Chapter four:
The two reach the location and find a man who has on a rather worn baseball cap and a purple button up t-shirt as well as purple pants.
The man is grinning widely and he has a device in his hand. He laughs. "Soon I will give the signal to my remote controlled aircraft and all you folks here will have to deal with wet clothes when water is poured on you! Mwhahaha!"
"Oh no!" There is gasps.
"Not if we can help it!" X-ray says as he and Vav move forward.
The villain turns to them. "Ah. I get to coat you in water too?" He chuckles. "Oh I will enjoy this!"
X-ray sends a blast at the villain as he moves to push the button and it knocks it out of his hand.
"No!" The villain chases after the remote but it crashes onto the ground breaking. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?"
Vav grabs the villain restraining him.
"Well done." X-ray says smiling only to frown when Vav doesn't even turn to look to him.
Vav takes the villain off over to the police that are nearby.
X-ray blinks in confusion. "What's up with him? Vav is never this quiet." He moves to follow but Vav leaves heading off somewhere. "Vav? What's going on?" He asks no one in particular. He decides that he will find out for himself. He heads to the apartment for now to wait for Vav as he has no idea where his friend went off to. He almost runs into Vav on the way there. "Vav. It's good I found you." He begins as he reaches towards the other but Vav just kinda shrugs him off then continues off wherever he's going. He watches feeling a little hurt. "Vav…?"
Vav refused to talk to X-ray throughout the entire day and as night comes upon them X-ray has had enough.
In the apartment X-ray approaches Vav so he is blocking the way to the front door.
"Enough is enough." X-ray says a little sharply out of frustration from today. "Vav! Tell me what's wrong! I'm your friend!"
"Friend!?" Vav says with a slight growl as his eyes narrow in anger. "FRIENDS!? I highly doubt that!"
"Vav? What happened? What did I do?" X-ray asks feeling hurt and confused now.
"You know what you did!" Vav spits in anger. "Don't you play bloody innocent with me! You're not my friend! I'd never be friends with someone like you!"
"Vav-" X-ray is cut off as Vav continues.
"I can't believe I trusted you! And it was all for nothing! That so called friendship meant nothing to you! I wish I had never met you! Especially now that I know you betrayed me for the Mad King! How could you side with him! I should have noticed that you were his spy! You traitor! I saw you with him and you were rather friendly with him making it all the more obvious!"
"Wait! Vav!" X-ray begins as he realizes what Vav is talking about. "You don't understand-"
"There is nothing to understand!" Vav snaps back. "The Mad King is just a filthy villain and now it seems that you are as well!"
X-ray clenches his hands into fists as everything boils over. "You don't know him!" He snaps back.
"I do know him! He's nothing but a criminal! That's all he will ever be!"
"You aren't giving him a chance! He is different! He has changed!"
"Villains don't change!" Vav growls.
"They can!" X-ray counters.
"No! They can't!"
Ash, Hilda and Rusty walk in and Hilda is about to say something when they notice the two glaring at each other as the argument continues.
"You aren't even giving it a chance!" X-ray almost yells.
"There is no point in it! I know what will happen!" Vav snarls back. "That never changes!"
"I can't believe you." X-ray growls lowly as the other three move a little more into the apartment now worried about whatever this fight is about.
"No." Vav's eyes are as narrowed as they can be in rage. "I can't believe you!"
X-ray turns away letting his eyes be hidden by the shadows cast from his bangs and walks away only to stop once his back to all four that are watching him. He slightly moves his head as if to glance back but he doesn't show his face. He then turns away only to run off.
"X-ray!" Ash calls but X-ray is gone. She turns to Vav. "What was that about!?" She demands.
Vav looks away then retreats to his room.
"This doesn't look good." Hilda sighs. "What could they be arguing about now?"
Meanwhile….
