White Deceit

It was once again late at night. By now, Cho was put in her own room, but it didn't have a window or anything like that. It was like a remodel of her cage…only a door, a bed, a television, and no chains. Cho grabbed her white ribbons and tied one into her hair and the other was tied around her neck. She grabbed her previous outfit and opened the door while still wearing the Providence uniform. It looked like Rex's really, only it had a plaited skirt. Originally, the skirt was to her knees, but she cut it to be shorter (much to the chagrin of Six and Dr. Holiday). Aimi, Daiki, and Himitsu followed obediently when she took a sudden turn and appeared at Rex's room. Daiki let out a series of moans in question (just…think of how a killer whale sounds, we've all seen Free Willy, right?). Why were they here?

"Shh…it's okay…if I say goodbye, right?" She gently opened the door and crouched down, crawling over to Rex's bed. He looked so peaceful and happy there. Cho didn't know how someone could be so happy in their cage. Why not be free? Why not go where you want and live with your problems and the solutions? With all the power he had, why didn't he use it to help the ones who make him happy? Why not rule when you have the power to rule? Cho slowly stood on her knees and leaned over, kissing his forehead. "Sayonara, Rex-kun…" She said before quickly backing out into the hallway.

Cho walked down the streets. For such a late hour, people seemed to still be out like it was day. Aimi made a moaning sound to her mistress. She seemed sad. "I may regret having to steal from Rex, but I'll do whatever I must for my home." Aimi spoke to her again. "It is worth it! My job will soon be done here and I'll roam the forest floors for as long as I live! That is my dream and I'll do whatever it takes so that my dream is done." She said defensively. Aimi asked another question. "Is this really freedom?" Cho stopped and looked down with her hand clutching her chest, like it hurt. "Kaihou…" She whispered. How many times has that word plagued my mind since I've escaped? I have it now, don't I? I don't need to dream about it anymore…but if the dream is still here…then am I still trapped…? An image of Rex smiling and laughing at her flashed into her head. …I felt really happy with Rex-kun…but at the same time, where I was looked no more different then my cage…maybe he's trapped and doesn't know it…but how can you be trapped and not know it? Humans can sense danger as well, it's an instinct we all share…Cho shook her head and kept walking. "Urusai, Aimi, our freedom is obviously separate from theirs. Their freedom is nothing, it is an illusion of pleasure and order and it's fake. I want something more then that. I want true freedom." Cho said, looking around. They had made it as far as the park and she sat down on the grass, waiting. This is where Bio-Wolf was supposed to pick her up.

"Konbano wa," Cho said, walking in with her fists on her hips. She sat on the arm of Van Kleiss' throne with her legs crossed. He stroked her hair.

"Welcome back, Cho, did you enjoy your visit with Providence?" Cho noticed the cup of tea on the nightstand next to the throne and drank from it daintily.

"Adequate…" She said, reaching into the ribbon that was tied around her neck.

"Did you get what you needed?" She pulled out the small chip and held it between her thumb and pointer finger.

"Of course, what did you expect? Me to come running to you with my tail between my legs?" Cho snickered. Van Kleiss scoffed and took the chip, smiling evilly.

"You've done well, my dear," He said kissing her hand, "we can begin as soon as it's all been looked over…until then, I know my Pack will keep Providence busy, especially you." Cho smirked sinisterly.

"Of course, I will, I have plenty of help…I beg leave, My Lord." He nodded and kissed her hand again before she got up and left. Once the door to his throne room closed, Cho's sinister, elusive face returned to that of a sad, small child. Himitsu spoke to her as they walked down the hallway.

"You're right…I have been wondering…the beauty of nature is usually able to help me stabilize my thoughts, but…maybe even that won't help me…" Cho sighed. Daiki then spoke as well, worry etched in his bright yellow eyes. "I'm not sure anymore…I thought this was my calling…but now…" Aimi moaned, looking ahead. "Hahaha…maybe this will pass…I'm sure of it! Meh, I haven't been getting enough sleep! Playing my instruments can wait, for now I'll sleep until my next mission, Hahaha! That means a few hours of sleep, Hahaha!" She laughed, walking ahead to a window. "Demo, the forest is awhile from here…let's get going before I collapse from exhaustion." She got on top of Aimi and rode her all the way back to her own kingdom, where she went into her well furnished cave and went to sleep.

