Blood Ties se vol2 chap 4
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:50 pm
Time 16:00 Japan time 11:30 local location Tuatha De Daanan the Arabian Sea just off the port of Pasni Pakistan.
Tessa sat at her office desk she had read the reports about Helmajistan and was not pleased. After September the eleventh the us government had gone after al Qaeda and all its allies especially the government of Afghanistan during witch time the oppressive regime in the bordering country of Helmajistan became a rife with corruption and greed the resulting power struggles came to a head right after Mr. Sagara’s last visit. The resulting power vacuum made its bordering mountain regains a safe haven for Taliban fighters. the US and UN became evolved and now the country was a powder keg with every one waiting to see who dropped the match first. As over stretched peace keepers tried to maintained the delicate balance of power hungry war lords, crazed fanatics, and innocent bystanders and now in the middle of all of this tension a stolen super weapon controlled by a revenge hungry miss guided mad man hell bent on a duel to the death. Tessa was bad at cooking but she new a recipe for disaster when she saw one and this one was definitely brewing for a war.
When one considered history and current events when seeking a single word to sum up a country what came to mind for Helmajistan the easiest was “Cursed”.
She suddenly felt a familiar presence. Like always Momo and Tessa could always tell when the other was near. Momo teased her that he could tell when she stubbed he toe from the other side of the planet and that with her that was almost constantly happening. When she was a girl when ever she tried to runaway or would get lost Momo would find her even if he him self got lost in the process they would be lost together. She had harbored a crush on him since the day they had met.
“Come in Momo!”
Right on cue the door opened and Dr. Livingston entered he was wearing a khaki military jacket, olive drab t- shirt blue jeans and work boots.
“Tessa can I talk to you for a second?”
“Sure have a seat.”
She stood and motioned him to the sofa on the side of the room, and then joined him. They sat there for second collecting there thoughts, and then they both spoke at once.
“Tessa I….”
“Momo I…”
They both giggled Tessa and Momo had known each other so long that slipups like this where they seemed to be thinking the same thing at the same time were actually quite common. At times she had thought of how wonderful it would be if some one caught them in one and thought they were lovers.
“Tessa I don’t want you to come along on this trip. I know your stronger now but I worry about you and there is a chance this could go wrong very wrong.”
She was touched her heart skipped a beat. Could he care for her the way she cared for him? But at the same time there was some thing more going on.
“Your hiding some thing from me Momo what is it you trying to keep from me.”
He bit his lip.
“Dam it Tessa … I could never hide any thing from you could I? Ok some thing is bothering me I don’t think that Mithril is getting every thing that it was promised by the U.S. government I mean I saw the specs on the Archangel and it seems to compact for all the things it can do.”
When she was younger she had once tried to search his mind to find out if he felt for her the same way she felt for him. she had found some of the same feelings she felt for him but they had been laced with hatred, she never tried to enter his mind again.
“So then what do you think is happening Momo?”
“When I left for this mission I was working on a theoretical paper about the possibility of a second generation lambda driver the gen two would be smaller more modular and more power full however like all weapons there would be a trade off…”
“What might that trade off be?”
“It might kill its user if charged to full power. And with out a user to control the power it could…”
“It could what?’
“A full charge of un focused energy it could make a full thermonuclear exchange look like a stink bomb.”
“Well I am glad to here you care Momo but if that’s true then any place I go would be just as safe as ground zero. So I might as well go.”
“But Tessa please don’t go.”
There was a look in his eyes she had never seen before it was more then just concern.
“You’re still trying to hide some thing from me.”
He put his head in his hands. Tessa could feel intense sadness woofed off of him like cheap after-shave. Tessa placed a hand on his head to try and comfort him
“Tessa I love you. I love you more then I have any right too.”
Tessa’s mind touched his it was completely by his own invitation. And she accepted. Now she under stood now the resins his feelings were tainted with hatred was not for her but for him self he was four years her senior and if any thing happened he would never be able to remain friends with Tessa’s brother or perhaps even Tessa her self and the later was some thing he could never bare.
