Bittersweet you.
Disclaimer: se first chapter.
Finally! I made it! Chappie number three! and thank you all who reviewed! Some more of mine babbling in the end, but it's not that important.
Beta: Shadow Vampiress
Chapter three.
"-ext. thank you for travel with us."
Strong hands grasped a bookmark gently, putting it between page 388 and page 389. Softly closing the book he let pale fingertips slowly caress the cover, reading the title,
Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoj.
Sighing tiredly he closed his eyes for a moment. 388 pages did that to you. When he opened them he stood up and stretched stiff muscles. Grabbing his rather big, not to mention heavy, bag he made his way towards one of the exits of the train.
Stepping out he let his gaze drift over the landscape, and scowled.
A pathetically small village, surrounded with an almost endless mass of green.
The forest, mostly made of spruce, made sure that it was only by train or a small, very winding road that you could get out of the village. Snorting he set his glare on the last thing that surrounded the small community, making its imprisoned state complete. High mountains cast their shadows over him, promises that the dawn would come early. Snow glittered under his feet as he started walking, happily lining the streets and hiding the dangerous ice spots under it.
Shaking his head he started to make his way towards the flat that so suddenly had become his new home. It was going to be an awful day.
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Oblivious that a stranger had entered his village Rei was happily skipping down the stairs. It was a perfect day! Ty, Max, Kenny, Dizzy, himself and oddly enough Oliver, were going up to the mountains for some skiing. The social Frenchman had asked Rei if he could follow, after hearing it from Kenny. Reaching his store, Rei found the sweater he had searched for in his flat. Typical of him to forget it down here.
As it was Saturday, he was free and oh, how he loved his days off! Of course he really liked his little store, but it could be a little boring sometimes, to be all alone and not have his friends around him to talk to. Smiling to himself he grabbed five exclusive chocolate bars.
'These will do it.'
Putting the huge but oh so warm and comfortable sweater over his head he walked out of the shop, gently closing the door behind him.
Putting a jacket over his usually slim frame, now much bigger due to all the jumpers and such, he put his bag over his right shoulder as he mentally checked the things that lie inside.
'Thermos jug? Check. Mug's? Check. Packed lunch? Check. Gloves? Check.'
Deciding that it would be smarter if he just put on his gloves right away, he put the bag down and rumbled around in search for the desired items. Finding them he made sure that he actually had everything with him. Then he opened the backdoor, stepped out and locked it. Grabbing the small cart with his ski's he started to walk towards the square, where they would meet. Yes, a perfect day indeed!
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Ty, on the other hand, was running around in his rather big flat, trying to do everything at once.
'Trust me to oversleep!'
Snatching his bag he threw in some candy bars. They would have to do; he didn't have the time to fix any lunch to bring with him! Damn him for his sleepiness! Hastily putting his clothes on he ran down the stairs and out into the street. Then he remembered that he didn't have any skis with him, and he had forgotten to lock his door. Groaning he hastily ran up and grabbed the skis and this time, he locked the door.
'I am so late!'
Was the thought that plagued his mind as he ran towards the square to meet with the others.
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Max let his sky blue eyes scan the area after his friend, typical Ty to be late. Smiling faintly, he heard Dizzy complain about Takao's lateness and Kenny timidly trying to reason with her. Oliver, in a very exclusive outfit talked to Rei about his home country, in an attempt to pass the time.
A desperate wailing of
"Wait for me!"
made the fair haired youth burst out laughing, as he saw Ty coming running towards them.
"Alright Dizzy, calm down, Ty's coming."
"About time to!"
The panting officer came to a halt in front of them, groaning about oversleeping and no breakfast.
Smirking, Rei pulled out the three chocolate bars and gave them to Ty. Stormy eyes lit up as he almost tackled Rei to the ground when he gave him a great bear hug. Laughing the raven-haired boy only let the older male squeeze the life out of him for a while; it wasn't like he could do anything anyway.
"Alright! Come on! Let's go and have fun in the mountains!" An ecstatic Ty exclaimed and started to drag the blond mechanic towards the small road that led to the best ski place. There would be a bit to walk before they reached their destination, but they all liked the fresh air and the gentle rays the sun offered. So, the little group kept walking, chatting happily amongst each other. Suddenly Max groaned, stopping the whole party.
"Man, I forgot to pack the gloves!"
"Eh?"
