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Chapter 3 – Bringing In
Two Malduck's flanked Captain Skunk as he walked down towards Kamji and Hiyme's home that was on the lower end of the surface buildings. Why the two lived together in such a place eluded him completely, but he had his instructions and they would be carried out.
Finally reaching his destination he motioned to the Malduck's to stop following him and to remain just within calling range. Both complied, they weren't exactly what you called the brightest bunnies in the lot but if you needed them to do something they would do it.
Simon and Gunner were unusual to put it mildly. No one quite knew when they had actually joined the Malduck's or even if they were real members but they were known. Simon had grey hair and blue eyes and spoke with an accent that no one could understand and Gunner was a dark-skinned blond – dyed of course – boy who was always with Simon and didn't speak a word of English. Not exactly the ones to take on such a job as this but it usually worked out.
Skunk made forward and cursed slightly as he nearly tripped over the wires of a house. How anyone who worked for Duke Red and the Military could live in such a place with the amount of money that they were paid was a complete mystery to him.
He continued down the light blue buildings, which were in the process of peeling and fading. He scrutinised a piece of paper and looked up at a sign. It was hopeless, he had no idea where they lived.
Just as he was about to give up and get someone to get more organised directions, when a mother and daughter came bustling down the street. They were of an different cultural background to most Metropolitan's but that was becoming far more common. "Excuse me, miss, but I don't suppose that you happen to know where a Miss Kamji Lam and Miss Hiyme Lien live do you?" he asked, whilst dodging two of the children who had deciding to have an argument.
"You two cut that out this minuet!" said the mother in a heavily accented voice, "I do, sir. They live just up the street. Green door, three blocks up" she finished and clipped the squabbling brats and shouting at them. Skunk nodded and thanked the lady before moving as fast as he could in the opposite direction to which they were going.
Five minuets later he found the green door that he had been looking for and knocked loudly. There was some genetic shouting and the door was partly opened, exposing the young face of who he guessed to be Kamji. She had soft brown eyes and dark drown hair that made her appear to be even more unusual. Her skin was a light mahogany and her form suggested grace and quality but a spark remained within her eyes, which spoke of power and determinism. Skunk felt inclined to believe that there was a greater reason as to why Duke Red had hired her to be a personal bodyguard to Tima.
"Kamji Lam?" he asked, trying to keep his head and voice level.
Her eyes widened slightly and she seemed to only just notice his uniform. She looked him up and down before finally answering, "Yeah, that's me. What you want?" her tone was not friendly and appeared to be quite spiteful. Skunk ignored it, "I have orders from Duke Red that you and Hiyme Lien are to come and see him immediately"
Kamji swore and slammed the door shut, Skunk blinked and looked around himself only a little lost at the situation. A man starred at him from a window and just as he was about to turn around and head back to Simon and Gunner when there was a sound of a chain being pulled back from the door and it opened fully. "C'mon in, we'll have to get ready first" came Kamji's voice.
Skunk glanced around and then went into the building. He was pleasantly surprised to find that the flat was quite clean and tidy and moderately covered with furniture and other memorabilia of the girls former lives. He was however a bit disgruntled at the fact that Kamji's uniform was sitting half in the bin with what appeared to be scorch marks.
"You want anything to drink?" asked Kamji removing her dressing gown and pulling on a t-shirt. Skunk had blushed when she had done that but it turned out that she was wearing faded jeans and a vest so she was adequately covered, quickly he shook his head at her question, "No thank you. I don't drink on the job"
Kamji frowned, "I meant a cup of tea, captain" she sneered before shouting up a set of stairs, "Hiy, hurry up!" and then managed to flick the switch on the kettle and started to brush her hair. Skunk looked awkwardly around and tried not to appear a little uncomfortable.
"So, Captain, what does Red want to see us about" said Kamji, snapping him out of his thoughts, once the kettle had boiled. Skunk frowned at her, "I think I shouldn't need to tell you, Malduck..." Kamji's hand slammed down onto the table with frightening accuracy and strength.
"I'm no longer a Malduck...I quit after she died! If Red wants me to stay he'll have to kill me first..." her sharp eyes turned on Skunk, making him feel like a tiny child, "...I quit"
"That...that may be unofficially so, but Duke Red's not one to leave business unfinished" Skunk quickly corrected his fear, "You swore an oath to the Malduck's and are still apart of them" his voice almost matched her stubbornness.
"I swore my oath to Tima only! No one else" her tone was deadly and if she had shouted then everything would have shook with the force.
"Kamji...don't cause any problems" came a sweet voice from behind them. Skunk looked around and spotted who was obviously Hiyme. She was only a little smaller than Kamji and had black hair and grey eyes. She was delicately built and any man would have asked her out on a date. She wasn't exactly stunning or beautiful but she had that certain something that made you want her.
She wore a long brown skirt and white blouse and her hair was tied up. Kamji certainly seemed to soften when she was around the girl and Skunk suspected that something was 'different' about their relationship and they were a little more than old collage friends.
He coughed loudly, "I'm afraid we will have to hurry along. Duke Red is not a man to be kept waiting to long".
Both of the girls locked eyes with him, showing annoyance that was trying desperately to be tolerated. "Fine, Captain. Though he already knows what we are to say to him" said Kamji, in a spiteful and much hated voice.
