RPG Pirates of The Devils Rose! [M]

[Vash IDK]

Katrina tried to hold the tears back. But Vey's screams were piercing her heart.

"No Heero... please....." Vey cried.

Jericho held Vey as she cried.

"Why does he have to be so stubborn??" he muttered.

"The Rose takes care of him, Lad. He doesn't mean for us to worry.." Cliff whispered.

Katrina was silent. She didn't know what to say.

The waves crashed against the ship and everyone was thrown about. Jericho held onto Vey as Katrina stayed by Cliff.

Hours past, and the waves had suddenly stopped. The ship was calm.

Katrina slowly stood up, she went over to Cliff who was trying to hide the pain he felt.

Jericho tried the door, and it flew open. Heero walked down the steps tp check on everyone. He was drenched completely in his own blood.

"Is everything alright down here?" he asked.

Katrina stood up as Vey ran to Heero.

"Heero...." she hugged him. "I'm so glad you're okay."

Heero smiled. "How's everyone else?"

"Cliff seems to be okay. He's getting weaker though." Katrina said.

Heero walked over to him. "Vey, can you fix him some soup from the kitchen?"

"Sure thing." she said as she ran up the steps.

Jericho looked at Heero. "You're a mess Heero."

"Not feeling too great either. Do you mind taking care of the wheel for me?"

Jericho smiled. "ALRIGHT!!!" he too then ran up the steps hollering "SHOT GUN!" the entire way up.

Cliff opened his eyes. "You did well, Heero.."

Heero bent on one knee next to the wounded man. "Save your strength. We're going to be at Duego by tomorrow morning. And then we'll get you some help."

"I'll hold on.. I wouldn't want your efforts going to waste," he said with a smile as he closed his eyes.

"I'll stay with him tonight. He needs some company." Katrina said.

Heero sat there looking at the man.

"You need to get yourself bandaged up, Heero. You're wounds are worse!!" she said. She looked at the damage and was relieved to see no signs of infection. "It looks as if the salt water cleaned them thoroughly."

"Well, then the pain was worth it, I guess." he said with a smile.

Vey returned with the soup. "Here..." she handed Katrina the soup, and Katrina began to spoon feed Cliff.

"Anything else?" Vey asked with a smile.

"No, I think this will be fine for him. Thanks." Katrina said.

"Good." Vey looked at Heero. "Heero, I'll bandage you up as soon as you're ready."

Heero smiled. "I'll be in in just a second Vey."

Vey smiled and left the room.

Katrina was trying to feed Cliff, but Cliff didn't have the strength to take in food.

Heero stared at the man and his hand started to shake.

Katrina put the bowl down. She stopped trying to feed him and just stared at Cliff. "He can't eat."

Heero's hand started shaking even more. "He won't die... right?"

Katrina put her hand on his and kept her gaze on Cliff. "No matter what happens Heero, you tried your best. You can't blame yourself."

Heero looked down and shooked his head. "I am responsible for every person on this ship. Of course it's my fault." he said, raising his voice

"Shh..." Katrina said as she held his hand. "He wouldn't want you to blame yourself, Heero. He's fighting for his own life now. You've given him a chance. More of a chance than most people are able to risk their lives for. You did what you could. It's up to him now." Katrina said as she set a cool damp cloth over Cliff's head with her other hand.

[Heero Darkangel]

Heero walked out of the room and pressed his throbbing head against the wall at that moment Vey grabbed his arm

'Come on, you need those wounds of yours bandaged,' spoke Vey seriously, he followed her into the room, and she helped him off with his soaked shirt, she cleaned his wounds and then put the bandages on him

'There you go,' she smiled, Heero's mind was distant but he gave her a weak smile and he slowly stood up suddenly Heero colapsed, Vey caught him

'HELP!!!,' she yelled at the top of her lungs

Katrina bolted into the room to find Vey trying to hold up Heero

'He just colapsed...,' said Vey as she sat down on the ground with him, Katrina then took his pulse, she felt the top of his head and he was burning up

'Dammit!,' she exclaimed, 'His temperature is rising...he's getting a fever,'

Katrina then ran upon deck, 'Jericho!! come!!,'

Jericho jumped down from the wheel deck and followed her below deck

'What happened?' he asked looking down at Heero and Vey who were on the ground

'He's got a fever,' said Katrina, 'We need to get him to his room,'

At that moment Jericho picked Heero up and lifted him over his shoulder and carried him up to his room, and placed him on the bed, Heero began to shiever but his body was so hot

'He's worn himself out,' said Katrina looking down at him

'Whos going to take over the ship while he's down...we don't know how long he's going to be like this?' questioned Jericho

'You'll have to, he put you on the wheel so you'll have to take his place,' said Katrina

'ME!' spoke Jericho in shock

'Yes fool you!,' snapped Katrina, 'Now get back up on deck and sail the ship!,'

Jericho nodded and ran back up onto the wheel deck, Katrina felt Heero's head, it was hot very hot but still he shievered, They stripped off the rest of his wet clothes and pulled blankets up around him but still he shievered

Jericho searched the sea as they sailed suddenly on the norizon three ships appeared

'OH SHIT NOT NOW!!!,' exclaimed Jericho, 'SHIP IN THE WATER!!!,' he roaored

Katrina and Vey looked at each other

'OH NO!,' exclaimed Vey

[Vash IDK]

Vey stood up and ran toward the cannon rooms.

"VEY!! YOU CAN'T DO THAT ALONE!!!" Katrina screamed.

"She'll help me, Katrina. Stay with Heero..." Vey ran to the bottom deck.

Katrina went back and sat next to Heero. She bit back the tears and held on. She feared that it was the end for all of them.

Heero opened his eyes and looked around. "Where am I?" he whispered.

"Shh, you're running a fever.. you need to keep your strength."

A cannon fired from below and Heero's eyes opened wide.

"What's... happening...?" he said. He tried to sit up but Katrina stopped him before he could move.

"Stop.. you've done enough, We can't be without our Captain.."

Heero just looked at her and tried to get up again. This time Katrina stood up and forced him to lay down. She put a cool rag over his head and placed a firm hand on his arm. "You're done saving us. It's our turn. And with her help, we'll be okay. Rest."

Heero stared up at her, and weakly fell back into sleep.

The cannons fired and she heard Vey whooping as one of the ships sank.

Katrina looked at Heero and placed her hand over his. "I won't leave you. We're going to Duego, and we'll be there on time.."

Jericho screamed in triumph as the last ship was sunk, leaving the Rose without a scratch. The ship manuevered itself away from the wreckage, and plowed straight to Duego.

