I know it's kinda small,but it's all I could do. I will be sure to update again soon!
The next morning,Eva had no races,but that was okay,Rick and her trained all morning long,and after lunch,they trained again with Jordan.
It was arounf 6 at the evneng,when Satis vesited Eva,who was still training,but stopped,seeing he was there.
"Hey Satis"SHe told him,after getting out of the Soundspeed
"Hello there,young Molly"Satis greet her
"So,what are you doing here?"Eva asked him
"Well,Oken sent me to tell you to go by his shop,since he's done"He answered
"Oh,so soon?"Eva asked
"Well,a couple of days is more than enough for him"Satis said with a small laugh,then turned around.
"Well,would you want me to walk with you there?"He offered
"Sure,give me a second"Eva said and turned to Rick,who was looking at them talk all along
"Hey Rick,could you tell Don that I'll be back in a while?"She asked
"Well,if you tell me where you're going and who is this Oken,then okay"Rick said with a smirk
"To the market to get something I ordered a couple of days ago,Oken is the shop owner and the one who made the thing I ordered"EVa explained
"Very well,but don't be long"Rick said and Eva nod,before leaving. Once at Oken's shop,said Nourasian welcomed them with a bright smile
"Hey sir"Eva greet him
"Give me a second,I'm gonna bring you the sword"Oken said and walked to the back room,coming out a couple of seconds later,with the sword in his hands. The holder was a red=brown colored wook,that had a black symbol of lightling on ne side with a smaller silver one inside it. The tip of the handle had a silver gem,while the handle was of deep red lather.
"Here you go"The Nourasian said and gave the sword to Eva
"Wow"Eva said,holding it in her hands
"Go on,unsheat it"Satis told her and Eva nod her head. She took a hold of the handle and released the sword. It was black,like she had requested,the only addition was the strange symbols on one side of the sword.
"What are these symbols?"Eva asked
"This is the Ancient languige of the Nourasians"Oken answered
"And what does it say?"Eva asked
"It says 'Courage isn't having the strength to go on,it's going on when you don't have the strength' "Oken answered
"That's indeed true,thank you"Eva said,placing the sword back in it's place,before bowing a little.
"It was nothing young one"Oken said with a smile on his lips
"By the way sir,do you have anything I can use to carry the sword around with me?"Eva asked
"Sure,I knew you'd want one"Oken said,giving her a black belt-holder.
"Thank you sir"Eva said and placed the belt over her right shoulder
"It's great,thank you sir"Eva thanked the man again
"Your welcome"Oken said back
"Now young Molly,why don't you go back,your team might be looking for you"Satis told the girl
"I guess so,thank you,both of you,see you later"Eva said with a smile and a wave,before leaving the shop and returning to her pit.
"There you are"Rick said,seeing her walking to the pit
"I wasn't late,was I?"Eva asked
"Not at all,but Stan was looking for you,he wants you to look something at Soundspeed"Rick told the young girl,who nod and walked inside the pit.
"Molly,good you're here,come help me out,I can't seem to be able to understand what's wrong"Stan said,from the side of the right reactor
"Coming Stan"Eva said and let her sword down,before going over to him.
"Huh,what's this?"Jordan asked,picking up the sword
"Are you blind partener,it's a sword"Eva told him,not even looking at him
"Huh,are you sure you know how to use this one little mouse?"Rick asked with a smirk
"Of course I am!I'd always practise back on earth"Eva told Rick,lightly annoyed
"We'll see about that"Rick whispered to himself
"Hey Stan,I think I fixed it"Eva told the other man,who checked out before noding
"You really are a genious Molly"He said with a smirk
"Thanks"Eva said with a smile,before walking over to Jordan,who was still looking at her sword,but now,he had it out of it's holder
"Jordan!"She yelled at the gunner"Put my sword back in its place right now!"She added and Jordad did as he was told,before giving the sword to Eva
"Hm,I'm gonna go for a walk,won't be long"Eva said and left the pit without another word. Once outside,not that far from her pit,she heard a familiar voice yelling
"Stop!Let him go!"The voice yelled. Eva's head shot up to the direction the voice was coming from
'Aikka'Eva thought and ran silencly inside the Nourasian inside,she saw Toros,holding Canaan by the neck and Aikka on his knees. Eva stayed hidden in the shadows and waited for the Crog to turn his back oh her. The moment he did,Eva pulled her sword out and jumped on him,putting her sword on the space between the Crog's helmet and armor.
"Let the man go Toros,if you don't you'll lose either your neck or your place in the finals"Eva warned. Toros narrowed his eyes,but let Canaan go,who begun sucking in air.
"Let go of me human,I've let the Nourasian go"Toros said and Eva jumped off of him,then got infrond of him.
