Okay, so I didn't update the fic for a really long time. I'm really sorry. This story will probably be posted at a really slow pace. My sincerest apologies to everyone. Here's chapter 2. Anyone who reviewed, You have my thanks and all.
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Eternal Void by sprinklescake67
Chapter 2—First Impressions
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Light blue eyes slowly opened to a bright, sunny room. A room the owner of the eyes did not recognize; an unknown place. Sitting up quickly, Serenity groaned before her head hit the pillow again. "I hate power-drains. I always forget about the headaches."
Sitting up slower this time with delicacy, Serenity surveyed the room in front of her. She was sitting in a comfortable queen size bed. Only a dresser, desk, vanity with a mirror, and a nightstand occupied the room. Two closed doors were situated on the far walls while a tall window door directly to her left led out to a balcony. Freeing herself from the sheets, Serenity explored the drawers of the dresser first to look for suitable clothing. Finding some in her size and approval, she quickly threw them on, as well as some shoes she found. Finally ready, Serenity opened the doors to the balcony.
Fresh air, warm sunlight, and natural sounds tumbled in the open archway to greet her. Obviously the person whose house she was staying in was rich; the house had four stories, duplicated wings off to both sides, and sprawling lands.
'Good. There's a forest not too far from here.'
As much as Serenity hated to leave her host without thanking them or even meeting them, she had to leave. She had a responsibility and a duty. One of which could put these people in harms way, but still, she hesitated. Serenity sat on the railing contemplating whether or not if she should leave a note, when a sound of a door opening caught her attention.
Mind made up in an instant, Serenity gripped her locket as she launched herself the ledge of the balcony. A voice shouted behind her, but she paid none of them heed as she focused on landing. Thanking Haruka and Makoto for all those fighting lessons, else she would have broken an ankle or two with all the jumps (and falls) she had. Once her feet touched the ground, Serenity took of toward the forest as fast as she could; not once looking back.
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Duo Maxwell cursed silently in three different languages as he watched the girl flee towards the trees on the side of Quatre's property. She was fast, he would give her that much, but couldn't she escape during someone else's shift. Hiiro already had enough reason to shoot him because of the stunt he pulled last week. How was he supposed to know the syrup was going to leak onto Hiiro's gun and cause it all to stick, thus forcing hours of work to clean.
"QUATRE! TROWA! HIIRO! WUFEI! Guys, we gotta problem. SHE ESCAPED!" Jumping over the remains of the breakfast tray the maid dropped when she saw the girl jump over the balcony railings, Duo took off running toward the back door. Along the way, his comrades joined him. As one, they burst through the back door just in time to see the last flash of gold disappear into the dark tree line.
"Way to go, baka. You lost the onna." Wufei Change stated with a glare in Duo's direction. "Now, what do we do?"
"If wasn't my fault this time, I swear. She escaped over the balcony."
"That's impossible. That's a four-story drop. Even Trowa has trouble with that." Quatre exclaimed as he sent an apologetic look in the silent clown's direction. Trowa just shrugged it off. Hiiro looked impatiently at Duo.
"It doesn't matter now. We have to catch her first. Let's go." With the order issued, they piled into a jeep and sped off to catch the runaway.
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"Stupid...Why me?...Omae he says...wasn't my fault!" Duo shouted to the uncaring woods. Uncaring; not listening; unsympathetic; just like Hiiro and Wufei. Hiiro just glared at him, still mad over the syrup and gun prank. Wufei just continually rubbed it in Duo's face, gloating over Duo's failure.
"Does no one care about me anymo—aahh!" Not paying attention to what he was doing while shouting to any beings who would listen to him, Duo misplaced his foot. The soft ground gave way to a steep incline, which Duo tumbled not so gracefully down. He landed at the bottom on his back, facing the bright blue sky. "Well, I can feel the love now."
A sound that was a cross between a snort and a muffled laugh from his left caught his attention. When Duo turned, he forgot how to breathe. Before him was the most beautiful picture he ever saw.
Trapped among the foliage was an Angel. A white dress with gold trimmings hugged her upper body before it spread into layers toward the bottom to fan about her feet, hiding them from view. Pearls and baubles served as her jewelry. Her hair, which seemed to glow like spun gold in the sunlight, was drawn back into two identical spherical balls with the remaining stands falling to pool about her feet. Bangs framed a heart-shaped face, tickling the eyelashes of her violet-blue eyes. In the middle of her forehead, an upturned golden crescent moon glowed a multitude of colors. Dangling crescent earrings hung from her earlobes as two tendrils of on either side of her face radiated a maturity among the innocent demeanor. Spread behind her, pearl white wings were twisted and trapped in the creeping vines of the trees.
Duo shifted and the image disappeared in a flurry of translucent butterflies, leaving the girl he had been chasing. This girl looked remarkably like the angel with the same hair and eye color, but that was were the similarities ended. She did not have the mature body, or the majestic of the angel. Duo sighed; he liked the angel better then this one.
The girl was dressed in denim shorts, a pink tee, and some white sneakers. A scowl temporarily marred her otherwise pretty face. Her hair was in a high ponytail with twigs and leaves sticking out in odd places. The girl's whole body was entwined in the foliage, suspending her a couple of inches off the ground.
"Stop staring and help me out here will ya?" An irritated voice brought Duo back to reality, and his mission.
"Oh, shut your trap, Serenity." Duo snapped back. He slowly got up, stretching his muscles, and cracking a few joints. Serenity just sat there gaping at him like a fish. How did this boy know her name?
"How...I mean... When?"
"You told Quatre your name when you fell unconscious a week ago. You are one big pain in the ass. Did you know that?" Duo pulled out his gun.
"Yes, I've been told that for most of my life. Hey, what are you gonna do with that? Hello, did you hear me? Eeek!" Serenity shrieked at the top of her lungs when Duo shot off the flare into the air. The others should be here soon. He glanced back at the girl. She was sending death glares his way, silently fuming. Luckily she wasn't talking. Crashing and a bunch of cursing mad it's way to them. From the trees, the four remaining ex-pilots emerged.
"Good job, Maxwell. You lost her and found her."
"Har, har, har. Laugh it up, Wuffie."
"Don't call me that!"
Serenity watched the two bicker and the other three just stood there. Slowly, she studied the teens in front of her. Yes, these boys were the same ones she encountered when she landed on earth and dropped her transformation for the first time. The same attitudes; the same aura; the same pain. Each one glowed in her mind's eye. What she couldn't figure out was why they would help her, a perfect stranger? Or why she was here in the first place?
Why would the fates place her here? Knowing them, they most likely had a special task waiting just for her to complete. But why? So many questions with no answers echoed in her head. Serenity could feel the beginnings of a headache coming on.
She coughed lightly. Instantly, five pairs of eyes and a gun were trained on her. 'Wow, fast reflexes.' All she did was blink at them before speaking. "Would someone care to help me? I promise not to run away again." Seeing the suspicious looks and skeptical glances they gave each other, Serenity added, "I swear by Selene that I won't leave your company until otherwise told to do so, or am killed by gun-boy over there. Deal?"
None of the boys moved an inch. They seemed to be having a silent argument between themselves that Serenity could not pick up on. Finally the blonde boy came forward. "We have a deal, miss. Wufei help me with these vines."
As the onyx-haired youth helped the other, grumbling as he did about 'weak onna', Serenity pondered over what she was going to do. The nice boy was saying something about returning to the house to introduce everyone and eat something. Eating sounded wonderful to her empty stomach. Guess she was stuck here for the moment. Sighing, Serenity gave up on her internal battle.
"Then lead on, O fearsome masters of mine, lead on."
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