Welcome all to the next chapter of Dragon Heart Part 1: No Tomorrow. First I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed, and for those of you who are to shy to review please do, it gives us writers the input we need to make our stories better. This chapter Awkward Moments has been in the working since May '03 and was originally chapter 5 but I pushed it back to better explain the relationship between Caitlin and Sion. You may notice that this story splits many times between different scenes as well as time. This is the main reason this chapter was so hard to write and time consuming, I had to write it in three different locations, also you will notice that the date and time are listed but not the location, this is done on purpose mainly because the story explains the setting well enough. I believe that describing the setting is much more professional than just telling you. Well, I'll shut-up now, enjoy and please review. –General Dragon
Chapter 7
Awkward Moments
"Virgo was able to control the minds of people through their weaknesses, lust, greed, power craving, and caring for oneself. The Dragonmaster must be able to overcome these human weaknesses and replace them with strengths, caring, kindness, justice, and mercy." –Ancient Book, 'The Trails'
March 11th 6:30 PM
"Shit its already 6:30!", Sion rushed down the stairs and out the door waving goodbye to his parents just before shutting it behind him. He ran down the brick stairs to his old Jetta, which was waiting in the driveway.
"If I take the beltline I should be able to make it in 15 minutes, I hope."
Meanwhile at Caitlin's house she was just as anxious about the outing.
"Lets see what to wear", Caitlin opened up her closet, and needless to say it was huge. Everything from blue jeans to formal dresses could be found in it. Caitlin went in and emerged in a tan pants, and an American eagle pink and purple stripe shirt.
"Hum hope this doesn't make me look to easy for a first date. Ah Sion's not like that anyways", she quickly looked at her watch, "Its almost 6:45 better get downstairs."
She ran down the stairs towards the houses living room. Once there she sat down on a sofa and stared at the clock hanging on the wall counting down the seconds.
"I hope he's not late."
March 11th 6:30 PM
"So that's what happened huh, guess it was easy to make that mistake. I really should apologize to him shouldn't I?"
"This was all my fault Michael, I wouldn't have lost him if I haven't dragged you into it", Amy sounded like she was about to cry.
"Amy don't let it get you down. Look I'm sure if you told him about it he'd understand. I'll apologize to him next chance I get, then you can tell him the whole story, you haven't lost him Amy I'm sure he still likes you."
Amy started sobbing on the other end unable to control herself, "But he's got another girlfriend now, he met her at the hospital…and they really like each other."
"That does make things harder Amy. Since we are family and all is there anything I can do to help you or something."
"Actually Michael that's why I'm calling. You see there going to this movie thing tonight, and I kinda want to be there too to talk to them, if you wouldn't mind coming along to keep up the ruse I've got a boyfriend…"
"Amy, come on. You know this has already taken you. If you show up there with me its only going to make matters worse."
"Please Michael the movie starts at 7:30 tonight. Just do this one last time for me, and I'll promise to come clean with Sion tonight if you do."
There was a long pause on the other line as Michael thought about Amy's request, "Alright, but you have to tell him everything. If I say we go though, we go alright?", deep down Michael knew this wasn't going to work, but he loved his Cousin and tried to look out for her.
"Ok that's fine by me. Thanks, pick me up now though, we've got to get there early."
"Alright see you soon Amy."
With that the phone call ended.
March 11th 6:45 PM
"Officer I can explain, I'm kinda late for my first date. I just wasn't thinking straight you know kind of weird first time going out", Sion reduced himself to pleading to get out of his ticket.
"Look son, do you understand that you were way over the speed limit."
"Yes Officer."
"Now why should I let you off?", at this point the officer was leaning down staring right in Sion's face.
"I.I.I…don't know Officer."
"Ok kid, I understand your situation, so I'll tell ya what. You promise me not to do anything bad to that girl as long as you date her, and I'll let you off, deal?"
"Yeah sure, deal sir", Sion shook the Officers hand and pulled up his window.
The cop car pulled back onto the beltline and speed away. Sion breathed a sigh of relief after the cruiser was out of sight. He cranked his car back up and looked at the clock.
"Man I'm supposed to be there now, she's not going to like this."
Sion drove off careful to obey the speed limit, he didn't want to 'meet' another officer today.
March 11th 7:00 PM
Jeff looked around. In his car he had Christy, as well as Amy's two other friends. They were all dressed in the black outfits that Christy had given them, and also equipped for their 'mission' as well. Jeff sighed and looked over at Christy.
"Don't you think we look a little suspicious right now, the sun hasn't even set and were all dressed in complete black with radios strapped to our heads."