"Ty! Gloves! You know, a piece of cloth you wear over your hands to prevent becoming cold?"
"I know that, but...well, I guess I forget gloves to… hehe."
Oliver groaned. A professional like him hardly ever forgot anything.
And it seemed that both Max and Ty did not really have their heads with them when they weren't working. He heaved a sigh and looked over the little square. Thank god they weren't in the woods yet! Ignoring the couple talking rapidly to the blond and blunette, scolding them he raised his voice a little and caught their attention.
"I believe that little shop down there has some gloves. Those supermarket things do often sell many different items don't they?"
Ty looked the green haired boy over. A weird look in his face.
"What!"
"Those supermarket things?"
"Yes. I don't buy things from those shops, I prefer quality. Now hurry up. We have waited long enough for you today. Bring Max with you. Please say you at least have some money on you?"
"We are going skiing! Do you walk around with money all the time?"
"Yes."
"All right hold it there, Ty don't worry, I have money, let's go!"
The blond youth grasped Takao's hand and immediately started running towards the little shop.
Rei had quietly watched the whole argument, and felt a smile tugging the corners of his lips. It seemed that Oliver really was as bratty as the village people wanted it to seem. And he could take Ty on! That was just fabulous!
The other felt eyes on him and gave the Chinese boy a questioning look.
"You really put Ty on the spot Oliver."
"Is that a compliment?"
A single green eyebrow rose. And laughter all around him made the small French man frown in a confused manner.
"Actually, yes, a great one!"
"Oh. But he really is an easy minded person, isn't he? Not that hard to talk around."
The green haired boy obviously did no harm by his words, only the straightforward style that was so common among rich youths. And he was French to! A country famous for their straightforwardness (and in some people's opinions, snootiness).
"Well, yes but he has some witty comments in store too, don't doubt that!"
This time it was Kenny who piped up. Gazing lazily down towards the store to see if their friends would open the doors to the store and step out to join them once again. And indeed, soon they come, quickly walking towards their direction.
"Here they come! And Oliver, it seems like Ty still is upset about your discussion. He looks really… angry?"
"Really? I didn't mean anything! Does he really have that kind of temper?"
The French sounded a little confused. It wasn't often you heard about Ty being angry, well, not for long anyway, and not for real.
Rei frowned. No, Ty couldn't be angry with Oliver, he wasn't that type that let something so trivial like Oliver's words upset him for real. And Max looked a little tense to. Had something happened in the store?
"That was the BIGGEST jerk I ever meet!"
Four pair of eyes looked at a seething Takao. His stormy eyes were raging, and the deep frown showed that he was indeed angry.
Tenderly tapping Ty on his left shoulder Rei got the officer's attention. For a while they just stared at each other, and then suddenly, Ty's gaze softened and he took a deep breath, calming himself.
"Ty? What are you talking about? Did you meet someone in the store?"
Grimacing, the dark haired blunette felt his bad mood returning fast.
"Yeah, me and Maxie where down at the section that sells gloves and stuff you know? And then from nowhere, this guy walks right into Maxie! Wait, no, right over Max! And that bastard doesn't even apologize! Who does he thing he is? And when I demanded him to do so, he just stared at me, like I was the one that had done wrong! And-"
"Whoa! Calm down Takao, he's not here anymore, no needed to be upset. Look at Max he doesn't seem to be mad anymore."
At this Rei cast a glance at the blond, begging him to help him calm the older down. Smiling his trademark grin, Max clasped his hand down on Ty's other shoulder.
"No, not really, but he said some rude things to us, well, more to Ty of course. He was the one that talked most of us. But man! I got some really bad vibes from him. You should have seen his eyes! They looked like fire, but then again not. Frozen fire maybe? That glare he gave us sent shivers down my spine. Hey! I bet he's from the mafia or something like that!"
"You're not saying that was Robert are you?"
Wary purple eyes watched the both young men, a silent plea in them.
"I know he can seem a little bit harsh, but I promise-"
"No, no Oliver! Chill! I know what Robert looks like, I mean, how can you miss him? He's like tall as a tree! But no, this wasn't him. The eyes looked a little same, but this guy had blue hair. Not like Ty's, much lighter, almost silver in the front and.. I don't know some kind of night blue in the back maybe? I don't know I wasn't really looking you know?"
