Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Galaxy Trackers ❯ CHAPTER 3 ( Chapter 3 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Kuraine ran out of the shower, flustered and embarrassed, and took a towel to cover herself. She took out her gun from her clothes and ran back into the bathroom, pointing her gun at the boy's head. The boy come out of the shower and stood there before, dressed in baggy cargo blue-jeans with a short sleeve shirt over a long sleeve shirt. the short-sleeve shirt was white with a stripe design on it. The long-sleeve shirt was blue. He had a crest on the sleeve of his shirt(also tattooed on his right tricep) depicting a snowflake in front of an eye.

When the gun was pointed at his head, he reflexivly pulled out two specially crafted guns from holsters at his sides in .5 seconds. He pointed them at Kuraine in another .5 seconds.

Kuraine didn't even show amazement. "What the hell are you doing on my ship and what the hell were you doing in my shower?"
"Running." The boy said without emotion.

"From what?" Kuraine asked harshly.

"Hisona...."
"How do you know Hisona?"
"He's my.......brother."
Kuraine gasped. Hisona's brother? Hisona never had any siblings.....This boy couldn't be telling the truth, but why would he lie in this circumstance?
The boy holstered his guns and stuck his hands up.

"You seem to be puzzled. It is true, Hisona had no siblings, but even though I was his sibling, I was an embarrassment, and he did not feel that I was his family, just another bag of dirt that you find on the streets. When I was old enough to get a crest, I had it different than his, since he believed that I was not family." He glared into her eyes. "If you want to shoot me for seeing your nudeness, go ahead, I won't stop you. I have nothing to live for, no family, no shelter, no ship."
Kuraine tossed her gun to the floor. She turned and walked out of the room. When almost out of the room, she said, "Stay here,kid."
She went and changed into her usual outfit(the door to the bathroom was closed obviously) while the boy waited. When she was finished changing, she walked into the bathroom and picked up her gun. She moved swiftly, and held the boy's neck with the gun against his head.

"Take my lead" Kuraine said, and started to walk towards the bridge. When they were in the hall, she asked, " So what's your name, Kid?"
"Taiki, why?"
"Well, I have to give something to the police, don't I?" She smirked, "Unless I decide to keep you."
They continued to walk and they reached the bridge. Kuraine released Taiki and he stumbled to the floor, somersaulting. He bumped his head and landed. His back hurt, but his pride hurt more.

Kuraine stepped over him and down the steps from the platform she was on before to a lower platform. She walked over to Kula, who was sitting in a chair in front of a vast keyboard/touchscreen.There was a Screen just as vast portrayed on the window in front of her. She had mind probes on her temples and cheeks.Kuraine tapped Kula's shoulder a bit, and Kula snapped to reality.

"Huh, what?" Kula said, unattaching the mind probes from her cheeks and temples. "Sorry, has that kind of effect on you.......What Kuraine?"
"Um, can you take care of this kid while I try to take a decent shower?"Kuraine smiled that gaping smile, "I mean, c'mon, he's about your age."
"What kid?" Kula asked, clueless.

Kuraine forcefully turned Kula's head to face Taiki, who was sitting down on one of the chairs.

Kula's vision of Taiki turned sparkly and glittery, and her eyes were hearts beating.

"Don't get too close." Kuraine said, a little agitated now.

"Whatever you say, boss......"Kula said, not paying attention and drooling.

"Kids........" Kuraine slapped her forehead. She walked back into her quarter's and took a nice, hot, decent shower.

**
Taiki looked around at his surroundings. This seemed a pretty good ship, especially to live in. He still hadn't figured out what the Lady's occupancy was, but, judging by all the equipment and the fact she knew his brother, he thought they were probably Trackers. He suddenly noticed a girl about his age staring at him.

"And to what pleasure should I learn your name, miss?" Taiki inquired.

Kula snapped to reality, "Oh, um...." She stuttered, "...uh, it's Kula, what's yours?"
Taiki got up, "Pleasure to meet you, Lady Kula," He took her hand and pressed his lips against it, kissing it politely. He released, " I am Taiki of the Al-Seing Snow." He bowed.

Kula pulled her hand away, blushing. Such a gentlemen!, she thought, and said, "Charmed. But please, hod the formalities, just call me Kula."
"Whatever you say, Kula," Taiki smiled, his bright purple hair reflected his mood, bright and cheerful. It was styled so that the back part of it stuck out, and his bangs were combed over to his right side. The other parts were shaped and ruffy. Kula could stare into his deep, blue eyes forever, caught in his glance.

He's so cute! Kula thought, nearly screaming, but keeping her cool. She started up some conversation, "So, uh, now what?" Kula asked, stuttering from shyness.

Taiki looked at her and said, "I would like to know how you operated that contraption over there when I entered the room. Can you teach me?"
"Oh, sure!" Kula replied, smiling, and walked over to the large window,"Come over here, I'll show ya'!"
Taiki walked over to the Large window sat down in the chair.

"Let me boot it up for you," Kula said, typing on keys and touching specific panels to get it started. "Se, Kuraine, Jul-" Kula paused, feeling suddenly sad, "Sorry, Kuraine and I have quite a small crew, a crew of 3.At the start of today, we had 4, but my Twin Sister died because of a bastard name Hisona......"
As the screen lit up, Taiki looked down, "Sadness plunges my heart when you say that name... for Hisona is my sibling, but he has rejected me in such a way that he no longer thinks of me as family........."
Kula looked over at Taiki in wonderment."Really?" she inquired.

"Yes it is very true."
Suka entered the room, then saw that they were having a "moment", and said, "Oh, sorry." She rubbed the back of her head and sweatdropped. "I'm looking for Kuraine, where is she?"
Kula looked at her, and said, " She's in her shower."
"Thanks!" Suka said, and left the bridge, only to be caught by the back of shirt after she left the room. Kuaraine was standing there, wet, clothed, and clean.

"What's up in there?" Kuraine asked, holding Suka by the back of the shirt, Suka suspended in air.

"Not much....." Suka said. "Just.......well, Kula's teaching Taiki how to use the mind probes.Why?"
"Ehhhh.........just wondering....." Kuraine said, releasing her grip. Suka fell to the ground, hurting her rump. She stood up.

"owowowowowowow!" Suka said.

***
Kuraine had left, going towards her quarters. She entered, sighed, And lay down on her bed, and rolled over. She sat up, crosslegged, and touched a certain part of the metal bedpost, and it opened, revealing a small blue button. She pressed it, and climbed the stairs that appeared on the other side of the room. It led to a specail dome, that was dark. There was a lever to her right, and she pulled it. The dome opened, revealing stars going by, oxygen held by a special glass. A couch alppeared, and an end table, and a loveseat, and, soon, the dome was furnished. Kuraine sat down on the couch. It was like those couches you lay on when you go to the psychiatrist. she got comfortable and watched as the stars went by.

Everyone is in love, she thought, Except for me. She sighed, thinking of her old lover. I'll never fall in love again, she thought.I won't risk getting my heart crushed again. As she thought about she started to cry, and, before she closed her eyes and entered a new world, a world she could only reach when sleeping, she uttered one word:
"Kanano"