Before either knew it the pair found them selves kissing.
They had never been as happy as they were at that moment. The final wall that had held them back the truth had come to them they were in love and had been for years. No mater what happened that would never change. Yes Tessa felt for Sousuke but he had found the one for him and she now had no that’s not right she finally admitted she had had the one for her for a long time it was that they had both been held back by fear and now that. Fear was gone. When two whispered make love it is more then physical it is also part empathic as there very essence come in to contact on a level beyond all normal understanding of intimacy.
Sousuke knocked gently on the door to Kaname’s cabin.
“Who is it?”
“Its Sousuke Sagara B-3128”
“Oh come on in Sousuke.”
Sousuke opened the door and found Kaname sitting on her bunk she had paints and a canvas in front of her. Her face and hands bore a few paint drops obviously she had found some thing for the art assignment. Sousuke held out a duffle bag
“ Sergeant Webber and sergeant major Mao. Mostly sergeant major Mao, managed to assemble this kit of clothing they felt it might help you feel more comfortable and blend in better when we hit the ground.”
“Oh thank you.”
She took the duffle from him and opened it making a quick inspection of its contents.
“So Sousuke have you been sleeping any better?”
“Yes I have and I have also been thinking about what you said to me about the Arbalest.”
“And what have you decided?”
“I have concluded that I may very well be placing the blame of events that I could not control upon my self however I still dislike the arbalest yet at the current time I have no other choice but to use it and use all my heart. Because that is the only way that I can protect innocent, and the people I care for. ”
“Well Sousuke I am glad to hear that you say that.”
“Kaname we are about to go to the place where I lost my family and where I shed blood it is not going to be a very happy place but as long as your with me I will survive. And do what I must.”
In a move that Sousuke was not expecting he found him self on the reserving end of a kiss. It took him a moment to compose him self
“What was that for?”
“For being the guy I knew you were. Now if you don’t mind I need to clean my self up. See you later.”
Tessa sat at her office desk she had read the reports about Helmajistan and was not pleased. After September the eleventh the us government had gone after al Qaeda and all its allies especially the government of Afghanistan during witch time the oppressive regime in the bordering country of Helmajistan became a rife with corruption and greed the resulting power struggles came to a head right after Mr. Sagara’s last visit. The resulting power vacuum made its bordering mountain regains a safe haven for Taliban fighters. the US and UN became evolved and now the country was a powder keg with every one waiting to see who dropped the match first. As over stretched peace keepers tried to maintained the delicate balance of power hungry war lords, crazed fanatics, and innocent bystanders and now in the middle of all of this tension a stolen super weapon controlled by a revenge hungry miss guided mad man hell bent on a duel to the death. Tessa was bad at cooking but she new a recipe for disaster when she saw one and this one was definitely brewing for a war.
When one considered history and current events when seeking a single word to sum up a country what came to mind for Helmajistan the easiest was “Cursed”.
She suddenly felt a familiar presence. Like always Momo and Tessa could always tell when the other was near. Momo teased her that he could tell when she stubbed he toe from the other side of the planet and that with her that was almost constantly happening. When she was a girl when ever she tried to runaway or would get lost Momo would find her even if he him self got lost in the process they would be lost together. She had harbored a crush on him since the day they had met.
“Come in Momo!”
Right on cue the door opened and Dr. Livingston entered he was wearing a khaki military jacket, olive drab t- shirt blue jeans and work boots.
“Tessa can I talk to you for a second?”
“Sure have a seat.”
She stood and motioned him to the sofa on the side of the room, and then joined him. They sat there for second collecting there thoughts, and then they both spoke at once.
“Tessa I….”
“Momo I…”
They both giggled Tessa and Momo had known each other so long that slipups like this where they seemed to be thinking the same thing at the same time were actually quite common. At times she had thought of how wonderful it would be if some one caught them in one and thought they were lovers.