Christy rolled her eyes before snapping back at Jeff, "Look you didn't have to come you know. Just keep quiet and listen", Christy motioned for the two girls in the back to lean forward so they could hear her.
"Girls, watch a spy movie and think there all that", Jeff muttered under his breath.
"Alright everyone here's the plan. First were going to wait here for Amy and Michael to show up, they should be getting here a little earlier than Sion and Caitlin. Next we position one of us at the main ticket counter, I'll give you a coat or something to wear so you don't stand out. Once they purchase their tickets we'll move in I've already got all of us tickets."
Jeff interrupted, "Christy if were going to put on something else, what's the black clothing for?"
"I'm getting to that just shut up Jeff. All right look everyone, once we get into the theater just remove all the extra clothing and sit on it. Then when I give the signal we'll split up two of us will sit close to Sion and Caitlin, the other group goes near Amy and informs her what's going on."
One of the girls in the back interrupted, "Um Christy."
"Yeah Jamie what is it?"
"What about Michael?"
Jeff sprang on that question, "Yeah I've been wondering on that myself Christy, why is Amy so eager to leave Michael and go for Sion?"
"You mean you guys don't know?" confusion swept the car, "Michael is just Amy's cousin, and she's not really going out with him. Its just part of her bad habit."
Jeff was really confused at this point, "Sorry Christy I don't follow, you mind explaining it to me."
Christy looked out the windshield and leaned back as she began her story, "Me and Amy have known each other since kindergarten, and to tell you the truth she had guys chasing her all the time. Once we hit 6th grade things got serious, Amy was kind of weird about it, see every time she actually liked a guy she would make it look like she was unobtainable. Then she'd see if the guy would keep on chasing her. Every time she'd call up her cousin Michael and use him as a fake boyfriend, of course every guy would stop chasing her, but she did it each and every time."
Jeff finally made sense of the story, but he still didn't believe it entirely, "So in other words Amy's still available, and Sion isn't. My question now is, Sion stopped chasing her just like all the other guys, so why is she still chasing him?"
"Really I don't know, but that's the reason I'm going all out with this. I'm determined to get those two together. If she's still chasing him now that must mean something right?" Christy looked at Jeff and smiled at him.
"Yeah I guess your right, alright I'm in let's do this."
March 11th 2003 7:05 PM
Caitlin sat on her sofa, constantly glancing at the living room clock every few seconds. She couldn't sit still.
"I can't believe he's late, I'm sure he's got some reason though", Caitlin thought to her self. Her mind replayed the moment she met Sion, as well as the moments they shared before leaving the hospital. Caitlin sighed as she lay down on the couch, "He really is a great guy, wonder why that other girl treated him like that?"
Caitlin's thoughts were interrupted by a car pulling into the driveway. She peeked out the window to see Sion stepping out of his car smiling. She opened the door and ran out to him.
"Well I can see your late. That's sad for a first date", Caitlin smiled at him.
"That's all your going to say? I thought I was really going to get chewed out here", Caitlin hugged Sion, he hugged her back and helped her into the car. The both sat down, Sion ran around to the drivers seat and cranked the car back up.
"So Sion, why were you late anyways?"
"Got pulled over, but the guy let me off."
"Really, how'd you manage that?"
"Well I told him I was in a rush to get to a date with a girl, so he cut a deal with me."
"Which was…?"
"He told me he'd let me off if I promised to treat you right."
Caitlin playfully punched Sion in the arm, "Well you better treat me right then or I'm gonna call the cops."
"Yes mamm."
"So I'd like a nice, expensive, fancy dinner after the movie."
"Ah I wonder which would be cheaper the ticket or your dinner."
Sion pulled out of Caitlin's driveway heading towards the movie theater. Little did Sion know the surprise that was awaiting him there.
March 11th 7:20 PM
Christy spotted an old Chevy Blazer pulling into a parking space a row away from them. She waved over to Amy and got out of Jeff's Explorer. They all headed over to Amy and Michael.
"Hey Amy, how's it going?", Christy put an arm around Amy's neck, looking down she noticed a tear near Amy's eye.
"I just hope this works, I really like him you know."
Christy turned towards Michael with a questioning expression on her face. Michael understood and spoke up, "She's been like that the entire time over here. She's really bent up over this isn't she?"
"Alright sweetie come on perk up, this isn't like you, you know?"
"Your right Christy thanks", Amy hugged Christy and then wiped the tear off her eye, "So what's this great plan of yours?"
Christy turned to Jeff as he started to explain, "We'll basically were just going to stalk them…", Jeff was cut off by Christy.
