Partner or Lover Part 6: Locked in a Closet
Kizna felt a pair of hands lightly
travel down her back and then wrap around her waist pulling her back farther
way from the closet door. Her back
pressed against a hard chest and she felt a pair of lips touch her ear.
"Hey, it isn't that bad is it?" Zero whispered into Kizna's cat- like
ear.
"I guess not..." Kizna drawled, relaxing back into Zero's arms. After a few minutes in that position, she
got onto her feet and started pacing around the unusually spacious
closet.
"Stop pacing around…" Zero whined.
"Your making my head spin." Zero
tried to feel where she is to grab a hold of her arm but only caught air.
"How can you be dizzy if you can't see me?" asked Kizna, stopping her
pacing to glare at him. Even in the
dark, Zero could feel her eyes upon him and he didn't bother to answer, taking
notice that she was not in a good mood.
He sighed and sat down on the cold floor.
' It looks like we're in an empty closet. I can't feel anything else near me, so I don't think we're in a janitor's closet… or any other utility closet for that matter,' thought Zero as he squinted his eyes trying to see if he is able to see anything else in the dark. Zero got up, and started groping the walls, looking for a light switch or something similar to a light switch, but to no avail.
"Hey Kizna, do you have a flashlight with you?" Zero asked as a light
bulb went off in his head. He heard the
movements stop for a second, and then the movements continued. Apparently, Kizna had stopped abruptly and
the rustling sounds Zero heard again was Kizna searching through her
pockets.
"Here you go." She said, once she got her hands on a tiny flashlight. She
switched it on and illuminated the whole closet. She handed Zero the flashlight.
"Wow…" whispered Zero, as he gave a wolf whistle. He surveyed the size of the closet they were
in. "I didn't know that closets were
made to be this big. I thought this was
a cleaning closet or something."
The candidate and his repairer found themselves in a very
spacious closet, and it was not totally barren, but with no conspicuous way
out. No holes, or vents in the closet
that the teenagers could see. There was
a small crack under the door that let in a shred of light, but not enough to
see anything in the closet. The crack
allowed the constant flow of fresh air into, and out of the room.
"Where did they lock us into?" asked Kizna with an astonished look on her
face
.
"They locked us into a closet," said Zero in a-matter-of-fact
tone. Kizna just rolled her eyes at his
antics.
"That wasn't funny," Kizna said pouting.
She started pacing around again.
"Oh come on… If your going to sulk until dinner time, it won't get much
done you know," said an exasperated Zero, trying to make her stop her pacing.
Kizna stopped pacing once again and walked over to Zero, standing in front of
him. She sighed and took a seat beside
him on the cold floor. 'Oh well,
it's no use trying to get out now. We're locked in from the outside and the
padlock on the outside can only be opened from the outside. I just hope our
friends do really let us out by dinnertime.
I guess it's not so bad being stuck here with Zero, I mean, I can be
suck here with Hiead instead…' Kizna shuddered at that thought. 'Or
worse… Azuma! I'd kill myself in that case!' Kizna thought grimacing. She turned her head and took a look at Zero,
looking him up and down.
"What?" He asked, once he felt her gaze on him. He laid the flashlight on the floor and made sure it was facing them so that the light illuminated their side of the room.
Kizna shook her head and lightly rested her head against his shoulder closing
her eyes as she did so. She felt his
body heat radiating off of him and she snuggled closer.
Zero turned his head away, but immediately turned back around and looked down
in surprise when he felt Kizna pressing into his side. Seeing Kizna rest her head on his shoulders
with her eyes closed brought a fuzzy feeling surging into his heart. He smiled and wrapped one arm around her
shoulders pulling her closer to him, and he rested his head on top of hers,
breathing in the sent of her hair. He closed his bright blue eyes, letting the
sound of their breathing mingled together lull him into a light sleep.
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The gang of seven backed away from the closet slowly, nervous smiles plastered
onto their faces. They heard banging
from inside and Saki's eyes widened in shock.
