as 625 dived for her and grabbed onto her arm! Kasey could feel his pulse racing too, as he hung over the edge, barely holding on to her.
"I... I can't believe it..." Kasey whispered. "You're actually risking your own life to---"
"Shut up and be quiet! Just let me pull you up!" Kasey nodded as 625 tried to pull her back on the ledge. Finally he successfully pulled her up and the two rolled across the ground from the sudden force. When they sat upright, Kasey was in 625's arms.
But she was too shaky from what happened to really acknowledge that he was holding her. When she spoke, her voice trembled. "I... I could've died! You could've, too." She shivered, then smiled a little. "You risked your life... you risked it all... for me." She gave him a quick kiss on the nose.
"Don't be looney! And what's with you and kissing me? Ugh." 625 wiped at the spot where Kasey had kissed him on the nose. "I just saved you because Gantu needed your help in catching an experiment, that's all!"
Kasey rolled her eyes. "And YOU call ME looney?" She snorted. "That's no reason to risk your life for mine. But love is. You love me, don't you?"
"No! I don't even like you, my lovely little sugar plum." 625 said automatically. "And get out of my arms! What if someone see's us? They'll think I actually care about you or something."
"Oh, excuse me for soiling your pathetic little reputation." Kasey immediately scrambled out of 625's arms and onto her feet. She brushed off her fur as if being in his arms had given her "cooties" or something. "I'm heading back to the ship now. I'll meet you there in about an hour when you finally make it there."
"Are you saying I'm slow?" 625 asked.
"No, you're a LITTLE faster than a snail." Kasey smirked, and started to head in the direction of the ship.
"Hey! I can be quick if I want to! I could beat you to the ship and still have time to make a sandwich or two before you got there! I could if I wanted to! I just don't want to." 625 called after her, and began to follow her at a slow pace.
"Yeah. You don't want to do a lot of things. See ya, Chubby!" Kasey happily started running off in the distance.
"I was mistaken. She's not a vampire. She's a witch!" 625 mumbled to himself.
Kasey ran, feeling happy and free, as the wind rolled against her as she ran into it. When she and 625 had kissed that one night, she had known that she was in love. But she still had not been sure if 625 felt the same for her. He might've had an infatuation, but Kasey wasn't sure if he had been in love with her. It didn't seem like he had been. But now Kasey was sure that he was. He would never have risked his own life, the coward that he was, for her's if he did not feel deeply for her. And that made her feel extremely happy. She had never felt like this before. She felt like she could do anything. The world seemed to be opened completely for her.
Nothing could spoil her mood now, she thought. She never knew that something as mushy as being in love could feel so wonderful. She was still amazed that 625 had risked it all for her, but she knew in her heart that she would've done the same for him. No words could ever describe how she felt. Ever.
THE END
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To be continued
And AGAIN! Don't take some things too seriously. I'm saying this to everyone. I really don't know how to put it... I was really reluctant to post another chapter, but if you want to, review and don't scream at me for little things, okay? (I'm not implying that anyone was screaming at me, I just like to exaggerate sometimes) ...
To Ri2: I am sorry you had to think that. But in no way did I ever intend to make Susan "slutty". I am against such things... I didn't know she'd come off that way, I guess I should of thought it over, so I apologize. I didn't mean anyone to take it seriously. But I would like you to know that you have affected my fanfiction. In a later chapter, Susan gets rid of her ability. That chapter won't be for a while, though. You don't have to like her if you don't want to, I just wish you wouldn't think her slutty, because I'd never, EVER put something like that in my fanfiction. Okay then. Here is chapter four.
Chap. 4: To Risk It All
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Kasey stretched, sprawled out on the steel floor, her blanket lying messily across her body. She was already awake, and had been for at least five minutes. She knew it was still early yet, though. The sun was only beginning to rise, so the sky was still mostly dark. But there was a sliver of sunshine peeking in the window that cast a welcoming morning's glow across the room.
Kasey did love the sunrise, but she was hardly ever awake in time to witness it. Which was maybe because she enjoyed the warmth of bed just a little more than she enjoyed the sunrise. But she was hardly warm since the only warm part of her "bed" was the single, solitary blanket that didn't seem to want to stay on her anyway.
After about ten or fifteen minutes, Kasey figured that this was just one of those days when she wouldn't go back to sleep no matter how hard she tried. Those days were rare, but they did occur every now and then. Which was a shame, because Kasey wanted to see if she could get back to dreaming... whatever it was she had been dreaming. She couldn't remember. But she knew it had been pleasant.
Grumbling unintelligible words under her breath, Kasey got up and headed for the galley, or the kitchen of the ship, if you will. As soon as she got there, she headed straight for the cupboards.
