Backfired Seduction
KONNICHIWA MINNA-SAN! It's me, Xaph-chan! Back here for your wonderful entertainment!! ^^ So how've you been going? Good? Well, here's a new story just for you people out there, hope you enjoy it. I know the couples are pretty… normal, but that's how it goes, ne? Well you have fun and remember, I don't own Megami Kouhosei! ^^
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"You are pathetic… you are useless… you are worthless…"
Hiead's words echoed in Ikhny's head. She looked at her tear-stained face in the mirror and yelled in frustration.
"Damnit!" She punched the wall, feeling a pain spread quickly through her arm. She didn't care, she just wanted to know why everything she did was second rate. Why she would never amount to anything!
She hated the way he treated her, she tried to hard to please him, to make him like her. And it was all in vain! Nothing ever seemed to work for him, nothing she did… even if she had done better then Kizna.
Everyone knew Kizna was the most talented repairer… Ikhny wanted to be like her, pretty, talented, nice, and all that was wrapped up in a charming personality.
She walked down the hall and saw Kizna walking and talking with Zero. She was reprimanding him on his reckless behavior… again. He just rolled his eyes and sighed, only to be rewarded with a hefty smack upside the head.
"Zero! Look at all the work I have to do now!" She sighed, and placed fists on her hips in a gesture of annoyance.
"What?" He asked exasperatedly, rubbing the back of his sore head, "Do you want help or something?"
"From you?" Kizna laughed heartily, "That would be the day…" She looked up and locked eyes with Ikhny. "Hey, Ikhny, what's up?"
Ikhny blushed. She knew that Kizna and Zero fought a lot, but they had to be in some sort of 'denialed' love… it was just eminent whenever they were around each other.
"Nothing…" She forced a smile. But… Zero some how always seemed to see right through her. He placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't let Hiead get to you, Ikhny…" He smiled at her and Kizna turned to look at him with some degree of adoration. "He's not worth worrying over…"
Ikhny blushed, then nodded. "Yeah… I guess you're right…"
Kizna smiled at Ikhny, "It's gonna be okay, Ikhny."
"I know… Well, I guess I'd better be off… I'll see you guys later."
"Ja ne!" They said, as Ikhny walked off.
Ikhny turned to watch them go, her eyes centered mostly on Zero.
Kizna was too lucky. Her partner was attractive, adorable, and treated her so nicely. Well, save for his lack of carefulness during training sessions.
"It's not fair…" Ikhny wiped tears from her cheeks and sighed deeply, trying to calm her nerves. "Why can't I have some one like Zero for a partner…?" There was a pause as she thought even harder, "Why can't I have Zero!?"
That was it! If Hiead wouldn't pay attention to her, maybe she could at least attract the eyes of the reckless brunette boy. Ikhny blushed as she thought of Zero like that. Granted, she knew she felt a deep attraction to the boy, but she would never admit to it.
She sighed and went to the dining hall. It was void of anybody, save for Yamagi and Roose. They were playing a game of cards, and it seemed as though Yamagi was losing. Ikhny didn't want to be bothered by anyone, and so she slunk out of the room before they could see her.
She knew what she had to do… she had to make a small change in her appearance before any action of her plan was set into place. Quietly she slunk into her room, Saki was reading a book. The red-haired repairer looked up at Ikhny as she entered. She smiled.
"Hey, Ikhny… what's up?"
Ikhny forced a smile, "Nothing really, you?"
"Not much," Saki smiled again before returning to her book.
Ikhny grabbed a small sack and threw some nameless items into it before she quickly slipped out of the room, gaining an odd look from Saki as she left.
Ikhny quickly went into the bathroom… she was going to make her change in appearance. She reached into the bag and pulled an oblong, black case. She took off her glasses, and placed them in the case. Then she pulled out a small object. She screwed off the top and forced down tears of pain as a strange lens came in contact with her eyes.
She looked at her clear reflection in the mirror. You could already see a big change in her. After this she pulled out a silver box and opened it. Inside were tubes and compacts… totally unused. She swallowed hard and opened the make up. She'd seen Saki do this hundreds of times… but she had never done it herself.
She pressed herself close to the mirror and uncapped a black pencil, then brought it close under her right eye.