Rocku: Thanks for reviewing and double thanks for being my beta reader. Hope you enjoy this chapter and I brought in a character just for you
Chapter 3 – Bringing In
Two Malduck's flanked Captain Skunk as he walked down towards Kamji and Hiyme's home that was on the lower end of the surface buildings. Why the two lived together in such a place eluded him completely, but he had his instructions and they would be carried out.
Finally reaching his destination he motioned to the Malduck's to stop following him and to remain just within calling range. Both complied, they weren't exactly what you called the brightest bunnies in the lot but if you needed them to do something they would do it.
Simon and Gunner were unusual to put it mildly. No one quite knew when they had actually joined the Malduck's or even if they were real members but they were known. Simon had grey hair and blue eyes and spoke with an accent that no one could understand and Gunner was a dark-skinned blond – dyed of course – boy who was always with Simon and didn't speak a word of English. Not exactly the ones to take on such a job as this but it usually worked out.
Skunk made forward and cursed slightly as he nearly tripped over the wires of a house. How anyone who worked for Duke Red and the Military could live in such a place with the amount of money that they were paid was a complete mystery to him.
He continued down the light blue buildings, which were in the process of peeling and fading. He scrutinised a piece of paper and looked up at a sign. It was hopeless, he had no idea where they lived.
Just as he was about to give up and get someone to get more organised directions, when a mother and daughter came bustling down the street. They were of an different cultural background to most Metropolitan's but that was becoming far more common. "Excuse me, miss, but I don't suppose that you happen to know where a Miss Kamji Lam and Miss Hiyme Lien live do you?" he asked, whilst dodging two of the children who had deciding to have an argument.
"You two cut that out this minuet!" said the mother in a heavily accented voice, "I do, sir. They live just up the street. Green door, three blocks up" she finished and clipped the squabbling brats and shouting at them. Skunk nodded and thanked the lady before moving as fast as he could in the opposite direction to which they were going.
Five minuets later he found the green door that he had been looking for and knocked loudly. There was some genetic shouting and the door was partly opened, exposing the young face of who he guessed to be Kamji. She had soft brown eyes and dark drown hair that made her appear to be even more unusual. Her skin was a light mahogany and her form suggested grace and quality but a spark remained within her eyes, which spoke of power and determinism. Skunk felt inclined to believe that there was a greater reason as to why Duke Red had hired her to be a personal bodyguard to Tima.
"Kamji Lam?" he asked, trying to keep his head and voice level.
Her eyes widened slightly and she seemed to only just notice his uniform. She looked him up and down before finally answering, "Yeah, that's me. What you want?" her tone was not friendly and appeared to be quite spiteful. Skunk ignored it, "I have orders from Duke Red that you and Hiyme Lien are to come and see him immediately"
Kamji swore and slammed the door shut, Skunk blinked and looked around himself only a little lost at the situation. A man starred at him from a window and just as he was about to turn around and head back to Simon and Gunner when there was a sound of a chain being pulled back from the door and it opened fully. "C'mon in, we'll have to get ready first" came Kamji's voice.
Skunk glanced around and then went into the building. He was pleasantly surprised to find that the flat was quite clean and tidy and moderately covered with furniture and other memorabilia of the girls former lives. He was however a bit disgruntled at the fact that Kamji's uniform was sitting half in the bin with what appeared to be scorch marks.
"You want anything to drink?" asked Kamji removing her dressing gown and pulling on a t-shirt. Skunk had blushed when she had done that but it turned out that she was wearing faded jeans and a vest so she was adequately covered, quickly he shook his head at her question, "No thank you. I don't drink on the job"
Kamji frowned, "I meant a cup of tea, captain" she sneered before shouting up a set of stairs, "Hiy, hurry up!" and then managed to flick the switch on the kettle and started to brush her hair. Skunk looked awkwardly around and tried not to appear a little uncomfortable.
"So, Captain, what does Red want to see us about" said Kamji, snapping him out of his thoughts, once the kettle had boiled. Skunk frowned at her, "I think I shouldn't need to tell you, Malduck..." Kamji's hand slammed down onto the table with frightening accuracy and strength.
"I'm no longer a Malduck...I quit after she died! If Red wants me to stay he'll have to kill me first..." her sharp eyes turned on Skunk, making him feel like a tiny child, "...I quit"
"That...that may be unofficially so, but Duke Red's not one to leave business unfinished" Skunk quickly corrected his fear, "You swore an oath to the Malduck's and are still apart of them" his voice almost matched her stubbornness.
"I swore my oath to Tima only! No one else" her tone was deadly and if she had shouted then everything would have shook with the force.
"Kamji...don't cause any problems" came a sweet voice from behind them. Skunk looked around and spotted who was obviously Hiyme. She was only a little smaller than Kamji and had black hair and grey eyes. She was delicately built and any man would have asked her out on a date. She wasn't exactly stunning or beautiful but she had that certain something that made you want her.
She wore a long brown skirt and white blouse and her hair was tied up. Kamji certainly seemed to soften when she was around the girl and Skunk suspected that something was 'different' about their relationship and they were a little more than old collage friends.
He coughed loudly, "I'm afraid we will have to hurry along. Duke Red is not a man to be kept waiting to long".
Both of the girls locked eyes with him, showing annoyance that was trying desperately to be tolerated. "Fine, Captain. Though he already knows what we are to say to him" said Kamji, in a spiteful and much hated voice.