Everything was dark, and soundless, except for the noise of her paws on the floor as she worked. She opened the cupboard and pulled out a box of bran cereal. Then she got a bowl, a carton of milk, and a spoon, and prepared herself a bowl of cereal.
She sat down in a swivel chair at a round, steel table, satisfied with her simple choice of breakfast. She had just swallowed the first bite when she heard footsteps, and then the light flicked on.
"Oh, it's you. I'm beginning to think I'll find you anywhere. Have you been hiding out in the ventilation systems, too?" Even if he hadn't turned on the light, Kasey would've known it was 625. He yawned, looking rather dazed, and had obviously just woken up.
Kasey smirked, chewing a spoonful of her cereal. "Only in my spare time."
"If you were going to get up this early, then did you have to make so much noise? You didn't have to drag me into your morning bliss." 625 complained, sighing.
"I didn't think I was being that noisy." Kasey replied simply, putting more cereal into her mouth.
"You DIDN'T think you were being that noisy? It sounded like there was a marching band up here!" 625 looked around suspiciously. "Are you sure there aren't more of you?"
"Okay. Fine. You caught me. My secret is I know how to make copies of myself." Kasey said sarcastically.
625 shook his head. "You think I don't know when someone's being sarcastic?"
Kasey snorted. "Heaven forbid. I forgot for a moment that you're not always sincere."
"Like you are. Now listen to me, my sweet little sugar dumpling," 625 said in a sarcastic voice, "I'M the sarcastic experiment that everyone hates. And I won't lose that title to some adorable little cupcake wannabe such as yourself."
Kasey smirked. "Ooo, good one. I am sooo scared. Ha!" She got up and put her empty bowl in the sink, which clattered as she did so. Then she pivoted, wearing the same smirk. "Now you listen to me, Bucky. I am not trying to take anyone's title. As far as I know, you're just as hated as you were before."
"Thank you, my fair maiden." 625 teased, and attempted a bow.
Kasey shook her head and snorted a laugh. "You're hopeless. Anyway, I'm going out for a while... although I don't know why I'm telling you for." Kasey started to head out of the galley.
"Since when do you go outside? Ever since you got here, you've stayed indoors. I began to think you were a vampire and that the sun couldn't touch you or else you'd suffer a hideous, agonizing death." 625 smiled, satisfied with his remark.
Kasey tried to hide her amusement, but her lip twitched a little, obviously trying to hold back laughter. "Well, aren't you descriptive. Have you been studying up on more detailed ways to insult me?"
625 examined his paw thoughtfully. "I might have been..."
Kasey shrugged it off. "Well, nevermind. I just feel like going for a walk. So I'll see you later." With that, Kasey headed for the exit of the ship.
625 shrugged. "I'm gonna' go make a sandwich..."
As soon as Kasey stepped out of the ship, a chilling wind blew itself right onto her. She shuddered, placing her arms around her body. "I never knew the Hawaiian islands could be so cold..."
Even with her thick fur, the cold got to Kasey easily. She was tempted to go back inside, but decided to take her walk anyway. But she still wasn't thankful for the icy breeze that would blow in her face and make her feel like she couldn't breathe for a split second. As she walked and checked out the interesting town, she found herself looking into shop and restaurant windows. Curiousity piqued her, and she loved to see what the humans had on display.
When Kasey looked into a certain restaurant window, however, she was a bit surprised at what she saw. Stitch and Susan, seated at a booth! How did they go about getting admitted into a human restaurant? And were they... on a date? Kasey snickered.
At that moment, the door opened as a customer walked out. Kasey saw her chance, and slipped in before the door closed. Then she made a beeline straight for Stitch and Susan's booth.
"Hey! Psst! Susie!" Kasey whispered harshly from behind Susan.
"Aahhhh!" Susan screamed, which made everyone in the restaurant look in her direction. When she saw it was only Kasey, she calmed a little, but she didn't hesitate to stare at her angrily. "What are YOU doing here?!"
"You're still the same ol' high-strung Susie, I see." Kasey noted. "And, I don't think it's the matter of what I'M doing here. It's the matter of what YOU'RE doing here."
Susan looked at her paws. "I'm... we're... just---"
Kasey smirked tauntingly. "Susie Cusie has a daa-ate! Susie Cusie has a daa-ate!"
Susan quickly put her paw over Kasey's mouth. "Okay, so it's kind of a date---but you don't have to let the whole world know!"
Kasey peeled Susan's paw off of her mouth, and looked around. "Got ya. We can't let anyone know about your top secret, right? If anyone found out you and Stitch were dating... oh, I can't think of the consequences!" Kasey put her paw to her forehead in a dramatic fashion.
"Now THAT's why I don't want you here. You always pick on me! When we're in the same room, there's never any peace." Susan pointed out.