Katrina bent he head and cried. "Thank you... Thank you..." she whispered to the ship.

[Akieen Cloud]

Vey whooped letting them know she was succsessful and even though sore she was triumphant.
"I didn't let you down Heero."
She limped back to Heero's room and collasped to her knees, the cannon had backfired and hit her in the ribs.
"I think one or two are broken...how's Heero?"
Katrina looked at the girl and found her to be mature, and serious.
"We're almost there. Katrina can you gimme a minute with him, please?"
Katrina nodded and left shutting the door.
"Heero? Can you hear me?"
He nodded weakly and she got up and walked over to him keeping the rag on his forehead cool.
"Your gonna be okay, you and Cliff are gonna make it...right? Right Heero? Your not gonna leave me alone right?"
SHe couldn't stop the tears as they began to flow.
"Heero this is the only thing I know now...You can't leave me like this, theres so much left to be done and said...You can't you just can't."
She put her head on Heero's chest and sobbed.
"You have to make it through this, for all of us. For the Rose...please?"
She buried her flushed face deeper trieing to hide the weakness she'd shown him.

[Vash IDK]

That night, Katrina stayed with Heero and tried to stay awake. She was tired. Her stomach was in pain and she could barely move her muscles.

[COLOR=darkred][i]"You need to sleep, Katrina" Vey had said.

"I'm not tired." she lied.

"You're not going to help him in your condition." she had pointed out.

"I've had above all the most rest on this ship. You and Jericho need your rest. Take shifts. He'll need his sleep. You can steer a ship right?" she had asked

"Of course I do." Vey said. Katrina knew she wanted her to leave.

"Then get some rest. He'll need you to take over in a few hours." Katrina said, never looking away from Heero.

Vey frowned as she went to the top deck. She had wanted Katrina to get some rest.

But Katrina refused to leave him. She would stay with him until he woke up...[/i][/color]

Heero's eyes had opened and he looked around the room. He tried to sit up and he saw Katrina asleep over his bed.

He felt his head and knew his fever was getting better. He looked down at Katrina and stroked the side of her face. She needed her rest. But he didn't want to move her. He wanted her to stay with him.

He shook his head. The thought left him as quickly as it had entered his mind. He was the Captain. It wasn't appropriate for him to think that way. Especially about his crew mate.

He just looked at her. He didn't know what to do. He could leave her there, or disturb her from her sleep. He watched her as she moved slightly. He decided to go with the first. He sat back and just watched her as she slept, and pulled the strands of hair away from her eyes.

[Akieen Cloud]

Vey peaked over the deck at Jericho and smiled warmly as he dozed. She could see the lights of the town just off shore but everyone need their rest an dso she let loose the anchor and secured the sails lettign them sleep. SHe checked in on Heero and Katrina and smiled as she saw his hand resting on hers.
"How cute." She whispered.
She covered Heero with another blanket and checked Katrina's wounds, she nodded as she noticed that they were healing nicely.
"Good..."
She covered Katrina and made sure neither one was awake and smiled.
"Sweet dreams Papa bear and Mama bear..."
SHe left as silently as she had come and went to Jericho. SHe stifled a laugh as he mumbled in his sleep.
"Cover that with some more gravy and gimme that steak...I love cranbeery sauce..."
She rolled her eyes and placed a blanket over him as well and left to check on Cliff, he looked up at him and coughed slightly.
"Haven't they fed you?"
"They tried little one, I can't swallow the food."
"FOOD? THEY GAVE YOU SOLID FOOD?"
Vey stared in disbelife as Cliff nodded.
"They're all daft..."
She sighed and kissed his cheek.
"I'll be right back."
SHe spun on her heel and marched to the kitched where she boiled a peice of salt pork and mixed it with flour and seasoning making a slight mush mix. She took it with her back to Cliff bunk and began to spoon it too him.
"Relax your throat...thats it, just let it run down. Don't gimme that look, I know it sounds really wrong...but it's the truth."
She smiled and fed him more of the mush.
"Good?"
He nodded and gestured for more.
"I had to do this for a bunch of people who were sick on the boat."
"You learned alot form your old man did you?"
"From everyone...from healing properites to food...yea, I miss them but I know they each gave me somethign special. Now, let me see your stitches."
"She examined them and smiled.
"You should be able to walk around a bit in a wekk, but NO working got it?"
He nodded.
"How's Heero?"
"Stubbron, as always...I think of him as a brother I never had...and Katrina...I love them both so much, they've done so much for me that I feel like dead weight."
"That's a load of posh. If not for you me and Katrian would be dead, Heero too."
"I fyou say so..finish that and you can go back to sleep."
"You need rest as well child."
"If you say so...Everyone else is asleep. I'm fine. Finish that."
She stayed till he fell back to sleep and walked back to Jericho.

[I]With the way YOUR acting you'd think you had a fancy for him Vey Flower...[/I]

She smiled as her father's voice filled her ears.
"You might be right pops, you might be right..."
She sat down next to him and drifted to sleep her head falling on his shoulder.

[Galvatron]

It was barely morning and Jericho had a nice full night's rest, Jericho felt something or someone resting on his shoulder. Jericho slowly opened his eye's and looked to his right.

" Hey who gave you permisson to sleep on my shoulder ? " asked Jericho. He looked at Vey very puzzling trying to figuer out why she was their.

" Wake up Vey !" yelled Jericho .

Vey woke up, her face was red with embarrassment.

" Im sorry I must have dozed off taking care of everyone." said Vey.

" Is that so , well can you please leave my room so I can change my clothes for today." said Jericho

" Sure thing and once again i'm sorry for sleeping on your shoulder."

Vey left Jericho still blushing for falling a sleep on his shoulder. Jericho shook his head .

" Nice girl , not my type of girl , damn my shoulder hurts how much dose her head weigh." Jericho said as he chuckled to himself. Jericho had changed into his new clothes and walked out of his room , and stretched a bit. To his amazment he saw Vey standing outside still blushing.

" Why are you so red around the face still ? Are you hiding something you didn't play some joke on me did you ? " asked Jericho as he lifted an eyebrow with a puzzled face.


OOC: Sorry for not posting I'm busy with school and all , were do you pepole find the time to post.

