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The Deviant One
"I can't believe that you're actually struggling against a venom this powerful" thought Constantina as she looked at the unconscious twitching man lying in front of her "You must have more lives than a cat"
Even though everyone at Azure Inc knew that Mr. Anderson had been hospitalized, nobody really knew why. Some assumed that perhaps he had been in some sort of accident, but only Raphael and his two assistants knew the truth. So the moment Constantina overheard Raphael's conversation, she realized she didn't have a moment to lose. So after making a quick stop at her house, she immediately set out for the hospital. Once she got there though she realized that she had no idea where Mr. Anderson was. That wasn't a problem though since money had a funny way of making people talk. So after bribing an orderly, Constantina was led right to where Mr. Anderson was staying. It was quite a disturbing sight since the poor man was on a respirator and his limbs were twitching violently.
"I know you're suffering right now dear Ulysseus" thought Constantina as she opened her purse and put her hand inside to retrieve something "But soon your suffering will be over"
When Constantina took her hand out of her purse, she was holding a small vial and a syringe. The vial was filled with a strange lavender substance and it was what she had stopped at home for. Constantina then walked over to Mr. Anderson, took his arm, and began to search for a vein. After all the injection wouldn't be effective if it didn't go directly into his bloodstream. After a few seconds she found a vein very close to his elbow so the time had finally come. She filled the syringe with the liquid, tapped it a few times, and inserted it into Mr. Anderson's arm.
"You should have known better" thought Constantina as she looked at Mr. Anderson momentarily while administering the injection "Anyone that angers The Viper ends up-"
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
Constantina immediately spun around and found herself face to face with a nurse. The nurse had been sent by Dr. DeWinters to check Mr. Anderson's vital signs for any kind of improvement. Instead she found a strange woman administering an injection to the unconscious patient. Constantina knew she had been caught and the only thing she could do now was run away. The nurse was about to scream but Constantina immediately knocked her down and ran as fast as she could. No one can know I was here...
"Hey why are you so happy today?" asked Tristan as he and Joey sat on a bench while killing time between classes "Are you thinking about lunchtime or what?"
"Yeah..but dat's not da reason dat I'm happy" said Joey with a huge grin on his face as he pulled a few strands of hair away from his brown eyes "I'm happy cause Mai's back again"
After attending the party on Saturday evening with Mai, Joey was as happy as could be. They spent the entire time talking and reminiscing about old times at Duelist Kingdom. Joey could never forget how Mai pretended to be a psychic at first, until he unmasked her. Then again, even without tricks Mai proved to be a great duelist. Mai on the other hand could never forget how Joey dueled to pay for Serenity's eye operation. It helped her see that under his tough guy exterior, Joey was sweet and unselfish. Things began to change though when they began to remember events in Battle City. Joey remembered how helpless and frustrated he felt when Yami Marik trapped Mai in the Shadowrealm. He wanted to get her back and was willing to go to any length to do so. Mai on the other hand remembered how she felt alone and abandoned in the Shadowrealm. Even after she was released from the Shadowrealm, these feelings lingered in her heart. These same feelings were what made it so easy for Varon to convince her to join the Doom Organization. Even though the Doom Organization was disbanded and everything went back to normal, guilt lingered in Mai's heart.
"Joey I'm so sorry about all the trouble I caused" echoed Mai's words in Joey's memory as he remembered their conversation "It's just that Varon just didn't seem to get the message and-"
"Don't worry about it Mai" said Joey as he looked right into Mai's beautiful yet sad violet eyes "Dat's all in da past"
"I want you to know that I only thought of him as a friend" said Mai as she tried to wipe away her tears without smearing her eye makeup "Just that and nothing more"
"Dat doesn't matter anymore" said Joey in a sincere tone of voice as he gently took one of her hands "Da only thing dat matters to me is dat you're safe and dat you're back here in Domino"
Mai was a strong woman and tried to hold her feelings, but Joey's words really got to her. All of her attempts so save her eye makeup were in vain since she began to shed tears. These weren't tears of pain and suffering though, they were tears of joy. For the longest time she wondered whether Joey cared about her. She figured that after the trouble she caused, Joey had done his best to forget her. Mai was sure that he had moved on with his life and that she was nothing more than a memory from the past. Now she was hearing that not only was concerned for her well being, but he was happy to have her back. Without any further thinking, they both leaned closer to each other and ended up kissing. The moment this happened, actions spoke far louder than words. I feel like almost like dis was meant to be...
