Wow, it's been awhile, I bet all of my fans are mad at me for taking so long. Your all thinking, ok…how is Sakura alive? TRUST me…I didn't put her in a time capsule sleep thing and she suddenly appears now, you'll all see. Everything seems a little out of place now with the sudden turn of events, don't worry, I'm hoping to make it more clear in the NEXT chappie . ;;
looks over at reviewers, sees pitchforks and knifes
Aw shit…runs away
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PART III
Light Your Face With A Smile
Chapter 26
Laid
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" Sa…Sakura?" Jr. whispered slowly as the said girl approached him closely. Her figure was now in full view, and Jr. couldn't take the sudden appearance as a real occurrence.
Her hair fell about her face, short brown locks shifting a bit from sudden movement. She had her hands placed behind her back as if to demonstrate a shy looking pose, although her expression didn't seem to give off that emotion. Her white dress rocked about her, and her eyes pierced Jr.'s gaze, causing him to suddenly flinch.
This wasn't real…
She isn't alive…
Was it his powers playing tricks with his mind?
He looked back at MOMO, her eyes still open, yet oblivious to the situation unfolding.
" Please, do not look at her…she is far gone…" Sakura calmly spoke, catching Jr.'s attention once again.
Was it true? Was it to late for MOMO? Had she slipped from Jr.'s grasp that easily?
The U.R.T.V. narrowed his eyes and shook his head…it appeared that he had suddenly received a headache, and was trying to fight it off. His eyes gave off a small glow and Sakura knelt down in front of the pair. She tilted her head and shrugged her shoulders.
" Rubedo?"
"…" Jr. narrowed his eyes even further. He had to remember why he was here…MOMO was his top priority…yet, he couldn't deny the sudden tug inside his chest.
Something seemed off…he remembered Sakura's smell and aura anywhere…
But she didn't smell like her…
She didn't feel like her…
Something did seem off…
" You can't be Sakura…are you?"
" Rubedo! Of course I am…I'm insulted that you think I would be an imposter." Sakura stated as she held her hands close to her chest.
Well, the speech wasn't different. Sakura was always intelligent for her age…
Wait…her age…
Jr. looked at MOMO one last time, he suddenly picked her up, leaving Sakura to stare at him as she still sat on the floor. He suddenly mumbled, causing Sakura to sprint up and tug at his sleeve.
Jr.'s eyes grew wide as a flashback hit him.
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Hands held tightly together…
Arms around one another…
Gentle whispers
Falling tears…
" Sakura…don't cry…
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" MOMO…"
" You should go now, you'll be late…"
"…"
Last time he ever saw her…
Last time she would form a true smile…
The last time…she could…
Love him…
…unspoken feelings…
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" J…r…"
A soft trembling voice called as Jr. blinked a few more times as Sakura did. She released his hold on him and he suddenly looked down at MOMO, who's lips had suddenly been parted.
Well now, maybe she wasn't to far gone…
" Jr.?" Sakura questioned as the glow in Jr.'s eyes dimmed. MOMO and Sakura…so much alike…so completely different. " Your Rubedo, how can you pick a girl who hardly knows your name? And what did I just see? Do you know her…more then…you make it seem?"
" I'll make this clear." Jr. sudden change of tone alarmed the brunette. He seemed…angry… " I need to get out of here…she isn't real…"
" I won't hurt you, because you are a girl…and most likely a realian. You are NOT Sakura, because if you were, she would still have a radiant smile…she would have grown into a beautiful women with attractive eyes. She…she would still be with me…How could you be her…a distorted mind stuck in a young body." Jr. trembled while speaking, and the pain reflected off his eyes, as it did Sakura.
He didn't…believe her? How…
She held out her hand towards him and he began to walk away.
" Rube-"
" DON'T call me by THAT name…" Jr. finished as the automatic doors opened and then closed behind him.
A sudden silence rushed in…Making Sakura's shoulders suddenly seem heavy…
It all went to fast…a little to fast for her liking…
Sniff…
Sakura bowed her head done and curled her tiny hands into fists…
She quickly looked up, tears forming in her eyes…
Yet she didn't let them fall, she wouldn't…
Instead, she simply walked out of the room, letting the lights turn off, her aura blazing with confusion.
She didn't understand
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Clank clank clank…
His boots echoed throughout the halls, his head darting from side to side…
He was drawing near…he didn't need a map to find her…
The dead bodies was proof enough that his assumption was correct…
Clank Clank…
He would lead her there…to a place where no one else would be hurt…
Clank…
He had suddenly stopped walking, and stood still, letting time pass him…Closing his eyes, chaos took a deep breath and bowed his head down.
