Chapter 7- Tessa takes a stand


Kaname leaned forward, inwardly cringing. The boy leaned forward too. There faces were barely a centimeter apart. Sosuke saw all this through his binoculars. He stood puzzled. Had Kaname given up on him so soon? Of course, he had always been unsure of her feelings because she was subject to quick change but this? He watched, adrenaline rushing through him as they kissed. When they broke apart the boy handed Kaname a slip of paper and pointed towards the boats. Kaname walked towards the boats and then turned and looked at where she knew Sosuke was hiding. She nodded at the bushes and he came forward.

Soon, they were on their way. Kaname was surprised Sosuke did not mention the kiss, but merely scrutinized the tracker with intense focus. He was following the tiny yellow blip that bleeped the Danaan's current position. Kaname sat back and enjoyed the scenery.

They were close enough to land that white gulls cawed and circled in the air. The water was a clear shade of pure blue-green and the sun reflected off of it, giving the water a golden fire. Kaname leaned forward, her hair mingling with the water, unknowingly. She reached out a pale finger and stuck it in the ocean, feeling the water rush over her finger as they sped past. She leaned further and put both hands in the water, feeling the cool soothing massage of the water. She flicked a bit of water at Sosuke but he did not notice. The ocean reflected patterns on to her face and clothes.

Her clothes. She had to change back into her previous BDU's.

"Erm...Sosuke?" Kaname tapped him on the shoulder.

"Yes?"

"Can I change in the back? Please don't look."

"If you want." His answer was sharp and to the point. If she wanted to. Kaname crawled to the back of the small motorboat and removed her top and pants. She was about to remove her shoes when the motorboat suddenly stopped. Kaname lurched forward and fell out of the boat. The cold water closed over her head and she felt herself sinking. Every brush at her toe was a shark, every sound a man-eating whale (AN: there aren't man-eating whales..). She kicked but the water was too heavy and she was too weak. Her shoes slipped off and she tried again but to no avail. The opened her mouth to scream but she got a lungful of horrible tasting salt water. Lights flashed before her eyes and she saw spots.

Then, there was nothing.

Tessa sat in the dark, the only light coming from the circular windows. She clambered over to the windows, chains clinking. She reached a hand up to run through her hair and her fingers brushed the welts from the metal halisen. She cringed. With a sigh, Tessa looked out the window, wishing to God for a miracle. And he gave her one. A small pink and black tennis shoe floated down past her window. Tessa blinked. Its partner followed it. There was a green stain on the heel. A scene flashed in her head.

"Sosuke!! Please. This is art class. Draw something artistic!" Kaname cried, exasperatedly. It had been a bad day. Sosuke had blown up the lockers again, positive there was a bomb, taken her out of science amidst a cloud of tear-inducing smoke, and wrecked her history project because there was a suspicious powder on it later deduced to be dried glue. Now, he had drawn a painting of camouflage. The whole canvas was splattered with greens and browns. Kaname marched over, oblivious to the puddle of spilled paint, ready to give Sosuke a chew out. She slipped and splattered green paint on the heel of her black and pink tennis shoes.

"Kaname!" Tessa whispered. She closed her eyes and felt around her with her Whispered power. Yes. Kaname was right above them. Tessa smiled. She concentrating on the exact spot she felt the resonance and forced herself to be there. When she opened her eyes, she was sitting in a motorboat with Kaname and Sosuke.

He was on top of Kaname, grabbing her chest. Tessa froze. Then, she forced herself to look longer and see that he was trying to resuscitate Kaname. With watery hacking and coughing, Kaname sat up. Sosuke was staring at Tessa, an odd expression on his face. Kaname turned and choked again. Although, truly the Mithril captain had suddenly appeared (Kaname knew how AN: See Y:SC?) but her clothes had not.

"What?" Tessa questioned, confused. Then, she looked down. A deep red blush permeated through her cheeks. Sosuke removed his jacket and threw it at her, along with a spare shirt of his. Kaname grabbed Tessa and moved her to the back of the boat.

"Here." She murmured, handing Tessa the cargo pants from earlier and the necessary female undergarments. Then, she turned and glared at Sosuke until he looked away. Tessa changed and walked to the prow. She stood next to Sosuke and looked up at him. Her silvery hair had been combed and her face washed by Kaname. Unfortunately, there was no bow to pull her hair back, so it fell loosely around her shoulders. Sosuke looked uneasy. Tessa looked so beautiful.

Sosuke's shirt fell to her knees almost and was way to big in the shoulders. Kaname's cargo pants had been rolled up slightly to fit the slimmer girl and they had to be held up with some rope. A wave crashed against the boat, and Tessa fell forwards. Sosuke caught her and eased her down, gently.

"What is the plan of action, Captain?" Tessa looked back up at Sosuke with her luminous eyes.

"Hand me the blueprints of the Danaan." Sosuke handed the prints down.

"Hm... This is where I was kept." Tessa marked the torpedo room. "There are currently no torpedoes left. I was listening and they have a little bit of fuel left and a crew of fifty. They are very close to the surface."

Kaname's eyes widened. Tessa found all of this out by herself!

"Stealth is pretty much useless here because they will find out I am gone very quickly. That also means time is of the essence here." Tessa pondered the blueprint carefully, her mouth slipping into a concentrated pout.

"Alright. Sergeant Sagara you will swim down and enter through the torpedo hatch. I will return to the room and open it for you. After that, we will make our way through the ship, flushing out the rebels. Lieutenant Commander Kalinan is being held in the storage room with the rest of the Danaan's crew. I will release them while you take over the captain's quarters."

"What about me?" Kaname asked.

Tessa turned back at her. "You will stay here and watch the boat, connected to us by Codec."

Kaname glared at the girl. She was being left behind.

"Weapons, Sagara?" Tessa asked. Sosuke procured some guns and various grenades from the bags he and Kaname had bought. He handed a belt with handguns, ammo, and grenades attached to Tessa. The captain tried to put it on but the belt was too wide. It slipped down past her knees.

"Sagara? It is way too big around the waist. Was it yours?" Tessa looked at Sosuke, innocently.

"No, it was Kaname's."


Hahaha. There for all u Tessa/Sosuke fans. SORRY DI!!

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