Chapter 8
FTP: Chap 8 on =D but before to answer some questions starting with the easiest:
Karonaia-san: im sorry no Jack I couldn't fit him in but I promise I got something special reserved for the end for him and Carly and some JxC fluff along the way, this chap should make thou happy…I hope xD
Janus-jaun-san: kingdom hearts I adore that game Im currently writing a lot of fanfictions but mainly this one along with one of fairy tail and a sort of crossover between kingdom hearts and sailor moon if you wanna check it out you'll make me very happy ^^ I tend to like space out sometimes…
Carly: yes…we figured =P
FTP: *ignores remark* Thus kingdom hearts popped in my head and I used the names though Kairi in my story here is moody like the sea and goes at odds with Alex many times making Carly go bonkers, Sora is our wind dude and is as lively as the boy he shares the name with but they're entirely different people xD I just have naming problems and the names kind of fit…Faust I got his name from the guy of Shaman King and as I said in the previous chap he's the guardian of the ruby…so hope that helps ^^
Alex: okay you're weird ftp explains me a lot though since im a figment of your imagination anyway you remember le disclaimers ya? Okay good now chap 8 for your pleasure woot C=
Carly looked at her feet not wanting to meet her sister's gaze.
"Do you have any idea how I felt when I saw you lying there? How much I hated myself for being so weak?" her voiced was strained as if she was fighting the urge to break down and cry.
Alex didn't know what to say, she grimaced as though she had just been punched and glimpsed at Carly every now and then.
4 years ago at a hospital.
There were voices all around her frantic but why? She couldn't remember what happened after she had blanked out and what happened before was even vaguer in her memory. There had been pain, a fierce pain in her side. Carly then felt numb, numb and cold as precious warmth trickled away from her body but she didn't care the pain had dulled almost gone. She could see a light and she relished the warmth coming from it moving towards it.
"We're losing her hurry!"
"What about the other one?"
Carly frowned at the voices as they disturbed her peace but then an image flickered in her mind as they had mentioned the other one.
"I love you sis," a voice rang in her head, her sister smiling her brightest most loving smile she could give her. Her eyes were filled with terror but relief too, relief that Carly would live…
"ALEX!" Carly cried waking up quickly.
She winced grabbing her side which throbbed indignantly at the rapid unwanted movement. Carly looked at her surroundings surprised to find herself in a plain white room, in a hospital gown in bed.
"Oy get back down kiddie! You've been shot," a rather straightforward and plump nurse told her pushing her down.
"Where's…where's my big sister?" she rasped her throat was rather dry.
The nurse looked at her bewildered then something seemed to register and she looked away.
"Ah you're sisters explains…," She whispered, "Come on let me help you on this wheel chair, I think it's better for you to see,"
Panic and fear tied a knot in Carly's throat; they remained silent as the nurse wheeled her towards another room nearby. Many of the staff looked sympathetically at her, some nodded, some smiled and that all added to her nervousness.
Then they entered a room as plain as hers had been. Alex was lying on a bed surrounded by machines with wires and what not stuck to her sustaining her life. Carly's eyes widened with horror, but she didn't cry she couldn't.
'All because of me…all to save me and now she can't even,'
She started breathing heavily and squeezed her eyes shut hoping it was all a bad dream and Alex would suddenly jump on her screaming about how another day had started and so should I start my new day.
She felt numb once again but it wasn't a comforting numb it was emptiness, her only family was on her death bed and she was all alone. They had taken Alex away from her.
"Can I stay for a bit, please?" her voice sounded weak and pathetic and she mentally berated herself for that
The nurse smiled at her wheeling her right next to the bed, "Sure kiddo, and stay all you want since you're both patients there's no limiting in visit time"
When they were alone Carly knew what she had to do, "I've got to find the gems! Then I'll ask the royal dragon Ragnarok to heal you and we'll defeated those goons, I promise, this time I won't be a bother to you!"
The present
"All this time, for me, you'd risk your life?" Alex asked
"You gave yours for mine; I would do the same for you," she said bitterness though was still very part of her voice
"I'm sorry, I didn't think, I just acted, and I hurt you more than any physical pain could hurt, forgive me?" Alex pouted
Carly's expression softened, Alex's famous pout still worked on her, she sighed looked up at her almost clone like sister and smiled any trace of anger gone, "I already did a long time ago, just wanted to make sure you'd never do it again,"
"Let's go home everyone, I'll make the best lunch of your live," Alex grinned arrogantly
Akiza laughed, "Wow its already two, time flies huh?"
