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Kim, the girl he used to love, who had broken his heart with that same baby.
Fate has an odd way of forcing us to face the cruelest and most embarrassing situations sometimes. Having to sit in a room with this girl was one of life’s little jokes at his expense. The boy kept on screaming, and Kim produced a breast for him to feed on. She wrapped an attractive blue blanket around the act to keep him comfortable and herself less exposed to Rafian and the other five people present.
“Rafian?” She exclaimed, as if seeing him for the first time.
He looked up to regard her but was cut off by Vani, who had removed her earpieces just in time to hear it. “You don’t talk to him, cruta !” she said to Kim, while gripping Rafian as if to show ownership.
“ Cruta ? Who’s the cruta now, Vani? You over there acting as if you’re his rabid watchdog or something,” Kim spat back, clutching the boy close, eyes like hot coals searing into Vani’s as they squared off against each other. Vani made to get up, but Rafian reminded her quietly that Kim was a mother with child, and his flustered girlfriend sat back down and gestured rudely at her.
An awkward silence followed until Kim broke the air to continue. “You don’t have to like me, Vani. You don’t matter to me. I was just concerned about Rafian…Raf, can you talk to me?”
She seemed almost desperate in the way she said it, and it made him wonder where Marce was.
“I got burnt with a las-sword jousting,” he said finally, then felt uncomfortable under her stare, which would not break no matter how much he tried to avoid it.
“I heard what you did for Aurora,” she said to him as he looked over at Vani, who sat with her hands crossed, fists balled up and face cocked to the side with eyes shut so tight it looked as if she were about to explode.
“You’re like the ship’s biggest hero next to the commander or something. That is so freaking cool…”
She was cut off by the medic’s voice over the telecom calling her back to see the pediatrician. Vani was still coiled ready to strike, but Rafian kissed her on one of her closed eyelids, and it was enough to diffuse her fire and make her open her eyes.
She looked up at him as he placed one hand on her cheek and kissed her on the lips. The pair forgot where they were and kissed longingly as Kim gathered her things. Vani’s fists had opened to find their way to Rafian’s back in an embrace, and she smiled despite herself, forgetting what it was that she was upset about in the first place. The gesture was enough to distract Rafian from seeing Kim disappear into the back room, which had been his intent with showing sudden affection to Vani.
Rafian didn’t hate Kim, as she assumed he did; he merely hated what had happened between them. Kim was a reminder of the times when things were so unfairly negative for him, and her stare brought him back to the time when he was a green virgin intoxicated with the spell of her beauty, sex, and experience. Now he stood as a marine, one of Vestalia’s hopefuls, and he could not stand to remember how much of a loser he had been to think this girl was going to be his forever.
“Get her out of your head!” Vani said as she brought him back from the abyss of his mind. She held him close until he was summoned by the doctors to have the skin on his arm replaced and the scars removed.
* * *
Aurora had given up on her dreams of piloting after experiencing the worst of it before being rescued. She would visit her brother often and spend the weekends with him and Vani whenever the pair was not arguing or busy with errands, as they so often were. Although Rafian had been grounded for rescuing Aurora and disobeying orders, he was still responsible for gaining leadership knowledge. So he was made to shadow different commanding officers on random days, and when he wasn’t doing that, he was responsible for staying sharp via the virtual machines and holographic study.
Vani’s
Fate has an odd way of forcing us to face the cruelest and most embarrassing situations sometimes. Having to sit in a room with this girl was one of life’s little jokes at his expense. The boy kept on screaming, and Kim produced a breast for him to feed on. She wrapped an attractive blue blanket around the act to keep him comfortable and herself less exposed to Rafian and the other five people present.
“Rafian?” She exclaimed, as if seeing him for the first time.
He looked up to regard her but was cut off by Vani, who had removed her earpieces just in time to hear it. “You don’t talk to him, cruta !” she said to Kim, while gripping Rafian as if to show ownership.
“ Cruta ? Who’s the cruta now, Vani? You over there acting as if you’re his rabid watchdog or something,” Kim spat back, clutching the boy close, eyes like hot coals searing into Vani’s as they squared off against each other. Vani made to get up, but Rafian reminded her quietly that Kim was a mother with child, and his flustered girlfriend sat back down and gestured rudely at her.
An awkward silence followed until Kim broke the air to continue. “You don’t have to like me, Vani. You don’t matter to me. I was just concerned about Rafian…Raf, can you talk to me?”
She seemed almost desperate in the way she said it, and it made him wonder where Marce was.
“I got burnt with a las-sword jousting,” he said finally, then felt uncomfortable under her stare, which would not break no matter how much he tried to avoid it.
“I heard what you did for Aurora,” she said to him as he looked over at Vani, who sat with her hands crossed, fists balled up and face cocked to the side with eyes shut so tight it looked as if she were about to explode.
“You’re like the ship’s biggest hero next to the commander or something. That is so freaking cool…”
She was cut off by the medic’s voice over the telecom calling her back to see the pediatrician. Vani was still coiled ready to strike, but Rafian kissed her on one of her closed eyelids, and it was enough to diffuse her fire and make her open her eyes.
She looked up at him as he placed one hand on her cheek and kissed her on the lips. The pair forgot where they were and kissed longingly as Kim gathered her things. Vani’s fists had opened to find their way to Rafian’s back in an embrace, and she smiled despite herself, forgetting what it was that she was upset about in the first place. The gesture was enough to distract Rafian from seeing Kim disappear into the back room, which had been his intent with showing sudden affection to Vani.
Rafian didn’t hate Kim, as she assumed he did; he merely hated what had happened between them. Kim was a reminder of the times when things were so unfairly negative for him, and her stare brought him back to the time when he was a green virgin intoxicated with the spell of her beauty, sex, and experience. Now he stood as a marine, one of Vestalia’s hopefuls, and he could not stand to remember how much of a loser he had been to think this girl was going to be his forever.
“Get her out of your head!” Vani said as she brought him back from the abyss of his mind. She held him close until he was summoned by the doctors to have the skin on his arm replaced and the scars removed.
* * *
Aurora had given up on her dreams of piloting after experiencing the worst of it before being rescued. She would visit her brother often and spend the weekends with him and Vani whenever the pair was not arguing or busy with errands, as they so often were. Although Rafian had been grounded for rescuing Aurora and disobeying orders, he was still responsible for gaining leadership knowledge. So he was made to shadow different commanding officers on random days, and when he wasn’t doing that, he was responsible for staying sharp via the virtual machines and holographic study.
Vani’s
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