WHY ME?

Lucy you got some explainin' to do

The day turned out to be hot, humid and mind boggeling. The thermometer read 99 and the indoor temperature was 85, fans were blowing everywhere and yet it wouldn't cool down in the warehouse. Kilanath's room, where she stayed, was like winter even though she was upstairs with no fans and one window. She sat on her bed bored as ever reading a book that she'd found in the desk. It was called 'Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause'. Out of 360 some pages she had already gotten to the 90 something pages and while she read she daydreamed of being in the book, having a family, and certainly looking as good as the main character did. While she daydreamed someone unwanted opened her door and walked in.

"Here's your drink you asked for" Blade held out a large bottle labeled Mocha Frappicino.

"Thanks Blade" Kilanath set down her book and took the bottle. Blade quickly left the room and the sound of him stomping down the stairs made her smile. Kilanath returned to her book.

The day went slowly and after she finished the book she had nothing to do except help Whistler downstairs. It was easy work, things she fixed in a flash but after she finished one thing he'd hand her something else until there was nothing he could find for her to fix. Night finally came and Kilanath grew restless. She decided to look for Blade and see if he would take her to get her things from her home. Kilanath found him sitting in a chair playing around with his sword.

"Blade?" Kilanath asked.

"What?"

"Could you possibly take me home so I can get my things?"

"You're in no condition to go anywhere" Whistler cut in.

"Please, Blade will be with me. I just need to move all of my stuff here." She pleaded.

"Take her Blade." And Whistler turned to walk away.

"What?" he looked up form his sword.

"Take her to her house and get all of her stuff then bring it here" Whistler said then quickly left to go tinker with something.

Kilanath smiled and slowly walked to the car, Blade took bigger strides and got there first.

"Hurry up" He complained. She got to the door and got in.

The ride was surprisingly quick and Kilanath hurried to get out of the car and inside her apartment building. She rushed in and impatiently pressed the button for the elevator several times until its doors opened. She pushed 3 and arrived on her floor a few moments later, her door was two doors down and across from the elevator. Blade walked behind her while she took it easy getting to her door and only to find it broken open. Blade pushed her aside and went in first, he found nothing. Kilanath rushed in and looked to make sure nothing was harmed in any way and to make sure nothing was stolen. After a thorough observation of the apartment Kilanath packed up all of her things and had Blade take them to the car while she checked for anything else. Kilanath waited until he took the last load into the elevator beforegoing to her empty bedroom where she pulled a small box out from under the mattess. A tiny cigar box with nothing but a name on it naming the brand from which the cigar came. Inside were her treasures, a few things she held ever so dearly to her heart, Kilanath took it and left to go tothe elevator where she found a rather unexpected and unwanted guest. Deacon.

"You know that you have stairs in this building?" he said smiling. Kilanath seethed and kept the box hidden behind her back.

"But of course the elevator is quicker and less troublesome" He continued to talk "You movin' out?" Deacon put himself between the elevator and Kilanath then brought himself closer and they were face to face. "You can't run or hide anywhere that I won't find you. I'll drag you back everytime just I have done already so many times. You belong to me!"

"I belong to no one and I do not take kindly to threats from low life, half breed blood suckers like you" she spat. Deacon fumed while he stared her down but she didn't back down. The elevator hummed as it came up to her floor and Deacon grabbed her by the throat. "Don't forget, we have a bargain. I'll be seeing you soon!" Then he was gone, like the wind. Blade came walking out of the elevator.

"Are you coming?" he was being much nicer than before. Kilanath looked at him with a sad look, she strained to keep the tears from falling but the tears won. She hid her face behind her hair and got in the elevator and returned to the car. On the way back to the warehouse she didn't say or word or even take her eyes away from the window. Blade was worried a little but didn't think about it until he got back to Whistler. Back at the warehouse he brought all of her things upstairs and while she rearranged her room he talked to Whistler.

"Something had to have happened in that little window of time that you weren't watching her" Whistler said. "You know that apartment buildings have stairs too, someone could have gone up the stairs and you wouldn't have even noticed". Blade decided to ask Kilanath about it, he walked up her stairs and into her room. In such a short time she had turned the room into her own and everything was neatly placed somewhere, boxes and bags were gone and everything was renewed to a state she found fit for herself. She was on her bedrummaging througha pile of papers and a stack of binders. Blade changed his mind and decided not to bother her, he had seen her happy, smiling and enjoying he own company and he didn't want to ruin that for her.

Kilanath looked up from her papers and listened for him to go down the stairs, a few minutes later he did and she jumped off her bed. In her already organized dresser she pulled out a black leather zip up jacket and threw it on over her tank top. She pulled a small ring with a few keys on it out of her treasure box and went to her small window. Outside of the window was a staircase in case of a fire. She unhooked the links of the window and pushed it open then put a meter stick in the sill to hold the window open. Kilanath threw a leg over and then another and dropped onto the stairs then ran down them as fast and as quiet as possible. She'd reached the botom in a reasonable amount of time and ran across the railroad tracks to where there was somewhat of a road and she continued to run. She made it to a storage warehouse down the road from Blade's warehouse, a little over 7 miles. Kilanath followed the sidewalk to garage 6-lots 1243-1354. She used one of the keys to get in then a couple lots down she used another key and opened the door. Inside were 3 croch rockets and a bunch of boxes. She jumped on the blackcroch rocketand started it up then pulled out and onto the road. Instead of turning right to get back to the warehouse she went left back into the city.

Somewhere near her old apartment she went into a store and bought a few things that she need like shampoo, conditioner, etc and then she stopped at a fast food place and picked up some chinese for her and the other two. After she'd made sure everything was secure in the tiny space under her seat then drove back to Blade's warehouse. At the warehouse she pulled her bike up under the stairs and climbed up and back ino her room. She pulled off her jacket and then ran down the stairs and back outside to retrieve her bike and she hid it in the side garage which was only on the other side of the huge line of shelves. And Kilanath then returned to her room and began shuffling through her binders and papers again. She smiled. SUddenly Blade came into her room huffing and puffing.

"Kid, you've got some explaining to do!"

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