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Green knelt in front of the door and took out a long thin wire and worked at the lock. His mind constantly went back to Blue's warning. With Blue, he never knew what to expect. There could be a cross between an elephant and duck behind the door and he would shrug at it knowing that Blue had a hand in it. Keeping that in mind, he opened the door slowly taking care to look for any traps she may have set. He edged opened the door. He scanned the room carefully any cameras before entering fully. The room was bare, with only an empty table in the middle. Shelves and cupboard lined the walls and everything was kept in order.
He opened one file cabinet and went through the files, looking for a file that would be relevant to the presents she had received. He pulled out a file labelled Kitty Kat and flipped through the file. He quickly scanned the words and saw nothing that could help him. The case she was working on had nothing to cats or the chocolate candy. He knew that Blue was clever so she must've put the files under a code only she knew. He had to try to think differently and try to understand how Blue thought. Knowing that there was no chance of that, he went through the files one at a time.
He stopped as he came across the file labelled Broken Fairy Tales. When he opened it, he saw a newspaper clipping of himself. His hands stilled in shock as he stared down at himself. It was of his first great break though in Washington. He had found a faster, more accurate way to identified DNA which he hoped to help the police force in future cases. When he went through the file, he saw more files about himself. She kept track of him? She had everything from his mailing address to details from his work. Even with the deep detail she had, it was surprisingly short. It was because he didn't have much life outside of work.
He put that aside when he heard the door opened. He rushed to put the files back even as the door began to open. He was a large man so couldn't find any places to easily hide. His eyes worked fast as he scanned the room. He saw an opening in a small door and raced in. He kept it opened slightly so he could still look in. A man entered and put a box onto the table. He went through the files Green had just put away.
Green could hear his heart pounding in his ears as he waited for the man to leave. Green recognized him as Wally, the man that often helped Blue. He wore some masked and Green began to wonder about that. Blue had told him about Wally's condition and Green wondered if that had anything to do with it. Maybe he could find a more efficient way to help him. He was distracted by thinking about the science that he didn't notice the door being swung opened before he faced Wally. The man was shorter than him by a head and leaner than him but there was no doubt about his quiet strength.
Green jumped and raised his fists in defence but Wally only glared at him, unflinching. He stepped aside and signaled for him to walk out of the closet. Green couldn't argue as he walked out, his shoulders hunched. He thrust his hands into his pocket as he turned to face the man.
"Blue told me to check up on you," Wally stated with an accusing look. He pulled out a chair and sat down, staring at his hands in deep thought. "Why did you come in here when Blue told you not to? She gave you a home and you know how she felt about this."
"I know but I have to help her. I know that she's too prideful to ask for help when she really needs it. I'm a scientist and can help in a lot of ways if you only let me. I'm worried that her pride will get her and Aqua hurt. Just let me help a little."
"Alright," Wally relented and pulled out a box hidden underneath the lining the wall. "But we have to keep this a secret from Blue. I'll destroy any evidence of you being here so that Blue won't know. Blue called me about seeing if anyone had visited Ms. Lin, who she thinks is the victim for the golden heart."
"Ms. Lin?" Green asked in shock. He shook his head. He didn't want to think of anything besides helping Blue. "I'll go over there this afternoon."
"Better not," Wally warned. "Blue is going to her place this afternoon."
Green grunted in reply but in his mind, he vowed to go and help anyway he could. He could make up a reason for being there but he refused to let her chase a killer on her own.
"And the wires connect here," Aqua held the lighter closer to the two wires so that they melted together. She quickly took it away when it was the way she wanted and blew on it to make it cool faster. She was about to use the lighter again when it was suddenly snatched from her. She made a small sound and looked up to see her mother standing above her.
Blue had her hands on her hips and she gave Aqua a disapproving look. She tucked the lighter into her pocket and Aqua swallowed loudly. She knew that stance; it meant she was going to be yelled at.
"What is this, Aqua?" Blue didn't give her a chance to answer before she yelled, "This is a lighter! I told you not to use this because you can set the whole shop on fire, putting everyone in danger! If you do need you do something like this, you are to ask me or another adult you now to help you."
