Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or any of the characters so don't sue me:D
Fallen Angel
"I can't do this anymore" thought Angel as she looked down at the razor sharp armored gloves on her hands "At least not now that I have him". For many years Angel was an angry person full of hatred with a desire to harm others. Behind this lay a lonely young woman who at times figured she'd be better off dead. Now that the months had passed, she no longer felt this way anymore. The warmth and affection Odysseus had shown her was more than enough to make her see that there was hope for the future. Unfortunately there was one problem: Her master. "If I stay here I'll always be miserable" thought Angel as she sighed and walked over to a nearby window "But if I leave then I have a chance to be happy". "There you are!" exclaimed a young black haired female as she entered the room and walked up to Angel "I thought that maybe you hadn't come in today". Both young women were both in their early twenties and were both clad in black outfits with high heeled boots. The only difference was that Angel wore armored gloves while the other young woman didn't. "You're half right Victoria" said Angel as she looked back at her comrade "After all today is going to be my last day here...". "What?" cried Victoria as her large brown eyes shot open in disbelief at what she heard "What do you mean?". "What I mean is that I've had it" said Angel with a defiant look in her pale green eyes "I don't want to be an assassin anymore". Although Victoria knew that Angel was very unpredictable, she never would have expected this. After all Angel was The Viper's top assassin and the envy of many other members of The Society. Then again so was Victoria since she too shared a spot with Angel, even though she wasn't an assassin. It was her great intelligence and vast knowledge of chemicals that earned her this spot. "A-Are you doing this because of him?" whispered Victoria as she looked around to make sure no one heard them "Or is it because you don't want to work for her?". "Both reasons" said Angel as she nodded her head "I don't wanna spend the rest of my life here". "At least you have a reason to leave" said Victoria with a sad tone in her voice as she lowered her head "I'm stuck here for the rest of my life...". When she said this Angel looked at her as if though she were completely insane. The way Victoria spoke made it sound as if though she were The Viper's slave or something. She was absolutely brilliant and could easily get a legitimate job anywhere else. "You're wrong because you're not going to stay here" said Angel as she suddenly reached out and grabbed Victoria's arm "You're going to come with me". "What?" exclaimed Victoria who was nowhere as impulsive as Angel "N-No I can't!". "You can and you will!" said Angel she tightened her grip to keep her from running off "Besides... you're the only friend I've got". "Friend?" asked Victoria who was surprised to hear that the usually cold young woman considered her a friend "I didn't know that you-YEOW!". Before she could finish her sentence, Angel suddenly pulled her arm and dragged her off. They had to get out of the building before anyone realized what they were currently up to. Unfortunately they failed to realize that someone had just overheard their entire conversation. "So these two have abandoned our master?" thought a short, greasy, and toadlike man known as Claudius "I have to tell her at once!".
"I fall asleep for a few minutes" muttered Amelda as he slowly walked down the pathway leading from his apartment building down to the sidewalk "And I have a new dream...just great"
Even though he wasn't happy at first that he was sent home, this changed as soon as Amelda got there. As soon as he went into his bedroom he began to feel very sleepy and his bed began to look very appealing. Within seconds he had crawled under the covers, bundled himself off, and drifted off to sleep. He woke up about ten minutes later and realized that he had just had a new dream. Amelda honestly didn't care though and was more concerned with getting back to sleep. Unfortunately he found himself unable to do so despite the exhaustion he felt. He desperately tossed, turned, and rolled all around the bed, but it was no use. In the end Amelda simply gave up, changed into a blue t-shirt, cargo pants, and a white track jacket with dark blue sleeves. Maybe a walk in the park will help me fall asleep again...
"That woman..." thought Amelda as he stepped off of the sidewalk and began to cross the street "Is she the same one from my other dreams?"
