Chapter Six
The next morning Azize woke up with a pounding headache, and a wave of guilt. Although she knew she had to ignore Jim, she really didn't want to. And she knew that lashing out at him last night and then saying that stuff about his dad made it worse, but she didn't know any other way. Besides, he shouldn't have said anything about her parents either, so in a way he deserved that.
The girl lay in bed silently thinking to herself, when she heard the sound of gears turning. At first she thought that Silver was passing by the hall, then they grew louder. Sitting up in bed, Azize looked around the room but saw nothing. Then as she was about to dismiss the sounds, a little gold robot jumped down from the rafters of her cabin, causing her to fall out of bed. Looking up at the intruder, who was still trying to gather himself on her bed, she gave out a grouchy groan.
"B.E.N., did ya have to do that? I just woke up." she asked in a pathetic kind of manner, seeing that she was still very tired. "And what are ya doin in here anyway? Don't you stay with Jim?"
"Hee, hee, well yeh, but, uh…ya see it's a very funny story…" he started.
"I've got all day B.E.N."
"Well ya see, last night I woke up to find Jimmy gone. So I went to look for my best bud. Theeeennn, I saw you two fighting on the deck, and by that time I was on the other side of the ship, so I couldn't get back to Jim's cabin without one of you guys seeing me. So I came in here were I could hide but, uh…still hear you two." he said with a guilty grin. "And I just fell asleep, you know how that goes. Are ya following me here?"
"Oh yeh, I follow. You were basically spying on us…unbelievable…" Azize said while getting up, walking toward the door and opening it as a sign for B.E.N. to leave.
"Well 'technically' I wasn't spying on you, cause I couldn't see ya, so it kinda defeats the purpose of spying…I'm leaving now!" he said at last after Azize gave him an evil look. She slammed the door behind him and started getting dressed.
"Rattling pile of metal…stupid little…" she was muttering to herself. Azize had enough to deal with right now, and she didn't need to worry about that little robot spying in on all her conversations.
Looking in the mirror to see that she looked at least half way decent, she again looked down at the spot on her arm which was burned the night before. Still there. 'Why is this happening? Why couldn't something just go right for a change?' she thought to herself. Looking at herself once more, and noticing she had failed to put her hair up today, she decided to leave it down. Walking out onto the deck, the crisp air was welcomed on her skin. Running her hand through her beautiful blue hair, she started her search for Silver and to ask him what her duties for the day were.
The rest of the crew were all at the stations doing their tasks, and talking between themselves. Coming closer the cabin were Silver resided, Azize was suddenly being circled by a playful little pink blob.
"Hi there Morphy." Azize said to the little creature.
"Hi there, hi there, hi there!" he repeated with a little smile on his face. The elf girl smiled and gave a little pet to the creature before continuing toward the cabin.
Then out the corner of her eye, Azize caught sight of the center of all her problems, troubles and unhappiness at the moment. Jim. He was speaking to a member of the crew, but seemed very, well…sad. Azize tried to convince herself that it wasn't because of their past argument, but of something else. But deep down she knew that it was not true, after all, they had became very close during those past few weeks. Feeling that sad feeling rise up in her throat again, Azize forgot that she was staring at him until saddening his eyes met hers in a familiar lock which they had shared many times.
Azize gave a little gasp but kept on looking, as did he. In the back of her mind, the little bit of sense that she had left was crying, 'NO! No, don't do this again, no! Look away, look away! Break it, break it!'. But no matter how loud the voice yelled, or how much she knew she should, she did not break away, nor did he. Finally after about a minute or two of gazing at each other, Jim started to walk her way.
Azize panicked. She shouldn't be letting this happen! But she was, and she was falling fast and hard. But no, no! When Jim was about a foot away from her, Azize took off to the destination she had in the first place. She could feel Jim still looking at her, but it didn't matter. The little bit of sense she had had won her over.
Regaining herself, she Looked around Silvers cabin to find him sitting at a desk writing something down. When the old cyborg noticed someone else was in the room, he looked up with that old smile.
"Well, Azize girl. What service can I be to ya?"
"I just came to ask what you wanted me to do today. I finished everything else." she said.
"Did ya now? You've been a good little crew member ya have. Why don't ya take today off? The rest of the crew can handle it. Why don't ya go and talk with Jimbo?" Silver replied back. Azize was wide eyed that he would give her the day off. But it faded when he brought up Jim.
"Uh, yeh. Sure Silver…" she whispered and started toward the door when she was stopped by Silvers voice.