[Heero Darkangel]

Heero awoke and looked down at Katrina, his face went bright red as he saw that his hand rested on hers and he quickly sat up, he looked around and quickly jumped out of the bed but then noticed that he had no clothes on

'OH SHIT!!,' he exclaimed, as he ripped the sheet off the bed and Katrina was thrown off onto the floor

'Oh hell...what the..' she groaned getting of the floor and she stood up, 'Heero....what are you doing?' she questioned as she watched him wrape the sheet around him over and over again

'Where's my clothes?' he asked still red in the face

Katrina began to laugh

'Whats so funny!,' he growled

'You...don't remember last night?' smiled Katrina, 'You got a fever, Vey and I had to undress you because your clothes were soaked,'

'Oh...I see...so...oh great,' spoke Heero rubbing the back of his neck

Katrina laughed again, 'Hey don't worry...I've seen it all before from the last ship I was on,'

'Oh well in that case,' said Heero as he dropped the sheet and turned his back on Katrina and started to get dressed

'HEERO!,' exclaimed Katrina as she quickly turned her back to him, her face was bright red

'I thought you had seen everything from the last ship you were on?' questioned Heero still getting dressed

'Yes but they weren't standing and talking to me...they were wounded!,' replied Katrina

Heero laughed as he walked up behind her, 'I'm decent now,' he smiled as she turned around, her face was still very red, at that moment Heero swayed abit

'Heero...' spoke Katrina as she grabbed his shoulders to stable him

'I'm alright,' said Heero as he shook his head, 'I want to see how everyone is,'

Heero and Katrina walked out on deck everything was in good order although the sails need repairing from the storm. Katrinas face was still bright red, Heero walked to the side and looked across and saw the town ship of Duego

'GREAT!,' he smiled, 'We've made it,'

Vey walked up beside him as they looked over at the town a black smoke rose from it

'Oh no...no',' whispered Heero as he knew what it was

'Heero what is it?' questioned Katrina

'We've got to get to Duego!!....there's smoke coming from it!...we have to go down...that smoke means only one thing!...it's been plundered!!,' exclaimed Heero as he ran upon to the wheel deck

'Oh on....' whispered Katrina as she ran below to get the others

[Vash IDK]

Katrina went to the lower deck and saw Jericho and Vey talking. She burst in the room and told them what happened.

"Where's Heero?" Vey asked.

"He's bringing the ship a bout. We need to get ready. It looks like a brawl."

"What about Cliff?" Jericho asked.

Katrina bit her lip. "He needs medicine. I'll go see if I can find some. Vey, stay with him. If Heero asks where I've gone, let him know I'll be right back." Katrina went to her quarters and equipped her daggers and ran off the ship. She jumped to the deck and went where the hospital had been. She searched through the rubble and found proper meds for Cliff's wounds. She stood up and was quickly kicked back down again, and her face was smashed into the rubble.

"Boys, the Devils Rose is here. We got one of the pirates belonging to the boat. Let's get the rest, shall we?" she heard the cheers from behind her, which sounded to be at least 3 dozen men. The one behind her took his foot off her face and lifted her by the hair. "What a nice surprise! A woman. You'll be a great gift to my men." he said as he laughed. Katrina spat in his face as he dropped her to the ground. She got up to run but 7 of the men picked her back up.

The leader she had spat came walking up to her wiping the spit from his face. He looked at her as if to ask "Why would she do such a thing?" and surprised her by punching her in the stomach. Katrina screamed as her legs gave way, and the wound opened up.

"Take her away!! We've got bigger fish to fry!!" he said as they dragged a crying Katrina away.

[Heero Darkangel]

Heero grabbed his gear, as Jericho and vey ran upon deck

'Katrina's gone!,' exclaimed Vey

'She took off!,' cursed Jericho

'What!,' growled Heero, 'Oh Great!!!,'

'She told me to stay with Cliff,' said Vey

'Ok, will you be alright?' questioned Heero looking at Vey

'Yes,' she said ,'Now go find Katrina,'

Heero looked at Vey, 'Vey sail her out to sea wait in the harbour for us...just incase,'

Tears rolled down Vey's cheek as she ran to Heero and held on to him and she looked up to him

'Please come back..ok,' she cried looking at him and Jericho and they nodded, Heero pulled away from her and they both jumped down onto the deck

'Lets go teach these bastards a lesson!,' smiled Jericho as they ran down the docks and into the town ship,

'Hey those are the ones who we left out at sea!,' exclaimed Jericho

'They are too,' spoke Heero as they ran towards a group of them who were beating up some of the towns people, Heero and Jericho struck those pirates down and as they were running off after the others, they heard Katrinas screams and followed them to a ship which had docked in the shallow part of the harbour

'Come on,' said Heero as they boarded the ship and followed the screaming to a room, Heero kicked down the door to find Katrina tied down to a bed naked where they were just about to have their ways with her, Heero and Jericho shot at them and then slaughtered the rest, Heero cut the ropes that held Katrina down, he grabbed a blanket and covered her as she quickly got dressed

'Are you alright?' he asked brushing the bangs out of her eyes and she nodded with tears in her eyes, he helped her off the bed but at that moment, a rope was thrown around Heero's neck and Jerichos and they were both pulled backwards and dragged across the floor, up the stairs and onto the deck, Katrina was dragged by her hair upon to the deck, Heero and Jericho had stopped being dragged, they both rolled over and looked up to find the captain who they had left out at sea clutching Vey and Katrina by their hair

'LET THEM GO!,' roared Heero as he stood up and ran at the man but was pulled back down, suddenly Heero and Jericho were lifted off the ground and hung from the main mast, both of them struggling to get free suddenly the Devils Rose pulled up beside the ship and Cliff let out a battle cry and swung across onto the deck, He grabbed the Captain by the neck and slammed the captian into the wheel deck

Heero and Jericho looked at each other, they grabbed the rope above their heads and lifted themselves up to where they were up side down with their legs wrapped around the mast, Heero cut the ropes with his sword and they climbed up on top of the mast, Heero gave Jericho a rope and they both swung down from the top of the mast and hit into a row of pirates, and they dropped down from the rope and onto the deck and ran to help Cliff but as they did Cliff stopped struggling and stumbled backwards and turned to look at them, they all gasped as they saw a sword sticking out of Cliffs chest as he dropped to his knees

'NNNNOOOOOO!!!!!' yelled Heero at the top of his lunges as he ran to the man and grabbed him before he fell, 'No Cliff...No please!,'

'I'm .....Ok,' smiled Cliff, Heero then put Cliff on the deck and ran at the captain who fired a shot at him, it went through Heero's arm and out the other side but Heero kept running towards him and lunged at the Captain, he swung his sword and slashed the captain across the face and then the others joined, as they fought the pirates who now took off along with the Captain whos face beared a reminder of Heero

Heero ran back to Cliffs side and held him head in his arms

'Cliff your going to be alright....you'll be alright....please be alright,' cried Heero as tears ran down his face as Cliff looked up at him, blood slowly ran down the sides of his mouth

'Young master.....Thank you....for saving me, I see your father in you...don't loose that...my young Captain,...Live strong...Live Free...,' smiled Cliff as tears rolled down his face

'Cliff please don't leave me,' whispered Heero, as the others began to cry, 'Cliff please...You can't leave...not now,'

'I will be with you Heero always....and someday we will meet again....on the seas of heaven....goodbye...young Captain,' spoke Cliff as he took his last breath and his body went limp in Heeros arms

'Cliff...Cliff....please...please Cliff....Cliff get up...get up....you can't leave,' cried Heero as tears ran down his face, he sighed as he then ran his fingers over Cliffs open lifeless eyes and shut them and he held Cliff close to him and cried even more.