Although she looked the same woman from the previous dream, she was very different. The Angel that Amelda had first seen was a loving wife and a caring mother. The Angel he was seeing now was was an assassin. Although she was an assassin, she wanted to leave this life behind and go off with Odysseus. So was this actually the same woman? As strange as this dream was, there one thing that in particular that Amelda found very unusual: Victoria. Although Victoria was a beautiful young woman, she bore a certain resemblance to someone Amelda wasn't fond of...
"She looks alot like Constantina" thought Amelda as he walked through the grass and past several trees "Although I'm sure that she never looked that good"
Before Amelda could continue his thoughts, he noticed a soccer ball land in the grass just up ahead. He gave a smile since he had a pretty good idea of where the ball had come from. So he picked up the ball and as he headed down to the field to return it, he ran into the pink haired girl. The moment she saw Amelda, her eyes widened and she began to shout in order to let the other kids know that he was back. Within seconds all of the other kids ran up to where she was and just stared up at Amelda as if in disbelief that he was actually there.
"Amelda!" cried the pink haired girl as she suddenly ran forward and clung to Amelda's leg " We were so worried about you!"
"Yeah" said the black haired boy as he ran his hand through his messy mane "Where were you?"
"Were you sick?" asked the blue haired boy as he looked up at Amelda
"Were you busy?" asked a blonde haired boy as he absent mindedly tugged at his sleeve
"Were you tired?" asked a brown haired girl as she blinked several times while looking up at him
"Or did you just forget about us?" asked the pink haired girl as she looked straight up at Amelda with a sad look on her face "After all you're an adult and we're just kids"
"I'm really sorry that I haven't been around lately" said Amelda as he gently pulled the little girl off of his leg and into his arms "But there's no way I'd ever forget about you guys"
"That's okay!" squealed the pink haired girl as she gave Amelda a really big hug since she couldn't believe her luck "I forgi-I mean we forgive you!"
"Besides it's not like we didn't have fun without you" said the black haired boy as he went over and took the soccer ball "Someone else played with us a few days ago!"
"Really?" said Amelda since he had absolutely no idea of who else would be willing to play soccer with the kids "Who?"
"Alex!" sighed the pink haired girl with a dreamy look on her face as she remembered her newest crush "He's so cute!"
"Who?"
"That guy you hit in the head last time" said the blue haired boy as he rolled his eyes at the pink haired girl "The one that had a huge bruise afterwards!"
"Oh"
"So..." said the black haired boy impatiently since he wanted to get back to the game "Do you want to play or do you have to do something else?"
"Well...I was on my way to-Huh?" said Amelda as he put the little girl back on the ground(much to her disappointment) and suddenly pointed at something "Look at that!"
"Huh?" cried all the little kids as they immediately turned around to see what he was talking about "What is it?"
The kids had absolutely no clue what Amelda was talking about since they didn't see anything out of the ordinary. When they turned around to ask him about it, they saw him running down towards the field with the soccer ball. They couldn't believe that he had tricked them so easily. Then again it didn't really matter since they were just happy to have him back. What the kids didn't know was that being around them made Amelda happy as well. They all immediately ran down to the field and began to play like they usually did.
"I can't believe that I lost track of the time!" thought Tea as she stepped off of the sidewalk and onto the grass "As if this day wasn't bad enough already.."
Even though talking to Yugi had made her feel a little better, it also caused her to lose track of the time. When Tea finally glanced at her watch she realized that she only had half an hour before work. To make matters worse she realized that she had forgotten her uniform at home. So after running several blocks like crazy while avoiding cars, bicycles, and other pedestrians, Tea finally made it back to her apartment. After finally getting dressed she immediately dashed out the front door and decided to take a shortcut through the park. This should save me at least five minutes...
"Yeah!" shouted a young blue haired boy somewhere in the distance as he and a few other people played soccer "I've got the ball and there's nothing you can do!"
"Oh really!" said Amelda jokingly as he suddenly ran around the boy and quickly took the ball away from him "Well better luck next time"
"No fair!"
