.:.Chapter III - Forest Domain.:.

"Business my ass, we best be getting out of here." Bryan growled.

Enrique rolled his eyes before turning to Oliver. "Oliver dear, could you go ahead and start up the ship? I'm required to give this meeting face to face." Oliver nodded his head and dashed back inside the ship's room. When Oliver left, Enrique turned to the group. "Alright, I believe I have some explaining to do...as it seems Kai and Rei don't explain much situations at all." Rei and Kai took this moment to stick their tongues out at Enrique.

"Yes, please explain as to why you had to kidnap us both." Max asked. "I was perfectly fine while at this castle."

Giving a nod of his head, Enrique began to walk back and forth. "Well, to tell you both the truth, there's a city out for the both of you...because of your supposed "Heir Tribute"."

Max and Tyson's eyes widen. Max gripped his arm sleeves. "..Y-you know about..our...our tribute?" Max questioned in a scared tone.

Looking down, Enrique nodded his head. "Yes..I know about your tribute. Do not be alarm though, we only heard it from the city that plan on catching you."

Tyson took a step forward. His eyes holding upmost worry and fear. "Alarmed! What about you? I'm sorry, but I don't exactly trust you. I've just been kidnapped out of my castle and for most of the time, I thought this guy," He pointed over to Kai, who raised on eyebrow. "was going to kill me or something! H...he told me about knowing our tribute...Are you..going to use this as some kind of advantage?" Tyson asked in a wary voice.

Kai snorted, closing his eyes and crossing his arms. "If we had anything in plan about using your tribute, don't you think we would have already used it?"

A pout settled on Tyson's face. He walked over to Kai and gave him one harsh poke on the chest. "Listen here, Mr. I'm-going-to-kidnap-you-without-your-say-so, I was meaning that are you going to sell us for it. Not rape us."

Tala held a hand over his mouth to stop his laughter, Max joining in as well, while the others seemed to gap..except for Kai, who opened one eye and let out a scoff. "Wow...such a..volgor heir." Bryan murmured.

Max pouted much like Tyson had done a few moments ago. "Just because we're heir's doesn't mean we're all sweet and nice like we seemed to be. For instance, Tyson's not the angel he appears to be."

A smirk formed on Rei's face and leaned over towards Max. "And you have one hell of an attitude. Anything else you like to share?"

"He has an addiction to cherries." Tyson muttered. "Now...can you please explain more on what you plan to do with us?"

Enrique opened his mouth to speak, but Kai stepped forward, glancing over to Enrique. "...Enrique, I promised the Dragoon Heir that he could stay with us if he won my trust." Kai flat out said.

It took a moment for Enrique and the others to program what Kai had just announced. After several ticks went by, Enrique and Tala were on Kai's ass. "You bastard! What are you trying to do! Get Dragoon after us!" Tala screamed, pinching Kai's cheeks apart.

Kai shooed Tala away, only to be pounced by Enrique, who glared at him. "I-"

"Don't you dare start apologizing, Kai!" Enrique growled. "You know very well he can't stay with us! Tala's right, Dragoon will continue to stay with us if we keep him!"

Shooing Enrique off of him, Kai dusted himself off. "I'm very well aware of that...But they'd be after us anyways, we did kidnap them, after all." Kai pointed out. "Besides, we could use the extra help. And anways, Enrique, you said earlier when we were planning that it'd be good to have an heir on our ship"

"I was being sarcastic," Enrique murmured.

Looking away, Kai groaned. "Well, I'm not one to back down a promise. We could use their help."

Tala snorted, crossing his arms. "You say that now, but wait till you start having...certain reactions because of their tribute." Tala muttered, though the group heard. Max pouted while Tyson looked away sadly. Max turned his head, facing Tyson and was about to comfort him when Tyson pushed passed Max and walked up to Kai.

"I demand to return to my kingdom." Tyson ordered with a stern look. "Besides, I'd never wanted to travel with you-"

Kai glared at the heir. "Yes you did!" He cut off. "You told me earlier-OUCH!"

Resisting to grin in triumph, Tyson turned away after kicking Kai, effectively might he add, in the shin. "So, take me home right now." The ship had started right after the meeting begun and was about a few minutes away from the kingdom, though by now the kingdom looked like a tiny speck in the sky.

Rubbing his shin, Kai turned and glared at Tala. "Now look what you did, you got the damn heir mad at me! And I didn't do anything."

"Don't play that shit, Kai." Tala growled. "You best be lucky I'm not kicking you in the shin. You can't go making judgements all on your own. We can not, and will not, keep those heir's with us! It's like...a forbidden rite!"

Tyson turned to Tala, giving a tiny glare. "Why must you argue with him so much? Sure he's a bastard and a dumbass, but shouldn't you cool off your temper? It's embarassing."

Tala growled again, his glare fighting up against Tyson's glare. "Don't tempt me, heir. I may look lithe, but you're smaller and much weaker. So don't push your luck!"

