The Life of a Slayer By: Sophie Lavalier Chapter Five: The Calm Before The Storm Later that night Sophie woke with a start. An odd song was drifting through her quarters. She sat up and looked around. As she did her eyes fell on Migel who was sleeping soundly. She smiled at him and looked at the chain around. She slouched dreamily starting daydream. When a loud voice penetrated her ears. “Oh Yah!!!!” Coming back to her senses she jerked upright looking for the source of the sound. Again she scanned the room, and this time her eyes fell on a thin strip of light, filtering under the door of the bathroom. Curious she stood up and tip toed over to the door, and pressed her ear against it. She could here the muffled sounds of someone’s singing through the solid oak door. She couldn’t make out the words though. I wonder what there singing? She wondered to herself. Then letting her curiosity get the better of her she slowly turned the knob on the door and peered in. And there stood, smothered in steam, washing his hair vigorously was Dallet. He had his eyes closed and was singing in amazingly good voice. “ I’ve got the urge to herbal!” Sophie stood transfixed in the doorway. It’s not like she could see any thing below his waste, but to see Dallet singing in the shower at 4:00am in the morning. Was quite a sight. Dallet continued to sing and scrub until all the shampoo was out of his hair. Then finally he opened his eyes and turned off the shower. Sophie blushed as the steam subsided reveling Dallets back halve. Dallet reached for a towel, but as he did he noticed a blushing Sophie in the doorway. They both stood transfixed for a second, before Dallet broke the silence. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” He screamed at the top of his lungs, before fleeing butt naked from the bathroom into his quarters. Sophie quickly turned and slammed the door, her face a very deep red. She panted from shock before keeling over with laughter. “ What’s going on, huh? Sophie?” Migel stuttered starring at the hysterical Sophie. Obviously Dallets scream had woken him up. Sophie sat up holding her stomach, panting. “Dal… Dal… Dalle….” She forced out before she started laughing again. Migel starred at her, “Was that who screamed” Sophie held in her laughter and nodded. “Why?” “ Shower… singing… I’ve go… got the… the… urge to… to herbal!” She panted before starting to laugh again. She fell over wheezing and gasping for air. Migel grinned and snickered. Walking over to Sophie to help her up. “Here Sophie” he said offering his hand to her. She took it gratefully and pulled herself to her feet. “Thanks…” She wheezed still holding her stomach. “Hey Sophie, you didn’t walk in on him did you??” Sophie blushed sheepishly, and turned away, “Sorry Migel I couldn’t here what he was saying, I swear I wasn’t being perverted though!” Migel grinned “ Sophie, you made a promise, and I have faith in your words” “ Thank-you Migel” She said feeling her face cooling, “ Hey we have a big day tomorrow, and I can’t really explain why Dallet was washing his hair at four in the mourning, but… I think getting back to bed would be a good idea, don’t you??” “Yes, indeed” Migel replied walking over to his bed, and lying down. Gazing out at the beautiful mystic moon, which hung low in the starry sky. She to headed towards bed, but instead of laying down on her own, she walked passed it and lied down beside Migel, and gazed out the window. Obviously not expecting this, Migel gave a little jump and pulled back. “ Sophie??!!” She sat up to look at him. “Migel, I’m sorry I shouldn’t do that to you” Migel blinked at her, “ Sophie it’s fine, you just startled me, really” “You sure?” “ Yes” Spirits lifting, Sophie again lied down beside him, for a minute she thought she had done something offensive. Migel drew closer to her and put an arm around her shoulder. They both fell asleep gazing out the brilliant bay window at the glinting sky. * * * The next mourning she awoke with her face only millimeters from Migels, startled she tried to pull away but he had her in a tight hug. “ Um… Migel??” She asked, hopefully loud enough to make him wake up. “ hmmm…” he moaned hugging her tighter. Sophie froze, she didn’t really mind, but it felt extremely awkward. “ Migel!” “Huh??” Migel grunted slowly opening his eyes, for a second he just starred at her before leaping