Sorry for not updating sooner , I was quite busy over the many weeks and I hope you like this chapter.

Lone house nearby remote village, Former Ukraine, Soviet Confederation

November 23, 2081.

Kiku had felt much better over the passing week and not to mention, he had healed quite a lot since then. Not to mention, Yekaterina allowed him to borrow some of Ivan's old clothing, which surprisingly fit him, Ivan had must've been quite a tall boy. Though, because he was feeling much better over the week , Yekaterina had put him to good use, such as gathering eggs or harvesting plants. He didn't mind such labor, at the very least it meant he could get something to eat just by doing his fair share of hard work. Yet , today was somewhat different.

Yekaterina wiped the sweat off her fore-head as she glanced at the eggs she had gathered, "My, there are so many of them, I wonder why they've produced so many eggs, though anyhow, we can probably sell these for good cash." Kiku eyed the eggs for a moment , before his brown gaze fell onto Yekaterina once more.

"I could...take them and sell them... I'll give the money...back to you..I promise." Kiku's Russian had gotten a bit better, even if it was barely noticeable.

"Hell no! Why would my big sister, let you take those eggs to the market?! For all we may know, a capitalist like you might steal the money! Yekaterina! I want to take it to the market!" Kiku jumped slightly at the sound of the voice and turned around, spotting Natalya in the hallway, she had been secretly listening to the two's conversation.

"Natalya, you're too young to go there by yourself, but , you do have a point. Maybe both of you could go?"

"Both?!" The Japanese man and the thirteen year old said at the same time.

"Yes, both of you, and when you come back, you might find some potato soup waiting for you."

"It's a deal!" Natalya had said suddenly before leaving the hallway and going to get ready. Kiku on the other hand was utterly confused.

"Well... Natalya does seem to like my potato soup, so, I guess I better get started." Yekaterina then glanced over at the potatoes she had hand picked and took a few, before she headed over to the kitchen.

Kiku was outside waiting for the younger girl to come out, and after what seemed like a while, she did. "Okay shithead, I've got a set of rules for you, and since Yekaterina isn't here you're going to have to follow them whether you like to or not. Rule number one, you talk and you're dead. Rule number two, you do anything funny and you're dead. Rule number four, I can call you whatever you want and if you even think about stating your opinion, you are dead, got that Capitalist Shithead? Anyways, rule number 4 you got the eggs and wear this." Kiku nodded slightly in response before Natalya handed him some shades. It was best not to mess with this, sociopathic child so he put the basket of eggs down, carefully and put on the shades. Not long after he picked up the basket , and waited for Natalya to lead the way to the market, which she did.

She walked through the fields leading up to the remote town, Kiku following her lead , silently, not uttering a single word, in somewhat of fear that Natalya might actually kill him. After a few minutes of walking through these , oddly peaceful fields , they finally had arrived at the village and Natalya had led Kiku to the market. The market seemed rather small, it had a few shops, some shops were selling things while others weren't. One seemed awfully suspicious as well and when Natalya walked past it, the man who was trying to sell something, Kiku truthfully didn't know if he was trying to sell something, said to her "Ah, Natalya , did your sister find anything valuable on that 'little mission' I sent her on? Also who's your friend?" Natalya glanced at Kiku for moment .

"No, she didn't . Anyways he's my cousin ...who is mute."

"You sure? He doesn't look anything like you...looks like one of those capitalist Japanese..."

"Capitalist Japanese? Just so you know asshole, he's half Chinese , you racist , and why would you think that? Are you a capitalist sympathizer, you traitor to the govern-"

"No! No, I'm not, anyways why the hell are you here?"

"Just selling stuff, nothing that you need to know about." Natalya then walked away from the man who had shot a glare at her before she had left his vision. Kiku followed after the girl , somewhat nervous to he did so.

Natalya and Kiku had sold the eggs and well Natalya was now leading Kiku back to the house by using a "mysterious" shortcut through some woods that were nearby the plain-like area which their house was situated on. As they wandered throughout the forest, Kiku had lost sight of Natalya and heard some one yell "Hey!" behind him. Kiku then turned around and spotted three younger boys , one holding a dagger. Two of the boys had blonde hair that was short, while one had chin length brown hair. Two of the boys also had green eyes while the other's was more of a blue, and not to mention one of the boys wore glasses. The brunette, which was the one who was holding the dagger, was shivering nervously and then said to Kiku "G-Give us y-your money, o-or this dagger one of m-my friends designed will s-soon be in y-you and w-we'll just take your money t-then!" rather nervously as his two other friends glanced at each other ,disappointingly before their gazes fell onto Kiku once more.

Kiku didn't say anything , but then he heard a rustle and one of the boys screamed in agony. The youngest boy , had been stabbed in the left arm by none other than Natalya. "Leave my man-bitch alone, you stupid, little shits." Natalya said in a rather hostile tone to the boys before she pulled her knife slowly from the boy, who's wound had started to bleed heavily. When her knife was out of the boy , she approached Kiku and the two other boys ran towards the younger one, yelling "Ravis!" in a worried tone. "We're gonna get you some medical help, Eduard, you carry him , okay?! The brunette said before the trio ran off, most likely in search for someone to help their wounded friend . "I would suggest we leave." Natalya stated as Kiku nodded in response before they started once more to head back once more towards Natalya's and her sister's home of a shack.