It had been three weeks. Lee and Raphael were beginning to reek. Raphael hoped they could find another civilization soon. He turned around to Lee, remembering what they gained in the last town. He watched Lee come closer to him, his face was dirty and his shiny silver hair was reducing to a dirty grayish brown color. Sleeping in dirt wasn't helping much.
"I hope there is a town nearby. I'm sure with that money we have, we'll have no problem getting the things we desperately need," Raphael said.
"Like food, water, a bath, and a bed for once?" Lee said hopefully.
"IF there is a town. Just keep that money close to you," Raphael said. Lee smiled. Yeah, it was a good thing they won that tournament. Lee patted his pocket and it jingled. He suddenly realized he felt a sharp point on the end of one of the coins. He didn't recall coins having sharp points. He pulled out the bag. It was his keys. Where was the money? He checked his other pocket. There was nothing there.
"Uh oh," Lee said. Raphael turned around. That didn't sound good.
"What's wrong?" Raphael asked.
"I think I left the money back in the town..." Lee said. Raphael's eyes went wide. He did WHAT!
"How could you do that!" Raphael screamed, throwing his arms up, "That was important!"
"I'm sorry! I wasn't thinking!" Lee answered looking down and putting his forehead in his hand.
"Just like you! You're never thinking!" Raphael yelled back pointing. Lee looked up and glared at Raphael.
"What does that suppose to mean!"
"That you are an incompetent moron!" Raphael screamed. Lee balled his hand into a fist.
"You'd better take that comment back!" Lee snarled. Raphael crossed his arms.
"Or what!" Raphael asked all arrogantly. Lee pushed Raphael, making him stagger little. Raphael came back and grabbed him by his collar.
"Think twice about touching me, you twit," Raphael growled at Lee as he clenched tighter. Suddenly out of nowhere, they heard yelling in the distance.
"NAMU..." it yelled. Raphael let go of Lee.
"What is it?" Lee asked. Raphael listened some more. The voice was coming closer.
"NAMUNAMU..." It yelled some more. Raphael could see something coming down the hill. It was coming at a very fast speed and showed no signs of slowing down.
"MOVE!" Raphael screamed, grabbing Lee and throwing himself to the side. Something that looked like an alien was rushing down the hill with a sword.
"NAMU NAMU NAMU NAMU NAMU NAMU NAMU NAMU NAMU NAMU NAMU NAMU NAMU!" It screamed over and over.
It passed by. Raphael looked down and realized he was lying over Lee's body. For a male fighter, he was awfully lean and curvy...like a woman. His arms were wrapped tightly around his slender waist. He could feel the warmth of the smaller man's body underneath his. Lee opened his eyes and looked up at Raphael's blue orbs. He suddenly punched him in the face.
"That was for calling me a twit!" He screamed. Raphael rolled to the side, holding his nose. He moved his hand away and saw his own blood. He glared up at the silver haired man as he got up.
"You bastard!" Raphael screamed, tackling Lee back down to the ground. He fell with a grunt and a thud. Raphael raised his fist, ready to punch him. Lee grabbed his arm. Raphael swung his other arm. Lee grabbed that one too.
"Let go of me!" Raphael yelled angrily, pulling his arm out of his grip. Lee was much stronger than he looked. As much as Raphael struggled, Lee had him strong in his grip. Raphael growled angrily. Lee smirked a little, making Raphael more enraged. He was obviously enjoying making him madder. Lee forced himself up, making him sit up in front of Raphael's face. He suddenly kissed him. Raphael quickly stopped struggling and fell into the kiss. Lee finally let go of his arms and ran his hand down his back. His tongue was feeling inside his mouth, dancing against his tongue. Raphael wrapped his arms around Lee. He could felt a fire igniting inside of him. It finally occurred to him that he was kissing another man. Raphael quickly pulled back.
"What the hell are you doing!" He yelled.
"I thought that..." Lee started. Raphael quickly got up.
"I thought-"
"But that's what you thought!" Raphael answered, not even caring what he thought. Lee looked down. Raphael walked away from him, highly disgusted.
"Raphael! Wait!" Lee yelled after him.
"You stay back there AWAY FROM ME!" Raphael yelled.
"But Raph-"
"Don't say anything to me!" Raphael yelled. The rest of the walk was silent.
They had walked until the next afternoon. Raphael spotted a town ahead. It was much larger than the last one. Raphael's eyes lit up a little. He was finally near another civilization. He turned around to see if Lee was still following him. He was still there, trudging behind with his head down. It was amazing to him. This was the only time on the trip that Lee was quiet.
"Lee?" Raphael said, getting his attention. He looked up.
"There's another town. We can PROBABLY find a rest spot, even without money, though I highly doubt we will," He said. Lee looked down again.
"Yeah, about that. I...realized that I had the money all along. It was in another pocket," he said. Raphael looked at him with an odd stare. Lee falsely smiled.
