Dark Universe & Forbidden Love (25 page)

It had been three months since Mark
started working as a gunman. For the money he made, he was able to afford
John’s phase I treatment. When he worked as a mine worker and a spy, he only
had enough money to keep John’s situation stable and now he finally got the
treatment started. Sometimes Mark even thought that he should had gone into
drug business early.

Mark
hadn’t contacted Jason for the past three months, but he knew Jason was doing
alright. He learned from Salmon that Jason survived the flagellation. Even
though he didn’t know the details, he had a hunch that it might have something
to do with sneaking into first class species zone.

It was
the end of summer. The heat in the slum was cooling down, but the drug business
was heating up. For drug dealers, it was one of the busiest time of a year,
because most of non-Human buyers flocked to Earth during this time. Deals with
those buyers went wrong frequently. Quite a few old guys got killed while doing
transactions with other species.

Mark,
Pennington and other five guys were standing right in front of a two-floor old
house. Salmon was strolling in front of them. They were waiting for a drug
dealer from north.

The big
steel gate opened. A jeep slowly stumbled in and then stopped in front of
Salmon. Except the driver, there were three people in the jeep: a small and
thin guy with dreadlocks, a bulky guy and a girl. Mark could clearly tell that
the small guy was the dealer and the big guy was his bodyguard. But the girl
was somehow difficult to read. She was wearing a black head cover and a big
sunglass. It was very unusual for a girl to involve in drug business.

“Long
trip?” Salmon asked nicely.

“Yea, my
friend.” The small guy said as he got off the car, followed by the girl and the
big guy.

“I am
Salmon.”

“Name is
Tioto. These two are my bodyguards.”

“You ran
out of man?” Salmon chuckled.

“You got
to have a woman around especially on a long trip.” Tioto said with a dirty
smile.

Both
Salmon and Tioto laughed loudly. They walked into the house. There was only one
table and two chairs in the living room. Salmon sat next to the table and said,
“Make yourself at home.”

Tioto
sat across the table. The girl and the big guy stood behind Tioto. Mark and
Pennington stood behind Salmon. Two other guys were guarding the doorway.

“This is
what I have. It is good stuff.” Tioto said coldly as he threw a pouch on the
table. It contained some gel like material.

“We
didn’t talk much on the phone and if I remember correctly, you are looking for
someone who can sell this in our territory.”

“Something
like that. I do have a more ambitious business proposal, but I don’t think you
can make the call.” Tioto said.

“What do
you mean?”

“I can
tell you are not the boss. I will say you are the head of the security.” Tioto
said firmly.

Salmon
was surprised but he didn’t show it on the face. He leaned back leisurely and
ask, “Really? You think so?”

“I know
so.” Tioto said confidently.

“I can
guarantee you I am the one you want to talk to. If you want, we can talk
business.” Salmon said calmly.

“If you
say so.” Tioto said and paused for a second. Then he smiled and said, “It seems
you can make the call. Well, I will provide you the receipt and you can make
that stuff. Then you sell it.”

“How
much can I get?”

“Half.”

“So I
provide everything and get half.”

“That is
correct. In six month, this new product will drive all your competitors out of
business.”

While
Salmon and Tioto were talking about business, Mark was checking out the big guy
and the girl. Her heart-shaped face looked so familiar and Mark felt like he
met her somewhere before. All of a sudden, the girl turned to Mark. Even though
she was wearing the big sunglass, Mark knew she was looking at him. Then his
memory flashed back and he realized this face belonged to the Hylocan girl he
saved on that secret planet.

The girl
quickly turned her head away.

Now
Tioto was looking at Mark Nervously. Then he quickly stood up and said, “It
seems to me that you are not that interested in my proposal. I think we can
talk next time.”

Salmon
couldn’t understand why Tioto looked so worried and scared, but he could tell
it might have something to do with Mark.

“It’s
really a pleasure, but I gotta go.” Tioto said politely.

“If you
leave the girl, yes.” Mark said coldly as he pointed his rifle at Tioto.

“What
are you talking about, Mark?” Salmon asked in surprise.

“The
girl is a Hylocan and she has been reading our minds since she got here.” Mark
said calmly.

“What?
Are you fucking kidding me? Hylocan?” Tioto shouted ironically.

“Colonel,
trust me! The girl is a Hylocan. Remove her head cover and sunglasses, then you
will know.” Mark said confidently.