"Be gone"She said,her sword,still in hir hands. Toros looked at her with a death glare,but turned around and left. The moment he walked out,Eva turned to Canaan,who was still trying to catch his breath and Aikka,who was helping him stand
"Are you alright sir?"Eva asked him
"I am,thanks to you,my Lady"Canaan told her,bowing a little
"I'm glad I could help sir and there is no reason to bow to me,I didn't do anything major"Eva said with a smile on her lips
"I wish my people had as much fire in their hearts as you young miss"Canaan said,letting go of Aikka,able to stand himself
"I hope your people find this fire you speak of,so they can stand against the Crogs"Eva said with a smile and Canaan nod
"Molly,let me thank you as well,had you not arrived,I know not what would have been of my mentor and me"Aikka said with a thankful smile on his face
"It was nothing Prince Aikka,I know that Toros was here because of our race and how you didn't follow his orders"Eva said with a sad look on her face
"How did you know?"Both Nourasians asked her shocked
"Well,after our race,I saw the way you sir and Toros reacted,so I kinda guessed it"Eva said,as she looked at Canaan
"I see"He said
"Anyway,I have to go now,I wanted to train with my sword,but I guess I don't have enough time now"Eva said,more to herself than the two
"How about a fight with me?"Aikka asked
"...Hm...I think I do have enough time for that,how long is it going to take me anyway"Eva said with a playful smirk. Not much later,the two were fighting and Eva was winning
"I've got to admit,Princess,you are very good with your sword"Aikka told her
"I have to say,you're not that bad yourself,Prince"Eva said back
It wasn't even a minute later,that Aikka had lost
"Wow,you're very good,Lady Molly"Canaan told her
"Thank you,now I'm sorry,but I really have to go,my team will be wondering where I am"Eva said and after saying goodbye,she left and returned to her pit. Once back,everyone was asking her questions about where she was and with who and why she was so late.
"Shut up!"Eva yelled,causing everyone to shut up
"You guys are not my perents,come on,I'm not a little girl,I can take care of myself!"She yelled again and ran to her room,ignoring the calls she got from Don.
"Calm down Don,you know anger gets you no where"Rick told the older man
"You've got any ideas?"Don asked him
"I'm gonna talk to her,she'll listen to me"Rick said and walked up the stairs and infrond of Eva's room,where he knocked on her door
"Leave me the heck alone!"Eva yelled
"It's me Mol,let me in"Rick said
"No!"Eva yelled
"Come on little mouse,please,open up"He tried again and seconds later,the door opened and Rick walked in,before the door closed and locked again.
"I knew she would let Rick in"Koji said with a smirk on his face
"Yeha,if she's going to listen to anyone,that's Rick"Stan agreed with a smirk of his own
"Tell me you three,what do you know of Molly's relationship with Rick?"Don asked
"Well...they are very close,especially since after the first time they trained together"Koji said
"Yeah,they trust each other and from what they told us,they shared their life stories"Stan added
"And I'm sure Molly likes him"Koji added
"And Rick seems to have a small crush on her"Stan said
"So...they're a couple?"Don asked
"Are,or will be very soon"Koji said and turned at Jordan,who was fisting his hands as he looked down.
"I see...well finish up and go to bed,we have a race tomorrow"Don said and left the group. Stan and Koji got back to their works,while Jordan sat down on the floor and cleaned his guns
"Are you alright,Jordan?"Koji asked,knowing that the gunner liked Molly more than a friend.
"Yeah"He said,but even he didn't believe himself
"It's alright to be sad you know,but don't let it take control of you"Koji told the gunner who looked up at him and nod
"Say Jordan,is there anyone waiting for you back earth?"Stan asked
"Yeah...my family,my parents and my sister"Jordan answered with a smile,thinking of him family
"I didn't know you had a sister,how old is she?"Koji asked
"She's just a year younger than me,17"Jordan answered
"Oh,same age as Molly,well,what's her name?"Stan asked
"It's Serenity"Jordan answered
"Serenity...that's a nice name,so,what does she look like?"Stan asked again
"She has light brown hair,a mix of my mom,who has blond and my dad,who has black,I just got both"Jordan said
"Wow,the blond's natural? I thought you dyied it!"Stan said shocked,causing Koji to laugh
"Huh?! Are you crazy Stan?What man dyes his hair?"Jordan asked
"Don't know,thought it was a new fashion style or something"Stan said
"Well no"Jordan said
"And what about her eyes?"Koji asked
"She was grey-silver eyes,I really haven't seen such eyes ever before"Jordan answered
"Oh,she must be really beautiful"Koji said with a smile
"She is,but she's crazy too,I guess Molly kinda reminds me of her'Jordan said
"Oh,Jordan,are you sure you love Molly? It sounds to me like you...like her as a sister"Koji explained to the gunner
"Well...that maybe"Jordan said,thinking that he left for Molly,what he did for Serenity
"I guess you're right Koji"Jordan said with a relaxed smile on his face
"Glad I could help"Koji said. At the same time Jordan and the two mechanics were talking about the ones waiting for them back on earth,Rick was sitting at the edge of Eva's bed and said girl was laying down,with her legs upon his.
