Title: Russian Fox
By: Wildchild Laio -2002
Mail: Laioism@hotmail.com
::: Chapter 2 :::
" Von angesicht zu Angesicht mit der biester auf der nacht "
Face to face with the beasts of the night ( ^^;; the only thing actually worse than my English is my German…)
Aloysa's eyes wandered from one face to another. The four original members of Schwarz were gathered
in the room. Farfarello was slouching in a corner with a sullen expression and Aloysa was grateful to see
that the man was unarmed for the moment. After his frightening first encounter with the berserker he had
vowed to stay as far away from the man as possible. Weapons or no weapons, Farfarellos gold coloured
gaze, scared ivory skin, and ominous name, gave Aloysa the feeling of overhanging doom. He glanced at
Schuldig, who was siting in a chair, arms crossed behind his head in a relaxed manner and his eyes closed,
a peculiar smile gracing his lips. Aloysa felt uncomfortable, annoyed, and at the same time strangely intrigued,
watching the redhead and he had to tear his eyes away.
The youngest member was quite possibly one of the strongest telekinetics Aloysa had ever encountered.
The air around the Japanese boy, as he sat in his chair, concentration focused upon his laptop, was
trembling with the incredible power.
The last one, who Aloysa immediately had recognised as the leader, sat calmly behind his desk, reading trough
the letter Aloysa had bought with him from Estet. Aloysa had no doubt that the letter contained all available
information about his past, even tough he doubted that there was little the man already didn't know on that part.
The man was without doubt a precog, something Aloysa was familiar with since one of his closest friends back
in the camp had been one. Aloysa immediately felt a awe mixed distrust for the man. Precogs would always lie
one step ahead of everyone.
///You're right about that /// came a mind voice teasingly and it wasn't hard for him to realize the owner of it.
He couldn't help but stare accusingly at Schuldig. How had he missed the man was a telepath?!
///Easy…/// the voice drawled and although Schuldigs relaxed expression hadn't changed a bit where he sat, Aloysa
could almost hear the smile /// You do need more training on keeping your barriers closed…Don't be
upset, Russian, I just wanted to get to know you better and now that I do, it wont happen again….at least for
now it wont…/// That sent Aloysa off the heals. He had learnt how to shield his mind from intrusions, and he had
always been quite sure on himself on that part, but it seemed the barriers he had been putting up around himself
ever since he arrived had meant no hindrance for the Schwarz telepath.
"If you are trough toying with our guest, Schuldig " a cold voice cut in" I suggest you introduces him to the
status of the situation"
"Sehr Dank, Crawford sama…" Schuldig didn't seem the least grateful. Stretching like a cat, roused from
pleasant sleep, he straightened himself in his chair facing the others and Aloysa " As we've been told, this is Aloysa Laiho, who
possess power that allows him to pick up the echoes of events taken place months, even years, ago"
four pair of eyes were now watching Aloysa closely and he did his best not to sway under the scrutinity.
"Aloysa have already had the…pleasure…of meting our Farfarello, and my captivating self, but I'm sure he's
curious to know who our leader and the computer geek is." At that, a small snort was heard from the young
boy, who now had put aside his laptop and stared at Schuldig with quite a bit venom. Schuldig seemed
unaffected by this and gleefully continued
" Aloysa, meet Nagi Naoe, our resident hacker. Nagi kun, this is Aloysa, he'll be sharing your room"
Nagi only gave Aloysa a polite nod and Schuldig, satisfied, continued." And this-" he gestured"- is Bradley
Crawford, our leader. He's a precog and smarta-- " He gave them another smirk and shrugged, not finishing the sentence.
" Tactful as ever I see" Crawford mused almost absently but Aloysa didn't miss the ice in the deep blue twin orbs as he
gave Schuldig a short, warning, glance.
"….Will you tell me why I was sent here sir?" Aloysa asked quietly.