"I resent that! I'm much stronger then you." Tyson argued back. "Just because I'm the damn heir doesn't give you any right to assume I'm much weaker then you."

Kai snorted, crossing his arms. "Then how come you were easily held back by your own guards?"

Tyson flinched before a much darker glare then Kai had seen from the heir thus far, even Max seemed surprised by the glare. "You don't know nothing...To be like that with guards...I had to live through it the most of my life and it's because of my tribute."

Turning around without saying anything else, Tyson walked into the ship. Max watched him go sadly before turning and glaring at the group. "We both just want to be normal...like you all." He turned back to where he saw Tyson disappear off to. "None of you know what it's like to be an heir, especially an heir like Tyson." Max said before running off to find Tyson and comfort him, then they both could return to Dragoon.

After both heir's left, Rei groaned. "Nice going Tala and Kai, you got the heir's upset. Now it's going to take even more convincing to get them to go to that temple." Rei muttered then began to walk into the ship, he would try his best to calm down both the heir's.

Once Rei disappeared, Enrique glared at Bryan. "Go on, Bry, I need to...speak to these two alone." Bryan snickered but left the deck anyway, his whereabouts unknown. "Ok Kai and Tala, you're both in big trouble." Enrique started, turning to give them a glare. Kai crossed his arms, closing his eyes and waiting for the lecture while Tala looked out of the ship. "You're both recieving punishment issues."

Tala turned and faced Enrique. "What! We didn't do any-"

"Shut up, Tala." Enrique growled out. "Sure, they're heir's and we should respect them. I don't mind that you treat them like you treat us, but to go and say those things? That's just plain rude and unrespectful. You. Both. Know. Nothing. Sure, Kai, you held some important aspect in your lifetime, but I don't care if it's heigher then that of a heir, it still gives you no right to talk like that. Though I'm more angry at Tala and his damn attitude. Go Kai, and get Rei to get Max alone so you can talk to the heir alone. We clear on that?" Enrique asked.

Kai shrugged. "Crystal clear," He muttered, walking towards the ship's entrance. Enrique growled. "I am, I am." Kai said, running in his mind what he should say to the heir.

After Kai left, Enrique got Tala to look at him instead of looking out of the ship. "We all know about your past, but you shouldn't take it out on someone else, especially if that person is new, and extra especially if that person is an heir! I can't believe you Tala...I don't even have a punishment that could suite you. You're on clean up duty on this ship and you're apologizing to the heir's, see Tyson one on one though...You hurt him the most. I want you in your room and to stay there until dinner, then you can see Tyson if he's willing to see you. Until he wants to see you, you're stuck in your room unless it's for food or for cleaning...I still can't believe you, Tala." Enrique shook his head, disapointed. "Really..I'd expect something more..mature from you. Now, go to your room." Tala didn't say anything as he walked into the ship, heading towards his room.

Max cried out as Rei tugged on his arm. "Let me go! I said, let me go!" Max whined, and was almost free until Rei decided to grab him around the waist and carry him out of the room. Inside the room, Kai had entered mere seconds ago and was already being yelled at by Max and Tyson, until Kai ordered for Rei to remove Max from the room. Kai himself held back Tyson so the other heir wouldn't help in the struggle to remove Max from the room. "Don't listen to anything he says, Tyson!" Max cried out while continuing his struggling. Rei sighed, walking towards his room, it'd be best if he could sit the heir down and talk.

Inside the room, Tyson unfortunetly entered Kai's room and didn't know until Kai had pointed it out when he first came in. Covering his ears with his hands, Tyson scrunched up his eyes and ignored anything Kai would say. This annoyed Kai. He grabbed Tyson's arms and forced him apart, Tyson, then, began to scream. The scream caused Kai to wince. He wanted the heir to just shut up! His screaming made Kai feel even more guilty. 'Damn..heir!'

Tyson's screams came to a hault when lips covered his own. His eyes widen as his mouth gaped, letting the other's tongue slide through and enter his mouth. Tyson closed his again, this time almost slowly. He didn't respond, just letting the kiss take its own. The arms holding his hand relaxed and freed Tyson's arms. A strangled yet pleasurable moan escaped out of his mouth. Small whimpers and whines flowed out of Tyson's mouth now. Finally...Tyson's first kiss stopped.

When the reaction from the kiss disappeared, Tyson blushed and pushed Kai away. "Someone help me!" Tyson called out, trying to get himself free again, but Kai grabbed his shoulders and pinned him against the window. Tyson scratched and kicked, annoying Kai again. "SOMEONE HELP ME!"

"Damnit, you just don't give up!" Kai growled, picking up Tyson and throwing him onto his bed. Tyson struggled with the blankets and sheets, giving Kai enough time to get onto the bed and pin him down just before he could jump off of the bed and make a run for it. His arms became pinned above his head by one of Kai's hands, Kai's other hand was placed against his chest to keep him held down. Small, tiny tears began to flow from Tyson's eyes. "What's wrong?" Kai asked with a small growl.

