Hello0o~!
Yet another chapter to be posted! :3
I would like to say to the Anonymous reviewer that I shall work harder on capitalizing my "i's (:
Sorry for not doing it before! I get how its distracting, It shall be fixed
Anyways~! Onwards with the chapter! *^*
~Dinasaurs-go-rawr
Harry woke up in a daze. For the moment he looked up at the tree above him wondering how he got there, until realization hit. He sat up and looked around. The horses were where they were before, and Conrad was sitting beside a tree farther away. Suddenly Harry felt frustration.
He then got out of the bunk and walked over to Conrad. On hearing Harrys footsteps, he turned around with a smile only to see Harry glaring at him.
"Why didn't you wake me up for my watch?" Harry asked frustrated,
"You needed the rest." He replied calmly, standing up slowly.
Harry frowned, "I'm fine Conrad. You need sleep as much as I do." He said in exasperation, "You should have woken me up."
Conrad sighed quietly, but nodded slowly, "If that is what you would like, than I will do so."
Harry nodded, "Good." He said relieved, He started walking towards the horses, "Since you were awake all night, tonight I will take watch, and you can sleep." He called back with a half-smile. Conrad opened his mouth to object but Harry was already talking.
"No buts." He said fully smiling, "Its only fair. You're just going to have to deal with it."
Conrad made a noise of exasperation, but didn't disagree.
Harry then sat himself down next to the horses, watching as Conrad made his way over to sit beside him. Harry could feel a blush creep onto his face as Conrad settled down beside him. He sat close enough that there shoulders were brushing, and Harry felt tingles move up his arm with every time they touched. Harry found himself wishing that he could touch more of him, could smell his sweet scent again. However, Harry found that he couldn't, not without making him seem like some lovesick teenager. Woah,
Lovesick? Harry thought in confusion. Harry was trying to get rid of his thoughts when Conrad spoke from beside him.
"Would you like some breakfast?" He asked with his usual smile,
Harry couldn't help but notice just how close they were. He could notice his clear brown eyes with every little silver speck. He liked how they tended to twinkle when he smiled. However, it wasn't like Dumbledores twinkle, it was much more pure. With an inward shake of his head Harry answered with a smile of him own,
"Yeah sure."
Conrad reached toward his horse and grabbed the bag that he had taken with him. He reached his hand inside and took out some fruit, bread and cheese. Harry looked at the food and he could her his stomach rumble. He hadn't eaten since they were at the castle. Conrad handed Harry over some of his share and they ate in silence. After they were done, Conrad passed some apples to the horses and they packed up the camp.
"Do you have any ideas of where to go now?" Conrad asked looking at Harry,
"Well we should probably go to a few towns and ask around. We could also send another message to Yozak to meet us so we won't waste more time trying to figure out what the symbol means." Harry said thinking it over
Conrad smiled at him and mounted his horse, "Sounds like a plan."
Harry nodded and mounted his own, leading them out onto the road yet again.
When they got to the road, they turned and went on there way towards the next town. While Harry was riding he realized something. He didn't really know much about Conrad, or his past. All he really knew was he had 2 half-brothers, he is the godfather to the maou and he has a flower named after him. It wasn't much to go by, so Harry thought about something to say, or ask. However, he was drawing a blank. Finally he settled for,
"Whats your favorite colour?" Harry asked. He mentally kicked himself for such a lame question, but it was the only thing he could think of.
Conrad looked over at him smiling amused, "Pardon?" He asked,
Harry felt himself blush, but he ignored it and continued, "I realized I don't know much about you.." He trailed off watching Conrad nod in understanding,
"Ah, i see." He murmured, "As for my favorite colour, I don't have one. I like all colours the same." He gave Harry a side look,
"Whats your favorite?" He then asked
Harry smiled, happy that he had answered his question, and he answered honestly, "I don't normally pay attention to colours unless I have to, so I guess my answer would be the same answer as yours."
Conrad smiled, "What else would you like to know?" He then asked,
Harry didn't know what to ask first. So many questions were popping in and out of his head. Conrad looked at Harry and sensed his dilemma, so he began at the beginning.