"Mai..." sighed Joey happily with a huge grin on his face before realizing that Tristan was giving him weird looks "Uh yeah I'm glad cause Mai's back in town"
"Is that it? " asked Tristan since he had a feeling that Joey was lying to him "The last time I saw you this happy was when Serenity moved in with you"
"Speakin of Serenity" said Joey who knew that Tristan suspected something since he was a terrible liar "She's been actin kinda funny since dat party on Saturday"
"No she isn't!said Tristan since Serenity he had just seen Serenity the previous day She was the same always: sweet, lovely, and perfect!
While most people wouldn't have noticed anything strange about Serenity's behavior, Joey did. In fact he noticed this change immediately after they left the party. On the ride back home, Serenity was there physically but her mind was someplace else. Joey had never seen her act like this and couldn't figure it out. Mai on the other hand hinted that perhaps Serenity had met a boy at the party. After all she did wander off on her own for the entire night. Joey looked back at Serenity in the backseat right as she was sighed happily and realized that Mai could be right. But if she did meet someone, then who was it? Joey didn't want his little sister to end up falling for someone who could be a total jerk. The only consolation he had was that the guy wasn't Tristan or Duke, since neither one was at the party. Then again this guy could turn out to be someone even worse. Joey wouldn't be at ease until he knew the truth...
"Hmph I can only imagine all the complaints this old man has about Mokuba" thought Seto as he entered the room where his old health class used to be "After all if he's not giving out detention then he's not happy"
As important as Kaiba Corp was to Seto, nothing was more important than Mokuba. So when the day for parent/teacher conferences at Domino High came around, Seto took the day off. It was a little strange to come back to his old high school as a "parent" rather than a student. Everything turned out to be worthwhile though after he heard what all of the teachers had to say about Mokuba. Every single teacher Seto spoke to had nothing but the best to say about Mokuba. They all agreed that he was smart, responsible, and a very hard worker. Seto couldn't have been prouder of his little brother. So it cancels out whatever this crazy old geezer has to say...
Mr. Kaiba you should be very proud" said Mr. Foster as he looked down at a book that contained all of his students grades "Mokuba is one of my most brilliant students"
"I wouldn't expect less" said Seto who was actually quite surprised to hear this coming from his old health teacher "After all I expect him to go far in life"
Once Seto left Mr. Foster's room, he looked down at the list he had of Mokuba's teachers one last time. Mr. Foster had been the very last one on the list which meant that Seto was done. As he stood there in the empty hallway, Seto once again reflected on everything he had heard that day. Despite the misunderstanding they had earlier that year, Mokuba still managed to keep up with his work. He had proven that he was strong, determined, and not easily thrown off balance no matter how difficult things got. Mokuba had proven that he truly was destined for greatness and might one day take over Kaiba Corp. Seto couldn't have been happier at that moment. I don't think anything could make this day any better...
SLAM!
The sound of a locker slamming shut immediately broke Seto's train of thought. The moment he looked over, he realized that his day was indeed about to get better. There stood Serenity struggling to get what appeared to be an advanced algebra book into her backpack. Unfortunately it seemed the zipper was caught and she couldn't get it open. Seto looked at her for a moment and when he remembered Saturday night, an amused smirk appeared on his face. Serenity had run away from him that time, but would she do it again this time? There was only one way to find out.
"Come on open up you stupid backpack!" thought Serenity who was too busy struggling with her backpack to notice Seto "Ugh! Why does this always happen when I'm already late for class?"