"Well at least they get to have fun" thought Tea as she momentarily glanced over at them down on the field "I wish that I could have some-"
POW!
Before Tea knew what had happened, she was struck in the face by the soccer ball. She ended up falling backwards onto the grass and lay there completely stunned from the blow. Amelda and the kids had seen the moment that a woman was hit by the soccer ball and knocked down. Amelda couldn't believe that he had just struck another person, so he immediately ran towards her. He could only hope that the woman was alright and that she didn't think he did it on purpose.
"Tea?" thought Amelda in complete disbelief when he finally reached her and realized who she was "This would happen wouldn't it?"
As Amelda knelt down beside the unconscious Tea, he couldn't help but feel confused yet again. Even though she had a slight bruise on her cheek where the ball struck, she looked very serene and beautiful. Seeing her like this reminded him of the two times that he had carried her back home. The first time he hadn't wanted to do it at all since he honestly didn't care for her at all. In fact it was Miruko's memory that convinced him to actually take her back home. The second time was vastly different since he had fallen in love with her at that point. He wasted no time in carrying her back home since he wanted her to rest after their little chase. This second time also marked an enormous heartbreak and the beginning of his current emotional turmoil.
"I know I have to forget you" thought Amelda as he gently pulled Tea into his arms and brushed a strand of hair away from her face "But I can't no matter how hard I try"
"Unnnh..." suddenly groaned Tea as she slowly opened her eyes and realized that her vision was a little fuzzy at that moment "W-What happened?"
"You..." started Amelda as his voice cracked making him feel and sound like some sort of awkward teenage boy "You were hit by a soccer ball..."
"Huh?" said Tea as she suddenly snapped out of it and went into shock when she realized who was looking down at her "You!"
It was only then that Tea realized that not only was Amelda looking down at her but she was currently in his arms as well. She gasped and immediately pulled herself away from him and quickly tried to get back on her feet. It was no use though since she was very dizzy and ended up stumbling and falling forward. Amelda was quick though and caught her before she hit the ground. So despite her attempts, Tea ended up right back in Amelda's arms. At this point her cheeks turned bright red, so she quickly turned around before he noticed it.
"Why did I have to run into you?" thought Tea as she pressed a hand against Amelda's chest to keep a distance between them "And why is this happening?"
Being in Amelda's arms once again made Tea feel extremely uncomfortable. After all the last time she had been this close to him was when she had been foolish enough to kiss him. Even though he could have pulled away when she did this, he chose to respond to it instead. It was absolutely the most wonderful and passionate thing she had ever experienced in her life. Just remembering that kiss made her face burn as if though she had a terrible fever. At the same time she was also dreading the moment when she'd have to turn around and face Amelda again. Then again maybe this was a good thing since it might help convince her that he was completely wrong for her.
"I know she doesn't want to be here right now" thought Amelda as he glanced down at the Tea and noticed how hard she was trying to not make eye contact "But I have to do this to convince myself once and for all"
"Okay...I'll look up on the count of 3" thought Tea as she tried to gather enough courage to look the redhead straight in the eye "1, 2,-"
Before she could reach 3, Amelda gently placed his hand under Tea's chin and pulled her face up. The moment her blue eyes met his grey eyes, it felt as if though everything around them stopped. Even though she was trying to deny her feelings, her eyes betrayed her. They completely revealed the way she truly felt about the young man standing in front of her. It seemed that Amelda wasn't doing any better since he too had been betrayed as well. His normally cold and mirrorlike eyes decided that they wanted to reflect his true feelings as well. Even though no words were exchanged between them, Tea and Amelda felt completely different. The fear of thinking that the other despised them was suddenly gone. When they both came to their senses they found themselves leaning towards each other and their lips were about to meet yet again...
"Hey Amelda!" shouted the black haired boy as he and the other kids suddenly ran up and scared the daylights out of both of them "Is everything-Hey what's going on?"
