Chapter 10
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Lyrics: ‘Wicked Ways’ by Garbage
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I
tried hard to mend my wicked ways
Acted like a lunatic for years
Lord
knows I try to be good
I'd keep my promises if only I could
You count your blessings that I can't
rely on you
And I tried...
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The SWAT team converged on the building; Goku
and Vegeta were in the lead and both had horrible feelings in their stomachs
for different reasons. Goku was terrified that Eighteen would do something
drastic like kill herself or try to kill them when she saw them, while Vegeta
was terrified because if memory served him right he and Lunch had got engaged
the night before…and now here he was leading a SWAT team right towards his fiancé.
“Let’s go!” Goku yelled and they burst
through the door…it was at that moment that both Goku and Vegeta decided to do
two different things to fix their problems. Goku headed for Eighteen office and
Vegeta headed for Lunch’s room while the rest of the SWAT team concentrated on
spanning out and arrested the criminals and workers who were already at work in
the factory doing whatever illegal things it was that they did.
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Clutch your pictures of the Pope
Pray
to God for love and hope
Bring the Virgin home for luck
Bolt
the door to keep it shut
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Vegeta opened the door to Lunch’s room, aware
how frightening he looked in his blue police SWAT team outfit, Lunch looked up
from where she had half packed a bag and swore. “Fuck.”
Vegeta widened his eyes and held a finger to
his lips, Lunch froze and looked at him questioningly, slowly Vegeta eased back
to the door, never taking his eyes off her. “This rooms clear.” He yelled and
closed the door as he slipped inside, locking it behind him securely.
“You’re not going to arrest me?” Lunch kept
her voice quiet and Vegeta moved around to her and kissed her. At first Lunch
was stiff an unresponsive in his arms but gradually she relaxed against him.
“I can’t, not after last night.” Vegeta looked
at her bag and smiled wryly. “I’m sorry about deceiving you.”
“Hey it’s okay, it’s your job…it used to be
mine too.” Lunch jumped as she heard other members of the SWAT team go bolting
past the door. “How-how am I supposed to get out?”
Vegeta unzipped his blue police jacked and
handed it to Lunch. “Easy, put this on.” He pulled off his pants and handed
them to Lunch. “Put on these too and make it snappy.” Lunch dressed quickly and
quietly. Vegeta handed her his SWAT cap and his gun, then he opened her
wardrobe and dug around until he pulled out a pair of blue track pants made of
the same uniform as the SWAT clothing and he pulled them on.
“Okay, we’re going to open this door and jog
out, keep your head down and stick close to me. Nobody really knows anybody
else in this SWAT team since we’re all the city could spare with the
Prime Minister being in town.” Vegeta stood up. “Ready?”
Lunch nodded and Vegeta opened the door and
jogged out, Lunch stayed close to him, her ‘police’ look plastered on his face.
They past one other SWAT member who was so busy cuffing a struggling criminal
that he didn’t bother to look up.
Then they were free…
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I've
done things I never thought I'd do
Sure
it helps to lose myself in you
A little time and I'll be all right
C'mon sugar, let's go out tonight
Forgive your trespasses and all that
we've been through
And I tried...
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Goku reached Eighteen’s office and opened the
door, pointing his gun inside, he cautiously moved inside and walked slowly up
to her desk, his gun at the ready, on her desk rested a note;
“Goku,
I had your apartment
bugged from day one; I knew you were coming so I left with the jewellery. Don’t
be mad at me, I’m sorry I lied to you and pretended everything was okay…but you
were the first good thing that happened to me in along time and I didn’t want
to scare you off…or end what we had before I had to. I’ll always love you Goku,
no matter where I am and where you are I know we’ll always be under the same
sky and I’ll always be thinking of you.
Love, Eighteen.”
Goku stared open mouthed at the note and
closed his eyes as tears threatened to well up…she’d known…she’d known all
along…
She loved him.
