06-09-2007, 10:47 PM
?Uhh,? Paige uttered, mumbling incoherently beneath her breath as she fought to formulate a response. ?Good,? she finally remarked?a nervous expression on her face as she waited for the android to reply.
?Awesome!? Seventeen retorted, smiling from ear to ear as the two ventured down the pathway. ?Did we ever think of a name?? He asked; peaking over at Paige as the two descended a small hill.
?No?? The woman asked as the two came to a pause in front of a large, gnarled tree. In front of them, the path split off into two directions.
?I thought you wanted to name the child after your grandmother?? Seventeen inquired, staring up at the mighty tree that loomed over their heads. At best, they were insignificant compared to the centuries old tree. ?What was her name again, Paige?? The raven-haired warrior questioned, pulling a canteen of water from his survival bag and taking a hearty swig of the soothing liquid
For a few moments, there was nothing but silence as the android activated the ki sword and began to carve something into the tree. After waiting another beat or so, he temporarily stopped what he was doing and turned around to face his girlfriend. Arching his eyebrow, he began to tap his left boot on the ground as he waited for the woman to respond to his question.
?I?I don?t remember,? Paige finally got out?the expression on her face a mixture of horror and confusion.
?How can you not remember your grandmother?s own name?? Seventeen asked before turning around to continue his ongoing project.
?I?m sorry,? the woman shot back, gulping as she tried to steer the conversation away from her bizarre lack of knowledge. ?You have any ideas??
?Of course!? Seventeen responded, grunting a few times as he tried to manipulate the sword into a more efficient carving tool.
?What?s that?? Paige asked, moving her head in an effort to peak at what her boyfriend was writing on the enormous tree.
?Alexander,? the cybernetic warrior replied.
?Alexander?? The former whitelighter questioned. ?That?s a lame name.?
?So?? Seventeen uttered. ?All the coolest people are named that. I don?t know why, but I also feel a connection with it, you know? Something that is all spiritual and mystical,?
?Maybe you just want to have a Mary Sue character?? A strange voice interjected, drawing the android?s attention over to a nearby patch of trees. With a grin on his face, Raditzu hung from a branch.
?What?s that supposed to mean?? Seventeen asked, much to the chagrin of Paige, who once again saw nothing but trees and emptiness.
?Just watch out for the fourth wall, Seventeen,? the monkey-hybrid warned.
?The fourth what?? The android asked, but before he got a response, the long-haired warrior once again vanished into nothingness, body first and beaming grin second. Once he was all gone, his disembodied giggle resounded through the forest. Shrugging his shoulders, the machine-hybrid deactivated the sword and called a very confused Paige over to his side. ?I wrote a poem?it?s sort of inspired by all the carnage.?
?Really?? Paige asked, leaning toward the barely coherent burn marks engraved into the tree?s trunk. With a low voice, Seventeen recited the poem for her.
?Apocalyptic vision, Bleed into my brain,
burning cities chill and die in a radioactive rain.
Neighbors are burning, family?s breath their last,
life turns to dust, existence into ash.
Will I be him or will I see sunrise again,
will the sunset forever, when death seeps into my skin.
As I close my eyes with darkness?death is all I see.?
Paige arched an eyebrow at the poem, and then noticed the line inscribed a few inches beneath the writing.
?Seventeen & Paige 4Ever <3 <3.?
?Awesome!? Seventeen retorted, smiling from ear to ear as the two ventured down the pathway. ?Did we ever think of a name?? He asked; peaking over at Paige as the two descended a small hill.
?No?? The woman asked as the two came to a pause in front of a large, gnarled tree. In front of them, the path split off into two directions.
?I thought you wanted to name the child after your grandmother?? Seventeen inquired, staring up at the mighty tree that loomed over their heads. At best, they were insignificant compared to the centuries old tree. ?What was her name again, Paige?? The raven-haired warrior questioned, pulling a canteen of water from his survival bag and taking a hearty swig of the soothing liquid
For a few moments, there was nothing but silence as the android activated the ki sword and began to carve something into the tree. After waiting another beat or so, he temporarily stopped what he was doing and turned around to face his girlfriend. Arching his eyebrow, he began to tap his left boot on the ground as he waited for the woman to respond to his question.
?I?I don?t remember,? Paige finally got out?the expression on her face a mixture of horror and confusion.
?How can you not remember your grandmother?s own name?? Seventeen asked before turning around to continue his ongoing project.
?I?m sorry,? the woman shot back, gulping as she tried to steer the conversation away from her bizarre lack of knowledge. ?You have any ideas??
?Of course!? Seventeen responded, grunting a few times as he tried to manipulate the sword into a more efficient carving tool.
?What?s that?? Paige asked, moving her head in an effort to peak at what her boyfriend was writing on the enormous tree.
?Alexander,? the cybernetic warrior replied.
?Alexander?? The former whitelighter questioned. ?That?s a lame name.?
?So?? Seventeen uttered. ?All the coolest people are named that. I don?t know why, but I also feel a connection with it, you know? Something that is all spiritual and mystical,?
?Maybe you just want to have a Mary Sue character?? A strange voice interjected, drawing the android?s attention over to a nearby patch of trees. With a grin on his face, Raditzu hung from a branch.
?What?s that supposed to mean?? Seventeen asked, much to the chagrin of Paige, who once again saw nothing but trees and emptiness.
?Just watch out for the fourth wall, Seventeen,? the monkey-hybrid warned.
?The fourth what?? The android asked, but before he got a response, the long-haired warrior once again vanished into nothingness, body first and beaming grin second. Once he was all gone, his disembodied giggle resounded through the forest. Shrugging his shoulders, the machine-hybrid deactivated the sword and called a very confused Paige over to his side. ?I wrote a poem?it?s sort of inspired by all the carnage.?
?Really?? Paige asked, leaning toward the barely coherent burn marks engraved into the tree?s trunk. With a low voice, Seventeen recited the poem for her.
?Apocalyptic vision, Bleed into my brain,
burning cities chill and die in a radioactive rain.
Neighbors are burning, family?s breath their last,
life turns to dust, existence into ash.
Will I be him or will I see sunrise again,
will the sunset forever, when death seeps into my skin.
As I close my eyes with darkness?death is all I see.?
Paige arched an eyebrow at the poem, and then noticed the line inscribed a few inches beneath the writing.
?Seventeen & Paige 4Ever <3 <3.?
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