((I am so sorry......I have been a bad person....Ah well, enough with the self pity, ON TO THE CHAPTER!))
Disclaimer: Blah blah blah.........I don't own everyone except Rae.........Yadda yadda.
Rae hugged herself tightly; refusing to look at the headless corpse that lay sprawled out on the floor, merely feet from her. 17 yawned, slowly walking towards the door. 18 caught Rae's eye and jerked her head towards the door. Then, she gracefully followed her brother out, blonde hair swishing back and forth. Rae sighed quietly to herself, wondering what they planned to do now. 17 was examining the closed door, reaching out with one hand to touch the metal surface. Rae looked nervously from one Android to the next, wondering why she wasn't dead yet. 18 leaned against a nearby wall, looking bored.
"Hurry up." She shook her head impatiently.
"Yeah yeah, hold on a minute....." Suddenly, a huge explosion ripped across the lab. Rae flew backwards, ramming into another machine. Groaning loudly, she rolled to her feet, feeling as though every bone in her body was broken. Her green eyes flew wide open as she stared at the now destroyed door. "
"Show off." 18 rolled her eyes and casually peered over the edge of the cliff.
"Hey, that was raw talent." 17 protested, walking over to join his sister. Oh, I get it..... Rae thought glumly. They're gonna leave me..... 17 glanced at 18 and jerked his head towards Rae. Yup.....Here we go..... She sighed softly. She knew this had been coming, but still, it was hard to get used to the fact that you were going to die. 17 leapt from the cliff, soaring upward, his black hair fluttering back in the wind.
"Oh wow....." Rae spoke softly, watching him with a sense of longing. Never had she wanted to do something more. Hovering for a moment, the teen flipped and plunged into a heart stopping dive. "Man......" Soft footsteps caught her attention. Glancing quickly upward, she saw 18 watching her.
"Come on kid. He'll be back soon." 18 waited until Rae had completely stood, then walked back to the edge. Cautiously, Rae followed her, swallowing hard when she saw the edge. I hate heights.... The drop was absolutely enormous, jagged rocks jutting outward from all sides of the mountain. Shaking her head, Rae backed up, swallowing hard. What if I had missed that ledge.....? She shuddered, not wanting to think about it.
"Idiot. There he is. Come on." Rae glanced up at the sound of her voice, blinking furiously when she saw what 18 was talking about. 17 was waiting outside. However, he had managed to bring a hovering black corvette with him. That's a really nice car.....Wonder where he got it........ Suddenly, Rae had a very good idea where he had gotten it. 17 grinned at them, running a hand through his hair.
"Come on ladies, your ride awaits." 18 rolled her eyes, reaching down and grabbing Rae by the wrist. Rae yelped in surprise as 18 leapt out the door, pulling Rae with her. Rae winced, praying to god that the Android wouldn't drop her. Suddenly, she felt a leather seat beneath her. Sighing in relief, she opened her eyes, finding herself in the back seat of the car. The two Androids were in front. Catching a glimpse of 17's face, Rae swallowed hard.
"Uh......Are you sure you know how to drive this thing?" She said in a quiet voice. 18 rolled her eyes and made a motion signaling that Rae should buckle up. Oh god......Gonna die.......
"Puh, of COURSE I know how to drive this. It's a piece of cake." 17 snorted, slamming his foot on the accelerator. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyyyyy goooooooooooooooooooodddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rae screamed mentally, her chipped nails digging into the leather seat for support. They plunged downward, like some insane roller coaster. However, roller coasters had the insured safety feature that you weren't going to die. This didn't. Forcing herself to open her eyes, Rae yelped as she saw them spiraling towards a mass of sky scrapers. Now, think about this. Just a moment ago, they were on top of a barren mountain. Now they were in a heart of a city. Hell, they were moving fast.
At the last possible second, they pulled up, though Rae could have reached out and touched the glass window. Over and over again, the car swirled and swooped and dove. Luckily, she didn't get carsick easily. After ten more horrific minutes of this, 18 had enough and left. So now it was just Rae and 17 in the car. He turned around, grinning at her. "It's just you and me now." Rae swallowed hard. 17 revved the engine again, this time plummeting straight towards a neighborhood. There was a slight noise, like the noise of a machine. Looking up, Rae felt a stab of fear as she saw the hood to the convertible closing itself. 17 glanced up in the rearview mirror and shot her a nasty grin just before they shot straight through a house.
Rae screamed the entire time, shielding her face out of instinct as bits of plaster and concrete slammed into the metal hull of the car. 17 laughed the entire time, the golden earrings shimmering as they dangled back and forth. After bursting out the other side of the house, he stopped to look at her, still grinning. "Feel like doing that again?" He was about to slam on the accelerator when Rae grabbed his shoulder.
"No......No, I wanna get out now....." She gasped, her hands trembling and her face pale. 17 grinned again, lowering the car to the ground. Rae ripped open the door, half ran, half staggered to the nearest bush, and promptly began throwing up. 17 calmly climbed out, watching her with a disgusted expression on his face.
"You idiot." Next thing he knew, 17 got whacked in the back of the head with what felt remotely like a brick. 18 walked past him, folding her arms and talking to Rae in a quiet, annoyed tone. 17 turned to see bits and pieces of a cement block behind him.
"Aw man....." He complained, feeling all that stuff tangled within his hair. "That sucked 18...." She shot him a cold glare and waited till Rae was finished, then tossed her head and strolled back over.
"You deserved it. Now I'm bored." She rolled her eyes and watched Rae slowly follow her back.