"So is your backpack giving you trouble Wheeler?" asked Seto in an arrogant tone of voice as he walked up to Serenity "I guess that's what you get for owning such a cheap backpack"
"Kaiba?" said Serenity with a surprised look on her face as she looked up and found herself looking up at Seto "What are you doing here?"
As Seto looked down at Serenity, he noticed something immediately. Usually whenever he addressed Serenity she tended to blush and stutter a bit. This time she hadn't blushed and she didn't stutter at all. A part of Seto was amused since Serenity was finally acting fearless, yet disappointed because she was. There was also another part of him that didn't want her to feel intimidated by him. It was the part of him that realized that Serenity not only beautiful on the outside but the inside as well. It was also the same part that hadn't been able to get her out of his mind the remainder of the weekend.
"What do you think Wheeler?" asked Seto as he suddenly leaned a bit and stared directly into her warm brown eyes "Why would I be here?"
"Well..." said Serenity as her heart began to beat rapidly as she stared into those icy blue orbs "I'm guessing you're here for the parent/teacher conferences"
"It could be" said Seto as he continued staring into those beautiful amber-like eyes as intently as he could "Then again I might be here for another reason"
"Why does this happen ever time?" thought Serenity to herself as she felt her heartbeat increase even more and the blood starting to rush up to her cheeks "Why am I feeling like this?"
Serenity's mind and heart were in complete and utter turmoil at that moment and it was all because of two blue eyed young men. Seto Kaiba was the first and he was also the one that Serenity had known of the longest. He was absolutely handsome and had dark blue eyes like sapphires. Despite their beauty though, these eyes were cold, unfriendly, and seemingly cruel. Valon on the other hand was someone that Serenity had barely gotten to know recently. He was also very handsome and had sky blue eyes. These eyes were not only beautiful, they were warm, friendly, and very kind at the same time. These eyes and their owners were the complete opposite of each other. Despite these great differences though, Serenity liked them both.
"I've got to get going" said Serenity as she quickly moved away from Seto and turned her face in the opposite direction "I'm already late for math class"
Serenity then quickly walked off, but for some reason she stopped and looked back. When she did she saw Kaiba standing in the same spot, but his expression had changed. The amused cocky smirk he had been wearing had been replaced with an extremely serious look. The look on his face was almost as if though he was displeased for some reason. Either way she turned around and continued walking towards her class. As Seto looked at Serenity disappear into another hallway, his expression darkened. The change he noticed in Serenity was far too great to be a mere coincidence. Especially when he remembered the way she took off the last time he saw her. Something must have happened to her after afterwards...but what? That's what I want to know...
"So much death and destruction happened there" thought a lone auburn haired woman as gazed down at the remains of a city "And so many innocent lives were lost"
This city was one of many in a small and virtually unknown country. This country was a beautiful place with tall snow capped mountains, lush green forests, and crystal clear lakes. It was a very peaceful place to live until the war happened. The war was not only long, horrible, and pointless, but it was also the end of this particular city. Even after it ended, all of the inhabitants chose to move away and never return. So even though the natural beauty remained, the only thing left of this city was cold ghostly ruins and an air of death. Something I know of all to well...
"It must have been very beautiful" said the woman whose pale green eyes remained focused on the city "Before all of the pointless killing"
"Something that you know all to well" chuckled a short fat man with greasy black hair and a ratty looking moustache as he walked up to her "Isn't that right?"
Every single day that passed felt like another link in an unending chain of suffering. Suffering for which the woman could only blame herself and no one else. After all she was the one who chose to join a dark ruthless society led by an enigmatic leader. Unlike others who joined because of the money, she joined because of her urge to hurt people. Life had been cruel to her and she wanted to take it out on whoever she could. It was her cold personality, hatred, disregard for others, and natural stealth that soon led her to the top. She would now have the privilege of being their master's second in command. She had to share the spot though since there was another person who earned the same privilege. Just when she thought she had it all, someone came along and changed her life.