Kasey ignored Susan's comments. "So, how were you two allowed in here, anyway? No offense, but this is a fancy restaurant, and you two are a little less than civilized. Especially Stitch." Kasey nodded in Stitch's direction.
Susan looked over at Stitch. He was ravenously eating his spaghetti like a true dog might, and he splattered sauce and noodles all over the place. When he had cleared his plate, he sat up and burped... rather loudly. Again, everyone's attention was turned to their booth.
"Nice date, Cinderella." Kasey commented, but Susan knew that she, was of course, being sarcastic.
"Shut up, Freakazoid!" Susan exclaimed, and stuck a breadstick in Kasey's mouth. Stitch burst out laughing.
Kasey took the breadstick out and glared at Stitch. "And just what is so funny?"
Stitch immediately stopped laughing and sat up straight innocently. "Nothing. Not you!"
That made Susan laugh, which triggered Stitch to laughing again, too. Kasey continued to glare at them with an "I'm-not-amused" look, but calmly took a bite out of the breadstick and said, "Go ahead, Lovebirds. Continue with your lovey-dovey routine. Go on with your date. You'll never even know I'm here."
Susan rolled her eyes. "Oh, believe me. We'll know you're here."
That's when Stitch accidentally knocked over a glass of cold ice water right into Susan's lap. She sprang up at once, startled by the cold sensation of the water. Kasey couldn't help giggling, which made Susan send her a Look.
Stitch looked more than sorry for what he had done. "Susan. I am sorry."
Susan stared into Stitch's apologetic eyes, and automatically melted. "Oh, how can I NOT forgive a face like that? Oh, Stitch! It wasn't your fault."
Kasey rolled her eyes. "Oh, brother! I think I'm going to throw up my breakfast. Anything'll be better than hanging out here in Sugary Love Land." With that, she ate the rest of the breadstick and headed out of the restaurant, and neither Susan nor Stitch really even acknowledged her disappearance.
So she was walking outside on the sidewalk again, alone. It seemed as if no one really noticed her, as if no one really cared. She knew she should've headed back to the ship, but she felt herself heading off in the opposite direction. And although she wasn't sure why, she didn't stop herself. She noticed that it was really windy now, and when she passed the sandy beaches, the wind kicked up sand in her face and made her wheeze. But she continued on... towards wherever she was going.
As she walked around, she came across a cliff overlooking the sparkling blue ocean. She admired the view, breathing in the salty air and letting the wind blow wildly against her. But standing as close to the edge as she was when it was as windy as it was, was a big mistake.
...A big gust of wind came up and made her lose her balance, and she fell over the edge! Thinking quickly, she reached out her paw and grabbed onto the edge of the cliff. She tried to get back up, but every time she tried, it felt like she was just going down lower. And the part of the cliff that she was holding onto was beginning to crack!
"H-help me...!" Kasey squeaked.
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"Hey, where's the female?" Gantu asked, coming into the galley where 625 was making sandwich by sandwich.
"Oh, she went out for a while. She wanted to take a walk or something." 625 replied, spreading mayonnaise on a slice of bread.
"I can't believe it!" Gantu exclaimed.
"I know! She actually came out of her coffin in the daytime."
Gantu groaned. "I have another experiment to catch. Since she's my assistant, she should be there to assist me. And as my other assistant, I want YOU to go find her."
"Me?! You're the one that wants to find her. So you go." 625 bit into one of the sandwiches.
Gantu growled, and picked up 625 by the nape of the neck. "Either you go, or I'm going to make sure there's no bread around here to make your sandwiches with." With that, he dropped 625 to the floor.
"Ow! Okay, okay! You don't have to get rough about it! I'll find her, but if I come back with fang marks in my neck and start sleeping in the daytime, I'm blaming you." 625 ate the last of his sandwich and headed for the exit.
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The tips of Kasey's claws were about the only things making sure she was still holding onto the edge of the cliff. She felt her heart racing, hanging so far above the water. She was NOT a good swimmer, and if she fell, she would drown. She was sure of it. But it was getting to be very difficult to hang on.
"Help me! Why can't anyone hear me?!" Kasey yelled, for about the millionth time. Her voice was strained now from all the calls of distress she was crying out.
Not known to Kasey, someone was searching for her, and he wasn't far away. But she had had just enough of calling out for help that didn't seem to be coming. And that's when the edge of the cliff beneath her claws broke off. She let out a shrill scream that could be heard for miles as she fell further, but luckily she grabbed onto a twig that jutted out of the side of the cliff.
Fortunately, her scream did reach the ears of 625. And he seemed to faintly recognize it. "Was that---? No, it couldn't be... could it?" But he headed off in the direction that he had heard it anyway.