That evening they stood on the beaches of Duego, they had placed Cliff on a raft and all said their farewells,

'I'm going to miss you old friend.....' whispered Heero holding a flaming torch as he pushed Cliff out on the water, Jericho was also helping Heero while the girls watched on with tears rolling down their faces

Heero then put the torch to the wraft and it caught a lite and began to burn, tears rolled down his face suddenly he tried to run and grab the wraft

'CLIFF!!!,' Heero screamed, Jericho quickly grabbed his arm and pulled him back, 'CLIFFFF....NOOOOO....I"LL AVENGE YOUR DEATH....THOSE BASTARDS WILL DIE and sO WILL THE ONES WHO KILLED MY FATHER!!!!....CLIFF!!...COME BACK TO ME....'

'Heero!,' cried the girls as Jericho dragged him back up on to the sand

'Cliff....come back...' whispered Heero as he reached out his to the distand burning wraft, 'come back....'

[Vash IDK]

Heero was in the Captains quarters when Katrina heard something fall. She walked over to the room and saw him drunk on the floor.

She watched him as he tried to stand. He was drinking... and she hated alcohol...

Heero finally stood up and started talking to himself.

"It's all my fault... the man is dead because of me..."

"Stop it."

"Shut up girl, you don't know half the pain I do.." he was about to take another drink from the bottle when Katrina walked up to him, grabbed the bottle and threw it against the wall, causing it to shatter into pieces. Heero was about to yell when Katrina started taking every bottle and throwing them, glass littered the floor, but she kept breaking.

After she has broken the last bottle, Heero, completely sober, stared at her in disbelief. He looked at the ground and there was no where for him to walk without stepping on glass. Katrina just stared at the wall for a while, the anger in her eyes minimizing with every breath she took. "Don't... do that again..."

Heero just stared at her, not knowing what to do or what to say..

"He's gone Heero. He left us, and there's nothing you could have done to stop it. It's an unfortunate accident, but grieving this way.. it's shameful to his memory.. Don't do this again...."

Heero stared at her, tears filled his eyes. "He wasn't suppose to leave..." he whispered. His face grew angry. "He wasn't suppose to go like that..." his anger made him crouch to the floor where he grabbed the glass shards with his hands, and they cut him.

Katrina walked over to him as he began hitting the floor with the glass, cutting himself even more. She watched him for a while and then put a firm hand on his. Her hand too, was covered with his blood, but she left it there. "No more...." she whispered.

Heero was bent over on the ground when he lifted his head and saw Katrina with her hand on his. He knelt his head down and wept silently. Katrina stood up pulling Heero up with her. She looked at him and kissed him gently as he just stood there. "No more...." she said.

[Akieen Cloud]

Vey sat at the door cringeing with every shatter of glass.
"She's gonna kill her-self, have to check those stitches of her's."
Vey opend the door and peaked in to see glass litering the floof and both standing with no where to walk.
"You dumb bastards."
Both jumped and looked at her.
"One thinks it's fun to get drunk for a death and the other thinksd it's fun to kill the other one that gets drunk with glass...your both daft."
She took a broom and began to sweep the glass away from them as Cliff would've done, tears rolled down her face. She looked at Heero and smiled.
"He's not totally gone Heero, he's here all right, right here."
She pointed to his chest, to his heart.
"Right where your father is and every other person you've lost."
She kept sweeping and looked at Katrina.
"Now, YOU need to go back to our quarters so I can check tohse stiches and Heero you need to lay back down and rest. We have every thing under control."
"You mean you and Jericho?"
Vey nodded at Katrina.
"Yup, now you two go and rest...NOW!"
Both Heero and Katrina jumped and nodded. Katrina smiled.
"Your growing up Vey....thats good."
Vey nodded and swatted at her with the broom.
"GET!"

[Vash IDK]

Katrina smiled at Vey as she left. It made her feel better to see the girl being her normal self. Despite everything that had happened. She looked back at Heero who stood by the window and said nothing as Vey picked up the glass pieces.

"You don't have to do that, Vey. That's my mess."

"YOU need to get better. So go on, get into our room. We're going to have to look at the damage they've done in the morning."

Heero wasn't looking at anyone. He was too busy staring outside...

Katrina nodded. She took her leave, but a part of her didn't want to leave Heero. She knew he needed someone to talk to. She just hoped he would be alright. She was walking to her quarters when she noticed something in the distance. She saw sails, but she couldn't tell if it was another Pirate Ship or if it was the Military. But she had a feeling that either way, it wasn't good...

She went back to Heero's quarters and saw Vey was gone. She looked toward Heero and he was still staring out the window...

"I know. It's the military." he said

Katrina just stared at him. "Is that bad?"

"Considering the fact that one, we've been spotted, and two, I'm sure we're the only Pirates here alive at least. Things are not looking well."

Katrina noticed a hint of sadness in his voice. She knew he was trying as hard as he could to focus on the present, but she knew he was in pain with everything that had happened. She walked over to him and noticed his hands were still bloody.

"Where did Vey go?"

"I sent her to get Jericho. We're going to have to fight the Military if they won't believe us."

Katrina frowned. "And since when does the Military ask questions?" she said

"That's why Jericho and Vey are going to be down in the Cannon rooms. I'm not taking any chances."

"And me? What am I doing?"

"You're wounds opened up, Katrina, I'm not having you out there."

"Fine, but I must warn you, my Captain seems to be complaining lately about me not following his orders. I can't say I'll be fully obedient." she said with a slight smile.

Heero smiled as well. But his smile faded as he turned toward her. "I don't want to lose any more of my crew."

Katrina looked at him, and saw the sadness in his eyes. But she was tired of not doing anything. "Heero, I'll be okay. I'll be just as safe as those two you stuck down in the cannons room. I'll manage the sails. Nothing could happen to me from there."

"You can't manage them alone. Not in your condition."

"My 'condition' is fine. Besides, there's hardly any wind anyways. I won't be in danger."