'What if the door breaks down?' she thought, starting to have
second doubts about her once flawless plan… or so she thought it was flawless
once upon a time.
"Man, Kizna is sure persistent.
She won't give up," Saki said with an astonished tone.
"But that's just like her. She
won't stop until she gets what she wants," Ikhny said with a small smile on her
face. 'That's the Kizna I know…
always the persistent one…'
The banging finally stopped and they heard murmuring from inside the closet. Saki slowly crept back over to the door of the closet and was about to place her ear against the door when Tukasa stopped her and shook her head in a silent 'no'.
"Give them some privacy," said the very perceptive, yet silent girl.
"Yea, we shall interrogate them when they come back out," said Wreka with an evil grin on her face. Yamagi just shook his head at all this nonsense.
"Uh… just how will you interrogate them when they come back
out?" asked her partner- Roose.
"We will think of something when they get here. But for now, I just want
to get some desperately needed sleep.," exclaimed an all-of-a-sudden-
sleepy looking Wreka as she headed off in another direction.
"Wait up!" screamed the rest of the candidates, as they ran after
Wreka.
After catching up to the blue haired girl, the seven of them decided on
something they all agreed to do until dinnertime. After arguing on what should be done, they finally decided to go
and do their own thing, meeting back at the front of the closet around
dinnertime. Each of them went in a
different direction, some went to the pro- ing hanger, and others went to the
recreation room, etc…
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Kizna and Zero were fast asleep, with Kizna's head on Zero's shoulder. Her
cat-like ears perked up a bit getting a 6th sense for danger. Kizna's eyes
opened up slightly, taking in her surroundings, and then she turned back to the
sleeping form of Zero. She closed her
eyes and concentrated on the unfamiliar sound that she heard earlier, her ears
twitching in anticipation.
Zero slowly awoke because he didn't feel Kizna's head on his shoulders anymore
and wondered what was going on. His blue eyes looked around the darkened room
trying to figure out where Kizna was. He finally spotted her sitting right next
to him.
Kizna felt a light tremor under her and she grabbed Zero's hand as a reflex. She felt him grip back at her hand and with his other hand; he switched the flashlight on again.
Once everything was stable and calm again, Kizna released her grip on Zero and relinquished his hand. She felt him wrap his arm around her again, his arm encircling her waist, pulling her closer to his body. Soon the side of Kizna's body was pressed up against Zero's chest, his lips pressed against her ear, slowly trailing down towards her cheek.
"Zero… what are you doing?" she whispered, her eyes slowly closing on her. She took in the sweet sensations she got from Zero's lips and let him continue.
"Can I?" Zero whispered huskily into Kizna's cat-like ear. He felt her ear twitch ever so lightly in response.
"Can you what?" Kizna whispered back, her voice thick with emotion. She felt his lips go back down her cheek.
"Kiss you…" Zero said as he crushed his lips against hers, all kinds of feelings surging though his body. He didn't let her respond back to her question, but he knew she did not mind because soon she was kissing him back with equal passion.
Zero pulled back slowly, savoring the taste of Kizna's lips on his own. He cracked his eyes open a bit to take a look at her. He found himself staring into her bright, sparkling eyes. Zero smiled and lightly kissed her cheek again.
Zero's bright blue eyes were glazed over with emotion; turning is eyes to a dark blue, misty color. Kizna stared into Zero's now dark blue, almost black eyes. She felt her heart thumping in her chest and unknowingly, she leaned a bit closer to him.
The light shined off Kizna's face giving her an angel like look. Zero saw her leaning in, her lips brushing
over his cheek. Zero again felt his
brain being overloaded with so many feelings, and now he could not think
straight. With his arm still around
Kizna's waist, he took his other hand, placed it on the other side of her
waist, and lifted her. He placed her on
his lap and he ran a hand through her pink curls. Kizna rested her head on his shoulder, leaning in onto his chest
as she did so.
