Secrets Kept

Rating: PG-13

Author Notes: I only own Serge, not the women of Vandread

Anything that is written here is a memory from the past

Chapter 4

Dita and Barnette arrived at the meeting quarters where Meia, Jura, Misty had been waiting for awhile.

"What took you so long, Barnette? And where were you, Dita?" Jura asked.

"I went to find Dita." Barnette said.

"I was just giving Mr. Stranger some rice balls…is that so wrong?" Dita responded.

"No Dita, it wasn't. That was very kind of you even though he is our prisoner." Miss Gascogne said leaning against the wall."

"Why were we called here in the first place?" Meia asked

"Me, Miss Gascogne and B.C decided it would be best if we assigned you, Dita, Jura, and Misty to be the overseer of our new 'friend'." Mango announced.

"That would be just perfect! Jura said happily "He will attend to all my needs" Jura laughed and held up a victory sign.

"Well anyway bring him in, so he can know who he'll be serving." Mango ordered.

Serge came inside the room in chains, accompanied by two guards. Serge had eye to eye contact with Mango. Mango never forgot that fateful night when he brought back one of their own safe and sound.

Mango and the rest of the female survivors were hiding in the mountain after they fled Nirvana. Many lives were lost…many hearts were broken…new vows had been forged between the women. They vowed never to allow what just happened occur again. Mango decided to be by herself for awhile. She walked off into the night. After awhile, she stopped and looked up at the sky. She could not see anything except the falling snow. After she had been gone for a short period, she headed back to the camp. When she reached the camp she saw the women fighters with their weapons drawn. She saw them staring at a man who was slowly approaching their camp. He seemed to be unarmed.

"It's the demonic shadow general! How did he find us?" one of them asked.

"What should we do? Should we fight him? He seems to be unarmed" another said, while observing him.

"Let's not take any chances, he might have brought some of his warriors to finish us off." One of them exclaimed.

"Put down your weapons." Serge demanded while coming closer.

"We'll kill you before your set your foot here." One of them said, then quickly charged at him.

"Foolish girl." Serge said. Within a matter of seconds the young female fighter felt a knife under her throat. Serge whispered "Are you this eager to die so young?"

This sent chills down their spines. They remembered only seeing him walking toward them but now he was right in their camp and had his knife at her throat. Mango did not know what would happen next. Will he take her life as well? The young fighter dropped her weapon in fear and fell on her knees crying, even though she was not afraid to die in defending her people. But how could she defend the ones she loves if she could not beat this one man.

"Enough blood had been spilled." Serge said and continued to walk deeper into the camp. With each step he took the young women and children stepped back or hid, while the other fighters still had their weapons ready.

"What do you want?" Mango finally asked.

"I have one of your own. Here she is." Serge said, unveiling his cape to Mango. The rest saw that Dita was fast asleep in his arms.

"Dita!" a young blonde girl said, running up to them. With that said, Dita heard the voice and recognizing it, she woke up.

"Jura!" Dita shouted with joy. She jumped out of Serge's arms and was embraced by Jura also by Meia and Barnette.

All the women were relieved that Dita was safe. They all feared the worst when none of them were able to find her. There was a sense of happiness around the camp, Mango and some other women were able to see that Serge was smiling.

"Damn her…" Serge murmured under his breath. Serge started to walk off, Dita looked back and saw he was leaving.

"Hey where are you going?" Dita asked, running up to him holding on his leg.

"Please let go of me." Serge asked.

"Why must you go?" Dita asked, tears forming.

"I must…Dita you must forget about me…" Serge said. Dita was still clinging to his leg, Meia and Jura ran up to Dita and pulled her off. Serge walked into the shadows without looking back or saying goodbye, he could only hear her crying 'Please come back…come back'

"As you are well aware Serge, you are in Mejale and that you are now our prisoner as well as charged with war crimes. Due to our way of life we do not have death sentences unlike in Tarak. We have decided that you'll be under the supervision of Meia, Jura, Misty and Dita who I believe you met already. Whatever anyone of girls asks you to do, you must and you will obey. Do I make myself clear? Now any questions?" Mango asked.

"What is my first order?" Serge asked.

"Well your first order is to…help Dita prepare dinner." B.C said.

Well another chapter done. Please send in reviews.