"You..." thought the woman as a she felt a lump in her throat when she remembered the day that she met the person who changed her life "You didn't deserve this"
The young man was a kind and cheerful person who he had an entirely different outlook on life. He exactly the sort of person she hated and would take pleasure in killing. So she cornered her after he left the university he attended and pulled out a handgun. As she looked into her victim's innocent blue eyes, she realized something. What would she achieve through killing him? Nothing absolutely nothing. Her life would still be empty and it would remain this way until someone killed her. She immediately fell to her knees since she felt lost, frustrated, and all alone. Despite the fact that she nearly killed him, the young man actually consoled her. It was he who would help her realize that life did have much to offer. He was also the one that told her that they could have a life together. So she chose to abandon her society but the day she did this would mark the beginning of a new era. An era filled with even more innocent people suffering because of me...
"It's no wonder our master hand picked you" said the man as he gave a dark grin that spread across his entire face "You were the most brutal assassin our society ever saw...isn't that right Angel?"
"Don't call me that Claudius!" hissed the woman as she spun around and looked down at the man who immediately backed off "Because of me your "master" started using mind control serums on her top minions!"
"Well the master does need to make sure they're completely loyal" said the man in a cynical tone of voice as he looked up at the woman "It's the only way they'll never fall in love and run off"
The woman gave a disgusted look and stormed off since she didn't want to hear anymore. No matter where she went, this horrible, greasy, little toad Claudius would follow her and she was sick of it. At times she was even tempted to revert to her old ways and kill him once and for all, but she wouldn't do it. The thought of her true love was more than enough to keep her on the right path. Claudius just gave a sinister grin since he knew that his prescence bothered her. He had no choice though since his mission was to follow her and report back to his master.
"Hello?" said Raphael as he picked up the phone and realized that it was Dr. DeWinters "Is something wrong Dr. DeWinters?"
"Mr. Girard..." said Dr. DeWinters hesitently since he was honestly a little bit nervous at the moment "I'm not quite sure how tell you this..."
"What is it?" said Raphael as he immediately feared the worse by the sound of the doctor's voice "Did something happen? Tell me!"
"Well today we had a very strange incident" said Dr. DeWinters who felt even more nervous when he realized how agitated Raphael had gotten "You see..."
The doctor told Raphael that while one of the nurses was doing her rounds, she encountered a strange woman. Not just any strange woman, a strange woman giving Mr. Anderson an injection. Even though the woman managed to get away, the nurse had gotten a fairly good look at her. She was a middle aged woman with shoulder length black hair, glasses, and she was dressed in a black dress suit. The moment Raphael heard this, it felt as if though his heart had come to a complete stop. Before he could linger on these thoughts though, Dr. DeWinters finally got to the real reason he had called. Shortly after the mysterious woman ran off, Mr. Anderson woke up. Dr. DeWinters immediately performed a blood test, and the results stunned him. Whatever this woman had injected Mr. Anderson with was the antidote to the venom in his bloodstream.
"As difficult as this may be to believe" said Dr. DeWinters who was honestly still quite baffled what had occured that day "This woman just saved Mr. Anderson's life"
"I can't believe it" said Raphael who felt relief for the first time since Mr. Anderson was first hospitalized "Would it be alright to see him yet?"
"Yes it's perfectly alright Mr. Girard" said Dr. DeWinters as he pushed his glasses further back onto his nose "In fact Mr. Anderson was wondering about you"
"Then I'll be over there as soon as I can" said Raphael as he immediately began to search for his car keys before even hanging up "Goodbye"
"So..." said Varon who had been trying to overhear the conversation even though he was supposed to be filing away some papers "Is it good news or bad news mate?"
Raphael quickly informed Varon that the doctor had just given him the best news possible. Varon immediately realized that this meant that Mr. Anderson had woken up. Varon smiled since he had also been worried about the poor old man as well. When Raphael saw Varon smiling , he was almost regretted what he was about to say. It was something that was guaranteed to wipe the smile off of Varon's face. Unfortunately it was something he had to do...
"I don't know for how long I'll be gone" said Raphael as he began to walk towards the doors of his office "So Amelda I'm leaving you in charge of everything"
"Me?" asked Amelda who had been quietly sitting at his desk just typing away the entire time "Don't worry I'll make sure Varon doesn't break anything"
"WHAT? Don't leave him charge!" shouted Varon as his jaw dropped and his eyes opened wide in complete disbelief "He's gonna lock me out of the office as soon as you're gone!"