Zero felt something soft press up against his neck and he shivered lightly. He looked from the corner of his eye and saw pink hair. He closed his eyes as he felt the feather- like feeling trailing down his neck. Zero rested his head against the back wall, a small smile on his face. 'It isn't so bad being locked up in a closet…' Zero thought, grinning.
Soon he felt the soft, feather-like touch pressed up against his lips and he cracked his eyes open. He saw Kizna stare right back at him and he grinned against her lips. He saw her close her eyes and he followed. Running one hand down her back, the other hand went behind her neck as he applied a little more pressure onto her lips. A minute later, the couple broke off for some air.
"Wow," Zero whispered. Kizna grinned. She brought her lips and placed them on his cheek. Kizna slowly placed butterfly kisses along his jaw, over his cheek, down his neck, back up to his ear where she whispered, "I love you Zero."
Zero pulled her face back up to his and stared into her eyes. He could feel her breath on his lips and he wet his lips with a quick flick of his tongue. He moved his lips closer to hers and when he was about a millimeter away, he replied, "I love you too." Once again, he touched his lips to hers for a gentle kiss and gently stuck his tongue out for a taste of her tantalizing lips. Before he could do so, Kizna's eyes shot open and she pulled back immediately.
Zero's eyes opened in shock and wonderment as he gave her a curious glance. His eyes turned back to a light, sparkling blue as he stared at her tense demeanor.
"What's wrong? Was it something I did?" Zero said with a hint of nervousness in his voice. "If it was, I didn't…. I wasn't thinking straight… I'm sorry," he started to ramble.
Kizna shook her head and kissed him gently on the cheek. "No, it's not that, I heard something," she explained as her ears perked up once again.
Kizna jumped onto her feet and her eyes widened when she heard a loud crash
near where they were. The crash threw both Kizna and Zero against the opposite
wall with a sickening thud.
Zero immediately scrambled onto his feet, despite the pain shooting through his
head and shoulder. Fortunately for him,
he was sitting so there was less damage caused to his body. But for Kizna, it was a different
story.
He ran over to where he thought Kizna landed, but on the way, he stepped on a cylindrical object and fell backwards. Since it was dark, he couldn't see anything. Zero searched the floor for the thing that he slipped on and found that it was the flashlight he had earlier. 'Must have turned off when the crash came. I don't remember turning it off.' He held it in his hand for a second, and then flipped it on. He saw the still form of Kizna slouched in a corner and rushed over to her. 'KIZNA!' His mind screamed, worry starting to seep into his heart.
He saw slight movement and a groan coming from Kizna. He gently cradled her in his arms and asked, "Kizna! Are you
ok?" while checking her over.
"I'm fine, but my arm's not," said Kizna as she gave her arm a
go. As soon as she tried to move it,
her face twisted into one of extreme pain.
"Looks like you might have broken it when you fell," Zero said,
picking up her arm gently. Kizna
grimaced.
"Great observation skills Sherlock!" snarled Kizna a bit too
enthusiastically.
"Sorry!" Zero said with an
exasperated tone. He looked over her
arm to see if she needed medical attention right away. "Man! Where are the others when you
really need them?" screamed Zero, as he walked to the door and started banging
on it. "Why the hell did they have to
lock us up in here!?"
"Zero, it's not their fault, they didn't know this would happen and neither did we. And Zero, that won't help," Said Kizna as she watched him bang on the door with an amused look plastered on her face.
Zero turned back to her and said, "Yes, but we need to get you out of here now
and if there is someone out there, the might be able to get some help if they
hear me banging," Zero explained, looking hopeful for a moment.
"I wish that was possible but Clay locked us into a closet where there is
a set lock to it, and Clay is the only one able to unlock the closet. So we are
stuck in here until he comes and gets us out of here," said Kizna, her
face slightly saddened.
