*WARNING: INTRO IS LONG; SHOUTOUTS IS WHY*
Hello guys! So I was struggling a little with how to proceed next and called in some help from friends and my sis. They were really helpful and helped me figure out what to do with my story next so this chapter and following one is thanks to them. Sooo iftoudontikeitblamethem! Lol Shout out to my sis Amber and my PIC Maria!
Also I just want to give a few shout outs to my amazing reviewers:
Chapter 11punk: I'm glad you liked it! I have a few good scenes coming up so by chapter 11 hopefully you won't be punky lol ;)
TrisVeyOfilleaDi: Why thank you, *bows* their reunion was what I thought about most and that's what itook me a while to write because I kept changing it but I'm glad you liked how they met :D
TrisVeyofDistrict12: I'm not sure if you're the same person but if you are then damn it your double the awesome! If not your still in my top favorite people right now. And haha yeah Day was as always his cocky self and June was going through a lot of emotions if you couldn't tell xD
You guys are truly amazing and I love you all!
Back to the story,
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~Emblem city, Antarctica ~
June
I can't believe this, I'm really here seeing and talking to Day.
Sitting beside him, he gingerly scoots up grunting in pain. I move to help him not wanting to see him in pain anymore but he puts a hand up and stops me. So sitting back I bite my lip and watch as he slowly sits up.
"Im…fine June. Just a little sore from falling all of a sudden." He says giving me his trademark smirk I've missed so much over the past ten years thinking I'd never see it again directed at me.
Then raising an eyebrow I ask, "So why did you fall? All I've heard so far is that you went into shock. What could have caused you so much shock that your body would collapse and make you go unconscious for nearly six hours?"
Day looks away from me, his hands playing with the sheets. Tell-tale signs of him trying to hide something.
"I don't know I just walked into the living room where Eden was and then I got this sudden burst of memories flood my brain. It was both incredible and painful, like a dark mercy that allowed all the memories I've been yearning for to come back but all at once. I don't think I got all of them back but I got enough that caused me to go into shock."
"And you don't know what triggered it?" I ask trying to piece together this new knowledge.
"…no…no idea." Day says then goes back too looking at his hands that have now twisted the sheets.
Narrowing my eyes I open my mouth to get mad at Day for keeping something from me when we just got back together after ten years but he cuts me off before I can get a word in.
"June I've been racking my brain for so long, wondering what it was that I was missing, who I was forgetting. You don't know how much anguish and torture I went through everyday knowing I would never be complete if I didn't figure that mystery out. I thought I was going crazy, losing a piece of myself. I would wake up from dreams of you not remembering what I dreamed but knowing that in those dreams I got that piece back."
He says all this with so much emotion and anguish its as if I'm feeling his emotions along with him. By now I'm sure my face is red and blotchy from all my crying but that doesn't stop me from leaning over and burying my face in Days shoulder.
"I've missed you so much, for those first few weeks after I saw you at the hospital and you didn't remember me I felt as if I couldn't function right but I had to. I threw myself into my work staying after hours into the night even after the last person retired for the night. Even then, I would work, some nights I wouldn't be able to sleep because I would dream about you, us fighting together, you getting hurt, me not being able to save you and then you would come back but every time you would forget me. I didn't want to sleep and so I would drink coffee and stay up through the night. I eventually forfeited my position as Princeps-Elect because that wasn't what I wanted and you showed me that. After my initial state of sorrow and depression my emotions turned towards anger, and I took it out in bootcamp and training.-
Stopping I laughed remembering the way I yelled and taunted the other cadets. Fighting with everything I had and not taking anyone's bullshit.
I gave them hell, the commanders at that time asked who I thought I was marching into their camp and wrecking havoc on the freshman cadets."
Day was holding me close to him listening to me tell him what I went through but at this he pulled back from me a little and stared into my eyes giving me his lopsided smile.
"Oh and what pray tell, did you have to say to that I wonder miss June Iparis, ex-Princips-Elect, elite soldier, the Republic's favorite prodigy, and my tough fighter?"
Smirking back at him I tell him, "Well after giving them a piece of my mind I would tell them, I am June Iparis, I have fought in the war against the Colonies and Africa, I have loved someone and lost them, I have went through hell, lived in hell, and now I'm fighting back against this hell, so you wanna know who I am? I'm the one that's going to be First Commander and take this rag tag excuse of an army and turn it into what it's suppose to be. Then I would usually storm away and live off of noodles until Anden or someone would come talk to me."
By now Day had his head thrown back and was laughing, most likely imagining me standing up to them. Thinking back I start laughing too, seeing a small pale girl with bags under her eyes and steel mending her broken heart, looking up towards a high Commander proclaiming to overthrow them.
What I didn't tell Day was that I also said "I have lost someone dear to me and I can't grieve because how do you grieve for someone who doesn't even remember you exist?" When I said that, the commanders would realize who I was and start to back down but they still had to have a stern face because they couldn't show they were backing down to someone under them.
