OK! chapter 6 is finally here! yay!i wrote the entire thing today! i know, i know! you're all wondering 'what the hell took you so long!' weeeeeeell, the thing is...i'm a lazy git! what did you expect? Oh...and if you are a vegetarian...then i am REALLY sorry!
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Smoke billowed up from the fire that was placed in the middle of the woods. Two male figures sat beside the flickering flames, gathering the warmth that radiated from the orange light. One sat with his back leaned against the trunk of a large tree with his arms folded and eyes closed while the other sat watching the colors blend from a hue of blue that reminded the tan one of his companion to a golden yellow that glowed as brightly as the boy's eyes. He clutched a stick in his dainty fingers, twirling it absentmindedly. A low rumble could be heard from the pit of the Chinese boy's stomach. He sighed and threw the twig into the flames and watched as it caught fire.
"Kai, when are we going to get something to eat?" Rei asked with an audible whine in his voice. Kai opened his maroon eyes and quirked up an eyebrow. Rei huffed before standing up and stretching and looking back at the dual haired boy. "I'm hungry. We haven't had anything to eat all day," he stated, giving reason for his earlier, childish question.
Kai sighed and closed his eyes saying, "Whenever you get something to eat is when we'll eat." The young heir glared at the Russian, eyebrow twitching ever so lightly.
"And how you propose that I get something to eat? We're in the middle of nowhere!" Rei exclaimed. The pale boy only shrugged, never opening his eyes to look up at the ranting male. A smirk played along Kai's lips as he listened to another growl emanating from Rei's empty stomach.
"You figure it out. We're out in the woods, not too far from the road, and we have nothing near us except some plants and animals," Kai paused. He gave enough time for the heir to let the words sink in and realization hit before he continued, "so, my guess is that we either starve or you go out and hunt us something big and fat." The Russian smirked.
"Hunt? I don't know how to hunt…I've never done it before," the other boy replied, the ending he said in a slight whisper. He hated to show how he had been sheltered, and that he did not know much practical knowledge. Rei looked away from the piercing, vermillion orbs, and gracefully swung his body around so that his back was facing the other. He looked off into the ever darkening forest until he felt the warm breath of another on the back of his neck.
"Would you like it if I taught you?" Kai asked in his low, husky voice. He vaguely grinned at shiver that coursed through the Chinese heir's body. Kai couldn't say that he did not thoroughly enjoy this sort of reaction from the somewhat androgynous figure. After a moment of no reply, Kai brought his hand up and touched Rei's tan arm lightly. "Rei?"
Startled, Rei jumped lightly before replying. "Y-yes, Kai?" the younger boy stuttered. Kai's grin grew.
"Alright, I'll teach you everything I know," he said, his voice tinted with amusement. Rei's eyes widened before he turned around to face the other, which made them very close. The heir's amber eyes grew wider as his cheeks flushed a cute pink color.
"W-what? I never said," Rei began but was cut off by the dual haired Russian.
"Oh, but you did. I asked if you wanted to be taught and you said, and I quote, 'y-yes, Kai.' Now, correct me if I am wrong," Kai stated amusedly. He grinned down at the other. The Russian lowered his head until it touched the tip of Rei's slightly pointed ear and whispered, "But you won't be able to because I am not wrong. You do want me to teach you, don't you?" Rei's eyes widened even more and his face was now a bright red.
"K-kai! What are you doing! Stop this nonsense at once!" Rei shouted as he tried to pull away from the other, hands pushing against the other's chest. Kai grabbed a thin wrist and brought the other closer.
"Lesson number one: know your surroundings," the Russian whispered just as he placed a pale finger on the heir's soft lips. The tan boy furrowed his brows together and continued to struggle against the dual haired boy's grasp. "Hush. Be still and listen!" Rei did as the boy had instructed and the two went quiet.
The breeze ruffled the tree's leaves and limbs, the coal that kept the fire lit crackled, owls flew overhead, and the two boys' breathed. That was the only thing that sounded. Seconds past, turning into minutes, and nothing happened. Then, for just a fraction of a second, a limb could be heard snapping in two on the ground. As soon as this happened, the two boys turned around to face the direction that the sound came from. They waited. Silently, patiently, they waited. Another stick snapped, closer this time. Still they waited. That is, until they saw the creature emerge from the bushes and into their camping site. "Lesson number two: once target has been spotted, approach with caution, or wait until target approaches you," Kai whispered so quietly that Rei would not have been able to hear the statement if it was not for the fact that they were standing so close to one another.
It strolled over to where the fire was and sniffed at the flames. A spark flew out and fell onto the animal's nose and it scurried away from it. It scurried in the boys' direction. It walked closer and closer, sniffing about. It hesitated as it picked up the unfamiliar scent of the human beings and backed away slowly. The two stayed still. The creature, when he figured that the two things were harmless, began to walk the Russian and Chinese once again. "Lesson number three: act with swiftness and precision."
Once it was close enough, Kai pulled a blade from where it was located, tucked comfortably in the hem of his pants and underneath his shirt, and lashed out in one fluid motion. He stabbed the animal where the neck and shoulders meet and left the blade there until the furry creature stopped twitching and lay motionless.
Rei gagged at the site of the brown, furry animal laying with a knife pinning it to the ground in which its blood was pooling. He held his small hands to his face and looked away as Kai pulled the blade from the animal, making a disgusting sound as the blade came fully out covered in the thick, crimson liquid; the color of the killer's eyes.
