Chapter Three: Second Meeting (1 year later)
Brolly awoke with a start in his pod. It had only been an hour since he had fallen asleep. He groaned. Sleep was fitful for him; dreams of the innocent lives he slain haunted him. He looked at his hands and saw the blood stains that never could be washed away. Once again he had given his father the slip after doing the last mission his father wanted done. He had killed a school full of innocent children just so his father could some lavished cloths, a feast and some weird device. With any luck he would be free of his father once and for all. He would go back to where Tarble was and live a simple life like the boy was.
Looking out the window he saw the planet; it didn't look like it had changed from the last time he had come here. He landed his pod on the other side of the planet then where he last saw Tarble. Getting out of the pod he looked around talking in the day meaning that if Tarble was where he was the last time he was there, the boy would be asleep. He reached into his pod and pulled out a bag run under the seat of the pod. In it was a pillow, blanket, and a few other things he though Tarble might need. Once he closed the pod, he took to the sky heading for where he last saw Tarble. Rate now he loved his eidetic memory though most of the time he hated it; who wanted to always see the faces of those they killed with perfect clarity in their mind?
He landed, beside the bunker where he last found Tarble. He smiled once he got inside, there sleeping in the same place he was last time, still shivering too. Brolly smiled digging out the blanket and the Pillow. He closed the door and walked over to the sleeping boy. Gently he put the blanket over himself and the sleeping boy. "Sukidooshi?" Tarble whispered in his sleep causing Brolly to smile more as the boy cuddled into him.
"I'm here now, you can relax, I'm not going anywhere" he whispered into Tarble's ear. The sound of approval came from the other boy before he rolled into that same position as the one that they laid in the first night. Brolly ran his fingers through Tarble's short hair, letting his eyes drift shut. This was the peace he missed over the last year. He now had an answer for Tarble though.
"Stupid child when I get my hands on him, he's going to regret it." Paragus growled darkly. He hated how unreliable his child was, how unruly he was becoming. He was glad that he had a tracker placed on Brolly's pod. He didn't know why he son would go to such a desolate planet that only had wild life on it. He sighed and set in order to land next to where Brolly's pod was. He looked it over, and slammed his hands against the metal with a growl. Turning he walked away looking for where the boy went.
Morning came silently; the sounds of beeps woke Tarble up. "10 more minutes Be'atrix..."Tarble muttered cuddling into the warmth that surrounded him. His eyes snapped open; he sat up and looked at who was beside him. He thought he had been dreaming meeting the boy and that he had returned. "B-Brolly..." he breathed out in shock of seeing the other. Brolly looked at him awaken by the other's sudden movement.
"Glade you hadn't forgotten my name Tarble" Brolly teased pulling the other back down to him. The first time in months that he had gotten some actual sleep without the nightmares. For him it was a blessing, something that he never wanted to let go of, something he would die protecting. "Lay with me for a bit, I'll tell you what it's like traveling among the stars" he said softly trying not to scare the boy beside him. Slowly Tarble laid his head on Brolly's chest listening to the other's heart beat. Though Brolly managed to leave out the kills out of his tale, it still held Tarble's unwavering attention.
"Fascinating..." Tarble breathed out as Brolly pulled the boy to lay on top of him and as he ran his fingers through the short hair again. Tarble shuddered against the large boy relaxing further into Brolly's arms and the warmth it offered.
"Shouldn't we go check the traps for breakfast?" Tarble nodded but didn't move from his spot nor did Brolly move to get up. Instead, Brolly titled Tarble's face up to look into the face of the boy, closing the distance between their lips. Tarble gasped into the kiss, giving Brolly the chance to explore the mouth above him. Brolly didn't miss on deepening the kiss, exploring Tarble's mouth. He allured the other's tongue to fallow his, leading to tongue into his own mouth before lightly nibbling on the tongue on his mouth. Tarble mewled at the feel of teeth on his tongue along with Brolly's tongue rubbing against his. His body was tingling from the kiss and continue to as the kiss came to an end. Both were blushing and were out of breath.
Slowly the two moved apart neither speaking about what the kiss that effected them so much. After the two got ready, they headed out into the dim light of day from the cloudy overcast day. Be'atrix fallowed them. Brolly watched as the two talked back and forth, well it was more like Tarble talked softly and the robot would beeped out rhythms. With a shake of his head, he didn't bother trying to understand the two before them. Isolation was a corrupting force to cripple the minds of those forced to endure it and yet besides the talking to a robot part, Tarble didn't show any signs of going insane form the loneliness. Lost in thought Brolly never felt the kai blast coming till it was too late.
"NOO!" Tarble screamed dropping to his knees watching the fiery remnants of the robot, having exploded when a kai blot hit it. Brolly pulled Tarble away from it from the wreckage, pulling the chunk of metal out of the boy's arm. Blooded freely flowed down Tarble's arm, leaving a blood trail behind the two, as Brolly lead them into the thickest part of the forest.
"Where do you think you're going Brolly and who's your little friend?" Paragus asked blocking the path the two were on. Brolly growled at his father as he eased Tarble to the ground. The boy was in shock from the robot's destruction and the blood loss. The look on Paragus' face read clear; he knew who Brolly was with, so the boy didn't answer his father's question. Brolly stood between the two refusing to move out of his father's way. A pair of gold cuffs with a large green gem on each; were tossed to the boy landing at his feet. "Put those on and I'll leave the boy alone" Paragus said darkly crossing his arms over his chest watching to see what his son would do. If he read the situation right, this would be easier than he thought to get his son to do what he wanted.
Brolly picked up the cuffs putting them on glaring at the man before him the whole time. Just as the last cuff locked in place, rain began to poor. Tarble didn't move, didn't say away thing. "I don't care what you do for the remainder of the day with the little prince; just make sure you have both of yourselves ready to leave by nightfall at the pods. Don't make me come get you!" with that Paragus took off waiting for the two boys to come to him. Once the man was out of sight, Brolly turned his attention back to Tarble. He finished ripping the sleeve off Tarble's injured arm, using it as a make shift bandage.
"Come on, let's get you back to your bunker." Brolly whispered. Trying to get Tarble to respond to him but the boy didn't. The look in his eyes showed how much the destruction effected the boy. Brolly picked him up flying him back to the bunker. Brolly landed setting Tarble down to open the bunker. He looked lover at Tarble who was curled up in the mud crying silently. Brolly didn't know what to do. He quickly gathered everything he thought that other would need, putting it in the beg before going back outside closing the bunker. He picked up the boy, kissing his forehead. "I'm sorry you lost Be'atrix but we have to go... I need you to trust me, and work with me here; I can't protect you if you don't respond to me." Brolly whispered to the boy resting his head on the other's head. Tarble wrapped his arms around Brolly.
"Don't leave me...please... I couldn't handle it if I lost you too..."
"I'm not leave you behind, your coming with me. Just do what I said and I'll keep you safe okay?" Brolly asked gaining a desperate nod from the other. Brolly held Tarble close to him before heading for his pod and whatever his father had planned for them.