Sorry for leaving this fanfic out to die, busy. But holidays always bring joy right? )
Disclaimer: The same as the last 4 chapters...
"Awaken"
By: Nyago
---Ciel POV----
Everything I recall was a blur to me, as if I was going 40 miles per hour and there were no brakes to slow me down. I felt as my life was running short, I don't know if humans can feel death but whatever the case, It felt horrible.
These last few hours have been hell for me, not just now, but ever since I was a small. I was always considering the "odd" child. Always alone or standing up for myself, I never really had friends or family to count on, I wasn't very pretty but I always proud of my intelligence. Every day, I began to notice, how rotten society has really gotten. From there it began...
My love for reploids. ...
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Zero opens his eyes, and blink, trying to rethink where he was and what occur last night. He looked around the room and notice Ciel still laying there peacefully asleep. "Ciel..." he whisper, un aware he was been watched.
"I am glad you are awake" Rusty but old voice appear from the door, a white, tall, but old man stood there. He was a doctor, as far as Zero can tell from his white coat and glasses but he also notice the man was carrying his clip notes in one arm while the other arm was inside his pocket.. "It seems she might make it after all..." He said.
'What you mean?" Zero asked, curious to see what he meant by that.
"She was badly hurt when your group brought her, she didn't look like she would even live thru the night with that condition, but it seems she has a strong will to live..." He reply, calm and caring voice as we walk by Ciel bed to check on her status.
"Will....will she wake up today?" It was rather hopeless but Zero wanted to feel a bit secure.
"Well all depends... She did pull thru the night, however waking up would be a little bit too harsh for her to do right now. She needs to regain her strength; she lost too much blood on her way here."
Just the word 'blood' brought shiver down Zero back, If he had one. He was so worry she might die because of the lack of blood, since not once did her wound wanted to stop bleeding. "....."
"Well for now all I can say is to let her rest, as for you, even if you are a reploids, I would suggest for you to go home and regain your energy. She won't be waking up today, that's for sure, so please do go home. She is safe for now" Doctor recommended Zero.
It was true, although he did sleep, it did not make his system rest well enough. Unlike humans, reploids regain their energy when they sleep, so as soon as they wake up they are ready to work. "I will.." Zero assures him.
"Very well, I must go for now, check on other patience. I will see you again." With that said the old doctor walk out the door, close it behind him and headed to the next destination.
Zero look back at the door and then focus on the poor girl that lay before him. How this could has happen to her...out of all people Zero fail to protect. He felt absolutely terrible, not to mention low on energy. He had forgotten he fought last night, but all his concerns were on Ciel since the incident. "I am sorry..." Zero whisper again, it wasn't enough to anyone to hear but Zero himself.
He sat back down and look out the window, it stop raining. What a relief, but there was still a few dark clouds outside, still not enough to cause rain yet. Zero sighed and closes his eyes; he was going to wait until someone from the resistance came to visit Ciel so he could go home and regain his energy. Although the doctor told him she was safe, he still had his doubts. He was not going to let the same mistake be repeat twice, not while he is still alive.
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Harpuia sighed as he continues to stare down from Neo Arcadia headquarters. Looking up at the sky, he notice rain will begin to pour down soon. His green hair kept getting blow away by the wind. as his helmet lay by his side.
Without noticing, Harpuia was carefully watched. The blue general stare at her friend with wondering eyes and try to figure out if Harpuia was either bored or thinking. "You look pretty down kid, mind if I sit beside you?" Blue general of beauty responded, walking out from the shadows where she was hiding.
Harpuia turn his face, only to stare at Leviathan before getting back his original position. Leviathan took it as a yes and walked toward him. Reaching her arms, she climbs onto the rails and stare at the cloudy sky. "Master X told us to keep our guards up, you never know when this maverick will attack us...Like they did with Resistance. Although it is pretty easy to attack them, heh, couldn't even defend the one human they had. "Leviathan smirked.
"Pitiful fools I say...Wonder why master give them pity. Is not like they are useful" Harpuia stare at Leviathan for a quick second before turning his head back.
"You have no idea...." Harpuia responded.
"Huh?" Now leviathan was curious. "Do tell..."
"The only reason they fail to protect her because she when ahead of them, to try and stop the army from attacking the resistance any further..." Harpuia reply 'Although she doesn't value her life too much' he though.
"So you are saying she doesn't care for her own life?"
"Yes..." Wind blew.
"That's insane, what could she possibly accomplish getting hurt like that?"
"Maybe for once, she though she could do something right...."
"Getting out of the battle is something that is right to do..." Leviathan smirked again.
"I think I can understand her feeling at that time...." Harpuia reply, "It must be hard on her to send all of those reploids to battle, having the chance to die and trying her best to keep everyone else in the base under control..."
"Zero didn't take that decision too well..." Leviathan reminded Harpuia.
