Friend
Chapter 2
…Why…
Crashing sound and soft groan were heard. An emerald eye opened to look down at an ugly face that looked up amusedly at them. A big claw tightened around the small neck. Its body struggled to breath against the hard rough wall of the cave. The only thing the ears heard was evil laugh and harsh words. Yet, the lips still parted to smirk with sharp sword stabbing right through the owner of the claw.
"Don't just hanging on that damn wall and do s'th, idiot!! Umpf!!"
A rich annoy voice hit some sense in the idiot's head before the owner of the voice would be slapped away. A black katana slid out of the small hands and dropped on the ground. Black aura slowly disappeared and silver sharp edge was painted to black.
"Yu!! You bastard!!"
The future Bookman kicked the dead claw away and flipped to sidekick the monster's face. He immediately rushed to grasp his hammer in a second he stepped on the ground.
"Odzuji Kodzuji!! Man! Man! MAN!!"
He nearly screamed the last word with furiousness. His very big hammer crashed the evil creature against the wall hard. The impact shook everything and the sound echoed all around but he didn't care. He'd just let the cave corrupt all it wanted.
"Yu-chan!!"
"Stop messing with me and kill that bastard!"
"No! Don't ever tell me to leave you here!! You're injured! I have to get you out of here!! Forget about your damn wounds!? You're really unbelievable for saying something like that, now!!"
"I'm fine!" The stubborn swordboy tried to push himself out of the other's arms.
"No! You're NOT!!" Surely, Ravi never let him go.
"But, I really AM!! You had seen how fast I healed!!"
"Yes, I had but it's not that you could heal in a few seconds!!"
"Stop it!!" Kanda pushed harder when he's pulled up on his feet. "Let me go!!"
"Fine!!" An unexpected word got the black haired Exorcist surprised and he's suddenly dropped on the ground.
"Ravi!!"
He couldn't believe that he called that redhead's name. He's even more surprised with what the other did.
"That's why I told you to leave me!!"
"And, I said that I-Did-Not!!"
The future Bookman shot back. His shaking arms tried to push the Akuma off with his hammer. Though, he's fast enough to stop it but its fist still reached him. And, the impact was so hard and left some damage. Yet, the boy's careless and coughed some blood out.
'He gets that attack for me……Why? He's so f—king stupid!!'
Kanda thought heatedly that Ravi's too stubborn and did the most stupid thing. But more than that, he's furious with himself that he couldn't do anything and had to let the other save his ass. Now, they both were injured badly. How could they survive this monster?
Ravi glared back at his friend coughing some blood out. Though, he didn't hear anything, he could read some words from Kanda's moving lips. He also said in the same way, so the heartless creature couldn't take advantage from their status.
….Two broken ribs, I think. You?...
….Same…. Kanda turned back and coughed more blood out.
"You better say goodbye to each other before I kill you." Akuma mocked with cold harsh voice but they just ignored it.
….Use your fire snake….
….Why?...
Ravi knew his arrogant friend wasn't stupid to use the same trick since it didn't work. But, he didn't have time to hesitate and did as told before the same deadly claw would get them. Kanda jumped to the other side and slowly climbed on the high rock. He swatted his finger from right to left for signaling the other to do as he wanted.
"Hi Ban! Gouka Kaijin!!"
"Two!!" Kanda yelled.
Snake's separated in two. One of them flew around Akuma and destroyed the high rocked-pillars. The other shot up to the ceiling and cut it down to crash the millennium earl's weapon. But, it shot through the thick ice with roar of furiousness. And black blade just slashed its face down to stomach before it could even get completely out.
"Yu, watch out!" The young Bookman warned but it's too late. The disgusting green blood of the monster sprayed on the black haired Exorcist.
"Yu!!"
"Don't!!"
The katana compatible user ordered sharply as he couldn't do more than that. Several black rubbery lines shoot out of the split body and tied him tightly.
"You have to pay for destroying my beautiful body, you damn stupid midget!!" It roared and laughed evilly.
"Stay put!!"
"Yu!!" 'Why didn't he let me help!!' The future Bookman thought confusingly.
"First Illusion : Kaichu Ichigen!!"
Kanda could say just that before he's dragged inside the monster's body. But, it could laugh only a few seconds before the white monster worms shoot out of its body. It screamed and explored.
