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Within a day, Kuchinawa reached Sybak, only stopping to eat a snake, to keep the energy flowing.
Kuchinawa entered the school town, in mid afternoon, and, as expected, was empty. Everyone was in their classes.
Kuchinawa looked into the inn, near the entrance.
He opened the door, sounding a small bell placed at the top of the threshold. A small young woman, placing jars on a shelf, behind the desk, turned around on her stool. "Oh, hello, sir." She stepped from her stool and walked up near him, her hands folded on her pelvic area, like a maid. "May I help you?"
Kuchinawa stared at her for a second, and then scoffed.
The woman cocked her head, not understanding this gentleman's rude gesture, unsure of what he wanted.
"I want a bath… a hot bath."
The woman hurried off towards the backroom that was concealed behind a curtain, which she swiped out of her way.
Kuchinawa seated himself in a chair, behind some big plant. He slouched in the chair. Perfect posture was no code that Kuchinawa followed when in public.
He dozed off, but quickly woke when the girl came back with cleaning supplies. "You're bath is ready, Mr…" she trailed off.
"Rhett," Kuchinawa lied.
He walked into the backroom, the woman following, where there was a big wooden tub with water, steam rising.
Kuchinawa took the cleaning stuff. "I will wash myself, thank you." The woman look a little relieved, but mostly disappointed. Kuchinawa paid no attention to this.
When the woman was gone, Kuchinawa took off his clothing, and then dipped into the pool.
He slid down into the pool so only his head was above the water. He drifted to thoughts of when he was younger. When he met Sheena, how they were friends, understanding how beautiful she was, and a lot of much better looking boys than Kuchinawa would always try and hook up with her. But, she always liked Kuchinawa more. Probably, because he's four years older than her?
He was always sure she just looked up to him as a mentor. But, she had a thing for him. When she was sixteen she asked to engage in love-making with him, which Kuchinawa graciously accepted. He didn't know why he did.
He had really no interest in her, other than a friend…
…he also remembered how he was such an angry child. Whenever he was in moments like this, in the bath tub, he always told himself to try to make himself happier, but, like everyone else, when back in reality, he didn't.
But, when Sheena failed to form a pact with Volt, and town was practically like Ozette, and when Kuchinawa lost his parents… Sheena tried to make it up to Kuchinawa, but he always said not to worry, or it wasn't her fault.
While secretly, he wanted to kill her.
And, his brother didn't seem too affected by it, unlike Kuchinawa. In actuality, he did hurt just as much.
But, Kuchinawa did not know this, however.
At that moment on, he was mean to everybody, except, of course, Sheena… or at least not, yet.
She would always come visit him when he was sitting in the groves surrounding the town. No words were spoken. She just comforted him. But, as these meetings continued on, Kuchinawa began to think that the reason Volt killed almost everyone, including his parents, was because she failed to form a pact with Volt.
…because she failed… to form… a pact with… Volt…
Kuchinawa began to dislike more and more.
Until, finally, fought her… and won.
And, the worst part, he thought, was… when he saw his life-long friend, turned center of vengeance, hurt, from the battle, bleeding profusely, he felt…
… no remorse.