So sorry it has taken so long for me to post I am having issues!
Holly sat next to Rikku wondering the exact same thing Rikku was. What was the big deal? She healed herself so what! She was half fairy. Though the fact that Rikku refused to use her powers and hadn't even in her mind consented to them to work was the problem. Of all the letters they had sent Rikku said that it was a waste of energy to heal something small that wasn't going to bother her in the long run. What also scared Holly was that if Rikku didn't try to make herself heal like usual why didn't she look surprised. That would mean it has been happening frequently like this.... and she couldn't stop it.
"Well, what?" Rikku asked, frustrated and Holly finally realized she was staring at Rikku. Now all eyes shifted to her. Great, now she must tell and scare the rest of them. She knew Rikku would not be happy. The only thing she had right now was control on herself, well techniqually it was already gone.
"You can't control it all can you, Rikku?" Holly's statement slash question came out and the eyes went back to Rikku. She looked at them funny because of the intence looks they were giving. All she decided to do was shrug."
Artemis chuckles, "You act like it is nothing but the power you have could take out New York city."
Holly nodded in agreement and the councilmen all looked at eachother nervously. None of them wanted to let Rikku's power to get out of hand and she was only shrugging it off. They decided to think of things, "We could put her in a confined area, so if anything happened it wouldn't be able to get out of that room."
Another councilmen took over, "We could run test, through DNA, all the blood work and stuff."
"Hypnosis, phychiatry, physical therap...." A councilman was cut off by Rikku.
"Yeah, just let me be a lab rat!" Rikku exclaimed, getting up to leave the room. Artemis leaned in front of her and she crossed her arms, "Mind if I tell you all that I am here to help you catch him. I won't let you work on me, you can do that to him if you want to know what makes our kind tick."
She turned around and looked at them with a glare, some how it reminded them of Holly's but it didn't hold anything back, "I will tell you what power we hold and I will try to explain the mechanism behind it but I will not let you do anything else."
She turned back to look at Artemis. She moved her head foreward towards the door and he moved, nodding. She swiftly opened and went through the door. It was amazing how gracefully loud she slammed it behind her. Some councilmen jumped and Artemis just frowned, "She's going to ruin some doorframes."
Rikku's eyes filled with unwanted tears as she walked through the halls. She tried hard to keep them from streaming down her face. What was she upset about either? As she quickened her pace to run up the stairs she ran into something, or rather someone. Domovoi stood in front of her but all she saw were his shoes. She could't look up that sudden stop had caused tears to fall down. They were silent down her face but it seemed like they crashed like airplanes on the floor.
"Is there something wrong?" He asked politely, not moving but not exactly trying to block her. She took a shaky breath and couldn't reply. He sighed and took her into a small hug. A second after her face was hidden, her breathing sped, she started shaking, and little sobs ran through her. She just couldn't help it. After everything she was just letting her walls down to a stranger.
Dom waited patiently for Rikku's sobs to calm. He had a little sister and he knew what it was like for a girl to hold something in. Juliet would completely take a boy out when he said something mean but once she got home she would fall apart. Dom would hold Juliet stoicly but on the inside he would be heartbroken to see his baby sister that way. He didn't know why it was so easy to have Rikku cry too. Maybe because he knew she didn't have anyone to run to. All she was running to was herself.
He realized her breathing had slowed and her sobs had stopped. He let her go and took a step back. She looked up, with a glowing face. All the water shimmered from the light. He couldn't help but feel the corners of his mouth tug up a bit. She wiped her face in the crook of her elbow and murmured a small, "Thank you."
He nodded and replied, "I hope you hurt who ever made you cry first."
She looked down and he chuckled. She looked at him puzzled and he went on, "Do you want me to hurt him for you? Though if it was Artemis I can't make any guaranties."
Rikku smiled and whispered, "Just can't take talking about the past and it seems like everything they talk about brings it up in my mind."
