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I hope that my writing doesn't deteriorate as I keep writing because then that would be oh so horrible DX

Hmm. . . . now that I think about it I don't really know how long this fic will go on~ O_o

I guess until I find a suitable ending, time to delegate with myself! ^^'

So uh. . . . on with it! =3

Chapter Two

Il gatto appare

"Hey! Train! TRAIN! GET UP!!. . . I know you can hear me, come on we have a job to do here!" Oh, Train could hear him alright, the whole floor could hear him as a matter of fact. " Mmmnn. . . ," Train mumbled and shifted away from his loud-mouthed partner. "HEY!!" Sven protested, seeing that Train had gotten comfortable again. It was enough that Train had taken up the whole mattress last night, leaving a certain "gentleman" to sleep on the couch. A very lumpy and uncomfortable piece of furniture, Sven didn't even think it was furniture. Just a bunch of stuffing massed together on an iron surface. The green-haired man became frustrated, he hadn't slept well and now this, Sven was about ready to punch the living hell out of the black cat. He was stopped short though, when the door to the other room opened.

He turned to look at the person who had walked in. Eve was walking towards him, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She didn't look to happy to wake to the sounds of Sven's yelling. "Sven, why are you yelling so early in the morning?" "Sorry to have woken you, but that lazy bag of bones over there won't get up!" Eve studied the layout before her and immediately came up with a plan. "Here, let me give it a try." She walked calmly over to the bed and climbed onto it.

The mattress dipped slightly at her weight, but Train felt it. Eve, once standing on the bed, put her hands together and started to fuse them. The glow from her skin was bright and Sven looked on with a puzzled face. Finally her skin stopped shining as her hands finished fusing together. Replacing both her hands was a huge megaphone that was attached to her arms. She slowly placed it over Train's lump of a head, trying to find the perfect angle. The blonde cleared her throat and brought her face down to the end of the megaphone. Sven sprinted to the nearest safe zone, the couch, and hid behind it covering his ears. ~I hope this couch is good for something~

"TRAIN!! GET UP!!!" were the words that she spoke, rather yelled, into the amplifier. Those words came out eleven times louder then when they went in. The walls of the room shook and rattled, Sven could feel the vibrations running throughout the motel floor. ~ Great, I can already hear the next-door neighbors coming to complain~ Sven looked over the from behind the couch to see the scenario. Train didn't move, he didn't even show any signs of possible ear damage or brain trauma. "YOU HAVE GOT THE BE KIDDING ME!" Sven gave a frustrated cry. Eve stared in the cat's general direction, and didn't believe it. She diffused her hands and got off the bed.

She was just as stumped as Sven was, who was now sitting on the couch. The blonde girl was about to give up also, when one last idea rose in her head. "Sven, looks like we'll just have to go get breakfast by ourselves. I heard they are having an All-you-can-eat special down the street," those last words said with specific emphasis. Suddenly Train bolted up like a shot. "What are we waiting for?! Let's go!" Train exclaimed as he jumped off the bed and bolted out the door. Eve, feeling accomplished and slightly irritated at Train behavior, turned to look at Sven. He was staring straight out the door. Seeming to be in shock, Eve walked up to him to catch his attention. "Sven?" she said slightly taping his shoulder, "Come on let's go." Snapping out of whatever trance he was in, Sven turned to look at her. Exchanging sighs they both ran out the door after Train.

The gunman had already made it to the elevator, when his eyes fell on a sign hanged in front of it. Out of Order. "What? It's broken?" He pushed the buttons just for good measure. "Hmmm. . . .AH! A staircase!" He ran towards the door, opened it and looked over the edge just to see how many flights of stairs he had to go through. " I'm on floor 37 huh? No problem!" He ran, more like flitted, down the stairs.

Rosley was a walking down the street, frustrated and tired from work. After her twelve-hour shift at her pathetic excuse for a job, she was dead tired. " I don't get paid enough," she muttered to herself. Making her way to the motel lobby, she noticed a sign on the elevator. "Oh, Please! God No!" she practically cried as her eyes scanned the godforsaken sign. Out of Order. "AAH!" she yelled. Slowly, Rosley trudged to the staircase door and trudged in. Peering up, her eyes saw the looming flights of stairs that awaited her. An endless maze of stairs. "Ouch, floor 19 here I come."