“Apparently,
this is a misunderstanding. But I am quite sure you wouldn’t mind we take a
good look at the girl. It’s really strange someone bring a girl into a business
like this.” Salmon said easily as he motioned the other two guys to shut the
door.

Tioto
didn’t say a word, his hands shaking, his face covered in sweat.

“I will
take it as a yes. Pennington.” Salmon said coldly.

Pennington
walked to the girl, grabbed her sunglasses and pulled her head cover away. Her
crystal blue eyes were glowing like sapphire. Salmon immediately knew she was a
Hylocan. He strolled to Tioto and said, “You brought a Hylocan with you. I was
wondering how you know I am the head of security.” He punched Tioto on the
face. Tinto slumped on the floor, blood spewing out of his nose and mouth. 

“As for
you, my little lady, you know that I don’t plan to kill you. Is this why you
stay calm and relaxed? I can tell you this. For Human like me, our mind changes
quickly. Now you see what I am thinking. I am quite sure my men will like
that.” Salmon said with an evil smile. Then he turned to Pennington and said,
“Lock them up, separately. Cover her eyes all the time.”

Later
Pennington had Tioto, Lisania and the big guy locked up separately in the
underground prison cells.

For Jason, the past three months
flew by in a blink. The good news was the investigation regarding his absence
in training center finally came to an end and those administrative officers
didn’t find out what really happened. Given the fact that Jason had been
cleaning toilets for the past three months, they exempted him from other
punishments. Also his study group finally turned in the dark energy paper. The
bad news was he failed chemistry, physics and biology in the final. Because of
this he received a warning that if the situation didn’t improve in the next
semester, he would be expelled. Jason didn’t really worry about it, because he
did pretty well in military exams.

After
final weeks, everyone was packing for the vacation. Excitement, happiness and
energy flooded the entire second class species zone.

Jason
woke up around noon and saw Erikon and Lucis packing. Erikon simply piled
everything and rammed them into bags. Lucis fold everything carefully and
placed them in order.

“Happy
to go home, huh?” Jason asked.

“That is
under the statement.” Lucis said happily.

“So,
Jason, you come with me this holiday?” Erikon asked.

“No, not
this time.”

“Let me
guess, you have plans with Gloria, right?” Erikon asked jealously.

“Yea, we
will do some travelling.”

“She
knows other Glycan girls right? I mean, you know, you can’t take them all.”
Erikon said seriously.

“First,
I didn’t plan to take another one. Second, don’t you remember you tell me how
dangerous to date a Glycan?” Jason said happily.

“He
probably thinks about one night stand.” Lucis said.

“Man,
you just read my mind.” Erikon said as he high-fived Lucis.

“Oh, by
the way, Jason. After you finish travelling, why not join us on the colony? We
will have some fun.” Lucis said happily.

“After I
come back, I need to go to earth to make sure Lisania is alright. Then I can
join you guys.”

“Man, I
am thinking what if both girls fall in love with you like crazy. Then what will
happen? The hatred of thousands of years mixed with girls’ jealousy will be
like a big bang.” Erikon said excitedly.

“Here we
go.” Lucis laughed.

Just at
this moment, Titainein called Jason on his watch.

“Hi,
Titainein.”

“Jason,
Idi is leaving. Let’s see her off.” Titainein said happily.

“Sure,
we are on the way.” Jason said.

Erikon
and Lucis quickly packed everything, carried on their bags and went out with
Jason. Their ride would leave 10 minutes after Idi’s ride.

When
they arrived at the hangar, Titainein, Orizy, Sayilin were already there. Idi
was so excited that she could barely stand still. She hugged everyone and went
aboard on the vessel.

Jason
and others chatted about the holiday. Sayilin would go to Itiotem, a famous
resort, with his family. Orizy would stay at his home and help his family in
the farm. Titainein would spend the holiday carrying out some royal duties. Her
family was one of the royal families running the Tizuee government.

After
Jason saw everyone off, he suddenly felt so lonely in the empty dorm. But he
knew this kind of solitude wouldn’t last long, because Gloria would finish all
her finals soon.

Gloria was packing for the trip
she had long planned with Jason. She was so looking forward to this trip that
she wrote down everything she needed about a month ago.

“Knock,
knock, knock.”

Gloria
opened the door and saw Klaycon holding a bouquet of purple flowers and smiling
nervously.

“Hi,
Gloria, how are you doing?”

“What do
you want?” Gloria said with a straight face.