Dom nodded and heard voices down the hall. He turned sideways and said, "The troops are coming if you want to escape."
She turned to the voices and quickly but silently ran up the steps. She stopped almost at the top and in a loud whisper said, "Thanks Dom. You really are a great brother."
With that she flew the rest of the way up and he heard her door shut. She was safe with herself. Right after, everyone else filed into the hall.
Sool was talking, "Well, if she has such a problem she should have said something. She doesn't have to act so unrefined."
Domovoi automatically left the room. That guy always gave him a headache. One of the councilman was thinking, "Well, after what happened between the two of them. I assume it is only right for her to be upset, though she knew about it before she agreed."
"No, she didn't," Foaly sighed, rubbing his forehead, "No one did tell her, unless..."
Holly saw the eyes on her and shook her head, "I never said a word about him to her. I don't know how she knows."
There was nothing else to be said and people decided to depart in different directions. Before Holly could walk away, Artemis tugged her arm in a different direction. They were headed towards the lounge. They didn't speak until Artemis closed the door.
"What is it?" Holly asked, sitting in a chair with her arms crossed. Artemis leaned against the door for a moment in silence. He then crossed the room and sat opposite of her.
"You are the only person I will admit this to and I trust it will not be repeated," Holly nodded her head once in confidence. Artemis rubbed his forehead and went on, "I have absolutely no idea what you all are talking about."
Holly's mouth fell open and she just stared. Artemis glared at her and she started laughing. He crossed his arms and sighed but it only made her laugh more. After a few minutes she stopped and asked, "How can you not know what is going on?"
"I know what we are here to do. What I do not know is why Holly got upset back there and who is the man we are really chasing. What was he to her?" Artemis was more serious than ever and Holly sighed becoming serious.
"She doesn't really know him," Holly leaned back, crossing her arms again, "He kinda like... stalked her, you could say. He would call her and follow her. Sometimes he would speak to her in person. We don't know why. Though he attacked her once. He was taken into custody from that, then they found one of Rikku's friends dead in his house. Rikku and her friend had a fight the day before, so we assumed Rikku's stalker was being a little to overprotective."
"So, this guy is the one we are dealing with? How did he get out of jail?" Artemis could thing of many questions but picked only these.
Holly rubbed her forehead, "Yes, it is him and there were false testimonies about his alaby. He was released but they made sure Rikku had a restriction order. He can't get anywhere near her legally but...."
"When it comes to him it doesn't matter," Artemis finished and Holly leaned deep into her seat. Holly looked frustrated but the concern on her face wasn't right. Artemis couldn't believe it, "You don't really have that complete caring feeling?"
"Look," Holly got a little defensive and sat up, "She's family. I love her and don't want anything to happen to her. What happened to her is horrible and I don't want that guy getting a hold of her. Though.... I didn't see how it effected her. I don't know how she delt with it and I wasn't there to help her or anything. We are family but I don't really know her. I'm not emotionally attached yet."
Artemis nodded but said nothing. They had talked through mail. Holly had told him that before but... I guess reading a novel of someone rather then spending time with them is different. It's like a pen pal.
"Alright," Artemis said standing up and Holly followed example. I guess we can start some testing and searches. We know his name. We know what he looks like. We know what he is after. This shouldn't be to hard."
Right before he reached the door, Holly grabbed his arm. She looked a little frustrated and said, "How are you going to test her?"
Artemis was confused by the question. Why would it matter how they tested her? What was the big deal with this? Artemis replied, "Blood work mostly, finding out her DNA, blood type, you know. Maybe seeing how human and fairy things affect her."
"You heard her," Holly whispered and Artemis turned to her curiously, "She won't let you do that. All you can do is ask questions. She won't..."
Artemis laughed, cutting her off. Before she could ask he smirked and replied, "I can change her mind."
For some reason, she felt fearful for Rikku as Artemis walked out the door. This was way to serious.
