Chapter 2
Months had passed since the alliance ceremony. Huo and Shui worked out many problems between the Sneasel and the Houndoom. There was one problem that couldn't be worked out, and that was the rebellion of the alliance. Many of them had accepted the fact that the alliance was going to live, but a few also knew it was going to fail.
Ra stood at the bottom of two hills, so that there was a valley. He paced slowly, back and forth, impatiently. Trees surrounded the valley, so that no one could look and see anyone there. Through the trees walked quietly, Feng.
"Where have you been?" Ra demanded. He shot fire out of his mouth for show, saying he was strong and could kill Feng, if it weren't for that alliance.
"I'm sorry! Shui was working late tonight, and I needed to help her," Feng protested. She threw some ice at trees to release so anger, to see something get hurt. "Sometimes I wish those trees were Shui, or Huo, or maybe even you!"
Ra glared at Feng for a moment when she said that. Then he soften a little. "Don't worry, Feng, you will get to hurt me as soon as we end this alliance. Besides you helping her with her work, will just strengthen this whole damn alliance," he slowly circled Feng, as she stood there, her eyes following Ra's movements. He gently dug his teeth into Feng's arm, so that it leave a mark. His hot breath sent a chill down her spine. "But end the alliance first, so that we may make each other bleed later."
Feng froze more trees. "It's best we get down to business now," she muttered and sat down to lick the bite.
***** Feng had met Ra at the alliance ceremony. They were standing at opposite ends of the crowd and saw each other. Afterward, when Huo went around meeting the Sneasels and Shui around greeting the Houndoom, Feng and Ra spoke about their opinions on the alliance. Both disliked it, both wanted it to end.
"I noticed you during the ceremony," Feng has said. "You didn't look too happy."
"Neither did you," Ra replied.
"Don't like this alliance?"
"Nope."
"Me too."
*****
"Stop licking! I didn't even bite hard!" Ra yelled.
"Ra, stop shouting. We wouldn't want anyone to hear us, now do we?" Feng replied.
"You're one of the many reasons I want this alliance to end!"
Feng smiled wickedly, "Yet, you need me. I am after all Shui's most trusted friend."
"How are the numbers for those opposed to the alliance coming?" Ra asked casually, watching a few leaves burn.
"Most wonderfully, they're going up. How's it over in Hell?" she began to break the ice she had created earlier.
"It's not Hell! It's home! And the numbers are going up, too," Ra smiled pleased at himself for turning so many people against the alliance.
"Perhaps it's time we actually started a rebellion. Kill the followers and so on," Feng suggested, now biting on a piece of ice.
"Do you really think it is time for that?" Ra asked. "I don't think the Houndoom would like working with the Sneasels anymore than they are now."
"Who said we were working together?" Feng laughed turning to face Ra.
"Feng, don't play games with me," Ra said sternly.
"I'm just saying like how it was done in the good old days. You know?" Feng smiled.
"Oh, I know, Feng. I know and I like," Ra said now smiling wickedly.
"Good. When the moon is up tomorrow, then?"
"Yes."
Months had passed since the alliance ceremony. Huo and Shui worked out many problems between the Sneasel and the Houndoom. There was one problem that couldn't be worked out, and that was the rebellion of the alliance. Many of them had accepted the fact that the alliance was going to live, but a few also knew it was going to fail.
Ra stood at the bottom of two hills, so that there was a valley. He paced slowly, back and forth, impatiently. Trees surrounded the valley, so that no one could look and see anyone there. Through the trees walked quietly, Feng.
"Where have you been?" Ra demanded. He shot fire out of his mouth for show, saying he was strong and could kill Feng, if it weren't for that alliance.
"I'm sorry! Shui was working late tonight, and I needed to help her," Feng protested. She threw some ice at trees to release so anger, to see something get hurt. "Sometimes I wish those trees were Shui, or Huo, or maybe even you!"
Ra glared at Feng for a moment when she said that. Then he soften a little. "Don't worry, Feng, you will get to hurt me as soon as we end this alliance. Besides you helping her with her work, will just strengthen this whole damn alliance," he slowly circled Feng, as she stood there, her eyes following Ra's movements. He gently dug his teeth into Feng's arm, so that it leave a mark. His hot breath sent a chill down her spine. "But end the alliance first, so that we may make each other bleed later."
Feng froze more trees. "It's best we get down to business now," she muttered and sat down to lick the bite.
***** Feng had met Ra at the alliance ceremony. They were standing at opposite ends of the crowd and saw each other. Afterward, when Huo went around meeting the Sneasels and Shui around greeting the Houndoom, Feng and Ra spoke about their opinions on the alliance. Both disliked it, both wanted it to end.
"I noticed you during the ceremony," Feng has said. "You didn't look too happy."
"Neither did you," Ra replied.
"Don't like this alliance?"
"Nope."
"Me too."
*****
"Stop licking! I didn't even bite hard!" Ra yelled.
"Ra, stop shouting. We wouldn't want anyone to hear us, now do we?" Feng replied.
"You're one of the many reasons I want this alliance to end!"
Feng smiled wickedly, "Yet, you need me. I am after all Shui's most trusted friend."
"How are the numbers for those opposed to the alliance coming?" Ra asked casually, watching a few leaves burn.
"Most wonderfully, they're going up. How's it over in Hell?" she began to break the ice she had created earlier.
"It's not Hell! It's home! And the numbers are going up, too," Ra smiled pleased at himself for turning so many people against the alliance.
"Perhaps it's time we actually started a rebellion. Kill the followers and so on," Feng suggested, now biting on a piece of ice.
"Do you really think it is time for that?" Ra asked. "I don't think the Houndoom would like working with the Sneasels anymore than they are now."
"Who said we were working together?" Feng laughed turning to face Ra.
"Feng, don't play games with me," Ra said sternly.
"I'm just saying like how it was done in the good old days. You know?" Feng smiled.
"Oh, I know, Feng. I know and I like," Ra said now smiling wickedly.
"Good. When the moon is up tomorrow, then?"
"Yes."