Look guys ! double figures! Honestly I thought I would have given up by now, but I'm enjoying writing it and it makes me feel productive and people reading chapters makes me really happy so thanks. ^_^ Swearing up ahead.
(Matt POV)
"Matt! Will you get your fucking ass down here before we're late and knowing your bitch of a girlfriend, she won't let us in if we're not on time." Al screams from downstairs. I look over at the clock in my room it's only ten past six and I smile at the image I have in my head of a chibi (Name) standing one side of a gate laughing at a chibi Al jumping up and down with various sized anger marks around his head who is stuck on the other side. I suppose I had better start to get ready. When I am ready I go downstairs to find Al pacing by the front door with a very excited Oliver waiting with him. I glare at the Brit.
"You do realize you aren't coming with us right? (Name) doesn't want anything to do with you, you deranged loon." Instead of getting upset like he normally does, a coy smile appears on his face.
"(Name) is a nice girl and called the house phone earlier to speak to me and tell me to give my list of things I want to you to take tonight and here it is." He holds up a neatly folded piece of pink paper in his hand.
"She also told me if you and Al are mean to me that I should tell her and she would deal with you, I made her and Alex cupcakes please take them with you and have fun." Oliver thrusts a big plastic container at Al and then ushers us both out of the door and we get into my truck and start to follow (Name)'s awfully drawn map complete with a cartoon of my truck.
It seems (Name) is not as perfect as I had first thought because after twenty minutes of driving any shred of civilisation is gone and all there is are trees and a windy country road.
"You know bro, two thoughts are in my head right now." I smirk at Al.
"Steady on, a single thought alone gives you a headache." He narrows his red eyes at me.
"Shut up and here me out. Either (Name) really is a bitch and is playing a trick on us. Or she is intentionally bringing us into the middle of nowhere to murder us because we know about her family." I bring my truck to an abrupt stop.
"Are you fucking serious? (Name) wouldn't do that to me, you perhaps, but don't joke about that, she is my girlfriend." I do however feel slightly on edge as I start the truck again. (Name) is amazing at manipulating people and lulling them into false security. I tighten my grip on the steering wheel and check the mirror to see my hockey stick and Al's bat in the back in case we need them. However I relax when we turn a corner and a long wall that reaches easily twelve feet into the air stands out against the green forest. When we come to a large cast iron gate there is a watchman's cabin next to it, so we get out and walk up to it. Behind the gate, there is a long, concrete driveway leading up to a modest sized stone house.
We are met by an Asian man in a pinstriped suit.
"I'm sorry gentlemen this forest is private property and I have to ask you to leave as my master is not the most hospitable of men. However if you are lost I can point you in the right direction." Al takes a step forward.
"We ain't lost man, we're here to see (Name) (Surname), she invited us and lover boy wants to see his girlfriend." He says whilst gesturing at me. The man scoffs.
"(Name)-sama wouldn't be caught around people such as yourselves and the head of security gave no warning of guests so I will ask once more nicely. Please leave." Instead of what doing what the man says, we both move closer.
"Listen as pissed as I am, we don't want any trouble as it would make a bad impression, but we are coming in whether I have to use my fucking truck to take down the gate." I seethe at the man, who then promptly draws a gun from his belt.
"You will stand back sir or I will shoot you." He says while removing the safety.
" Hiro- san? I heard yelling while I was in the garden, is there a problem?" I breathe I sigh of relief when I see (Name) emerge from around the corner in a pair of dungaree shorts with (F/C) converse.
" Nothing I can't deal with (Name)-sama, just two delinquents saying they were invited." (Name) looks at us and grins, then goes over to the wall and pushes a button to open the gates.
"That's right, they were invited. Grandfather wanted to meet them. Hey guys, sorry about this. Hiro-san, Zoren was supposed to give you warning of their arrival." The Asian man nods.
"Forgive me he did not." she smiles at him.
"Don't worry, Zoren's the one that is in the wrong, I'll deal with him later." I do feel happy about this, there's something about the Zoren character I don't like and I'm sure as hell that hates me. Before anything else is done, a woman's voice is heard in the distance.
"Miss (Name), Yora is eating your dahlias again. What should I do?" (Name) groans.
"Again. You two don't move from this spot til I get back." She starts walking in the direction of the woman's voice grumbling under her breath. "Stupid furball, what the hell is an animal of his species eating my frigging flowers for?"
When (Name) comes back into view, she keeps stopping and turning around calling something in Russian in a voice you might speak to a child in. When she reaches us (Name) crouches down and calls one more time and then a small tiger cub comes round the corner and runs into her arms.
"Holy shit! You have a tiger? Was a dog too lower class for you?" Al asks as she stands up.
"Yeh I do and he is called Yora, we own an estate in Siberia and his mother was killed by a poacher so he and his sister have come to live with us. Problem?" She laughs at our expressions.