"I was born in Shin Makoku. My mother was the maou at that time as you know, and my father was a human. Sir Dunheely Weller." He said, " My father died of old age when I was younger, but he was a great man. He was also known as a great swordsman. He helped me learn to use a sword. Gunter had also taught me at an academy, but I was not happy with it. When I was 16 I decided to live as a mazoku and started my life as a knight in the kingdom, serving whichever maou was in power, which was still my mother."
Harry listened to everything Conrad said with his full attention. He had wanted to know about Conrad, and now he was. He had felt a little weird at first, learning about it, but after awhile he got lost in his talking.
"Ohh.. "Harry murmured afterwards. He didn't really know what to say.
Conrad looked towards him with a gentle smile, "Have you remembered anything about your past yet?" He asked
Harry frowned at the turn of events. He had to somehow tell the truth, while hiding his true identity.
"Um, I was an only child," Harry began, "From some of the information my nightmares give me, my parents had both died when I was little so, I grew up with some relatives. Although, they didn't like me that much so they would usually pretend I didn't exist." He said with a frown.
Harry was trying to find a way to make his life sound better than it actually was, but it wasn't turning out that way. Most of his life was depressing, and Harry couldn't help it. He tryed to make it seem like he was trying hard to remember most of his 'lost' memorys. At some points Harry thought that he was going to be called out on his bluff, but he wasn't. Harry looked over at Conrad and saw a look of sympathy there,
"Im sorry." He said kindly,
"Its not your fault." Harry said uncomfortably. He didn't like these moments. He didn't understand why people always felt the need to apologize for what had happened to other people during there lives. Its not like they could control that went on, so why apologize?
"I know." Conrad murmured, "But im sorry it happened."
Harry frowned, "Me too."
They rode in silence for a bit more. Harry looked up at the sky to find they had been riding for a long time, it was already afternoon. He then realized how worn out he was for riding all morning. It must have been time to stop for lunch because Fawkes started getting impatient.
Harry looked over at Conrad, "Do you think we should stop for a break now?" He asked
Conrad looked over at him and smiled, "If you would like. The town is just up the road."
Harry nodded and dismounted his horse bringing him into a nearby clearing near the road. Conrad dismounted beside him and followed him. Harry laid down on the grass with a sigh. It felt good laying in the shade. Fawkes started grazing the grass with the other horse as Conrad sat beside him. He got lunch out and they ate in peace. After they were finished they packed up and left for the road again.
When Conrad said that the town was just up the road, he was right. They hadn't traveled very far when it came into view. Harry had passed through it on the way to Blood Pledge Castle. It was an average town, but smaller. There was a bunch of people outside buying things from the markets around. When they got to the edge of the town they had a stable with some horses in it.
Conrad dismounted, and brought his horse over to the man at the stable. Harry quickly dismounted and followed him over to find that this was a holding place for horses, when they were not being used. Conrad gave the man some money and they were able to put there horses in the stables.
Harry then walked with Conrad towards the inner part of the town.
"Where would you like to go first?" Harry asked
Conrad looked around before turning to Harry, "Lets try asking one of the marketers if they have heard anything about the bandits. It will be quicker if we both choose a person to question. After that, we'll have to wait and see."
Harry nodded, and they looked for the best person. In the end, they walked up to a man selling different items, from swords, to clothes, to jewelry. He didn't seem to have any customers at that moment and looked nice enough to answer a few questions.
Harry walked up and pretended to look around. The man at the counter looked up and walked over with a smile on his face,
"Can I help you with anything?" He asked polity,
Harry looked up, "Maybe. I was looking for a gift for my sister, and was wondering if there was any jewelry you might have." He lied,
The man smiled kindly, "Well we have an assortment of necklaces, in different colours and shapes. Though we don't have much, we had recently went through a burglary." He finished with a frown.
Harry let out a small gasp of surprise "That doesn't sound very good at all. Do you think it could be the work of bandits?" He asked curiously,
The man shrugged, "It could be. I've been hearing that some of the booths along this street have been getting a lot of items stolen also."
"Woah." Harry said, "Well I hope everything returns to you soon."
"Thank you." He said kindly, "Have a nice day."