"Silly me, huh?" he said. Raphael glared with annoyance. He was beating him up and probably stressing himself to a stroke FOR NOTHING?
"Let's just go," he said, turning around and walking off. Lee slogged behind.
They had reached the town. There were banners and decoration all over the town as if there was a celebration.
"What did we just walk into the middle of?" Lee asked. Raphael didn't answer. He was still trying to keep his distance from him so he wouldn't choke him to death. Raphael needed to ask a native to find the nearest bathhouse at least; if he had to walk around with the stench of his own filth on him any longer he was going to gag.
"Excuse me sir, do you know where the nearest bathhouse is?" He asked. The man turned around and quickly held his nose.
"It's over by the Inn. Just go down that way," he said, pointing in a direction, still holding his nose. Tears were coming out of his eyes. Raphael smelled horrible. Raphael looked down, obviously irritated.
"Thank you kindly, sir," he said coldly. He was annoyed about the man's reaction to him, but he did need a bath. Staying in the woods for three weeks wasn't good for hygiene. He turned and walked into the direction the man was pointing with Lee following.
They went to the bathhouse. Raphael was sitting in the tub, relaxing as the steam from the water hit his face. The heat from the water made the skin on his body blush a deep red. His head rested on the side of the tub; his eyes closed. He sighed and submerged his head in. This was bliss. He needed to relax and this was a perfect place to do so. He came back up for a breath and opened his eyes. Lee was sitting right in front of him smiling. He quickly jumped back screaming, accidentally splashing Lee.
"You stay back!" Raphael screamed. After the incident earlier, the last thing Raphael wanted to do was sit in a tub naked with Lee.
"What? This is a shared bathhouse. And there is no way you are going to hog a tub big enough for ten people!" Lee said. Raphael groaned.
"Go on the other end," he said.
"Why? What if I like this spot?" Lee said.
"Go over there now," Raphael said.
"Why?" Lee repeated, standing his ground.
"You know damn well why!" Raphael yelled, glaring harshly.
"Don't tell me you are still freaked out because I kissed you," Lee said. Raphael glared more. Lee chuckled.
"Are you really that homophobic?" he asked.
"I'm not homophobic," Raphael said.
"Yes, you are! Look at you! You barely want to talk to me because of earlier!" Lee said.
"YOU KISSED ME OUT OF NOWHERE!" Raphael yelled, splashing him. Lee angrily looked at him and slashed him back. Raphael growled angrily and moved to the other end of the hot tub. He sat there and glared angrily.
"You know...I think you kinda liked it too," Lee said.
"No I didn't!" Raphael retorted.
"Yes you did. You would've stopped me earlier if you didn't. Plus, you started to..." Lee was cut off by a large splash.
"SHUT UP!" Raphael yelled. He didn't want to admit it, but Lee was right. He DID like it, very much so. He looked back at Lee's damp hair. He looked cute like that. REALLY cute. He had enough. He got out of the tub and went to get clothed.
"Nice butt..." Lee said jokingly. Raphael turned around at him wide eyed. He would just go back in and attack Lee, but he was afraid he might like that too much. He quickly got a robe and left.
It was evening. Raphael was back in his normal clothing. The stench was washed out completely. Lee was walking next to him much to his dismay. They were walking around the town looking at the decorations. People were dressed up in costumes and there was music in the distance.
"There seems to be a party," Raphael said.
"Yes! It is a celebration we have every year annually!" A man yelled excitedly.
"What for?" Lee asked.
"For the harvest, of coarse!" The man yelled as if they should know. The two men stood there silently.
"I'm sorry if I didn't introduce myself. My name is Nanashi. Who might you two be?" he asked. Raphael wasn't ready to start telling the man his name. He was still paranoid.
"I am Lee Chaolan!" Lee said proudly. The man's eyes shot wide.
"Lee Chaolan? And you must be Raphael!" The man said pointing at Raphael.
"How do you know about us?" Raphael said in a suspicious voice.
"I've heard about the competition in Thuban! You two are really good I hear!" he said. Lee smiled.
"Well..." Lee said. Raphael was still wondering how news could spread so fast. At that moment the man started yelling.
"HEY EVERYONE! THE WARRIORS FROM THUBAN ARE HERE!" He screamed. People began turning there heads. Raphael didn't like this. He was getting more attention than he really wanted. Lee on the other hand, that was a different story. He fed off of the attention he was getting. People were flocking to the two men.
"People! People! Settle down! If you want my autographs you need to come at me one at a time!" Lee said. Raphael shook his head at Lee. He couldn't believe how stupid he could be sometimes.
"We have a celebration starting really soon! You must come to it!" A girl yelled. The crowed began flocking to were the celebration was held, with Lee in the middle of the crowd. Raphael decided to follow, at least to make sure Lee didn't do anything stupid.