CHAPTER 9 – Closed with Feelings

Mathias was waking up slowly with headache. He didn't know where he was, he tried to move, but he could not. He felt, his hands are tied back. His head was on some kind of clothes. He tried to look around, but it was hard, but he could see where his head was on. It belonged to someone, who was closed up into same cage. Yes, both of them were in same cage now. He tried to sit up without luck.
He recognize where he was and he knew what could happened. He had to be hit by someone, and he knew whe is could be. When he was unconscious, he had to be closed up next to the Troll.
Tino was sleeping, leaning to the cage's pillar. He looked very pieceful. Mathias didn't want to wake him up and stayed in that strange position, lying on Tino's thighs. He had nothing else to do but looking out of his head. He was listening to Tino's breathing.
The Morning was here, the room was getting lighter by time, the broken door let coming a lot of lights in. Mathias still looked to one side at the wall, when he heard, Tino was waking up. He was watching to same side, where he suddenly saw, Tino's tail started moving by itself. It was him smile. Mathias moved his head, and the tail did as well. It was like a cat's tail. If you pat a cat, its tail starts moving too. (it is true)
Tino was waking up slowly and he looked down at Mathias, hoping something good. Mathias tried to sit up and Tino helped him as he could.
- If you untie me, I can try to kick the pillars off.
Tino was shaking his head.
- He be smart. He tie hand mine to pillars.
- Damn.
- We have time
- What for?
- He come. Yesterday come for me afternoon. He show me to humans. They not care me. They not stone me. They care I live or I die.
- How did he catch you? You told me you can protect yourself!
- Days ago, in night. I sleep in little cave I hear noises. Man voice and a woman voice I know. I get up and see it. Woman be Ais mother. You remember? He be with me in lake.
- Yes, I remember him
- when I arrive I watch. They argue. Man be angry and ask mother to give Ais to him or he kill. Mother protect her son. Man kill. I be scared but I go help Ais. I not ge-… giv-… give Ais to Man. Ais run away.
- I've met him; he stayed near by his mother's body.
- I hear his help all night. He get help because he stop it.
- I heard nothing.
- Human ear cannot hear. – Tino turned his head aside. – this be different, we hear you not. His ear be longer, I ear be normal. The small ear be like human and hear nothing but animal. Long ear help to hear help voice. He can do voice. I can not.
- But I've heard his mother
- I think not. Human can hear not.
- What happened between you and him? I'm sorry to interrupt you.
- Man look me and smile evil. I be scared. I hold my hammer and protect myself. Fight be not. I say I be scared he move. I step back and fall. My hammer fly. He catch I. he was strong, and tie me. I cry for help.
- Then I heard YOU!
- Maybe. You remembered I teach you I was kid. Man put thing in my mouth.
- I arrived late.
- I be happy you I know you wanted help. I be scared to cry for help more. Human can hear me and Man hurt me more.
- Did he hurt you?
- Torture me. Humans too. With Stone. Man broke my arm.
- I wish you had never come back.
- Why you say?
- It is all my fault! If you had been staying in the mountains, it would had never happened.
- I love you from day you saved me!
- You're just grateful!
- My New father said. I feel different. I hold your hand, I wanted not let go. I sat on your thigh, I hug you. All I missed. I grew up, I love your smell I felt in child.
- I thought you were just playing like any children.
- I knew I leave one day. I wanted remember you smell, if you change body or face. The last night you not came. I not said bye.
Tino's tail started moving up next to the cage and reached Mathias face. The tail slowly stroked Mathias' face. Both of them started smiling and laughing.
- You were so young.
- I be Ten. I know I be small for ten old. But on that night I wanted tell you I choose you for first.
- For first?
- Sexual contact.
Mathias turned red. Tino didn't recognize first he was too opened and this is not like humans do. He blushed hard too. His tail fell off like a lifeless thing, and He turned away. He was very embarrassed.
- I sorry. I say it wrong time.
- N-no! I… - Mathias tried to think clearly. – love someone else. I Loved. I thought I loved him. Your memory was fading away, I lost my hope to see you again. I did it with someone else. First. I-I'm sorry
- you loved me?
- I did, and I still love you, I think. They guy, I was with till now, reminded me of this and he left me. He was not right.
- Right?
- You love me because you are just grateful.
Tino leaned toward to Mathias as much as he could, but his broken arm gave me pain. He kissed Mathias slowly. Their kiss took longer. Mathias saw Tino's pain, and he pushed back to the cage's other side, that helped for him.
- I really never imaged anything like this. – Mathias and Tino looked up. – I am wondering what the Folk will think of this all
Hákon was standing in the door with his big evil grin on his face.