Chapter 7
I felt someone touch my forehead and I gasped. Then I felt a cool cloth being placed on my forehead. It was too cold, and felt like I was going to freeze to death.
"Get that off of me..." I growled softly. "It's too cold." I tried to move to take it off but someone grabbed my arm. They're hand felt as if it were to burn my wrist. I jerked away from whoever it was and rolled over. I moved too fast and instantly felt sick. I tried to open my eyes but the light hit my eyes like daggers and the pain ripped through my brain. I cried out.
I felt to sets of hands grab my arms and roll me back on my back. I felt one hand touch my forehead and whisper something. Suddenly I felt no pain and the hands didn't feel like they were going to burn my arms. I decided to test my eyes to see if I could see.
Slowly and gingerly, I opened my eyes. At first I saw only blurred shapes and then my eyes cleared. Mina was sitting there and next to her was the last person I wanted to see... Duo. I rolled over and jumped up.
"What are you doing here!?" I almost screamed.
"He heard you fall..." Mina said softly. "Plus you called out his name while you were delusional."
"I-I did?" I was confused... I called out for Duo? I questioned myself. No, no way. I couldn't have... I continued to think.
Duo nodded slowly. He stood and started to walk out. "Wait!" I said quickly reaching out for him. He turned and looked at me. Mina got up quickly and walked out. She shut the door behind her. I walked over to Duo slowly. "I'm sorry..." I whispered while looking down.
He touched my check softly. I looked up at him. His eyes were warm and caring. He raised my chin just slightly higher and kissed my lips softly. "I do care for you Rei." He whispered softly, then kissed me again. I realized just then that the concern in his eyes was not for Nina, but the concern was for me. I pulled back and smiled. I hugged him enjoying his warmth.
"Rei!" I heard Dr. Shinigami yell.
"Yes?" I asked annoyed.
"I need you to start your chores." I sighed softly.
"I need to go?" Duo asked softly.
"Yeah..." I nodded. I smiled, "I'll call you when I can."
"Okay." He said smiling. He kissed my forehead softly and then left.
I changed cloths quickly and then started my chores. Every time I finished one, Dr. Shinigami had another one for me to do.
I finished the last chore and before the doctor could give me another one I told him that I was going down to clean my gundam. He nodded and handed me a rag. I smiled slightly. I walked over to the door and looked around to make sure that Mina or the cat wasn't going to follow me. Cause through the day I noticed that they were watching me. I sighed and opened the panel.
"Password." The computer said in a monotone.
"Shinigami Zero." I said.
"Password accepted. Welcome Rei." The door slid open and I stepped in. It whooshed shut behind me and the elevator started down. I sighed and watched the floor number. The elevator stopped and the door whooshed open in front of me. I stepped out and grabbed the cleaner from next to the elevator. I smiled as I looked at my gundam.
Its name was Shinigami Zero. I pulled out the specs and looked them over. It had two vulcan thrusters, a two double beam scythes, four hyper jammers, and a cloaking device (think Star Trek). The model number was XXXG-00S1, its height was 16.5 m, and its dry weight was 7.8 tons. The thruster output was 94520 kg, and it's generator output was 4320 kW. And it was made up of Gundanium alloy.
I smiled. I loved how it looked. The cloak looked like bat wings when it was unfolded, and the feet had 20 foot spikes coming out of the toe. The scythes when not used were magnetically held on the back. It was black with red trimmings. When activated the eyes glowed blood red.
I climbed up the side of the gundam and opened the cockpit. I slipped inside and I hear, "Welcome back Rei." It was the computer.
I smiled. "Thanks Shini." I sit back in the seat and it conforms to my body. I sighed. The sim was just like it. "Shini play music selection rei573 on external speakers."
"Playing music selection rei573." The hanger bay was suddenly filled with Korn, Falling Away. I smiled, "Thanks Shini."
"No problem Rei." The computer answered back.
I climbed out and started at the head.
About 5 hours later, I was almost finished. I climbed back into the cockpit and said, "Shini stop playing the music." It stops in mid Papa Roach. I climb back out and lock up the cockpit. I climb down and went to the elevator. "See ya later Shini." I said to the gundam. I punched the key to go up and the elevator started to move.
The door opened in front of me. I saw Mina down the hall and she looked like she was having a detailed conversation with her cat. I shook my head and shrugged. I went to the kitchen smelling strongly of cleaner and wax.
I was hungry and grabbed some food out of the fridge and noticed that we were out of milk. I sighed. It was "dark" outside. I heard the vid phone ring and went to answer it.
"Hello?" I answered. Then switched on the vid.
Hey Rei. Milliardo answered, with his mask on.
"Hey..." I smiled. "How's it going?"
It's going... He sighed. I was wondering if you would mind if I came up to the colony to see you...
I felt my eyes widen in surprise. I blinked a few times. "Um... Well... You shouldn't worry about coming up here..."
Why?
"I'm going to be on Earth in, I think, 4 days."
Really? He looked shocked. He seemed to ponder this for a few minutes. He nodded Well, would you mind meeting me?
"Sure." I smiled. "Why not." I chuckled. "Where would you like to meet?"
The Sanc Kingdom. Was all he said.
"Alright. I'll see you there in four days. I gotta finish my chores so I'll talk to you then."
He nodded. "See you Rei."
"Bai Milliardo." The vid turned off and I went into the kitchen again. I had this sudden feeling of an evil presence. Damn... I thought. I left a note saying I was going to the store for milk and that I'd be back as soon as I could.
I ran out the door with my locket clutched tightly in my hand.