It seemed that all of Varon's begging and pleading was of no use since Raphael's mind was made up. He trusted Amelda and knew that he was going to do a good job running things while he was away. Once Raphael closed the door to his office, a thought suddenly crossed his mind. What if they started fighting and one really did lock the other out of the office? Sure it seemed silly but with those two a fight could break out at the drop of the hat. So Raphael bent down, picked up the doormat in front of his office, and placed a key underneath. Just in case...
BUZZ!
"What is it?"said Madame Cervantes as she pressed the button on her intercom "Has anyone brought any news?"
"Madame there is news" said Nightshade in her usual cold and monotone voice over the intercom " The deviant one has just made a move"
"I would expect no less from her" said Madame Cervantes with a laugh since the news was actually funny to her "But she's no fool since she knows what I'm capable of"
"Shall I send her a bouquet of flowers?" said Nightshade in her perpetually cold and lifeless voice
"That although fitting, would be a great insult to her" said Madame Cervantes with a cruel smile on her red lips "After all thanks to her I've acquired extremely valuable knowledge"
Madame Cervantes then turned around and stared out the window at all of downtown Domino. For a long time she had been thinking of a way to "thank" the deviant one. Now she had come up with a way that was not only fitting, but extremely painful as well. And the key to it is the foolish one...
Several Hours Later
"This has got to be the most boring day of my life" thought Tea as she sat on a stool behind a makeup counter "I've just been sitting here for hours!"
When Tea first arrived at "Von Schroeder's", she honestly didn't know what to expect. Luckily for her she was already wearing the "Von Schroeder's" uniform which consisted of a black dress suit, a pink silk scarf around her neck, some black pantyhose, and heels. The other women there were about to ask Tea where she had gotten her uniform but then they noticed that her nametag had "Amneris" written on it. They smiled and told Tea that her mother had just saved her from the boredom of being fitted for one. Unfortunately the uniform didn't save her from the boredom that went with working there. So far Tea had spent most of her time just playing with makeup testers, sniffing various perfumes, getting a headache, and playing with the makeup testers again. Didn't any people come to this department store? I guess nothing's going to happen today...
"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!" cried the short blonde haired woman, whose name was Anna, as she quickly stumbled into the makeup department "None of you are going to believe this!"
"What is it?" asked the tall curly haired brunette, whose name was Brenda, when she noticed the state her coworker was in "What's going on?"
"I was down in the shoe gallery" said Anna as she struggled to catch her breath which indicated she had been running "A-And the inspection just started!"
"What?" exclaimed Tea who couldn't believe that the infamous inspection happened to be on her first day at this place "Mrs. Von Schroeder is here?"
"Actually that's why I'm so worried" said Anna as she continued panting and dabbed her sweat off with a tissue "You see she didn't come this time, instead she sent-"
"Guten tag ladies" said a male voice that cut her off and immediately got everyone in the makeup department's attention "I think I'll begin the inspection by making sure everyone is present"
"Oh my God..." thought Tea when she caught a glimpse of the person who had just come into their department "I should have known"
The person was none other than Siegfried Von Schroeder who was accompanied by his younger brother Leon. Siegfried belonged to an extremely wealthy family and was the current CEO of "Schroeder Corp". Along with "Schroeder Corp", the Von Schroeder family owned several upscale department stores. They were all called "Von Schroeder's" and they had been a present Mr. Von Schroeder gave to his wife. Unfortunately Mrs. Von Schroeder hadn't been feeling well enough to go out for the inspection. So Siegfried went in her place, but since he was busy with "Schroeder Corp" he decided to move the inspection date up a few weeks. Besides he figured this was better since it would allow him to see what really happened on a daily basis at the department store...
"So is everyone here Leon?" asked Siegfried as he turned back to look at his younger brother who a folder in his hands "Or is there anyone missing today?"