'The trick to make-up… is to make sure that what you have on isn't too much…' Saki's words echoed in her mind relentlessly. Ikhny took a deep breath and slowly drew a thin line on her lower eyelid, then moved her hand to the other one and repeated he process. Then she pulled out a tube and opened it, pulling out a small, round brush, covered in a thick, black substance. Ikhny brushed her eyelashes carefully, making them look full and soft, accenting her new-found eyes.
Ikhny pulled out colors of funny powders and picked up a small brush, then applied a light pink color to her eyelids. She picked a darker shade of pink and a larger brush, then applied color to her cheeks. Then picked a small tube, filled with a shinny, waxy substance and applied the colorless gloss to her lips.
Swallowing hard she looked at the pretty girl in the mirror, and felt a wave of excitement wash over her. She smiled and pulled out a pony-tail holder and pulled her hair up into a pony-tail. Then smiled even more. She was pretty! Even prettier then Kizna!
Ikhny put everything back into her bag and went back to her room, which was now void of anyone. She looked at the clock, realizing it was time for dinner. She wanted to surprise everyone… and maybe attract the attention of one Zero Enna.
"…I think you did pretty good today, Roose," Yamagi said between mouthfuls of food. He smiled at Clay who just sighed.
"Well I-" Roose stopped mid sentence as a pretty girl stepped up to the end of their table. In fact all the boys began to sweat a little at her presence.
Saki gasped, then giggled. "Ikhny! Ikhny, is that you!? You look SO CUTE!"
"Oh wow, Ikhny!" Wrecka grinned, "You are so pretty!"
Ikhny let a blush cover her cheeks.
"Ikhny?" Kizna stepped up to her, "Oh wow! You are so pretty!"
Zero was coming up behind Kizna, when his eyes locked with Ikhny's. He never knew how pretty she was until now. "Wow, Ikhny. You look wonderful."
'Wonderful?' She thought. 'He thinks I look wonderful?' She blushed even more and avoided his eyes.
"What sparked the sudden change?" Tsukasa questioned as Ikhny sat down.
She blushed, there was no way in hell that they were going to know of her plan to capture the eyes of the brunette boy across from her.
"Oh… I don't know… I was just wondering what I would look like if I made a few changes in my appearance," She pecked at her food with her fork.
"You… you look… nice…" Clay stumbled over his words. Roose and Yamagi simply nodded in agreement. The girls giggled at their choice of words toward her.
"Thank you, Clay…" Ikhny said.
Across the dining hall sat a lone, silver-haired boy with garnet eyes watching the scene intently. He looked angrily at all of them, with jealousy running through his veins.
He was jealous of their bond, and how he was excluded from it. Of their friendships… and jokes…. But , he would never tell them that. That would be pointless, what did he care? In a few years it wouldn't matter, because he would be a pilot. And what would they have? Nothing… nothing but their pointless friendship.
He stood up and began to calmly walk out of the dining hall. But not before, his eyes locked with a pair of pretty brown ones at the table of his colleague's. Who was she? He'd never seen her before… What? It was Allecto!?
His mouth dropped slightly, this was a complete turn around from the nerdy weakling he worked with usually. He didn't care, she was still a weakling. A stupid repairer. He walked out without another thought or glance.
Ikhny locked eyes with Hiead and she felt her stomach twist. His expression followed the same route as the other's, but his reaction was different, he just walked from the dining hall, without another glance at her.
'What a jerk…' She thought, feeling a new-found confidence in her new appearance. Then her eyes locked with a pair of deep blue ones across from her. Zero smiled lightly at her, as she blushed a light pink.
'I've got to be more out-going… I have to be to get him to notice me!' Ikhny thought to herself.
"So, Ikhny, ready to take on Me and Zero tomorrow?" Kizna asked. Ikhny gave a small start, her mind falling out of her thoughts of Zero and her plan.
Zero looked up, eyes narrowing at Kizna's pink ones, "You and me? Exactly who does all the fighting?"
She glared in response to his stupid comment. "And who saves your butt, Zero?" She asked, rolling her eyes at him.
"I can save my own butt, thank you," He responded, matter-of-factly.
"Oh, Really!? Can you repair your own PRO-ING too?" Kizna caught him,
Zero suddenly realized his mistake, as his eyes went wide, "Kizna you are a goddess! You are the queen of all!"
Kizna grinned, "Yes, I know." She winked at Ikhny and mouthed 'Wrapped around my finger.'
