Chapter 2 Part 1: Sunday!
It took a while, but here it is. Review replies at the end. Again, please review. It will take but a moment of your time. Oh! And I really must thank my friends, not only the ones in the fic (not incl. those not here yet), but the one, the only, Elizabeth. She has helped me so much; giving me feedback on ideas, and generally helping a lot… Thanks. Toodles And yes, Part 2 should take about a week… it will get here. LOL
Disclaimer: see chapter 1.. I also don't own Hikaru No Go, or Rikku from FFX-2..
"This is the basement area of the ROM. The Gift shop, lobby, restaurants, and the washrooms are here." Sam said as the group moved slowly through the basement.
"The auditorium thing… the labs.. And other lab... Thingies... are here." Sam continued.
Sam turned swiftly on her heel, having heard an odd noise. One of the Circle Members, Dejoule, seemed to be choking on something. Dejoule had been applying lipstick when the group had stopped to look at the auditorium. She had been walking behind Dumah, and he stopped; Dejoule didn't.
She slammed into Dumah, forcing the lipstick down her throat, thus producing the strange, gargling noise: the tube was lodged in her esophagus.
Britney, the only member of the group who had any inclination to help Dejoule, ran over, and performed the Heimlich maneuver.
She performed it which such force that the tube of ruby-red lipstick shot out of Dejoule's mouth and smacked Moebius right in the fore head.
Moebius swayed for a few moments, then fell flat on his face. There was absolute silence for a few seconds, and then a huge bout of laughter coming from absolutely everyone. Malek fell over with a loud clank.
After wiping her eyes, Chrissy addressed the group.
"Okay. We're gonna go to the second floor now... on that floor, there is… let me see… Ah yes, there is: Mammals, the "Bat cave", the "hands-on biodiversity" section, reptiles, insects… OOH! And…"
Here she paused, and suddenly, Tara burst in, shouting "THE BIRDS!", then burst into maniacal laughter.
Of course, everyone turned and gave Tara a weird look…
"What? What'd I do?" Tara asked, looking crestfallen. There was a moments pause, and then the group of people.. Not.. From… Nosgoth… Authoress goes all shifty-eyed "yeah.. Ummm…" " YOU SAW NOTHING!".. Ahem.. Pardon the bad grammar. Burst out laughing, while the others just sorta.. Stared…
"Ahem.. whew… Now then, back to business", said Chrissy, wiping her eyes on her sleeve.
"We are gonna go up these nifty stairs here.." She continued, leading them up the stairs. As they ascended the steps, they paused to admire the many fossils in the walls. Tara noticed the group looking at the fossils, and bade everyone to stop.
"I see you noticed the fossils.. Yeah.. If I remember correctly, they are there 'cause the walls are limestone, from an ocean bed… somewhere.. Yeah.. Ummmm…
Well.. As fun as the fossils are, you're here to learn about our world… and stuff…"
Here Tara just stopped and looked sorta shifty-eyed, then hung her head for a second. Then she snapped back up and said " Okay! We're now gonna keep moving up the stairs. Dead things are not all that interesting! ONWARDS!"
So saying, she tromped up the stairs, the group following behind.
ten minutes of stair climbing later
As the group crawled the rest of the way up the stairs, Tara held open the door. The group stared in astonishment at the wide variety of birds that hung suspended in glass cases, which reached from the ceiling to the floor.
There must have been nearly 200 species of birds, and, when the group turned to their left, they saw a wide hallway. In this hallway were many cases, all filled with a varied assortment of mammals… A/N: these are stuffed animals... Like the taxidermists produce
When the group turned to their right, they saw several branching hallways, again with glass cases all along it. These cases were filled with an assortment of reptiles, from snakes to crocodiles.
There was an odd noise from the back of the group. They turned as one to see Bane blubbering like a likkle baby.
"Wha? Why? Who would be so cruel as to do this to the poor wittle aminals?"
At this, he turned to stare at Emily, and the rest of the Earth humans.
"YOU! YOU DID THIS! YOU KILLED THE FWUFFY WITTLE BUNNIES!" He shrieked, pointing a mitten clad finger at them.
Emily buried her head in her hands with an exasperated sigh.
"Bane, we did not kill them. Most of them were either A: killed by poachers, and then recovered, or B: they died of natural causes. They gave their bodies to science so that people can learn about these species with out harming them in their natural environments"
Bane looked at her, an ugly scowl plastered on his face, then he turned and walked away without another word, looking tearfully at a case with a lioness in it.