"Well everyone is here..." said Leon as he sheepishly looked at the women in front of him and then at the folder in his hands "But..."
The purple haired boy gestured for his older brother to come closer and he whispered something to him. Tea realized that it really had been a long time since she had seen either of the brothers, since Leon was alot taller. Despite his growth spurt though, Leon still looked almost like Tea remembered. Siegfried on the other hand looked exactly like she remembered. He still had long pink hair that was perfectly cared for and he was still dressed from head to toe in designer clothing. Tea could only wonder how many hours it took Siegfried to get ready in the morning. When Leon was done whispering to his brother, Siegfried turned around and looked at them. No one had been able to hear what Leon had said, so this made them even more nervous. Much to Tea's horror, Siegfried immediately walked over to her and held up a sheet of paper that contained her mother's picture and employee profile. Oh crap...
"I know very well that you're not Frau Gardner" said Siegfried as he held the paper in front of Tea's face while looking over at Anna "Why is this girl pretending to be her?"
"Uh...W-W-Well" stammered Anna who feared that Siegfried might have an explosive temper just like his mother had "Y-Y-You s-see M-Mr. Von Schroeder it's n-not w-what-"
"You're right..." said Tea as she looked up at Siegfried since he had completely misunderstood the situation "My name is Tea and Amneris is my mother"
"Tea?" said Leon who had been thinking the whole time that Tea looked slightly familiar for some reason "Hey remember me? It's been a really long time"
"I do remember you Leon" said Tea who despite her situation managed to force a smile onto her face and look over at Leon "It's really good to see you"
"Excuse me but we're not through here" said Siegfried as he looked right down at Tea with his green eyes "And just why were you impersonating your mother Fraulein Gardner?"
"I wasn't trying to impersonate my mother" said Tea as she looked up at Siegfried and decided to just come clean "I was trying to help her because..."
Tea told Siegfried that her mother had worked at "Von Schroeder's" for as long as she could remember. She was a good employee who always made it a point to be on time, especially since she worked every single day. The only strange habit her mother had was taking off on unexpected trips. Then again she wasn't doing anything wrong since she used her vacation time to take these trips. After all it was only fair since she earned that vacation time by working so many hours. So naturally Tea was shocked when she found out that despite her years of loyal service, she would be fired if she missed the inspection. She couldn't sit back and let it happen which is why she accepted to work at "Von Schroeder's" at least until her mother showed up. When Tea finished telling her story, Siegfried and Leon were just staring at her. She felt good that she had told them the truth, but if she was fired then there was nothing more she could do...
"So the only reason you took this job was to help your mom?" said Leon as he suddenly broke the silence as he glanced over at Tea and smiled "That was really sweet of you Tea"
"After all family is the most important thing any of us have" said Siegfried (much to everyone's surprise) as he pushed a strand of his long pink hair behind his ear "In light of the situation I think we can work something out..."
Much to Tea's relief, Siegfried told her that he wasn't going to fire her mother. In fact he'd be a fool to do so since Amneris was one of the hardest working employees in the entire store. He then told her that she was also welcome to stay and work for as long as she needed or wanted to. Oddly enough he added that she shouldn't hesitate to ask if she needed any other help. Leon nodded and smiled at Tea indicating that as weird as it seemed, Siegfried was serious. As soon as the Von Schroeder brothers left, everyone in the makeup department sighed with relief. After such a day they all agreed that the only thing to do at that point was go home and relax.
"Aww what's wrong with you mate?" asked Varon with a grin as he exited the parking lot at the Azure Inc building at the end of the day "Do you still have a headache?"
"Another hour and I would have snapped!" thought Amelda who felt as if though as if though his head was going to split in two at that moment "I never want to be in charge again!"