away. “ Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Sophie!!! Good grief!!” Migel panted jumping out of bed and standing a few meters away. “ Geeze!! Did I do that to you?? Gosh sorry, I couldn’t control myself, really” Migel pleaded stepping away. Sophie laid perfectly still, then her eyes slowly moved up to Migel, who stepped further back. “ Migel…. I know it wasn’t your intent…. a... err I mean you were asleep, you did it automatically…. errrr.. I think.. he he..” “ Sophie I mean it swear I wasn’t awake” Sophie opened her mouth to reply but before she could, there was a creak and there door opened. Gattie was standing there holding a scroll, he was about to begin reading when he noticed the situation. “ Um.?? Sophie.. Isn’t that Migels bed??” The to stared at each other, in hopes on of them would find an excuse, which either did. Instead they both blushed vibrantly, and gave Gattie a dumb look. Gattie starred in disbelief, then his face turned a deep red. “ Ummm… he he he heee… um be ready in.. um an hour he he he, sorry if I walked in on something, uh… I’ll be sure to knock next time,” Gattie said with a quick nod, then closing the door. But then his head poked back in “ Do her right Migel!” he said quickly, and then ran off down the corridor. “Gattie!!!!!!!!” Migel screamed, taking chase. “ Wait!!! Migel!!!” Sophie yelled sitting up. “ Migel!!” She got up and walked off down the corridor. All she could hear was high pitched screaming, and the sound of Migel cursing loudly. When she reached the hall, she saw that Migel had pinned Gattie to a wall, which had a big grin on his face and was speaking quickly. “ Oh come on Migel, it was only a joke, and hey I thought you were in the middle of something he he hahahahahaha!!” “Damn you Gattie, you know me better then that,” Migel said banging Gattie against the wall, and then tossing him aside. “ Anyway I don’t have time to beat you senseless right now I have to get ready.” “Ready for bed?” “Gattie!!” Migel screamed chasing after Gattie who retreated to his room. And locked he door. “Ha ha ha oh Sophie ohhhh ahhhhh ha ha ha ha!!” “Gattie!!” Migel screamed again, running into his room and going through the bathroom. Next thing she knew, she heard Gattie yell crap loudly, followed by more cursing and screaming. “ What’s going on? Huh? ahhhhhhh!!! Dallet screamed bursting from his room in cow spotted pj’s. “Dallet?” Sophie asked looking at his odd appearance. But then she remembered the incident from last night. “Dallet I think you need to wash your hair again, maybe not in the middle of the night.” She snickered looking at him. “ Your mean neah!!!!!” He replied sticking out his tongue “ Anyway what’s going on, I woke up and found Gattie and Migel on Gattie’s bed, and Migel was jumping on Gattie!!!!!” “ Ha ha ha! Dallet it’s not what you think,” she blushed, “ It’s something Gattie said to Migel, that’s all…” “Sophie?? Why are you blushing?? What did he say??” “ Never mind…” “ Oh come on Soph... you caught me in the shower, please tell me, I wont tell anyone” “Alright, he told Migel to do me right……” She said shyly looking away. “Huh??” Dallet gave her a blank look, then it finally dawned on him. “Ohhhhh….” He said blushing and scratching the back of his head. They both just starred blankly in different directions until Gattie and Migel burst from the room, around 15 minutes later. Gattie was slightly bruised and Migel looked satisfied. Sophie looked over at them and shook her head. “ You always over react don’t you?” Migel was about to answer when Guimel and Chesta bust from there room. “Hey what happened?” Chesta said looking at Gattie and Migel worriedly. “ Hey Gattie, You should be more careful when getting a midnight snack.” Guimel said with a laugh. “ No I didn’t fall getting a snack, I got beat by Migel cause…. Lord DILANDAU!!” Everyone turned in the direction Gattie was pointing. And indeed he was standing there grinning. “Hello all my loyal slayers, as much as I hate to break up you little party, we all have a mission to complete, and I suggest you get your guimelifs ready now, before I torch you all!” He said with a laugh and walked off towards the docking bay “oh how that would be fun” “Crazy pyromaniac” Dallet mumbled, “He says he’s going to torch us even if we do what were told…” Everyone started laughing, before following him towards the docking bay.