Hi all! I actually took a break from "The Mage's Tale" (I actually have four chapters of it, but I never had time to post them and I have been kicked off the internet almost all the time. My brother just got the game "Phantasy Star Online, which he is obsessed with. So I can type these things up, but not post. Anyways, with that out of the way, and without further ado, on with the show! Err… story.
The Others- Chapter 4
"Why do you want me? Why did you take me? What did I do?" Cye's words were met with a fierce slap to the cheek. Cye whimpered slightly and cringed, trying to get as far away from the people holding him captive. Nothing in his short life had prepared him for this. His mother, though she had taught him much, had never truly explained the nature of humans.
"For you are worth more gold then you are worthy." Cye blinked in confusion. She had also never taught him what gold was for that matter.
"What is gold?" He asked innocently, met with a roar of laughter.
"Gold, dear boy, is the most important thing in this world." Cye shook his head rapidly.
"That is far from the truth! Nothing means more then love and respect! They are the highest treasures man has to offer!" Again he was met with laughter.
"Well, laughing at what I have to say is quite rude." Again he was slapped, jerking his head to the side. He slowly wiped away the blood that trickled down the side of his mouth.
"Quite yourself boy. You will be no use to us dead, so don't make us hurt you." Cye glared to the best of his ability, which was, incidentally, not good.
"What will they do with me?" He asked softly, hoping for a response.
"Who?" Cye took a deep breath.
"The people that you are selling me to. What is it that they want from me?" The woman of the group shrugged.
"Doesn't matter to us. All we know is that you are worth big bucks." Cye nodded faintly, as they left him in the cell alone. Alone to think about just what was in his future.
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Morning came, and along with it the awakening of our hero's, along with their new friend. If that is what you would call him. He was awake hours before any of the others awoke, first up being the redheaded Anubis, who was quite generous, prepared to cook for the others. He had become acquainted with the others during a severe bar fight, having saved the rather drunk and rather helpless Mia. After that, he had become a permanent fixture in their group, tagging along as a cook, and for the lack of adventure in his life at the time.
Mia had met Rowen and Kento during a raid. Thieves had tried to attack her wagon while she was traveling, and they had saved her, losing the wagon and all of her possessions. She had joined them with lack of anything else to do since her life's work of pottery had been lost with the wagon and her horse. They taught her how to fight, along with self-defense and tricks of the trade. She was now quite efficient at reading maps, along with defending herself in one-on-one combat. She had been with them for about 2 years now, since Kento had been 14, and Rowen 13. She herself was 19, as was Anubis.
Little was truly known about Rowen and Kento, nor how they had met. But they shared more then just your common friendship, or comradeship. There was something more to their relationship, and they always were looking out to defend each other. No one pressed the issue of their relationship, and they told nothing.
Since Ryo had met these people, his senses had increased, and he had felt better then he had in years. He also slept more soundly, his elemental powers he had done so much to hide increased, giving him strength. But he still felt empty. As if there was something more missing. He shrugged it off and turned to see what Anubis was cooking. His curiosity grew as he looked over what the other man was cooking.
"What is that?" He finally asked as Anubis turned to look at him.
"Please tell me that you have had soup before." Ryo shook his head.
"Not that I remember." Anubis sighed as he took a spoonful of the soup, and let Ryo taste it. Ryo's eyes lit up and a smile formed on his face after he adjusted to the flavor.
"Wow! This stuff is really good!" Anubis chuckled softly.
"It's done anyways." The green-eyed warrior slowly filled a bowl that Mia had made with the soup, and handed it to Ryo, along with a wooden spoon. Ryo took the bowl and ignored the spoon, letting it tumble to the floor. He brought the bowl to his lips as it was yanked away from him. He looked up in annoyance at Anubis, who was looking at his sternly.
"Young man, that is not how you eat. You're among humans, now eat like one. That involves a spoon and some manners." Ryo groaned as he was handed back his spoon.
"Now eat it how I fed it to you earlier."
"But then you can't taste it well! It doesn't fill your mouth with flavor!"
"And that doesn't matter. Now eat up, and eat right. I'm going to go wake the others up." Ryo grumbled as he took the spoon. The moment Anubis turned his head, Ryo began drinking it form the bowl.
"I hear that!" Ryo groaned as he began to eat from the spoon again. Anubis made his way over to the heavier of the blue haired boys first, well aware that awakening him would prove to be the easiest.
"Kento, get up, food." Immediately the boy jerked up.
"Food?" Anubis pointed to the pot that he had made the soup in as Kento grinned.
" I am so there. By the way, why is Ryo eating strait from the bowl?"
"Ryo!"
"Ahh! Why'd you have to tell him that boy?"
"Boy!?"
"That is what you are, right?" Anubis laughed.
"Yes Ryo,
that is what he is. But he would prefer you call him "Kento"." Ryo sighed.
"Ok, Kento, why did you
have to tell him what I was doing?" Kento shrugged.
"Didn't know what you were doing." Ryo grumbled but ceased in complaining.
"Anubis, why aren't you getting the other two up?" Ryo asked as he finished off his bowl of soup.
"Waking those two is like waking the dead. They sleep like logs, or dead people. You can try if you want though." Ryo nodded as he approached the others. First he looked at the woman, trying to eye what could possibly be her weakness. He grinned and decided to do what his father had done to him as a child. He smiled and began to tickle the woman, who jerked up in a fit of confused laughter.
"Well, that's one." He said with a grin as he turned to the other boy. He may provide more of a challenge.
"Anubis, why did he just tickle me?" Anubis shrugged.
"He wanted to try to wake you two up." She groaned.
"I hope he has fun waking Rowen, If that's humanly possible." Anubis laughed as he pointed to the soup.
Food's getting cold." She nodded and made her way over to where Kento sat, downing the food. Anubis smiled as the two ate hungrily at the food, and then turned his attention to the Black haired by, still struggling to awaken the blue haired boy.
"Give up Ryo. It won't work."
"One more try." Ryo begged as Anubis nodded.
"Knock yourself out." Ryo nodded. He walked over to Rowen and kneeled next to the boy. If Blaze could do it to him, why couldn't he do it to this boy? He moved his face close to the sleeping boys, and let his tongue run over the other boys face. Rowen leapt up in shock.
"What the hell?!"
To be continued…….
Yeah, Ryo's cool. He's the cat boy, he he he. He licks peoples' faces. OK, Ill calm down. I haven't written this story in awhile actually, but I figured I'd try again. And looks can be deceiving with Rowen and Kento. I'm just messing with ya'll. Well, I hope you like it and the next part will be out soon! I think….