Hi guys this is Haos Battler, actually posting this on the day where it's supposed to be, haha...So...last chapter I was in such a rush I forgot something but it isn't all that important.
Warnings: slight fluff late in the chapter, swearing...that it.
On with the chapter.
Chapter 28
The Captain re-told the story of the events one more time so everybody has it fresh in there mind, and just encase he missed any details Yuri and Flynn could fill them in.
Flynn was a little tense as he listened to the details of Fedrock's death, he hated the fact that he became Captain after Fedrock's death, it seemed to leave a bad taste in his mouth when he thought about it, which he rarely did. He felt someone take his hand and looked up to see Yuri next to him and holding his hand gently, sharing looks, Flynn smiled a little and squeezed Yuri's hand a little.
"After I left Zaphias it should have been simple getting here, but in the end it wasn't, there seemed to be a lot of trouble. Like Brave Vesperia had mentioned earlier, the ships seemed to have been held off for a lot longer then they should have been, there were also a couple of times where monsters attacked an area nearby and needed help."
"That still doesn't explain why Raven never heard from you, Estelle was worried sick when she heard that you haven't written anything." Yuri told the Captain, very annoyed at the Captain for dodging the reason why they hadn't heard anything.
The Captain looked at them, noticing only for a split second of them holding hand before rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "Uh...couldn't find any paper to write?"
Flynn's eyebrow twitched in annoyance at the Captain's poor excuse, he ignored Yuri's chuckle and the amused looks on the Guild Master's expressions. He sighed and shook his head, "Your brother while drunk could think of a better excuse just now then that Captain."
Captain Schwann chuckled weakly, nodding lightly.
Karol and the others, now caught up with the events were still confused on one thing, and that one thing Rita was to impatient to wait to ask about. "Okay hold on a second," she starts getting everybody's attention which she had no problem with, "I understand everything you just told us, but what I DON'T get.." She then turns towards the two that they have been traveling with for almost a month. "Is how YOU two are involved."
"Yes, and who this Captain that's been targeted is." Judith added with Karol agreeing next to her.
The Captain raised an eyebrow at Flynn and Yuri who were exchanging glances nervously, Schwann shook his head at the two, "How much did you actually tell them Yuri?" Why was he asking him? Well he knew that Flynn wasn't all that good with making up lies on the spot.
The raven-haired male didn't meet the Captain's eyes and instead was to busy looking around the room while at the same time trying to look like he did nothing wrong. However when he noticed that the Captain wasn't gonna by that at all he sighed helplessly, "I only told them an edited version of the truth..."
"Just how much was it 'edited?'"
Before Yuri could reply though Flynn said "A good three-fourths of it. They know we left Zaphias but except for a few other details that's about it."
Karol didn't scowl but he did look a bit upset at this, "So you really were lying to us the whole time?"
"No we weren't Karol, but you have to understand that at the time not only did we not know who you guys were but you would have been better off not knowing encase we parted ways, and a few times we almost did and actually had once if you hadn't caught up to us." Flynn tried to explain, he didn't want the boy to be mad at the them, Yuri just did what he thought was best, and while it may not have been the best option there probably was the blonde didn't blame him for trying to keep them out of it.
"Well you know us now, so how about you tell us the truth? And all of it." Karol said, though it sounded more like an order in the tone he said it.
It was silent in the room for a few moments, Yuri was tempted to say something to try and keep them out of it all together but knew it would be a waste in effort. He looked at Flynn who appeared to have made up his mind on something. The blonde gave a big sigh and smiled a bit, Yuri didn't need to be a mind reader to know that Flynn made his decision and he wasn't going to change his mind, for better or worse.
"He's right, they deserve to know," Flynn said looking at Yuri as he smiled sadly, his best friend gave him an encouraging smile as the Captain looked around the room as he turned back to face Brave Vesperia. "I'm Captain Flynn Scifo of the Flynn Brigade, pleased to make your acquaintance." He said that in his, what Yuri dubbed, 'authority voice' that Flynn did when in front of officials, but after he said that he smiled brightly afterwords.
Karol and the others looked a little more than lost for words, Rita for once was speechless, Karol was surprised and Judith was...well...Judith. It was silence for a minute or so and air was a mixture of tense and awkwardness and Yuri and Schwann felt a bit sorry for Flynn who was standing there waiting for them to say something.
None of them were expecting the Don of all people to start laughing and breaking the tension in the room, "Is there something amusing about this Whitehorse?" Nobis asked his eyes narrowing.
"Of course there is, I thought the kid looked a little bit stiff for somebody who isn't a Captain, but it makes sense now." Don told the blacksmith still chuckling.
"Wait a minute," Rita starts getting everyone back on topic, "If your a Captain, why did you leave Zaphias?" She asked looking around confused. "Wouldn't it be better if you had stayed in Zaphias? Why come over to Dahngrest, because even if you hadn't heard from Captain Schwann, wouldn't you have stayed at the Capital? And why the secrets?"
Karol's eyes widened as it hit him, "Unless." He muttered under his breath, Judith looked at him curious.
Yuri appeared to have heard Karol nodded, "Your right Karol, the Captain the Blood Alliance are after is Flynn."
Only two hours later Yuri and Flynn were at the front of the inn in silence, Flynn sitting on the ground petting Repede who was lying down next to him as Yuri paced back and forwardth looking very annoyed. "Yuri calm down, pacing isn't gonna do you any good."
The raven-haired male paused for a second before sighing and sat next to Flynn, "Your right but I don't like the Captain's plan, it's cutting it very close and lot's of things can go wrong and-" He was cut off by Flynn giving him quick kiss, he glared at him with a light blush before crossing his arms and looking away from the blonde.
"I know you don't, but if we can get Barbos in one area we can figure out who it is that wants them to kill me, and then we can finally put it all behind us."
Yuri shook his head looking back at the blonde, "There's still the problem with the Commandant, why did he order for us to be taken in even though he knew what's going on with the Blood Alliance?"
"We'll cross that road when we get to it, let's focus on the problem at hand, okay?"
"Fine."
Oooooooooooooo, there's a plan? I don't know...sorta...more or less. Anyway, it was an abrupt ending and while I had a cliff hanger in mind, I'm not gonna do that JUST yet...See you guys later!