"So,what's the matter,what got you so worked up?"Rick asked the girl
"Well,I'm not a little girl,I'm a freaking pilot and a mechanic! They don't have to treat me like I'm a child! Especially my dad,one moment he yells at me,like I'm nothing more than a pawn and then he asks where I've been,as if he actually cares,or I'm supposed to tell him where I go!"Eva yelled frustrated at the way they males acted with her,she was almost 17 damn it!
"Ev,you've got to understand,aside from a pilot or a mechanic,you're a person,not to mention a girl,the only girl among us,it's only natural for everyone to care about see you as their little sister,Jordan,Stan and Koji and Don cares for you as well,trust me"Rick said with a small smile on his lips.
"Also...you're the youngest"He added,with a playful smirk
"I guess so"Eva whispered,ignoring the last thing Rick said
"Now,get some rest,you've got a race tomorrow"Rick said,getting up.
"Stay a little longer,please?"Eva plead
"Okay,but not long 'kay?"Rick said and sat back down.
Meanwhile,Jordan notice wth weird looks Stan and Koji were giving each other and asked the two
"Okay you two,what are you hidding?"He asked
"W-well..."Koji begun,but couldn't bring himself to finish
"What Koji want to say is that he's afraid to tell you and the others what's going on"Stan 'translated' with a smirk. Koji nod but turned to Stan and gave him another nod,causing Stan to look at him worried
"You sure?"Stan asked and Koji nod again. Stan nod back and pulled off his left glove,revealing his silver ring.
"You're married,Stan?"Jordan asked,shocked to see the ring on his finger
"Yeah"Stan sai with a bright smile and turned to Koji,who pulled a hand inside his shirt and took out a silver chain,that had a silver ring,identical to the one Stan was wearing hanging from it. Jordan blinked once,twice,then looked between the two a couple of times,then smiled at the two and held his hand out
"Congatulations you two"He said brightly. Stan reacted first and took Jordan's hand and shook it,smiling at him
"Um...you don't mind?"Koji asked in a whisper
"Mind? It's wonderful news!"Jordan said happily and hugged Koji,then said congratulations. Koji let a tear fall from his eyes,glad that someone knew and didn't mind
"Do the others know?"Jordan asked
"No...not even Migel,our old boss knows"Stan said
"Well,you'lll have to let the others know,they'll be happy for you,I'm sure of it!"Jordan said with a smile. The two nod and promised they would tell them. Soon after,all three went to bed,wanting nothing more than morning to come. Not much later,Rick left Eva's room and went to his own,falling asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
The following morning,Eva woke up and after getting dressed,she walked out of her room. She was walking down he stairs,when Rick walked out of his room,also dressed
"Morning little mouse"Rick greet her
"Good morning Rick"Eva greet back
"Ready for some early training?"Rick asked her with a smirk on his face
"You bet I am!"Eva said with a big smile on her face as she walked down the stairs,with Rick next to her. Not much later,she,along with Rick,who offered to run around with her,had done a couple of laps arpund the small lake,with music blasting from Eva's cd. An hour later,Stan came out and called them inside,saying everyone was awake. Once back inside the pit,Eva greet everyone and everyone in returned greet Eva. Not much later,it was time for the race,so Eva got inside the Soundspeed
"Okay people,let's get it together!I'm counting on all of you to do your best and win today's race!"Don yelled from the top of the stairs,before he walked inside the control room,followed by Koji
"Whatever,goodluck you guys!"Rick said and gave Eva a thumbs up,before following Don. Eva then begun flying to the arena,when Jordan's screen poped up
"Gee,can't Don,just once say the same as Rick? I swear,Don's words only make me narvous,what do you think sis?"Jordan asked,wondering how Eva wil react at his nickname.
"I agree with you,it's because Don has no feelings,I guess"Eva said,not commenting on the fact,Jordan called her sis,but she smiled at him
"Now,let's kick some butt,you're ready...bro?"Eva asked
"You bet I am sis,let's do it!"Jordan said,with a smile brighter than sun.
They were going to beat this guy up,whoever he was! Once at the arena and after being called,Eva waited to see who her opponent was. After the juges called out to Super Racer,he,with his star racer came and stopped next to the Wizzing soundspeed.
