Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Tabula Rasa

Note: (-'s POV) means a change of POV. (No POV) means what it says.

Chapter 15

“To the desert kiddo. The BB likes it hot.”

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(Anya’s POV)

“Alright, first of all, who is she and second of all, how does Anya know her?”

“Her name’s Dinah and she was someone from my life.”

“Oh. Sorry.”

“It’s okay.”

“Moving on: who does she work for or is she alone, what is her goal-”

“There are too many questions to think about right now. Let’s call-”

Malice’s cell rings. She answers.

“Hello? Kyoto, I was just about to call ya, we’ve got a problem here-” A pause. “WHAT! Nothing at all? Nothing?” A pause. “Okay. We’ll be there as soon as we can. Bye.”

“What was that about?”

“All the demons have disappeared from the human world.”

“What?! Seriously?”

“Yeah. And they need us back at the Office, pronto.”

“So we’re leaving?”

“Yes, rookie, we’re leaving. Why don’t you ever use that brain of yours?”

“Did they say anything about me?”

“No, Katja can stay here.”

“YAY!”

“KATJA PÄÄSTÄ IRTI!” (KATJA LET GO!)”

”Alright, we’ll be going then-”

“What about me?”

“Oh, you’re not our case anymore. Katja’s gonna look after ya for a while.”

“Great.” Tarina keeps on shooing Katja away from her.

“WAAA!”

~*~*~*~*~

(No POV)

Two people are on a grey beach. The other one, a tall blonde girl wearing a black blindfold and holding a black umbrella is standing and looking at the ocean. The other girl, a short brunette wearing a black dress is sitting and playing with a deck of cards. The dark grey ocean is the same as always, as is the dark grey sky. Black clouds can be seen here and there.

“Oi. Angst.” The tall girl won’t respond, as she hasn’t done in years.

(A/N: Angst is said in the German way, meaning fear.)

“…”

“Look. It’s raining again. Here it rains every day.” The brunette looks up at the sky for the tenth time. The black rain falls down.

“…” Angst stares at the ocean. With her short, black jacket and long, black slacks and black shoes she could easily be mistaken as a skinny boy but her shoulder-length hair gives her away. Her pale, almost white skin suggests that she hasn’t gotten sunlight in years but she hasn’t stepped a foot indoors. Only stood and stared at the grey ocean.

“Why are you so quiet all the time?” The brunette is getting annoyed. Her silent companion hasn’t said a word for who knows how long. She straightens her knee-reaching, black dress that’s filled with beautiful details. Lace and some more lace. Her short, brown curls move with the wind.

“…”

“I’m bored out of my mind and you just stare?”

“…”

“Why am I even bothering?” She pokes Angst.

“Hey it’s me, Ai, remember?” No response.

(A/N: Ai: said in the same way as I in English: it means I in English and love in Japanese.)

“Fine, have it your way Angst. I’m going.”

Suddenly Angst’s head snaps up.

“Hey what is it?” Angst stares at the sky. Her lips are drawn in a thin line. “Is there something up there?” Ai looks up again.

“I don’t see any-”

“Quiet.”

Ai jumps and looks around for a minute before realizing that the voice belongs to Angst. Angst stays still for a minute before closing her umbrella. She turns around and starts walking. Ai hasn’t seen her do so much in a long, long time.

“Hey! What’s the problem?”

“…”

“Hey! Silent one! I asked you a question!”

“…”

Ai runs after her.

“Darn!”

~*~*~*~*~

(Anya’s POV)

“So what are we going to do?”

“Wait.”

“WHAT! You really think I’m gonna sit around and wait?!”

“That’s what you gotta do Malice. There’s nothing we can do before we have more information.”

“Kyoto, tell me you’re shitting me.”

“I wish I could. And I mean it. An irritated you, really a handful.”

“Why you little-”

“Calm down! Any news from Sam?”

“She got there, but no one let’s her go to the Colosseum.”

“Why?! She’s a representative of the Office, they have to-”

“Well they’re not. Seems like there’s something going on in the Colosseum and the BB wants us to stay out of it. Never a good thing.”

I turn to Kaoru.

“What’s BB?” She giggles. Now that’s a sound I haven’t heard before.