I felt someone touch my forehead and I gasped. Then I felt a cool cloth being placed on my forehead. It was too cold, and felt like I was going to freeze to death.
"Get that off of me..." I growled softly. "It's too cold." I tried to move to take it off but someone grabbed my arm. They're hand felt as if it were to burn my wrist. I jerked away from whoever it was and rolled over. I moved too fast and instantly felt sick. I tried to open my eyes but the light hit my eyes like daggers and the pain ripped through my brain. I cried out.
I felt to sets of hands grab my arms and roll me back on my back. I felt one hand touch my forehead and whisper something. Suddenly I felt no pain and the hands didn't feel like they were going to burn my arms. I decided to test my eyes to see if I could see.
Slowly and gingerly, I opened my eyes. At first I saw only blurred shapes and then my eyes cleared. Mina was sitting there and next to her was the last person I wanted to see... Duo. I rolled over and jumped up.
"What are you doing here!?" I almost screamed.
"He heard you fall..." Mina said softly. "Plus you called out his name while you were delusional."
"I-I did?" I was confused... I called out for Duo? I questioned myself. No, no way. I couldn't have... I continued to think.
Duo nodded slowly. He stood and started to walk out. "Wait!" I said quickly reaching out for him. He turned and looked at me. Mina got up quickly and walked out. She shut the door behind her. I walked over to Duo slowly. "I'm sorry..." I whispered while looking down.
He touched my check softly. I looked up at him. His eyes were warm and caring. He raised my chin just slightly higher and kissed my lips softly. "I do care for you Rei." He whispered softly, then kissed me again. I realized just then that the concern in his eyes was not for Nina, but the concern was for me. I pulled back and smiled. I hugged him enjoying his warmth.
"Rei!" I heard Dr. Shinigami yell.
"Yes?" I asked annoyed.
"I need you to start your chores." I sighed softly.
"I need to go?" Duo asked softly.
"Yeah..." I nodded. I smiled, "I'll call you when I can."
"Okay." He said smiling. He kissed my forehead softly and then left.
I changed cloths quickly and then started my chores. Every time I finished one, Dr. Shinigami had another one for me to do.
I finished the last chore and before the doctor could give me another one I told him that I was going down to clean my gundam. He nodded and handed me a rag. I smiled slightly. I walked over to the door and looked around to make sure that Mina or the cat wasn't going to follow me. Cause through the day I noticed that they were watching me. I sighed and opened the panel.
"Password." The computer said in a monotone.
"Shinigami Zero." I said.
"Password accepted. Welcome Rei." The door slid open and I stepped in. It whooshed shut behind me and the elevator started down. I sighed and watched the floor number. The elevator stopped and the door whooshed open in front of me. I stepped out and grabbed the cleaner from next to the elevator. I smiled as I looked at my gundam.
Its name was Shinigami Zero. I pulled out the specs and looked them over. It had two vulcan thrusters, a two double beam scythes, four hyper jammers, and a cloaking device (think Star Trek). The model number was XXXG-00S1, its height was 16.5 m, and its dry weight was 7.8 tons. The thruster output was 94520 kg, and it's generator output was 4320 kW. And it was made up of Gundanium alloy.
I smiled. I loved how it looked. The cloak looked like bat wings when it was unfolded, and the feet had 20 foot spikes coming out of the toe. The scythes when not used were magnetically held on the back. It was black with red trimmings. When activated the eyes glowed blood red.
I climbed up the side of the gundam and opened the cockpit. I slipped inside and I hear, "Welcome back Rei." It was the computer.
I smiled. "Thanks Shini." I sit back in the seat and it conforms to my body. I sighed. The sim was just like it. "Shini play music selection rei573 on external speakers."
"Playing music selection rei573." The hanger bay was suddenly filled with Korn, Falling Away. I smiled, "Thanks Shini."
"No problem Rei." The computer answered back.
I climbed out and started at the head.
About 5 hours later, I was almost finished. I climbed back into the cockpit and said, "Shini stop playing the music." It stops in mid Papa Roach. I climb back out and lock up the cockpit. I climb down and went to the elevator. "See ya later Shini." I said to the gundam. I punched the key to go up and the elevator started to move.
The door opened in front of me. I saw Mina down the hall and she looked like she was having a detailed conversation with her cat. I shook my head and shrugged. I went to the kitchen smelling strongly of cleaner and wax.
I was hungry and grabbed some food out of the fridge and noticed that we were out of milk. I sighed. It was "dark" outside. I heard the vid phone ring and went to answer it.
"Hello?" I answered. Then switched on the vid.
Hey Rei. Milliardo answered, with his mask on.
"Hey..." I smiled. "How's it going?"
It's going... He sighed. I was wondering if you would mind if I came up to the colony to see you...
I felt my eyes widen in surprise. I blinked a few times. "Um... Well... You shouldn't worry about coming up here..."
Why?
"I'm going to be on Earth in, I think, 4 days."
Really? He looked shocked. He seemed to ponder this for a few minutes. He nodded Well, would you mind meeting me?
"Sure." I smiled. "Why not." I chuckled. "Where would you like to meet?"
The Sanc Kingdom. Was all he said.
"Alright. I'll see you there in four days. I gotta finish my chores so I'll talk to you then."
He nodded. "See you Rei."
"Bai Milliardo." The vid turned off and I went into the kitchen again. I had this sudden feeling of an evil presence. Damn... I thought. I left a note saying I was going to the store for milk and that I'd be back as soon as I could.
I ran out the door with my locket clutched tightly in my hand.