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Chapter Four

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'Speaking in Dragon'

"Speaking in English"

Thoughts

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Maybe it was left after all . . . oh well too late to turn back now, I guess I've got to accept the fact that I am lost a blond teenager looked around the baron plains and took in all the charred buildings and destruction Geese, of all the places I had to get lost in dis one has gotta be the worst

Hazel eyes scanned the area I really don't like dis place, it's so . . . creepy, it's like dere's been a massacre or something he continued to walk Dere ain't even anyone alive, it's like a ghost town, what's left of it anyways his eyes widened when he spotted the large, charred Pure-Dragon corpse "Holy shit!" he exclaimed "I'm in da Dragon village!"

Scared now the blond backtracked, he knew for certain that he wasn't welcome here, he was Human meaning that if there was a Dragon-Kind alive he was going to get killed. Wide hazel eyes darted around, he flinched as he heard talking and darted behind a pile of rubble.

A tall, quite lanky brunette and a small child with thick, long black hair walked past. In the brunette's arms was a woman, barely distinguishable as her face was coated in blood. Her clothes were dirty and her hair was covered in tiny stones and dust. Small gashes littered her arms and legs, he was walking with a slight limp as he carried her and blood glistened on his leather pants from a wound on his leg.

Despite his fear the blond couldn't help but feel curious, that is until he spotted the blade which was fixed to the brunette's waist by a thick leather belt. He ducked down again, the clothing both were wearing was too . . . too . . . dragon-like for his liking. He had seen the sort of thing that Dragons and Hybrids wore in their Human form and it was either thick cotton or leather/dragon hide, both were wearing earrings, the taller one had about five silver hoop shaped ones in one ear gradually getting higher up and a fang attached to silver in the other, the hoops weren't very large, in fact they were only just noticeable, the child was also sporting a similar fang but no hoops, Jounochi suspected those had once belonged to a Pure-Dragon for they were like no fangs he had ever seen before.

He sat up a little to get another look and promptly sank back down again, they were pale, both of them a deathly pale, almost white and their faces bore strange markings. Markings like those were not a good sign, especially in a place like this where any survivors would be eager for revenge.

'Why did mom have to die?' a high pitched voice questioned in a different language. The blond peered over the rubble again and spotted the brunette gently laid the woman on the ground.

'Because Humans exist' was the angry response from him.

The child sniffled 'What did we ever do to them?'

'Nothing' the brunette replied 'But Humans are so selfish and greedy that they wouldn't care, they don't understand us, they can't accept the fact that there is something living in this world much, much more powerful than they can ever be, therefore they want to eliminate us'

The blond felt his eyes water as he heard those words, he couldn't understand what was being said but the tone was depressing and defeated. Strangely the language sounded very different from what Jou had thought it would sound, he had thought it would just be various grunts and growls but it wasn't, the two were speaking words, just strange words that he had never heard before, he thought it would have sounded rather beautiful in any other circumstances but he could tell that the child sounded very upset . . . so afraid, and the older one sounded so cruel and bitter, both tones sort of ruined the sound of the strange language they were speaking.

He had never supported his father's cause, in fact he had questioned at one point just why they fought the dragons, his father had claimed that they were foul beasts who would sooner or later swoop down from the mountains and destroy the village, he had claimed that it would be an honourable battle, yet it had been a massacre.

Jou shifted quietly and at once wished he hadn't. Cold sapphire eyes were locked onto his position behind the rubble in an instant, the taller of the two gently nudged the child behind him, his hand was poised at his side, ready to whip out the blade in the blink of an eye 'Stay there' he said quietly before moving forwards lightly, his steps were silent.

The blond began to panic and frantically he looked around for another hiding place, finding none he backed up against the wall and waited for the inevitable to happen.

'Is someone here?' the child asked, fear was evident in his voice.

The brunette scanned the area and shook his head 'No, I must be hearing things'

'What did you hear big brother?'

The brunette stood rigid and continued to gaze around with his keen eyes 'Shuffling' he paused and his eyes locked onto the rubble again, narrowing 'And heavy breathing' he added coldly.

The blonde's hand instantly covered his mouth as he realized how heavy he was breathing, like before he had no idea what either was saying but he could guess that it wasn't good, he tried to hold his breath but it did no good, that cold unblinking gaze was still locked onto his hiding place with unnerving focus.

The child came closer and the frigid blue eyes of the elder one narrowed further 'I can sense fear' With that frigid remark the blond tensed up and started to shake a little, it was the tone that was scaring him the most, it had to be because he couldn't understand the language, that voice sounded too deadly for comfort 'Hmph, Human fear' the brunette stated, he sounded disgusted.

'Are we gonna leave him?' the child asked.

The brunette moved closer 'That all depends' he said stopping an inch from the rubble, he turned so he could talk to the child better 'What would you care if I were to say no? Humans are all the same, worthless' he hissed menacingly.

The blond yelped in fear, unable to contain it anymore, the sound of that voice was really freaking him out. Suddenly he felt the collar of his jacket tighten, he was pulled sharply to his feet and was barely an inch from a pale, bruised face "So, you thought you could hide did you?" the brunette demanded nastily, and in English though his voice held the slight accent of his own language, even so he was speaking perfectly clear enough. The blond stammered but he couldn't form any real words, he was too frightened "Give me one decent reason why I shouldn't kill you right now?" the brunette snarled, his voice like a knife

'No big brother!' the child exclaimed.