"Zero doesn't notice, but he truly cares for her than anyone else. Not just because she is human, but there is something more. Although I don't agree with Ciel action at that time, still, she did manage to stop the war."
"And getting hurt in the progress..."
"That is something we would had never expected it..." Harpuia responded quickly.
"That is the beauty of war; you never know what will happen!" Fafnir spoke as he walk out to meet the other two.
"You were listening/?" Leviathan questioned.
"Only the part about Ciel stopping the war..."
"Ear dropping eh?" Leviathan just had to mock him.
"Ah whatever, is not like it was a secret anyway. " Fafnir raises his arms and places them behind his head.
"Still, I am concern." Harpuia spoke.
"About?" Leviathan wondered.
"Why would human plan to attack Neo Arcadia? I though this was their home, their land?"
"Because even humans are pitiful creatures." Leviathan, Fafnir and Harpuia stood still as Copy X made his appearance from the shadows. "But why Master?" Harpuia wanted to know, what drove humans to such a level of violence. He was always taught humans were kind and calm creatures not a bunch of mavericks.
"Because that's human nature...."
---Ciel POV----
I try to regain my energy, to open my eyes, but I lay there still unable to move. Was this what they call death? No, this was not death; death is something much more powerful and painful than this. Although I felt like ripping my heart out, it hurt so much in my chest...
I felt cold, alone and crying myself to sleep every night since that incident. The day my family perishes in that fire....
A nightmare that kept repeating itself over and over again in mind...
Was the worst part of all....?
I heard voice, as if someone was speaking, but whom? It sounded almost familiar...oh if I could only just open my eyes!
Zero awoke by a tab in the shoulder, and notice he was still inside Ciel room. Turning around to face the person who had awoke him, only to find X cyber mode flowing in the room.
"X..." Zero said quietly as he watches his best friend lay beside the sleeping Ciel. "She is alright, correct?" X concern voice spoke.
"Yeah..." Zero nod, scratching his head.
"This is my entire fault; if only I had taken better care of Neo Arcadia, humans would have not done something like this, not hurt their own kind."
"X, this is something that already happens, nothing we can do now can change their mind. To me, they are bunch of mavericks and they hurt Ciel, it is my job to stop them at any cost."
"You are not planning to kill them are you?" X question.
"No, but I will fight them."
"......"
"X, you knew something like this was going to happen." Zero rose from his chair and walked towards X and Ciel. "There is no reason why I should hold back just because they are humans..."
"Is because they are humans!"
"It makes no difference X, they HURT her, don't you see?"
"Ciel should have never gotten involve in that fight!"
"You think I would have wanted her to get HURT like that?" Zero raised his tone.
Silence
"Whatever, I am going to fight them the way I know, to stop them is my goal, if they do not respond to reasoning then they are my enemy." Before Zero had time to leave, his hand was caught by a pair of cold and white hands, shock and amaze Zero turn around to see Ciel awake, trying to hold him back.
"Don't..." She whisper, her eyes tearing.
"Ciel...." Wide open eyes, Zero stare at her. "X was right, It was my stupid idea for getting into that fight....but I just though I could do something to help you...." Ciel coughed.
"Ciel, you do more than enough helping me when I go on a mission, what makes you think you are useless?" Zero lead down beside her, holding her hand with both his hands. Ciel stare at Zero eyes before her when on ahead "I just felt...weak." Zero eyes widen again. Weak? How can someone feel weak? Humans always have had reploids to fight, how can they feel weak?
"Ciel, please rest..." X tries to put her to sleep.
"God help me, please do not fight them Zero..." Ciel tried to get up, fail attempt she felt back. Coughing controllably, Ciel coughed blood. "Ciel!" Zero yell, holding her back, embracing her into a hug.
"Is not their fault...is that idiot who order those men to kidnap me" Zero expression when from concern to anger, so the same person who tried to rape her also is behind this. This made Zero even more reason to fight. "So please don't fight them...." Ciel coughed and coughed, holding herself from bleeding more from her mouth.
"Ciel!!" X said, now flying towards the door, luckily for him, one of the resistance members walk in.
"Get the doctor!" Zero yells to him. Without warning, the soldier half scared to death ran to the nearest doctor. "Ciel!' Zero yell again holding her waist while the other arm was around her back. "Don't die on me!" Zero said desperately.
Ciel eyes began to sank, she felt tired and weak. The voice around her soon became whisper, as she closed her eyes, she watched as the sound left her ears. Blurring she stare at the door only to see a man dress in white, rushing towards her. As she felt completely down her waist, the last thing she saw completely was a strip of blue and red lights before her eyes gave up on her.
To be continue
To kill her or not to kill her, that is the question. :3 Sorry for my lack of grammar mistakes. I don't have anyone to help me, and I can never find the errors myself so... :3 The fanfic is done. For now anyway...
Nyago
