Chapter 3: Old fires still rage

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The faint smell of fish and a periodic echo of Ships horns filled in the air of port city as Jeremy's huge bike could be heard growling down a back street in the city of fallen angles. It was a dirty place trash in the streets, fires burned in old barrels back in secluded alleyways where Bums and homeless warmed themselves. Jeremy and Yumi had defiantly made there way into the rough section of town.

"down Ninth street then make a left at the next sigh and it s the next building on the right. Jeremy remembered Yumi say as now she was passed out asleep on the back of his bike.

Jeremy tooled on following the directions "corner of Ninth make a left..." he mumbled to himself. Your carriage has arrived Cinderella. He spoke to Yumi as he pulled the massive bike into a halt.

"ugh... what" she grumbled stirring from her sleep. She found it hard to pry her hands apart after they had been locked around Jeremy's waist. She opened up her one eye that wasn't swelled shut. "Yea this is the place." she nodded then tried to stand. She could but only for a second as her exhausted legs gave way and she began to fall.

At the last second Jeremy caught her I his arms. "You know I'm getting tired of saving you." he said to her sarcastically.

"she looked up at him with a weak smile and Jeremy walked her to the door. "now where is that key?" Yumi said to herself. fiddling around in her pockets fourlsy looking for the keys. Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her back it started at the back of her neck as she strained trying to reach her back pocket then it ran like lightning down her spine like a storm surge of pins and needles immobilizing her and she fell out unconscious once again into Jeremy's arms.

"Sigh" Jeremy sighed as he caught her. "Key..humph..." He smiled then as he cradled Yumi in his arms Kicked in the front door. there was a loud crash and the door flew open. Hello...anybody home? he softly yelled through the dark housy apartment. he waited for a moment, no answer. with that Jeremy walked inside and began to look around. "Not to shabby he said to himself surveyed the seemingly abandoned building Kitchen, laundry room, bath room, ah here we go Bed room." there was another loud crash and Jeremy smiled as he again got to kick in a locked door. He then carried Yumi in and gently laid her on the bed.

Jeremy looked at her, she looked so peaceful laying there her big brown eyed closed tightly hiding from the world, her long black hair about her face like curtains blocking out the Nightmare of this night and her gorgeous womanly figure like some Oriental goddess who had just escaped Hardies.

Jeremy Bent down over her still but salient body and stared at here buety. He wondered How Such a magnificent young woman had gotten herself in such a mess and then ran his rough fingers accost her bruised forehead to brush her hair off of her face and for a moment In that faint street light glow emanating from outside he could see himself loving her when.

Flashback...

Where are the Keys? a deep demonic Voice snarled growling in-between breaths as it finished.

"You think I would tell you?" A short pink haired girl bravely retorted.

The black specter surveyed her inquisitively then with a smile well as much of one the humanoid specter could muster. "you think it matters if your going to tell me or not I have my ways of finding out." he growled as blades of shadow jutted form his ethereal form and he approached her laughing Evilly.

Yumi get in there now Jeremy Yelled in desperation staring at the computer screen. there was a long pause. Jeremy wondered if Yumi was there. "Yumi, Yumi its our last chance now go and get Aelita out of XANAS death trap.

Aelita let out a Blood Curdling Scream as the shadow bladed pierced her virtual body.

"AELITA!" Jeremy Yelled in tears "Yumi save her!"

there was no reply, then out of the storm of screams he herd crying and Yumi's voice "I..I.I.. ca..can't..." as she lay in the corner of the the scanner room crying.

Those were the worst words Jeremy had ever herd in his life. and as Aelita final screams Echoed throughout his head Jeremy once again looked at Yumi this time with all the hate he had birthed against her that day so long ago, stood up and walked out.

"She was a little worse for wear." He told himself "but she was tough she would make it." And he mounted up on his motorcycle as the flashing of lightning and crashes of thunder could be heard echoing about this port city, the city of fallen angles.

Ok im sure by now you guys know its an Jeremy X Yumi fic. A little off beat I know But I also know that If it were a Yumi X Ulrich fic I would have tons of reviews. So guys please accept that art has many forms and send some thing in and tell me what you think. If you like it Great, if you hate it I don't care if you tell me that too. Thanks, Icesythe