After Raphael left, Amelda was pretty sure it was going to be an good day. For one thing Varon was currently all the way across the room as opposed to sitting on his desk and bothering him. So with no interruptions he would easily be able to finish up all of his work, but that's when it began. First some weird guy named Rico showed up with a huge stack of paperwork he needed Raphael to sign. Amelda told him that Raphael wasn't there but he could leave it on the desk. Before Amelda even got a chance to continue his work, a redhead girl named Alexandria showed up and she too had paperwork. Once again Amelda told her to leave the paperwork on the desk. As soon as this girl was out the door, several of Raphael's corporate lawyers showed up. They too had paperwork and they too were told to leave it on the desk. Just when the coast seemed clear, the phone rang and it was Raphael. He called to let Amelda know that he was expecting some paperwork. Once Amelda acknowledged that it was there, Raphael asked him a favor. He wanted to know if he could read through and summarize it since he wouldn't be able to make it back that day. So Amelda had no choice but to spend the rest of the day reading the huge stack of paperwork and getting a headache. Even though he knew he was going to have a headache by the end of the day, he figured it would be because of Varon...
"Cheer up mate" said Varon as he made a right hand turn and headed down another street "At least you got to see what it's like at the top"
"Shut up" muttered Amelda as he closed his eyes for a moment and tried to ignore the fact that Varon was driving "The last thing I need right now is annoying chatter"
"Annoying chatter?" sputtered Varon in an indignant tone of voice as they were stopped by a red light "And just what are you-Hey is that who I think it is? Open your eyes mate!"
"Let me guess..." said Amelda who had a pretty good clue what Varon had seen despite the fact that his eyes were currently closed "A girl wearing something really short and trashy?"
"You know..." said Varon who was kind of annoyed that Amelda always had the need to be sarcastic "You could at least open your eyes first and see who I'm talking about"
Open his eyes? Why bother? Amelda knew that the moment he opened his eyes he was going to see some kind of bimbo. After all Varon had a huge weakness for them, as was evident by his crush on Mai. He did note that he had offended Varon by talking about whoever it was. Amelda wouldn't be surprised if he opened his eyes and found himself staring at Mai.
"Well I'd might as well take a look" thought Amelda as he turned his head towards the open window and slowly opened his grey eyes "Otherwise he won't shut up for the-"
Amelda wasn't even able to finish his thought when he finally saw the person Varon was referring to. There on the sidewalk stood the last person he wanted to see at that moment. Fortunately she hadn't noticed him or Varon since she was busy reading something. Please let the light turn green already!
"I'm hardly going to have time to do my homework" thought Tea as she looked down at a copy of her new work schedule "But at least I'm glad that they let Mom keep her job"
Although Tea was relieved that her mother had gotten to keep her job, she was also relieved about something else. "Von Schroeder's" paid far more than "Burger World" ever did so Tea wouldn't have to worry about paying the rent. It also looked like the days of eating nothing but soup, juice, and bread were a thing of the past. As she looked at her schedule, Tea was completely unaware that she was being watched. Even though Amelda was hoping she didn't see them, Varon had something else in mind.
"Hey Tea!" shouted Varon as he leaned right over Amelda and smiled cheerfully at Tea "How's it going sheila?"
"Huh?" said Tea as she looked up from her paper and was surprised to find herself looking at Varon "Oh hi Varon!"
"Why is this happening?" thought Amelda as he tried his best to slink down in his seat and make himself invisible "Oh yeah...he took the car keys when I wasn't looking"
"I didn't know you worked at this place" said Varon as he ignored Amelda's attempts to vanish into thin air "How long have you worked here?"
"Actually today was my first day" said Tea as she smiled at Varon as she pushed a strand of chocolate brown hair behind her ear "And it was the craziest day ever"
"So are you heading home right now?" asked Varon cheerfully as Amelda slid lower and lower in his seat "If you are then do you want us to give you a ride?"
The moment Varon said this, Tea knew exactly what he meant by "we". How could she forgotten that Varon lived with "him"? Surely enough there he was slouching down in the passenger seat. It was amazing how someone so tall could slink down so low in a feeble attempt to make himself invisible. What really amazed her was that he hadn't protested at the fact that Varon was talking to her. After all wasn't she just a "waste of time" as he had once said? Just seeing him so close to her made her feel angry, humiliated, and slightly disgusted. Amelda knew that she was looking at him, but he couldn't bear to look at her. After everything that had happened he was too hurt, too angry, and too confused to think properly. Then again he realized that he was behaving like a child, so he quickly straightened up. He then slowly turned his head and looked at the piece of paper in her hands before slowly his eyes up. Their eyes met for a moment before they both quickly ended up looking away.