"Uhh.."
"Well..uh..."
"Hey you're the lady that got hit with the ball" said the blonde haired boy as he looked up at them in shock "So why were you about to kiss?"
"Yeah!" shouted the pink haired girl in an indignant tone of voice since she couldn't believe what she had just seen "Who do you think you are?"
"Hey you live in the apartment next to me!" exclaimed the blue haired boy when he suddenly recognized Tea "So are you Amelda's girlfriend or what?"
"I-I-I..." stammered Tea as she turned several shades of red and quickly backed away from Amelda "I have to go to work!"
While Tea ran off as quickly as she could, Amelda just stood there and watching. Despite what he had initially thought, he now realized that she didn't hate him after all. In fact judging by what had nearly happened, they had the same feelings for each other. Knowing that the girl he had come to care for actually had feelings for him was a good feeling. Suddenly all of the anguish from the past weeks was put behind him and he could get on with his life. Well right after I finish this soccer game of course...
Several Hours Later
"Mmmmm!" mumbled Joey with a mouth full of shrimp and angel hair pasta "Dis is da best thing I've eaten all day!"
"Well I'm glad to see you like it" said Mai with a smile on her face as she watched Joey happily devour her cooking "I'm not really much of a cook"
"Well ya better give Serenity da recipe!" said Joey as he swallowed the food and prepared to shovel another forkfull into his mouth "Cause she's da one dat does da cooking after all..."
As soon as Joey mentioned Serenity's name, Mai's violet eyes opened wide as if in shock. All night long she had been thinking of what she had seen earlier and how real the situation was. Although the sight of Varon and Serenity together was very sweet, it was also troubling at the same time. Though they seemed perfect for each other and made a cute couple, she couldn't help but worry. After all she was fairly certain that Joey had no idea what Serenity was up to at all. I have to ask without being too obvious...
"So how has Serenity been lately?" asked Mai as she tried her best to not arouse Joey's suspicion in any way "Is she doing good?"
"Yeah she's doin' really good" said Joey as he swallowed the food in his mouth and poked at a lone shrimp on the plate "She's been real happy lately"
"She's been really happy?" asked Mai since she was almost sure that this happiness had to do with Varon "Oh that's good to hear"
"She may be happy though" said Joey as he popped the shrimp in his mouth and continued to speak as he chewed it "But not as happy as me though"
Before Mai could ask him why he was so happy, he went ahead and told her. Although Joey was a total goofball who liked to make jokes whenever he could, now was not one of those times. His brown eyes were filled with complete sincerity as he spoke from his heart. When Mai vanished after the Doom Organization disbanded, Joey worried about Mai. He wondered how she was doing and could only wish that she'd contact them somehow. When a year went by and still no word from Mai, he began to wonder. Perhaps Mai hadn't contacted anyone because she had made a new life for herself and wanted nothing in Domino. If she had then it could also be possible that her new life included Varon. After all Varon was probably the only other person who cared for Mai as much as he did. Now that fate had brought them back together, Joey couldn't help but feel like the luckiest guy in the world.
"After all I'm gettin' a second chance ta get ta know ya" said Joey as he smiled sincerely and took one of Mai's hands "What more could I ask for?"
"Joey" said Mai with a smile as she gently reached out and stroked Joey's messy blonde mane with her free hand "You talk about me as if though I were something really special"
"Ya are special Mai" said Joey as he gently pulled Mai's hand out of his hair and held it in his own "You and my little sis are da most special people in my life"
While Joey's sincerity made Mai feel very happy, it did little to ease her worries. In fact realizing the spot Serenity occupied in Joey's life made her worry more than ever. Joey and Serenity were both very close and they obviously shared many things. The only thing Serenity didn't seem to be sharing was the fact that she and Varon knew each other. Then again Serenity probably didn't know who Varon actually was. After all if she knew that he had once been out to steal Joey's soul, then she'd probably want nothing to do with him. She also had a pretty good feeling that Varon didn't know who Serenity was, but she wasn't too sure. She began to wonder whether she should find him and have a little chat with him. After all this could be his first real chance at happiness...
