WHOOO! LOOKIE LOOKIE! I updated...hehehehehe....ahem...sorry about that and for the long wait...Yea....(thinks) wow there are a lot of pauses...HEY! there it is again.....heheheh(end thinking) Anyways after I wrote the third chapter I suddenly lost sight of what I was doing and many many many ideas piled into my head at the same time. Not to mention my schedule became, suddenly, overloaded with school and unexpected events. Anywaysthinks Hmm I use that word a lotend thinking Anywho on with the story!
Disclaimer: They think they own Metal Gear, but I'll have my say in that someday....
"We're following the leader, the leader, the leader we're following the leader where ever he may go!" Chris lead the group the few blocks to the park.
Raiden brought up the rear with a guy that worked at the YFCA. His name was Jeff and he had a major crush on Chris.
"So how long have you know Crystal, Raiden?" Jeff asked after his long rant that she deserved more. Like Raiden didn't already know.
"Um lets see I think about two three years now." Raiden looked at him.
"Oh so you know her pretty well then?" He pestered.
"Yea, I guess, we worked together. That's how we met." Raiden was getting sick of this guy.
"Did you ever go out with her?"
Raiden stopped at looked at him, "Excuse me!"
Jeff started again, "Did you ever go out..."
"Yea I got that! But that's none of your da...." He stopped and looked at the kids. They had stopped and listened to them, "Danish business."
Jeff took a step back as Raiden turned to the children and smiled, "Hey, why are we waiting let's go to the park."
The little kids all smiled and went on there little merry way, except for a little boy who slowly walked with them. He stopped and looked up at Raiden.
Raiden kneeled down, "Hey what's wrong?"
The little boy looked at him and mumbled, "I don't wanna be here..."
"Well why not?" He was a little surprised by the earlier response.
"No one likes me..." He mumbled.
Raiden smiled, "Well that's not true. I like you a lot."
The little boys eyes brighten up and a smile grew on his face. Raiden stood up and took the little boys hand, "Come one lets go to the park!"
Raiden watched the little children swarm the playground for a half an hour. He was very much tempted to join them in their fun when Chris walked up to him.
"Cursing in front of children, Raiden you should be ashamed of yourself." She smiled and looked at him.
"No, no I danished in front of the children." He smiled back. She looked so happy, "Thank you."
She looked up at him, "No, thank you."
"Hm?" He waited for an explanation.
"For two things: one scaring Jeff away from me and two for getting Timothy to play with the children." She watched the boy build a sand castle with some other little boys.
"Well I've been there." He looked down at his hands. His mind drifted of to what she had said earlier, that she had been in his position. He wanted to ask about it, but just felt as if it wasn't right to.
Suddenly he felt a hand on his cheek. Her hand was warm and comforting everything he never really felt until he met Rose and even then it wasn't there.
He looked into her as and smiled, "Thank you."
She smiled, "Well it's time to get these kiddies back to their parental units."
He laughed as she went to gather all the children. When all fourteen of the children were assembled the walked back to the Y and made sure every child went to their 'parental unit'.
"Well that was fun." Raiden commented on the death walk back to Chris's apartment.
"Good I'm glad!" She remarked.
"UNCLE SNAKE WE'RE HOME!!!" Chris shouted when they entered the house.
"That's nice, I don't care." Snake shouted from up stairs.
Raiden watched Chris's jaw drop and run up the stairs. Noises could be heard from above, mostly Snakes moans, as he hung up his jacket.
Chris ran out of the room and slid across the floor, "HA! HA NEVER AGAIN WILL YOU AHHHHHHH!!"
Raiden looked up and saw Chris back into the railing and fall over the edge. His eyes widen as everything went in slow motion.
He snapped back into reality as he ran forward and caught her in his arms. Raiden looked at her, "Chris are you alright?"
She clutched onto him and trembled, "Yea, I think so. Thank you." She looked into his eyes and smiled.
He breath caught in his throat as a blush crept to his cheeks. Why was this happening? He didn't feel that way about her. He couldn't feel that way about her, could he?
"It's the least I could do." He finally said after regaining his composure. He gently set her down, but didn't let go at first. He just stared at her with his blue eyes.
The world seem to fade around the two people in the foyer of the Mackintosh residents.
Chris finally looked away and walked to her bedroom and shut the door. She couldn't do this. "Not again. I will not lose someone again...." She whispered to herself as she slid slowly down the door to the floor.
Raiden knew that look of sadness, he'd felt it before. The feeling of loss.
He wish he could do something, but he was still dealing with his own pain.
Snake watched from the mezzanine. When Raiden caught Chris a giant weight lifted of his chest.
Then he watched old wounds reopen for the first time in six long years. He sighed, "Chris, I wish I could make you feel better." He walked back into his room and contemplated Raiden's small, but crucial actions.
WHOO it's longer! and I hope you all enjoyed....OH for those of you who don't know what a mezzanine is its like a balcony in a house....yeah....Please R&R and give me suggestions on what you want to see happen!
Astaroth The Fallen