"Well, the security cameras have been compromised…there's no report of a security camera malfunction…" Dr. Holiday said grimly.

"And Cho is nowhere to be found…" Rex said. His face was the epitome of hurt and betrayal. It was now obvious what side Cho was on, but he rubbed his forehead. Last night he felt something touch it really quickly and lightly, but he was too caught up in what he was dreaming to wake up. White Knight rubbed his forehead in agitation.

"What did I tell you, Rex? She is too unstable to control or bribe with any privileges." Rex glared at him.

"Just because she ran back to their side doesn't mean she's unstable! Cho is probably just confused! That doesn't mean you can just lock her up in chains like before!"

"What else am I supposed to do? You've seen the trouble she's caused! She's destroyed millions of dollars in property, killed over a hundred people with her animal and plant EVO attacks, and she's a liar! A cheat! Nothing, but a little w~"

"SHE IS NOT!" Rex yelled at him in anger. "How would you know? You stay cramped up in that room, no girl even without self-respect would even consider looking at you!" White Knight's face suddenly turned red (O.O somehow I find this oddly hilarious).

"I will not tolerate such speech from you, young man! Why is it that every young EVO under my employment is so insolent and disrespectful?"

"Because our boss is heartless and a d~"

"Rex…" Dr. Holiday stopped him from going much further with that sentence."

"You know he is!" Bobo nodded in agreement. "We wouldn't be in this problem if he hadn't locked Cho up in the first place."

"She was a rabid EVO at the age of nine who didn't seem to learn any self control in any of her years!"

"Okay, so we don't know how to control her, so we'll just lock her up like an animal and treat her as such!" Rex and White Knight kept arguing about it with Bobo throwing in snide comments and Dr. Holiday stepping in whenever Rex would start cussing.

"There will be no more arguments about this! As soon as we get Cho back, we are sending her back to the Angel's Cradle and the conditions shall stay the same. I expect her back soon, Rex, whether you agree with me or not." Finally, Rex snapped.

"Then you can get her back yourself, you White Wimp, I won't help you no matter what! You can ground me, but I'm not going to be responsible for chaining Cho up like a dog!" He stormed out of the 'Office' with White Knight scolding Dr. Holiday about her ward's lack of respect for his superiors. Rex took no time breaking out with Bobo riding shotgun. He didn't want to have to deal with being rebuked by Six or have to go into a session with Dr. Holiday (she did worry about his Nanites going out of whack). "I mean, come on! We're the ones with all the power and strength; we can break into his place, no problem! You'd think he'd show a little more respect to all of us. After all the damage Cho has caused, you'd think that he would be a bit more careful!"

"Yeah, kid, but…in a way, he's right. What if she is really no good? I can hardly believe a word she says after all the things she's done." Rex looked back at Bobo with a glare. "Just saying…the girl is nice, I can tell, but nice people lie too." Rex didn't reply to him. He just continued to drive.

Unknown to the two, Cho had been hiding in a nearby alley, listening in on the conversation. She looked down sadly at Aimi. Himitsu and Daiki were behind her. "Have I really turned into a liar, minna-san?" They looked at her with sad eyes. She sighed, looking back to where the two were. I do what I must do to protect the one thing I have…if it means I lose the humans' trust in me; at least I still have my animals and plants…

It was probably high noon when havoc started reigning. Suddenly, animal EVOs began falling out of the sky and causing terror to pour like rain. "Minna-san, show them the glory of your Ookami-joou!" Cho said as she stood on top of a building. In her hand was a sapphire blue violin with a black bow, hand, and strings. On the handle was an intricate design of lilies. She continued playing a melody that consisted of fear and anger. When Rex came upon the place it was happening, he was surprised. Giant monster EVO dogs, cats, birds, gerbils, and many more. They were all crazy and wild looking; some even foamed at the mouth.

