In Love and Trust
Author's Note: Hello, yes, it is the next update, and I think I am much more confident about this one than that of the last.
( Blushes like mad ) Really, now, you're making my head big...Although one can't deny that they like to hear it...; Awe, you guys, I can't be that good, really, I've read a lot that are way cool, I just don't know if you ever read anywhere else, but yeah, they've got some really good ones. The next paragraph will just be about some suggested fics ;
The one that is my total fave is Swept Away by - Shadow-Hawk2 Rated PG - 13, and the pairing is Dorothy and Quatre from Gundam Wing. Hm, don't know if you like really long reads, or that pairing, or Gundam Wing, but it had a great plot, story line, and the antagonists are very convincing. Oh, and there's one called All In the Game of Love by - mysterio000 Rated PG - 13( I think that's how it goes ) , it's got the pairing Tomoyo and Eriol from Cardcaptors, and there's also Soledad by - Thunk, with Sesshoumaru and Sango from Inuyasha. Actually, if you look in Thunk's bio, there's a whole series, I think Soledad was the second. Rated R, just for safety. Hm, don't know if you like really long reads, or those pairings, or the shows, but I feel that they had a great plot, storyline, and the endings were well, happy.
Anyways, glad for the support and the waiting, ( Really, dunno how you can stay sane from all the waiting ) but I have to keep all this short, I might get in some trouble...( Deadpanned ) I don't want all my reviews to just suddenly vanish!
Disclaimer: I, Candide Avedo do not own anything that has to do with Beyblade.
Faulty Decisions
"Keep your eyes peeled."
"I am, it's just hard to focus when your head is thinking; 'Aw, hell, we're going to die' ."
"Tyson, that's not funny." said Hilary, moving away from Tyson. "I don't think this is a very good situation we're in, you guys, I feel really freaked."
"You're not the only one, Hilary, but we're not voicing it out, are we?" said Queen, who was leading with King. "Besides, since you're here, why don't you pretend you're in a tour or something?"
"Yeah, a tour where you can get shot any second-"
"Tyson, one more comment and we're leaving you here." said Kai, as they passed through the halls. "Then you can get shot by yourself."
"Hey, you know what I just realized?" asked Max, who had been trying to keep up with their current pace.
"What?" said Tyson.
"That the whole renovation thing they had going's all gone."
"Well, yeah, Max, didn't you just think that this was all a cover up? Cause really, we all agreed it was an excuse to make sure the whole place is deserted."
"Oh. I knew that."
The whole renovation theme was indeed over, and now, with many priceless frescos lining the walls, and vertical rectangular windows. It was bright inside, and even though the windows were quite small in size, they had been built strategically on places where the sun was surely going to hit. Every now and then they would pass a plain door, stained ebony, flanked by a pair of old gas lamps.
"Do any of you have any idea where we're going?" asked Hilary, as they turned around a corner, where up ahead was a set of stairs, leading up to another floor. She was in the moment wrapped up in trying to drown out the small amount of strain that her body was getting.
"Why, what's wrong?" asked Queen, stopping as the reached they got to the bottom.
Hilary looked unsure for a moment before continuing. "Well, I don't really want to impose, but my leg's really acting up from all this walking, you wouldn't mind if I just head on outside? You know, wait for you to come back?"
"What, we're splitting up again?" said King, staring at Hilary as thought she grew another head. "It's not safe for everyone to keep on disappearing like this, especially when we're expecting something big."
"But King, if they weren't with us, then they might not come after them." said Queen in a matter of factly. "I mean, we have the key, and that's all that they want, right?"
"I guess you have a point." said King, weighing his decision. "Okay, then, but we can't risk having Hilary all by herself."
"That's where we come in." said Tyson, with Max beside him.
"What are you two doing?" asked Kai, not liking the idea of all three of them separating.
"Come on, Kai, we all know that you're the man to stay with them." said Tyson, grinning his trademark smile. "Just do what I do."
"What, keep on fighting blindly without any planning?" replied Kai. "Fine, just stay together, we won't be long."
"Okay, good luck you guys, don't get lost." called Max, as the others began to ascend up the sturdy wooden stairs, which had been polished to a mirror shine. Tyson, Max, and Hilary all watched them disappear on the second landing, before turning back and retracing their steps to where they had first came through. They had hoped to make it back without seeing anybody they'd rather avoid.
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"Ugh....."
"Uhhh............."
"My head, it feels like someone whacked it with a bat so many times it feels like it's dented somewhere..."
"Well, my head doesn't hurt, but everything else does."
".......Where are we, Kenny?"