"And if we have to attack?"

"Then we're all in trouble. I'm not sitting in my quarters Heero. Not this time."

Heero shook his head and looked out the window. "Fine. But if in the middle of battle, I decide that I want you back down where it's safe, you'll listen to me, is that clear?"

Katrina smiled. "Alright, fine. I promise."

Heero nodded and they walked out to the Wheel deck.

[Akieen Cloud]

Vey looked at Jericho and stuck out her tounge smileing.
"You know we should be up THERE and not down HERE."
"Heero told us-"
"That's never stoped you before."
"Uh...shutup!"
Vey laughed and put an arm on his shoulder.
"You poor thing...no one to love you..."
Her eyes turned sad, she had seen Katrina kiss Heero and at that moment felt a pang of jealousy hit her heart unlike anyother.
"Jericho, am I to childish?"
"Only when your not serious..."
"I wnat to stay at the next town...so I, so I don't get in the way."
Katrina's head poked into the cannon room.
"We've been given the clear, get on up here and help us. We're almost to the next town...just think hot meal and a decent bath."
Vey chuckled and followed Katrina to their quarters.
"K-Katrina...I-I want to say that I hope you all make it okay...I'm staying here in Luieon...I'm to much trouble..."
She hugged Katrina gently and ran from the room to find and say good bye to Heero. Finding him she kissed his cheek quickly as she had done to Jericho and jumped to the dock and ran for all she was woth.

[I]There's no room for a child on a ship like that...I've realized that now, Katrina was right...I do need to grow up...but-I can't do that on a ship...[/I]

She stopped running and walked throught the streets of the crowded town with no purpose, just roaming. Her father's voice sang in her ears.

[I]Why do you think he picked you Vey Flower if your not a good sailor?"[/I]

"I'm a good sailor, just to childish."

[I]But thats what makes people love you.[/I]

"Yea love me...I'm nothing but a bother...I couldn't help Cliff adn I can't help Katrian OR Heero OR Jericho...all I do is get in the way...wonder if they're even looking for me."
A man watched as she walked by, he looked back at the other 10 he was with.
"She's a lady of the Rose, lets go. I hear that the captin and crew are injured and weak. Bet we can get them and the ship. You two go for that girl, he rest of us will go after the ship and crew."
Two detached themselves from the rest and began after Vey while the others left for the Devil's Rose.

[Heero Darkangel]

Heero ran to the edge of the boat and watched Vey run into the streets

'NOW WHERE IS SHE GOING!!!,' exclaimed Heero

'She said she was leaving...because she's too childish!,' exclaimed Jericho

'OH DAMMIT...WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THE GIRLS ON THIS SHIP!!!....THEY"VE ALL GOT SOME PROBLEM WITH TAKING OFF!!,' cried out Heero

'I think there's more to it,' said Katrina

'STAY HERE...OK!,' growled Heero at the both of them, 'Do you think you can both handle that order!,'

Jericho and Katrina nodded at Heeros angry eyes and He took off after Vey.

'What do you mean by you think there's more to it?' questioned Jericho looking at Katrina

'Well...I kissed Heero just as Vey walked in....I think it...I don't know..but I think that hurt her,' sighed Katrina, 'I feel that she may have feelings for Heero,'

'You kissed the Captain?' questioned Jericho looking shocked

'Yeah but I don't think he got it....he didn't respond back when I kissed him...I don't know,' sighed Katrina

'And you think Vey has feelings for the Cap?....oh great...so now I see why Vey took off,' sighed Jericho slapping his forehead

Heero ran through the town looking for Vey and calling out to her

'Oh girl where are you,' whispered Heero, at that moment he heard a blood curling scream coming from a huge shed in the distant...he knew that scream...it was Vey

'No,' he whispered as he ran as hard as he could, he bursted through the doors to find three men huddled over Vey's naked bruised body, one was just doing up his pants and laughing as they looked at Heero

Heero quickly pulled his gun and shot open in the head, he drew his sword and drove it deep into the next man as he punched over the next, and throttled him and shot him, he with drew his sword out of the other man's chest and cut off his head, He then dropped down by the girl who Vey lifeless but her eyes burned of pain

'Vey....' he whispered, at that moment she lashed out at him, 'Vey.it's Heero....Vey,'

'Get away from me!!!,' she screamed at the top of her lungs not knowing what she was doing

Heero grabbed her shoulders and shook her hard with tears rolling down his face, Vey opened her eyes and looked at Heero with fear

'HEERO!!!,' she screamed as she clung to him with tears rushing down her face, 'HEERO!!!,'

Heero put his arms around her as she dug her nails into his arms and screamed, blood rushed down his arms, as he held onto her naked body, he grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around her

'Vey i'm here...i'm here,' he whispered holding her tightly and clenching his teeth against the pain of his nails as she wraped her arms around him and pulled him closer, Heero let out a soft groan as she dug her nails in deeper into his back as if there was no tomorrow and suddenly she fell limp in his arms, and he held her, her breathing was heavy, he brushed the hair out of her face and tears swelled in his eyes at that moment Heero heard cheering coming from outside,

'We have the Devils Rose and two of it's crew members!!!,' cheered a man

'The captains going to be proud of us,' cheered another

Heero quickly picked up Vey and ran behind a hay stack as the men bursted through the doors

'Wheres the girl!!!,' exclaimed a man, 'And what the hell happened in here?'

'Just remember we dont have the Captain of the rose so...he must of been here,' said another

'Scan out across the town, the captain wants him and all his crew alive....he wants the crew to watch their precious Captain get hung....,' growled the man as they stormed out of the shed,

Vey suddenly woke up in Heeros arms, she was just about to scream again when Heero covered her mouth

'Vey..SHHHHH,' he said looking at her, 'Shhh...It'ss me girl...it's Heero,'

Vey looked up at him as tears rushed down her face and she threw his arms around him

'It's ok,' he whispered as he took his hand away from her mouth

She didn't have to say anything, they had stolen her innocence and left her terrified, her body trembled and her eyes screamed,she had lost the lovingness in here eyes...the childish look that made a grim day seem worth waking up for, he didn't know what to do...and how he could help her

'They've got the ship,' he whispered as tears rolled down his face and hers, Vey buried her head in his shoulder and cried

[Akieen Cloud]

Vey sobbed silently into Heero's shoulder, she had gotten into trouble agian. Shootng down one of the men following her another had joined and they hd traped her. She had fought with all she was worth but one mighty blow to the girls temple had sent her sprawling to the floor and unconsious. When she had woken they were rapeing her. She was brusied and embaressed that it had been Heero to find her that way, but glad someone came, they were planning to kill her. SHe found the gun at Heero's side and without second thought drew it, her eyes blazing with hate for the men. She took a knfe from the floor used to cut away her clothes and make the gashes across her body. Weak kneed but determined she stood quickly as Heero protested. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she fired iver and iver at the men even after they were dead, she let the gun fall adn fell to her knees sobbing.
"I'm sorry Heero, I should have never left...I got us all into trouble again...forgive me."
Her eyes were dull and lifeless as she looked at him.

