Unusual Love # 12
#14 of Unusual Love
"Awe-awesome. I really needed that..." Sam forced out, wincing from the pain. Lucy was frantically apologizing, but he said it was okay. Lucy had been trying to avoid this kind of accident since it first happened, but she couldn't stop fate.
Lucy rolled off of him and flinched again because of the thunder. Sam limped off of the bed and picked up his mysterious bag. "Um... Sam? What's in the bag? I meant to ask earlier when you grabbed something inside of it, but I thought it was better if I asked in private." Sam smiled at her, then leaned on her shoulder for support. He didn't say anything. Sudden;y, his head perked up.
"You hear that?" Lucy looked around and concentrated, but couldn't hear a thing over the rain. "Hmm... stay close to me. Something doesn't seem right here." Lucy was more frightened now, Sam was usually right when there was some sort of danger around.
They left the room and walked downstairs just as the movie finished. Jen looked at them then started to ask questions about Sam. All revolving around why he was limping. He assured the group that he pulle a muscle and was fine. Lucy heard something this time, it sounded like a sliding action, but she wasn't sure where it came from. She looked around, but the only thing that didn't seem right was Sam. He had unzipped his bag again and grabbed a handle. "Um, hey everyone. Could I get all of you to go to the kitchen for a sec? I've got something I need to talk to Lucy about. In pri-"
A shadowed figure came out of nowhere and landed a flying kick on Sam's head. He went sprawling across the floor, but stopped in a crouching position with a sheathed sword drawn the bag came off during the roll. Meteor was standing in her crimson and black goth-lolita clothing, her miniskirt rustling from the kick. "Miss me, baby? Come on, it's just like old times. You used to love our games." Jen and the others ran into the kitchen, but Lucy didn't budge. She stood firmly behind Sam.
As he removed the sheath, he said, "I suppose you didn't hear my warning. Lucy, get out of here, this is my fight." His sword was odd, the katana had a black blade that didn't reflect any light and looked heavy and light at the same time.
Lucy stood still, "No, if you are getting involved then so am I. That's what i agreed to, right?" she hopped a few feet to the side of him, "So, let me help you stop her. I'll take her down myself if I have to." Sam laughed lightly, still kneeled on the ground. he held is sword upside down in his right hand horizontally across his chest. Meteor laughed maniacally.
"Whatever you say, kitty cat! I'll take you down first! You're the only one in my way as it stands right now. Here I come!" She jumped quickly with her legs spread. Sam jumped in her path as she wrapped her legs around her head and took him to the ground. Lucy was scared as she looked at Sam's eyes. They were angry, but when he looked at her they softened up. He was shifting them to indicate that Lucy should leave. Before she could do that, Meteor grabbed her shirt and pulled her in close, "Well, what have we here... oh... he did give you the necklace! Tell you what, hand it over, and I'll keep you as a pet instead of killing you. Sounds fair, right?" Lucy grabbed the necklace tightly and glared at her. She saw Sam roll his eyes then his neck muscles flexed. Meteor let out a loud moan as he pushed her off of him.
Sam had a confused look on his face, and looked like he was tasting something, "Why do I taste strawberries?"
Meteor was acting like she was having an orgasm, "Ugh... I didn't think you were that good at that. i knew you liked strawberries, so..." she had a sick smile on her face as Lucy realized what Sam did. He looked over at her.
"No such thing as an honorable victory, only thing that matters is that you win, not how you do it." He sprung at Meteor, impaling her side with his blade. "Why can't you get it through your think head, we aren't meant to be together. I don't care if you're crazy or not, it ain't going to happen no matter what you do Sakura."
Meteor, or Sakura as he called her, was still smiling. Blood was pouring out of her side, but she still brushed the back of her hand against his cheek, "You know, we don't have to get married. We could just have some occasional fun. Kitty over there can join if she wants, I just really want to be near you..." Lucy was still angry, but she seemed genuine in her desire to be with Sam. Sakura was clearly in love with him. Sam pulled out his sword and took off his shirt. His chest and back was thoroughly scarred. He wrapped his shirt around Sakura to stop the bleeding.