Harry gave the man one last smile before walking away toward Conrad. Conrad was talking to a middle aged women at a fruit stand. The conversation was already ending when Harry got there.
"Oh is this your Husband?" The Women asked eagerly as Harry walked up. Harry wasn't sure what he had heard. He was sure
that she had just called him Conrads husband. He blinked a couple times, and opened his mouth to respond but Conrad was already talking.
"Yes, this is Harry." He said with a smile putting an arm around Harrys waist.
Harry didn't know what was going on. He could feel his face growing red, as much as he tried to stop it. He liked how Conrads arm fit perfectly around him, and was warm and comfortable. Just as Harry was thinking these things, Conrad gave him a small squeeze, and Harry realized what it ment, "Just go with it." He heard Conrads voice telling him.
Harry put on a bright smile and turned to the lady, "Its nice to meet you." He said kindly,
The lady blushed, "Oh, you're such a cute couple." She gushed, "I hope everything goes well, have a good day!"
Conrad smiled "You too." Before leading him and Harry away. As they were walking Conrad slowly let his hand fall, and Harry frowned a little inside. Harry tried to ignore that, and turned towards Conrad,
"Sorry about that." Conrad said, "Its the easiest story to come up with that story for people."
"Its alright." Harry said reassuringly, "I understand."
Conrad nodded, "We should probably find an Inn to sleep. We can talk about what we found out in there." He said
"Okay." Harry said.
They walked for a bit longer until they eventually found one. They walked inside to find a cozy room. There were some interesting people sitting around, but Harry tried to not pay attention to them. Harry walked ahead, and they made it to the front counter where a young women was writing in a book. As they walked up, she looked up, blushing with a smile.
"Hello." She said, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Harry gave her a smile of his own and answered, "Yes, Is it possible for us to get a room?" He asked politely "Preferably with 2 beds" He then added thinking of Conrad.
The women pursed her lips and looked down at the book she had in front of her, "I'm sorry, but we only have rooms with one bed." She looked apologetic at them,
Harry turned to Conrad, "What would you like to do then..?"
Conrad hesitated but answered, "It doesn't matter to me. I don't mind having to share."
Harry nodded and turned back to the women with a bright smile, "Could we have a room then?" He asked
The women blushed more at his smile and answered a bit breathlessly, "Of course." She then opened a drawer in the desk and picked out a set of keys which she gave to Harry with shaking fingers. "That will be $20 a night." She continued looking more at Harry.
Conrad nodded, "That will be fine." He then handed over the money, which the women took.
"Its right upstairs to your right." She said smiling more at him,
Harry nodded, "Have a good night." He said before walking towards the stairs. As Harry was walking up the stairs he sighed. He didn't know why the women started acting that way. He was just trying to be polite.
They got to the room quickly enough. The room was an average size with a dresser, desk, wardrobe and a bed in the middle. The bed could fit both Harry and Conrad easy, so it took a little of Harrys worry away. Conrad sat on the bed and turned to look at Harry,
"Since we are most likely safe here, there won't be any need for a guard." He said,
Harry had to agree with him and nodded, "Alright."
He then awkwardly sat down at the other end of the bed, trying his best to ignore the fact that Conrad was sleeping next to him. He then laid down and got under the covers and closed his eyes. He could feel Conrad slowly slip in beside him and felt his face grow hot.
"You looked confused about how that women was acting around you." Conrad said suddenly from the other side of the bed.
Harry opened frowned, "I was. I don't get why she would act that way, all I was doing was being polite." He said,
He could feel Conrad laugh lightly, "You don't understand the impact you have on people." He said
Harry felt his frown deepen and asked, "What do you mean?"
"You have an aura of a leader Harry. When you talk, people listen to you. Another thing that might help with the other fact is that
you're quite handsome." Conrad said calmly.
Harry felt himself blush even more. Conrad had just called him handsome. His mind was at a complete standstill. He was happy that he was facing the wall instead of Conrad, so he didn't see his face.
"Oh.." Harry murmured not knowing what to say. He waited for Conrad to say something, but all he got in return was slow breathing. Conrad was already asleep.
Harry then closed his eyes once again, and fell asleep with a smile on his face.