I'm having writer's block with this fic...again. Also, absolutely no time to update it. Ugh, evil creation from hell...
Kanone: Are you talking about me again?
Me: Don't even start with me...
Kanone: Why not?
Me: Leave me alone or...I'll rape you.
Kanone: How could you even...
Me: Do you really want to find out? That's what I thought. Anyway, enjoy the fic!
Ugh...the game. Right. Alright, listen up! You know what? Actually, just go check out the latest chappy of Trapped or Surrender To Me (if you haven't already) for all the rules and such. I'll give you the short version, though. At the end of every chappy, I'll post a quote from one of the spiral characters. You have to tell me who said it and who they said it to. If you get ten quotes right in a row, then you'll get a prize. If you miss one, though, your count starts over. Also, no cheating (which means you have to know them off the top of your head). If you can tell me what episode the quote is from, then you'll get a bonus point. 5 bonus points are worth one qoute. So, if you have 9 quotes, but miss one, and have 5 bonus points, it'll be like you never missed the 10th quote. That's all, I think. Like I said, the last chappy of those other two fics will have the long, drawn out rules in them that explains anything I might have missed of forgotten.
Polaris: Guess what? I don't know, either. Oh, you'll get that kiss this chappy. Yay...joy. Thanks for reviewing!
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Back in her hotel room, Rio sat down on the couch while Nik took a seat on the coffee table across from her, "So, you wanted to talk?"
Rio nodded, a little nervous about how to approach the subject. Of course, she couldn't just come right out and ask him if he was a Hunter, or if he had really attacked Ryoko. Of course, she didn't think Ryoko would lie to her, but she still couldn't bring herself to believe that things could turn out this badly, "Nik, can... can I ask you something?"
Nik smiled, slighly unsure, and nodded, "Of course." He knew that Rio was a smart girl, and she must have pieced it all together by now. There was only one logical question she could ask at this time. That question was...
"Are you a Hunter?" Rio asked, quickly. The words came out all in one soft breath, barely escaping her lips for fear of the answer, and for fear of what Nik would do once he answered how she knew he would.
"Damn." Nik thought, sighing, "What do I tell her? I could just lie, but I know that Ryoko must have told her what happened. No, she must know. She just wants to see if I'll fess up to it." This wasn't a position that Nik wanted to be in, though he could easily overpower Rio, he really didn't want to. Finally, he answered, "Yes."
Rio's eyes widened slightly as a small gasp escaped her throat. She knew what the answer would be, but it was still a shock to hear it. Swallowing a rather large lump in her throat, Rio eyed Nik carefully, "Why?" was all she could get out, "Why did you attack Ryoko? Why not just go after me?"
Nik sighed, "Desperate times..." he thought, then looked away, a pained expression suddenly covering his face, "The truth is Rio, I really don't want to be involved in any of this." he confessed, still avoiding eye contact.
Rio looked at Nik, trying to decide whether or not he was serious, "Everyone else changed, why not him?" she wondered, then smiled softly. Using both of her hands, she lifted his face to hers, "I believe you."
Nik smiled a little, "You do?" Rio said nothing else, but nodded. Lost in her eyes, Nik unconsciously leaned foward, coming within centimeters of the young girl's face, thier lips millimetes away. After hesitating only a moment more, Rio finally closed the gap, pressing their lips together and sighing at the contact. Nik grinned, and pulled her closer (nearly pulling her off the couch) and slowly deepened the kiss. Having access granted, Nik's tongue fought with Rio's in a short lived battle as the latter soon got too lost in her first kiss to care about winning or losing at the moment.
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I hate it. So, so sorry for the shortness. I promise I'll update this first thing tomorrow with a much longer chapter. Writer's block is a nasty little beast, isn't it? The worst part is I have actual things that still need to happen, I just don't want them to happen yet and I have no idea how to fill up the space between now and then...Ugh. Anyway, review...I guess. Oh, right, the quote!
"Annihilation is our destiny."
Yeah, easy, I know. Do you know what episode it's from though? Remember, you have to know who said it and who it was said to (also what episode it was from for bonus points). They'll get harder eventually, but when I made my list, it was all off the top of my head (only 15, that's pretty sad, and half of them were Kanone I think). Anyway, good luck!