"But I can't have any adult help!" Aqua wined and collapsed deeper into the chair giving Blue a rebellious look. "I can do this all by myself! Now my concentration is broken and I can't…"
"Aqua," Blue said her name sharply. "I don't want to hear another word about this. Little girl geniuses do not play with lighters. I'll help you with whatever wire melting you need help with later but until then you'll have to do something else. You have a time out in that chair until I come back for you. No touching that project of yours until then. Be good for Momma."
Aqua whined loudly. She looked over the chair to see her mother walked away. The rebel inside her told her to continue on her science fair project but another part of herself told her to listen to her mother. The rebel won. She reached for her project but jumped back when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She was sure her mother had caught her. She looked over her shoulder to see an elderly woman. Aqua breathed out a breath of relief and smiled up at the woman.
"Hello miss," Aqua put her project back down.
"Hello, petit enfant," her smile was cold as she sat across from Aqua. "I had a talk with your mother but she didn't give me the answer I wanted. I believe that she's a very capable young woman that no doubt has worked very hard in life but not very smart. I'm hoping that you're smarter and would help me with my problem."
"Of course," Aqua was quick to answer since she loved helping others. "What do you need?"
"Nothing much," The woman assured her. "I just want to make my granddaughter happy. She's actually around your age. She really wants to win but word is that you're very smart and might win. All I need is for you to drop out of the science fair so she has a better chance of winning."
Aqua froze at that. She looked at the woman to make sure that she even heard her right. There was no doubt that the woman have dared to ask her to drop out of the science fair. She couldn't just let someone win because of the wrong reasons. Aqua clutched her hand in her lap and glared at that woman.
"No! I'm going to win this science fair and my Poppa is going to hug me and tell me how proud he is of me. You can't take that away from me. How can you ask something so selfish when it's almost Christmas? I'm not going to let some old lady tell me what to do!"
"That's just a shame," The woman seemed unaffected by Aqua's words. "It must be hard to raise a child as a single mother. I know a lot of people that can make it much harder, so hard that she can lose everything… so hard that the government might take you away from your mother, for your own good of course."
"You wouldn't dare," Aqua voice was hard. "That is wrong and… unethical! You can't just tell me that I can't participate in the science fair so that some spoil girl can falsely win. My answer is no and I'll be telling Momma on you. Then you'll be in big trouble!"
"I'm sorry that you feel that way," the woman stood. Aqua watched the woman walk away with a cold glare and screamed in rage as the woman knocked her laser to the ground, scattering everything across the floor. Her anger overflowed and she launched herself at the woman. She launched forward and slammed her fist against the woman.
"Aqua!" Blue yelled and tried to drag Aqua away from the woman. The older woman screamed in rage and rushed out. It took a while for Blue to drag Aqua away and calm her. By the end, she had Aqua sitting in a chair with a defiant glint in her eyes. Blue sat next to the girl and asked her, "Do you want to talk to me about that? You don't just attack my customers."
"She wasn't a customer, she was a meanie!" Aqua stated and jumped down. She gathered her lasers parts and ran up the stairs. It was obvious that she was upset and Blue sighed. She would have to talk to her daughter eventually but right now she was too angry to listen to her. She would like to talk to Aqua but she knew that Aqua would fight her. She signalled for one of her workers to watch over the café as she went up the stairs.
She knew that Aqua often hid in her room in her fortress of books. Blue opened the door and saw the telling structure in the middle of the room. It was made out of bookcases and covered with a blanket. She sat next to it silently. She knew that Aqua knew she was there but didn't make a sound, letting Aqua decide on her own.
"Why do you never listen to me?" Aqua whined but didn't come out from her hiding space. "I didn't do anything and you yelled at me! I'm your daughter so you have to listen to me! You don't love me."
"I do love you," Blue said softly. "You didn't really explain much before you ran off. For someone so smart, you didn't act that way back then. Then again you probably got that from me. Sometimes I wonder if it would be better if you got your father temperament but then I would see your smile and know that I wouldn't change a thing. I'm sorry that I yelled at you."
"Momma, she threatened to take me away from you," Aqua crawled out of her hiding place and into her mother's lap. "I was right to hit her when she said she would do something like that! You won't let them take me away, won't you?"
