A Soul's Search
ch 6
"But how could that have happened?" Karasuma asked curiously with a frown.
"I'm not entirely sure, but it did." Michael replied looking up at her.
"So what can we do in the meantime?" Doujima asked crossing her arms.
"Nothing. Not until we have an idea of what their reasons are for being here." Amon replied coldly getting up from his seat, and walking away. Carina watched Amon leave; she wasn't exactly convinced about his reason for not getting involved. She and Robin knew better, they knew how dangerous Auberon can be once he's provoked. The room fell silent after Amon left, each one letting the information sink in on what Michael dug up.
"Well, since we can't do anything else. I think that I'm going to take off for the night. Bye." Doujima said waving while leaving the room.
Karasuma frowned slightly, "I think that Doujima actually has a point."
What? You're kidding, right? You're actually agreeing with her, Karasuma?" Sakaki asked in disbelief raising an eyebrow at her.
"No, I'm not agreeing with her Sakaki, I'm just saying that it'll be better to go at this in a different angle if we got some rest." Karasuma replied getting up from her seat and leaving as well.
"You might as well go home too, Sakaki." Michael said walking over towards his computer area.
"I guess, alright then, night." Sakaki replied walking out the door.
"I'm sorry Carina, if I'd known you'd be coming, and then I would have made arrangements with my roommate to..." Robin apologized while looking over at her friend.
"It's alright Robin, I can just find a hotel or something." Carina replied with a small smile.
"Why don't you stay here?" Michael suggested with a slight blush. "I mean, there's a cot right over there."
Carina and Robin looked over towards him. "I couldn't impose on you like that, it wouldn't be right." Carina said while trying to object.
"It's alright, you wouldn't be imposing." Michael replied with a smile.
"If you're sure," Carina said and then saw that he was fine with it. "Alright then, looks like I'm taken care of."
"Before I go, do you want to go to Harry's to get something to eat?" Robin asked standing up.
"Sure," Carina replied as she too stood, looking over at Michael. "Want to come with us?"
Michael's eyes downcast, "I can't, but I'll be here when you get back."
"Then I'll just bring you back something." Carina replied with a warm smile as she and Robin left. Michael sat back in his chair, and for some reason he felt himself getting very hot.
'Easy there Michael. What am I thinking? Am I actually falling for her?'
During their walk to Harry's, Carina couldn't keep her mind focused, she seemed more like in a daze of some kind. Robin glanced over at her friend, and then before she could ask her a question, they've arrived. "Good evening Robin," Harry greeted with his usual smile. "Oh, and who's this?"
"Harry, this is my friend from Italy, Carina Simona." Robin introduced. "We were partners there when we hunted witches."
"Very nice to meet you, young lady." Harry replied with a slight nod while wiping down a glass from behind the bar. "The usual, Robin?"
"Nice to meet you too." Carina said with a small smile.
"Yes, please, and Carina is going to bring back something for Michael too." Robin replied with a slight nod. Carina became slightly red when Robin mentioned his name. Harry noticed this and gave a playful smile.
"I'll get the orders ready." Harry said going in the back. After about fifteen minutes, Harry came out with the orders. Robin and Carina took them and then waved goodbye as they left. Harry gave a small smile and then went back to work.
"See you tomorrow, Carina." Robin said with a slight nod getting into the cab.
"Ciao!" Carina replied waving her friend off. As soon as the taxi was out of range, Carina went inside. "Hey Michael, I brought back some food. Michael?"
"Huh, oh, over here Carina." Michael called out waving her over. Carina gave a small smile as she was walking over towards him with the food in hand.
"What are you working on?" Carina asked finally making it over to his workstation.
"Nothing much, just some research on something from a last case." Michael replied turning around to her.
"Oh, well then, what do you say about taking a break?" Carina asked smiling at him while giving him his share. Michael gave a polite nod, and took the food as he gestured for her to join him. Carina sat down and the two began to eat in silence. Time went by, and then finally they were done.
"Hey, I was wondering." Michael started to say in a slightly nervous tone.
"Yes?" Carina asked with a raised eyebrow.
Michael had a sheepish expression while rubbing the back of his head. "Would you mind teaching me a move or two?"
To say the least, Carina was just a little surprised. "Ah, alright, I don't see why not."
"Great!" Michael exclaimed in a slightly excited way as he almost tripped over his chair while getting up.
