Duklyon Drug
"Achoo!" urgh, I can't believe I'm still sneezing, in this weather. Well, it is still winter I guess, even though it's so warm I can wear short sleeves again. Perfect time to be out enjoying the little nature there is.
Here, where a lake of lilies stands silent before me, as I strategically dodge the shade of an overlapping Redgum. On a sloping bank of grass, so peaceful in this growing sun. So majestic in its wild colours. So boring in my loneliness.
Honestly! The time just before another semester is always so dead of any activity. But to be fair, all through the break my boredom is heightened. Even now, this place, why did I come to this place. To get out of the house? To do what?
The only thing I can think to do out here in the midst of nature is fall asleep in the comforting sun. Dreaming. Dreaming of a fictional hope that someone else will chance upon this lonely plain and seek out my company.
Aah, how romantic that would be.
To meet my true love in a place like this, and to sit together in a comfortable silence, letting the birds chorus through our minds.
What! Speak of the devil, someone doth approaches!
A silhouette? No, it's too bright for that. Tall, dark and handsome perhaps, with a huge emphasise on dark. The approaching stranger is wearing a black coat and tinted shades. Yep he's definitely here to seduce me… or kill me.
He's stopping under the lonely gum, ignoring my obvious gaze. What should I do? He looks kinda scary but I shouldn't judge a person just from their looks. Besides this is Horitsuba school campus. Large, overdramatic in every way, but most importantly, safe.
Before I can decide on my next move, the man makes a move to take something out of coat front pocket. Something that has the potential to decide our entire future relationship.
He pulls out a box of cigarettes.
Well that killed he mood. There is nothing less attractive to me than a smoker.
Argh! Stupid life, why do you have to be so realistic. You know what, screw it, I'm just going to lay down and sleep in the sun like I was planning to do.
Closing my eyes and trying to ignore another life's presence is rather hard, especially if it starts talking.
"It'll stunt your growth you know."
Turning my head towards the stranger to glance better his face I take the plunge of conversation.
"What?" I'm known for my genius comebacks
"Sleeping in the sun. It'll stunt your growth." For a suspicious looking guy in black he has a rather calm, inviting voice.
"That's smoking!" Idiot
"'oh, well. I knew I heard it from somewhere." The mental faceplam I gave myself probably rippled through the water 10 feet away.
I sat up after the black clad doofus took his weight off the tree and strode towards me, blocking me beloved sun.
"So…" he started another interaction after a silent staring contest "Follow me."
A million thoughts and witty comebacks went through me like a fresh wind. Unfortunately none of them stayed. "What?!" Is all I could mutter.
"You looked bored, so I thought you might like to come with me." This guy obviously has no idea how to talk to people, or at least be subtle.
"That is the single most bizarre thing I have ever heard." I said, adding some insult to my tone.
"Have you got something better to do?" He asked
I thought for a moment, making him wait for my reply, until I came up with another genius one-liner.
"Nothing, would be better than spending time with you!" That made him pause for a moment. I could see him arranging my emphasis on the word 'nothing' in his head.
"Alright then, come with me."
"No, no you misunderstand. I meant that 'doing' nothing would be bettearh-ah hey!" The highly suspicious stranger just managed to pick me up off the ground and throw me over his shoulder like some captive princess… no, wait. More like a bag of potatoes. Wait a minute, how is describing myself as a bag of potatoes any better than being a princess! Even if I am a guy.
"What the hell do you think you're doing!? Put me down!" I yell kicking and screaming.
"You said you wanted to come right."
"NO! I most certainly did not!"
"Oh, my bad then." Yet he's still walking without any sign of letting me go.
"You say that but your still not putting me down."
"Sorry, can't do that." This guy is turning out to be the worst, most creepy, rude and freakishly tall person ever… and ugly too.
"And why not?!"
"Because he told me too." What the hell even is this guy?
"What the hell are you?" I decide to voice my thoughts
"Me? Oh, I'm no one suspicious."
Hah "Yer right, you're the definition of suspicious. Now, let me go, or I'll… I'll kick you. In the crotch!" I bluff hoping he won't find that my bark is worse than my bite.
"Not if I do this." He says manoeuvring my entire body, shifting my weight so that he's holding my legs over his shoulders and carrying upside down over his back.
After a commotion of complaining and failed struggling, the blood had already flowed to my head considerably. Which meant I was either going to pass out or throw up.
I was hoping for the latter just so I could get back at this jerk, but my body didn't comply with my wishes. Because one minute I'm struggled against an attempted kidnapping, the next I'm jolting awkwardly awake, finding myself soaking wet and lying on an old stained couch, in a room devoid of colour or atmosphere.
Unfortunately the jerk in shades is still here, leaning against the side of another couch, opposite mine. He's holding a green bucket which is most likely where the water came from, waking me from the sleep I didn't know I was in.
Another person was seated neatly on the other couch. Ii say person because I can't think of how else to describe them.
I mean he's obviously a guy, but for a man to have such a delicate figure (even whilst seated), with bright blushing eyes and dexterously defined long hair, that's so shiny you just know more effort was put into it than legally possible. I just couldn't be sure what either of these guys were.
Well, at least my day had turned out to be interesting… I guess.
"I'm sorry to have dragged you here like this. We didn't want to disturb you form any important business, and it was necessary that you should come here." The angel figure addressed me so calmly, but I still had too much of a headache to reply.
"Let's introduce ourselves, sine this lazy lump of tuna seemed to have forgotten to do so earlier." He said gesturing to the dark figure behind him.
"My name is Kakei, and this is Saiga…"
"Yo" That name just makes him seem even more suspicious,
"What's with that cold stare, I put you down didn't I?" He said jokingly in response to my glaring at him. I wasn't sure If I could come up with a witty comeback in my dazed state.
"You're still the creepiest man I've ever met." I hope that hits him right in the ego.
""Hahahaha, but in a good way right."
In what universe is there a god kind of creepy?
"Now, now, you can get to know each other later. For now we have things to discuss."
A calm prevailed after these words and the seriousness in the bright man's eyes drew my attention.
"Kazahaya Kudo…" He knew my name and I knew not to question it.
"Are you willing to take on responsibility? To aid us and others on our goals of ensuring the safety for those around you…" I knew it was important to let him speak, so I sat silently waiting for him to finish.
"Will you join… The Duklyon Defenders?"