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Ja
The Maze Within Time
Chapter Thirteen
A Berried Truth
Quatre was walking down the street thinking about what had happened a week ago.
"What did Liika mean by asking 'what is the truth?' the truth isn't a lie but then again what is a lie? What's the answer?" Quatre shook his head in frustration because all these questions were starting to give him a headache; he was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't see the person in front of him and walked straight into them.
"Oh, I'm sorry" Quatre stumbled over his words as he started to come out of his puzzled mind and looked at the person he ran into "Duo?"
"Hey, Q-man. How's it going?" the braided boy asked confused by his friends reaction to seeing him.
"Nothing, what are you doing here?" Quatre stumbled.
"I'm here with Mina, she's looking at clothes across the street then we're meeting the others for lunch" Duo paused as he heard someone running towards him and turned around.
"Hey babe." He smiled as the blonde latched onto his arm.
"Thanks for waiting" Mina smiled at him and turned noticing Quatre "Hey Quatre." She smiled.
"Hello Mina." Quatre replied with a smile.
"Ready to go babe?" Duo smiled at the bubbly goddess.
"Yep, I'm starving. Quatre would you care to join us?" Mina offered happily.
Surprised by the sudden question Quatre didn't know what to do so he said the first answer that came to mind "Okay."
"Great." Mina smiled and all three of them started to walk off.
They reached a café that was called 'Sheets of Lightening' and found the other guys and girls and sat down.
Quatre started to have an interesting conversation with Amy about the giant book she was reading about Stem Cell Research, when he overheard the conversation that Amara was having with Trista about the new enemy.
"Trista do we know anything about this new threat?" Amara asked with the slightest hint of anger in her voice.
"No, I don't and I can't ask Liika because she has been gone for a week." Trista sighed."Why?" all of the girls and guys asked in unison except for Quatre who just listened.
"I don't know, she came back to the apartment while I was out the next day and took her books and clothes." The Time Guardian looked down at her clenched fists that were lying on her lap trying to hold her tears back.
Trowa put an arm over Trista's shoulder in the attempt to comfort his goddess.
"If you ask me its better off that she has gone" Raye mocked taking a sip of her café latté.
"Why is that?" Trista asked puzzled.
"Think about it, whenever she's around the enemy is as well but when she's not, I think you can figure out the rest." Raye spoke with the slightest hint of sarcasm in her voice.
"You know, she has a point it is quieter when Liika isn't around." Wufei spoke putting his arm around Raye's shoulders.
Everyone agreed to this except for Quatre whose face was turning red with anger.
"I can't believe you all; you honestly think Liika is here to kill you?" Quatre spoke in the kindest voice that had a hint of anger.
There was an awkward silence as looks were exchanged between the guys and girls not knowing what to say.
"Very well, I can't sit with people who don't trust another" Quatre spoke in a dark voice pushing his chair back and getting up "I must be going, goodbye." With that he turned around and started to walk off.
"Quatre wait we…" Mina rose and started to yell but stopped when she felt a hand on her wrist; she turned around and looked at Duo.
"Don't worry about it babe, Quatre is just listening to his heart." Duo spoke in a caring voice.
"You're right." Mina sat back down and the chit-chat started again.
Quatre was so angry with the others that he didn't notice that he had his fist clenched up so tight which was causing his hands to turn blue.
"I can't believe those guys, if Liika wanted to kill us she would have done already…wait a minute am I sticking up for her?" Quatre thought raising his hand to his cheek and feeling it "am I blushing?"
The blonde was lost in his thoughts until he saw a girl coming out of the library with silver hair that had the slightest specks of purple when in the sun, heading towards a block of apartments.
"That looks like Liika, should I follow her or go and tell the others about her location" he paused and thought "forget the others they'll probably treat her like hell if they know where she is, I will follow." He decided listening to his heart and started for the apartments.
Quatre followed Liika into the block of apartments until she was at a door with the number 514 engraved in gold that sat in the centre, he watched her enter while hiding around the corner not knowing what to do next.
Liika slumped in the sofa sighing "I should have travelled through the portal to take those Chemistry books back cause I am puffed." She sat up and grabbed a large brown book off the coffee table. Her hand slowly began to trace the white moon that was arising from small white waves; underneath the picture was a white W that was written in script, she sighed as she opened it and started to look through the pages.
Quatre was pacing in front of Liika's door wondering if he should knock or just walk away but once again he decided with his heart and knocked.
There was no reply.
He was about to knock again when the door slightly opened and Liika appeared with a surprised look on her face.
"Quatre, what are you doing here?" Liika asked suspiciously while looking around to see if anyone else was with him.
"I just wanted to ask you a few questions" Quatre paused seeing the suspicious look on her face "don't worry, I came alone, and the others don't even know I'm here. May I come in?" he asked still thinking she didn't trust him but to his great surprise Liika stepped aside and led him to the couch. He sat down opposite to Liika who just leaned on the wall."Would you like anything to drink?" Liika asked in a cold and empty voice.
"No thankyou. Liika I was wondering if you could tell me your story?" Quatre stumbled afraid of hearing her answer.
"What do you want to know?" Liika asked cautiously.
"Well, I want to know about you and the enemy." Quatre asked leaning back on the couch.
"I've fought ever since I can remember and the enemy is trying to change the future." Liika told him seriously hoping that was all he wanted to know.
"Okay" Quatre sighed knowing that wasn't everything and looked down next to him and saw the brown book opened to a page that said, "Nine girls, one lost, another gained. Six men, hearts full of war. The two will find each other bringing forth a new era, White Waters…" Quatre read then looked at Liika who quickly grabbed the book and closed it. She walked over to an antic bookshelf and sat the book down.
"Liika, what is White Waters?" Quatre asked getting up off the couch and walking over to her cautiously.
"Forget you saw that." Liika spoke in a dark voice and walked towards the kitchen.
"I can't, I only want to help, what is…" Quatre's question was broken off when he saw the dark look in Liika's eyes.
"Drop it Quatre" Liika yelled "you can't help." She turned her head away from his gaze trying to hold her tears back.
Quatre walked over to Liika and placed a finger under her chin turning her head and shifting her gaze to look into his caring blue eyes.
"At least I can try." Quatre smiled wiping a strand of hair off Liika's face.
"I don't want anyone to die, especially you." Liika spoke trying her hardest not to cause a flood.
Quatre grabbed Liika around the waist and pulled her into him she wrapped her arms around his neck and closed her eyes as there lips met; a single tear fell down her face.
They parted and embraced in a hug.
"I won't leave you." Quatre mouthed as they were embraced.
"Thankyou." Liika closed her eyes in his embrace.
In a dark and empty place a man with emerald green eyes and black messy hair was watching the two from a window, his silver sword that had a white handle with an onyx embedded in it was by his side.
He smiled.
"All is not lost" he grinned and held the sword in front of his face "we will meet again good friend."