"Don't worry!" Zero said walking over to Kizna. He knelt down and placed a hand on her shoulder and she looked up
at him. "I'll get us out of here,"
He stood up and glanced down at Kizna one more time. He saw her raise her eyebrows at him and he smiled. "Watch," he said with a note of power and authority
in his voice.
Kizna watched Zero as he walked back over to the door. "Don't do anything stupid. Come sit down here," Kizna offered as she
patted the floor beside her. Zero shook
his head and kept his eyes fixed upon the door in front of him.
He turned around and just frowned. "I said I'll get us out of here and
that's what I plan on doing. Anyways,
we have to get you to a doctor soon.
That arm does not look too good.
Clay and the others could be anywhere on GOA but you need help right
now, so I have to bring this door down," Zero said with a determined face.
Kizna's eyes widened. 'That's what he's planning on doing!' "Zero! Don't try to act tough! You know that door will not come down!" Kizna exclaimed. He didn't respond back.
On the count of three under his breath, he ran towards
the door, turning to the side so that his shoulder was perpendicular to the
door. Zero rammed his shoulder into the
door in an attempt to bring down the metal barrier. Zero growled under his breath out of frustration and let loose a
string of curses. He tried again and
again; at least five more times before taking a break. He got fed up and kicked it the door, making
it vibrate.
"ARGGHHH! That's it!! I've had enough!" screamed Zero, walking back
to where Kizna was seated.
"I told you so," she said with a smug smile on her face. He stopped in front of her and glared at the pink haired girl.
"I will bring the door down," he growled. He walked over to the other end of the room, as far away from the door as possible. Zero swiftly turned around and ran towards the door one last time, hoping that he could bring the door down this time because his shoulder was getting a bit sore. Zero felt the room get hot around him and he pushed his body to the edge.
His hair slowly turned a light turquoise color, adenine pumping through his veins. With a burst of speed and strength, he rammed into the door and he heard it groan under the pressure. He lifted his shoulder off the door and pushed back down, the door leaning away from him. Zero pulled back once again, took a few steps back and used his other shoulder to crush the door. It was pulled off its hinges, hanging, on the verge of falling. Zero, panting lightly, walked back to Kizna, his hair slowly turning back to the normal chocolate brown that it is supposed to be. He helped her up, and when they got to the loosely hanging door, he kicked the rest of it down with the base of his foot, and both of them walked out.
As the two teenagers came out from the closet, they saw their friends turn the
corner and run up to them. They all had
shocked looks on their faces; obviously they thought no one could knock down
the door.
The nine teenagers heard an announcement come on saying, "Please head to a room near you for safety. This is not a drill. This is an emergency. The hallways are not safe as of now. Please head to the room closest to where you are located."
Saki ran towards Kizna asking Zero- more like forcing Zero- to talk and tell
her what happened. Zero told them that
Kizna needed to see a doctor immediately because her arm was broken.
"Move out of the way," Zero barked, as they complied. Zero picked up Kizna, one hand under her legs, the other supporting her back, and ran down the hall heading towards the medical wing of G.O.A. The other candidates and repairers were hot on their trail, running behind Zero with the same destination in mind.
On the way there, Zero ran past Azuma, but he didn't stop to explain
himself. Azuma caught sight of Zero
running past him and stopped to look at what was going on. He soon saw the other candidates and
repairers running past him and Clay finally stopped in front of him.
"Sorry sir," Clay said, giving a slight bow towards Azuma. "I know we are supposed to be in a room
right now, some where safe, and we are going there right now." Clay didn't offer any other explanation as
he bowed his head in respect once again.
He immediately took off running after the others, not daring to take a
backwards glance. Azuma narrowed his
eyes a bit, then shrugged his shoulders, and walked in the other direction,
checking if anyone else was not in a room where they would be safe from any
random attacks to GOA.
Zero ran down the hallway carrying Kizna in his arms all
the way to the medical room, or where ever they take the injured.
(Rewritten: 02/19/04)