A/N- I decided this isn't going to be a Daikeru. Davis is just going to be TK's best friend. Maybe I'll make it a Kensuke or something. I don't know. Maybe a Takari. I haven't figured it out yet.
Those Who Are Hunted: Part 2
By: RurouniGirl
TK paced around the room nervously. 'Matt should have been back by now. Had something happened to him?'
Davis sighed as he watched TK pacing the room. "TK, sit down. You're wearing a path in the floor."
TK smiled apologetically. "Sorry, Davis. I'm just worried about Matt."
Davis nodded. "I know. But, try to relax. I'm sure he's fine."
TK sat down next to Davis and sighed. 'It was true. Matt was quite capable of taking care of himself, but that didn't stop TK from worrying. Matt was the only family he had left and he didn't want to lose him.'
He looked up as the door was opened and another elf stepped in.
"Hi, Ken." Davis greeted.
The other elf smiled at his two friends. They were actually his only friends. Most of the other elves tended to avoid Ken because he was so different. Unlike all the other elves, who had blonde, brown, or red hair and green or brown eyes, Ken had black hair and blue eyes. He was the only elf who had these characteristics and it was often a source for teasing the boy.
As a result, Ken tended to be very quiet and, before TK and Davis had befriended him, he had been the loner. He would often disappear for hours at a time and wouldn't be seen until much later in the day.
Ken's parents were dead. His mother had died giving birth to him and his father had died of a fever a few years later. Since Ken was only four when his father died, he was taken in by the elders until he was old enough to live by himself. Now he lived in a small hut on the very edge of the village.
"Hi, guys."
TK smiled. "Hey. I haven't seen you since yesterday. Where have you been?"
Ken shrugged. "Nowhere, really. Just down by the stream."
TK smiled. "How are your faerie friends?"
Ken grinned. "They said that you haven't been to see them in a while and they want to know why."
TK chuckled quietly. Then his mood shifted back to worrying over his older brother. 'Where was he?'
Ken noticed the change in his mood. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Matt hasn't come back yet. I'm worried that something may have happened to him."
"Don't worry about it. I'm sure Matt will be back soon." Ken said, trying to cheer TK up.
TK nodded. "I know. Maybe I should do something to keep me busy. That way I won't be able to worry so much."
Davis nodded. "Sounds like a good idea." He grinned. "Race you to the stream?"
TK laughed as he took off running.
"Hey," Davis shouted. "No fair. You have a head start."
TK laughed even louder and the other two boys ran after him, laughing along with him. Soon, the three boys were wading around in the stream splashing each other and having fun.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Matt blinked as his eyes adjusted to the bright sunlight. He had finally convinced Tai that he was well enough to go outside. Now all he had to do was convince him that he was well enough to go home. TK would be really worried about him.
"Please," he pleaded with Tai. "You have to let me go home."
Tai still looked reluctant, but Matt could tell that he was starting to wear down.
"Please, I have to get home," he said. "My brother will be worried about me," he added quietly.
Tai's face softened at his last remark and he caved.
"All right. You can go home. But, I'm going with you to make sure you get home safely."
Matt opened his mouth to protest but Tai cut him off.
"Not another word," he said. "I'm going with you and that's final."
Matt sighed and reluctantly agreed. To tell the truth, he was glad that he had an excuse to spend a little more time with Tai. Somehow, in the short amount of time that they had known each other, Matt had become very fond of the young healer.
He smiled as the two boys set off through the woods. He had the feeling that this was going to be a very pleasant trip.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Matt sighed contentedly as the two walked through the words silently. Sunrays bathed the forest floor with a soft light and the sound of a trickling brook floated through the air.
He heard Tai sigh next to him and he turned to look at the other boy. Tai had a look of pure bliss on his face as he drank in the sun's rays and listened to the sounds of the forest.
Matt smiled. "The forest is beautiful, isn't it?" he commented quietly.
Tai nodded. "Yes it is."
The two continued to walk and soon they reached Matt's destination. He turned toward the other boy and smiled apologetically.
"I'm sorry, but this is as far as you can go."
Tai nodded in understanding. "I'll watch until you leave, then I'll go."
Matt nodded. He was about to leave when a host of small voice rang out around him. He smiled as he watched the faeries dancing about.
"Who is he?"
"Where is he from?"