"I can't believe you did this!" sniffled a very congested Mokuba as he sat up and looked at the pile of homework on his desk "I'm sick so I shouldn't have to do all of that!"
"You should be glad I brought your homework" said Seto who was honestly beginning to feel more and more feverish and tired as each minute went by "Now you won't fall behind"
Mokuba had been nicely bundled up in his warm cozy bed when he was woken up by a loud thump. When he opened up his eyes he found Seto standing in front of his desk along with an enormous stack of papers. He assumed that Seto had simply come in to check on him and that he had brought some of his paperwork along with him. So he mumbled a sleepy greeting and decided to get back to bed. As soon as Seto told him what the papers actually were, Mokuba suddenly wasn't that sleepy. What is this? Homework for the entire year?
"Well I'm not doing today!" complained Mokuba in a childlike tone of voice and he flopped back onto his pillow "I feel really tired even though I've been sleeping all day"
"No one expects you to" said Seto as he sat beside Mokuba and realized that his own body was beginning to ache a little "But before I go...can I ask you something?"
Even after Seto left Domino High and went back to Kaiba Corp, he couldn't stop thinking about Varon. Absolutely everything about Varon made Seto hate him more than he had hated anyone in a long time. That hair, that annoying accent, that stupid grin, and that ridiculous looking yellow motorcycle. Worst of all, Serenity had actually left with this guy. But who exactly was this guy anyways? Was he just some random person Serenity had met somewhere? Or could he actually be a student at Domino High? There was only one way to find out...
"Do you have an brown haired Australian classmate?" asked Seto as he tried his best not to seem too suspicious "One that rides a yellow motorcycle?"
"Not that I know of" said Mokuba as he sniffled and reached over for a tissue from the box on his nightstand "Why did you want to know?"
"I saw someone like that outside of the high school" said Seto since he had a feeling that Mokuba suspected he might be up to something "So I was just wondering"
"Well he's probably just someone's boyfriend" said Mokuba as he cautiously wiped his sore nose with the tissue "Or older brother...I dunno"
"Well I'll leave now so you can rest" said Seto as he got up from Mokuba's bed and began to walk towards the door "Goodnight kiddo"
"Goodnight Seto" mumbled Mokuba as he sniffled again and glanced over at the mountain of homework on his desk again "Great now I'm going to have nightmares all night long!"
As soon as Seto left Mokuba's room and headed down the hall, he pulled out his cellphone. He was not happy with the idea of not knowing who Varon was, so he decided to find out. He quickly scrolled down until he found Roland's phone number and immediately dialed it. Whenever Seto wanted someone to get him any kind of information no matter how complicated, he asked Roland. He worked so quickly and so discreetly that it was no wonder that he was Seto's right hand man.
"Mr. Kaiba?" said Roland as he quickly answered his phone when he realized that his boss was calling it "What can I do for you sir?"
"I want you to help me find information on someone" said Seto as he continued walking down the hall towards his bedroom "But I don't have many leads"
"It doesn't matter sir" said Roland who was always eager to please his boss in any way he could "I'll do my best with whatever you give me"
So far the only thing Seto knew was that the young man he was looking for was a brown haired, blue eyed Australian, who rode a yellow motorcycle. This really wasn't much for Roland to work with, but then Seto suddenly remembered something. When Serenity had been talking to this guy, she had referred to him as "Valon". Seto wasn't sure whether this was actually his name, but he told Roland anyways.