"T-Thanks for the offer" lied Tea as felt her entire face burn and desperately longed to get away "But I'm going to visit a friend...Goodbye!"
Tea then quickly walked off and pretended that she was walking towards the opposite end of the street. As soon as they drove off and were out of sight, Tea brought a hand up to her forehead. Even though Tea had been feeling a mixture of anger and resentment towards Amelda, it changed the moment his eyes met hers. Now her heart was pounding, her knees felt weak, and she felt feverish.
"No I can't feel this way" thought Tea as she took a deep breath and felt her heartbeat increasing by the second "But those eyes..."
Those steel grey eyes were enough to throw Tea into another cycle of emotional turmoil. Amelda's eyes were very beautiful, but despite their beauty appeared to be cold and cruel most of the time. It seemed that they were a perfect mirror of Amelda's heart and soul...or were they? Now even if it had been for a split second, Tea saw something entirely different when she glanced at his eyes. Instead of the usual coldness, these same eyes were filled with various emotions. They seemed to hold a bit of anger, sadness, confusion, but mostly pain. The more she thought about it though, she realized that she had actually seen it before. His eyes had the exact same look to them the moment she discovered he was Alister.
"But if his eyes had that look then" thought Tea who at that point was beginning to hate herself for feeling this way "Does it mean..."
It seemed the more Tea tried to forget Amelda, the more she ended up falling in love with him. Even though she was sure he didn't love her, a part of her believed that he did. The more she dwelled on these thoughts the more pain she began to feel. What if he really did have feelings for her? But what if she was just getting her hopes up for nothing? After awhile she no longer knew what to think and slowly began the walk home...
"No...I can't feel this way again" thought Amelda as he felt a cool breeze blowing against his feverish face "But those eyes..."
Even though Amelda had headache, it was quickly replaced by a feverish feeling when he looked into Tea's eyes. Then again how could he forget all about those beautiful dark blue eyes that had captivated him all those nights? Even though they were as beautiful as he remembered, something was different about them. Normally Tea's eyes seemed to be filled with happiness no matter what, but this was no longer the case. Today her eyes held anger, resentment, frustration, sadness, and only a hint of happiness. What could have happened to make Tea feel this way?
"Something must have happened" thought Amelda as he raised his gaze and noticed the moon beginning to appear above some buildings "Something really big"
For a moment Amelda contemplated the thought that maybe it had something to do with Saturday night. After a few seconds he felt disgusted with how arrogant he was being. After all what made him think that she would actually spare a thought for him?
"Now I'm being dilusional" thought Amelda as he slowly lowered his gaze for a moment as he brought his hand up to his cheek "I'm sure she has better things to think about"
Now that he thought about it, Tea had just started a new job that day and she herself said it was a crazy day. After all dealing with customers at a department store was far worse than reading paperwork. Then again why was Tea working at "Von Schroeder's"? Could something possibly have happened and that's why she was working there? After all "Von Schroeder's" was notorious for having trouble hiring anybody at all. Apparently it had something to do with the owner of the store being a complete tyrant. Usually the only people who worked at "Von Schroeder's" were those who were truly desperate for work. Even though there was something very strange about Tea's situation, these was one thing Amelda truly wondered about...
"Her nametag" thought Amelda as Varon changed lanes when they finally got close to Apricot Street "Why did it have "Amneris" written on it?"
To Be Continued...
Author's Notes: Thank you so much to the people who read and reviewed my last chapter! Anyways sorry for the confusion for the whole chapter thing. Once in awhile I will put two chapters up at the same time. Most of the time I just can't do that(Lets have a hand for: Calculus!). Anyways as always more OOCness warnings for the next chapter! So hugs and kisses people! tosses chocolates