The group shifted uncomfortably for a few moments then Sam piped up.
"Yes.. Well… Everyone is free to wander this floor as they please… Just.. Don't touch anything."
She went her own way, and everyone broke off into their own little groups.
Emily had put the "RAHAB" Velcro thing back on, and the RAHAB mentioned was standing not to far off, kinda glancing at her out of the corner of his eyes, contemplating whether or not he was going to ask her about it. He'd never encountered a female so.. Obsessed. Of course, the humans back on Nosgoth were fanatically devoted to him, but that was… different.. They feared him, but this Emily girl seemed to not only not fear him, but seemed about 2 seconds from just tackling him. A/N don't judge me… I know that there are weirder obsessions out there, and any real fangirl would so GLOMP the object of their obsession if they were like 3 feet away… or even a football field length away..
Dumah was standing about 3 feet away from a very uncomfortable Dejoule and Tara. Neither of them liked the proximity of the vampire… He was so... huge... and stupid…. He kept shooting Dejoule death glares, and winking at Tara, who shied away staring fixedly at the case in front of her.
Turel was standing between Chrissy and Justin, and they took turns tapping him on his opposite shoulder behind his back. Every time he turned to look at Justin, Justin would look confused. When Turel looked at Chrissy, she would look confused. This went on for about 10 minutes, then Turel roared in frustration and stomped away, leaving a giggling Justin and Chrissy in his wake. They gave each other a high five, and then kept looking at the case.
Zephon and Sam seemed to be enthralled by the insect/invertebrate section and Sam was telling him about a few of the species which she knew about… Though she stayed well away from the cockroaches.
Melchiah and Brittany (please note, I spelled it wrong in the first chapter.. ducks brick thrown by Brittany AAH!) were deep in conversation about Full Metal Alchemist, Melchiah having asked about the show. Brittany had gone off into a deep lecture on Ed and why he was so great… And, to the amazement of Kain, Melchiah seemed to be hanging on her every word…
Raziel was chatting with Season about Nosgoth, and what their empire was like.
Anarcrothe, Azimuth and Moebius were arguing over what the jaguar looked most like, and Azimuth kept saying how the demons she summoned were so much cooler than the creatures in "this bloody museum".
Ariel and Nupraptor were off in a corner somewhere making out, so they weren't very entertaining.
Bane and Mortanius were whispering suspiciously, and then... All noise just stopped…
They had all just realized that none of them had ever seen Tara before... She hadn't been there when they all first showed up…
Emily kinda stood there, wondering what on earth the silence was about… Then she realized "OOOH! Heheheh... I forgot... Everyone, this is Tara.. I forgot to tell you that she was coming later on today."
Tara had shoulder length hair, cut at about a 45 degree angle, angling back to the back of her head. Her hair was blonde, and quite straight. Tara was very tall, and thin. She had a bouncy attitude, and she was what I like to call truly random. Tara was wearing a pair of slightly baggy dark-green pants, and a T-shirt the colour of dark sand… her eyes were a pale blue, almost grey… On the front or the shirt was a picture of Sai from Hikaru No Go. It was chibi-fied, but it was Sai nonetheless. Under the picture, it said "SAI IS NOT A WOMAN!" on the back it read "he's a very pretty boy…"
She giggled a bit, then walked over to where Emily and Rahab were. Emily grinned from ear to ear, then gave Tara a hug.
"So, you poofed in, huh? I'm glad you got here all right…" Emily said as she broke the hug.
Tara nodded, then looked at Emily's shirt, then at Rahab, then at the shirt again. She started to grin wickedly, then began to list just how far Emily's obsession went.
"Hey, Rahab. Did you know that Emily wrote a fic about you? A very… embarrassing fic, should it ever be read by anyone? Or that she asked a friend for a pic of you for her birthday, and got it as a special commission from a friend? Or that she.." Tara continued to list what Emily had done, and Emily grew redder and redder.. She finally snapped, then said, very loudly and clearly: " Hey, Season. Is Sai a girl or a guy?"
Season responded the way she always did, shrieking "GIRL! MUAHAHAHAHA!"
To put it lightly, Tara freaked. She twitched for a second, then ran full out at Season, shrieking, "I'M GONNA KICK YOU IN THE SPLEEN!"