"Rick,isn't that..."Eva said after hearing her opponent's voice
"You mean Super Racer?"Rick asked her
"Yeah"Eva answered with a questioning,yet funny look on her face
"That's him alright"Rick told her
"Molly,listen to me,don't let this guy's looks fool you,he's only lost to Torros and has the same amount of victories as we do!"Don said to Eva,making her get more serious. The race soon begun and everything was going well,when one of the 2 spheres that Super Racer had released hit the Whizzing Soundspeed and caused Jordan's turent to break and in it's place was now said sphere. Then Jordan was thrown off of Super Racer's star racer and Eva turned around to go after him
"Mol,don't do it! Jordan's going to be fine,help is on the way,the best thing you can do for him,is win the race!"Rick told her and that she did,turning back around and beating Super Racer. Just after she crossed the finish line,she turned around and went to look for Jordan,finding him soon after on the tend of a shop. Opening the glass,she stuck her head out and saw Jordan giving her a wink and a thumbs up,that she copied.
Meanwhile,back at the earth pit,the two mechanics were cheering on the girl
"Yeah,she did it!"The said with smiles on their faces
"That's my girl"Rick whispered with a proude smirk on his lips
"It was a reckless move,but I wi-"Don made to say,but was cut by Rick
"Come on Don,there was nothing reckless about that race,and you know it better than any of us"He told the older man with a smirk that screamed 'I-know-you-know-what-I-say-is-true' and all Don could do was much later,the two were back to the pit,where not only Rick and the two mechanics,but also Don congratulated the them on their race,especially Eva.
"Congrach Mol,you did great"Rick spoke first
"Thanks Rick"Eva said,getting out of the Soundspeed
"Good job Molly,you did great today"Don conglatulated
"Thank you sir"Eva said with a small blush on her face. The rest of the day was uneventful and no one really understood when it was already late
"Okay,it's time to head to bed,ywe've got another race tommorow"Don said,heading to his room.
"Well,goodnight guys"Eva said and walked to her room
"Goodnight Molly"The two mechanics said
"Goodnight Mol"Rick said
"Night sis"Jordan said all at the same time,before the girl diappeared in her room
"So...since when are you Mol's brother,Jordan?"Rick asked the gunner
"Since you started having a crush on her"Jordan fired back
"Huh,what are you talking about?"Rick asked the gunner
'He can't know'Rick thought to himself
"Oh,come on Rick,everyone knows you and Molly have some chemistry between you"Koji said
"Whatever"Rick said,wanting to avoid the conversation"I'm going to bed,goodnight"He said and headed to his room,without another word. Not much later,the rest went to sleep as well,knowing that the next morning,they had another race.
The next morning Eva woke up and headed to the kitchen to make breakfast,seeing the rest were asleep. After she finished and set the table,she left the room and saw Stan,Koji and Rick talking and by the looks of it,the two mechanics were teasing Rick about something
"Morning guys"Eva greet them with a smile
"Morning Molly"The two mechanincs said and shared a look
"Morning Mol"Rick greet her,returning her smile
"I made breakfast,go on,I'll wake up Jord"Eva said and begun heading to his room. Rick said he'll go get Don and the other two headed to the dinning room,without missing the look on Rick's face at the nickname the girl got for Jordan. Eva knocked on Jordan's door,but got no replay,so she entered,to see him still in bed,but awake
"Goodmorning sis"Jordan greet her with a sleepy smile
"Morning bor,get ready,I've made breakfast"Eva said and Jordan nod,so Eva left the room,heading to the kitchen,where she saw that Rick and Don were already there. Soon after Jordan joined them and they begun their breakfast. Eva then caught a look her 'bro' was giving the two mechanics and wondered what was going on. True to her suspisions,through the lunch,Stan spoke up,pleasing them to give him a little attention
"Um...you see,there is something that me and Koji have hid from you and we think it's time we let you know"Stan sid and paused,waiting to see if anyone was against that
"Does it have to do with the looks you and Jordan exchange?"Eva asked
"Y-yeah"Koji said
"Go on"Rick said
"Well...you see..."Stan said,but couldn't bring himself to speak,so he took off his left glove and let the others see his ring
"Stan,you're married?"Don asked and Stan nod
"To who?"Rick asked
"To me"Koji said in a whisper,at the same timw with Eva who said
"With Koji" causing the group to look at her shocked
"What?"She asked
"How did you know?"Jordan asked
"WellI could see it from the start that they were together and at times,Koji's ring,from underneath his shirt is slighty visible,I thought you all knew"Eva said in an 'as-a-matter-of-fact' way
"So,you two are married?"Rick asked again and the two nod
"Good!"He and Don said with a small smile on their faces
"You...don't mind?"Koji asked,his voice still low
"Mind?Why would we?"Eva said with a smile on her face. Both mechanics smiled at the group brightly and they thanked them. Nothing else happened for the rest of the morning and Eva was soon off to the racing arena...
Thank you all for reading!