50. Jealousy:
Up was enjoying a polite conversation with a pretty engineer was Taz burst into the room, a snarl on her face and hatred in her eyes. As she walked towards Up and the girl, she seemed to soften. With each step, she became nicer and friendlier. Taz plastered an overly sweet smile at the two of them as reached them. Taz then grabbed Up's shirt and kissed him passionately for a long time. After Taz decided that she had made the engineer sufficiently awkward for long enough, she broke the kiss and with her arms still tightly around Up, she stared directly at the girl, with as much hatred in her eyes as she had when she first barged into the room.
"What's the problem?" Taz asked with an overly sweet tone in her voice, "Can't I kiss my man?" Taz made sure that she had put enough emphasis on the "my man" part.
"No problem at all," the engineer answered through a fake smile and gritted teeth. "I was just leaving anyway. Good-bye Commander, lieutenant." She turned on her heels with a huff and left Taz and Up alone, still intertwined.
Up was sure that he heard Taz mutter curses under her breath as she watched the girl go and untangled herself from him. He cracked a smile as Taz shot him a warning glance. She's jealous, he thought. This reaction was a big deal, and Up knew it. Taz hid her emotions very well, so when she did showcase her true feelings, that meant she truly meant it with all her heart.
72. Victory:
"You...want...blood?" Up began to rise to his feet, "then take it! Take...it...ALL!" Up was completely upright by the time the mosquitoes violently exploded. Taz stared incredulously at Up as he looked smugly down at his victims, then he turned to her.
"How did you...?" Taz began.
"Make them violently explode?" Up finished he question for her. "I raised my heartbeat, using breathing exercises. Their puny bodies must not have been able to handle all my blood. Bug was right! I just needed to learn how to kill, with my heart! I killed them all, Taz! I killed them all! I'm still a killer! Oh, I'M STILL A KILLER!"
"THAT'S GREAT!" Taz exclaimed. The two ran towards each other and embraced. Up had hardened himself up. He had just battled inner demons and won. The battle they were currently fighting may not have been over yet, but Taz and Up felt as if they had just won the Robot wars single handedly ten times over.
23. Carry:
Taz hated being carried, especially bridal-style. When Up first met Taz, she was clearly injured and Up tried to carry her back to the drop pod, but Taz flat out refused. She wanted to walk.
Every time Taz was injured since then, she would never allow anyone to carry her. If she broke her leg, the nurses would have to beg her to use crutches. Up knew this and vowed never to offer to carry her unless she was unconscious. However, Up forgot his promise.
Up got swept up in the moment, and in turn, swept her off her feet. He suddenly remembered how badly it hurt last time he tried to carry her. He looked at her, expecting a slap, or a punch and some kind of protest, but instead, Up saw a glowing smile as she wrapped her arms tightly around Up's neck. However, she did yell at him,
"Let's go! What are you waiting for? Vamos!" Up chuckled as he cradled her closer to himself and strutted into the first room. It was perfect. It was their first home off a starship, and it was perfect.
55. Accent:
Both Taz and Up had very thick accents. Taz had kept her exotic dialect from her native Mexico, even though she was the only Hispanic on any of her ships. Up held on to his southern drawl, although he hadn't stepped foot in the American south in over 20 years. Their accents were so thick, that sometimes people couldn't understand what they said, but they didn't care. They just needed to understand each other.
17. Experience:
They had been at for almost half an hour. Taz was trying to fight a much larger third year boy who had made fun of her one too many times. Up had never seen her fight before, and was impressed. The fight wasn't completely unfair. Taz couldn't hit very hard, but she was quick and could doge with ease. However, when she got hit, one could tell it winded her immensely. But, her opponent was wearing down as the fight progressed while Taz appeared to maintain her enormous amount of energy. Up knew he was supposed to break up the fight, but he was transfixed on Taz's style and ability. There was definitely potential there.
All of a sudden, BAM, the third year got in the final hit.
Taz collapsed on the floor, blood spilling from her nose and upper lip, unmoving. Up bolted over to where she laid, throwing himself on the floor next to her. After deciding that she would be fine, he turned his full attention on the boy who hit her. Reprimanding him as well as insulting his fighting techniques. The boy then retreated to face other commanders who would assign him his punishment. Up helped Taz to her feet and lead her to the sick bay. She was badly beaten up and he could tell that she was discouraged with this minor loss. Up tried to comfort her,
"I'm not supposed to comment on your fight, but, you did pretty good."
"Jou kidding? I lost!" Taz didn't believe Up.
"It was your first fight! You can't expect to win every one, especially your first one." Taz snorted, or as close to snorting as one can get with a bloody nose, in disbelief. "Seriously! You're quick and can avoid punches easily with your size. You've got serious potential. All you need is a little experience and training and you could be one of the best fighters in this entire ship!"
"If all I need is a little experience, why don't you train me jourself?"
"Because you'll get sick of me and want to kill me for real. I've just seen what you can do and I know I'm not the best teacher for you. You need a much better fighter to help you reach your full potential."
"Come on, Up! Jou know I don't like any of those other estúpido commanders. Jou are the only one who I respect. Besides, jou are an fighter excelente!"
Up thought it over for a moment, then they finally reached the entrance of the sick bay.
"Fine, fine, I'll train you! know get in there and have yourself checked out. I can't train you properly if you have a broken nose." Taz gleamed and thanked him and gave him a hug. He shook his head and slowly walked away as she checked herself to the nurse on duty. He knew that he had just gotten himself into something that was way over his head. She was good though. He knew it would be hard, but all she needed was a little experience.
58. Puzzle:
The two of them were best friends. They knew just about everything about each other; just about. Even when she was with him, she was mysterious and secluded. Up could tell she was hiding something. The secret she was hiding would explain so much, and Up wanted to know everything about her. He was determined to crack Taz. He compared to a puzzle. A puzzle he was going to solve.
I don't know if I made it clear, but "Carry" is about Up and Taz buying their first house and Up carrying her in all tradtionally and Taz not minding because she is so happy. Just wanted to make sure you guys all knew that.
Thanks for reading! I'm on Christmas break right now, so I'll try to update my stories more often. I also sprained my ankle, so I can't dance for a while, thus giving me more time to write, so it's not all bad. but I might put a bunch of foot injuries in my stories. just warning you.
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