Your Kind….
Chapter 14: Not You….
By: Jen "The Stampede" Motou
I was setting in the cafeteria, my food glaring back at me. Now matter what I did, my stomach growled at the thought of eating. I starred blanking, fading into my thoughts. Letting out a tired sigh, I continued to gaze at the table. "You ok?" I heard come from my left, snapping me out of my daze. "Huh?" I said a little more aware of my surroundings. "I'm fine." I answered quickly, slouching back to my pervious position. "You sure Miri? You haven't eaten in a while." I smiled, looking into Sia's orange tinted eyes. "I'm just not hungry…" I smiled, and my eyes dropped again. "Mirallia…." Tolle's voice was soft as he spoke. He wrapped an arm around me and lifted me from my seat. "Come on…" He said, walking me out of the room.
I sighed again, as we walked through the Arch-Angel's corridor maze. I followed the floor as we walked, feeling Tolle's eyes gaze at me. 'How can he act so calm? Kira is his best friend, is he not?' It was a thought that kept bugging me. My eyes were locked on the floor, so I couldn't tell where he was leading me, probably to my post on the CIC, but it didn't matter. Nothing mattered anymore, we would all go eventually—This is war after all. My eyes shot up when we stopped and I heard Tolle speak. "Oh …..Hi Fllay." He hesitated as he spoke, he's always seemed uncomfortable around Fllay. She smiled a coy grin as she looked at me. "Mirallia what's the matter?" She spoke as if, nothing was wrong, as if things were in their place. I stood dumbfounded at her words, I mean what could I say to that?
I heard a low growl admit itself from Tolle's throat. "What do you think? Kira?! Hello ring any bells?!!! He's been gone for over a month!" He was on the verge of striking her when she grinned. Wanting to avoid confrontation, I drug Tolle by his arm away from Fllay. "Heartless Bitch." He mumbled under his breath as we widened the gap between ourselves and the young Allster. "Tolle…." I started looking into his eyes. He was breathing heavy and his eyes were filled with flames. "Tolle…Nothing! How can you even stand being friends with that Bitch?! Mirallia, she doesn't even fucking care that Kira is gone! He could be DEAD for all we know!" Without giving me a chance to explain, or even utter another word he stormed off.
I stood there for a moment, nothing to say, not knowing what to do. I just sighed , my eyes falling to the floor and I trudged in the directions of my quarters, when the alarm sounded. "Level 2 battle stations! Level 2 battle stations! All personal to their posts! I repeat all personal to their posts! Commander La Flaga stand by in the Launch deck!" My head looked up at the sound of the sirens, and Lieutenant Badgarule's voice. "A battle?" I said aloud running in the direction of the CIC. "We're in a battle now?"
I was out of breath as I sat down next to Sai, putting on my headset. As soon as I sat down a screen popped up, it was Mr. Murdock. "Hey Miss, where's the Commander? Haven't you paged him?" I raised an eyebrow at the question, 'Didn't he hear the message?' I could see the workers in a panic in the background. They were rusting back and forth, but there was oddly no Moblius to be seen. "Mr. Murdock! He Commander he's gone!!!!" I could hear a worker scream in the background. "What?!!" He screamed turning from the screen. "Miss Haww, what's the status? Where's the Commander?" Lieutenant Badgarule questioned me. "He—He left…."
"WHAT?!!! HE'S SUPPOSED TO STAND BY?!!" Her voice echoed off of the walls, causing the whole crew to jump. Commander Ramuis turned and looked at me. "What was that?" "He left…" She had a glare to her eyes, it was towards me, but yet not directed at me. She turned back to the space ahead and then said in a questioning tone "Where is Cadet Koening?!! Mirallia, where is Tolle?!!" Commander Ramuis was demaning an answer and I couldn't think of a thing to say. Then it hit me…Both the Commander and Tolle were gone. "Oh on…" i said and started to cry.
"Mirallia!! Mirallia!" I felt two hands clench my arms, and I opened my eyes to Sai, worried gaze in his eyes. "Oh Sai! You scared me, what is it?" He looked deep into my eyes, his voice faded into all seriousness. "We can't find Tolle…."
To be Continued….