Ikhny felt a surge of jealousy. She should have Zero wrapped around her finger, not this pink-haired, cat-eared freak. She just forced a smile and nodded in response.
"Well, I always look for a challenge," She smiled and lightly fluttered her eyelashes at Zero. He smiled again at her, but really didn't take that much notice in her attractions. Kizna noticed though… and secretly it boiled her blood.
What did that girl think she was doing? Trying to attract her candidate? This was why she had made such a change in her appearance? To try and seduce her partner. Well, it wasn't going to happen… not on her time. Not ever.
"Hey, Zero. Wanna head to the relaxation room after this?" Yamagi questioned.
"Yeah, why don't we all go?" Zero asked. Everyone nodded, looking like they could all use a break.
"Then let's go," Clay said, getting up. Everyone followed Clay and stood up, then began to head out the door.
Ikhny followed Zero closely. She looked up at him and spoke, "Hey, Zero?"
"Yeah?" He asked, looking down on her. He'd never realized how tiny and delicate she was.
"Do you want to… I don't know… maybe do something together tomorrow?" Her cheeks flushed pink as the words slowly trickled from her mouth. She had to start the plan rolling some how…
Kizna's ear's perked up at Ikhny's words, and she quickly turned her attention to the couple, and their conversation, next to her.
Zero shrugged, "I don't know… maybe…"
"Zero, why don't we do some zero gravity training today?" Kizna spoke up quickly, pretending not to have heard Ikhny's invitation. Zero's face went pale in response.
"Oh… can't we do it tomorrow…" He whined. The last thing he needed right now was to be floating outside the ship attached to a tether… oh the thought was horrific.
"I don't know…" Kizna said skeptically, placing a finger on her lips, "It's up to you." She was more then determined to keep Ikhny away from her candidate. She had no right to be moving in on Zero! The last thing he needed was to be distracted by a pretty face.
"Can we do it tomorrow then… I've had enough … stuff for one day," He seemed relived that he could put it off until tomorrow, and maybe even come up with an excuse to get out of it tomorrow. Sheer luck.
"Alright. Good deal then." Kizna shot a triumphant look toward Ikhny. She sent lightning bolts in response.
So… the pink haired freak had caught on to her game? Well, Ikhny was no where near giving up, she almost had Zero's attention… and she was more then determined to get it now!
The doors to the relaxation room whisked open and a cool breeze danced on all their faces, making them all smile. It felt good to be here with all their friends. Almost like they were all back on Zion… care-free, normal people.
"So, what has been going on lately? Any gossip?" Wrecka asked as everyone sprawled out on the grass.
"Nothing from our side of the ship," Yamagi said, looking at her through his purple locks. He smiled a rare smile at Tsukasa, who blushed in response.
Wrecka caught it and grinned, her eyes shinning, "Ooooh, what's going on between you and Yamagi, Tsukasa! You have to tell me!" She tugged on Tukasa's arm, begging for information.
Yamagi's face went bright red as everyone laughed, "There's nothing going on! It's Tukasa, she repairs my Pro-Ing, and saves my butt from any trouble."
Everyone exchanged glances, grinning malevolently. "Is that soooo?"
Yamagi face-faulted as he stumbled over his words, "Y-yes…"
Everyone suddenly burst out laughing. It felt good to laugh like this, as though they hadn't done it in a long time.
"So anyway, we have the day after tomorrow off, any body up for a day of… 'Bonding'" Kizna laughed at their faces.
Everyone stared at her with a cross between utter confusion and murder. Kizna held up her hands in defense as she laughed nervously.
"I'm only joking," She smiled.
"Well," Yamagi began, "I, for one, plan on laying around and doing nothing." He grinned, "It's going to feel good not bowing to Azuma's every whim."
"I'm glad we don't have to run," Roose smiled happily.
"Well," Wrecka began, "It wouldn't hurt if you did some exercise anyway," He poked him in the side and he shrieked in response.
"Hey! Don't! I'm ticklish!"
Zero laughed, but suddenly stopped when he felt a hand on his arm. He turned and looked down at a pretty brunette.
"Zero? On our day off, would you like to do something?" She flashed a bright smile at him.
"Well, s- OW! Kizna! What was that for?" Zero rubbed the back of his sore head.
"You weren't listening to me!"
"What were you saying? Ow! Kizna!"
