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Past Lives part II


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#1 Guest_JustinThyme_*

Posted 30 September 2003 - 02:21 PM

Where Death continues her guest appearance...:mrgreen:

The four skinheads fanned out in a semi circle as Gerard waited. Teleute watched from her position leaning on the tunnel wall. One of them made his move, rushing at Gerard, and stabbing low, trying to cut at Gerard's right arm. Gerard slashed at the punk, striking him with the flat of the blade, shattering the thug's wrist. He crumpled to the pavement, screaming in pain. The other three hesitated, so Gerard put away the swords, and slid into a martial arts pose. He raised his right hand and moved his fingers in the classic, "come on" move made popular in kung fu movies. The punks fled, the last one throwing his knife at Teleute, who caught it before it hit her. She handed it to Gerard, who put it in his pocket.

"Thanks for the assist," Gerard commented wryly.

"You did not need my help, and I thank you for not killing them, it would have made my night busier." Teleute replied, raising an eyebrow.

"Well , I thought we were in a hurry, my lady." Gerard said, "So where is this shortcut of yours?"

"Over here." Teleute said. She walked to a door marked 'No Admittance.' She opened it, and waited for Gerard to enter. He walked through the door, and Teleute followed. Gerard entered a studio apartment, with some clothes scattered about, a copy of USA today was on the coffee table, sharing space with a pair of goldfish in a bowl.

"You have redecorated since I was here last." Gerard said.

"Well one must keep up with the times." Teleute said. "We have a few minutes, why don't you tell me what happened between you and Wendy?"

"I thought you knew, I mean you would have been there, you are after all.." Gerard's voice died away, and he seemed hesitant to continue.

You can say it Gerard, yes I am Death, but I am also your friend, or at least I think I am?" Death replied. "Yes I was there to help David to the sunless lands, but I still do not know what happened before that."

Gerard blew air between his lips in a sign of frustration. "Well, it was 1935, and I had settled in Chiacgo, trying to be someone other than Gerard Acier, former Templar Knight and current security specialist and vigilante. I had decided to open a bookstore with an emphasis on military history, and even in the Depression, seemed to makinga pretty good go of it. Then I met Wendy. She had lost her first husband in a bad auto crash, and she had been working as a waitress around the corner at the local diner to support herself and her 4 year old son, David. She was beautiful Death, in a way that is hard to describe. She had an inner light, the kind which I had not seen in a long time. I offered her better hours and slighty better pay than what she had, and so she became my only employee."

"So what went wrong?" asked Death.

"The mafia went wrong."

Next a death in the past , and a death in the present...

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