Rikku was kicking the board at the end of her bed with her heels. Her eyes were following the patterns on the ceiling and she was trying to still calm her breathing. On the down beat of her kick, she heard a louder bang. She slowly sat up to see Artemis leaning against the closed door. She stopped kicking the bed, knowing he wouldn't be happy about it. She cocked her head to the side, waiting for him to say something. When he stayed silent, just observing her, she talked, "Is there anything you need?"
He shook his head no and still said nothing. Rikku sighed and fell back onto the bed, kicking the board with her heels again. She closed her eyes this time and played a song in her head. She watched colors twist and spin to the music in her head. The multicolors stopped when her feet hit something in front of her. She looked down her body to see Artemis. She propped herself up on her elbows and sighed, "It would be so easy to kick you to the floor."
He crossed his arms, though his face was still emotionless. She sat all the way up and looked up at his face. He looked at her eyes. The swirling green captivated him but Rikku took it as a concentrated stare. His expression never showed his true intrest in her eyes. Rikku shook her head and closed her eyes. Her hair fell in front of her face but she didn't move it. Looking into his clear blue eyes was giving her a head rush. They were intense.
"If there is something you want tell me now or get out," Rikku said, her head turned to the side. Hair hiding her closed eyes and bitten lip. Artemis took in a breathe and decided to act then. He leaned forward taking her chin to face him. She changed her facial expression to careless before his eyes got a look at her. He almost thought to drop the act but pushed on, convinced he could get to her.
His face changed expression as well. While she looked at him, her breath caught in her throat. He could see it and took a breath, careful, so she wouldn't see him relax. His face was in a careful smile. And his eyes were telling her to come closer. Rikku's hands tightened on the bed comforter. She knew what he was doing and she saw right through it. Though his smile affected her somehow. She kept his gaze but bit her lip. He moved the hair out of her eyes with his free hand and a chill flew down her spine. She couldn't explain why. There was so many things that could have been the reason but...
He leaned in a little bit closer. Thier faces were inches apart and they could feel each others breathing. Rikku felt her bottom lip being close to breaking from the pressure she had on it. Artemis could see it. He almost broke down into a smirk at the way it was so easy to manipulate her. Though he couldn't deny the fact that his breathing had sped a little. It was a rush and his pulse had gone up once he knew he had her.
His hand slid to her neck and his free hands thumb lightly tugged her bottom lip free. With that one move he felt her pulse shoot up from his hand on her neck. He gloated to her by smiling this time and they both noticed the stopping of her breathing. Not even thinking, a decision came into his mind and she saw it in his eyes. Before he could move an inch closer to her a yell was heard.
"ARTEMIS!!"
He leaned back with his hands still in place. He looked towards the sound with a true look of irritation on his face. Rikku had never been happier to hear the sound of Ark Sools voice. She was trying to breath as fast and silently as she could while Artemis was distracted but he noticed anyways. Artemis turned to her and layed the hand on her face onto her side. He leaned in close to that side by her ear. She heard the footsteps on the stairs now too. Though he didn't move away.
"We will continue this discussion later."
That was all he said. That was the only thing he said. Then he was gone. Rikku stared at the open doorway. She suddenly started to breath rapidly and blinked many times. She shook her head quick and hard but the image and feeling wouldn't leave her. He was a jerk. He meant nothing by it, but to get into her mind. Even though he wasn't in there completely, he was close and would easily break her defense. She fell onto the bed.
When Holly walked in Rikku was kicking the board at the end of her bed with her heels. Her eyes were following the patterns on the ceiling and she was trying to still calm her breathing.
Okay so I hope people are still reading this. I had a couple of questions a long time ago and never answered them so I think I will for you. (my apologies)
crissmyheart: Yes, the song is by Utada Hikaru and it is the english song of Passion from Kingdom Hearts 2.
Outlawxx13: The pairing are supposed to be Artemis and Rikku... plus one that is supposed to just come up.... TH shhh... its a secret.
Review please!!
Crazygirliecaptain!!