I'm on Spring Break now! This means I get to write more! YAY! Let's hope you guys didn't wait that long for this chapter anyway! It's the Albedo/Kirshwasser pairing you've all been waiting for! …OO Wow! I actually didn't use a song for this chapter! Lol! How awkward…but whatever! Kinda short chapter…but I'll try to make it up in the next! . Anyhow, on with the story!
The Inevitable Chapter 6: Albedo
There was a ringing noise that resounded in her head. It kept on steadily, as her mind raced through mental images of various light hues and patterns. Her mind felt like it did before, she had felt this sensation before…but she couldn't quite remember what it was.
It was far worse than pain…it was almost like someone was taking something out of her soul. It hurt so much…when would it stop? Why wouldn't it stop? The pain…she felt like she was being drawn to a pool of darkness, falling forever.
It wasn't long before she couldn't take it anymore, and she screamed, her eyes suddenly opening in a half-terror before they became blank in a stare. They were concentrated at the ceiling, her pupils filling in with a blackness.
With ragged breathing that lifted her chest up and down in a frequent pattern, her body started to shake uncontrollably. Gaining speed with each shake, it only started to slow down after each period of five minutes.
Once she completely stopped, she lay there lifelessly, while her mind raged on through the war of controlling herself. Her consciousness was getting weaker, and she knew someone was trying to take over her body, and she knew exactly who it was.
Her mind struggled on for control, she couldn't let it overcome her. She didn't want the blackness to consume her.
"No, please, stop!"
She grimaced, her body getting weaker and weaker from the struggle. This outside force was putting up quite a fight, and she could feel her body slowly losing control.
"Stop it!"
She tried again, her body weary, but her mind still actively trying to concentrate on gaining more power, but to no avail. She felt herself getting drowsy, her mind reeling in circles from the amount of energy she had exerted.
"STOP IT!"
It was about the last amount of energy she had to fight it. No doubt she knew they were planning this, to combat her while she was asleep, to take her off guard. After all, they were smart enough to know that her mental state was easily attackable during its resting period.
She felt herself rise up automatically, and start its slow process walking in a certain direction, where that was, she didn't know. Her sight functions had been taken over just recently, and they had cornered her.
Her own body was a prison, and there was no place she could go. She felt herself succumb to the black darkness that floated over her, and her mind finally gave a final, last command. Emergency Shutdown.
Albedo grinned maliciously, his eyes glowing in an intense violet that seemed to have the ability to pierce through a person. His grin turned into a smirk, and he held out his hand carelessly.
"I haven't heard from ma pê che nor Rubedo in awhile." A nearby Kirschwasser slowly got up, a sickening crack from the way it was wounded earlier resounding through the room.
She straightened herself up, and walked over to Albedo's outstretch hand, crossing through the jungle of corpses that were her sisters. She sat down beside him and clung to the chair, resting her fragile head on her hand, while her eyes flickered amber for a second, her silver lips opening, but no sound came from them.
"I think it's time for a little fun." Albedo grabbed the back of the Kirschwasser, raising her up and laying her on his lap, stroking her hair.
"Yes, my little Kirschwasser," he purred "I think it's time for a little visit." His shoulders shook violently as he went into a fit of insane laughter. The Kirschwasser's hand twitched slightly, reaching up to wrap her arms around Albedo's stomach, and she closed her eyes, contented.
Albedo ceased his laughter and looked down at the Kirschwasser, smirking, he leaned back into his chair, content. The other Kirschwasser near his feet crawled to him, wrapping their thin arms around his legs, while more still drew closer to him in a multitude. They were all around him, lying beside his chair and at his feet, and those who could still walk were clinging to his arms.
Albedo's eyes softened for a moment, before he started laughing yet again which sent the room ringing.
Jr. felt completely miserable after that day spent with Momo. He was sitting at the desk in his bedroom, his feet propped up on the smooth cherry wood.
He brought a hand up to his head to massage it, clearly having a headache. "I'm so smooth," he grumbled "What's wrong with me?" A mental vision of Momo crying after he left popped into his mind.
"Dammit!" Jr. yelled and brought his fist upon the desk, scattering pens, ink, and data from the desk onto the floor. He clenched his teeth, seeing a large dent form from the impact of the blow. "It was a cheap desk anyway," he added wryly, crossing his arms and watching the door.
He blinked at it a couple of times, though his mind was elsewhere. He quickly got up, slipping on his maroon trench, and walked to the door.