[Heero Darkangel]

Heero brushed the hair out of the girls eyes, and held her face in his hands

'Why you ran I don't know...why did you run away?' he questioned looking at her with worry in his eyes

Vey looked up at him and cried even more

'Vey...the only thing i'm disappointed about is why you ran...you ran without telling me why?' sighed Heero as he lent against the hay stack

He was more confused now than ever, he didn't know what to say anymore, His ship and been caught and he didn't know what happened to the others and most of all he didn't know how to comfort Vey, He ran his hands threw his hair and looked up at the wooden ceiling

'Vey..why'd you run?' questioned Heero again looking at her sternly but with sadness and confusion, 'you're apart of the Devils rose...why?'

He looked at her and then shook his head, 'Never mind...right now we need to get the rose back and find the others, he then took off his full length jacket and handed it to her, it was cold but he didn't care

'Th...thank you,' she sobbed shievering, Heero looked away as she put on the jacket

'Come on,' he said smiling at her, 'Lets go...I know you hurting...but we need to move and we need to think of a plan or something,'

They rushed out of the shed and down an ally.

Jericho and Katrina were standing upon barrels with their hands tied behind their backs and with nose's around their necks which hung down from the middle mast as the pirates who had taken over the Rose stood around waiting for Heero to return, Jericho had a deep gash across his brow which blood oozed out of and he stood their cursing

'You bastards!!!!,' he growled remembering how Heero and him were almost hung that day Cliff died

[Vash IDK]

Later that evening, Katrina held Jericho's hand. He was bleeding badly... she didn't know what to do.

"Oh come off it girl, he's not worth it. Let us show you what it's like to really have fun." one of them said.

Katrina didn't reply to them. They were sick minded to think that way. Jericho was silent, but he was trying to breath... the shot had hit him near the heart.

"Jericho..?" Katrina whispered to him

Jericho's eyes opened just a little. "I'm sorry... I failed..."

"What are you talking about??"

"I'm not able to protect you... please forgive me.."

"Don't talk like that!!" she said louder. The men behind her were laughing and gathering rope to tie her up with.

"Please... I'm sorry..." he said.

She understood what he meant.... she knew what they were planning on doing to her. "Jericho, you didn't fail me. I'll be back for you. I promise. Just hang in there. I'm going to find you medicine."

Jericho nodded. He wasn't sure what to think. His eyes rolled back and closed, and Katrina knew that he fainted.

"Jericho?"

"GET UP!" yelled a man. He grabbed her arm and threw her to 5 other men who tried to undress her. She screamed as they ripped her clothing and tore away from their grasp. She was bleeding because of the scratch marks they had made on her. She held her daggers and was shaking when they pulled out their guns.

"Drop it girl.." they said

"Over my dead body!!!" she said

"Don't make us be literal.." one of them said

She flung the daggers into 2 of the men's chests and they fell down dead. She ran to the door, but the other 4 on the room grabbed her. She screamed as loud as she could and kicked, but there was no way of getting out of their grasp. They pulled her onto the bed and tied one of her wrists down. Her eyes were filled with tears... she knew what was about to happen. She screamed as loud as she could, but no one was hearing her. They ripped off the rest of her clothing and were about to have their way when she heard 4 split second shots come from Jericho's pistol. Each on looked at her surprised as they fell down, dead.

Katrina ripped the rope off of her and wrapped herself in a blanket as she ran to Jericho.

"JERICHO!!" she screamed.

He woke up for a second. "What..?"

"What was that??"

Jericho smiled as he closed his eyes. "A rescue, I think."

Katrina smiled at him. "Thank you..." she said.

"Don't mention it. Find Heero and Vey."

"What if they come back here?"

"I'll take care of myself. I won't do you or them any good anyway."

Katrina bit her lip. She desperately wanted to find Heero, but she didn't feel right leaving him there.

"You have to go. You know you do. I won't be responsible for you not being able to find Heero in time."

She looked at him as he grabbed his pistols and held them in his hands. "You love him... go find him."

Katrina stared at Jericho. He was right. And she knew she had to go. She gave him a weak smile and lifted him up. She supported him as she put him on the bed near the door.

"Push this dresser to the door when I leave. I'll let you know it's me before I come in. Anyone else, just shoot them."

Jericho smiled. "I think I can habdle that."

Katrina knelt down to the fallen pirate. She frowned at him as she started stripping the dead man.

"What are you doing??"

"I need their clothes."

He looked at her and laughed. "Well you would have the element of surprise if you didn't take any."

"Oh shut up Jericho!" she said as she got dressed.

Jericho laughed and turned his head. He gave her the privacy she needed. She tapped his shoulder letting him know she was done. "I'll be back with the rest of them, and I'll have some meds. Hang in there please." she said.

"I'll hold on. Now get out of here!!" he said as he pushed her out of the door.

She laughed a little and ran outside. She had to find them, but most importantly, she needed to get Jericho medication. She didn't tell him his condition. She didn't want to worry him. But the blood wasn't stopping. And he would be clean out of blood if she didn't return with the meds he needed.

But she first went to find Heero. She needed to know he was safe.

[Heero Darkangel]

Heero and Vey ran as fast as they could suddenly they were spotted,

'There they go!,' yelled a man across the town square

'Dammit!!,' roared Heero as he grabbed Veys hand and ran even faster, Vey was sore and tired but he had to pull her along, he couldn't let them catch them

'Heero...I'm ,' she cried out

'I know but you have to hold on, I need to get you to a safe place,' said Heero, Vey knew that she had to hold on, for their sakes.