"......Ray......... I think we're lost."
Kenny and Ray were in the meantime trying to get the shaken feeling of falling from somewhere really high, and at the same time trying to find out where they were. It was hard, for there was absolutely no light whatsoever, except for a small gas lamp that had been lit. The fall was not so hard, almost halfway down they felt themselves land on a slide of some sort, sliding down before reaching there. The roof was really low, only high enough for them to stand.
"Kenny, I know it's kind of a stupid question, but wouldn't there be someone who would light that lamp over there?" Ray pointed to the lamp.
"Of course, Ray, there would be someone who should be turning on the lamp, it's not like it's gonna turn on by itself, now would it?" Kenny replied, as if he were explaining to a child that one and one certainly made two, but he caught at what he just said, and was now starting to feel nervous. "Uh, Ray? I'm getting the feeling that you're trying to say something..."
"Yeah, Like someone's expecting us?"
"Y-Yeah, something like that." stammered Kenny, his hands were now beginning to sweat. "I think we should get out of here, Ray, and try to get back to the others."
"Okay, then, let's just hope I'm wrong."
"Here's hoping."
Kenny and Ray slowly ran their hands along the wall, which acted as a guide so they wouldn't run into anything. They also decided to take the oil lamp, which would make things easier. All that they could see in front of them was black, besides the amount of light that was threatening to be swallowed by the overwhelming darkness.
"Kenny, I was just thinking, this is supposed to be a protected site, right? You know, this monastery?" asked Ray, as they trudged along, hoping to for some sort of sign that they were actually getting somewhere. "Why do they have a trap door like the one back there?"
Kenny shrugged. "I don't know, but they don't seem to care for natural history and religion, that's for sure."
The light gave which gave a small supply of light barely reached their feet, and were of small comfort from the dark passageway.
"This is taking too long, where does this lead, anyway?" whined Ray, ten minutes later, as their feet began to tire again. "We've done so much walking today, I wouldn't be surprised if I started walking in my sleep."
"Same here." They kept on going. There was no point in stopping, for it could take them forever just to find their way out.
"Ray, did you say something?" asked Kenny, from out of the blue, a few moments later.
"No, this was the first time I've spoken for a while now." answered Ray, holding up the gas lamp higher. "Hey, what's that up ahead?" he pointed somewhere in front of them, trying to see.
Coming up ahead was a perpendicular intersection, where one passage way leading to the right, and the other, left. Both didn't show any signs of which one leading to an exit. It had been more generously more lit than their current passage way, and as they got closer, they could finally see the floor on which they had been walking on.
"Kenny, where to go now?" said Ray, as they extinguished the gas lamp, for they had no longer needed it.
"Over this way, I think." said Kenny, pointing to the left. "Judging by the direction of our fall, it might help if we go that way."
"If you say so, Kenny." agreed Ray, going in the said direction. Not long, however...
"Ray, did you say something again?" asked Kenny, not too long afterwards.
"No, if I did, I'd make sure you'd hear it, right?" said Ray, as they paused.
"If you didn't do it, then what had I been hearing all this time?" Kenny and Ray fell silent as they tried to listen to whatever it was that Kenny kept on hearing. Then, not too far away,
"So, the boss wants us to check this place again because the trap might have gotten some of them?"
"Yah, but I don't know, he only wants us to watch for those kids, you know, just in case they come through here."
Ray and Kenny's hearts did a double take, with their minds going blank for a second. Wishing that they had both been imagining the same thing at the same time.
"Kenny, I hope it's not what I think it is." said Ray, looking back behind them to where the voices came from.
"Uh, I think it is, Ray, but what are we going to do now?" Kenny wrung his hands together. "Can you imagine, if we actually chose the right passage, we would have been caught?"
Ray nodded eagerly. "That's beside the point, Kenny, what now?"
Kenny and Ray looked wildly around them, trying to find a way to hide. "Hey, Ray, quick, see that bend over there?"
Ray looked in front of them, spotting a bend in the passageway. "Yeah, but whatever it is you're doing, Kenny, make it quick, we're gonna be in their view any minute."
"I know, I know, trust me, let's just get to that bend, and hide in the shadows, that's all we can do without being spotted." Kenny and Ray spent no time in stalling, for the voices were getting louder.
"I hate these passages, they're so long, and so dark, of all the places the boss picks, it has to be the dark and empty inhabited ones." said a guard, sounding like he was out of breath.
Ray and Kenny held their breath as the peeked around a corner, trying to see what they were hiding from. Light from a gas lamp was getting brighter, illuminating the corridor that they had been hiding in. The bend was deep enough to make sure that they were unseen, but with the wrong movement an unwanted shadow could grab their attention.