Crawfords eyes came to rest on him for a moment and once again Aloysa could feel Schuldig's presence at the edge of his
consciousness. Frustrated, he wanted to scream at the man to stay out of his head. Finally Crawford nodded and his eyes
narrowed behind the shiny surface of his glasses.
"Your stay here is a test of your powers. Your rare ability will be put to use in helping us finding out what happened to a
couple of Estet agents that disappeared without trace in Tokyo two weeks ago." Aloysa was taken aback a bit by that.
"I see…" he hesitated"…but even so, couldn't you have taken care of that problem yourselves? I…I can hardly think it
would be much of a challenge for you…" Crawford smiled a dry smile, nodding.
"That is true, Russian, unfortunately we have been rather busy lately." Aloysa heard Schuldig murmur something in
German but since he knew little, close to nothing of the language, he couldn't make it out. However he didn't miss the way
that Farfarello suddenly turned his head, a snarl twisting his pale features, and his hands clenching as if he wished for some
one to strangle or a weapon to hold.
"So…I am to pursue this side matter for you then?" Aloysa concluded.
///Exactly!, sehr gut kleine fuchsen!/// Schuldig's teasing voice immediately cut in, making Aloysa feel a embarrassing heat rise to
his cheeks. Crawford frowned slightly.
"Tomorrow, Schuldig, I want you to see to it that Laiho get the equipment he'll need." Schuldig rolled his eyes.
"What ever you say leader san"
"Good." that was a dismissal. Nagi turned to Aloysa, motioning to him to follow.
"Is he always like that?" Nagi smiled at the older youth.
"Schuldig? Yeah, most of the time. Keep ignoring him and he'll leave you alone when he gets bored." Aloysa dropped his bag and
sat down on the bed that had been made ready for him on the opposite side of the room.
"It's just that…" He sighed, rubbing his eyes " I get so confused the way he keeps getting into my head...No one have ever
managed doing that to me before…" Nagi nodded.
"Few can keep him out from prying, it's nothing to be ashamed of. I've been around him this
long without being able to, but by now he have lost most interest in me…"Nagi tilted his head slightly, smiling" You on the other hand, you're like a
Christmas gift for him to unwrap...It's all a game to him I guess." Aloysa smiled a little and shock his head.
"Figures…"He murmured and tried to stifle a yawn. Nagi looked apologetic.
"I'm sorry, you must be tired, I wont keep you awake" he winked " you'll need to rest if you want to stand a chance against Schu tomorrow."
"Why is it that you choose me to take care of him?" the redhead barely managed to contain his frustration" Why not Nagi? The two of
them seem to get along well already." Crawfords face was expressionless.
"I have my reasons..." Schuldigs eyebrows rose slightly.
"Really?" he sounded some what resigned, having heard those same words many times already"…You always have your
reasons don't you...I just can't understand why you won't share them with me!" Crawford frowned.
"You know better Schuldig," he replied, a cold edge now to his voice." Some things neither you, Nagi or Farfarello need or should know…
It is for the best of you, for the best of Schwarz"
"…Scheisse" Schuldig let out a tired laugh, raking his hand trough the mass of coppery red hair. " You do enjoy having the upper
hand don't you? Or is it that hard for you to put trust in us…to trust me?" Crawford didn't answer. Instead he rose from his seat and
walked over to the window, turning his back to Schuldig and staring out into the night.
"Farfarello is waiting for you outside...Go to him," came the oracles calm voice. With out replying, Schuldig spun around and
stormed out trough the door, slamming it shut with a low growl. Farfarello, who sat cross legged on the opposite side of the
corridor, gave him a quizzical look, but didn't bother to ask. He didn't need to, after all, it was not the first time Schuldig
slammed shut the door to Crawfords domain in anger. Shrugging, he silently followed the other assassin down the stairs, listening
without really caring, to Schuldigs enraged, colourful, swearing.
(TBC)
....Help me become a better writer please?