"Oh, baby," Blue hugged her closer. "I won't let anyone take you away from me. You're the only thing I have left of him, the only good thing that came from my heartbreak. Just tell me what she looks like and I promise that if we ever see that lady again, I'll tell her that she can never separate us. Now how about I take you ice skating. I did promise to take you a couple of weeks ago."
Aqua brightened immediately as her childhood innocent allowed her to forget about the woman. "Can I please invite a friend?"
Blue barely nodded before Aqua bound off to the phone. She pushed at Blue with a determined face, demanding her privacy for her secret plan. Blue playfully leaned more on Aqua which only ignored her more while Blue only laughed. Aqua finally pushed Blue out of her room with a slam and a huff. Aqua slammed the door but Blue's laughter made her question why she even trying to help her love life.
"Momma, I know you're listening at the door!" Aqua called out and the telling groan followed. She opened the door slightly to watch Blue descend the stairs. She quickly dialed Wally number, jumping from excitement. He picked up after several rings and she didn't give him a chance to say hello before asking, "Uncle Wally, do you know Green's phone number?"
"No but he's right here with me right now so you can talk to him. Does Blue need anything from him?"
"Here's there with you? That's great! And no, Momma doesn't need anything but can you do me a favour? Tell Green to come to the pond. Momma and I are going ice skating and I want Green to join us but don't tell Green or my Momma that!"
"What are you trying to do Aqua?" Wally groaned, knowing that it was better not to ask but felt obligated to ask.
"Operation Glass Heart," Aqua told him gleefully. "I think that Momma and Green will be great together. They only need a little help to know that and I'm just the person to bring them together. You're going to help me, won't you? I know you want Momma to be happy."
"First Aqua, what exactly is Operation Glass Heart? Second is that I'm not going to help you because you can't force them into love. These things take time and it's better to just let nature take its course. Anyways, Green and I are busy with something right now so I don't know if we'll be able to make it to the ice rink anyways. She's happy right now since she has you. Anyways, Blue told me enough times that you're all the family she needs."
The line was quiet for a while and Wally wondered what was going through Aqua'a head. A chill went through him when she finally responded to him. "Uncle Wally, Silvia has told me about that girl you like. You wouldn't want us to tell her, do you? I've been thinking that it's time that you find yourself a girlfriend. She can put you through the fluffiest dates ever! What do you say to that, Unkie Wally."
There it was: her baby voice. It meant only hell for anyone who had the misfortune of angering her. Wally knew this and prayed that Blue would forgive him for throwing her under the bus. "So the pond that people ice skates at?"
"Thank you Uncle Wally! I knew you would see it my way," Her joy wasn't hidden and he could imagine her jumping with giddiness. He didn't know if Blue would be proud at this moment or angry.
"Green!" Both Blue and Aqua screamed when they saw him at the small pond, though Aqua was visibly angrier than Aqua was. Aqua let go of her mother's hand and ran to Green, a smile splitting her face. Green seemed equally surprised to see them so Blue pulled her aside and pushed Aqua towards Wally who looked guilty as hell.
"What are you doing here?" Blue demanded in a harsh whisper. "What if the killer sees you and gets the wrong idea? You're putting Aqua in danger!"
"Do you think that I would put her in danger? I would never come if I knew that you would be here. Wally told me that there was another body found here so I went to help. I thought I could help you find how the person died or something else. What are you doing here?"
"I was taking Aqua ice skating," she glared at the ice skates hanging over shoulder, questions radiating from her eyes.
Green glared at Wally as he dropped the skates to the ground. "He told me that we might need this. I don't know why he did this but I'll just leave. It's crowded here so he might not notice that I'm here so if I leave right now, he won't get angry."
"Green!" Aqua cry reached them, making them both flinch. She ran to them, a little bundle of joy and latched onto Green's leg. "Can you tie my ice skates?"
"I'll do that for you," Blue said but Aqua merely pushed his hands away, insisting that she will only allow Green to do it. Seeing no way around the little girl's determination, he agreed. What he didn't know was by giving in to the little request, he had doomed himself. Her smile set something in his heart the way only Blue could bring out.