He was now currently standing on a metallic bridge…many generators sat about, along with steam rising out of the ground as key pads lighted up the room. chaos would have walked further…
But she was close…oh so very close…
chaos played the events in his mind of his last visit with KOS-MOS…
Not realizing at the time, his light based attack must have done something to her systems and was causing her to rebel and act unusual. Then again, was there an inner battle going on within herself? A battle between machinery and reality? Facts and imagination?
Clank…clank…
chaos's headed went up immediately at the sound of foot steps. He didn't know where exactly KOS-MOS was, but it didn't matter. All he knew was that she was heading towards him…
He didn't want to do anything to hurt her…he wanted to help her…
But she was being stubborn on discovering where her true path really lied.
" KOS-MOS." chaos called, hearing her footsteps suddenly become louder…they sounded almost, unsteady…
" Tar…get…sigh…ted…" A distorted voice called as a glove hand suddenly appeared on the open door way in the distance. chaos looked, his posture suddenly straightening, yet, the stabbing pain in his head had suddenly come back. Holding his head quickly, his vision blurred, only spotting a blue figure off on the other side of the bridge.
He narrowed his eyes and shrugged the pain off as much as possible. Looking forward, his eyes quickly regained their true vision, as a white glow appeared around his body. After the said light disappeared, he opened his eyes, and was quite surprised to see the figure before him.
Well…it wasn't really her appearance that startled him, but the gaze in her eyes…
She seemed dazed…
KOS-MOS's eyes were two different colors…Not something everyone would see everyday…
Two opposing forces…he hadn't seen this change in the camera while watching her stare at the lens. An icy cold watered down blue had replaced one of her garnet like eyes. And they both blinked differently, there times completely off…it was…just plain creepy…
" KOS…MOS?"
" Target…sighted." KOS-MOS repeated, her voice in much more control then it sounded before. Was she struggling inside? Did that eye represent a different force within her? A different person?
" Target identified…chaos…" KOS-MOS paused as her eyes suddenly softened. " chaos…"
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Swish…
I Looked up…
A pair of confused eyes starred at me…
The door closed silently…
Walked towards me slowly…
I don't understand…
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" Ziggy…Ziggy where are you?"
" He should have been back by now…or we should have at least seen him on the way…"
" Stop complaining Allen."
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As if on cue, Shion's wish was answered as she suddenly saw the cyborg approaching them. The other soldiers looked about themselves, making sure they weren't off guard by a sudden attack. It was dangerous just walking about through the halls like this. Shion jogged towards the man, noticing the blonde haired girl on Ziggy's back, being given a piggyback ride.
" Shion?" Ziggy said suddenly, unsure as to why the Vector employee was in front of him.
" Thank god I found you! There's been a change in plans!" Shion stated firmly as Ziggy tilted his head to the side in puzzlement.
" Change in plans? Where is chaos?"
" We're not really sure ourselves…he seemed to panic suddenly, and told me to get out of here as fast as we can."
" That's very suspicious…"
" That's what I thought at first, but Ziggy, I can't leave here yet! We still haven't found the others!"
" Or retrieved the disk…" Allen added as Shion nodded.
" Right, I'm not here until I've done my part. I'm not sure where chaos has gone…or Jr…I hope there both safe." Shion trailed off as Ziggy looked forward.
" I have hope in them!" Allen suddenly said to cheer up Shion.
" After fighting by their sides, I have a strong feeling they will be…but what is this new change of plans?" Shion gestured in the opposite direction and turned around.
" We have to find that disk right? It would only seem that Juli Mizhari might have it, we should head to her office! It's the last place we saw her on the monitor before we left."
" I see. It would be wise to go forward with this plan then."
" Are you sure about this guys?"
" Allen…don't second guess! This isn't the time for it."
" Hmm…"
" Ok…Right! Um…are you sure you'll be ok carrying her?" Shion gestured to the sleeping blonde on Ziggy's back.
" I'll be fine, we should get moving, there's no time to waste." With that, the small group headed to the women's office.
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Yelling at me?
Calm down…please…
Picking up an object from the table…
White transformed to red…
Lock the door…
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Jr. looked both ways and entered another room. Sighing in relief, he sat MOMO down next to him and dropped to the floor with a small thud, while taking the hood off of his head.
He had somehow managed to capture the attention of a few guards…after finishing them off, he noticed, while looking out the window, that a few smaller ships had managed to leave Fifth Jerusalem. He cursed to himself for letting the Sub Committee go so easily. But, it can't be helped, MOMO was his top concern right now.