"Just who's plan is this anyways", Jeff backed off and Christy spoke up, "It's a bit more in depth than how Jeff put it. The radio I have you has a hidden ear piece, during the movie two of us dressed in black are going to sit near Sion and Caitlin and listen in. We'll radio you their entire conversation via this.", Christy pulled out another piece of equipment, "Its some weird thing I picked up at the spy shop, but its supposed to be some kind of radio bug. Anyways it'll work, I hope. Since we don't really know what their going to do after the movie we'll just have to follow them afterwards."
"Where do I come in, in all of this?", Michael asked pointing at himself.
"That's easy your just here to tick Sion off and make him jealous, we'll be able to tell if he still likes Amy by the way he acts while your around."
"I've still got to apologize to him for roughing him up."
"That's a great idea it'll just get him even more fired up, now Amy do you have that radio I gave you set up?"
"Yeah its all here", Amy held up the radio and pointed to the earpiece, she also pulled out the mic a little to show it.
"Great, alright you two go up and act like your buying tickets. Here I already got two for ya, and when Sion shows up, start the show."
"Will do, thanks Christy."
The two friends hugged again, then Amy and Michael went up to the ticket counter. Jeff turned towards Christy.
"You said something about someone being up there with them, who's that gonna be?", as soon as Jeff finished his question Christy threw a long coat at him.
"You are."
March 11th 7:25 PM
"Hurry up Sion its almost starting, we've gotta hurry", Caitlin yelled out grabbing Sion's arm and running up the stairs toward the box office.
"Hold up Caitlin let me explain a second", Sion huffed out.
"Yeah?", Caitlin let go of her friends arm and turned to meet him.
"There's an automated box office in the lobby we can use to get in instantly."
"Um ok", Caitlin then grabbed Sion's hand and pulled him into the lobby. Unnoticed to her a boy in a long coat spoke into a small microphone.
"They've gone to the ABO inside, change of plans everyone", Jeff spoke into the mic.
A few seconds later Christy's voice came over the radio, "Crap I didn't think he'd do that, alright I'll move Amy and Michael into the lobby area everyone elese move in and get your tickets ripped."
Meanwhile Sion was trying to use the computer box office to get his tickets.
"Dam machine never did this before", Sion yelled out swiping his credit card through the slot one more time.
"Maybe if you weren't so nervous you'd take the time to read the directions silly", Caitlin grabbed Sion's credit card, flipped it around, and put it through the slot. The machine read the card and Sion quickly entered the movie information. The screen told him to wait a minute for the credit line to go through, and for the tickets to print. Just then Sion herd a familiar voice behind him.
"I hope the movie's good tonight."
"Yeah it got four stars so it should be Amy."
Sion looked over to the other ticket line and spotted Amy and Michael. Caitlin looked up at him concerned.
"Sion what's wrong?"
Sion quickly looked down at her he put on a smile.
"Nothing just thinking, you ready?"
"Yeah lets go."
They walked up to the ticket ripping station.
"Amy what are you trying to prove?"
By now everyone had entered the theater and taken a seat. Jeff and Christy were sitting next to each other right behind Sion and Caitlin. The other girls were sitting with Amy and Michael. Sion had noticed Amy and Michael walking up towards there seats and would occasionally glace over towards them. Caitlin just sat and talked to Sion about summer vacation nearly here and other things. Christy was listing intently for something worth while to tell the others. Then Jeff nudged her in the shoulder grabbing her attention.
"What is it", Christy whispered angrily towards Jeff.
"If they start to kiss or something like that what do we do then?"
"This is there first date they wouldn't do something like that", Christy then went back to eavesdropping, Jeff drank some of his soda as the previews started playing.
The first hour went by smoothly, Sion and Caitlin just held hands and watched, occasionally whispering something to each other about the movie. Jeff lost interest in the movie and fought to stay awake. Christy was fighting the same battle begging to get board watching Caitlin and Sion.
"I almost wish they'd kiss or something, make my job more interesting, huh?", Christy noticed something heavy fall on her shoulder, "Jeff?, get off", she punched him in the side. Jeff awoke quickly.
"Oww what was that for?"
"Just stay awake and keep watching."
"Fine…I wonder what their up to."
"Sion you feel like were being watched or something?", Caitlin asked looking around.
"What are you so uptight about, this ain't like you", Sion let go of her hand and put his arm around her. She leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Yeah your right."
"Oh shit their getting closer quick, let Amy know."
Christy told her friends about the situation and they moved Amy and Michael closer to the couple.
"Sion I know this is kinda sudden but…"
"What is it?", Sion asked Caitlin's face moving closer, "Oh boy I wasn't expecting this out of her."
Caitlin's face continued to move closer to Sion's her eyes slowly closed, Sion still was debating what to do. Suddenly Sion felt his face moving closer as his eyes closed…closer and closer. Sion felt Caitlin's lips touch his and with in seconds a scream went out through the theater.
