Author Notes: Glad that you see following this fic :D, this one won't be so long and might ended at two or three chapters again. I think it will be the first to complete than my other fics, tough I posted them first.

Warning: Shonen-ai, yaoi, Orphen x Magic, hint of Cleo x Orphen (don't worry I'll make it light since She's one from other factors that made me stop watched the anime)

Disclaimer: Standard Disclaimer

Chapter 2: Rain Of Delight

The clearing wasn't so far from the inn, but the night made it rather difficult to see. The small brick path as the only way partly damaged, covered by stray bushes. No one came at this forgotten place; tough the view of the vast bamboos could be beautiful and calmed at the morning mist.

Orphen found this place when he strayed around the inn for nothing to do, decided that the clearing just perfect for practicing magic. He didn't want to get caught by stray eyes while casting various spells. This town looked welcomed sorcerers with open hand, but nothing false with getting rid of unwanted outcomes.

The dim yellow light far away was where his apprentice waited. It was the only source of light at the clearing, beside the full moon that shone in its full glory above. Orphen fastened his steps, frowned when noticed that around the spot was empty.

" Magic?" he called, repeated again with louder voice but the only answer he got was startled sounds from night animals, a pack of huge black birds fled to the sky with high pitched cry.

Orphen sneaked to the small ruins at the deeper part of the clearing, brushed the obstacles aside, wondered if Magic tired of waiting of him and searched for an open place to sit. All of his hope vanished, as the blonde boy was nowhere to be seen. Orphen already turned to go back when he caught a strange glint on the grass.

He moved closet to pick on it, choked with his own breath as he realized what it was. There, was Magic's bracelet, shimmering beautifully under the moon. Orphen swallowed his lump, get a sickened feeling that something wrong had happened. He knew that a neat Magic wasn't a type of person who very careless to dropped his own thing without even realized it.

Orphen fished all the clearing, checked all the spots behind thick bushes, behind every huge threes, inside waterfall's cave, but still didn't find the shadow of a fifteen years old boy. Frustrated, he decided to return to the inn. He hoped, running back.

There was a close thunder, lightened the darkness with one flashlight. Orphen grimaced. One cold water drop fell at his bare neck, soon followed with another.

He cursed, muttering some spells that successfully teleported him back to the inn.

" Orphen!" Cleo exclaimed, startled to find the sorcerer suddenly stood at the middle of the bar." What the hell are you doing?? You are the one who said, no spells at the town!"

Orphen ignored the bursting girl, scanned entire room. " Where's Magic?" He asked, peeked his head at nearest closet. " He's already back, hasn't he?"

Cleo stomped her heel irritably." Orphen! You didn't hear me!! What would be happening if someone saw you when you teleported back?? What if-" Her words trailed as pair of strong arms gripped her shoulders, sienna eyes narrowed dangerously. ".Orphen?"

" Where's Magic??" Orphen demanded." Answer me!! Where's HIM??!"

" I..I don't know," Cleo shuttered, turning pale." When I got back here you two had gone. Isn't he practicing with you like usual?"

Orphen stunned, slumped to nearby chair.".I don't know," He answered after a while, raked a hand at his short hair. " I mean, we were planned to. He went first to the clearing, but when I arrived he was nowhere to be seen. I searched everywhere but still couldn't find him."

Cleo blinked, noticed some scratches and cuts at Orphen arms. That was the first time the black haired sorcerer ever worried with someone. Cleo 'knew' that he certainly cares for both of them but he usually choose not to show it.

" I'll search for him again," Orphen murmured, heading to the door.

" Wait!" Cleo shouted, blocked the door with her body, arms stretched." It's raining outside, can't you see it??"

Orphen sighed." Listen, Cleo, I'm not in the right mood for arguing right now. Magic is outside and there's possibility that he needs me right now."

" But it's raining!!" Cleo persisted." You'll get sick first before you find him. You don't know where to search! Just wait until morning comes. Maybe Magic only get stuck at certain place and couldn't get back because of the rain. If at the morning ha hasn't back yet, I'll help you searching for him, I promise!"

Orphen got silent, realized that Cleo words did make sense.

"You're right," He admitted." I'm just being worry."