He was about to turn the knob when screams from the hallway alerted him. His hand jerked back, and his eyes narrowed. He opened the door quickly, and urgently ran across the polished hallways while people stampeded in all directions.
Jr. ran on faster, clenching his teeth even harder now. "Please be okay, Momo, please, please, please!" he chanted in his head. At an intersection he stopped, cupping his hand around his mouth to magnify his voice.
"All civilians report to the park area immediately! I repeat, all civilians report to the park area immediately! All staff and crew members secure you areas until I say otherwise!"
After announcing his order, Jr. ran to the wall and immediately turned on the emergency switch button. A map drew itself across the wall area and a section glowed brightly, showing a spot where massive energy was being emitted.
His eyes darted at the spot, and he examined closer to see that it was making its way to the Docking Area. Jr. set his jaw, turning to the direction of the Docking Area, determined to catch up to the culprit.
Jr. boarded the train, impatient to get to the Docking Area, his hand squeezing the metal bars so tightly that his knuckles turned white. This was not a good day for the redhead.
"Jr. what's going on?" Gaignun asked. It still amazed Jr. even today of how Gaignun could keep his cool, and sound calm even through the most turbulent times.
"Mysterious life force that's emitting massive amounts of energy that's causing havoc around anyone who comes near it. I'm about to corner it in the Docking Area," Jr. responding hastily.
There was a ding from the train, and it crept to a stop. Jr. pushed his way out through the crowd that was packing in, and he ran out, his eyes filling in with the landscape of the orange shuttles. He scanned the room, taking in deep breathes, eyeing over each and every bench, all the plants decorated around…but saw nothing.
Deeply concerned, his eyes narrowed, and he slowly scanned the area again. He came back to the benches when he heard a light scraping noise to his right side. He turned quickly, pulling out his set of guns and aimed it right at the source of the sound.
He smirked, "I've got you now!" Then he turned to face them, his gun loaded and ready to shoot. When his eyes connected with theirs, his face faltered, taking in the familiar eyes. "M-momo?" Jr. croaked, his eyes growing wide.
She gave no response, and her soft pink hair feathered past Jr.'s gun, her eyes blank and cold, no longer the warm yellow-tint but now a dark, dull purple. Jr.'s hand shook at the connection of Momo's hair with his gun, and his hand released the gun, a loud clank echoing throughout the silent room.
Jr. felt his mouth become dry, and he stared at the person in front of him. She was still the same, yet, she was not the same. He opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. His arm (still suspended in mid-air) reached over a few inches, and he caressed Momo's porcelain face, his eyes a swirling, dark, cerulean.
"Momo?" he questioned again, which was only faintly louder than the first time. She only seemed to respond after he did so, where she looked up quickly at him, not with her warm, caring eyes, but calculating ones. She blinked a few times, then her eyes began to glow brightly.
Jr. watched her, confused, until suddenly he found himself on the ground at the other end of the room. A stinging sensation crawled up his spine after being thrown to the wall. He winced, then looked up at Momo.
She locked eyes with him nonchalantly, with an expression of boredom, but then there was a flicker of gold, and Jr. could've sworn he saw her eyes soften, but then it was gone, and she turned away.
She made her way over to the shuttle, and Jr. inspected her. He noticed something about her walk was different…though he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He wasn't about to let her go by herself, though. He had a plan. He waited until she started to walk up the steps, then ran up and tackled her in the shuttle right when it took off.
Once the doors shut, Jr. quickly got off Momo, his face flushing with embarrassment. This was going to be a long ride.
Though Jr. did tackle Momo, she didn't respond, nor did she throw Jr. at a nearby wall, fortunately for Jr. She did, however, appear to ignore him throughout the whole trip, and wouldn't respond to any of his tricks…or at least attempted to ignore him.
"C'mon, Momo! At least smile! I know the real you is somewhere down there!" Jr. looked at her from all angles, bending over to catch a glimpse of her face, but she turned abruptly away, giving an annoyed sigh when he didn't leave her alone.
Jr. did all he could. He went in front of her and did a dance, pretending to grab a hat, put it on, and move along an invisible cane around. Momo just stared at him blankly, though there was a hint of laughter in her eyes.
He made weird faces, went cross-eyed, and even fell over in the attempt to dizzy himself while making airplane noises! Momo brought a hand to her mouth, her eyes growing wide, and a smile cracked. Jr. noticed this immediately, and walked to her and bent down, his piercing blue orbs gazing into hers earnestly.