"Well, we now have dinner," Kai said before lifting the medium sized animal from the ground. He grunted in approval at the size of the animal before he went to sit next to the fire so that he could have all the light that was required for the next step of preparing dinner. The Chinese boy gagged again as he saw the blood fall into a neat path from where it had been to where Kai sat.
"Lesson number four: how to prepare dinner properly when you have a fresh kill." Rei felt a wave of sickness wash over him as he watched Kai take his knife and cut the creature's stomach and empty out the insides. Rei continued to watch in horror as the Russian skinned the creature and lopped the head off. When the head rolled to his feet, Rei turned around and ran to the bushes to purge the sickness out of him. After emptying his already empty stomach, the heir stumbled to the other side of the fire and sat down dizzily.
Kai watched this with a smirk plastered on his face for he knew that the boy's appetite had suddenly left the young man. He continued preparing the animal and stuck a stick straight through from where the head was supposed to be and where the tail had once been before settling the limb so that the animal was diagonally above the flames so that it could cook. He stood and grabbed a rag that they had bought earlier with the money from Rei's costly clothing. Wiping his hands to rid them of the blood that had been spilt from the creature, he walked over to where Rei was sitting looking pale.
"You feeling alright?" Rei gently shook his head in response. He closed his eyes tightly because the light shaking had made him nauseas. Kai reached out and put one of his hands on the side of the boy's face. Rei could feel the rough calluses rubbing his face. Amazingly, it was somehow comforting to the Chinese heir, and he softly lent into the touch. Kai's eyes widened for a moment at the boy's acceptance before it fell back into one of apathy once more. The stayed like that for a few more minutes before the Russian placed his other pale hand on Rei's other cheek. Golden eyes revealed themselves as the raven haired boy looked into the blue haired Russian's vermillion ones. Color began to flood back into the heir's face as he realized what kind of position they were in, and he backed away. Kai mentally sighed before standing up and moving back to tend to the food.
Tala growled as he and his two companions sat in the cold room. The room was not an inviting one to say the least. The walls and floor were made of stone that were always cold as ice to the touch, and the only items furnishing the room was a desk made of oak with a good sized chair, one rug that was placed underneath one table made of glass and steel, and four iron seats that surrounded the said table.
"Will you shut up, Ivan! Look presentable for once!" the redhead barked furiously. He looked at Bryan for help. The lavender haired Russian caught the hint and frowned down on the smaller boy with violet hair.
"Ivan, it is time for you to silence yourself," Bryan stated in his apathetic voice. Immediately, Ivan did as he was told. One does not disobey Bryan unless one has a death wish. And he was lucky, for as soon as he stopped chattering and ranting, a tall man with strange goggles that hid his eyes and violet hair walked in. He carried a exceptionally cold aura that could send shivers down the bravest man, however it was not quite comparable to that of Voltaire Hiwatari. Once he walked in, the three boys stood in unison and saluted. The stood like that until the man sent them a nod of approval.
"Tala, Ivan, Bryan, Spen…" the man stopped mid-sentence. He looked at the three boys and then to an empty spot in front of the chair next to Bryan. "Where is Spencer?" Ivan started to explain, yet he was shortly cut off. "Tala?"
Tala gave a curt nod. "Sir, Spencer was left behind due to certain circumstances that I wish not to go into full detail as of yet," he said in an emotionless voice. The man nodded before replying with a, "very well."
"Please, my students, sit," the man said with mock tenderness staining his rough voice. The three boys saluted once again before doing as they were instructed.
The man made his way to the cushioned seat behind the oaken desk. He sat down and then looked piercingly through the goggles that adorned his pointed featured face. "Ivan, please go fetch the others and myself some refreshments. I am quite parched," he said icily. Ivan nodded prior to rising from the iron chair and leaving the room with an angry snarl fixed on his face. The violet haired man watched the others for a few moments before delving into the business of the mission.
"So, is everything going according to plan?" Tala and Bryan both stared indifferently into the bright red visor of the goggles. Then, Tala smirked, all his previous formality leaving before he let a lazy grin spread across his face. Bryan closed his eyes and let the other do all the talking, just the way he liked.
"Of course, Boris. Did you ever have a doubt? By the time Kai and the heir reach Russia everything will be ready," the pale Russian drawled. He waved his hand in a dismissing fashion. "No need for worries. Kai won't be a problem for too much longer, I'll make sure of it." The wolf let out a bark of malicious laughter, and the violet haired man let loose an evil smile.
TBC...
This is actually nowhere near the way i intended this chapter to go. i had actually written it about 4 times before this but i could never get it to work out quite like i wanted it to. i finally did have a pretty good one going for a little bit, but then my laptop broke down and i had to send it to the shop and they ended up giving me a new harddrive which completely erased everything i had. which means that all my stories, except the ones that have been posted up on are gone. every last one of em. i actually had a lot more that i was working on, but now...i guess i'll just be completely devoted to this one, my NANO fic that will be coming, and the other story that i am working on. so instead of 10 billion stories, i have three...or four stories that i have to work on. i guess its better this way since my others were CRAP! heh. anyways, please R&R! will give cookies shaped like Kai and Rei to all of you who do! and i give the ones who have reviewed so far all my love! -has love thrown back- or i'll just give you Tala plushies instead...heh.