Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:00:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gene McEnnis <corporeal09@yahoo.com>
Subject: Infected Heartstrings - Chapter 11

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Ch11 (A brief Prelude)

	The crowd atop the main area of orbital space station I1-C were in
an uproar.  Officers and service personnel were running back and forth in
almost every direction, each seemingly with his or her own agenda.  Some
carried bits of machinery, some carried weapons, and others carried all
manner of supplies imaginable including various panel read-out charts.
	Wade felt at a loss, as he stood to one side and watched people as
they passed; studying faces and expressions, almost as though he had never
once laid eyes on another human being.
	No one noticed him.
	No one paid the slightest bit of attention.
	Except one.
	Wade caught a flash of platinum blond moving quickly in one
direction.  He mentally chided himself as he felt his heart skip a beat.
	"Kylan!" he called over the din of voices and other noises.
"Kylan!" he called again.
	The man turned towards the direction of Wade's voice.  Wade smiled,
until he saw those eyes; those cold and distant eyes filled with a stoic,
all-knowing hatred he had been trying to forget.
	Oh god, he thought.  Could it really be-?
	"Something wrong?" a deep voice asked.
	Wade turned, "Kylan!" he said, shocked.
	"Who else?" the other man smiled.  "Weren't you just calling me?"
he asked, a little confused.
	Wade turned back around and searched the crowd but the man was
gone.
	"Something wrong?"
	"No... nothing," Wade shook his head, "Nothing's wrong.  Sorry."
	"You've been acting strange ever since we left that bar.  Is
something troubling you?"
	Wade paused for a second, as both men walked towards the side
railing that overlooked the deep blue planet far below.  "Kylan..." he said
finally.
	"Hmm?"
	"We never did get to talk back there in the bar, did we?" Wade
asked, looking up.
	Kylan laughed warmly before he spoke, "Wade...  The thing
is.... I-"
	"Oomph!" a voice exclaimed, as Wade felt himself being pushed
aside.  "Watch where you're going!" Charles Jameson snapped, as he recoiled
from the collision.
	"Chuck?" Kylan blinked, looking down at the man who was busy
picking up various scattered electrical components off the deck and placing
them inside of a large box.
	"Let me help you," Wade smiled.  Reaching down, he picked up a
strange piece of metal that had various tubes of red and blue liquid
imbedded inside.
	"I can get that!" Charles said forcefully, as he snatched the
object from Wade's hand.  "Anyway," he huffed, "some of us actually have
work to do.  We can't all be like you."
	"...  Are you alright, Chuck?"
	Charles clearly wasn't listening by that point, as he glared first
at Wade, and then at Kylan.  "Looks like we're all in the same formation
for the rescue missions," his eyes narrowed, "So just try to stay out of my
way!"  With that, Charles stomped off at a brisk pace, nearly bumping into
five more people as he passed.
	"What's with him?"  Kylan asked, rubbing the back of his head
slowly.
	"He must still be mad about what happened to Unity." Wade shrugged,
and turned to face the starry vista outside the station.  He jumped as he
felt an arm reach around from behind him and clasp his shoulder.
	"Did I startle you?" Kylan smiled, holding the other man tight as
they both looked out into the vastness of space.
	"Kylan...."  Wade could feel the blood rush to his face, making him
blush a healthy shade of crimson.
	"Why don't we talk after the mission, hey?"
	"But-"
	"When we both come back from the mission," Kylan continued.  "But
for now, stay with me a moment longer won't you?"
	"Kylan...."  He could feel a deep warmth and comfort as the two men
watched the world turn...

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Author's Note:

	Sorry for taking so long; I'm still up to my ass (insert dirty
thoughts here haha) in a million things right now!  The next chapter is a
long one, I promise, and it should hopefully be posted soon.

Thanks again Kane :D

I hope that you're all enjoying the tale.

Corporreal09@yahoo.com if you have any questions/concerns/feedback etc
please let me know :)

Thanks

Gene