"Yu!!" Ravi's very scared that his friend would be gone with that evil creature. "Please, be alright! You must be alright!!" He repeated his words while pushing the thick mist away and looking for his friend.
"Yu!!"
He called happily when he finally found Kanda. He sat besides him and couldn't help to call softly, again. It's really scared that he didn't open his eyes. And, that burned skin looked pretty bad.
"Baka…"
Emerald eye widened with soft sound. Pale weak hand was going to wipe tears out of the sad face but stopped as it's covered with Akuma's blood.
"What're you crying for, idiot….."
"……For what? Yes, it's for you, silly head."
The short hair hid the face that was still wet with tears. And, the sobbing sound raised up a bit. Kanda thought Ravi might was angry but for what? He didn't even know why this sensitive boy cried.
"You…..You….Damn!!"
The last word came with sudden pain on the right cheek. Sapphire eyes could only look shockingly at the emerald one. But, the owner slowly stared back with anger.
"What's that for, you stupid redhead!!"
"Shut up! Why!?"
"What?"
"I asked why!!"
"What's why!!" This angry brat suddenly lost his mind!?
"Why did you do reckless things without caring about your life!! You shouldn't do that just because you've inhuman healing!! You could have died!!"
"No! I won't!! It's healed, so what's the big deal!? I don't understand why you would be angry with this stupid reckless thing! It's not even your business. You just…..don't understand!!"
"It's not reckless!! Yes, it's not my body but I surely understand! You….don't' love your body……"
"Why I would? It surely heals sooner or later, so it's okay as long as I'm not died."
"Fighting that way make me……feel hurt….."
"What? Why? It's not your body." The long black haired Exorcist nearly asked innocently.
"Yes but it's hurt to see……It's hurt……" He pointed at his heart. "….in here…"
"Hn, don't be ridiculous." 'I'm just another people in his life. Why he even bother to feel that. I'm just his co-worker. Meet and leave, it's just that.' Pretty face turned to look away.
"Look, Yu. I know you still don't accept me as your friend but I do. I don't want to lose my first friend just yet."
"Hn, stupid thought……" The arrogant one just snapped back coldly. "I don't own you anything or have anything to do with your life. So, why'd you f—king want to be friend with me? Your life's yours. Mine's mine."
"It's no--" Ravi's interrupted by angry voice and hard cold glare.
"So, what do you want from me? What's the price for your stupid friendship? Power of my Innocence? Some interesting being for looking? Or, maybe some toy for playing with?"
Pale lips parted to smirk. If the answer's the last one, this redhead wouldn't be different from those bastard kids in his homeland.
"No! It's not!! You're misunderstanding!! I just want to be your friend…..You can trust me……" Though, Ravi felt like that, something inside still wasn't sure with the last part. And, he guessed it's the instinct of Bookman.
"Trust you!? Who the hell do you think you're!? You--"
It's the first time Kanda's speechless. That sad and sincere smile on tearful face and emerald eye showed pain and understanding. They made him suddenly wanted to go everywhere but here. He's afraid? No, he's frightened that he'd understand this redhead and accept his friendship. He's too scared to face another betrayer. He didn't want to face the same sorrow pain if it happened.
"Leave me alone….." He completely turned away and lay on his side. If he could walk, he'd leave this one eyed-path kid long ago.
"Ne….I know it's hard to believe but…..I understand……I also don't trust anyone, especially human. I'm afraid of them, ya know." The other just stayed silent. "But, you're different. You're Exorcist like me. You've something make me trust you and want to be friend with you, though I know I shouldn't."
"With a heartless, cold, harsh and arrogant brat like me? Don't make me laugh." He unconsciously curled and ignored the pain.
"That's only one side of you. You really care for the others, Yu-chan…."
"What do you mean?" Kanda hissed back and was glad that he didn't face the other. It's surely hard to hide his red face.
"You helped me, right?"
"I just don't want stupid lecture from Komui if I leave my co-worker dies. You can go rot in hell after this mission. I don't care. Now, shut the hell up and leave me alone."
"You're merciless, Yu-chan….." Though, he understood the other…….a little bit, it's still hurt to hear. But, it wasn't enough to make him change his mind.
"Mou, you'd be honest with your words for once. I know you're not serious with your own words."
