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Warnings: A little bit of language, Lana's not in a good mood. ^_^;
Chapter 5
"Well, lookie what we got here. A pretty boy! Got any money on ya, pretty boy?" Lana was about a half mile from the mountain bandits' hideout, and had encountered her first group of thugs. "Back off. I'm looking for someone." Lana snarled at them. She had been riding for about two days now, and was getting VERY tired of her horse, not to mention a little grumpy. "Looks like we're going to have to teach pretty boy a lesson." One of the guys smirked, and pulled out a knife. Lana almost smiled. FINALLY! A change of pace! She would have kissed the jerk, if she weren't dressed as a man, for suggesting something other than riding or resting. Lana jumped off her horse, drawing her sword. She had been practicing with it in her short breaks, and was glad for the chance to test her skills. "Come on, I think I'm gonna enjoy this." she said with a grin, and got into a fighting position. "Wait a second guys." one suddenly said, looking at Lana closely. Lana scowled. "Geez, just attack me you freaks! I need to work out some serious aggressions!" she thought, tempted to scream, "What the heck are you STOPPING for?!" at them. "Hey, does he look familiar to anyone ELSE?" the guy who had stopped them said, cocking a head, and looking at Lana. "Now that you mention it, he does look a LITTLE familiar." another said, looking at Lana up and down. "Who're you looking for?" a guy with blue hair asked, who couldn't have been more than sixteen. Lana looked at them suspiciously, then said, "Kami Drionia." All the boys stiffened, and asked, "What do you want with KAMI?!" Lana smirked, an idea forming in her head, and said, "Okaasan and Imooto want him to come home." All of the guys stared at Lana for a second, before starting to laugh loudly. "My God! Kami's MOMMY is gonna make him come home!" one cried, falling on the ground and beating his fists on the dirt, tears falling from his eyes. The other guys were either leaning on eachother for support, or also on the ground. "So you gonna let me pass or what?" Lana finally asked, voice tight. "Oh sure, heck, we'll give you an ESCORT! THIS I gotta see." the blue haired guy chuckled, turning and gesturing for her to follow him. Lana smirked to herself. A little humiliation for this particular guy would be just the medicine he deserved.
Lana was led to a large building, surrounded by a wall on the mountain. "Who's the guy?" one of the men on the wall yelled. "Oh MAN!" one of the guys said, and almost dissolved into laughter again. "Just go get Kami!" the blue haired guy yelled, then said, "Oh, by the way, I'm Joses." Lana froze for a second, before saying, "I'm Jireh." Joses nodded, and led her through the gates. "What's going on?" asked a boy, coming out of a door and walking up to Joses. He had red hair, green eyes, and fangs, and Lana had to admit, he was a little cute. "You recognize this guy?" Joses asked, jerking a thumb towards Lana. Kami looked... and did a double take. "What the heck?! He looks like my SISTER!" Lana rolled her eyes, and said, "Baka. Serena sent me to come get you." Kami's eyes widened. "How do YOU know my mother?!" he exclaimed, and all the guys immediately started laughing, though Joses was beginning to look at Lana suspiciously. Lana smiled, and decided to go with the absolute truth. "She adopted me. Or rather your little sister did. Now, are you coming back or do I have to knock you out and tie you to the horse?" she asked, glaring. Kami regained a little composure, and crossed his arms, saying, "I ain't going NOwhere." "Good." Lana said, grinning, and unsheathing her sword. "I was hoping I'd get a chance to use this." Kami immediately went SD style, yelling, "What are you doing with Grandpa's sword?! Mom wouldn't even let ME have it!" Lana jumped off the horse, and said, "Why am I not surprised? You ran out on her and your little sister after all." Lana glared at him. Cute or not, this guy had done something awful to Allelu, and she planned to take him back, conscious or not, to make up for it. "Why do YOU care?" he snarled at her, glaring right back. Lana had had enough. She flew at him, and hit him on the side of the head with the flat of her sword, quickly going SD and tying him up while he was dazed. "You guys got a spare horse I can use? I don't feel like having him riding behind me." she asked the other men, grinning. They stared at the tied and gagged Kami, who had swirls in his eyes, and sweatdropped. One quickly grabbed a horse, and Lana threw Kami sideways across the saddle, waving as she rode out the gates, leading the other horse by the reins. Joses quickly got on another horse and followed, just to make sure this guy's story was true.
Lana and Kami had been riding for about fifteen minutes in silence. He had woken up as soon as they were out of the gates, and just to hear what he would say, Lana had taken off the gag. Though he had never said anything, just glared. Lana finally got sick of this. "Stop looking at me like I'M the bad guy. I can't believe you. Allelu is desperate without you, she'll latch onto ANYONE. Heck, did you know she found a girl unconscious in the woods, and before she even knew her name, she was saying the stranger was sent by the angels to make her and her mother less lonely? What kind of Jack@$$ does that to his LITTLE SISTER, huh?! Just when she loses ONE sibling, and doesn't see her father that often, you WALK OUT ON HER! What the heck's your PROBLEM, anyway?! Serena's the kindest woman I've ever known, and you just leave her behind with no one. What if they had been killed while you were gone? Would you have even CARED!?" Lana whirled to face him, and saw him looking down at the ground, face ashamed, eyes shining with tears. Lana sighed, and since she figured he was on too much of a guilt trip to run, she untied him, then faced forward again, not speaking. It was silent for a while before Kami finally asked, "So what happened to the girl Allelu found? I mean, where is she?" Lana glared at him, and said, "You're lookin' at her."
