Okay, I figured that I should probably update this story. Besides, it gives everyone a chance to catch up with the other story. Anyway, thanks for all the reviews for this story. Anyway, on with the story!
Chapter 6: The New Recruit
Zelos had just finished showing the last of his guests to their rooms when he decided to see what Storm was up to. He couldn't help himself, but he seemed to be drawn to her. She wasn't like all the other women he'd met before. She never fell for his signature playboy style, and unlike Sheena, she seemed to at least want to give him a chance at times. Not only all this, but she seemed to share the same pain of hiding behind a mask that he did. He wanted to check in on her.
He walked up to her room, but stopped when he heard someone talking to her from inside. He put his ear up against the door, soon realizing that she was talking to a man. He knew that it wasn't someone from their group and he wondered if it was someone from her secret group.
"Oh, Lord Yggdrasil wanted me to tell you that it's almost time that you leave the group. You'll have to expose yourself for who you really are," the man said, he seemed depressed about his information.
"Yeah...hey Dad?" Storm asked. Zelos stopped there, whoever she was talking to, it was her father. He didn't think that she had parents anymore, that she was like him. How did he find her and how did he get into the second story of his mansion?
"What is it?" her father asked her.
"Do you think that what Lloyd said is true? Do you think it's possible to save both worlds, save Colette, and stop discrimination?" she asked him innocently. He couldn't believe it, Storm actually believed Lloyd. There was no way that Lloyd's group would be able to stand up against this group as well as the Renegades. He was even starting to believe that the Renegades couldn't stand up to this group that Lloyd's group seemed to dread so much. Perhaps he should switch sides once again.
"I don't know, but I think it's wise to keep those questions hidden from Lord Yggdrasil, he may not like you thinking about that," the man warned her.
"Okay, maybe we can ask him someday," Storm said confidently. Zelos did love how innocent Storm seemed to be despite the fact that she was working with such a dangerous organization. He wondered how she managed to get involved with them.
Zelos adjusted himself a little so he could listen a little more comfortably. His feet managed to shuffle quietly on the floor barely making a sound, but making one none the less.
"Dad, go hide over there," Storm whispered quietly, unfortunately, Zelos had moved his ear away from the door for a split second, missing the order. He placed his ear back on the door once he was comfortable as he leaned in to hear...silence? What happened, did the man finally leave?
Suddenly, the door disappeared as Storm threw it open and Zelos fell into the room with a thud. He looked up and met Storm's angry eyes. She stared down at him, waiting for some sort of explanation. When nothing came, she decided she would have to ask him.
"So, are you spying on me again? I'm not even naked this time," Storm yelled at him angrily.
"No! Well...I mean...I was spying on you, but not like that. You see, I want to join you guys," Zelos explained himself as he got to his feet. He wanted to be sure that he could move quickly if Storm wanted to beat him.
"What are you talking about?" he could sense the anxiety in her voice. Zelos listened carefully in the room and heard the sound of some objects moving around in the closet. Someone was moving around in there, the man hadn't left yet.
"The guy you've been talking to just now, the one hidden over there," Zelos began as he pointed over to the closet, "and that guy you were talking to in the woods the other night, you all work for this Cruxis group that everyone is always talking about, right?" he asked, trying to get his stories straight.
"Oh boy," Storm sighed as Kratos emerged from his hiding place. Storm looked over towards him. "What should we do?" she asked him as she shrugged her shoulders.
"I say we contact Lord Yggdrasil," Kratos answered, not really caring what their leader wanted to do with the perverted Chosen.
"Okay," Storm said as she pulled out her holographic projector, throwing it in front of her before it glowed. Lord Yggdrasil appeared in front of the entire group.
"Yes Storm, what is it?" Yggdrasil asked, Zelos could tell that his patience was thin already.
"We have an eavesdropped who wants to join us, the Chosen of Tethe'alla," Storm said as she pointed to Zelos. Yggdrasil switched his gaze towards the red-head. Zelos looked at him nervously, beginning to wonder if this was the best idea.
"Well, let him know that he may either join us or die, I'm feeling especially kind today," Yggdrasil told Storm, not taking his eyes off Zelos.
"I think I'm going to go with the join you option," Zelos told Storm as he looked to her. "One question though," he began, looking back at Yggdrasil, "what do I get out of it?"
"You mean besides sparing your life?" Yggdrasil asked him, laughing a bit.
"Well, my life as it is now isn't really worth living, I just want a carefree life," Zelos informed him.
"You seem pretty carefree to me," Storm said under her breath.
"I'm not all I seem to be," Zelos said, looking her in the eyes. He saw the change in her eyes, he knew then that they did share a lot of the same pain. They both had to hide their true feelings from the world.
"Hmm...well we could have you keep tabs on the Chosen's group after Storm leaves. That way we can have her fighting on our side again, and we could still have a spy in the group. Okay, you watch over the Chosen's group and I'll set you free of your duties as the Chosen of Tethe'alla. Of course, you'll have to bring the Chosen's group to me and destroy them as well," Yggdrasil told him.
"Sounds good to me. Of course, anything's better than the life I'm leading now," Zelos said. Yggdrasil then turned his attention back to Storm.
"You do realize that this means you'll be returning to us soon. Not yet, but soon. Hang in there and show him the ropes. He blows our cover and you may kill him. Keep up the good work," Yggdrasil said as his image disappeared from them. Storm went over and picked her projector off the ground before looking back up at Zelos. Zelos saw as her father went to the window and pulled out a pair of blue wings. He couldn't believe it, there was a lot more to this group than he thought. He watched as he flew into the night sky. He then remembered where he had seen that man before, his name was Kratos and he was definitely an enemy of Lloyd's group from what he'd heard. Whenever he'd asked about the man after they met him at the Fooji Mountains, everyone always acted like it was such a touchy subject. He never asked much though.
"All right, now we get to work together!" Zelos said happily as he looked eagerly at Storm.
"First thing, don't ever do that again. Second, you'll only associate with Lord Yggdrasil when he speaks to you. Don't screw this up, I don't want to have to kill you," she told him.
"Now, get out of my room!" she said as she shoved him out.
"Goodnight my hunny," he said as she slammed the door in his face.
He couldn't help himself, he was just drawn to her.
Well, that's it for this chapter. I really hope that you liked it. My take on Zelos' point of view as he joined Cruxis. I hope it was satisfactory. Well, tell me what you think and please review. Thanks!