Day puts his finger under my chin and lifts my face up towards him. I feel something on his finger but before I can see what it is he moves his other hand and cups my face gently and looks in my eyes, his a striking blue.
"June you have been through so much, and I know I'm the one who has caused you all that pain. You're a strong person, and I'm not talking about physically because you couldn't defeat me if we fought-,"
He says smirking, but then his face turns serious.
"Im talking emotionally. You've been through the wringer only to have to soak up more pain and loss from someone who's still alive damn it. I don't know how you do it June, I've been going crazy, I still feel like I'm going crazy, but you endure it and still you've come out someone stronger. What cuts me and hurts me deeper, is that I'm the one that has caused that pain."
Shaking my head I smile up at him.
"No Day, I don't feel that strong right now, I feel as if I'm unraveling and you're the only one that can keep me together."
I'm about to say something else but Day is staring at me with smoldering eyes and starts to lean down. I rise up a little and close my eyes, my hearts beating faster and so loud I'm afraid he'll be able to hear it.
I feel his breath against my lips, and I hold mines preparing for the feel of his lips on my own after ten years when suddenly we're interrupted by arguing out in the hallway and then suddenly the door opens.
Day curses and looks up to see who it is at the same time I mentally damn whoever it is I have to thank for all the shitty luck I've been having.
A beautiful brown haired woman with dark eyes opens the door with Eden pulling at her arm and Tess trying to reason with her while simultaneously pulling Eden back. They both stop when the door opens and stare into the room at us. Eden with a sheepish smile and Tess closes her mouth with wide eyes. The woman finally yanks her arm away from Eden shooting him a glare before turning back around to face us. She saunters over to Day, giving me a once over and sneering. Then placing her hand on Days arm she says,
"Daniel honey, you scared me! When I heard you collapsed after years with no…accidents I rushed over as soon as I could. It looks like you were well taken care of though."
Looking over at me she gives me condescending look and says "You can go now, I got him from here."
Who is this woman? Why is she calling Day Daniel, he only lets his family which is Eden call him that.
Giving her a incredulous look I open my mouth to say something back when Tess rushes in and starts to pull me away saying "Come on June, someone from your squadron called, they said they needed you for a meeting."
Shocked I look at Tess, Why is she pulling me away from Day? And why hasn't he said anything yet? I look at Day hoping to see his face the same as mines and about to go off on her for calling him Daniel, or maybe for him to have a blank face because he doesn't know her but instead I see he doesn't have any of those faces, he's turned his head from me and it doesn't look as if he's going to move her hand from his arm any time soon. Hurt and confused I let Tess pull me out of the room.
When I pass Eden he grabs my arm and I look up at him, with tears filling my eyes but damn if I'm going to let them fall. I've cried enough for one day.
"Don't worry June, I've got this." Eden says offering me a small smile and nodding his head towards Day and her. Not understanding what he means but since he tried to pull her away from the room I just nod and look back at the floor.
I have all this pain in me, and I still have to go to a stupid meeting? I storm out of the hospital, Tess calling out to me saying something about checking on me later and heads towards her car.
I'm shaking with pent up emotions and anger. Rounding the curb to where my car has been dropped off I see two figures in hooded robes walk towards me. Flashbacks to last night pop into my head of the mysterious fighter and I go into defense mode, listening for others and analyzing the people in front of me. I hear footsteps from my left and right side and the sound of a knife being pulled from a sheath about fifteen steps behind me.
Cursing my own stupidity for allowing my emotions to get the best of me I stop walking and pull out the knife I have strapped to my waist. Well at least I can get all my anger out without wrecking havoc on my squadron again.
They've circled around me, I see two with metal bars, one with nun chucks, and I can't see the other two just yet. I face who I believe to be the leader and question, "So what does the Antarctican governments dogs want with me? This has to be the second attack within the last twenty-four hours, I have to say I'm not feeling very welcomed here."
"Its not you specifically, your just in the wrong place at the wrong time." A female huh?
Then they start all rushing towards me. I block ones punch and round kick the other behind me. One on my left hits me in the ribs with the metal bar and I gasp in the pain. Turning I yank the other metal bar from the one on my right after flipping them and slamming them on the ground and kicking their stomach. Then whirling I face the other three. The leader has the nun chucks and is slowly walking towards me.
"My, my she's trained. Must be one of the Republics elite members."
Running towards her I slide down as she whips the nun chucks towards my head. I elbow her shin and grab her legs twisting and pulling her down with me. Straddling her I land punch after punch. My ribs are screaming in agony from the recent abuse and the new bruises I have forming. Sneaking up from behind one of them lands a kick to my side causing me to grunt in pain. Tears are slowly blurring my vision. Damn it, I'm suppose to be a prodigy and this is how I fight?"
