Chapter 10: Bishounen Wars!

Frog found the healer easily, and stormed in. He had a rather pissed off expression, and one hand was on Masamune. The way he figured it, someone was going to pay for this, and he was going to ensure that. Entering the room Rei was in, he spotted Dalton. Sitting. Next to Rei's bed. Oh, this was too much. "Curr! What foul creature poisons a lady!?" Frog snapped, irritably. The young General glared up at Frog with his one eye and rose, putting one hand on a long sword at his side. "How do you know what happened.. Unless you did the deed yourself!" Dalton growled. Frog put a hand on Masamune. "I didst no such thing!" Frog growled. Dalton growled. "Really? We'll just see." The Cheese General slid the long sword out of it's sheath, as Frog drew Masamune. Immediately, the two warriors locked into a duel.

Meanwhile, the healer crept in, sweatdropping at the battle, and slid over to Reiketsu's bedside and administed a Heal potion. After a few minutes, Rei sat up, rubbing her head. "Ugh.. What happened?" Rei groaned, rubbing her head. The Healer sighed. "You were poisoned, but you should be better now." The Healer said calmly. Rei looked at the duel between Dalton and a strange hooded, and rather short person and sweatdropped. "...Uh.. Why are those two dueling at the foot of my bed?" Rei asked. "Well, I heard them yelling blame for your poisoning from across the hall." The healer replied. "......" Rei sweatdropped. "Mind if I leave in case one of those two idiots slit each other's throats?" "That may be a wise idea, miss." "THANK YOU." Rei said. Quickly, she grabbed Rune and scuried out. The healer looked at the two fighters again. "....You'd think a girl would be flattered to have men fighting like this over her. Instead, it went over as well as a turd in a punchbowl." The healer sighed and wondered how she'd ever clean up.

Rei stalked through Kujar, mumbling about how men were fools untill she walked into another hooded figure. Spikey red hair ppoked out of his hood, and Rei looked at his face and quirked an eyebrow. "Hey, your that..." Rei began. Crono nodded and indicated that she should be quiet. Rei nodded and lead him to a quiet part of Kujar. "How went things on your end?" Rei asked. Crono shook his head, indicating things didn't go well. "What happened?" Rei whispered. Crono sighed, and whispered the events in Zale to Rei. Granted, he didn't know the village name, or anything else, but the information was enough to get a reaction from Reiketsu. "....Some... Bastard... Is messing with my home village.... And can't let the dead rest!?" Rei twitched. Crono merely sweatdropped and patted her shoulder. Rei mumbled a curse. "By the Ancients.... Well, I guess we had better learn more about the enemy first..." Rei growled. Crono nodded. "...Uh.... What's your name, anyhow?" Rei asked, rubbing the back of her head. Crono sweatdropped, facepalming. "Crono." Crono said with a sigh. His throat was sore from the "excessive" talking today, and Rei's ignorance merely took the cake of a strange day.

Frog glanced to check on Rei, and nearly got sliced open when he noticed she wasn't in the room anymore. "Halt, knave!" Frog said, knocking Dalton's sword away from his face. "What is it? And don't call me a name, shrimpy." Dalton snapped back. "And call me 'SIR'." "....." Frog ignored Dalton's comment. "The lady has left!" "...Yeah. She left about twenty minutes ago." The healer said, sweatdropping. She was putting fresh sheets on the bed. "Oh, and she seems to think your both idiots." "..............." Both Dalton and Frog left the room and went seperate ways, each with a different, yet similair agenda.

Akumu glanced out over Zale. The village teemed with people working, doing business, and conversing. It was as if it were a normal village, untouched by war or magic. Akumu narrowed his eyes. Despite his spell over Zale; there was something missing from it. Something crucial. Then he remembered. A thin sneer spread on his face as his eyes narrowed. "MURAMASA!" Akumu snarled. As if from nowhere, the black dragon materialized behind Akumu. "What isss it now, Akumu?" The creature snarled, it's yellow-gold eyes narrowed. "Zale is... Incomplete. It lacks the element it requires to resume it's full state." Akumu hissed. Muramasa shifted irritably. "My paitenccce wearsss thin, Akumu. Will it be complete sssoon or not?" Muramasa growled. "We need the artifacts left from the Ancestors in Zale to revert it to it's normal state... As I do not know which was used to back the magic power of Zale. Once we harness that and the magic of Zale, nothing will stop our little.. Conquest." Akumu growled. Muramasa simply hissed and vanished. Meanwhile, in the shadows, a purple-caped form made his own disappearing act into the shadows as well.

Rei sat at a table reading as many books on magical creatures as she could find. Crono sat near her, reading on the same topic; and both were intensely dedicated to their work. Rei had suggested they do the research while they were still in Zeal, although they would read up in other eras as well. So far, they weren't having any luck. Rei finally sighed and leaned back. "Nothing on black dragons in my books. You?" Rei looked at Crono. Crono shook his head no, and Rei got up. "I'll look for some more books." She said, going to put the ones they'd gotten out back, and to fetch new ones. Suddenly she stopped and sniffed the air. ".....Why do I smell cheese?" Rei wondered aloud. Carefully she turned, blinked and looked up to see Dalton towering over her. "What do you think your doing!?" Dalton growled. Rei jumped. "I.. I.. I..." Rei gulped. Oh shiiit... Rei thought. Rune remained calm. That's strange, he never wore that scent often. Rune mused. Rei sweatdropped and made a whimpering sound. Dalton grabbed her arm and dragged her along. "Come with me, girl!!" Dalton snarled. Rei whimpered meekly and did as told.