Now Oliver was staring. First at Max, then at Takao, then his eyes went to Max again.
And it was more than little unnerving.
"God Oliver! Stop staring at us goddamnit!"
"Uh? Oh sorry Ty. It's just… Max, did you say that the guy had kind of two-toned blue hair?
"Eh...yes?"
"And red eyes?"
"Yes?"
"Than that must have been Kai Hiwatari."
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Sour eyes roomed the flat. God, it was smaller than he remembered! The hall was small, the living rooms, a standard, two small, the kitchen, small, and the dining rood regular to his taste, the bedroom regular to his taste too, but the bed? To fucking small! The bathroom, microscopic! How in the seven hells did they manage to put the bathtub inside this? And his bed was small; he would fall off it no doubt, at least the first week. Damn!
Why didn't he get a bigger penthouse!
Muttering dark curses under his breath he walked into the kitchen again and poured himself a glass of water. He was damn thirsty and was in no mood for the juice packet he bought in the small store at the square. The only store that is open after six o'clock in the evening. He was going to die.
Feeling the heavy weight on his left shoulder he hastily put his bought juice in the refrigerator, along with some other food. Then he made his way towards his bedroom and threw (with some difficulty, damn, it was heavy!) his bag on the bed. Nodding in satisfaction when he noticed that he at least had a (small, no doubt) walk in closet. Opening the bag he started to put out clothes, books, some shoes, toilet articles, etc. then suddenly his hand grasped a piece of crisp paper. Frowning he brought it up to his eyes. He hadn't put any notes or letters in the bag. Unfolding it he started to read. And froze.
'What the fuck?'
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"So, who is this Hiwatari guy? Is he a high class snob like you?"
The group had, after the little incident at the store, continued their trip to the mountains for the much desired skiing. And after hours of named activity they where now having a break and eating. Rei, who had guessed that Ty would forget or oversleep, had packed two mugs and a giant thermo jug filled with warm chocolate. And of course, extra sandwiches. It seemed that the blond mechanic had been thinking among the same lines, as his packed lunch was much bigger than he could possibly eat himself. Takao was, of course, in paradise.
And was curious as to why Oliver knew who that big bastard from earlier was.
Giving Takao an annoyed glare he drank some warm chocolate to calm himself before answering.
"I am not a snob Ty. I am only a little better than most people I know, including you."
"Hey! Wait, never mind. I want to know, who is he?"
"Ever heard of HW- enterprises?"
A choir of yes filled the air. Max frowned a little.
"Isn't that the company that owns almost the whole universe?"
"If you'd like to put it like that, yes. HW-enterprises is shockingly big and owns a little bit of everything I guess. To be honest I am really impressed how they can keep such a massive monster business like that on its feet. The organization is fantastic!"
"Aren't they leading in the medical field?"
"Yes Dizzy, as well as the chemical, industrial and weapon field."
"Not the mechanic and IT? I'm sure I read about it not to long ago."
"Ah, no Kenny, not the IT actually. Robert's company is leading there nowadays."
"What? I thought that he should be a politician?"
"Oh, not at all, but it is a very good quality to have that education."
Rei, who had been quiet the whole time, soon zoned out on the discussion. As he looked out over the woods he saw how the dark kept creeping nearer. Two or three hours, and it would be quite dark.
"WHAT!"
Ty's outburst made him jump and stare wide eyed on his friend.
"Stop screaming! You scared the crap out of me!"
"But Rei! Weren't you listening?"
A blush graced Rei's cheeks.
"No. sorry, I was thinking about the time." He gave a weak nod towards the setting sun.
"It's time to return home, if we don't wish to get stuck in the woods tonight. But anyway, why did you scream like that Takao?"
"That brat we meet earlier! He is the heir to HW-enterprises!"
Rei frowned, letting his eyes rest on Oliver.
"Then what is he doing here in Voltowk?
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Yes, I made Kai's (future) company up, as I don't remember it's original name. And it felt like Bio-vault just didn't.. fit.
-.- ok, I finally finished this chapter. Took me long enough , and the next will take its time to, as I am in the middle of moving to another town, another country, get a new job, blah, blah..
Eh I am not at all satisfied with this. It kept get deleted, or I rewrote, it. But. Bleh! I am in a middle of some writers block here! ;; But keep review please! they make me so happy and fuzzy! And I never would have got this done without them. How I love you all! 3