Momo's eyes saddened, and she reached out to touch him, but then, conscious of what she was doing, quickly withdrew her hand, gasping, her eyes wide with fright, and covered her face, huddling, as if she was scared of Jr.
The Kirschwasser gasped at Jr., not knowing how to respond to his actions. Her eyes darted quickly back and forth, realizing just what she was about to do, and she tried to re-establish her coldness told Jr. Her hands grasped at the chair handles, her mouth becoming grim. Momo was stronger then she thought, when Jr. was involved. Momo's mind was slowly starting to awaken, and she turned to Albedo for help.
Albedo looked nonchalantly at the Kirschwasser, then looked ahead, his eyes flickering with disgust. "How dare you touch my Kirschwasser, Rubedo," Albedo grinned, his eyes glowing brightly again into a deep shade of violet.
"Didn't anyone tell you to play with your own toys?" He raised an eyebrow, and crossed his arms, shaking his head. "Looks like I'll have to teach you a lesson. Time for me to have a little fun," Albedo smirked.
Jr. was startled at Momo reaction, and started to back away. "Did I do something to upset her?" he thought to himself, alarms starting off in his brain. He always hated doing something stupid that would cause Momo to be upset. He grimaced, walking over to Momo, touching her shoulder gently, and taking her hand.
Momo jerked it away, looking up at him with hate. "I-I loathe you! S-stay away from me!" Momo choked out, getting up and pushing past him, going to the other side of the room. She clenched her fists and crossed her arms.
Jr. gulped, looking at the empty space Momo was sitting at a few seconds before her outburst. He didn't know what to say, he was pretty much stunned and hurt. "S-she…hates me?" Jr.'s mouth slightly gaped open to take a breath. He gulped again, and slowly got up, not facing Momo. His heart was breaking into pieces, his throat closed up, and his mouth had suddenly become very dry. What did he do? He knew he with all his mistakes, he didn't deserve to have someone so pure, so kind hearted as Momo, but…now he was hated by the girl he….
Jr. clenched his fists, determined to say his next sentence clearly, and hopefully not choke up. "O-oh…okay, M-momo," Jr. unclenched one of his hands, rubbing his forehead. He was sounding so pathetic right now, it even got on his nerves! Why did he always freeze like this when he tried to talk to her?
"I mean, M-momo…I…" Jr. turned around, watching the petite figure in front of him. "Momo, I'm…" Jr. hung his head. Even if she never talked to him again, he could at least try to patch things up…one last time. It was his last chance, and knowing him, he'd probably blow it. Jr. sighed inwardly.
"I'm sorry, Momo." He said it. He looked up, his eyes filled with feeling and sorrow. He waited to see if Momo would do anything, but she just stood there, solid as a brick. Jr. looked back down, guessing that she wasn't going to forgive him. He sighed to himself, and sat down, leaning his head in his hands. Today was really, truly, not his day.
Jr. awoke to a feeling of cold digging into his body. Groaning, he glanced around the area, rubbing his eyes. "What the…this place doesn't look familiar at all." Jr. became alert after his noticed this, and walked over to the door, with was already opened. "Did someone hack into the shuttle's programming?" Jr. didn't have time to ponder this thought until he heard a creak from outside.
Quickly hurrying to the door of the shuttle, he saw Momo walking down the corridor, and was about to turn a corner. Making sure his guns were loading, Jr. ran down the hallways, following Momo carefully.
He was getting weird signals from this place, and he didn't like it one bit. He wanted to turn around, but he wasn't about to leave Momo even if his life depended on it, and whether she hated him or not.
The corridors were dimly lighted, and somehow, this place seemed familiar, yet somehow different. All the paths seemed to look exactly the same, and Jr. was starting to question exactly how Momo knew her way around, though now he was wondering if it was really her.
Momo was walking in a slightly tired way, and as they came nearer and nearer to their destination, she looked more like she was about to faint in any given moment, which worried Jr. to death.
He kept giving her glances, not like she really noticed right now, thankfully for Jr. He didn't want to give her another reason to hate him even more. She looked so tired…and with each passing minute he was growing anxious. At the way she was walking, she going to fall over if they kept at this rate.
He looked up, noticing her abrupt stop. There were rather large brass doors, its knobs of an onyx color, as well as its hinges. Momo waited patiently as the door opened automatically, as if it was waiting for her arrival.