They then ran down on the beach

'Heero what about the rose?' questioned Vey her breathing was heavy

'We don't know whats going on there..but we need to loose them before we go back...' spoke Heero as they ducked down behind some rocks, as he looked back at the town he saw Vey dashing across the warf

'OH DAMMIT!,' he growled, He looked over at the Devils rose and saw it pulling away from the docks

Jericho felt the ship jolt, he could hear the chains from the anchor as they were rised

'What the hell??' he questioned to himself as he got up, pulled the chest away from the door, made sure that his gun was loaded and opened the door and dashed out with his gun raised ready to shoot, looking around the deck he noticed that noone was stearing the ship

'Oh shit...Devils Rose where are you going??...Heero's still in the town and so are the others,' whispered Jericho as she shuddered

The ship slowly sailed along the coast line until she was in line with where Heero and Vey hid

Heero looked across and saw Jericho looking around

'Jericho!!,' called Heero

Jericho heard Heero's voice sail across the water

'Hey!!,' called Jericho, 'She's driving herself!,'

Heero smiled at the Rose, He then looked down at Vey

'I want you to swim out to Jericho, can you do that?' he asked her, Vey then clung to Heero

'No I'm not leaving you please,' she cried

'Vey listen to me, I have to find Katrina before they do and I can't do that knowing that your not safe..I need you to be safe Vey...Please,' smiled Heero as his blue eyes looked at her warmly even though hers were terrified, 'Please Vey...I won't be long...,'

Vey looked up at him and they stood up, 'Heero please becareful...please come back to us,' she then slowly walked away from him as tears rolled down her cheeks and he smiled at her as she ran to the water and dove in and swam back to the Rose that awaited her

At that moment gun shots rang out and hit the rocks

'There he is!!,' called a man as they ran towards Heero who took off back up the side and into the town...he ran along the side and saw Katrina coming out of a pharmacy with alot of bags

'Katrina!!,' called Heero as a group of men ran towards her, she then quickly turned on her heels and ran towards Heero, he then grabbed her hand and they ran in the other direction

'Where's Vey??' she asked looking worried

'She's swimming out to the ship, some how the ship is stearing itself...it's out in the harbor waiting,' spoke Heero as they ran down to the docks where the ship waited as if she had red Heero's mind but also waiting were a group of men with swords, Katrina stopped but Heero pulled her along as they ran towards the men, Heero suddenly pushed Katrina off the side

'SWIM!,' he yelled as she dove into the water and went deep, she came back up halfway between the dock and the ship to find Heero fighting with the men on the dock and Vey calling out...she closed her eyes and swam to the ship knowing that Jericho needed the meds, tears rolled down her cheek, Vey pulled her up and noticed that she was wearing Heero's jacket, she then thanked Vey and quickly attended to Jericho

A man swung at Heero and slashed him across the chest, Heero couldn't fight them any longer and he took off back into town and ran down the street with the men right behind him,

The ship jolted and they began moving

'Whats going on?' questioned Katrina as she ran out of the room after attending to Jericho

'The Devils Rose is following Heero in the direction he's running.

Heero ran as hard as he could, the men started firing at him, one of the bullets nicked his leg but still he ran, he ended out running out of the town and up started up at hill, he could see the Devils Rose sailing along out on the harbor following him, as he started on a steeped climb, running as hard as he could, he realised that he was now looking down on the rose as he ran up the hill with the men right behind him.. suddenly he saw that the hill ended...

'Oh shit..' he whispered as he ran as hard as he could and flew off the side of the cliff which stood at least forty feet high he looked down to see the rose directly below him movine swftly and the girls and Jericho looking up at him in shock as he plummited towards them at a great speed, a rope flew up and he grabbed it gripping it as tight as he could, he swung down quickly but because he was tired and lost alot of energy he let go as soon as his feet slid across the floor, he crashed right into the crates and barrels making them fall down and smashing down on top of him, the men stood on the cliff cursing at them as the sails filled with wind and the Devils rose sailed out of the harbor quickly

[Akieen Cloud]

Vey tore after Heero as soon as he hit the deck.
"Heero! Gods are you okay?"
Her eyes were blood shot from all the tears and blood dripped from under the jacket.
"Heero..."
She stopped as Katrina came forward and turned.
"Where's Jericho?"
"In his quarters, he was shot."
"Right, I'll-I'll see what I can do..."
She walked away from them and to her quarters and dressed quickly and ran to jericho, her legs gave out as she reached his bed.
"Vey? What's wrong?"
Tears still streamed down her cheeks as she went to work on his wound.
"N-Nothing."
"Your lying...I can see it in your face."
"That may be but I won't worry you with that. Seems Katrina didn't tell you not to move, you've lost 1/3 of your blood. I can patch you up but you have to PROMISE not to move till your healed."
She sounded like her usual self but her eyes were dark almost black, and her body was tense. She finished with Jericho and went back to the deck only to scream as Katrina put a hand on her shoulder.
"Vey? What's wrong? Did I scare you?"
"No. JUst leave me alone right now Katrina...I just need to be alone."
"Vey?"
"Just leave. Me. Alone."
She walked away and climbed the mast sitting on top of the highest sail she tucked her knees to her chest and cried. She wiped her eyes and looked out at the water.
"What do I do Pops? I can't act like the little child they knew and loved...I can't sit here and act like nothing happened..."
She buried her face in her knees and sobbed, she gasped as the flute slipped from her poket and hit the deck below. She didn't budge to retrive it.

[I]Vey, one day when your older your gonna hafta make a choice. Live or die. When you do you'll know where you stand and fight for what you really belive in...do you understand?[/I]

"Oh, Pops, it's easier said than done...I can't look at another person with out cringeing...even Heero..."
She looked at the sea and sniffed.
"Why? Why is it that people I love always get hurt...or never love me back? I just wish I could sit here forever...and never have to look at them ever again...I was so weak...to weak, I don't deserve to be called a pirate...especially one of the Devils Rose."
A rope snaked around her wrist and squezzed. Vey looked at it and sobbed.
"I don't deserve it!"
She cried harder then she ever cried in her life.

[Vash IDK]

Heero woke up in his bed and saw no one in the room. He was about to get up when Katrina walked in.

"Well it's about time you woke up." she said as she looked at him warmingly. She brought in some new bandages.

Heero shook his head as he sat up. "How long have I been out of it?"

Katrina smiled as she sat next to him. "Nearly 8 hours. Fortunately I got enough medicine for a while. We won't be running out this time."

Heero's eyes darkened. "How's Vey?"

Katrina looked down. "She's not well. Considering what they did to her, I don't expect her to be for some time. She needs her rest though. She won't be walking for some time." Katrina smiled. "Or at least she [i]shouldn't[/i] be walking. The women of the Rose have minds of their own." she said laughing a little. She looked up at him, and smiled faintly. "I know she'll be okay. Vey is one of the strongest women I know. She'll be okay. But we all have to be there for her. No one should have their innocence taken from them. No one." her eyes grew sadder as she looked out the window.

Heero looked down. "Vey is a fighter. She won't allow this to destroy her life."