“Tessa I don’t want you to come along on this trip. I know your stronger now but I worry about you and there is a chance this could go wrong very wrong.”
She was touched her heart skipped a beat. Could he care for her the way she cared for him? But at the same time there was some thing more going on.
“Your hiding some thing from me Momo what is it you trying to keep from me.”
He bit his lip.
“Dam it Tessa … I could never hide any thing from you could I? Ok some thing is bothering me I don’t think that Mithril is getting every thing that it was promised by the U.S. government I mean I saw the specs on the Archangel and it seems to compact for all the things it can do.”
When she was younger she had once tried to search his mind to find out if he felt for her the same way she felt for him. she had found some of the same feelings she felt for him but they had been laced with hatred, she never tried to enter his mind again.
“So then what do you think is happening Momo?”
“When I left for this mission I was working on a theoretical paper about the possibility of a second generation lambda driver the gen two would be smaller more modular and more power full however like all weapons there would be a trade off…”
“What might that trade off be?”
“It might kill its user if charged to full power. And with out a user to control the power it could…”
“It could what?’
“A full charge of un focused energy it could make a full thermonuclear exchange look like a stink bomb.”
“Well I am glad to here you care Momo but if that’s true then any place I go would be just as safe as ground zero. So I might as well go.”
“But Tessa please don’t go.”
There was a look in his eyes she had never seen before it was more then just concern.
“You’re still trying to hide some thing from me.”
He put his head in his hands. Tessa could feel intense sadness woofed off of him like cheap after-shave. Tessa placed a hand on his head to try and comfort him
“Tessa I love you. I love you more then I have any right too.”
Tessa’s mind touched his it was completely by his own invitation. And she accepted. Now she under stood now the resins his feelings were tainted with hatred was not for her but for him self he was four years her senior and if any thing happened he would never be able to remain friends with Tessa’s brother or perhaps even Tessa her self and the later was some thing he could never bare.
Before either knew it the pair found them selves kissing.
They had never been as happy as they were at that moment. The final wall that had held them back the truth had come to them they were in love and had been for years. No mater what happened that would never change. Yes Tessa felt for Sousuke but he had found the one for him and she now had no that’s not right she finally admitted she had had the one for her for a long time it was that they had both been held back by fear and now that. Fear was gone. When two whispered make love it is more then physical it is also part empathic as there very essence come in to contact on a level beyond all normal understanding of intimacy.
Sousuke knocked gently on the door to Kaname’s cabin.
“Who is it?”
“Its Sousuke Sagara B-3128”
“Oh come on in Sousuke.”
Sousuke opened the door and found Kaname sitting on her bunk she had paints and a canvas in front of her. Her face and hands bore a few paint drops obviously she had found some thing for the art assignment. Sousuke held out a duffle bag
“ Sergeant Webber and sergeant major Mao. Mostly sergeant major Mao, managed to assemble this kit of clothing they felt it might help you feel more comfortable and blend in better when we hit the ground.”
“Oh thank you.”
She took the duffle from him and opened it making a quick inspection of its contents.
“So Sousuke have you been sleeping any better?”
“Yes I have and I have also been thinking about what you said to me about the Arbalest.”
“And what have you decided?”
“I have concluded that I may very well be placing the blame of events that I could not control upon my self however I still dislike the arbalest yet at the current time I have no other choice but to use it and use all my heart. Because that is the only way that I can protect innocent, and the people I care for. ”
“Well Sousuke I am glad to hear that you say that.”
“Kaname we are about to go to the place where I lost my family and where I shed blood it is not going to be a very happy place but as long as your with me I will survive. And do what I must.”
In a move that Sousuke was not expecting he found him self on the reserving end of a kiss. It took him a moment to compose him self
“What was that for?”
“For being the guy I knew you were. Now if you don’t mind I need to clean my self up. See you later.”
Kgb up some time before next month but i give no oaths on that