By: Wildchild Laio -2002
Mail: Laioism@hotmail.com
::: Chapter 2 :::
" Von angesicht zu Angesicht mit der biester auf der nacht "
Face to face with the beasts of the night ( ^^;; the only thing actually worse than my English is my German…)
Aloysa's eyes wandered from one face to another. The four original members of Schwarz were gathered
in the room. Farfarello was slouching in a corner with a sullen expression and Aloysa was grateful to see
that the man was unarmed for the moment. After his frightening first encounter with the berserker he had
vowed to stay as far away from the man as possible. Weapons or no weapons, Farfarellos gold coloured
gaze, scared ivory skin, and ominous name, gave Aloysa the feeling of overhanging doom. He glanced at
Schuldig, who was siting in a chair, arms crossed behind his head in a relaxed manner and his eyes closed,
a peculiar smile gracing his lips. Aloysa felt uncomfortable, annoyed, and at the same time strangely intrigued,
watching the redhead and he had to tear his eyes away.
The youngest member was quite possibly one of the strongest telekinetics Aloysa had ever encountered.
The air around the Japanese boy, as he sat in his chair, concentration focused upon his laptop, was
trembling with the incredible power.
The last one, who Aloysa immediately had recognised as the leader, sat calmly behind his desk, reading trough
the letter Aloysa had bought with him from Estet. Aloysa had no doubt that the letter contained all available
information about his past, even tough he doubted that there was little the man already didn't know on that part.
The man was without doubt a precog, something Aloysa was familiar with since one of his closest friends back
in the camp had been one. Aloysa immediately felt a awe mixed distrust for the man. Precogs would always lie
one step ahead of everyone.
///You're right about that /// came a mind voice teasingly and it wasn't hard for him to realize the owner of it.
He couldn't help but stare accusingly at Schuldig. How had he missed the man was a telepath?!
///Easy…/// the voice drawled and although Schuldigs relaxed expression hadn't changed a bit where he sat, Aloysa
could almost hear the smile /// You do need more training on keeping your barriers closed…Don't be
upset, Russian, I just wanted to get to know you better and now that I do, it wont happen again….at least for
now it wont…/// That sent Aloysa off the heals. He had learnt how to shield his mind from intrusions, and he had
always been quite sure on himself on that part, but it seemed the barriers he had been putting up around himself
ever since he arrived had meant no hindrance for the Schwarz telepath.
"If you are trough toying with our guest, Schuldig " a cold voice cut in" I suggest you introduces him to the
status of the situation"
"Sehr Dank, Crawford sama…" Schuldig didn't seem the least grateful. Stretching like a cat, roused from
pleasant sleep, he straightened himself in his chair facing the others and Aloysa " As we've been told, this is Aloysa Laiho, who
possess power that allows him to pick up the echoes of events taken place months, even years, ago"
four pair of eyes were now watching Aloysa closely and he did his best not to sway under the scrutinity.
"Aloysa have already had the…pleasure…of meting our Farfarello, and my captivating self, but I'm sure he's
curious to know who our leader and the computer geek is." At that, a small snort was heard from the young
boy, who now had put aside his laptop and stared at Schuldig with quite a bit venom. Schuldig seemed
unaffected by this and gleefully continued
" Aloysa, meet Nagi Naoe, our resident hacker. Nagi kun, this is Aloysa, he'll be sharing your room"
Nagi only gave Aloysa a polite nod and Schuldig, satisfied, continued." And this-" he gestured"- is Bradley
Crawford, our leader. He's a precog and smarta-- " He gave them another smirk and shrugged, not finishing the sentence.
" Tactful as ever I see" Crawford mused almost absently but Aloysa didn't miss the ice in the deep blue twin orbs as he
gave Schuldig a short, warning, glance.
"….Will you tell me why I was sent here sir?" Aloysa asked quietly.