Taking once step at a time, she managed to get to the seventh floor. Her feet and legs were protesting to any more added strain as she continued. Halfway up, between floor fourteen and the fifteenth, the stairs started rumbling. ~ Finally this whole building is going to collapse and take me with it~ She looked up and saw a cloud of white smoke coming straight at her. Getting closer and closer, until it completely blew past her. She fell down about two steps, still thinking about what had whizzed right past her at an alarming speed. ~ I'm sure of it! It was a crazy looking man!Wow. . .I've never seen someone so excited to get their daily dose of exercise before.~


In about ten minutes, Train reached the first floor and was walking calmly out of the exit. A couple of people were gaping at him and some were murmuring. ~ Tch. . .Haven't they ever seen someone use the stairs before?Hmm. . . I'm hungry~ Train walked down the road when he realized that he had no idea were to go. That but also the fact that he had no money what so ever. Turning around, the chocolate-haired man walked back to the motel parking lot to wait for Eve and Sven.

Thirty minutes later they emerged from the exit, Sven panting for breath, Eve calmly walking behind him. "Tired already Sven-chan? You're out of practice." Train commented at his partner's state. Sven glared daggers at him and trudged towards his annoying partner with the intention of harming the cat. Eve gave a slight sigh and stepped in to prevent anymore quarreling.

"So who's the target?" Sven leaned against the car and started to inform Train. "A small mob group that works in the underground. Right here in Sangeles city, at least 5k." "Mrr. . . will that at least cover the food?"

"Hey! Stop thinking about eating, we need to pay off our debts first!" Sven said, almost biting Train's head off in the process. The cat smirked at his reaction. "Come on Sven-chan~" "I said to stop calling me that!" Sven yelled as he began to case him around. The gunman laughed as he ran and dodged some of Sven's punches. Eve stood still, watching the ramblings of the 'adults', smiling to herself. She couldn't imagine a life without those two.

Echidna walked through the rooftops of buildings in Sangeles city, scanning the streets for any sign of the golden-eyed hindrance. Warping from different points within the city, from downtown to the upper side. ~Where could he be? My information says he could be found here in this city.~ Her brows creased together, making a slight v-shape and an exasperated sigh escaped her lips. She warped to a half-empty motel parking lot, looking at her surroundings. After looking around for a little her eyes fell upon a flash of brown that passed by. Followed by a haze of lime-green hair. Too blurry to see what it was, she walked towards the colors.

After walking a couple of feet, she recognized the blurs of color as Train and his partner. Slighty annoyed at the smile plastered on the gunman's face, Echidna walked towards the group. The first to notice the blonde-haired woman walking towards them was Eve. Immediately she took the offensive, wary of anything the blonde was up to. Echidna notices the tense expression the girl had on, and gave her a slight sadistic smile. Her lips red, as if filled with a fiery poison. Eve tensed more at the smile and prepared her body for any kind of movement form the other woman. They stood there, in complete and utter silence.

The silence was shattered as Train ran between them and came to an abrupt halt when he noticed Echidna. He looked at Echidna, a spark of curiosity could be seen in his golden orbs, he was also waiting and ready for any of her 'tricks'. Sven noticed that train had stopped running and was about to smash right into him. With cat like senses, Train took a quick step to the side as Sven ran by. Being as playful as he was, the gunman stuck his foot out. His partner managed to see it and jumped over it. Landing two steps in front of Train, breath ragged and his chest heaving up and down. Straightening his jacket, he walked to the gunman's side.

No one spoke, the yowl of a cat could be heard way off into the distance. An eerie silence hung between them, until Train broke the silence. "What are you doing here?" a trace of anger could be felt in his voice. Echidna, eyes still fixed on the young girl, turned to face the cat. A visible shiver ran down Sven's back. He could practically feel the intense hatred, and a hint of jealousy?, ooze off the woman. All these emotions directed themselves straight to his partner, who of course, was oblivious to them. " You have to come with me, Heartnet." Sven and Eve turned to look at Train. Both confused and curious at the same time. His own curiosity sparked, Train asked her why. She didn't want to answer, those words didn't want to leave her mouth.