"SION NO!!!", everyone in the theater turned around to see Amy with a tear falling down her face. Quickly she ran out of the theater, her friends and cousin behind her. Once Sion realized the situation her grabbed Caitlin, and throwing his better judgment aside, ran after Amy. He ran outside to the back of the theater building, and caught up with Amy's friends she was already well ahead of them heading into a darker area.
"Amy Wait!", hearing Sion's voice Amy stopped and turned around, her face filled with tears.
"Amy why are you doing this?", Sion yelled out to her.
After a couple seconds Amy replied softly "I like you."
"What? I can't hear you Amy, are you alright."
"I LIKE YOU SION!!"
"What then…what about Michael?"
"He's my cousin it's a long story", Amy started to walk towards him when someone grabbed her.
"WHAT, SION HELP!!"
"Everyone step back or the little girl here's gonna get her blood all over her perty dress," a man dressed in black held a small pocket knife up to Amy's throat and with his other hand held her around the waist.
"What do you want?", Sion's voice held back a little anger.
"I want all your money, and this little girl here."
"Sion one of you guys…help me", Amy's voice was held back by the knife pressing harder on her neck.
Sion reached down to his pocket and felt for his knife, he slowly pulled it out not letting the man see it.
"Let her go", Sion was now looking at the ground, a commanding tone in his voice.
"Sion be careful your not ready", Lucia warned him, but Sion couldn't hear her, he couldn't even control himself at this point. He grabbed his pocket knife harder his finger on the release button.
"What you gonna do boy, humm this girl here smells good", the man brushed his fingers through Amy's hair as she started to cry again.
"I warned you", Sion looked up at the man, his eyes frightened the man as well as Amy's friends standing next to Sion, they had turned bright red. He looked possessed and almost demon like.
"Put her down."
"Back off punk I'm warning ya", the man pushed the knife on Amy's throat even harder.
Sion pulled his pocket knife into view as it glowed a bright blue.
"What the hell is that", the man pulled Amy back and watched Sion somewhat frightened.
Sion pushed the release on the knife and the blade flicked out, with the blade a blue light shot out and flew up into the sky tall as a sky scraper. It settled down into a blue sword like blade. Sion started walking toward the man, his eyes still full of anger.
"LET HER GO!"
"Uhh…shit", the man let Amy go, and ran off quickly.
Sion smiled then he felt heavy headed. The light disappeared, and Sion's eye's slowly restored to normal. Jeff walked up him to him and patted him on the back.
"That was one heck of a light show there good job. Your some type of hero now."
Sion didn't even move just slowly walked over to Caitlin and then put his arm around her shoulder using her for support. He slowly made his way back to the car.
"Yo…u…mind….dri..vin..g?", Sion barley was able to whisper into Caitlin's ear.
"Sure, lets get you back."
Amy fell on her knees frightened from her attack, confused as to what happened, but most of all heart broken from what she was witnessing.
Preview For Chapter 8
Releazing The Truth
"My mom's going to really worry about this, but I can't leave him alone after what I saw. I'll see if I can spend the night here for today, better give her a call", with that though Caitlin stood up and made her way to the kitchen so she could call her mom.
"Sion get better, I don't know what I'd do without you", Caitlin whispered to what she believed to be an asleep Sion Nickson. After that she left the room and went to make her phone call. After Caitlin left the room, unnoticed by her, Sion's head lifted it self towards the hall way where his girlfriend had gone. He smiled thinking about what she had said.
"I don't know what I'd do without you either."
Ruby: Aww that was so sad I'm gonn….a…cr..y..
Nall: Ah grow up.
Ruby: Shutup you insensitive jerk.
Nall: Who's insensitive always talking about your Hiro.
Ruby: Aww I see little Nall has a crush on me. Come here.
Nall: I'm getting out of this room. Huh the doors locked, her let me out of here GeneralDragon.
(On the other side of the door)
GD: Ok hold on, oh shoot now which key is it. Opps nope not this one or this one, humm not this one either. Aw man lost count gotta start over.
Nall: GD!!!!!
GD: Well readers check back soon, this chapter took a long time to write and correct being its EIGHT PAGES LONG. So don't expect chapter 8 any time soon since at this point school's started for me.
Nall: If you don't let me out of here your not gonna be able to write chapter 8.
GD: Oh but Nall you get you big appearance in chapter 8.
Nall: Really?
GD: Oh yes and so does Ruby.
Nall: No way am I gonna be with her.
Ruby: Like I said insensitive jerk I'm gonna fry you.
Nall: AHHHH LET ME OUT.