Cold sapphire eyes locked onto the child 'Why?' he questioned 'Why shouldn't I kill him after all his kind has done to us?' his eyes narrowed 'His kind killed your mother Mokuba!'

The child shook his head 'No big brother, don't be like them' he looked up at his brother with sad grey eyes 'Don't be like them' he repeated, tears were trickling down his cheeks 'Please Seto, let him go, your not heartless' he pleaded.

Seto's gaze shifted back to the blond 'Alright Mokuba' he answered, releasing his captive and glaring at him "But don't think this means you are off the hook, I'm warning you, touch one hair on his head and I'll show you a whole new meaning to the word pain"

As soon as he was released the blond backed off "I assume you will want our names, I am Seto and he is Mokuba" Seto stated "And since you now know ours I feel it only fair that I know yours"

"J-Jounochi" the blond stammered "Jounochi K-Katsuya" he hadn't gotten much of the conversation between the two because they hadn't spoken in English but he could tell that something terrible must have happened, the little one must have been deeply upset if he was crying and the elder one had obviously tried to comfort him, that's what he thought anyway, he assumed that the two were very close, like brothers or something.

"Well Katsuya what the hell are you doing here?" Seto demanded, his tone was very nasty and cold

Jou looked at the floor "I got lost" he answered.

"Humph, and I thought you Humans had a little more sense than to wander around in a Dragon's village" Seto stated "Just count yourself lucky that Mokuba here actually cares about your welfare, because had I been alone my blade would be at your throat" he narrowed his eyes "And vengeance would have been mine"

The little boy clung to Seto as a loud explosion echoed in the distance, Seto's sapphire eyes narrowed even more "You" he hissed "You've been stalling me till they come haven't you!?" he snapped before swearing in his own language and gently putting one arm around Mokuba, making the child feel more protected.

Jounochi backed off "No" he answered "No way, I'd neva do dat!" he exclaimed "I dun even think dis war is worth anythin' all it causes is death, dere ain't no goal ta aim fer, it's just pointless, a massacre. I left ma old man cuz I couldn't take anotha day of it . . . dat's when I got lost" hazel eyes were pleading "Please! You've gotta believe me! I've got nothin' against Dragons!"

Seto felt Mokuba tense in fright, he glared at Jounochi "Fine" he answered "I'll believe you, for now" he could hear shouts in the distance.

"Shit dere cumin!" Jou exclaimed "Dey are gonna capture yeh 'n' ya bro!" he continued "Den they'll kill me fer runnin off, literally"

Seto gently pushed Mokuba off him "Follow me" he stated "And at least try not to go blundering about and stand on every god damn twig you find" he turned to Mokuba and reassured him before taking his hand and guiding him through the rubble, despite his limp his feet barely left an imprint in the ground and his steps were almost silent.

Twice Jounochi fell, and each time he dislodged some stones, causing little rock slides "I thought I told you to step quietly?!" Seto snapped as Jou picked himself up again.

"Sorry" the blond replied, he decided to just follow the two instead of trying to walk along side them

The brunette led them towards the jagged rocks of a cliff face and pushed aside some thick plants, revealing a small hole just large enough that they could crawl in one at a time, Seto let Mokuba go first, then Jounochi.

"Ain't it gonna be uncomfortable 'n' tight?" the blond asked.

"No, it widens after a while you moron" Seto replied, he turned sharply when a bullet grazed his shoulder.

"Oi! We've got a survivor ere!" a man shouted, his face was covered in scars "Looks like we've found that boy too!" he called.

A second man ran into the clearing and Jou swore "Heh, thought you could get away did'ya Jounochi?" he questioned nastily "Wait until ya father hears about this, his own son mingling with filth like this!" he gestured at Seto who glared.

Five more men surrounded them "Oh shit . . . dis don't look good" Jou mumbled.

Seto's sapphire eyes darted in their sockets from man to man, each of them had a weapon of some kind "Ya shouldn't have run away Jou" one man taunted "Your fate is ta kill off these scum" he continued "Ya can't deny it"

The brunette smirked calmly, the shock had left his face completely 'The only scum here are you' he answered coldly whilst placing his hand over the handle of his sword.

All seven men laughed, they didn't know what he had said, but they had an idea, of course they were way off "Ya can't seriously think ya can stand up to us all do ya?!" one exclaimed

"Yeah!" said another "Your just a kid!"

"If da other scum of that village couldn't stop us, what makes ya think you can?!"

Seto still looked calm 'Because I am no ordinary Dragon' he answered, his eyes narrowed and changed shape and his skin paled. Long claws replaced his fingernails and his hands slowly turned blue "Or do I have to spell it out for you Humans?" he hissed coldly.

The men glanced at each other, puzzled before one realized "Shit . . . yeh-yeh a Hybrid!"

Seto smirked and brushed his now white hair from his eyes "Correct" he answered "And us Hybrids are far different from normal Dragons" the men and Jounochi flinched when a large pair of leathery blue wings shot out of Seto's back and spread out impressively, he closed his eyes and started muttering something in his native tongue, the men began to panic and tried to run away yet inside they knew that they were doomed.

TBC

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Jaffacake11679: Sorry for taking so long to post my next chapter. Thank you once again for your reviews!

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