"Don't worry Mr. Kaiba" said Roland as he looked over the information that he had just jotted down "I'll start investigating right away and I'll present my findings as soon as possible"
"I know you will" said Seto since he knew the lengths Roland would go to in order to find the information "See you in the morning"
After hanging up his cellphone, Seto went into his bedroom and shut the door behind him. He was still feeling feverish so he walked into his bathroom to see if he actually looked sick. Although Seto's face was extremely flushed from the climbing fever, he still wore a smirk on it. After all now that he had Roland looking for information on this "Valon", he might be able to dig up something. If all went well then perhaps he could find something so terrible that Serenity would want nothing to do with him. With the Aussie out of the picture, Serenity would be all alone once again. This would finally be Seto's opportunity to claim the angelic young beauty for himself. You'll be mine and mine alone...
"THAT BITCH!" screamed Arielle at the top of her lungs as she stood in front of a mirror and looked at her face "Can you believe what she did to my face?"
Arielle had been so upset after Tea slapped her that she immediately ran out of the classroom. She quickly headed to the President of the University's office and demanded that Tea be expelled. A few minutes later Miss Esmeralda showed up since she had a feeling of what she had in mind. Arielle gave her account of what had happened, and Miss Esmeralda gave her account. After all Arielle neglected to mention that she had been the one who had started the incident. After hearing both versions of the story, the President came to a decision. Although he agreed that Tea shouldn't have hit Arielle, he felt Miss Esmeralda's punishment was fair enough. Arielle's jaw dropped and she tried to get him to reconsider, but his decision was final. Arielle then tried to bribe him to see if he'd change his mind, but it was no use. So after spending the entire day fuming, she decided to go see Constantine. After all he was her best friend and pretty much almost always backed her up. Unfortunately this was one of the few times where he wasn't on her side...
"You insulted her mother" said Stan who was comfortably sprawled out on the black leather sofa in his living room "So what did you think was going to happen?"
"I'm going to make that bitch pay for this!" screamed Arielle with a look of insanity in her blue-green eyes as she looked at the bruise on her cheek "And I want you to help me make her pay!"
"Hey this is your problem so face it alone" said Stan as he closed his green eyes and tried to ignore her screams "Besides even I think you got what you deserve..."
SLAP!
"You traitor!" screamed Arielle as she jumped onto the couch and slapped Stan across the face as hard as she could in a fit of rage "What about all the times I've helped you?"
"Get off of me!" growled Stan as he pushed the crazed blonde off of himself and knocked her onto the floor "I'm not going to help you hurt Tea so you're on your own!"
"Because you like her?" hissed Arielle as she grabbed onto the coffee table as she pulled herself off of the rug "IS THAT IT CONSTANTINE?"
"Yeah I like her" said Stan as he stretched out on the couch and resumed his relaxation once again "You have a problem with that?"
"Well you're an idiot because she doesn't like you!" snapped Arielle as she roughly pushed Stan's legs aside to make room to sit on the couch "That whore's after my Alex!"
"Look I'm not helping you get revenge on anyone" said Stan as he narrowed his eyes and spoke in a dangerous tone of voice "At least not til I get revenge on someone else first..."
For the past few weeks, Stan had been extremely bothered by something. Although he could care less about Alex, the mention of his name sparked Stan's anger. After all the thing that bothered him was a person, a person who bore resemblance to Alex. Although the last time Stan he had seen Amelda was several weeks before at Azure Inc, his hatred towards him continued to grow. He had begun to hate him since the day that he had the nerve to interfere when he was trying to pick up Tea. Then the next time they met, Amelda had the nerve to not only insult him but shove him as well. No one had ever dared to do such a thing to Stan, so Amelda was the first to cross the line. No one insults Constantine Von Furstenburg without paying for it...
Monday Morning
It was yet another Monday morning over at Azure Inc, but it wasn't a typical morning. First of all when Amelda and Varon showed up, Raphael immediately noticed the change in Amelda. No longer were grey eyes dull and tired looking, they were now clear and very alert. He even looked healthier and appeared to be in a better mood than he had been in the past few weeks. It seemed that whatever had been bothering him recently was now a thing of the past.