“It means the Bitch Brigade. Kyoto started calling them that after he had his first assignment there. See, it’s an all-woman race and they hate men in all forms, except their own leader of course, who despises them with all her heart. And when Kyoto went there they locked him up. I had to go and negotiate him out of there. He’s still pissed about it.” She starts laughing. “Must’ve been a huge blow to his ego!”

“Shut up, I’ve had to save you about a million times!”

“And most of the times I didn’t even need it!”

“I was sent over so obviously you did!”

“SHUT IT!” Malice is getting more and more irritated by the second. “If Sam needs help, can’t we go?”

“Great idea!”

“There’s something wrong, Kyoto’s too happy about this!”

“Hell yeah there is! No need to listen to her complaining when I can get rid of her!” He shuts up when Malice glares at him.

“So off we go, but where?”

“To the desert kiddo. The BB likes it hot.”

~*~*~*~*~

(No POV)

“You must let me go! I’m here on business, Office business!”

“Well then you should go back there because you’re not going to the Colosseum. We’ve got it all under control here.”

“Like hell you are, I wouldn’t even be here if you did!” Sam shakes her fist at the guard. The guard only rolls her eyes. The redhead has been yelling about the same thing for almost two hours.

“How long are we going to debate on this? You. Are. Not. Allowed. To. Go.”

“I wanna speak to your leader!”

“The great Nabooru isn’t here at the moment.”

“Then where is she?!”

“What’s going on here?” The guard straightens up at the voice of the present lady-in-charge. Her dark outfit looks like a rag compared to Saleec’s bright-green one. It makes a strong contrast to her dark-brown skin and her bright-red, long hair which is currently on a ponytail on her neck. She also wears a lot of golden jewelry: necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings. She’s in charge and she shows it.

“This old hag won’t let me through!” The guard’s eye twitches.

“Nabooru’s orders. No one is allowed to go through at the moment. I’m terribly sorry.”

“Sorry my ass! You let me through right now or-”

“What? Your Office sends in some more squirts to bother us? Why can’t I just kill her?”

“Nabooru’s orders too, if you don’t remember.”

“Oh yes.”

“And no one has told me where she is!”

“That’s our business, not the Office’s.”

“HEY! SHE’S FROM THE OFFICE! YOU HAVE TO LET HER GO!”

Sam, the guard and Saleec turn to look at the two figures approaching them.

~*~*~*~*~

(Anya’s POV)

“You just have to go and beg for trouble, don’t you?”

“Where’s the fun if I don’t?”

A woman in green looks at us.

“Who are you?” The woman in dark outfit laughs.

“More brats from the Office, isn’t it obvious?”

“Quiet if you wish to keep your head.”

“Yes, Saleec.”

“Oh you’re Saleec? Where’s Nabooru?” Sam opens her mouth.

“That’s the million dollar question! They won’t tell anything!”

“Oh really? And why’s that?”

“N-”

“Do NOT tell me that it was Nabooru’s order.”

“It was.”

“Did you know that our authority over-rides hers? Meaning this: you keep your pretty mouth shut and let us through!”

“Absolutely not. Or unless you want to get killed.” She draws a pair of sabers. “You in?”

“Absolutely.” Malice is already charging. Saleec raises her weapons. But Malice suddenly takes a step on the right and disappears. Saleec’s reaction comes too late. She steps forward and Malice’s shadow traps her. Before Saleec can blink Malice is pressing a rapier against her throat.

“I win, step aside. NOW!”

“Fine.” Saleec curses while the trap let’s her go. “Move. They’re free to go.”

“But-”

“DO I HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF! MOVE IT!”

“Yes ma’am!”

The guard opens the gate. Before following us through the gate Malice flashes a smirk at Saleec.

“Though luck.”

We hear curses before the sound of flying sand covers all the noise.

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A/N: POV changes, yes. Gives a wider view on what's going on, doesn't it?

I'm also going to describe the characters and surroundings more from now on. Okay? ^^

FAQ

Comment:
Woot! Awesome chapter! I totally loved it! I can't wait to read more.

Haha, hmm...is he as bad as Clay as well? Clay is so cheesy!!

I can't wait to read more!

xoxo Britty

-Simpleplanluver

Answer: Respect for the person who comments on every chapter! ^^ *hugs* And the question: It's kinda hard to say, I don't know this Clay...but Antti Tuisku is really cheesy. -.-'


Until the next chappy! ^^


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