Carina gave a small chuckle, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean..."
"It's ok, my fault. I guess I was a bit eager." Michael replied sheepishly as the two of them walked over to an open area.
"This should do, but first..." Carina said with a slight frown.
"Mind telling me what you're looking for?" Michael asked with interest walking by her.
"Something to break the fall." Carina replied finally spotting a few cushions.
"Fall, what fall?" Michael asked with a concerned frown. Carina just laughed as she brought out the cushions and put them into position.
"Look, do you want to learn or not? Or don't you trust me?" Carina asked with a hint of mischief in her eyes.
"No, it's not that, I trust you." Michael replied with his hands up in front of her.
"Good, now that's cleared up. I'd suggest that you brace yourself." Carina warned with a smirk. Before Michael could even reply, Carina already had a hold of his shirt. She then quickly brought her knee close into her. Then with the bottom of her foot, coming down on her other leg, and at the same time she flipped him over her head. Michael gave a sudden surprised cry as he found himself lying on the cushions flat on his back.
"How, you, I..?" Michael stuttered in surprise.
Carina gave a small laugh, "sorry Michael, but I did say brace yourself. Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, now I understand what the cushions were for." Michael replied with a slight smile. "Hey, mind helping me up?"
"Alright, I guess that I owe you that much." Carina said while reaching down for his hand. Just as Michael got a firm grip on her hand, he pulled her down, and wrestled her to the ground, with him ending on top. "Hey, you didn't say you knew how to defend yourself."
"You didn't ask." Michael replied with a small grin. Their eyes locked his face slowly going down to hers. Carina could feel his breath on her face, both of them keeping their eyes locked onto each others. Before either of them knew it, they were locked into a kiss. Michael suddenly realized what they were doing, and then he quickly pulled back. "I'm sorry, I..."
"No, don't apologize, it's alright, you did nothing wrong." Carina said while trying to reassure him.
"But, I, we...The kiss..." Michael stuttered while trying to find the right words to say.
"Micheal, shhh..." Carina replied leaning closer to him. Her eyes became soft while keeping contact with his as she was getting closer. Michael didn't move, their hearts raced, then they were just about to kiss again, when....
ch 6
"But how could that have happened?" Karasuma asked curiously with a frown.
"I'm not entirely sure, but it did." Michael replied looking up at her.
"So what can we do in the meantime?" Doujima asked crossing her arms.
"Nothing. Not until we have an idea of what their reasons are for being here." Amon replied coldly getting up from his seat, and walking away. Carina watched Amon leave; she wasn't exactly convinced about his reason for not getting involved. She and Robin knew better, they knew how dangerous Auberon can be once he's provoked. The room fell silent after Amon left, each one letting the information sink in on what Michael dug up.
"Well, since we can't do anything else. I think that I'm going to take off for the night. Bye." Doujima said waving while leaving the room.
Karasuma frowned slightly, "I think that Doujima actually has a point."
What? You're kidding, right? You're actually agreeing with her, Karasuma?" Sakaki asked in disbelief raising an eyebrow at her.
"No, I'm not agreeing with her Sakaki, I'm just saying that it'll be better to go at this in a different angle if we got some rest." Karasuma replied getting up from her seat and leaving as well.
"You might as well go home too, Sakaki." Michael said walking over towards his computer area.
"I guess, alright then, night." Sakaki replied walking out the door.
"I'm sorry Carina, if I'd known you'd be coming, and then I would have made arrangements with my roommate to..." Robin apologized while looking over at her friend.
"It's alright Robin, I can just find a hotel or something." Carina replied with a small smile.
"Why don't you stay here?" Michael suggested with a slight blush. "I mean, there's a cot right over there."
Carina and Robin looked over towards him. "I couldn't impose on you like that, it wouldn't be right." Carina said while trying to object.
"It's alright, you wouldn't be imposing." Michael replied with a smile.
"If you're sure," Carina said and then saw that he was fine with it. "Alright then, looks like I'm taken care of."
"Before I go, do you want to go to Harry's to get something to eat?" Robin asked standing up.
"Sure," Carina replied as she too stood, looking over at Michael. "Want to come with us?"
Michael's eyes downcast, "I can't, but I'll be here when you get back."
"Then I'll just bring you back something." Carina replied with a warm smile as she and Robin left. Michael sat back in his chair, and for some reason he felt himself getting very hot.