"It's good to see that you're looking better today" said Raphael as Amelda walked towards his his desk and pulled the chair out "Right Varon?"
"I know why he's looking better!" said Varon jokingly as he jumped up on the edge Amelda's desk as if there were no chairs around "It's because he finally found a bloke who'll love him for the neat freak he is!"
"Shut up!"
"Make me!"
Raphael knew that when these words were exchanged, a fight was going to break out. Oddly enough Raphael wasn't worried at all, in fact he was actually a little happy. For the past few weeks his office had been pretty quiet and everything felt a little odd. After all without Amelda and Varon arguing, Raphael felt like he had the first few days he had spent as CEO. Those were the loneliest days for Raphael and things didn't get better until he found his friends and gave them jobs. Now as Amelda pushed Varon off of his desk and onto the floor, Raphael knew that things were once again back to normal. I don't think this day can get any better...
Knock Knock Knock
"Good morning!" said Mr. Anderson very cheerfully as he opened the door and noticed Varon standing there rubbing his butt "Oh..am I interrupting something?"
"Mr. Anderson!" exclaimed Raphael, Amelda, and Varon with a complete look of disbelief as Mr. Anderson walked further into the office
"How are you feeling?" said Raphael as he immediately walked out from behind his desk and went over to the older man "When did you get out of the hospital?"
"I've been out of the hospital since Saturday and I feel fine" said Mr. Anderson happily as he looked up at Raphael and then cast a glance over at Varon "But what happened to you young man?"
"Oh it's nothing" said Varon as his face turned a bright red shade before quickly scrambling off to the other side of the office "I just fell on my bum is all"
"Mr. Anderson you have no idea how glad I am to see you back here" said Raphael with a smile on his face as they finally reached his desk and stopped in front of it "It hasn't been the same without you"
"I'm very glad to be here!" exclaimed Mr. Anderson as he suddenly opened up his briefcase and took out some papers "And I've brought good news for you Raphael!"
"Good news?" said Raphael with a surprised look on his face as Mr. Anderson handed him the papers
Mr. Anderson had brought the paperwork that showed just how much money Azure Inc had made in the past month. Even though the company just had a few random fashion designers residing there, they had all come through. Their sales had gone completely through the roof and brought in far more money than ever had in the past. When Mr. Anderson told Raphael just how much money it was, Raphael suddenly went into deep thought. Even after Obsidian Inc bought out Azure Inc and turned it into a laughingstock, Raphael never gave up. This had been his father's company and there was no way he would ever give up on it. Now it seemed as if though everything hadn't been in vain since the company was quickly climbing up once again. Dad I hope you're able to see this wherever you are...
"Well now that I'm through with the minor things" said Mr. Anderson as he shuffled through the papers and pulled out a light blue one "Now I can get to good news!"
"What?" said Raphael with a surprised look on his face since he had no idea what Mr. Anderson was talking about "But wasn't this the good news?"
"Yes but there's more" said Mr. Anderson with a grin since he knew just how shocked Raphael once he heard what he had to say "Something guaranteed to please you"
Even though there were many designers at Azure, one had surpassed them all yet again. Constantina had singlehandedly managed to pull in nearly half the amount of what the other designers had pulled in. Now with her added amount, Azure Inc's stocks had skyrocketed and they were one of the top 3 companies in Domino. The top one of course was Obsidian Inc, followed by KaibaCorp, and now Azure Inc. When Raphael and Varon heard this they were both left completely speechless. Amelda on the other hand hadn't heard a word of what Mr. Anderson had said. His attention had been completely focused on the door. Even though the door was currently closed, Amelda could swear he heard movement outside. He was almost certain that someone was eavesdropping, so he quickly and quietly moved towards the door.