"Whoa…this is way out of hand…" Rex muttered as he went for BFS. He was about to attack a monstrous giant huskey when it jumped backwards. He looked at it in surprise, was it avoiding him. Suddenly, two huskies that were even bigger then that one came up next to him and snapped at him. Rex barely had enough time to avoid their dinosaur-sized teeth!

"Choto, Rex-kun, that was mean to attack the little puppy like that." Cho appeared on the puppy's head, stroking the fur next to her. "Well, my mistake, I shouldn't have brought it."

"...Cho..." He whispered. "Cho, what is this? I thought you wanted to change! I thought you wanted to be free of your leash!" Cho smirked evilly and flipped her hair.

"What leash? Honestly, Rex-kun, what a naughty boy you are." Rex blushed and charged at her, but the two monster huskies stopped him with their clawed paws. "Ah ah ah!" Cho said shaking her pointer finger at him as if saying 'no, no, no' to a little boy. "No attacking the Ookami Joou, you should be more concerned over the citizens! You know, the pound's food here really stinks." Rex looked around and saw a torn up hat lying on the ground in a pool of blood.

"NO!" He began fighting to save the other people as they ran away, screaming. Cho began laughing and playing her violin. It became harder as the fight wore on. Rex was struggling to keep his strength up while Cho kept throwing her animal soldiers at him. He had to stop those giant, poison-spitting gerbils from devouring cars and buses, he couldn't even count how many mailmen he had to save, people were pecked by humongous birds, most shops and alleyways were torn apart by those freaky cats, Rex was wondering if he ever wanted a pet...maybe a goldfish...

"Foolishly fighting against me, it's probably to hard for you to know...you'll never defeat nature, no matter how hard you work, Rex..." Her words echoed everywhere. "It doesn't matter how many machines you may have inside you, I'll always outlast you, I'll always overpower you." With each sentence, Rex felt his anger rise. "It's like a neverending nightmare, huh, Rex? You're trapped, you can't escape...You. Can't. Escape."

"ENOUGH!" He shot towards the building she was now standing on and it cracked under because of the force. The wall began crumbling and she fell with it, screaming. One of her bird EVOs caught her on its back and she watched in terror as the now broken wall fell on top of a pitbull EVO. The poor beast whimpered pitifully as it struggled under the massive weight.

"NO!" She jumped off the bird EVO and landed on her feet, running towards the fallen EVO and cradeling it, even though its head was practically the side of her body and weighed twice as much. She sat next to it. "Shh, shh...it's gonna be okay, you'll be alright..." Rex was too busy fighting the other EVOs to notice how distressed Cho was or the fact that he practically killed an animal right in front of her. Her eyes turned icy as she watched him. The pitbull EVO whined again. "It'll be alright, you'll be okay." It snuggled against her and it's giant eyes began to slowly close. "No! No! Don't close your eyes!" Its eyes were shut and it stopped moving. Cho's eyes filled with tears and she glared at Rex, who didn't see her. Her teeth were fangs now. Suddenly, Cho rammed into him, sending him into a building as well.

Rex sat up painfully, Cho kicked him in his 'crown jewels', and he heaved over, clutching it."OUCH!"

"How dare you kill my EVO, how dare you!" Cho screamed at him, clawing at him angrily. Rex kicked her off and stood up, very slowly.

"You keep killing others, Cho!"

"You humans do nothing but endanger my home! I'll never forgive you, Rex! Never!" She screeched. "Attack!" Suddenly, Himitsu, Daiki, and Aimi appeared and charged at Rex. "All you Providence Agents ever want is to strip me of the only happiness I've ever known! I don't care how what I must do to save it! I'll always be free! I'll always run wild! I will never be in another cage for as long as I live!" Cho declared, laughing evilly. She turned around and began playing her violin rapidly. Suddenly, all the animals stopped (Except for the wolves, who were keeping Rex from stopping her). "All of you! Combine and create your ultimate forms! Protect me!"

And have we~ (sees Cho glaring with her nails pointed at me)...well, this story kinda reminds me of Within Temptation's song 'What Have You Done Now'...with Cho and Rex's relationship taking a foul turn. Listen to it on youtube if you don't know what I'm taking about.