A/N: Ummm….. I like cookies!
Disclaimer: If I were thinking about this in a psychological way, then I would guess that you are a really depressed person who has nothing better to do than to read I do not own Trinity Blood. Mental help is suggested.
Abel and Stella were the first off the boat that night. Troops were at the docks. Abel shivered, knowing this wasn't normal. Stella noticed this.
"They are looking for any sign of me or anyone interested in me. In all reality, I was not supposed to be anywhere near here. The Emperor would give an arm and probably both his legs to find me. Now that he knows I might be somewhere in the city, he'll stop at nothing to find me. This makes the job only ten times harder." Stella explained, her voice void of any emotion.
"Ah… right. What do we do?" Abel asked.
Stella smiled manically at him. "We jump."
Abel eyes widened. "We what?"
"Come on!"
Abel gasped as Stella pushed him into the icy water. He floated for a few seconds, but then felt something hit him in the back of the head. He was dragged under the water and, after what seemed like hours to his dazed mind, back up. As he greedily sucked in air, he heard Stella's voice hiss in his ear.
"If you make that much noise again, I'll have to knock you out. Now, come on." Stella didn't relinquish her hold on Abel's collar until she dragged him under again.
Abel was able to keep up, if just barely, with Stella. She swam fast and it was only because of his long legs that he was anywhere close to her. She stopped by a grate and roughly pulled him up. He gasped for air.
"Abel, stay up here and keep watch." Stella said quickly before sub merging again.
Abel shook his head. How does she do that? She's not even breathless! He heard a slight banging beneath him. He looked down. Trying not to be disgusted by the murkiness of the water around him, Abel peered down, concentrating until he saw a large shadow on the bottom. Stella was banging on the grate with a rock. A few minutes later (far too long for Abel's taste) Stella came up again.
"Damn it!" She cursed. She turned seriously to him. "Abel, don't be afraid." She went back under.
Abel was getting extremely annoyed now. He had seen her do amazing things twice before and still she thought he would be afraid of her. Did the girl not understand friendship? Perhaps she doesn't. Remember, you don't know anything about her life.
There was a small light blast under the water and Abel felt his leg being pulled under. He followed Stella into the grate and found himself on a metal floor, surrounded by light. Picking himself up, he gasped at what he saw.
They were surrounded but oily green water. Stella was dropping her hands from where they were admitting the light. Abel saw they were in a small bubble, keeping out the water.
Abel breathed out a sigh. "Whew. I know I'm glad not to be in that water."
"The water isn't why we are in here." Stella said, not looking at him. Abel followed her gaze to the side of the water.
Suddenly, it seemed teeth came out of nowhere at them. They were sent flying backwards, but as Stella braced herself against the metal floor, they stopped. Abel gaped up at the giant mouth of teeth.
"What, never seen a shark before Father?" Stella said tauntingly. When he did not respond she crossed her arms and said in an annoyed voice, "if you want to get sick, then by all means keep your mouth the way it is. My bubble can protect against sharks, but it cannot do anything about microscopic bacteria."
Abel promptly closed his mouth. "So… what do we do now?"
Stella eyed the three sharks that circled around their bubble. "These are the Guard Sharks. They are trained to attack and eat anything in here that is bigger than a squirrel." A sad look entered her eyes. "It would be a waste to just… kill them for doing their duty."
Abel tried to listen as Stella muttered something to herself about negative and positive energies creating a current. As another shark quickly tries to take a bite out of their bubble, Stella's hand shot out and the bubble crackled. The shark sped away.
"Yes!" Stella smiled happily with the results.
"Um… Stella?" Abel tugged nervously at his collar. "Isn't it getting a bit warm in here?"
A strange look crossed Stella's face before fear flashed in her eyes. "We have to get out of here!" She practically yelled.
She ran to another wall, the bubble and Abel following her movements. As she searched along the bottom almost frantically, Abel realized the air was getting thin. Luckily, it was not long before she found a grate. She had a look of complete concentration before the water around the bars of the grate froze and destroyed the metal poles.
"Take a deep breath, Abel and follow me!"
With that, Stella dove out of the bubble and through the grate. Abel did as she told him, resisting the urge to pray to God to save them. He dove through the bubble and found himself in more water. Panicking, he opened his mouth to yell out, but saw Stella moments before he broke the top. As he gasped for air, Stella slapped a hand over his mouth. She put a finger to her lips and motioned for him to follow her.
The infernal girl had him swim what seemed a mile before allowing him to stop. Even when they did, Stella told him not to talk.
"We are in the city's main water supply, there is an opening up ahead." Stella looked at him for the first time in pity. "Can you make it, Abel?"
Abel nodded ferociously. "I will." He remembered how much his words sounded like hers.
The swim wasn't as far as Abel thought it to be, and Soon Stella helped him over a six-foot wall to the other side. When they were finally on the cobblestone alleyway Stella looked up to the sky.
"I can't believe it." She said in an almost-dreamlike whisper. "We've actually snuck into the city of Daraloone."
A/N: short chapter, but I promised some people I would have it out tonight. Not one guess to the big twist. I'm disappointed.