"Why are you with him?"
He laughed merrily as he was hounded with all their curious questions.
"I'll answer those later," he replied.
He turned back toward Tai. "Will...will I see you again?" he asked.
Tai nodded. "If you want to."
Matt nodded eagerly. "Yes, I would."
Tai smiled. "Okay. Well, we could meet somewhere."
"We could meet by the pond." Matt suggested. "It's about half way between here and your hut."
Tai nodded. "That sounds good."
The two boys smiled at each other. "See you then?" Tai asked.
Matt smiled and nodded. "Yeah, see you then."
Matt turned and walked through the barrier that separated the Elvin realm from the human world. Tai watched and then turned and made his way back to his hut.
Matt went straight to his hut. "TK? TK, you here?"
His brother immediately rushed out of kitchen. "Matt, there you are. I was worried about you. What happened?"
Matt smiled at his younger brother, before giving him a hug. One of his rare shows of affection. He stood there holding his brother tightly for a minute, before pulling away and giving TK a smile.
"I'm all right. I just ran into a little trouble that's all."
TK stared at his brother incredulously. "What kind of trouble?"
Matt sighed. TK never made it easy. He took a deep breath before recapping what had happened.
TK stared at Matt in concern. "But, you're okay, right? You sure you're okay?"
Matt smiled at his concerned brother. "Yes, I'm fine. That salve really help. And Tai gave me a pot of it in case I need it again."
TK smiled and gave his big brother another hug. "I'm glad you're all right. Dinner is ready. I hate to leave, but I promised Davis and Ken that I would go with them tonight."
"That's fine," Matt said. "Have a good time."
TK smiled. "Thanks bro," he said, leaving the house.
Matt smiled to himself as he sat down, his mind drifting off toward Tai. He couldn't wait until the next day.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Tai sighed as he sat down in front of the fire. He stared into the flames, watching them dance and flicker about. His mind began to wander and he found himself thinking about Matt.
The blonde boy had slowly wormed his way into Tai's heart. When he had first seen the boy running through the woods, he had felt drawn to him. He didn't know why, but he had.
He smiled to himself as he thought about to next day. He couldn't wait to see Matt again.
Author's Notes: Well, I finally finished the second chapter. I hope you liked it. Review. RurouniGirl
Those Who Are Hunted: Part 2
By: RurouniGirl
TK paced around the room nervously. 'Matt should have been back by now. Had something happened to him?'
Davis sighed as he watched TK pacing the room. "TK, sit down. You're wearing a path in the floor."
TK smiled apologetically. "Sorry, Davis. I'm just worried about Matt."
Davis nodded. "I know. But, try to relax. I'm sure he's fine."
TK sat down next to Davis and sighed. 'It was true. Matt was quite capable of taking care of himself, but that didn't stop TK from worrying. Matt was the only family he had left and he didn't want to lose him.'
He looked up as the door was opened and another elf stepped in.
"Hi, Ken." Davis greeted.
The other elf smiled at his two friends. They were actually his only friends. Most of the other elves tended to avoid Ken because he was so different. Unlike all the other elves, who had blonde, brown, or red hair and green or brown eyes, Ken had black hair and blue eyes. He was the only elf who had these characteristics and it was often a source for teasing the boy.
As a result, Ken tended to be very quiet and, before TK and Davis had befriended him, he had been the loner. He would often disappear for hours at a time and wouldn't be seen until much later in the day.
Ken's parents were dead. His mother had died giving birth to him and his father had died of a fever a few years later. Since Ken was only four when his father died, he was taken in by the elders until he was old enough to live by himself. Now he lived in a small hut on the very edge of the village.
"Hi, guys."
TK smiled. "Hey. I haven't seen you since yesterday. Where have you been?"
Ken shrugged. "Nowhere, really. Just down by the stream."
TK smiled. "How are your faerie friends?"
Ken grinned. "They said that you haven't been to see them in a while and they want to know why."
TK chuckled quietly. Then his mood shifted back to worrying over his older brother. 'Where was he?'
Ken noticed the change in his mood. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Matt hasn't come back yet. I'm worried that something may have happened to him."
"Don't worry about it. I'm sure Matt will be back soon." Ken said, trying to cheer TK up.
TK nodded. "I know. Maybe I should do something to keep me busy. That way I won't be able to worry so much."