"Can we never do that again......?" Rae asked weakly, looking to both Androids. 17 smirked at her while 18 shrugged unconcernedly. Suddenly, sirens blared from all directions. Rae jumped while the Androids glanced at each other, then looked to her.
"Stay here for a second. We'll be back love." 17 smirked again. Rae snarled, but at 18's glare, stalked over to the car and sat on its hood. The two Androids simultaneously floated in the air, racing off to the direction of the noise. Angrily, Rae threw herself downward, wincing as her head smashed into the car.
"Ow." She muttered, her eyes growing wide as there was a huge explosion. A hot wind blasted from where the Androids had gone, causing her to squeeze her eyes shut in pain. "Double ow..." Sitting up, Rae gaped as she saw a huge fire raging angrily, consuming everyone and everything in its path. Two distant shadowed figures stood within the heart of the flame, blue eyes gleaming coldly.
Holy......they.......they just blew it up! Her astounded thoughts were tinged with horror and grief. "How.....why.......?" She stuttered, suddenly realizing the fire was right on top of her. With no time to scream, she threw up her arms, forming an X with them and covering her face. The fiery death never came. Strong hands wrapped around her wrists and yanked her upward. The ground spiraled beneath her, her dirty sneakers dangling now miles above the raging tornado of fire. Rae glanced down, realizing she was being carried up and away from the flame. With a soft whimper, she looked up, startling upon seeing a boy probably four years older than she was. With a distinctive blue jacket and purple hair, his eyes were angrily glaring at the scene before him. Closing her eyes, she allowed herself to be lulled by the smooth, gentle motion of the boy's flight. As her feet gently caressed solid ground, her eyes snapped open. How the hell could HE fly too?!
"Are you all right?" The boy asked her in a husky, grief-drenched tone. She could only nod, her eyes fixed upon the burning inferno. "Good. You must hurry and hide. They'll be after the survivors soon........" He spat bitterly on the ground. "Murdering bastards." Before she could say anything, he took off, purple hair fluttering as he raced off into the clouds. Stunned, confused, and mentally hurt, she sank to her knees, tilting her face upward. The only sounds were screams and the haunted crackling of flame. Suddenly, movement within the flame. With her head sagging to one side, Rae watched with glazed eyes as the two murderers moved slowly towards her, oblivious to the flames caressing their forms."What's wrong with her?" 17 spoke, jerking his chin towards the girl. 18 shot him an annoyed glance, shifting her weight to one leg.
"We just blew up an entire city. You tell me." Her tone was clipped, tinged with amusement. Rae could only stare at them, her hands reaching up to grip her hair.
"Why....why did you do that? What did they do to you?" The girl's voice shook, her eyes never leaving the flame. 17 shrugged.
"I don't know.......they was there, that's all."
"We hate you humans for what you've done." 18 replied, a much more helpful statement than her brother's. "Come on.....this is boring." Turning, she gracefully walked away, her hair bouncing as she did. 17 rolled his eyes, tucking one hand in his pocket and using the other to grab the girl by the back of her neck.
"Come on girlie." He teased, now realizing how much she hated pet names. With a disappointed glance when she didn't respond, he tossed her in the air a bit, catching her by her wrist before she came down. Then, he took off, letting her flap limply behind him.
"You're going to break her arm idiot." 18 snapped, sitting on the front of a newly acquired vehicle. 17 casually tossed her in the back seat, putting one hand on the door and vaulting into the front seat. She didn't move, seemingly unconscious with her eyes open.
"Well sorrrrrry......." He fiddled with the ignition for a bit, smirking as the car jolted, then purred smoothly. The car rose in the air, zooming over the charred city then disappearing up into the smoky sky. After about another hour of city wrecking and dangerous driving, Rae finally seemed to come to. With a choking noise, she bolted upright. They had parked within the middle of yet another city. Smoke was billowing a good distance away. With a muffled noise of some sort, she brought her knees up to her chest, burying her head into her knees. She sat there for at least ten minutes, finally uncurling herself to gaze at the horrible destruction.
"That's it. I'm going." She murmured to herself, quickly unlatching the door and pushing it open. Hesitantly, uncertainly, she stepped out, wincing as the hollow 'thud' of her shoe echoed through out the city. After a moment of silence, she took another step. Still nothing. After a few more steps, she broke out into a dead run, her feet pounding against the ground. Fatigue and pain were slowly overtaking her, trying to bind her legs so she could fall to the cold ground. However, she would not stop, numb and oblivious to the obvious lacking in her strides. Suddenly, her legs froze, though her body kept going. Silently, she fell, landing limply on the pavement. Entire body shaking, she seemed unable to breath. Bruises welled on her face and body from where she struck the flame-heated cement. Suddenly, she relaxed, a soft sigh escaping her lips and dying on the wind. Within moments, she was asleep. Two shadows crept silently across her still form, almost like blankets. Quiet voices exchanged the thought of killing her or merely tossing her into the flame.
Her form stiffened, as though she knew they were discussing her death. Tension was thick in the air, smothering it as efficiently as the smoke. Suddenly, a miracle. The though was turned down, destroyed by the killers. Gently, she was picked up and deposited in the back of yet another vehicle. The entire time, the progress of the pair was watched by the purple-haired savior. Confused thoughts ran through his mind, and he flattened himself against the shadows as the car flew past. With a soft sigh and the promise that the girl would be resurrected if she was killed, the man took off, glancing back at the car.
And so, Rae slumbers, unaware that a very important decision regarding her fate has been made. For now, she will remain alive. For now, the Androids will tolerate her. What happens next? Read on dear fans and find out.......
((I apologize for the delay my loyal readers. I had a huge spurt of ideas last night at 2.))