'Easy there Michael. What am I thinking? Am I actually falling for her?'
During their walk to Harry's, Carina couldn't keep her mind focused, she seemed more like in a daze of some kind. Robin glanced over at her friend, and then before she could ask her a question, they've arrived. "Good evening Robin," Harry greeted with his usual smile. "Oh, and who's this?"
"Harry, this is my friend from Italy, Carina Simona." Robin introduced. "We were partners there when we hunted witches."
"Very nice to meet you, young lady." Harry replied with a slight nod while wiping down a glass from behind the bar. "The usual, Robin?"
"Nice to meet you too." Carina said with a small smile.
"Yes, please, and Carina is going to bring back something for Michael too." Robin replied with a slight nod. Carina became slightly red when Robin mentioned his name. Harry noticed this and gave a playful smile.
"I'll get the orders ready." Harry said going in the back. After about fifteen minutes, Harry came out with the orders. Robin and Carina took them and then waved goodbye as they left. Harry gave a small smile and then went back to work.
"See you tomorrow, Carina." Robin said with a slight nod getting into the cab.
"Ciao!" Carina replied waving her friend off. As soon as the taxi was out of range, Carina went inside. "Hey Michael, I brought back some food. Michael?"
"Huh, oh, over here Carina." Michael called out waving her over. Carina gave a small smile as she was walking over towards him with the food in hand.
"What are you working on?" Carina asked finally making it over to his workstation.
"Nothing much, just some research on something from a last case." Michael replied turning around to her.
"Oh, well then, what do you say about taking a break?" Carina asked smiling at him while giving him his share. Michael gave a polite nod, and took the food as he gestured for her to join him. Carina sat down and the two began to eat in silence. Time went by, and then finally they were done.
"Hey, I was wondering." Michael started to say in a slightly nervous tone.
"Yes?" Carina asked with a raised eyebrow.
Michael had a sheepish expression while rubbing the back of his head. "Would you mind teaching me a move or two?"
To say the least, Carina was just a little surprised. "Ah, alright, I don't see why not."
"Great!" Michael exclaimed in a slightly excited way as he almost tripped over his chair while getting up.
Carina gave a small chuckle, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean..."
"It's ok, my fault. I guess I was a bit eager." Michael replied sheepishly as the two of them walked over to an open area.
"This should do, but first..." Carina said with a slight frown.
"Mind telling me what you're looking for?" Michael asked with interest walking by her.
"Something to break the fall." Carina replied finally spotting a few cushions.
"Fall, what fall?" Michael asked with a concerned frown. Carina just laughed as she brought out the cushions and put them into position.
"Look, do you want to learn or not? Or don't you trust me?" Carina asked with a hint of mischief in her eyes.
"No, it's not that, I trust you." Michael replied with his hands up in front of her.
"Good, now that's cleared up. I'd suggest that you brace yourself." Carina warned with a smirk. Before Michael could even reply, Carina already had a hold of his shirt. She then quickly brought her knee close into her. Then with the bottom of her foot, coming down on her other leg, and at the same time she flipped him over her head. Michael gave a sudden surprised cry as he found himself lying on the cushions flat on his back.
"How, you, I..?" Michael stuttered in surprise.
Carina gave a small laugh, "sorry Michael, but I did say brace yourself. Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, now I understand what the cushions were for." Michael replied with a slight smile. "Hey, mind helping me up?"
"Alright, I guess that I owe you that much." Carina said while reaching down for his hand. Just as Michael got a firm grip on her hand, he pulled her down, and wrestled her to the ground, with him ending on top. "Hey, you didn't say you knew how to defend yourself."
"You didn't ask." Michael replied with a small grin. Their eyes locked his face slowly going down to hers. Carina could feel his breath on her face, both of them keeping their eyes locked onto each others. Before either of them knew it, they were locked into a kiss. Michael suddenly realized what they were doing, and then he quickly pulled back. "I'm sorry, I..."
"No, don't apologize, it's alright, you did nothing wrong." Carina said while trying to reassure him.
"But, I, we...The kiss..." Michael stuttered while trying to find the right words to say.
"Micheal, shhh..." Carina replied leaning closer to him. Her eyes became soft while keeping contact with his as she was getting closer. Michael didn't move, their hearts raced, then they were just about to kiss again, when....