"I'm not a monster. Go, if all works out as planned I may decide to make you my personal guard, or something. Just... don't push your luck. I missed all of your organs and arteries on purpose." Even to someone who tried to kill him on multiple occasions, he showed mercy. Sakura nodded, then limped away. After she left the house, Sam sheathed his sword and snapped his fingers. Five ninjas came out of thin air, "Clean up this blood stain. Any trace left and you will be punished by me." They nodded and in a flash were gone. Sam turned around, "So... who wants to know what?"
Jim, Jen, and Marlene slowly creeped out of the kitchen, completely baffled by what had just happened. Jim was the first to speak, "Who the hell are you?!"
Sam laughed as he stood there. Lucy had her hands near her mouth, unsure of how to react, "Good question. I was trying to be a normal person, but that plan went down the drain pretty quickly. Apparently, I'm not allowed to live a normal life. Instead, my damn parents need me to get married since I'm 16. Sakura... she's alright. A bit of a stalker though. And crazy. Me? I've been called, Ghost, Ronin, and most recently Sam. In some countries, they call me 'Shinigami", because of what I am. Kinda funny, when you think about it. I'm certainly no death god, then again, I'm no normal human, because of birth and family."
Jen was next, her weak voice only made it seem like she was trembling, "Well, what does your family do?"
He laughed again, "Well, we're the oldest clan in the world. We own some major corporations, have a bunch of government contracts, and we are assassins." The ninjas returned and were vigorously cleaning the blood, "I am the best, and also a first born son. At the age of sixteen, the first born child must get married in order to keep the clan from falling into chaos. Really sucks for me, I couldn't get a wink of sleep at my place. people from clans all over the world were at my door, asking for me to marry a daughter, sister, child, and in one case, son." He shivered.
Marlene chimed in, "Well, what do ya mean by 'I'm no normal human"? Ya look aight ta me."
Lucy cringed at the thunder, "Well, I do look like a normal human, don't I? Funny thing about that, My entire family is feline. Been that was for hundreds of years. I'm what they call a 'miracle', Also, since I'm neither completely human nor anthro, My blood is unique. My wounds heal fast, and I have the combined attributes of both. Think... awesome kick ass human ninja and awesome kick ass anthro ninja, then add them together. Heh, that's where i got the name Ghost. I couldn't die when I was shot twenty times during a mission."
Lucy couldn't hold back her tongue, "Are... are you serious about marrying me?" The crowd went silent, even Sam was caught off guard.
"Of course, but I'd rather not. Before you take it the wrong way, let me explain. If you get involved, you may get hurt. I will do anything to avoid that. Which is why I came up with a plan. I kill them until they kill me. That way, I'm no longer bothered and they leave you alone-"
"No!" Lucy's scream silenced Sam, "I won't let you die! I don't care if someone tries to hurt me, I want to be with you..."
Sam sighed, "Well, that's sweet of you. Guess it's down to plan B." Lucy was curious, "We need to get married tonight. Or, wait. This morning. It's past midnight. So, it's your decision. Whatever you decide, will happen."
Lucy didn't need to think, "I'll get dressed right now." The fire in her eyes was convincing, ans Sam smiled. The three still by the kitchen were bowled over by the torrent of information.
"Uh... you three can stay here, I guess. I'll keep some guards around you, just in case. We'll be back some time tomorrow... hopefully."
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So, it's down to the final stretch. What obstacles will the couple face? Will their flight be delayed? Wait, you didn't read that. Will they take a plane or a boat? Will Sakura (AKA Meteor) interfere again? Will I have more unanswerable questions? Probably. There will most likely be two more, three if it runs a little long. Tell your friends, cause I don't know them. All this and more, next time, on Unusual Love # 13 (Penultimate finale?) Look it up, I ain't your dictionary.