He rubbed his head in annoyance, an oncoming headache beginning, yet again. After that strange…meeting, with the supposed Sakura, Jr. kept getting hot flashes and memories of the past…what was worse…
Buried feelings for the green eyed girl began to resurface…
This was all happening way to fast, he needed to get the hell out of there…
The red haired boy shook his head and looked over to MOMO, who's head was against his shoulder, letting some of her pink hair fall in front of her face. It unnerved him to see her eyes still open…with no life as they were left dimmed…would she ever come to…?
" MOMO…none of this should be happening to you…" Jr. sighed as he placed his hand over her face and closed her eyes. He then took his hand and began to stroke her hair affectionately.
" My past is destroying your future…you don't deserve this…I don't deserve you…" Jr. whispered again and closed his eyes, imagining himself to be in a much more quieter place. He suddenly chuckled at the thought.
" After all of this is over…Gaignun is going to give me a lonnnnng vacation from work…I need some peace." Speaking of the black haired male caused him to wonder if he was doing ok. They hadn't seen each other in awhile and he could use the direction of a friend…
Although, at times like these, it wasn't allowed. Besides, his link with Gaignun seemed to be damaged, supposedly from his powers.
Yet speaking about his powers…Jr. had noticed a few changes about himself, which he was beginning to dislike…
The voices in his head had not ceased from talking…and he always felt hot…very hot ever since he arrived at such a place…
What was even more strange…was the cuts started to appear on his body…as if they never healed. He had noticed this small change while looking in the reflection of the window.
What was causing it all?
Jr. painfully closed his eyes as dead bodies and past memories clouded his mind…
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" Shion! Come on!" Allen called as he ran through the doorway. Ziggy was unable to help force back a few guards, and as a result, one of the soldiers were now dead. The remaining two urged Shion, Allen and Ziggy to leave the area immediately. Shion, saddened by the sudden death, bowed her head and ran after the others.
They shouldn't have been apart of this…if she hadn't suggested coming to the office, they all would most likely have been safe…
Well…maybe…
After rounding a corner, Shion breathed with relief as Ziggy showed no signs of exhaustion. Allen also breathed deeply and ruffled his hair. Looking behind him to see if the blonde had waken up, which she hadn't, Ziggy then noticed a door at the end of the hallway. It seemed different from the others.
" Shion?" Ziggy questioned without emotion, causing Shion to look at him as she finally contained herself.
" Uh…yes?"
" Is that her office?" Ziggy added another question as Shion and Allen also looked down the hallway.
" That should be it…although." Shion looked, inspecting the door closer. "…it seems to be open a bit…is the door functioning properly?"
Shion and Allen suddenly felt uneasy…
Ziggy looked at her, seeming to feel her uneasiness and walked forward.
" Come." It was the only thing Ziggy had said, Shion hesitated before following her companion. Allen soon walked after her. Walking slowly towards the door, Ziggy, Allen, and Shion stopped, where a silence set in between the three.
Shion looked down…and to her surprise, noticed small wet droplets sitting on the floor.
" Are those…tears?"
" Shion, help me hold Mary while I try to open this door, it doesn't seem to be opening for us."
" Oh…" Shion came out of her thoughts. " Yes, of course."
With that said, Shion held onto Mary while she slumped on Ziggy's back. Using both hands, Ziggy pushed the door open, with help from Allen (someone wants to be brave for once) while it gave off a sickening squeaking noise.
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Having that done, Ziggy took hold of Mary again and nodded for Shion and Allen to follow him.
The room seemed…empty?
The lights had been left on, a sofa with a small table sat in the corner, while a synthetic plant had been put next to a large black desk at the end of the room. A huge window sat behind the desk, revealing the vast amount of stars. A leather like swivel chair was facing the window…slightly sitting at an angle, just enough for Allen to see a hand sitting quietly there.
" Ms. Mizrahi?" Allen questioned as Ziggy narrowed his eyes. This didn't feel right…upon looking around the room a bit more from his current position…
He was alarmed to see red droplets under the desk. Without hesitation, Ziggy immediately walked over to the desk, and suddenly froze as he approached the swivel chair.
" Ziggy…what is it?" Shion questioned timidly…almost too afraid of his answer.
No response…his expression was blank.
" Ziggy!" Shion called as she and Allen quickly walked over to him and looked towards the direction his eyes had been…
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Shion placed her hands quickly over her mouth and stepped back as Allen's eyes widened at the sight…
" Oh my…god…"
Sitting there on the Swivel chair, laid Juli Mizrahi…
With a fountain pen stuck into her chest…
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Dun dun DUN! YEA! THE BITCH IS DEAD! LMAO. It's kinda creepy that she's gone now tho right? Sorry for not updating earlier, got lazy . Thank god we have vacation tho, I was having a bad week anyway. Read and review loves!