"Uh lassie. Wait a minute there. Listen, I've been watchin' you and Jim for a time now. You two have grown pretty close." he said with a slight smile. "But, today…today, lass I can tell somtin's botherin ya about ol' Jimbo. And ya want to say somtin about it, then ya can always say it to this ol' cyborg." Silver offered.
Azize looked up at him with even more guilt in her eyes. She knew that he could tell something was wrong, but she couldn't tell him. If she did, then every thing would be ruined.
"Yeh, ok Silver. Thanks." she said with a smile then walked out the door. Looking around, and feeling thankful that Jim was no where in sight, Azize made her way back to her cabin.
Closing the door behind her, she walked over to a little chair that sat in the corner, and sat down. Even though she was making such a fuss about the plans being ruined, she was really having second thoughts about it. No matter how much she tried not to, she was becoming to close to some of the people on this ship. And no matter how she lashed out, or cursed them, or tried to hate them, nothing was going to change that.
Then Azize made a decision. She would tell Silver to turn around. And if that didn't work then she would just get rid of the map. She had to stop the ship, no matter what. 'Then its decided' she said to herself, determined. She got up from the chair and started toward the door, when she caught glance of the little trinket that the message from Lontro had come from. She stopped dead in her tracks.
Her people. What about her people? She couldn't let them down, could she? But, she couldn't just throw Silver, Morphy, B.E.N., and…Jim into all this could she? No, that wouldn't be fair, but it was the only way. She walked over and picked up the device and turned it over in her hands. Looking toward the door she went through the plan, her people, and her friends, as well as the fact that they would be arriving at Earth any day now, in her mind. If she was going to do this she had to do it now. But…….
No. She couldn't let Lontro down, no chance…but…Jim. Then looking down at the device once again, and toward the door she made her final decision.
Azize rushed out of the cabin on to the deck and toward Silvers cabin agian, leaving the device that held the important message from Lontro shattered into pieces on her cabin floor.
*The big decision has been made. Will she really go through with it? Will she be in time if she does? Will her and Jim EVER admitt their undying love for each other!? OH GOD WHEN WILL IT END??!! WOULD SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!?? Ok, ok, breath in, breath out…lol. That was fun. Ok soooo there's the 6th chapter. So review or I shall never write again…although some would be thankful for that…ok I'll shut up now.
The next morning Azize woke up with a pounding headache, and a wave of guilt. Although she knew she had to ignore Jim, she really didn't want to. And she knew that lashing out at him last night and then saying that stuff about his dad made it worse, but she didn't know any other way. Besides, he shouldn't have said anything about her parents either, so in a way he deserved that.
The girl lay in bed silently thinking to herself, when she heard the sound of gears turning. At first she thought that Silver was passing by the hall, then they grew louder. Sitting up in bed, Azize looked around the room but saw nothing. Then as she was about to dismiss the sounds, a little gold robot jumped down from the rafters of her cabin, causing her to fall out of bed. Looking up at the intruder, who was still trying to gather himself on her bed, she gave out a grouchy groan.
"B.E.N., did ya have to do that? I just woke up." she asked in a pathetic kind of manner, seeing that she was still very tired. "And what are ya doin in here anyway? Don't you stay with Jim?"
"Hee, hee, well yeh, but, uh…ya see it's a very funny story…" he started.
"I've got all day B.E.N."
"Well ya see, last night I woke up to find Jimmy gone. So I went to look for my best bud. Theeeennn, I saw you two fighting on the deck, and by that time I was on the other side of the ship, so I couldn't get back to Jim's cabin without one of you guys seeing me. So I came in here were I could hide but, uh…still hear you two." he said with a guilty grin. "And I just fell asleep, you know how that goes. Are ya following me here?"
"Oh yeh, I follow. You were basically spying on us…unbelievable…" Azize said while getting up, walking toward the door and opening it as a sign for B.E.N. to leave.
"Well 'technically' I wasn't spying on you, cause I couldn't see ya, so it kinda defeats the purpose of spying…I'm leaving now!" he said at last after Azize gave him an evil look. She slammed the door behind him and started getting dressed.
"Rattling pile of metal…stupid little…" she was muttering to herself. Azize had enough to deal with right now, and she didn't need to worry about that little robot spying in on all her conversations.
Looking in the mirror to see that she looked at least half way decent, she again looked down at the spot on her arm which was burned the night before. Still there. 'Why is this happening? Why couldn't something just go right for a change?' she thought to herself. Looking at herself once more, and noticing she had failed to put her hair up today, she decided to leave it down. Walking out onto the deck, the crisp air was welcomed on her skin. Running her hand through her beautiful blue hair, she started her search for Silver and to ask him what her duties for the day were.