Jr. eyed the doors suspiciously as Momo was walking through, and was about to walk through with her until the doors shut on him. "H-hey!" He yelled, banging with all his might at the doors, letting all the frustration he had from that day out. "Let me IN!" He slammed against the doors, and they opened, leaving him to tumble through. He got up, his eye twitching, and he brushed himself off. "Damn door!" he muttered. Looking up, his vision filled with the view of Albedo smirking down on him, and Momo standing before him, her legs getting weak.
She started to fall, and Albedo took her in his lap, stroking her hair. "So nice of you to come visit me, Rubedo," Albedo said cockily, adding a twinge of mockery. A Kirschwasser beside him gave him a look of pure hatred.
"Why you…!" Jr. took a step towards Albedo, who simply laughed.
"Why you…!" Albedo mocked.
"Grrrr!" Jr. clenched his fists. "If you don't give her back…I'll…!"
"You'll what, Rubedo?" Albedo was definitely enjoying this, smirking again, he ran his hand up and down Momo's leg. "Ah," he continued on, "Pê che has such smooth skin," Albedo grinned, seeing Jr.'s face become red with anger. "But I'm sure you've already found that out…" Albedo turned his attention to Momo, caressing her face.
Jr. clenched his guns, clearly appalled and disturbed by what Albedo was implying.
"Let her GO!" Jr. took out his guns, firing precise shots at Albedo's arm.
"O-ooh, I'm so scared." Albedo laughed insanely. "You've got to be kidding me, Rubedo."
"I said, let her GO…or else I-" Jr. grabbed the Kirschwasser who was unaware, pointing the gun straight to her head. Her eyes filled with fright, and she looked at Albedo with pleading eyes.
Jr. actually wasn't about to shoot the Kirschwasser at all, but as long as Albedo fell for it, he would try. Albedo stared at Jr., another grin forming on his face. He took Momo and licked her cheek slowly, seeing the horror on Jr.'s face, he smiled maliciously, and threw her over near Jr.'s feet.
Jr. let go of the Kirschwasser quickly, catching Momo right before she hit the ground. The Kirschwasser made its way quickly toward Albedo's updated E.S., while Albedo made his farewell statements to Jr.
"Hmph, all you do is come to spoil my fun, Rubedo. Really, learn to share." Albedo titled his head, and turned around. "Well, since you've spoiled my fun, there's no reason else for me to be here" Albedo calmly turned and walked into his E.S.
"Now just you wait a second, Albedo! Don't you run away from me!" Jr. cried out to Albedo's leaving E.S.
"Au contraire, Rubedo." With that, Albedo waved and his E.S. was flying out the door, while Jr. shielded himself from the strong winds of his E.S., and covered Momo.
"DAMN YOU, ALBEDO!" Jr. screamed at the shadow of what wasn't there anymore.
"Mmm…" Jr. felt a stirring in his arms, and saw Momo rubbing her eyes, and she took a small breath. He set her down, brushing the stray bangs from her face. Her amber eyes opened, and she looked groggily at Jr. "Hmm, uh? Jr.? What's…going on?" Momo gave another yawn, putting a hand up to her head, realizing there was no beret.
Too tired to care, Momo slowly got up, but as soon as she did, almost fell back down again. Momo sat down in annoyance. How did she get so tired, and how did she get this weak? All she remembered was being in her room before…then what happened? It was like there was a blank space in her brain…
She suddenly felt herself being picked up, and looked at Jr. He gave a half-smile at the ways before him, looking mostly tired. "Oh no, Jr.," she tried to squirm, but his grip was far too strong, even though he was tired. "It's okay, really it is--"she yawned, and Jr. started to walk.
"Just rest, okay? We'll be back soon" There was a weakness in his voice, even though he sounded cheerful. What happened before? Momo didn't know…but she did notice that he hadn't really looked at her at all.
"Jr…-" Momo began, but he quickly put a finger to her lips to silence her. "Rest!" He replied playfully, but it seemed like he was trying to hide something…
Momo shook her head, wrapping her arms around his neck, she pretended to fall asleep, though she was quite awake and had a heck of a lot of questions swarming in her mind. What could've happened?
Oi! Momo can't remember anything! Jr.'s still hurt over what "Momo" said! I'm sugar-hyper over brownies, and now they're all gone! Will the drama never cease? Lol! Anyhow, a special thank you to all my reviewers who have patiently waited for each chapter to come out! You guys are the best! Stayed tuned for the next chapter!
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