A/N: I've just realized I haven't specifically said it, but Ciel, Harry and Robin are all around 12-13 looking. And Slade, Tom and Sebastian all look to be in their late twenties. And it's Saturday! Woo! Enjoy!
Torn in Between
As the first rays of sun spilled through the small cracks of the food hut, Robin stood up stretching. He glanced around the room again, still dark but the outside was slowly lightening up. "Ready?" was the first thing he heard, Robin turned to Sebastian internally groaning, but otherwise nodded to the other man. "Shall we then?" Sebastian opened the door, gesturing for Robin to go out first. 'Did he even rest at all?' he thought to himself.
Robin was about to point out that it would be dangerous 'for a child' to go out there first but then just kept his mouth shut, it could backfire on him. He walked to the open door, using his instincts and years of training to check for any threats.
Both made their way out, not really sure where to go from there. No clues were inside the little hut either, so they were in the dark about anything. Robin decided to go through the parks path and see if any would lead to a decent looking street or any clues as to where they are.
Sebastian watched the other boy, he didn't know what to make of him, his reaction to his height made him curious. 'Perhaps where he comes from, he is in a different form' he thought to himself following after the child. He kept his ears open for any threats or anything that would be useful. They had been walking down the path for about twenty minutes when they came across a vine covered sign.
'Cavern Cross Roads Ahead! Bezugles and Wolves hunt around there, Beware!' Sebastian read out loud. "What on earth are Bezugles?" Robin asked turning to the elder. Sebastian shrugged "My guess would be as good as yours, I myself have never heard of theses, Bezugles. Wolves on the other hand I am acquainted with." Robin shook his head but kept walking ahead, at least going this way he had an idea of what was lurking around. Even if he didn't know what it was per say…
The trees began to change from being sparsely spaced to clustered. The top of the trees were dead but brown and yellow leaves still grew on them. A snap of a twig was heard behind them, both swerved around trying to see if they could find the source. Robin unconsciously drew closer to Sebastian, straining to hear anymore noises. "Perhaps it was just a lone wolf?" Sebastian didn't sound to sure himself.
Robin eyed him up but continued walking. "If you think so" he muttered, not bothering to hide his unease. They walked a few more minutes and saw a clearing up ahead. "What do you think's over there?" both peered behind some thick thorny bushes looking to the hive looking caves. Sebastian's sardonically replied "Bezugles." The younger boy sighed. 'Well, its not like this whole world isn't a danger, may as well see if i can get a good vantage point from up there'
Robin scoped the thirty feet or so of dead grass and the ten feet lit up into the cave. Without giving the older man an idea of what he was going to do he sprung up and ran towards the cave, a sigh the only thing he heard behind him. "Don't stop running!" he heard the man shout behind him, and out of impulse turned his head to look back his eyes widening at the large beast running after them.
When he was a few feet from the cave he tripped over his leggings, face planting into the hard dirt. He was hastily lifted up and carried quickly into the cave, he was able to see the giant furry beast gaining on them. He felt Sebastian swerve around hearing him mutter a bit. "Hold on" he muttered tightening his hold on Robin and ran up a wall and over the beast.
Robin's head was filled with vertigo from defying gravity. He felt the older man run faster and the pounding steps of the beast tampered off. After another few minutes of aimless running he came to a stop. He was breathing a little heavy but otherwise looked unperturbed. He set Robin down as he settled himself. Robin swayed a bit, 'I'm taking to many hits to the head' he thought mulishly.
The cave was nearly pitch black, only thin wick candles randomly placed let any glow. They heard some running footsteps echoing from every direction and then some yells of terror. Both looked to each other before walking towards where they thought the screams came from.
The twin screams soon flittered off into one muttering childish voice. It didn't sound like they were close yet, the twisting long endless path made it difficult to find whoever else was there. But in their mutual silence, both decided not to call out, it might be a trick. They came across another fork two arrow signs pointing to each. The left one said: Below Seers, and the right: Above Crawlers.
"Which should we take" Robin whispered. Right after both heard giggles behind them. They tensed, quickly turning to see nothing but the flickering shadows of the candles. "Right behind you" a creepy voice whispered. Robin swirled looking every way, seeing nothing. "Look up, hehe~" Sebastian too was looking everywhere, he could hear whatever they were shifting around but couldn't see them.
He neared the boy, these things were beyond his recognition. "Aww, they're no fun," "they're not screaming like the others" two voices spoke from behind them but whenever they looked there was no one there. Robin yelped as something scratched his arm, he looked to it seeing a few jagged nail looking marks, making him bleed.
He put his back against Sebastian, getting angry "Show yourselves you cowards!" he yelled. He stood in a defencive stance, hoping to be ready for whatever came out. "But that wouldn't be fun" "No, not at all. We need to hear your screams!" The last one yelled. Then suddenly two disgusting, green, maggot infested, rotting corpses appeared in front of them both. A young girl maybe around fifteen appeared to Sebastian and a boy around the same age as well appeared in front of Robin.
When they smiled in place of teeth, nails, thorns and glass took place, blood was smeared all over their clothes. "Didn't anyone ever tell you it was rude to stare?" The girl asked. "I don't think so, oh well, just for us" he boy cackled, his voice hard and gravelly like his throat was broken. "And what is it you wish to have from us?" Sebastian asked, he had never been in the presence of these creatures, they aren't just corpses, they are another entity altogether.
"It's not what we wish to have" the boy said, the girl following right after "It's what we're going to get" both lunged towards them. Sebastian fought off, the ghouls he'll call for now, the girl. She was surprisingly strong but he noticed if he scratched her with his nails, her skin would fall off.
... or whatever was left of it.
Robin on the other hand was having a little more difficulty. The zombie, as he's calling it, was strong and doing everything he could to make sure Robin fell. When Robin tried to punch him in the stomach, the zombie caught his arm twisting it until a terrible crack sounded. Robin tried to keep in his shout of pain quiet but when the boy took a bite out of him he couldn't keep it in.
His scream distracted Sebastian who was having a hard time as it was with the other creature, so it took its chance and bit him in his neck. She didn't let go no matter how much Sebastian tried to pry her off. She began to drool black tar looking stuff into him, making his movements sluggish, until he eventually blacked out.
The same happened to Robin, the zombie didn't let go once he bit into him and began to drool the same black tar like stuff into him too. Robin tried fighting him off, but the venom he was doused with was kicking in. His vision began to blackout, but before he fully went unconscious, he felt another bite at his neck, a jolting pain like acid feeling flittered through his veins.
The two creatures looked down at their new fun. Their forms slowly began to change, the rotting flesh and putrid smell was covered by the false skin that grew over the dead. "I wonder if we will be able to catch the other ones too~" the boy asked cheerily. "Possibly, let's go find out". With that both picked up the two bodies and skipped off into the dark tunnels.
..."Maybe there'll be enough for dinner tomorrow? Its been a long time since we've had a good meal...~" were the only parting words.