Davis nodded. "Sounds like a good idea." He grinned. "Race you to the stream?"
TK laughed as he took off running.
"Hey," Davis shouted. "No fair. You have a head start."
TK laughed even louder and the other two boys ran after him, laughing along with him. Soon, the three boys were wading around in the stream splashing each other and having fun.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Matt blinked as his eyes adjusted to the bright sunlight. He had finally convinced Tai that he was well enough to go outside. Now all he had to do was convince him that he was well enough to go home. TK would be really worried about him.
"Please," he pleaded with Tai. "You have to let me go home."
Tai still looked reluctant, but Matt could tell that he was starting to wear down.
"Please, I have to get home," he said. "My brother will be worried about me," he added quietly.
Tai's face softened at his last remark and he caved.
"All right. You can go home. But, I'm going with you to make sure you get home safely."
Matt opened his mouth to protest but Tai cut him off.
"Not another word," he said. "I'm going with you and that's final."
Matt sighed and reluctantly agreed. To tell the truth, he was glad that he had an excuse to spend a little more time with Tai. Somehow, in the short amount of time that they had known each other, Matt had become very fond of the young healer.
He smiled as the two boys set off through the woods. He had the feeling that this was going to be a very pleasant trip.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Matt sighed contentedly as the two walked through the words silently. Sunrays bathed the forest floor with a soft light and the sound of a trickling brook floated through the air.
He heard Tai sigh next to him and he turned to look at the other boy. Tai had a look of pure bliss on his face as he drank in the sun's rays and listened to the sounds of the forest.
Matt smiled. "The forest is beautiful, isn't it?" he commented quietly.
Tai nodded. "Yes it is."
The two continued to walk and soon they reached Matt's destination. He turned toward the other boy and smiled apologetically.
"I'm sorry, but this is as far as you can go."
Tai nodded in understanding. "I'll watch until you leave, then I'll go."
Matt nodded. He was about to leave when a host of small voice rang out around him. He smiled as he watched the faeries dancing about.
"Who is he?"
"Where is he from?"
"Why are you with him?"
He laughed merrily as he was hounded with all their curious questions.
"I'll answer those later," he replied.
He turned back toward Tai. "Will...will I see you again?" he asked.
Tai nodded. "If you want to."
Matt nodded eagerly. "Yes, I would."
Tai smiled. "Okay. Well, we could meet somewhere."
"We could meet by the pond." Matt suggested. "It's about half way between here and your hut."
Tai nodded. "That sounds good."
The two boys smiled at each other. "See you then?" Tai asked.
Matt smiled and nodded. "Yeah, see you then."
Matt turned and walked through the barrier that separated the Elvin realm from the human world. Tai watched and then turned and made his way back to his hut.
Matt went straight to his hut. "TK? TK, you here?"
His brother immediately rushed out of kitchen. "Matt, there you are. I was worried about you. What happened?"
Matt smiled at his younger brother, before giving him a hug. One of his rare shows of affection. He stood there holding his brother tightly for a minute, before pulling away and giving TK a smile.
"I'm all right. I just ran into a little trouble that's all."
TK stared at his brother incredulously. "What kind of trouble?"
Matt sighed. TK never made it easy. He took a deep breath before recapping what had happened.
TK stared at Matt in concern. "But, you're okay, right? You sure you're okay?"
Matt smiled at his concerned brother. "Yes, I'm fine. That salve really help. And Tai gave me a pot of it in case I need it again."
TK smiled and gave his big brother another hug. "I'm glad you're all right. Dinner is ready. I hate to leave, but I promised Davis and Ken that I would go with them tonight."
"That's fine," Matt said. "Have a good time."
TK smiled. "Thanks bro," he said, leaving the house.
Matt smiled to himself as he sat down, his mind drifting off toward Tai. He couldn't wait until the next day.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Tai sighed as he sat down in front of the fire. He stared into the flames, watching them dance and flicker about. His mind began to wander and he found himself thinking about Matt.
The blonde boy had slowly wormed his way into Tai's heart. When he had first seen the boy running through the woods, he had felt drawn to him. He didn't know why, but he had.
He smiled to himself as he thought about to next day. He couldn't wait to see Matt again.
Author's Notes: Well, I finally finished the second chapter. I hope you liked it. Review. RurouniGirl