Cleo smiled, placing a hand at his shoulder reassuringly." I know you are. You look tired, don't you want to take a rest?"

Orphen shook his head." No, You go first. I'll wait here. I want to make sure that he's safe."

Cleo ready to argued again but the glint of tiredness at both of the sienna orbs cancelled it. She shrugged, open the door that lead to their rooms." Don't overdo it," She warned, before leaving the young sorcerer alone.

*****

The birds chirped happily, flied from one branch to another branch, singing beautiful songs for beautiful day. The wind blown, played with white curtain hung at one of the inn's window.

Cleo yawned, blinked her eyes slowly, adjusting with the sun's light. She reached for nearby clock desk and almost tumbled from her bed.

"No way!!" She yelled," I'm overslept!!"

Cleo ran to the drawer, picked clothes hastily and got changed. She burst out from her room, glancing at Orphen's room as she ran down the stair. It tightly shut and had paper sign hang at the doorknob showed that the inhabitants were gone.

Cleo pushed the bar's door open and quickly scanned around. Orphen was nowhere to be seen. She frowned.

" Young lady?" A voice greeted behind her, made Cleo jumped in surprise. He spun back to find a middle-aged man with large glasses hanging at his nose. Looked like he was the bartender. " May I help you?"

Cleo nodded, stepped closer." Do you see a young man with red bandanna tied around his head? He wore pair of black leather jacket and pants."

" Oh, the one with that sienna eyes?" The bartender smiled." He already left very early in the morning. I asked him where he would be going since it was still raining outside but he didn't answer. Is something happen? He looked very troubled."

Cleo nodded, took a glass of lime juice the bartender offered her." Our friends is missing. We didn't have even just one lead to search."

" Missing?" The bartender frowned. " That's really strange, but anything could happen at this town. At festival time like this people from any places gathered, some with suspicious motives. That's why we closed the border until all is over."

" Yeah," Cleo agreed, sipped the sweet liquid." I think I have to go too. Maybe I can find some clues. My friend, that spiky haired boy is smart but sometimes rather blunts. He might be missing something." She hoped from the chair, gave the empty glass back to the bartender.

" If my friend back before me tell him that I'm in search for Magic," She added before leaved.

*****

Cleo decided that she checked the clearing first. Anything must be clearer at daylight like this. She stepped on sharp thorned bushes and winced. The needles made long scars at her shoe.

But she had to admit that the view was beautiful. Green grasses covered the ground along with small wild flowers. Stray wind played with every leaves and branches, performing an almost melodic sound. As far as eyes could see, only hundred of thin bamboo trees,

Cleo thought, felt an unwanted wave of jealousy sneaked at her heart.

But she noticed that lately the young sorcerer had grown additional care toward magic, caught him stared at the blonde boy with warm genuine smile instead the usual smirk at his lip, and most of all, the way Orphen acted when Magic's missing. He got all panicked like the world had turned upside down, liked something very precious had taken from him.

Cleo sighed, the words from the fortuneteller at the night festival flashed again at her head.

/ You'll lose something precious to you./

Cleo shook her head.

The thought made Cleo felt better but deep down inside she knew that she only tried to cherish herself. It was too clear already.

*****

The room was dark and damp, saved from dim light that entered from few cracked stonewall. Magic lay helplessly at one corner, curled up into a tight ball. He was naked, and his wrists tied tightly into her back after he tried to cast some spells to escape. He failed. His kidnappers looked had knowledge at magic and they all got angered for his attempt.

Magic thought that he's going to be punished but he was wrong. They only muttered nasty cursed and injected something at his arm by force. The effect could be felt now. All his body went stiff and he had to force himself not to fell asleep. He hate to imagine what might be happening if he let his guard down. One of the kidnappers forced a tongue at his mouth earlier, laughed as he cried and squirmed to get away. The man stroked his face with gleamed of lust at his eyes, murmured about how beautiful he was and how he desperately strained himself not to take him.

Magic sobbed, tried to erase the memory from his head. The floor was cold and he was shivering from straight contact. They took his cloth away and said that he won't need it at the place they are going to take him.

He pleaded

The only thing could be heard was only a hanged silent. Magic knew clearly that it was very low possibility that his master could find him, but he won't give up hope. He had trusted Orphen from a very long time ago.

TBC