Crawfords eyes came to rest on him for a moment and once again Aloysa could feel Schuldig's presence at the edge of his
consciousness. Frustrated, he wanted to scream at the man to stay out of his head. Finally Crawford nodded and his eyes
narrowed behind the shiny surface of his glasses.
"Your stay here is a test of your powers. Your rare ability will be put to use in helping us finding out what happened to a
couple of Estet agents that disappeared without trace in Tokyo two weeks ago." Aloysa was taken aback a bit by that.
"I see…" he hesitated"…but even so, couldn't you have taken care of that problem yourselves? I…I can hardly think it
would be much of a challenge for you…" Crawford smiled a dry smile, nodding.
"That is true, Russian, unfortunately we have been rather busy lately." Aloysa heard Schuldig murmur something in
German but since he knew little, close to nothing of the language, he couldn't make it out. However he didn't miss the way
that Farfarello suddenly turned his head, a snarl twisting his pale features, and his hands clenching as if he wished for some
one to strangle or a weapon to hold.
"So…I am to pursue this side matter for you then?" Aloysa concluded.
///Exactly!, sehr gut kleine fuchsen!/// Schuldig's teasing voice immediately cut in, making Aloysa feel a embarrassing heat rise to
his cheeks. Crawford frowned slightly.
"Tomorrow, Schuldig, I want you to see to it that Laiho get the equipment he'll need." Schuldig rolled his eyes.
"What ever you say leader san"
"Good." that was a dismissal. Nagi turned to Aloysa, motioning to him to follow.
"Is he always like that?" Nagi smiled at the older youth.
"Schuldig? Yeah, most of the time. Keep ignoring him and he'll leave you alone when he gets bored." Aloysa dropped his bag and
sat down on the bed that had been made ready for him on the opposite side of the room.
"It's just that…" He sighed, rubbing his eyes " I get so confused the way he keeps getting into my head...No one have ever
managed doing that to me before…" Nagi nodded.
"Few can keep him out from prying, it's nothing to be ashamed of. I've been around him this
long without being able to, but by now he have lost most interest in me…"Nagi tilted his head slightly, smiling" You on the other hand, you're like a
Christmas gift for him to unwrap...It's all a game to him I guess." Aloysa smiled a little and shock his head.
"Figures…"He murmured and tried to stifle a yawn. Nagi looked apologetic.
"I'm sorry, you must be tired, I wont keep you awake" he winked " you'll need to rest if you want to stand a chance against Schu tomorrow."
"Why is it that you choose me to take care of him?" the redhead barely managed to contain his frustration" Why not Nagi? The two of
them seem to get along well already." Crawfords face was expressionless.
"I have my reasons..." Schuldigs eyebrows rose slightly.
"Really?" he sounded some what resigned, having heard those same words many times already"…You always have your
reasons don't you...I just can't understand why you won't share them with me!" Crawford frowned.
"You know better Schuldig," he replied, a cold edge now to his voice." Some things neither you, Nagi or Farfarello need or should know…
It is for the best of you, for the best of Schwarz"
"…Scheisse" Schuldig let out a tired laugh, raking his hand trough the mass of coppery red hair. " You do enjoy having the upper
hand don't you? Or is it that hard for you to put trust in us…to trust me?" Crawford didn't answer. Instead he rose from his seat and
walked over to the window, turning his back to Schuldig and staring out into the night.
"Farfarello is waiting for you outside...Go to him," came the oracles calm voice. With out replying, Schuldig spun around and
stormed out trough the door, slamming it shut with a low growl. Farfarello, who sat cross legged on the opposite side of the
corridor, gave him a quizzical look, but didn't bother to ask. He didn't need to, after all, it was not the first time Schuldig
slammed shut the door to Crawfords domain in anger. Shrugging, he silently followed the other assassin down the stairs, listening
without really caring, to Schuldigs enraged, colourful, swearing.
(TBC)
....Help me become a better writer please?