"Yeah, I'll meet you guys later, ive got something I need to take care of, Alex call the others and don't you 'forget' ice quee..i mean Kairi!"
"Yeah, yeah I know I'll tell them all," Alex frowned as she mumbled something about 'being caught' and 'stupid ice girl'.
"Oh and tomorrow me and you are gonna have a sister day, you and me only and I'll introduce you to my friends," Carly grinned
"Do I get to meet your soul mate," Alex teased wriggling her eyebrows.
Carly flushed, "I have no idea what you mean,"
As Akiza and Alex made her way to Carly's apartment, Carly smiled and went inside a restaurant changed into her thief clothes which she never left the house without, not that anyone questioned a reporter and her large oversized bag, and crept out of the window to his apartment.
Jack replayed the scene over and over in his head, the kiss he had to admit had been good, she had tasted like coffee and roses, not that he knew roses had a taste he had always imagined Carly would taste like that…
He walked towards the window to close it as he felt the cold breeze on his skin, 'Didn't remember it being open,'
Jack Atlas was confused and he disliked it, he had only felt like this when Carly had turned into a dark signer, she had been so different so cold and her eyes had been so sad. And then it dawned on him of how similar that Fortune twin rose had been to that Carly.
"So you figured…"
He spun round surprised to see the thief on his couch laying peacefully her hands acting as pillows.
"You're a nice person aren't you?"
"I'm a thief,"
"From a line of robin hood style family of thieves, take from the rich to give to the poor, that is if you're not busy saving the world from a crazy cult who wants to bring back their monster master, nothing bad about that," He smiled walking up to the couch she laid on.
"Who are you and where is the real Jack Atlas," the woman teased, "so are you gonna arrest me now?"
"How could I? You're way too fast for me to catch and I don't know who you are with that mask I can't see your face," he said playfully
She smiled, "As long as I keep this mask on huh?"
Fortune Deep Blue Rose sat up and gazed at the man before her. He had made up his mind, the look of determination he gave her confirmed it.
"I will be by your side always and forever, my heart is yours, you stole it from me," his voice was thick with passion and love
She smirked at him, "I AM specialized in thievery, but…," she walked up to him slowly and placed her hand on his muscular chest, "I guess I gave you my heart willingly haven't I?"
Jack heart squeezed in joy he pulled her in a loving embrace, "I fell in love with you Carly Nagisa and I swear I will protect you this time, when everything is finished there is something I wish to ask of you…will you listen?"
Carly wound her arms around his neck and brought his face as close as possible to hers, "I'd listen to you all day,"
And then they kissed, it wasn't just a mere kiss, it was like their beings had become one, functioning as a whole. They felt complete and didn't want to move away from each other.
Carly pushed him away smiling adoringly at the man who she belonged to, I gotta go, a war is coming and I must gather the rest of the gems and their guardians,"
Jack nodded pulling her in for another kiss, "I'll be there by your sidem always"
Carly moved towards the window summoned her Hati and took off leaving Jack with a warm feeling and a grin on his face unlike his usual scowl.
The following day Carly acted as if nothing had happened and Jack would have thought he had dreamt about last night's conversation that is if said girl had not winked as him seductively.
'Note to self,' the blond duelist thought, 'Thank Akiza for breaking Carly's glasses her eyes are beautiful,'
Carly introduced her sister to everyone and Alex quickly became part of their group easily adjusting to them, then they had promptly left to spend a well-deserved sister day. Soon they would be going on their next mission. Retrieving the emerald from the neo demons!
FTP: Oh also I'm sorry for the latish update haha ze work overload ^^' ain't it lovable…
Carly: We got two gems, one to retrieve and two to find!
Alex: and family reunion soon coming up hoozah! =D
FTP: I'm really enjoying this story and I hope the readers are to, it's becoming so fun and I can't wait to introduce the characters I made up ^^ and I'm having a cool (at least I think) idea for my next one which will be parallel to this but first I have to finish this little fic here or else I would never forgive myself! so chappie is longish so yay! right?
Luna and Leo: R&R people and tell us your thoughts ^^