Ch: 04
"Naru, you don't do all-nighters until next week! What's wrong honey? Looks like you've been crying something awful!"
"…..Sa…..sa….Sasuke hates me! He hates me!"
"Oh……" Amber took her into her arms. "Don't worry about him; he's always been an asshole. Don't even waste time on him!"
"But-"
"But nothing! Suit up little Naru; you can even wear your silver outfit again, how does that sound?"
Wiping away her tears, Naruno nodded and went over to the dressing rooms.
"Sasuke, you shouldn't have done such a thing to her. She has just been activated…….her previous owner threw her out. All she has is you and now she has a job doing who knows what!"
"I fished her out of the trash for you. I spared her "life" for you. I didn't throw her out until now for you. What more do you want me to do? She took my dream from me."
"She has no idea who Gaara is, and I'd rather it stay that way. God knows what he could do to her after what he did to those other Xenon! I don't want to see her go to that end. Aren't you the least bit worried?"
Sasuke picked up the tiny computer and nuzzled her.
"I'm worried about you. All of this stress isn't good for your CPU. Please don't worry about her. If it will make you feel any better, I'll go out and find her tomorrow."
"Yes, that would make me feel much better."
Naruno danced to the beat of the music with such a sadness, it was sexy. All the guys in the room noticed and showered her with cash.
Especially Gaara.
He stared, transfixed at her movements and grace. She was a blonde goddess, untouched by the world; shining her purity like a treasured diamond.
As the song slowed down in tempo, the girls began to make use of the poles.
Naruno glided and swung, whirled and twirled, slid and climbed; she outdid the pros in sexual prowess.
"I knew Amber picked a dime among pennies when she found you." Miss Dolly smiled at Naruno and gave her a loving pat on her shoulder. "Take a break and go on waitress duty for a while. Hell, with three-hundred thousand dollars to show for it, you deserve the whole day off!"
Naruno smiled up into the time she left. Dressed in a cream dress with black boots, she headed to the apartments, hoping Sasuke would take her in again.
She hadn't gone two steps before someone grabbed her from behind and dragged her into a car.
The next morning, Sasuke checked every place where Naruno might have been. Every place was a failure.
Roxas was less than pleased.
"Sasuke!"
"Please calm down Roxas, I promise I'll find her."
"Please do! I'm worried about her! What if she were kidnapped!?"
Sasuke contemplated the idea before it drifted out of his mind. The subject just wasn't interested enough.
Naruno woke up on a large blood-red bed. The room was dark and quiet, not a sound to be heard.
"He will be with you shortly."
Naruno turned to see a pale young girl with golden hair who looked to be no more than twelve or fourteen. She looked to be a timid girl with wide, innocent green eyes and a thin mouth.
"I do not know you; who are you?"
The girl shifted her feet. "I was named Angel."
"Angel, thank you for keeping my guest company; you may run along now."
Angel jumped at the voice, but obeyed, quickly and quietly scuttling out of the room.
"Welcome to my humble abode Naru……….or should I say Angel?"
"Angel is Angel, Naru is Naru." Amber had taught her to use other variations of her name within the presence of clients.
"Yes, that particular Xenon's name is Angel, but you are different. In time you will come to understand, but for now, let us enjoy some…….casual chat."
Sasuke went to Shika and told him about his problem. Shika shook his head and began running a check on the city. They found that her signature was a unique one and that it radiated from the home of Gaara.
"What do you know; Goldilocks is over at the perv's house. Well, no time to waste, we have to go get her!"
"Why? He called her over there! Let her stay her ass over there."
"You can't be serious! What about-"
"Why the hell do you care for some broken Xenon?! I wish you would get off of my damn case!"
Sasuke made to move, then paused as an image came up on the computer.
"What the-"
The image was of a girl encased in a tube of liquid. Next to the tube was a man, though the image is fuzzy.
"This looks like something out of a lab." Shika sent the picture through an automated synopsis. "Doesn't make since who it's from. The number doesn't correspond with any computer I've every seen."
After contemplating for a few minutes, he scanned the picture.
"Can't decipher who that would be in the tube, but I do see something on the girl's skin. If I can call it up a bit sharper, then maybe I can………oh shit."
"What?"
"Oh shit."
"What dammit!?"
"Arch-Angel…….that's Arch-Angel!"
"So, Naru, who is your owner?"
"Sasuke….Uchiha."
"No, no, I mean your former creators."
"I do not know. I cannot remember."
"Yes you can, it would take a lot of prodding, but you could remember." Gaara laced his fingers and looked deeply into the Xenon's eyes. "Tell me Naru, would you like a nice name, from someone who cared?"
Naruno's face took on the look of confusion. "Roxas named me. She cared very much about me."
"It would only be altered slightly, how does that sound?"
"I do not know."
"You new name is Naruna, more feminine……more captivating………"
"……It does sound nice…….Naruna………"
"There you go princess….."
Naruna looked up at him with a stoic look. "Only she calls me princess."
"She who?"
"The other me, the me that will never be again."
"Is this a riddle?"
"I do not know what a riddle is. She is me; me is she."
Gaara looked her up and down before leaving. As he left, Angel quietly walked back in and sat on the bed next to Naruna.
"Is Gaara your someone-in-your-heart? The someone that makes you warm inside?"
Angel seemed to have spaced out. A few seconds later, she figured the question was directed at her and answered the question.
"I want him to like me, but I don't think I ever will. He hurts me and makes me cry."
"Why does he do that?"
"That is who he is. I want him to like me, I want him to love me, but that will never happen."
"How do you know for certain? Is he truly the one for you?"
Angel sighed. "He stole me from my family two years ago, because he thought I was special. He treated me with kindness and care………..then he hurt me and hasn't looked at me the same way since. I love him; now al he has to do is love me back."
Naruna looked at the sullen Xenon and pulled her into an embrace, allowing her to cry.
"Why would someone send me this?" Shika examined the file once more. "Can't trace it, can't find a lead; whoever sent it covered their tracks well."
"Ah well, not like it's extremely important. I'm going home to Roxas."
"Aren't you the least-?"
"Can we please get off of this bullshit?! I'm not stressing over some two-bit hooker who just happened to have a bad day! You want to find her? Go ahead and see if I give a damn!"
Sasuke left the room and slammed the front door closed. Shika watched him go, then sighed.
How long ago was it when he fished Roxas out of the trash?