He couldn't hug the silent Exorcist as he wanted. So, he just put his hand on the bare arm and dropped his face on it. It wasn't covered by Akuma blood, so he wouldn't risk getting infected by Akuma virus.
"I won't go anywhere."
"Hn……. Where else you can go…..We still have a mission to finish."
Ravi couldn't help to silently smile that the voice didn't have any negative feeling inside. That's why he's interested in this boy and wanted to be friend with him. He'd good side under cold rough manner. And, you had to dig it out, so you could see how this Kanda Yu truly was.
Beside, he wanted to know that the harsh arrogant Exorcist really hated him as he had said or not. He still had been shock and wondered with this subject since their first meeting.
"You're strange, Yu-chan……"
"It's you, baka…."
--
You're a monster!!
How did he do that!?
You see that? His wound heals in two days!!
How!? It's supported to be six months!!
He's strange!
No, he's scary!!
Don't come near me!!
You're not human!
Hey! Look at that pretty bastard!! You're sure you're a boy!?
Hahahahah!!
No!
It's the same!
Everywhere IS the same……
Everyone IS the same……
Those stupid civilians……
They're always frightened of me……
Those unknown parents even had caged me since they knew……
Sold me away……
Those bastards just want to take advantage from my unlucky feminine face……
Hate….
They hate me……
I……
Hate them……..
Hot….
Yes, it's flame…..
Those stupid creatures called 'human' were killing each other……
Kill and being killed in meaningless fight………
Scream…..
Burn……..
Burn everything to nothingness……
And, leave only me to sleep in the death peacefully, forever………
Forever………
"Forever….."
Strangely, sapphire eyes saw only emerald one. Where're the flame, war, stupid humans, evil monsters, burning homeland and uncountable corpses?
"Are you alright, Yu-chan? Why did you cry?"
Those soft gentle words were so familiar. He had heard it from two blurred figures. They came to his worthless land with unknown reason and found him under the corrupted house. Their black and white uniform with silver crest on left chest was stood out of every lifeless thing. Those hands. It had been a long time since someone touched him gently and………
Kanda sighed as he didn't want to continue. His mind already knew what he'd think next. Picking him up and bringing him to the Dark Order? It's for saving his life or not, he didn't care. He didn't want to know the truth that they just wanted another Exorcist and lab rat. He's willing to be stupid and stay in the world of lie forever.
"Please, leave me alone……."
He unconsciously said softly and putted his hand over his closed eyes. He didn't want to see anything or anyone in the world, right now. They'd think he's weak and pitied him. He's just a spoil brat in their eye. He didn't want that. He hated it but he couldn't do anything. He scowled his weak mind. It just cried for stupid words in his dream.
"I don't know what it's but it's alright."
Those words, again. He blamed his mind that didn't want the other to go away. How could he be this weak? Why?
"Yu-chan, it's okay. Just let it goes and you'll feel better."
"No, it never is. It just proves that I'm….weak."
"No, you're not. Ya know? Crying is one of courage things. It means you're honest to yourself and accept what you're."
"You just don't know anything. Don't say as if you know, Ravi……"
"Mou, Yu tewa….Bha, whatever. Since you call my real name twice, I'll ignore your insult."
"Hn, baka…..I better call you everything but your name."
Kanda didn't know why but those stupid words lit his mind up a bit and turned him back to his self, again. Maybe, this redhead knew something and made a joke, so he'd feel better. Nah, this silly head wouldn't think that far.
"I'm not Baka and what do you mean by that?"
"Whatever. Now, tell me how long have we been here?"
"Che, it's nearly five hours."
"Stop acting like a spoil brat and get to work."
Kanda said with his normal cold voice and sat up. The other just made his face but nodded. He let the arrogant Exorcist walk on his own, though he wanted to help. This swordboy surely shoved him away. And, Akuma virus surely helped banning him from doing that.
"If you're not good at hiding feeling and thought, you better turn your face away."
"Wha--!! Hey, at least I'm trying and practicing. Mou, I start to dislike you, now." The eyed-patch boy pouted.
"Good….." He easily said with smirk and walked weakly away.
"Wha--?! Wait!! C'mon! I was just kidding!!"
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Translation
Baka – Idiot, Stupid
Ne - Here