Just in case someone had heard her scream, Kasey screamed one more time for good measure. But her voice was incredibly hoarse now, so it wasn't as loud as her last one. She sighed. She was doomed. No one was going to save her. This is it, she thought.
"Kasey?!" Someone was calling her! Finally.
"I'm hanging from the cliff!" Kasey shouted back. "Help me!"
Moments later, she saw 625 staring down at her. "Hey, I know I said you were a vampire, but that doesn't mean you should take it seriously and try to fly off of a cliff!"
"This is no time for dumb jokes! Just help me up. I can't swim too well!" Kasey complained, trying to desperately hold on to the branch.
"You should've thought of that before you started playing on cliffs."
"I wasn't playing!" Kasey growled. "Just help me up NOW and I will spare your extremely pointless life."
"NOW who is the one telling dumb jokes?!"
"HELP ME NOW, THIS IS NO JOKE!"
"All right, fine! You don't have to get your fangs in a frenzy!" 625 walked cautiously over to the edge. "Um, do you mind if I go get Gantu for this one?"
"Are you kidding?! His weight will crack the whole cliff, and it'll knock me into the water!" Kasey exclaimed. "C'mon, this is no time to be a coward. My life is in jeopardy here!"
"Yeah, well, if I try and help you up, that could put my life in jeopardy, too. And between my life and your life..." 625 shrugged.
"You are SO low." Kasey snarled. "You're despicable. I can't BELIEVE I ever kissed you! I can't believe my lips ever touched your's! UGH!"
"Hey hey hey! I told you. That kiss never happened!" 625 reminded her.
Just then, the twig that Kasey was holding onto began to crack. It could no longer contain her weight, and finally snapped... as Kasey began to fall once more!
She screamed again, more loudly than ever before. But she watched, astonished and wide-eyed, as 625 dived for her and grabbed onto her arm! Kasey could feel his pulse racing too, as he hung over the edge, barely holding on to her.
"I... I can't believe it..." Kasey whispered. "You're actually risking your own life to---"
"Shut up and be quiet! Just let me pull you up!" Kasey nodded as 625 tried to pull her back on the ledge. Finally he successfully pulled her up and the two rolled across the ground from the sudden force. When they sat upright, Kasey was in 625's arms.
But she was too shaky from what happened to really acknowledge that he was holding her. When she spoke, her voice trembled. "I... I could've died! You could've, too." She shivered, then smiled a little. "You risked your life... you risked it all... for me." She gave him a quick kiss on the nose.
"Don't be looney! And what's with you and kissing me? Ugh." 625 wiped at the spot where Kasey had kissed him on the nose. "I just saved you because Gantu needed your help in catching an experiment, that's all!"
Kasey rolled her eyes. "And YOU call ME looney?" She snorted. "That's no reason to risk your life for mine. But love is. You love me, don't you?"
"No! I don't even like you, my lovely little sugar plum." 625 said automatically. "And get out of my arms! What if someone see's us? They'll think I actually care about you or something."
"Oh, excuse me for soiling your pathetic little reputation." Kasey immediately scrambled out of 625's arms and onto her feet. She brushed off her fur as if being in his arms had given her "cooties" or something. "I'm heading back to the ship now. I'll meet you there in about an hour when you finally make it there."
"Are you saying I'm slow?" 625 asked.
"No, you're a LITTLE faster than a snail." Kasey smirked, and started to head in the direction of the ship.
"Hey! I can be quick if I want to! I could beat you to the ship and still have time to make a sandwich or two before you got there! I could if I wanted to! I just don't want to." 625 called after her, and began to follow her at a slow pace.
"Yeah. You don't want to do a lot of things. See ya, Chubby!" Kasey happily started running off in the distance.
"I was mistaken. She's not a vampire. She's a witch!" 625 mumbled to himself.
Kasey ran, feeling happy and free, as the wind rolled against her as she ran into it. When she and 625 had kissed that one night, she had known that she was in love. But she still had not been sure if 625 felt the same for her. He might've had an infatuation, but Kasey wasn't sure if he had been in love with her. It didn't seem like he had been. But now Kasey was sure that he was. He would never have risked his own life, the coward that he was, for her's if he did not feel deeply for her. And that made her feel extremely happy. She had never felt like this before. She felt like she could do anything. The world seemed to be opened completely for her.
Nothing could spoil her mood now, she thought. She never knew that something as mushy as being in love could feel so wonderful. She was still amazed that 625 had risked it all for her, but she knew in her heart that she would've done the same for him. No words could ever describe how she felt. Ever.
THE END
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To be continued
And AGAIN! Don't take some things too seriously. I'm saying this to everyone. I really don't know how to put it... I was really reluctant to post another chapter, but if you want to, review and don't scream at me for little things, okay? (I'm not implying that anyone was screaming at me, I just like to exaggerate sometimes) ...