"Suck it up, it's not that hard of a job." said the other sternly.
Kenny felt his nose itch, and moved his hand to itch, but scratching it wasn't enough. He felt the familiar tickle-
Ray prodded him on the back, and covering his nose.
"Kenny, don't." he hissed. "Don't you dare sneeze and get us caught."
"Hey, faster, you were the one who wanted to get out of this as fast as possible, so move it." said the first guard. "The sooner we get this done, the sooner we can get back."
"Ya, ya, I'm coming, I'm coming." the second one replied.
The light from their gas lamp had gone, as the two guards proceeded on to the passage where Kenny and Ray just left through.
Ray bolted out of their hiding spot. "Hurry up, Kenny, here's our chance, we just might get out of here by using the way that they used. It'll take them a long time to figure out that we're not there, so let's just get on with it before they find out that we're not there anymore."
Kenny just nodded, unable to speak, and taking off after Ray, trying to tip-toe-run when they got to the intersection, and avoiding any noise that might grab their attention. They finally made it to the right passageway, looking back occasionally, worried that they might suddenly come at them.
"Faster, Kenny, you know that they can some any second." Ray panted, as they ran blindly through the dimly lit way.
"I'm trying, Ray, short legs, remember?" Kenny strained out, as he tried to move faster.
"Argh, just keep running!" whispered Ray, and he trudged on faster, with Kenny not to far behind. Behind them, an uproar had made them come to a blunt halt.
"Ey, Look here." said the second guard, sounding confused, his voice echoing through the passageways.
"What?"
"It looks like a used gas lamp, and it's still warm."
"...Well?'
"Don't just stand there, let's go head back, they should still be here somewhere!"
"They must have heard us and then went to hide somewhere."
"Damn it, call for back-up, we have some mice running around in our maze."
Ray and Kenny looked at each other again, and sped up.
"Aw, Shit. Not again." muttered Ray, trying to get as much distance between the two guards as possible. "Hurry, Kenny!"
"I'm trying, Ray, I don't think we can get away!" cried Kenny, neglecting to tone down their voices this time.
"Over there!" shouted the first man, and they could hear their footsteps pick up their pace, as they began to chase down Kenny and Ray. It was creepy, and unpredictable at the same time, as they had no idea where they were headed, and when the passageways were going to end. The slimy floors made their feet slip and slide a little, making it harder for them to run.
"Faster, we've almost got them!"
"Ray, they're gaining on us!" shouted Kenny, as he forced on. "And. I'm. So Tired."
"Kenny, you can't give up yet!" Ray slowed down a little, letting Kenny catch up. "Come on, just imagine the others waiting for us at the end there." They had been on the go for a while now, and the tunnel still hadn't given the sign of any change. Well, not for long.
"Kenny," gasped Ray, as they came once again, to a stop. "No. Noo way. This is not good."
"Wh-what are we going to do now?" stuttered Kenny, as they leaned aganist a dead end. "Ray, I don't think we're going to make it."
Ray shook his head. "No, it can't be, it just can't, Kenny, the others will find us, right?"
"I hope so..." said Kenny, his voice fading off. The sounds of footsteps approaching them at a fast pace was getting closer again, and they knew they were wasting time.
"Kenny, we have to do something."
"Like what?" asked Kenny. "We can't do anything, Ray, it's a dead end, they've got us cornered, there's nowhere else to go, they're gonna go find us, and take us back to-"
Ray held up his hand as a signal for him to stop. "Kenny, wait. I think you have something there."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean," Ray broke off, and began feeling the wall to his left, like a blind man looking for a door knob to a door. "Kenny, you said they would take us back as hostage, right? Well, I was thinking, how did they get down here in the first place, anyway?" he kept on feeling the walls, though much more hurriedly than a few seconds ago.
"Uh, I have no-"
"Kenny, I got it!" said Ray excitedly, grabbing Kenny's hand and turning a door knob that was slightly imbedded in the walls, and giving it a hard push. From the outside he quickly locked it shut, and leaving the key on the ground.
"Ray, you're a genius!" said Kenny happily, as they went through it, shutting the door as quickly as possible, knowing that the guards were not too far behind. From the outside he quickly locked it shut, and leaving the key on the ground. The door where they had gone through had led them to a vertical cylindrical tunnel, with a metal staircase, at a very steep angle. Up above they could see nothing but blue with white fluffs, and smelt the fresh air, which they had welcomed.