“I just
want to give you this and maybe...”

“Klaycon,
I have made this clear a long time ago. I don’t love you. You are wasting your
time.”

“I know.
I know. But we can just be friends.” Klaycon said in a begging voice.

“I don’t
have any friend. Do I need to remind you this?” Gloria said coldly.

“That is
why it will be good to have one.”

“Klaycon,
you shouldn’t be doing this to yourself. You and I are different. There is no
foundation for a friendship.”

“We are
different? You are seeing a Human and you say we are different.” Klaycon said
sadly.

“Bye.”
Gloria said as she slammed the door closed.

Klaycon
stood there for a while. Before he came here, he knew it would end like this,
but he just couldn’t help. He let out a long sigh and left.

When
Klaycon went back to his room, his sister Kuzania was waiting for him. They had
planned to leave together for their home on Sylareon.

“Look
like someone was kicked in the ass.” Kuzania said directly.

“It
happens from time to time.” Klaycon said sadly.

“Let me
guess. Gloria?”

“How do
you know?” Klaycon asked in surprise.

“I can
read minds. You don’t know that?”

“Well, I
guess you are just another Hylocan.” Klaycon chuckled as he slowly put the
flowers on the table. 

“You
need to let it go.” Kuzania said sincerely.

“I will
be alright after several hours.”

“Then
you will try again. Right?”

“Maybe.”
Klaycon said tiredly.

“I never
asked you before, but it seems your fixation came a long way.” Kuzania said
gently as she sat next to Klaycon.

“That is
why you are my sister.” Klaycon smiled.

“You
want to tell me?”

“It’s
boring.”

“I will
be polite.” Kuzania said sweetly.

“You
remember when we were kids, there was a playground we always went to. One time,
I climbed over the fence and went into another playground. I think I was five
at that time. There were several kids building a sand castle. Then their
parents came and all of them left with their parents except one kid. While
other kids were leaving, she consistently asked them whether they could play
together tomorrow. She was left alone in the sunset, sad and lonely. So I went
to join her. She smiled at me and it was that smile driving me go back to that
playground again and again for about a year.”

“That
was why I saw you sneaking out of the house? Klaycon, that is so sweet.”
Kuzania said in an admiring tone.

“Yes,
she is a very very nice girl.”

“I
guess, she was a very nice girl. But how come she didn’t remember at all?”
Kuzania asked curiously.

“I think
she does remember, but the life is too hard for her. As she grew up, she was
isolated and bullied because of her grandfather’s misconduct. She has been
living in the shadow and she distances herself from anyone. I always want to
help her, but it doesn’t work.”

“You
really love her, don’t you?”

“Yes,
sometime I wonder, if I were not from family K, then she would be my
girlfriend. We will get married.” Klaycon said sadly.

“I don’t
think it was the family. If she is smart enough, she should know that dating
you is actually rebuilding her family’s reputation. However, I am quite sure
our father and grandpa won’t let it happen.”

They
fell into silence for several seconds.

“OK. I
will help you get Gloria.” Kuzania sighed.

“How? I
tried everything.” Klaycon sounded helpless.

“Think
the reason why Gloria loves that second species? He saved her life. We just
need to create a situation in which you save her.”

“I have
saved her. Remember?”

“Yes, I
know you talked with grandpa and saved her from death sentence. But that is not
a direct action. Girls love to see the actual action.”

“You
mean save her by my hands directly.”

“Exactly.”

“But
what if I can’t at that moment, she will die.” Klaycon said caringly.

“I will
set up everything and all you need to do is jumping in it. We will do it in
this vacation.” Kuzania said confidently.

“What if
Jason was around?”

“Klaycon,
you worry too much. That is the good thing but also the bad thing. Sometimes,
you just need to follow your heart. If Jason was around, we kill him.” Kuzania
said decisively.

Just at
this moment, Carila knocked the door and Kuzania let her in.

The
first thing Carila noticed was the flowers on the table.

“It’s
hard to get those flowers.” Carila said as she looked around at Klaycon and
Kuzania.

Kuzania
winked at Klaycon, but he turned his head away.

“Well, I
guess I have the best brother in the universe.” Kuzania smiled.

“For
you? Why?”

“Come
on, Carila. Give me a break.” Kuzania said in a relaxed tone.

“I just
mess with you.” Carila laughed.

They all
laughed.

Later,
they all boarded one of the vessels owned by family K and went back to
Sylareon.