Seaflower - 3

 

The defender stepped up to his spot when his name was called, and the challenger did the same.  You could tell by looking that this fight was about something, they were after blood.  Tye was wondering if it was about a female back at shore, it is rare that they are ever this serious about anything else.

Fights end at first blood, or before.  However, once blood is spilt you had no further will to fight.  It was a protection placed by the goddess.  She knew she would never spill blood, nor would any of the people that she fought; she must have known that it would be like this.  Two hits, one of the guys dropped, his nose broken, blood gushing.  The “winner” seemed to be in a trance, and then fell to his knees like he was going to pray for forgiveness but no prayer ever left his lips.  Tye lipped a short prayer.

The girl sighed disappointedly and jumped off the aircraft. Pausing, signaling for Tye to do the same. Tye hesitated for a breath and then jumped; landing more graceful than he thought he would next to her. He followed the girl to the injured sailor.  Tye recognized the boy immediately; it was the smaller of the young recruits from earlier.

It shocked Tye a little when the group had parted for the girl like it was planned and nobody seemed to notice him behind her. It had been a long time since the last time Tye walked into a group that didn’t notice him, and this was almost all of the ship.  That didn’t shock him nearly as much as when the girl spoke.

She knelt down next to his head, the medic has back out of her way, she lifted the injured sailors head, “Ryan, it’s not worth it.  He wasn’t the first one to touch your sister, nor is he the father.  Do not blame your sister either.  She was forced her first time but then realized that she liked it.  You will understand one day yourself.”  She touched her small hand to his face and smiled at him in such a warm loving way.  Tye was to busy thinking about how soft, mature and motherly her voice had been to realize that Ryan had stopped bleeding and was sleeping comfortably.  Tye also noticed that his nose looked normal.

Tye stood up, wondering when he had knelt down, he looked over at the other sailor.  “Jax. Why am I not surprised?”  Though Jax did not reply, Tye’s face did show some disgust, his voice stayed neutral. Jax had been a problem on the ship ever since he transferred from one of the smaller ships in the group.  He was known for drinking and fighting.  Given the chance, Jax enjoyed pleasuring girls that had just found their womanhood. He was restricted to certain places when they were in port, but if a family came to visit there was no real way to stop him.

“Go put him in his rack, when he wakes up he needs to see me.” Tye said with a stern voice, watching two sailors take him away.

Nobody else moved, there had not been bloodshed in a long time.  Nobody could remember seeing the girl out in the open either. Tye could hear whispers about the girl and realized that she might had not have spoken to him, she had spoke.

He pointed to the two medics who were watching, “You two, take him to medical, get him checked.” Once Ryan was out of sight he faced the group Tye looked around, 2100 fights pretty much got everybody on the ship to show up.  After a fight was always a good time to hold quarters, fights seem to be good for moral.

“Quarters, tomorrow, after the fight.” Most of the leaders looked at Tye in surprise.  Quarters was rare, normally Tye just blabbed over the 1MC.  Someone came up to him and asked were.  Tye shrugged out of character.

Tye turned and knelled on the ground, taking her small hands in his.  “It is you, isn’t it?  That is why you’ve never changed; you ARE her, aren’t you?”  His voice was soft, eyes hopeful and searching.

She looked down at him very naturally, “I can’t remember.”  Her voice wasn’t the loving mother from earlier, but of a small child who was afraid because she couldn’t answer the question.

“How did you know about Ryan?”

“I just did. I get flashes, but nothing solid.” She turned to the open bay door.  The elevator might be hiding the moon, but the rays poured into the hanger all the same. “Something bad is about to happen very soon.  Then something else, I don’t know what, it’s just big.” She sighed, her chest noticeably rose and fell. Tye wondered if she just grew into her teens. “I’m going topside, I don’t remember when the last time I saw the sky.  I think its time, for some reason I feel very compelled.”

“Do you want me to accompany you?” He offered.

“No, I think I’m supposed to go alone.” She smiled, “you are needed here, keep your eyes opens.”  She turned and walked off.