AMBER & EMERALD
Author's Note:
Welcome to the 9th chapter! Phew, I don't know this story is going to be this long! Yeah, I update faster, 'cause tomorrow is holiday. Hey, don't hope too much! It is only for tomorrow!
Anyway, enjoy the story!
Disclaimer:
Celon "Welcome to the Disclaimer! Today, our special guest is the legendary
guymelef: Escaflowne!"
Escaflowne "…"
Celon (turns at Escaflowne) "So, Escaflowne, do I own you, the story line of your
series, and the characters in it?" (puts up a hopeful face)
Escaflowne "…"
Van "(steps into the room suddenly) "Celon, there is a war and I have to use
Escaflowne! I'll return her to you later!" (jumps onto the knee of Escaflowne
and gets into the cockpit)
Celon "But I need to do the disclaimer NOW!"
Van (rolls his eyes) "Come on, Celon! You own nothing, and you have to accept it!"
Celon (sobs) "I'm not going to cry… I'm not going to cry…" (breaks into tears) "I
AM CRYING!"
CHAPTER 9: IN NEED OF EXPLANATIONS
Van glanced at Hitomi in concern, his shock after finding out that his worst enemy was actually the person he just made friends with had subsided for a while. He cursed under his breath when he saw the broken pieces of glass cut Hitomi's skin.
He pushed his body toward her, keeping his stomach connected to the floor. "Are you alright?" he shouted, trying to beat the sound of whizzing bullets and gunshots.
"What the hell is going on here?" shouted Hitomi back, even though the space between them was less than a meter.
"I have not even the faintest idea," growled Van through gritted teeth.
As unexpected and as sudden as it had started, the gunshots died down. Van, still on his stomach and moving like a gastropod (a type of mollusk that moves with its stomach), slowly inched toward the window and peeked to the road down there.
He spotted a car—a black limousine—right under the window where he was. He saw a man, dressed all in black, stepping into the car, with a shotgun in his hand.
The engine of the car started to hum. He quickly pulled out a small knife from his left boot and threw it at the car as if it had been a dart. It hit its mark—the roof of the car.
Without waiting any more, he turned back to Hitomi and hoisted the girl up onto her feet. Silencing Hitomi with a sign of his hand, he rummaged through the drawers of the big desk until he found the thing he had been searching.
'Voila,' he thought grimly, staring at the disk on his hand.
Hitomi kept silence as Van dragged her to the parking area of the Fassa Mansion. She watched as Van sighed in relief at the sight of a shiny black sport car, waiting patiently for its owner to come. It was completely undamaged, and looked as good as new.
"Is this your car?" Hitomi spoke up.
Van picked out a key from his pocket and hit it. The car beeped, and he opened the door of the passenger seat, offering it to Hitomi. "It is, milady."
Hitomi stepped into the car nervously. "Is your car better than this, Emerald?" said Van as he grinned.
Hitomi frowned, thinking of her new motorcycle in the garage of her house. "Keep on bragging, jerk," she snapped. Van gave her another grin before closing her door and slipped into the driver seat.
"Well, I'm just asking," he said as he turned on the engine of the car. "Do you have a car?"
"No," snorted Hitomi. "I don't fancy driving cars. I prefer motorcycles."
"That suits you," Van murmured.
Hitomi raised an eyebrow.
"That's a compliment, you know," he added.
"How surprising," commented Hitomi sarcastically. "Now, Mr. Fanel, would you gladly explain to me why we were trapped with gunshots in a study room and what the disk in your pocket actually is?"
Van's expression immediately hardened. "It is not just you who need explanations right now. You have to explain to me why my worst enemy turned out to be my friend," he snapped.
"It seems both of us need some explanations," said Hitomi.
Van stepped on the pedal gas. "Lots of it," he said. "I know a good place to talk."
TO BE CONTINUED TO CHAPTER 10
This chapter is somewhat short, yet I love writing it. This and the 8th chapter are my favorite chapters! I don't know why, but I just love writing action scenes! What do you think, guys? R&R please!
Celon Ierith
P.S. I think the 10th chapter is going to be out very soon…. Keep checking, my
readers!