^*^AN^*^ I would like to thank Amiboshi-chan for reviewing, and advertise her fics! They're good! Just click on her name under Reviews, and look 'em up! ^_^
Warnings: A little bit of language, Lana's not in a good mood. ^_^;
Chapter 5
"Well, lookie what we got here. A pretty boy! Got any money on ya, pretty boy?" Lana was about a half mile from the mountain bandits' hideout, and had encountered her first group of thugs. "Back off. I'm looking for someone." Lana snarled at them. She had been riding for about two days now, and was getting VERY tired of her horse, not to mention a little grumpy. "Looks like we're going to have to teach pretty boy a lesson." One of the guys smirked, and pulled out a knife. Lana almost smiled. FINALLY! A change of pace! She would have kissed the jerk, if she weren't dressed as a man, for suggesting something other than riding or resting. Lana jumped off her horse, drawing her sword. She had been practicing with it in her short breaks, and was glad for the chance to test her skills. "Come on, I think I'm gonna enjoy this." she said with a grin, and got into a fighting position. "Wait a second guys." one suddenly said, looking at Lana closely. Lana scowled. "Geez, just attack me you freaks! I need to work out some serious aggressions!" she thought, tempted to scream, "What the heck are you STOPPING for?!" at them. "Hey, does he look familiar to anyone ELSE?" the guy who had stopped them said, cocking a head, and looking at Lana. "Now that you mention it, he does look a LITTLE familiar." another said, looking at Lana up and down. "Who're you looking for?" a guy with blue hair asked, who couldn't have been more than sixteen. Lana looked at them suspiciously, then said, "Kami Drionia." All the boys stiffened, and asked, "What do you want with KAMI?!" Lana smirked, an idea forming in her head, and said, "Okaasan and Imooto want him to come home." All of the guys stared at Lana for a second, before starting to laugh loudly. "My God! Kami's MOMMY is gonna make him come home!" one cried, falling on the ground and beating his fists on the dirt, tears falling from his eyes. The other guys were either leaning on eachother for support, or also on the ground. "So you gonna let me pass or what?" Lana finally asked, voice tight. "Oh sure, heck, we'll give you an ESCORT! THIS I gotta see." the blue haired guy chuckled, turning and gesturing for her to follow him. Lana smirked to herself. A little humiliation for this particular guy would be just the medicine he deserved.
Lana was led to a large building, surrounded by a wall on the mountain. "Who's the guy?" one of the men on the wall yelled. "Oh MAN!" one of the guys said, and almost dissolved into laughter again. "Just go get Kami!" the blue haired guy yelled, then said, "Oh, by the way, I'm Joses." Lana froze for a second, before saying, "I'm Jireh." Joses nodded, and led her through the gates. "What's going on?" asked a boy, coming out of a door and walking up to Joses. He had red hair, green eyes, and fangs, and Lana had to admit, he was a little cute. "You recognize this guy?" Joses asked, jerking a thumb towards Lana. Kami looked... and did a double take. "What the heck?! He looks like my SISTER!" Lana rolled her eyes, and said, "Baka. Serena sent me to come get you." Kami's eyes widened. "How do YOU know my mother?!" he exclaimed, and all the guys immediately started laughing, though Joses was beginning to look at Lana suspiciously. Lana smiled, and decided to go with the absolute truth. "She adopted me. Or rather your little sister did. Now, are you coming back or do I have to knock you out and tie you to the horse?" she asked, glaring. Kami regained a little composure, and crossed his arms, saying, "I ain't going NOwhere." "Good." Lana said, grinning, and unsheathing her sword. "I was hoping I'd get a chance to use this." Kami immediately went SD style, yelling, "What are you doing with Grandpa's sword?! Mom wouldn't even let ME have it!" Lana jumped off the horse, and said, "Why am I not surprised? You ran out on her and your little sister after all." Lana glared at him. Cute or not, this guy had done something awful to Allelu, and she planned to take him back, conscious or not, to make up for it. "Why do YOU care?" he snarled at her, glaring right back. Lana had had enough. She flew at him, and hit him on the side of the head with the flat of her sword, quickly going SD and tying him up while he was dazed. "You guys got a spare horse I can use? I don't feel like having him riding behind me." she asked the other men, grinning. They stared at the tied and gagged Kami, who had swirls in his eyes, and sweatdropped. One quickly grabbed a horse, and Lana threw Kami sideways across the saddle, waving as she rode out the gates, leading the other horse by the reins. Joses quickly got on another horse and followed, just to make sure this guy's story was true.
Lana and Kami had been riding for about fifteen minutes in silence. He had woken up as soon as they were out of the gates, and just to hear what he would say, Lana had taken off the gag. Though he had never said anything, just glared. Lana finally got sick of this. "Stop looking at me like I'M the bad guy. I can't believe you. Allelu is desperate without you, she'll latch onto ANYONE. Heck, did you know she found a girl unconscious in the woods, and before she even knew her name, she was saying the stranger was sent by the angels to make her and her mother less lonely? What kind of Jack@$$ does that to his LITTLE SISTER, huh?! Just when she loses ONE sibling, and doesn't see her father that often, you WALK OUT ON HER! What the heck's your PROBLEM, anyway?! Serena's the kindest woman I've ever known, and you just leave her behind with no one. What if they had been killed while you were gone? Would you have even CARED!?" Lana whirled to face him, and saw him looking down at the ground, face ashamed, eyes shining with tears. Lana sighed, and since she figured he was on too much of a guilt trip to run, she untied him, then faced forward again, not speaking. It was silent for a while before Kami finally asked, "So what happened to the girl Allelu found? I mean, where is she?" Lana glared at him, and said, "You're lookin' at her."