The Gothic Ballerina Part 7 (standard:science fiction, 1140 words) [7/8] show all parts
Author: kissofthehungry	Added: Aug 01 2005	Views/Reads: 2639/1961	Part vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Echo decides what to do about Mikey and Kitty then begins her venture to find her brother, JonJon.

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sounded false to her but it was the truth.  His face showed he didn't 
believe her either. 

“What kind of mission?  Could you use help?” he wanted to know. 

“No,” she blurted, “I can handle this on my own and it doesn't matter
what the mission is.  You and your questions.  I just would be more 
comfortable if I knew my house wasn't being ransacked while I was 
gone.” 

“How can you guarantee that I won't ransack it?” he had moved to quickly
and quietly for her comfort and was right beside her, his body heat 
pulsing towards her. 

“I can't,” she confessed, her head spinning and having a hard time
thinking straight.  Why was she acting this way?  She couldn't allow 
herself to feel like this for someone, the last thing she needed to do 
was get involved. 

“You trust me?” he questioned, his hand on her arm sending tingles
across her flesh. 

Trying to stop herself from reacting so romantically, she yanked her arm
away and spat, “Yes, I don't know why, but I do.”  Pushing past him, 
ignoring the feel of his body against hers as she did so, she put some 
distance between them. 

“Uh huh,” he was watching her again, making her trip over her feet and
nearly fall over.  Cursing under her breath, she grabbed a change of 
clothes and fled to the bathroom where she sat on the floor, trying to 
slow her breath and calm her racing heart.  He knew exactly what he was 
doing and why was she allowing him to do it. 

When she walked out, Kitty was sitting in her bed, talking to Mikey and
looking a hundred percent more her age than she had the day before.  
Her heavy makeup had been cleaned off and her hair stood out at every 
end, but it was her eyes that held the biggest difference.  There was 
laughter in them, making her whole face light up and she looked 
absolutely stunning.  Echo almost smiled at the transition, it did make 
her feel better about her stupid brother. 

“I'm heading out, will you be staying?” she inquired and Mikey looked at
her with something that looked like almost sadness. 

“Yes,” Kitty said decisively, smiling broadly at her.  Echo returned the
smile then collected her weapons.  After giving her farewells, which 
was a strange experience as she had not done so since before her 
parents had died, she left to find the dwarf. 


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