The rest of the crew were all at the stations doing their tasks, and talking between themselves. Coming closer the cabin were Silver resided, Azize was suddenly being circled by a playful little pink blob.
"Hi there Morphy." Azize said to the little creature.
"Hi there, hi there, hi there!" he repeated with a little smile on his face. The elf girl smiled and gave a little pet to the creature before continuing toward the cabin.
Then out the corner of her eye, Azize caught sight of the center of all her problems, troubles and unhappiness at the moment. Jim. He was speaking to a member of the crew, but seemed very, well…sad. Azize tried to convince herself that it wasn't because of their past argument, but of something else. But deep down she knew that it was not true, after all, they had became very close during those past few weeks. Feeling that sad feeling rise up in her throat again, Azize forgot that she was staring at him until saddening his eyes met hers in a familiar lock which they had shared many times.
Azize gave a little gasp but kept on looking, as did he. In the back of her mind, the little bit of sense that she had left was crying, 'NO! No, don't do this again, no! Look away, look away! Break it, break it!'. But no matter how loud the voice yelled, or how much she knew she should, she did not break away, nor did he. Finally after about a minute or two of gazing at each other, Jim started to walk her way.
Azize panicked. She shouldn't be letting this happen! But she was, and she was falling fast and hard. But no, no! When Jim was about a foot away from her, Azize took off to the destination she had in the first place. She could feel Jim still looking at her, but it didn't matter. The little bit of sense she had had won her over.
Regaining herself, she Looked around Silvers cabin to find him sitting at a desk writing something down. When the old cyborg noticed someone else was in the room, he looked up with that old smile.
"Well, Azize girl. What service can I be to ya?"
"I just came to ask what you wanted me to do today. I finished everything else." she said.
"Did ya now? You've been a good little crew member ya have. Why don't ya take today off? The rest of the crew can handle it. Why don't ya go and talk with Jimbo?" Silver replied back. Azize was wide eyed that he would give her the day off. But it faded when he brought up Jim.
"Uh, yeh. Sure Silver…" she whispered and started toward the door when she was stopped by Silvers voice.
"Uh lassie. Wait a minute there. Listen, I've been watchin' you and Jim for a time now. You two have grown pretty close." he said with a slight smile. "But, today…today, lass I can tell somtin's botherin ya about ol' Jimbo. And ya want to say somtin about it, then ya can always say it to this ol' cyborg." Silver offered.
Azize looked up at him with even more guilt in her eyes. She knew that he could tell something was wrong, but she couldn't tell him. If she did, then every thing would be ruined.
"Yeh, ok Silver. Thanks." she said with a smile then walked out the door. Looking around, and feeling thankful that Jim was no where in sight, Azize made her way back to her cabin.
Closing the door behind her, she walked over to a little chair that sat in the corner, and sat down. Even though she was making such a fuss about the plans being ruined, she was really having second thoughts about it. No matter how much she tried not to, she was becoming to close to some of the people on this ship. And no matter how she lashed out, or cursed them, or tried to hate them, nothing was going to change that.
Then Azize made a decision. She would tell Silver to turn around. And if that didn't work then she would just get rid of the map. She had to stop the ship, no matter what. 'Then its decided' she said to herself, determined. She got up from the chair and started toward the door, when she caught glance of the little trinket that the message from Lontro had come from. She stopped dead in her tracks.
Her people. What about her people? She couldn't let them down, could she? But, she couldn't just throw Silver, Morphy, B.E.N., and…Jim into all this could she? No, that wouldn't be fair, but it was the only way. She walked over and picked up the device and turned it over in her hands. Looking toward the door she went through the plan, her people, and her friends, as well as the fact that they would be arriving at Earth any day now, in her mind. If she was going to do this she had to do it now. But…….
No. She couldn't let Lontro down, no chance…but…Jim. Then looking down at the device once again, and toward the door she made her final decision.
Azize rushed out of the cabin on to the deck and toward Silvers cabin agian, leaving the device that held the important message from Lontro shattered into pieces on her cabin floor.
*The big decision has been made. Will she really go through with it? Will she be in time if she does? Will her and Jim EVER admitt their undying love for each other!? OH GOD WHEN WILL IT END??!! WOULD SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!?? Ok, ok, breath in, breath out…lol. That was fun. Ok soooo there's the 6th chapter. So review or I shall never write again…although some would be thankful for that…ok I'll shut up now.