"Kenny, we made it!" said Ray, feeling a tad lighter as they began to ascend up the stairs.
"Yeah, I just hope the others are okay, and that they finish what they started, I mean, we could have gotten everything straightened out better if we stayed together, but this time we had no choice, right?"
"That's right Kenny, but we can call for help while we wait for them." Ray and Kenny finally got out, dusting themselves for a moment, before checking out the place where they had ended up.
The had ended up on top of the meteora, with the monastery just not too far away. The whole place overlooked some small towns, and flowered fields, with many other nearby monasteries only less than a kilometer away.
"Wow, Ray, this is some view, isn't it?" said Kenny, as they stopped to admire the picturesque landscape.
"It's nice and all, Kenny, but we have to do what we've got to do first, then we can stop and enjoy the view." Ray turned around, and froze.
"Okay, Ray, but how are we going to find a way to contact-Ray?" Kenny looked at Ray, who had suddenly become absolutely still. "What's the matter, Ray?"
Kenny tuned to look at what Ray was so distracted about, and found himself face to face with four fully loaded guns, all of which were pointing at them.
"Sorry, boys, but I believe you won't be contacting anyone anytime soon." one grinned. "Now if you don't mind, we have to take you with us."
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"Okay, now what?" asked Tyson, as they got out of the front doors. "We can't just stay here and hang around, right?"
"If we are going to go somewhere, I belive we should take a rest first." said Hilary, as they shuffled their feet on the gravel path, taking their time. "Or, can just plop ourselves to the ground, and let the time pass, you know, like what you said."
"I don't thing we should do that, Hilary." replied Max. The path that they had been following was turning into a textured garden with a bench, a birdbath, and a sundial. "We could stay for a while, but we need to be alert, we're separated, remember, they're probably watching us right now, you know, but we don't even know it. Scary thought, huh."
"Real scary, Max." said Tyson, while Hilary sat herself on the bench. "I'm shaking in my socks." he added sarcastically.
"Yeah, well, you can't be too sure that they won't come after you." answered Max.
Tyson and Hilary looked confused at what Max just said.
"Max, are you okay? You sound really different all of a sudden." said Hilary, putting her hand on Max's forehead.
"What, I'm okay." replied Max, clueless. "I don't think I did anything wrong."
"Well, no, it's just, you made sense for once." said Tyson, in a fake awe.
"Oh, very funny, it's not like-DUCK!" Max shouted, throwing himself to the ground, and covering his head with his hands.
"I can't fall for that one, Max, I know there's no ducks around here." grinned Tyson, and Hilary sighed. "It's all just a joke until someone gets hurt."
Max shook his head quickly, reaching up to grab them. "No, I mean, Go DOWN!" and he pulled them down to the ground beside him as a bullet almost missed them, and instead, hitting the corner of the monastery.
"Oh, my GOD!" shrieked Hilary, as another shot was launched, lower, this time.
"Thanks, Max, we owe you one." said Tyson, looking very shaken. "That's the last time I won't take someone seriously when the say 'duck'."
"I think that means they found us though, right?" asked Hilary, who sounded quite hysterical. "What are we going to do now, you guys?"
"There's nothing we can do yet." shouted Max, for whoever it was that was holding the gun was still trying to shoot at them, a couple landing on a clay bird bath, on the ground, but most of them had ended up on the wall, where a large dent was now very visible. "We're gonna have to make a break for it when he stops."
"That's-If he stops." said Tyson, covering his head, and scrunching his eyes tightly.
Finally, the rain of bullets had stopped, and once again, all was quiet. It seemed as though it was safe once again, but the three didn't know what to make of it yet.
"Is it safe?" asked Hilary, who had taken shelter underneath the bench.
"I-I think so." replied Tyson, getting slowly to his feet.
"This isn't a good thing." said Max, peeking to see if the person who had showered them with unwelcomed bullets was still there. "Whoever it was, I'm sure they're going to come back."
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C.A.: Well, this was shorter than last time, but it's really late, and I'm so tired... Well, I'm assuming most of you might have a clue to where this is leading. Acutally, to tell you the truth, I'm not exactly sure on how it would turn out, but you know, I'm just curious. This is where everything is supposed to come together, and I hope it goes together properly, or-I don't really know, but that won't be a good thing. Hm, I swear, I seriously think that I can think of story ideas when I'm at school way better than when I'm at home...Weird. Anyways, I am happy! It's friday, too! Hehehehe! Wells, that was the chappie that was updated so soon. I hope you liked it.
Lastly, the next one might take a while for it will surely be pretty long, so, there, that will be just a heads for ya'll.