Aqua pulled on his hand to a bench. She was bouncing in her seat as Green helped tied her skates. It took nothing more than simple pleading for him to put on skates and heading to the pond. Blue couldn't argue when her daughter was so happy so they both relented to her, though Green felt uneasy about the fact that he never so much as ice skated in his life. He assured himself that it was simple physics and the trip to the ice was easy enough.
That was until his feet hit the ice and his face soon followed. He had fallen forward and everyone at the pond laughed at him. He glared up at them. He recognized them as some of the kids he went to school with. He had never felt so humiliated in his life and he wondered why he had even returned to this small town.
Louder than the sounds of the laughter, he heard soft giggles. He looked up to see that Blue had easily skated in front of him and held out a hand to him. His heart lightened at the sight of her smile as he took her hand. Though he was a larger man, she easily helped him to his feet. Her dark blue eyes were lightened with laughter and he smiled. Maybe he could endure this little humiliation if it meant that she could forget about her worries and the danger. So he simply stood and brushed the ice shavings from his pants.
"You look silly," She skated around him elegantly even as her laughter mocked him. "C'mon, don't tell me that the all powerful Green Oak doesn't know how to skate?"
"The third law of motion is that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When you take this into account, the simple 'strokes' you do is merely you apply backwards force in which the ice applies an equal forward force onto you so that you re pushed forward. This should be simple to master when one knows the physics. Once I have inputted in all of the factors such as momentum and friction I shall master this."
Green tried to imitate Blue's strokes but ended up on his butt again. She laughed and even Aqua was laughing at him. Blue held out both of her hands to him with a gentle smile. He took them as she led him through the motions.
"See, skating isn't so hard," Blue smiled. "Some things can't be mastered simply with science. Stop thinking so much and just feel. It's simple until you over analyse it."
Even through their gloved hands, Green could feel the heat from her hand. The snow fell around them and the world seemed to disappear. Blue could barely feel the cold, so overwhelmed by heat in his eyes that only she could see. She had seen it so many times in the past that she never thought that they could turn cold. He was a solid rock that kept her grounded. She knew this was only a rare stolen moment and allowed herself to relish in it. She drifted further in the dreamlike state, hand in hand with Green. She didn't notice that they had drifted away from everyone and closer to the edge of the pond.
Something pushed her and she stumbled into Green's arms. He caught her against himself but was unbalanced so they stumbled backwards into the snow. Instinct made him wrap his arms around her but something else made him turn so he took most of the impact. Groan groaned at the sensation of having Blue on top of him. He could still remember the long nights they had been together, simply holding each other in silence. When she shifted, he groaned again. The woman would be the death of him and she didn't have to do anything!
"Are you okay?" His voice was hush as he sat up with her on his lap. Blue nodded and saw that they were all alone. He ran has hands over her arms to make sure she hadn't hurt herself and felt her shiver. He didn't know if it was from the cold or from unforgotten sensation. He knew he had been battling them since he left her. Did she still have feelings for him?
There was only one way to find out.
He tilted her face towards his and kissed her. She breathed in sharply, allowing him to deepen the kiss. She easily melted as heat spread from her chest yet the blood seemed to drain from her head, leaving her light headed. This wasn't like the other kiss that he had given her years before. This one was passionate as if he had been yearning for years. His arms came around her protectively, drawing her closer to him. She didn't argue, in fact she came to him willingly and returned his kiss.
What had started as an experiment had turned into something deeper. Green had unleashed all the emotion she had hidden under anger. She looked into his eyes and realized with a heave heart that she was still in love with Green, had never stopped loving him.
And she shall never tell him and give him the power to break her glass heart all over again.
Green and Wally team up *w* the two green character teaming up. I had to give Green a way to help even if Blue haven't forgiven him entirely. And half way through writing this, I thought to myself 'I had three dark mystery solving chapter that were totally boring. Time to add a little family fluff' and who else but Aqua? I love writing her. And I had her blackmailing with the help of Silvia (Silvermoonstone23, go check out her stories) as a little homage to her.
And one last thing. I know I update every week and everyone expect that of me so I feel like I should tell you that I'm visiting an aunt with no computer next week so you'll have to wait an extra week to read the chapter after this.
Review if you like.