Everyone watched as they bickered, knowing that Kizna had said nothing, and nothing that was directed to Zero. They all exchanged curious glances. Could it be that Kizna was jealous of Ikhny? Hmmm?
"Ow! Kiznaaaaaaa!" Zero reached out and grabbed her hands, "Stop it!" He looked angry, then smiled lightly.
Kizna blushed lightly, "What are you smiling at!? Baka!" She smacked him one last time before crossing her arms over her chest.
Ikhny glared at the pink haired girl as she resumed her normal sitting position. That was it, she was going to have to take this matter into her own hands.
"I'm tired," She spoke up, "Zero, would you walk me back to my room?" She fluttered her eyelashes at him.
"Uh… sure." He shrugged and stood up, "I might as well hit the sack too. See ya guys later."
"Ja ne, Zero!"
"Hey, Kizna," Wrecka grabbed Kizna's arm as she began to stand up.
"What?" She asked irritably.
"Wanna head to the showers?"
Kizna knew that as code for 'Let's go talk'. She smiled and stood up, "Sure. Let's go." Wrecka nodded and stood up.
They walked to the showers in silence for a moment, then Wrecka looked over at her. "Kizna, are you alright?"
"What do you mean?" Kizna questioned.
"Oh, come on, Kizna. You've been in a pissy mood since we left the mess hall. What's up?" Wrecka knew Kizna too well.
"It's Ikhny…" Kizna confessed.
"What about her? Don't you like her change?"
"I think it's wonderful…" Kizna said honestly, "If she wasn't trying to get her hands on Zero."
Wrecka looked at her curiously, "What do you mean?"
"She's been flirting with him the whole night and trying to do stuff with him whenever they can… I just… It really irks me!" Kizna growled in frustration.
Wrecka smiled slyly, she was going to make the water toss, "What… and you want Zero all to yourself… is that how it is?"
Kizna blushed, "Well… yeah."
Okay… so Wrecka's plan had back-fired. She looked at Kizna in confusion and utter shock. "You- You do? But you fight with him all the time!"
"Yeah but… I don't know, he can be such a sweet guy… and…" Kizna looked up at her, her cheeks still red, "Don't you feel like that towards Roose?"
Wrecka blushed deeply, when did the conversation turn towards her? She looked away, "Kind of…"
"And how would you feel if Ikhny had decided she would rather go off and try to be with Roose?"
Wrecka sighed and turned to face Kizna again, "Alright… alright, you have a point."
"You see? I… just…" Kizna blushed, "I have to tell you a secret, and if you tell anyone, Wrecka, I will kill you… have you got it?"
Wrecka vaguely wondered what could have been so important, "I promise."
"I… I think I like Zero… Like, like him… the kind of like where I could be his girlfriend… for a very long time…" Kizna looked away, her cheeks flaming red.
Wrecka smiled, "That's cute, Kizna!"
Kizna glared.
"Well… it is! Besides… I kind of feel that way towards Roose…"
Kizna grinned, "Then we're even, eh?"
"Yep… now… let's go 'check up' and Ikhny and Zero, shall we?"
Kizna grinned again, bearing her teeth in an almost animal-like way, "With pleasure."
And so the two troublemakers decided to 'check-up' on the two.
"So, Zero," Ikhny was latched onto his right arm and she batted her eyes at him, "Do you want to do something together on our day off?" She was determined to make Zero hers! Even if it took every trick she had… well, not that she had many tricks.
Zero smiled at her, "Well, sure… I guess…" Then he made a face, "If Kizna doesn't put me through hell with zero-gravity crap…. I swear, I think she does things like that just to annoy me."
Ikhny made a face, at the mention of the now dreaded name, "Kizna is too mean to you… you deserve a nicer girl as your repairer."
Zero looked down at her in confusion, "Kizna may be mean sometimes, but… she's one of the best." His eyes kind of got a glazed look and he smiled.
"Hmph," Ikhny said in response, "Well… I still think you deserve some one better."
Zero's glazed look vanished as he turned his eyes toward her, "Like who?" He asked, sincerely confused.
"Well…" Ikhny blushed, "Maybe some one like … me?"
Zero gave a start. Was Ikhny trying to say she was attracted to Zero? Nah… Ikhny would never like Zero… well like, like anyway. "Like you? What do you mean?"
Ikhny smiled up at him, "I mean… well, Zero… this is what I mean," Then she leaned up and pressed her lips against his.
'IKHNY!?'