Season blanched white, then ran screaming down the corridor, Tara close behind, leaving a stunned Raziel wondering where in the Hells the girl he had just been hitting on went.
Emily snickered for a bit, then turned to do a damage assessment. Rahab was standing stock still, staring into space, his face white as a ghost's… which was pretty odd, since, as a vampire, he was really pale to begin with…
Emily looked at him for a sec, then looked kinda sad, then tried to see if he would buy the "None of that was true" line.
"Heheheh… I didn't actually write the story she told you about…." She began, then realized, Nope… Not gonna buy it…
"Hmm… Okay.. The truth… I did write the fic, and did all the other stuff she told you about… I am a fangirl, and as a fangirl, I am completely obsessed with a given person. That person is you.. and Sesshomaru, and… that's it… Any whoozles, I'm sorry if she freaked you out, and that I'm admittedly creepy…" Emily hung her head, and waited for all hell to break loose. When it didn't, she peeked out from under her bangs. Rahab was staring at her, a bemused expression on his face.
"Ya know what? It's cool. It's actually rather flattering to know that I have someone who is obsessed with me, as opposed to Raziel, or Kain. Was the picture of me you got from a friend a good one?" Rahab said, smiling gently.
"Yuppers… She even added the smexy glasses…"
Emily grinned, then let her fangirl instincts take over. She glomped Rahab, tackling him to the floor. She blushed, got off him and let him dust himself off.
Meanwhile, Bane and Mortanius were talking quietly in a corner.
"Mort, you're a necromancer. You would be able to resurrect them, yes?" Bane asked, his voice tremulous.
Mortanius thought for a second, then answered with an affirmative.
"Okay then. Would you do that? For me? Pretty please?" When Mortanius nodded, Bane jumped around and squealed.
And that is all I'm writing tonight. You'll have to wait a while for the next part fo Chapter 2. This is gonna be a long chapter…
Review Replies:
Vulpine Spirit: A breath of fresh air compaired to some of the stuff I've had to read recently.
Simply said, it was quite entertaining. Seskal and Ebert give it two thumbs up,
if the one who's dead still has any thumbs. Anyway, as I was saying, very
amusing. I very much look forward to when Brittany gets mauled by a moose. Not
that I wish any harm onto Brittnay, of course not. It's just, she was mauled by
a MOOSE, BY A BLOODY MOUSE. Anyway, you have a way with comical writing, Emily
Response: Well, thank you for the lovely review. YEAH! MOOSE! That, however is part 2 of chapter 2. Lols. It was Bri's idea about the moose…WHEEEE! Siskel might have thumbs... They might have rotted off by now… LMAO!
From: Brittany
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OMG I LOVE IT . can't wait till the rest comes out :azu: damn... don't have my
msn thingis here TT wel GLUCK waits in antisiptaion for next part to come out
Response: Well, Brittany, Here it is. I am so glad you reviewed. And thanks fo' the compliment
Lamia angel of death: Great story. Write more pu-lease? I like it. By the way, thanks for the comment
you left on my story! -
Response: Why thank you. This is more… lolls.. and, you're very welcome. I am still hoping for more chapters from your fic, too.
From: Sissy Samurai: Heheheheheh... this sounds promising.
Response: Yay. Thank you.
Jay Gomez: i liked it:D, it was wicked:D. i cant wait for the next chapter:D, hopefully we
get to see Raziel as a wraith:D, drools so wicked..., but yea:D i give it two
thumbs up! way up:D keep up the good work:D.
Response: Hmmm.. wraith Razzy… Possibly… Hmm… Here it is. Chapter 2, as promised. otsa smiles. Definitely good.
From: RubyMoon2 refuses to sign in: This is SO COOL! Now I need to find this game. It's really interesting. I'm
going to keep reading it, even if I DON'T know most of the characters. Justin is
HOT. Ja Ne!
Response: I have told Justin of your feelings, and he says Thank you. Thankies for the lurvely review. You really should pick up the games. They're fun, but not for the people who hate puzzles.. Or vampires.. lolls. Glad to hear you like it.
From: Erzsebet Dragonkid Braum ( http/ ):
Very good beginning. :) I can't wait to read the continuation! The descriptions
are very good, too. Very easy to visualize the characters. :D
Response: Thank you very much. I am glad to hear that you liked it so much. Here's chapter 2… lols…