CHAPTER 4: A NEW BOUNTY IN TOWN
"I'm a bounty?"
//YURIY POV//
I walked through the wet grassy field, the rain still pounding into the ground with a fury The clouds' grays and blacks swirling together in a mass. The rain began to let up an hour after I'd ran out of the elevator. Stopping, I looked around, seeing a sign for Zenozurria. Zenozurria was completely different from Zenoshia. While Zenoshia was all cheap buildings, glass, marble and such. Zenozurria's buildings were all made of gold, silver, diamonds and other rare gems. I walked along the road, marveling at the buildings, even though I'd seen them dozens of times. The sun had come out, and was reflecting off of all the buildings, giving the city a natural glow. I spotted the familiar heading on one of the buildings 'IBHA.' 'International Bounty Hunter's Association' I stood in front of the silver plated building before deciding to go in. I walked through the jade doors, and into the oddly plain interior. A black gold service desk in the back of the abnormally large room was the only decoration. "Yuriy Ivanov; I need a list of current bounties." I told the middle-age woman behind the counter. She nodded, and handed me a long list of bounties. Hiwatari was at the top, big surprise… There was a name that jumped out at me, the name just below 'Kai Hiwatari' was 'Rei Kon'. Rei was a bounty, and a bounty with a lot of money on his head. 5,000,000$$.
//REI POV//
Running out of the elevator and building after Yuriy, I went my own way to clear my head...I walked around town, staring down at the muddy path. The rain reduced to a sprinkle and I looked at my surroundings, now able to see more than just my hand in front of my face. I was in front of a naturally made cave, home to bounties that didn't want to be found. I looked behind me and noticed I'd walked through the 'Forest of Wolves.' Getting it's name from the hundreds of wolves living in it. I walked toward the cave, still debating on if I should go in or not. When I got to the pitch blackness that was the cave's entrance, I decided to go in. I entered the cave and walked a half mile in pitch black...ness before I saw any light. I walked as quietly as I could to the source of the light, and came across a room full of bounties. Half were not worth a second thought and the other half had at least a million on their heads. I walked closer to see if I could hear what they were saying, and accidentally kicked a rock, hitting someone in the back of the head. The group turned around, most ignored me, including the one I'd hit, but one recognized me as Rei Kon, Bounty Hunter. He jumped up to come after me, but the one I'd hit held him back. "Chill out. He's one of us." He said, and I must admit, that confused me. "What do you mean I'm one of you?" I asked, stepping out of the shadows. He dug around his coat pocket and took out a piece of paper. Standing, he walked over and handed it to me.
'WANTED; Rei Kon; Dead or Alive; 5,000,000$$'
"I'm a bounty? What the hell did I do?" "You helped another bounty, Rei…You helped the most wanted bounty in the country…You helped me." Kai said, appearing behind me, "Give me the poster, Tyson." He demanded. Grumbling, Tyson shoved the wanted poster into Kai's hand. I gave Tyson a look over, a good 5 inches shorter than me. He wore a navy long sleeve shirt with a black vest. Navy jeans, black boots and a black and navy baseball cap, on backwards. "I don't want to see any of these things in here. Got it?" Everyone nodded and continued talking amongst themselves. "Tyson, go do something that doesn't annoy me." Kai told Tyson, who stuck his tongue out at Kai and walked off. "If I'm right. Your little boyfriend knows you're a bounty by now. I saw him walking toward Zenozurria when I was on my walk. They've got these posters up everywhere." "Come on, Kai. Get Tyson. We're going to my place to get my things. I can't put Yu in that kind of danger." Kai nodded and went to get Tyson. "Let's go." Tyson said when they returned. I nodded and the three of us walked toward the darkness that was the cave's exit.
//YURIY POV//
I ran back to Zenoshia as fast as I could. Ignoring the fact I was getting myself covered in mud. I came to the city's entrance and saw a wanted poster, for Rei. These people would hunt him down if he stayed here. I ran past everything to the apartment complex, everything around me a big black blur. I ran past the elevator and to the stairs. Being totally insane at the time, I ran up the stairs, all 20 flights. I opened the door that lead out onto the 20th floor and noticed the door to my apartment was open. Being completely insane, I ran past the elevator and into the apartment "Rei?" I called. Not getting a response, I walked into the bedroom and saw the closet door open, the right side bare. I walked into the bathroom, everything Rei owned was gone. Walking back into the bedroom I noticed a note on the side table and picked it up.
'Yuriy,
You know by now there's a bounty on my head.
You mean too much to me for me to put you in danger, so I'm leaving.
I'll be safe, don't worry about me too much, and don't come looking for me, no matter what you hear.
Lay off trying to get Kai, for me. I'll see you again, promise.
Love always,
Rei'
I wanted to just give up my life as a bounty hunter and live alone in a dark room 'til my Rei came back. But…If I did that I wouldn't be able to protect him. "Screw it all." I whispered, throwing myself on the bed, laying on Rei's side, the pillow still smelled like Rei. I closed my eyes and fell asleep, my dreams haunted by Rei.
//REI POV//
((About 5 minutes before Yuriy got to the apartment complex.))
Kai, Tyson and myself walked into my apartment. "Tyson, keep an eye out the window for a red blur, Kai pack my things, I need to write Yuriy a letter." The two nodded, and went to do their tasks. I went into the bathroom and took anything that was mine and put it into my black bag. Then got to work on the note, about half way through, Tyson screamed, "I saw it! A red blur headed to the entrance!" I wrote faster, or as fast as I could, Kai came in a few seconds later, "I'm done, Rei. Come on." I put down the pen and read over my note quickly. Nodding in approval, I set it down. We ran out the door, not bothering to close it and hit the elevator button. The doors opened up right as the stairway door opened with a loud bang. We jumped into the elevator and hit the button for the first floor. The doors closed just in time for me to see Yuriy run past them. "Wait for me." I whispered, before watching the passing floors light up above the door.