"Anyway if you leave the truck here I'll show you guys the outside before we go inside, this way first." She puts Yora down and links her fingers in mine and practically pulls me along.
(Your POV)
You had been nervous about their visit for the whole day, not just the fear of Matt and Al judging you by your lifestyle, but also the prospect that your Grandpa might try something.
"Now if you look to your left you will notice a stone house. This is not our house this is where the staff live and relax during the weekends when they don't work." You say in your best tour guide accent.
"You have staff ? How many?" Says Matt as the garage comes into site.
"Not as many as you may think, the housekeeper, the cook, the groundsman, grandpa has a driver and then you have the security team. Over there is the garage and then underneath there's the shooting range and weapon room." In typical boy fashion, both Matt and Al's faces light up at the idea of cars and weapons, so when you reach the garage you type in the pin on the door and gesture for them to go in first so they try to shove past each other through the door. After a rather amusing argument over which car in the garage was better, you cough gently and ask them if they wanna go downstairs. When you reach the bottom of the stairs you place your hand on the pad and it lights up green when your identification is accepted.
"This is so fucking awesome, I feel like a spy or something." Yells Al as you turn on the lights of the room and the seemingly endless rows of various weapons are revealed.
"Okay children, pick something shiny and then we can go in the other room to try it out. You roll your eyes when they both go for the Kalashnikov.
" Boys! Stop bickering and put the Kalashnikov down, you don't know how hard they are to find, let alone steal." They both look at you and you sigh.
"Grandpa said if I wanted one I had to get it myself. Anyway time's a wasting people, let's go we can come back later." You say pushing them out the door. When you are outside again you point at another building that has a wooden structure.
"That is the pool and changing room. It's really cool because we modified it, now our pool can become an ice rink when we miss Russia." You start walking away loving the amazed expressions on there faces. With the boys in tow you start walking to the house and find Yora along the way in the flower beds. "This gentlemen is the final stop of the outside tour, it is an 16th century house, built by a visiting Russian that brought along his own European architecture." You turn round and see both boys with their mouths wide open.
"This is not a house, it's a fucking castle, you have the most awesome home ever." Al practically screams at you and rushes inside.
You look down sadly, This building doesn't count as a home. You feel Matt wrap his arms around you and you lean into him.
"Something is wrong and you're gonna tell me, is Al too Al-like, I could knock him down a peg or two if you want, I have my hockey stick." You pull away from him and take his hand and walk up the steps.
"It's not Al. He just said the word home and it got me thinking. Home is a word I have never considered this place to be. A home is where families do family things and I haven't had that in a long time, I mean sure I have Alex and I love him to pieces, but Grandfather is never around and people come and go all the time and it's more like a business centre than a home." He nods, you know he doesn't know what to say so you hug him.
"Let's go find Al before he breaks something." You eventually find Al with Alex in the game's room and decide it's better to just leave them to it and continue to show Matt the rest of the house.
"This hall leads to the west wing of the house, where business matters lie. Down here is Grandfather's quarters, his study, record room, meeting room, the 'Guest' room and here we have the lab." You stop by a door and type in a code.
"You should have a list for me from Oliver, feel free to look around but please don't touch I don't want you to die in here." Matt smiles and starts wondering round the room as you collect things for Oliver. You both seem to finish at the same time.
"Right, before we go, show me the coolest thing in here, most useful and the most dangerous." Matt asks and you smirk and look round the room.
"In my opinion, the coolest thing is this." You hold up a small metallic devise and give it to him.
"What exactly is this?" You take it back from him.
"This is something Zoren invented. If you activate it, it can dismantle any gun in a 50 metre radius. Never know in this business when you need that kind of thing." He nods and you put it back.
"The most useful, is a combination of this wrist thingy and that tube of purple liquid. The liquid is poisonous and turns into a gas the moment it comes into contact with oxygen. The thing on the wrist protects the wearer, the gas won't kill but it paralyzes giving you time to kill or escape." You walk up to Matt and he asks what the most dangerous thing is. You take another step closer to him and practically whisper "The most dangerous thing in here is me." Then you laugh and kiss him.
"Come on, I'll show you where the real danger is in this place." You exit the lab and walk to the 'guest' room.
"This is where grandfather entertains people that have annoyed him, we're not going in, but pray to God you don't ever see the inside." He looks at the door and back at you.
"Well then let's hope I don't piss him off any time soon then." You smile and you both lean in for a kiss. However you are interrupted by your Grandfather coming out of his study on the phone. He spots you and tells the person on the phone to give him a minute.
"(Name) the phone call is for you, it's Anna." You face lights up, Anna was your best friend in Moscow and you eagerly take the phone and walk in to his study. Sadly at this point you completely forget of what you said to Matt earlier and leave him in the hallway, alone at the mercy of your Grandfather.
Disclaimer- I own nothing but the story line, however if anyone knows where I can get a Kalashnikov, said information would be appreciated.