X-ray runs away from the apartment as tears run down his cheeks. He couldn't look at Vav before he left because he didn't want the other to have the satisfaction of seeing his tears. He keeps running until he has to stop to catch his breath even as his breath is also mixed with sobs, placing a hand on the wall. "I… I can't believe it… My friend… Wouldn't listen…." He sobs then leans his body against the wall staying for a few moments before pushing himself away after crying for a bit and heading off to the only place he can think of going to. He makes it and lets himself in locking the door behind him. He heads to where he knows the bedroom is sniffling every now and again and he opens the door and finds a shape laying on the bed under the covers. He sniffles and heads inside climbing into bed next to the other.
The Mad King blinks his eyes open to half way. He had thought that maybe X-ray was going to stay with Vav tonight as it had gotten a little late. "Ray?" He questions then his eyes widen and open more as he realizes that X-ray is still crying a little. He quickly wraps his arms around the other pulling him close. "What's wrong? What happened?" He asks rather worried now.
X-ray snuggles closer and places his hands on the others chest. "I don't want to talk now." He says. "Can we just lay here? I'll tell you tomorrow."
"Okay." The Mad King keeps him close and X-ray's eyes flutter shut letting himself relax in the others embrace. He strokes his raven fiancée's back gently to help him calm down and keeps going as X-ray relaxes as even the sniffling comes to a stop. He keeps going until the other is asleep then he gently plays with X-rays soft hair. "I wonder what happened." He says mostly to himself in a whisper tone then he closes his eyes deciding to let tomorrow come much quicker. He eventually drifts off feeling better to have the raven in his arms.
The next day…..
X-ray and the Mad King are sitting in the living room as the Mad King listens to what X-ray has to say.
"Vav knows… And he won't let go of this belief that I'm a traitor. A spy." X-ray says. "He won't listen. He doesn't even see me as a friend anymore."
The Mad King pulls him close until he is sitting on his lap. "It'll be okay." He shushes the other. "He just doesn't understand."
X-ray leans his head against the Mad King's chest with half open eyes.
"No matter what he says or tries it doesn't have to change us."
X-ray closes his eyes softly mentally agreeing that yeah no matter what others think it shouldn't change them. He smiles softly glad to have the Mad King who truly loves him.
The Mad King runs his fingers through the ravens hair. "It'll be okay."
….
Things have been rather peaceful over the past week.
Vav has been avoiding almost everyone and X-ray has mostly been staying in the Mad King's home.
The Mad King has stepped out deciding to get something special to eat as X-ray is still reeling from the hurt of losing his bestest friend. He's been doing his best to help and this has shown to be helping even as X-ray still needs some time.
"You."
The Mad King stops and turns finding Vav glaring at him. "What can I do you for?" He asks with a hint of anger in his tone.
"I want to know what you are planning with this whole thing between you and X-ray." Vav demands.
"That is simple." The Mad King says. "I am planning to keep him as my own."
"There's more to it! Isn't there!?" Vav demands. "You have some evil scheme up your sleeve! I'm right aren't I!? That's why you made X-ray into a traitor! It's always for evil for those like you! Once a villain always a villain."
The Mad King glares at Vav. "How shallow." He hisses. "No wonder my dear rose was so upset." He moves a few steps closer keeping his gaze locked with Vav's as they glare at each other. "You only expect evil and that I have made evil plans. Not giving one a chance to redeem themselves it seems." He narrows his eyes. "And I will have you know that X-ray agreed to be mine. He came to that choice on his own and I don't plan on making him regret it."
"No. I know there is something more than what you show! You are planning something behind that fake kindness!"
"Listen here." The Mad King growls. "Don't make fucking assumptions Vav and stop trying grab at straws that aren't even there. I'm already displeased that you hurt him. But I'll tell you one thing. I want him to be happy. Thus… You're lucky that it might hurt him even more if I just attacked you so I will walk away from this and I hope you stop being so shallow. That you open your eyes to realize that the truth is only simple as that we want to be together." He turns away. "Now if you'll excuse me I have some things to pick up." He heads off with that only pausing to say a few last words before continuing to head off. "And may I say that I hope you don't hurt him anymore than you already have."
"MAD KING!" Vav shouts but the Mad King continues to walk away. He doesn't follow as his body won't respond to his brain telling him to chase after the Mad King. He stays there even as the rain begins to come in almost pouring rain.