"Don't people have anything better to do?" thought Amelda as he slowly put his hand on the doorknob and flung the door open "Well now to see just who it is"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" cried Constantina as the door suddenly opened and caused her to fall facefirst onto the ground "Oh.. hello dahling!"
"What the Hell were you doing out there?" asked Amelda as he grabbed Constantina by the arm, pulled her up, and pulled her outside the office "Were you admiring the doorknob?"
"I-I wanted to speak to Raphael but he was busy" said Constantina who was mentally kicking herself for allowing herself to be caught "So I didn't want to interrupt"
"So is that why you were eavesdropping?" asked Amelda as he tightened his grip since he was completely certain this woman was nothing more than a spy out to destroy Raphael's company "Is it?"
"Uh well..Rico's waiting for me so I'll come back later!" said Constantina as she quickly pulled away from the redhead and scrambled towards the elevator "Goodbye!"
Constantina began to press the elevator button as desperately as she could since she just wanted to get away. She knew that she was taking a big risk by eavesdropping, but she couldn't help herself. After all she wanted to hear what Raphael said when he found out just how much she had earned for his company. Of course she didn't get a chance to hear it since Amelda caught her at that very moment. Then again this didn't surprise Constantina since Amelda moved as quickly and silently as an assassin. In fact after observing him for the past few months, she couldn't help but be reminded of someone. When the elevator finally arrived, Constantina quickly got in and hit the button that would take her back down to the lobby. What Constantina didn't know was that at that very moment, Amelda was quickly running down the stairs. He wanted to make sure that she actually went to the lobby and not to another floor where she could easily hide out and then return. I can't let her take any information back to Obsidian Inc...
"I know exactly what you two are up to" thought Madame Cervantes as she stood in front of a window with her eyes fixed on the sky blue building in the distance "But I have more important matters right now"
Madame Cervantes then lowered her gaze and pressed a hand against the cold glass. The weather was getting colder since winter was coming, but with each new season came change. Soon the trees with their colorful brown, gold, and red leaves would be left bare, cold, and completely dead in the winter. It was no wonder that winter happened to be Madame Cervantes' favorite season of all.
"I know you're close" thought Madame Cervantes as she turned away from the window and returned to her desk "I can sense your prescence"
As soon as she was back in her seat, Madame Cervantes looked over at the edge of her desk. There sat the small and unusual looking winged cobra figurine looking back at her. Although many people thought that Obsidian's winged serpent logo was silly, no one understood what it represented. Only a select few knew that it represented knowledge, but for Madame Cervantes it had an added meaning. Suddenly her green eyes suddenly began to glow and she extended her right hand as if though reaching out towards it.
"Awaken Quetzalcoatl..." hissed Madame Cervantes as her eyes began to glow with more intensity "AWAKEN!"
The moment she said this, the sky all around Obsidian Inc grew dark and the air grew freezing cold. Suddenly a hissing sound was heard and it was accompanied by the sound of feathers rustling. The tiny winged serpent that usually sat on her desk had just been brought to life and it's eyes were glowing green just like hers. It then immediately began to crawl towards her as if flapped it's tiny feathery wings. Without you I wouldn't be The Viper...
"I'm not going to kill you Angel" said Madame Cervantes as she picked up the unusual serpent and let it wrap itself around her arm "But in the end you'll wish I had"
"Hiss" said Quetzalcoatl as it wrapped itself as tightly as if could around The Viper's arm and bared it's long white fangs "Hiss..."
To Be Continued...
Author's Notes: Thanks to everyone who reviewed my last two chapters! You guys are the greatest! I know this is kinda late, but I forgot to mention something from chapter 14. In that chapter the city the woman is looking down on is supposed to be where Amelda lived before the war. I'm sure you guys might have figured it out, but I thought I'd mention it. Okay I think I might have mentioned this before but Quetzalcoatl means "feathered serpent". I don't really know what to say other than as usual, more warnings about OOCness! Hugs and kisses people! (throws chocolates) :)