Chapter One
"Good Night. Bon. Knew-it! That can be right, it doesn't sound French. Knew- we? That sounds good! Good night, or Bon Nuit! Hmm, good good." Mused the young man as he walked, lightly tanned hands gently holding a book as he walked. He looked up for a second, before a loud yell turned his head.
"What the hell is that?" He questioned softly, squinting slightly. At first it seemed to be a trick of his eyes, or a mirage, but he then realized it was running, with its black hair flailing behind it. There were two guards behind it, imperial by the look and make of their silver chain mail.
"Get back here, ye little runt!"
"Catch me if you can!" Came the disgusted reply, as the now vaguely human looking shape yelled back. The young man watching studied it for a second, before closing his book and sliding it into the back of his belt gently. When he looked back, he could distinctly tell the features of the runner.
With long black hair, it was a young man. He has no shirt and a short white slave skirt. There was a black line under his left eye, and a reddish head band holding back most of his hair. His chest was tight and solid, but he had maintained a slim figure. Honda stared for a second, before blinking and looking at the guards. The young black haired man jumped into the water and began swimming across it. The guard followed him quickly, since this was the last chance for them to get him before he touched Luminos and was freed. The guards desperately swam after him, but the smaller man was slimmer and quicker and invaded their touch. He crawled up onto the land, breathing heavily, before turning and seeing one of the guards swinging at him with a light rapier. It was intercepted by a heavy broadsword and the raven haired boy looked up at his savior.
"Whoo, might want to watch where you swing that thing. You almost cut this young, FREE mans throat. Now get off Luminos, this is not your masters land. Tell your master his servant Honda still wanders lost and respects the housing offered by your master, Yami-dono. Now go."
The guards looked at each other, before turning and swimming back over the river to Nuit, before sliding out of the river and shaking themselves off.
"Honda huh?"
"Yes. Who are you and why do you address your rescuer with such little respect?" asked Honda, holding a hand out to help the other man up. He brushed it off and stood, looked at Honda darkly.
"My name is Otogi."
"Otogi? Interesting name for a man, have you had it long?"
"My manliness or my name?"
"Your name. But it doesn't matter. You seem to have been a slave.?"
"But I'm not anymore am I? Quite obviously not. Now who are you?"
"My name is Hiroto Honda, a mere wanderer, an ex-swordsman. I am a mere 18 and yourself?"
"Like I'm telling you. Are you wondering just to know if you can rape me and be called a pedophile or not?" asked Otogi harshly. Honda raised an eyebrow in surprise, before quickly slapping a hand around Otogi's neck and pulling him forward.
"You keep sick delusions in that head of yours! But why do you think I would do that!?"
"I said I was a slave. Considering Yami-sama likes his men young, as does his court, want type of slave do you think I was?" smirked Otogi. Honda looked down at him, an eye twitching slightly, before pushing back Otogi gently.
"So now you think all people want from you is mindless sex, not sex with love or just companionship?!"
"Sex with love? Hate to break it to you, but 'I Love You' is 8 letters."
"And?"
"So is 'bullshit'." He muttered, standing up from where Honda had thrown him. He massaged his neck slightly, before glaring at Honda.
"Where is Atari?"
"The capital?"
"Yes!!"
"No need to yell. It is about 60 miles away. I'm going there as well, so would you like to accompany me?"
'I suppose I have no one else to walk with, and you look pretty stupid, so it'd be cruel of me to let you go by yourself." Otogi said haughtily, walking behind Honda.
"I will like you a LOT more if your legs move at the speed your mouth does."
"Excuse me for breathing." Muttered Otogi, catching up with Honda. He glanced over at the warrior, who kept his eyes firmly ahead of him, watching the setting sun. Otogi was about to apologize for insulting Honda, when Honda cut him off.
"Only if you promise not to do it any more."
"Good Night. Bon. Knew-it! That can be right, it doesn't sound French. Knew- we? That sounds good! Good night, or Bon Nuit! Hmm, good good." Mused the young man as he walked, lightly tanned hands gently holding a book as he walked. He looked up for a second, before a loud yell turned his head.
"What the hell is that?" He questioned softly, squinting slightly. At first it seemed to be a trick of his eyes, or a mirage, but he then realized it was running, with its black hair flailing behind it. There were two guards behind it, imperial by the look and make of their silver chain mail.
"Get back here, ye little runt!"
"Catch me if you can!" Came the disgusted reply, as the now vaguely human looking shape yelled back. The young man watching studied it for a second, before closing his book and sliding it into the back of his belt gently. When he looked back, he could distinctly tell the features of the runner.
With long black hair, it was a young man. He has no shirt and a short white slave skirt. There was a black line under his left eye, and a reddish head band holding back most of his hair. His chest was tight and solid, but he had maintained a slim figure. Honda stared for a second, before blinking and looking at the guards. The young black haired man jumped into the water and began swimming across it. The guard followed him quickly, since this was the last chance for them to get him before he touched Luminos and was freed. The guards desperately swam after him, but the smaller man was slimmer and quicker and invaded their touch. He crawled up onto the land, breathing heavily, before turning and seeing one of the guards swinging at him with a light rapier. It was intercepted by a heavy broadsword and the raven haired boy looked up at his savior.
"Whoo, might want to watch where you swing that thing. You almost cut this young, FREE mans throat. Now get off Luminos, this is not your masters land. Tell your master his servant Honda still wanders lost and respects the housing offered by your master, Yami-dono. Now go."
The guards looked at each other, before turning and swimming back over the river to Nuit, before sliding out of the river and shaking themselves off.
"Honda huh?"
"Yes. Who are you and why do you address your rescuer with such little respect?" asked Honda, holding a hand out to help the other man up. He brushed it off and stood, looked at Honda darkly.
"My name is Otogi."
"Otogi? Interesting name for a man, have you had it long?"
"My manliness or my name?"
"Your name. But it doesn't matter. You seem to have been a slave.?"
"But I'm not anymore am I? Quite obviously not. Now who are you?"
"My name is Hiroto Honda, a mere wanderer, an ex-swordsman. I am a mere 18 and yourself?"
"Like I'm telling you. Are you wondering just to know if you can rape me and be called a pedophile or not?" asked Otogi harshly. Honda raised an eyebrow in surprise, before quickly slapping a hand around Otogi's neck and pulling him forward.
"You keep sick delusions in that head of yours! But why do you think I would do that!?"
"I said I was a slave. Considering Yami-sama likes his men young, as does his court, want type of slave do you think I was?" smirked Otogi. Honda looked down at him, an eye twitching slightly, before pushing back Otogi gently.
"So now you think all people want from you is mindless sex, not sex with love or just companionship?!"
"Sex with love? Hate to break it to you, but 'I Love You' is 8 letters."
"And?"
"So is 'bullshit'." He muttered, standing up from where Honda had thrown him. He massaged his neck slightly, before glaring at Honda.
"Where is Atari?"
"The capital?"
"Yes!!"
"No need to yell. It is about 60 miles away. I'm going there as well, so would you like to accompany me?"
'I suppose I have no one else to walk with, and you look pretty stupid, so it'd be cruel of me to let you go by yourself." Otogi said haughtily, walking behind Honda.
"I will like you a LOT more if your legs move at the speed your mouth does."
"Excuse me for breathing." Muttered Otogi, catching up with Honda. He glanced over at the warrior, who kept his eyes firmly ahead of him, watching the setting sun. Otogi was about to apologize for insulting Honda, when Honda cut him off.
"Only if you promise not to do it any more."