Trying to form a sentence, she managed to string together a couple of audible words. "C-Creed. . .n-needs. . . . to see you," she said through gritted teeth. Mentally cringing at her own choice of words, she waited for the response. Shiver ran down the cat's spine, at the mention of his ex-partner's name. Flashes, of his last encounter with the swordsman, passed quickly by his golden eyes. He remembered, never to forget, those eyes, that face, the intense hatred that man had for the world. He also remembered his last appearance, a battered and defeated state that he had left in. The punishment, to live in this world and pay for his crimes, to atone for his misdeeds.

"Creed. . . how has he been? It's been almost a year I if remember correctly. . ."

Echidna opened her mouth in response, "Y-you need to come. . ." only to be interrupted by Eve. "A year and 3 months is the correct number," Eve blurted out. The older ones turned to look at her. Train gave an exasperated sigh. "Always have to outdo me don't you princess?" Eve game him a slightly crooked smile.

~ This is infuriating! Why did I have to do this? This stupid lump wont come with me! He could care less about Creed. Why did. . .~ Her thoughts came to an abrupt halt at what the golden-eyed man had said. "W-w-what?" "Mah, do I have to repeat myself? I said that I'll go with you. I want to see how he's doing anyways." Eve glanced at Train, confused. Sven had known that he would say yes. For the past weeks, Train had been planning to go see him. The only problem, where was he? None of their informants could find any clues, Creed had hidden himself good this time. Train had been pestering him for new information on Creed's whereabouts, but to no avail. This was just a helpful push in the right direction for Train. Eve could care less, at least Train would be gone for a couple of weeks. ~ That leaves me and Sven alone. Besides Train can take care of himself.~

"Be careful Train, take care of yourself," Sven said to him. "Always," Train remarked, giving his partner a toothy grin. The chocolate-haired man turned to look at Eve. "And you Princess? Won't ya miss me?" "No," Eve uttered, "take as long as you like." "Ah, you're so cold, how can you say that with such a straight face?"

"Enough! You! Let's go!" Echidna commanded Train. She opened a gate and half-walked in. Her head and neck, up to her collar bone, were left visible. "Heartnet," she said. More like a command, than a request. The gunman eyed the gate, much like the time he last saw Creed. Suspiciously. Train tried to remember the last look of Creed he had caught, before their separation. The gloom and suffering that had been etched into Creed features. His eyes devoid of any will to continue in this world.

~ I hope he learned to make peace with this world.~ Stepping into the gate, Train turned to face his companions, yet again. He waved at them, when he was suddenly pulled back. Echidna, having lost her patience with the man, had pulled him in by the collar. The gate closed behind them, leaving Sven and Eve in its wake.

Sven sighed, " Well, how about we go get something to eat?" Eve turned to look at him. "We have a job to do first. Don't we?" "Ah, yeah you're right." Eve turned to get into the car's passengers eat. "We need to cover our debts first," she muttered underneath her breath. ~Ah, we? When did I push our debts onto you, Princess?~ He stepped into the car, and turned the ignition on. Driving out of the parking lot, they headed straight to their next job. I hope Train knows what he's doing.~


So uh. . . . yeah that was the end for this one. I need to get my ideas more closely together, they sometimes just fly out of my head as I'm writing~

Ok so the title of this chapter is -The cat appears- in Italian, I like Italian. How they pronounce words, it just seems to flow gracefully. I like a lot of different languages though. ^^

Ah the part with this girl, Rosley, she doesn't have any real meaning in the story, I just wanted to make this chapter sort of silly. I tend to think that chapters involving only Train ( with no Creed )should be sort of silly, as they seem to fit his personality heh~ ^^' (don't kill me plz)

Wii~ =3 I wonder if I got their personalities down, I think not but I'm working on it!

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hmmm. . . did my writing deteriorate?

So until next time I guess! (I hope it comes soon! . )