Goku opened his eyes again, his mind working
frantically as to where she would have gone. Finally he remembered the night
before, the magazine Eighteen had been reading…She’d put it away as though she
hadn’t wanted him to see it! Goku lunged at the desk drawer and opened it,
pulling out the magazine inside. It was a travel magazine and three pages into
it an advertisement for discount cruises had been circled. Goku pulled his
radio off his belt and called in to the station.
“Olivia, I need to know which dock had cruise
ships leaving for…” Goku squinted at the add. “…For Greece today and at which
times they are departing.”
There was a static filled pause as Olivia
found at what he wanted and radioed back. “The North side Docks have a cruise
ship leaving at
“That’s good, thanks Olivia.” Goku switched
off his radio and bolted outside the building, he climbed in his car and paused
as he saw the one thing he would never have imagined he’d ever see; Lunch and
Vegeta came bolting out of the back door of the factory and piled into Lunch’s
car before tearing off.
Goku shook his head, Vegeta had just thrown
away his entire career for a woman he had apparently hated. He shrugged and put
his car into gear before driving off to the North side docks.
He had to stop her…
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Clutch your pictures of the Pope
Pray to God for love and hope
Bring
the Virgin home for luck
Bolt
the door to keep it shut
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Vegeta drove to his apartment then paused
only to go inside and collect a few ‘essentials’ before he and Lunch
switched cars. “Where do you want to go?” Vegeta asked as he headed out of
town.
Lunch shrugged. “Somewhere far, far away,
somewhere were the police are slack and where nobody is going to recognise us.”
Vegeta nodded. “I know just the place.” He
picked up his mobile phone and dialled in a number. “Hello Frieza? I need to
plane tickets to
She grinned. “I can’t believe you did that…you know…got me out of there.”
Vegeta reached down and picked up her hand,
which the sapphire ring was still on. “I had to honey, you’re my fiancé now.”
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That
sinking feeling
When
you are leaving
All I believe in
Walks out the door
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Goku pulled up with a screech and jumped out,
he paused only once when he saw a wanted sign with Eighteen’s picture on it
then continued his search…she was around here somewhere…he knew she was…
Goku paused as he caught sight of Eighteen.
She was standing by herself with two suitcases by her feet, as Goku walked
closer to her his heart began pounding…for the first time Goku didn’t know what
to do…
Eighteen looked up…
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I tried hard to mend my wicked ways
The
damage done and nothing left to save
And I tried... and I tried...
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Eighteen looked up and caught sight of Goku;
he was walking towards her dressed in a blue police SWAT uniform with black
sunglasses on. Terrified Eighteen dropped the bag she was holding and bolted.
“Eighteen! Wait!”
She ignored him and kept running, but she
didn’t get far before she felt him grasp her arm and pull her to a stop. “Goku,
please!” She tried to pull away but the held on tightly.
Goku pinned her arms to her side and pulled
her against him. “Just shut up and listen to me, will you?”
Eighteen quietened down and tried to stop
herself from shaking. “I’m listening.”
“I’m not going to hand you in.”
“What?” she looked up at him, her blue eyes
wide as Goku pulled her into a hug.
“I love you, and-and God, I can’t hand you
in.” Goku hugged her even tighter and Eighteen hugged him back, a sob of relief
escaping her lips.
“I was so afraid…”
Goku held a hand up to her lips to forestall
her. “No more. Now we’re going to board this ship and were not going to look
back.”
He kissed her, putting all his love into the
kiss, pleased when Eighteen responded eagerly and pressed close to him. “I do
love you Goku.” She whispered. “I was never going to get over you.”
“You won’t have to get over me.” Goku kissed
her again and then arm in arm they turned and collected her bags and walked up
the boarding ramp of the ship.
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Clutch your pictures of the Pope (just
like I told you)
Pray to God for love and hope (just
like I warned you)
Bring
the Virgin home for luck (just like I told you)
Bolt
the door to keep it shut (just like I warned you)
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THE END