"She is a fighter. I don't know what I would do if I was her. I really wouldn't want to know..." she looked up to see him looking concerned. "What?"

"It almost happened again, didn't it?" he asked quietly.

She folded her arms again. "Heero, it's almost happened to me on countless events. And each time I fear the worst. But for Vey, she has to deal with something I have feared my entire life. And for that, Vey IS the strongest woman I know. And the kindest." she said with a smile.

Heero smiled too. He watched her as she got back up.

"Where are you going?"

"Getting you some new bandages. You're old ones are completely soaked with blood." she got some of the bandages and went over to Heero. He stared at her as she carefully removed the bandages from his chest area. The blood had dried, and the wounds were healing normally. She reached for a wet cloth and gently wiped the blood from his wounds. "Let me know if this hurts.." she placed her hand on his chest when Heero set his hand on hers. She looked up at him and he was staring at her still. She went red, hoping she didn't embarrass him. She went to remove her hand, but he held it there. And he stared at her with his blue eyes.

Her heart nearly stopped as she looked at him. She was trying to think of a way out. Her sense of duty, her sense of purpose.. but everything seemed lost when she stared at him. The duty didn't seem real anymore. Her purpose had changed. Something had changed in her. And she began shaking. But he kept looking at her, warmingly, and she fell a part. She was frightened, but free at the same time. And she was weak.. and she hated feeling weak.. but this weakness made her feel alive. She felt as if things were right, and everything she had strived for, became complete.

He held her hand there and he lifted it and kissed it. She shuddered at the touch. She knew in her heart that she loved him. But she had swore to herself that she wouldn't let him know. She didn't want to let her barriers down... but as he stared at her, she felt her invisible walls come down. She watched him as he pulled her closer to him. She wanted to run, but at the same time, she wanted to stay. Her mind was spinning. She didn't know what she wanted, or what she needed. She was lost, but something inside of her reached out and she found herself again. With Heero, she felt clear, and everything that she thought was wrong, suddenly became right. She was in love with her Captain. And she knew there was no coming back from it.

[Heero Darkangel]

Heero suddenly pulled away and looked at her, his breathing was heavy as was hers,

'What's wrong?' she asked looking at him as he got out of the bed and walked to the window

'Just scared...I don't want to hurt you,' spoke Heero softly, Katrina then walked to his side and turned him around, 'I saw what they did to Vey...and I don't want to do that to you...she lost everything in that moment,'

'I'm just as scared...but looking into your eyes I don't feel afraid...I know that you could never hurt me...you aren't them Heero, your you,' she smiled softly as she placed a hand on his cheek, her touch made his heart beat faster, Katrina pulled his head down and kissed him gently on the lips, 'I want you,' she whispered

Heero pulled his head back, their emotions ran wild, looking at each other, Heero put his arm around her waist and drew her closer, he kissed her longingly and she pulled his body harder to hers, she then pulled away, she took his trembling hand and pulled him towards the bed and she sat him down, she walked over to the door and locked it, Heero's heart raced faster, as she then walked towards him, his face went red and he looked away, she raised his head to look at her

'Don't be scared...,' she smiled as she removed her clothing and stood infront of him naked, Heero turned red and looked away, she raised his face to look at her, 'I won't brake,'

'I don't want to hurt you...' he whispered softly although the erge to just put his arms around her was strong,

'I promise...you wont,' she smiled lovingly as she bent down and kissed him

[Galvatron]

Jericho bandaged up , and was unable to move much till he healed up his wounds. He laid their motionless in his bed thinking to himself about all the crazy recent events.

" Damn Jericho what did you get your self into this time ? ", he thought to himself.

" I guess if I had not ran away from my problams I would not be in this bad of shape. Running away only brought me more trouble like my health . Geez I almost died , I swear next time I get into a fight i'm not going to hold back." Jericho continued to think to himself.

" If I survive through this , I promise once I start trouble i'm going to finish it." , Jericho closed his eye's as he continued to think to himself.

" If i'm going to survie , I need to start training my sword skills and practice a little more shoting practice." Jericho closed his eye's to get a well needed rest from injury.

[Heero Darkangel]

Heero rolled on top of her as they kissed passionately and wantingly, their bodies intangled in each other as she took off the remaing clothes he had on and there he lay naked on top of her, looking down into her eyes, his body trembled violently

'Are you sure...' he whispered as he trembled even more, he had never done this before...not once had it crossed his mind until now....she too was the same.

She smiled up at him, both breathing heavily, 'Yes,' she smiled as she wraped her legs around his narrow waste and pulled him down on top of her, before Heero could pull away he felt a sharp pain as she arched her body up into his and a slight cry slipped through her red lips, looking down on her with fear that he might of hurt her

'Are you..' he began with worry in his eyes

But Katrina hushed him to be quiet as she kissed him and all erge was released as all pain turned to an unbelievable pleasure that they both had never felt before, Katrina wanted him badly and vice versa, she dug her hands into his back as his muscles tensed as they rocked in motion as if in time with a musical tune, she pulled him in more and a soft groan slipped passed Heeros lips as he drove in deeper, he wanted more as did she

[Akieen Cloud]

Vey had been sleeping well for almost an hour when everything turned worse...
[I]Vey opened her eyes and there he was, the man that had raped her, she thrashed and fought but he held her down and forced him-self on her. SHe screamed in pain and knew no more. She felt many hands on her exsposed body and began to trmble, she was surrounded by black all of it black nothing could get by. She began to cry and call out to her father, no one resopnded, the men only laughed as another took her. She screamed again and gasped as the cool touch of the blade sliced her skin, she remebered what the man had said.
'I'll bet you look good witha few cuts.'
She had awoken long enough for that. She went back into her corner and stayed there. The next thing she knew Heero was beside her.[/I]
Vey sat up straight in her bed and screamed for dear life, covering her ears and head as if in painf she screamed. The nghtmares were getting worse each time she slept and every time that man came back to haunt her. SHe calmed her heart and breathing but never stopped wimpering, she huddled under the blankets and buried her face in her pillow. She put pressure on her eyes and screamed again as pain raced hrough her.
[I]Stop that child or you'll make your-self blind[/I]
Vey looked up sharply to see an empty room but she swore that had been Cliff's voice.
"Now your going stark raving mad Vey...and no-one would blame you for it..."
She rolled over onto her side and curled into a fetal position and trembled at every creak the ship made.
"I-I can't do this!"
She riped the blankets away burst form her room. Running to the front of the ship she hung over the edge and vomited. She slid down the side and cried.
"I can't do this..."
SHe fell over and passed out on the top deck, her cheeks stained by her tears. scratch marks she made her-self following the trails.