Tyson clenched his eyes, trying to forget anything that was coming up. Small images that he didn't understand were staining his mind. It was this position, the position they were both in. It reminded Tyson something of the past...something dark that he wanted to forget. "Please...let..me...go.." Tyson whimpered out.

Kai got up. It really wasn't the fact that Tyson asked him too...but it was because of the face Tyson made. The sad, feared face, and flushed cheeks, not to mention the tears, we're causing Kai to...feel upset as well? Some affect this heir had on him. "...I..I..."

Shrugging out from under Kai, Tyson stayed on the bed, rubbing his eyes. His body was a little shaky from reliving that one memory. The memory didn't tell much, just about those dark crimson eyes from his dreams that held him down in that same position Kai did...Tyson didn't know why, but there was so much fear. His body gave another shiver and he wrapped his arms around himself.

When it appeared Tyson wasn't going to say anything, Kai looked down towards the bed. It was getting late. They both needed to rest. "Tyson...do you want to go to dinner? Or..sleep?"

Would this memory come back to him? Would it come to his dreams and stain it into a nightmare? "...I'm not hungry." Tyson said emotionlessly.

Kai sighed, he wasn't hungry either. That look Tyson gave him made him want to rethink eating for a few days...but of course that'll make him weak if he continued to skip eating. So, he'll just pass on dinner tonight. But still...what about..Tyson? Kai looked at Tyson's back, Tyson's body was still giving off small shivers and he could whimpers coming from Tyson's mouth. "...Here,"

Tyson turned his head slightly, just in time to see a phoenix pendent on a necklace being tied around his neck. Tyson blinked. The pendent fell against his upper chest, it wasn't all the heavy...and it looked to be made out of Crimson Gold, Crimson Gold being a red gold. "Don't lose it...But you can wear it if it calms you down...Think of it as an appology gift."

Turning fully back towards Kai, Tyson gave a small smile. Then Tyson rested back onto the bed, laying on his back and looking at the roof with half lidded eyes. One arm was above his head while the other held the necklace. Kai felt a sigh of relief bubbling up, he flat out ignored it. This was Kai after all. He got up, intent on letting the heir sleep on his bed and he'd sleep in a guest bedroom.

However, before Kai could go, the heir reached out and grabbed his hand. "D..don't leave me..alone." Tyson murmured.

Facing Tyson, Kai could see the fear and worry again, but so much fear like before. "...Alright," Kai whispered and got into bed. He rested down and got comfortable before Tyson wrapped his arms around him and rested his head on Kai's chest. Kai had one arm wrapped around him and softly rubbed his back. Here they both were, enemies it seems, that were fighting, and now, they were sleeping together in the same bed! Yep, this has got to be one of the strangest heir's Kai has and will ever meet.

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Max pouted, crossing his arms. "I'm staying here...I'm really tired." The young heir said.

Rei pouted, bending down to Max's level. "Aw, come on...it's only dinner!"

Turning away from Rei, Max glared at the wall. "I said I was tired...I'm going to sleep."

Giving a tad bit of a sigh, Rei nodded. He wasn't hungry. How could anyone be hungry at what had just happened earlier? "Rei where do I sleep?" Max questioned once it got too quiet into the room.

"Oh...where do you want to sleep?" Rei grinned at his own question.

Max looked around the room...it was much better looking then the other room. "I want to stay here." Max murmured. "Yeah, here."

Another pout settled on Rei's features. "But..this is my room!" Rei whined. "Where will I sleep?"

Shrugging, Max got onto the bed and settled in. "In the hall." He muttered, obviously still angry with Rei from earlier.

Rei pouted, sliding into bed beside Max, but not resting down like Max was. Instead, Rei watched Max, who opened his eyes and began to glare at Rei with a silent question of "What?". Rei grinned. "I guess I'll watch over you tonight. Is that fine with you?"

Max turned over, waving off Rei. "Whatever...but don't try anything funny. I'm much stronger then you think, you really wouldn't want to have any broken limbs in the morning."

"Never crossed my mind." Rei whispered, settling in and falling asleep, Max right behind him.

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Oliver peered over to Enrique, who seemed to be in much much thought. "Enrique?" Oliver asked, walking over to the boss of the thieves. Enrique was holding up a small piece of paper and set it down when Oliver approached. "Something the-"

"Turn the ships towards the village behind the forest of the ruins of Dranzer...we have another mission." Enrique said in a monotone voice.

Oliver's eyes widen, that particular forest was known to be dangerous, though it was nothing compared to the forest of Drigger. Still...it was a risky situation. "W-what mission?" Oliver asked.

Enrique closed his eyes. "It's something simple, we're delivering some of the gold we picked up at the fields of Draciel earlier...They have run out of the gold and are about to be taken over by Wolborg if we don't help. Alright?" Enrique asked, looking over at Oliver, who quickly nodded and ran to the ship's controls. Enrique sighed...now he had to inform the others about it.

.:.End of Chapter III.:.