Picking up her nun chucks I hit her sides and knock her unconscious with a blow to the head. Standing back up I fight off one assailant and choke the other with the chain of the nun chucks. A tall guy comes out of no where and body slams me into the wall. My breathing has become ragged and one eye is swelling up. I do a quick sweep and see four of the five are lying on the ground leaving me with one and the tall guy to deal with.
Tall guy moves quick and has me in a choke hold before I know he's gone. Kicking back I release myself and fall to the ground gasping in air. Then jumping off the ground I duck behind a car and search for a weapon to use.
"Come here girly….come out come out wherever you areee…" Footsteps sound from two cars away. Crawling under the car I see a gun lying near where the leaders body lays. Where's the other three?
I then notice the feet combing the car port searching for me. Slowly crawling towards the gun I hear the tall guy somewhere close by but the echo ricochets off the walls leaving me to guess which direction he's in.
A few more feet, I reach out my hand and grab the gun, rolling into a crouch. Someone walks by and I stand yanking them back while slamming the butt of the gun on their head.
Searching I see the exit close by, glancing around I see two of them at the far end and one near a van. Im almost at the exit when I'm pulled back and shoved towards a car.
"Damn so close." I spit out blood and glare at the tall man.
He gives me a smirk and looks me over much like that woman did earlier with Day.
"You seem well trained, so I'm guessing your very important to the Republic. Yang take her to the van, we can use her."
"If you think I'm going to be taken that easily your sorely mistaken." I say eyeing this Yang person.
"Oh I'm counting on that sweetie." Tall guy says before pulling out some kind of vial from his pocket and shaking dust into his hand. Then raising it to his lips he blows in my direction.
"You think dust will stop…me…" My eyes get heavy and my head starts spinning.
I feel myself falling, but someone, maybe Yang, catches me before I hit the floor and throws me over their shoulder. I look up through the fogginess that's taken over my vision and see something fell from my pocket in the fight. I can't make out what it is though because I'm too far away and the pounding in my head makes my vision go red, then black. Then suddenly my eyes are closed and I faintly hear someone say
"Think this will get Nights attention?"
Then I'm gone.
Eden
After yelling at Daniel for acting that way with June and at Onyx for barging in when I told her Daniel needed to relax I make my way downstairs. I've had a deep dislike for Onyx since I first met her. She gives me a weird feeling, like I have to constantly be on my guard when I'm around her, she's Daniels therapist and has been there trying to make him talk about what he can remember from his time ii n the Republic. She never stops even when Daniel yells that he can't remember and breaks down at his memory loss. I always have to stop her from going to far and to pick up the pieces she leaves Daniel in. But Daniel thinks that she's good at what she does, because she's helped him regain some memories, more than what the others have been able to do.
Onyx has since barged herself more into Daniels life, and no matter what I do I can't seem to stop her from invading. I'm afraid she'll change Daniel and I don't want him going through any more pain than he already has, it's not fair. He's been through hell already he deserves a break. With June here and his memory of her back I thought this would all end that we could finally rid ourselves of Onyx, but it seems she's found another way into our lives.
Glaring I slam open the hospital doors and head to my car, pulling out my phone to call Frankie.
Pressing my phone to my ear I glance down at something shiny laying on the floor of the car port. Bending down I pick it up and bring it towards the light.
I drop it and my hands start to shake, looking around and shining my mini flashlight from my keychain I see spots of blood on the ground.
"Hello? Eden? Hellooo?"
Snapping out of it I press my phone to my ear and take a deep breath preparing for how Frankie will react.
"Frankie, I'm at the hospital that Daniels in right now, well technically I'm in the car port now but I just found June's paperclip ring, the one she always wears."
"What! Okay, okay, okay, this could just be a coincidence it might've fallen off-"
"No Franks, its no coincidence. There's blood splatters on the ground near it too, looks like a fight happened. About six people maybe judging on the footprints in the dusty floor."
Silence ensues for a couple minutes then,
Sniffling slightly but Harding her voice Frankie says, "Ill call Tess, go tell Day well meet up back at you guys place and plan out what to do."
Hanging up I sigh, and rub my head.
Day is going to kill me, no whoever did this first, then me.
He told me to watch out for her when I was leaving, and I failed to do that five minuets into giving me the job. What kind of bodyguard am I?
Laughing at myself I shake my head and head back inside.
I'm a engineer damn it, not a bodyguard. But this is June. If we don't find her or if we do but she's…badly hurt, then I don't know what that'll do to Daniel. He was on the verge of losing it before he remembered June. Now that he does remember her and has seen her…
Lord help us all.
Alright finished! Sorry I'm posting this at 4pm my time, I was going to earlier but I wanted to make changes first. Thenn those turned into adding other stuff and bam! 7 pages were written before I knew it lol, well hope you guys like this chapter I got the kidnapping idea from my best friend Maria. Read on, and find out what happens! Until next time!
~byee