Chapter 37: Anger, Meeting, and a Very Sticky Mess
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The Lord of Fang is not happy. Lane meets with others that agree with her. Who knew a boy could make such a mess.
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Start date, February 1
The Lord of Fang looked down at the letter Naruto wrote. He glanced up to Ken, narrowing his eyes slightly, seeing the marks on the man's face. His vision traveled to the woman, seeing her with a frown. He looked back to the letter, reading it again. He frowned, only finding gibberish of how the boy was and hoped his friends were doing okay. His frowned deepened, when the boy mentioned him as scary. He looked up to the man, seeing him shift his weight, fearing the lord's anger.
"I will ask you to leave the boy alone. I do not want to get more people against me. That woman has already voiced her concerns of the boy."
The man bowed his head. The woman frowned, wanting to speak up. She cowered down from the look from both men. The lord let out a sigh, crumpling up the letter. He threw it in the trashcan and looked back to the man.
"During your observations of the boy, what was his temperament?"
The man brushed a finger over the marks on his face. His nose curled in anger from the boy, but he relaxed as he spoke.
"Timid and afraid. His trust is very thin and I doubt he fully trusts Moran-san. I doubt he will open up to any other for a long time, if his stay is permanent. He might cling to Moran or even Lane-san. He is calming down some, but I think that is because he is getting use to a routine of sorts."
The lord narrowed his eyes. He let out a sigh and dismissed the two. He leaned back in his seat, a frown on his face. He pulled out his list of ideas for the boy from his center drawer. He felt his plans were going down the drain. He grabbed his pen, scratching out some of his thoughts he found that would not work now. He wondered where his plans started to fall and what if he did something different. He pushed the list away and reached for reports that needed his attention.
-captured-
Ken kicked a chair outside the lord's office. People jumped out its path and moved along, like nothing happened. The woman frowned as she stayed behind the man, as he vented his anger. She curled her nose, knowing why he was so angry. What he has done, not of the lord's orders, has put a bad mark on him. He was one of many the lord planed to become one of the next heirs, when the man retires, or dies before hand. She believed due to the mark, he was now fifth in the running. She shrugged, it was none of her concern and she was not in trouble with what she did. He had told her to add to his plan and she did. She raised an eyebrow as the man pushed open a door, causing the windowpane to break. She stepped over the glass, keeping up with the man. She frowned, since she wanted to get the boy to talk herself, but he had two people around him, that she feared. She walked up next to the man.
"What are we going to do now?" she asked
He shot a glare at her, but looked ahead. She gave a snort as he turned down a hall.
"Nothing at the moment. He will change his mind in a few days and we will get what he wants. Go practice on the detainees."
She gave a shrug and disappeared. He frowned and took off.
-captured-
Lane walked in the apartment Moran and Naruto was in. She frowned as she turned on the lights to the living room. She shook her head, finding it was too early to wake up. She glanced to the window door, glad it finally stopped snowing. She pouted, wishing for spring. She looked to her left, seeing the door to the boy's room was opened. Her eyes darted to her right, seeing light coming from the kitchen. She shrugged and moved to the boy's room. She raised an eyebrow, finding the boy was not in his bed. She looked to the kitchen, seeing the light was coming from the refrigerator. Her eyes widen, seeing a mess of open containers, wrappers, and torn open boxes along the floor. She moved to the living room, glancing into the kitchen.
Her mouth fell open, finding Naruto setting in front of the open refrigerator, only in his boxers. His body was leaning towards his left. His legs were wrapped around a large jar of peanut butter. She closed her mouth, looking at the mess in the room. Cabinet doors were open. She winced, seeing the boy ate a jar of pickled peppers, which she knew were hot. She saw that anything eatable was eaten, even the boy's bane, vegetables. She watched as his body started to sway, but righted itself, yet he did not wake. She frowned, not because of the mess, but of the boy. She glanced to Moran's room, wondering if she should wake him, or let him wake to this by himself. She let out a sigh moving to the man's room. She knocked on it, speaking up when she heard a groggy what from the man.
"Don't what me. Get dressed and get out here. You have a mess to clean up."
She heard a questioning sound from the man. She went back to the door, hanging her bag on one of the pegs and took off her jacket. She looked behind her and watched as Moran walk out, pulling on his shirt. Once it was down past his head, she watched his eyes widen. She chuckled softly, watching him race forward, his mouth falling open at the sight. She walked up to him, watching him examining the mess. The man walked in the kitchen, turning on the lights. He had to step over stuff and almost step in a glob of honey. He bent down, picking up a brown bag, which she cringed at. It at one point contained five pounds of dry rice. Moran dropped the bag and moved to Naruto. He peaked over the boy's shoulder, frowning at the close to empty jar of peanut butter. The boy's left hand was resting over the opening. He looked back, cringing at the prospect of cleaning this. She smirked at the man.
"Don't tell me you forgot about making brats doing tasks."
He gave a snort. He stood up, moving to the sink. He grabbed a towel and wet it. He glanced to the woman as she walked forward and shut the doors to the refrigerator. She looked to him.
"I will start a bath for him and make out a list of food. You go get a group sent over."
The man nodded and knelt down in front of Naruto. He pulled the boy's hand away and removed the jar. He looked to the woman as she left the kitchen and headed to the bathroom. He looked to the boy and grabbed him by the arm, before he fell. He smiled at the boy, when he jumped awake. He ran the towel over the boy's face, getting a small fright from him. He grabbed the boy's hands and managed to get most of what was on his hands, off. Naruto looked around, blinking. He looked to the man as he stood up. He pouted as the man picked him up and carried him to the bathroom. Moran just set him in the tub, not caring about removing the boy's boxers. He took off, letting the woman deal with the boy. Lane let out a sigh, grabbing a bar of soap and a washcloth.
-captured-
It was half hour later and Moran returned with a group of eight cadets. He smirked as he pointed to the kitchen.
"Get it cleaned up."
He ignored the gasps as the group entered the room. He moved to Naruto's room, seeing the woman talking to the healer. He glanced to the boy, watching him sleep. He looked back to the woman as she walked up to him.
"He has a fever and an infection appeared."
Moran shook his head.
"Just as he gets better, something else arises."
She nodded and both looked to the healer. He was busy putting stuff away in a bag. A small smile crossed his lips as he looked to the two.
"His body is breaking the food he ate at a rapid pace. He should be fine in a few days. Bring him in the morning; I would like to run some test."
He gathered up his stuff and moved to leave the room. He looked to Moran.
"Best you keep a closer eye on him. He ingested cardboard, plastic, and a lid to a bottle."
Moran let out a sigh. He turned to the women as the healer left the room.
"I'll get one of the cadets get us something to eat."
She nodded and both walked out of the room. She sat down at the table, getting the list she made out. She ordered three to get what was on the list, while ordering a fourth to get breakfast for them. She gave them a glare, before they started to fight of who did what. Four quickly left. Moran sat down, glancing to the four cadets that cleaned. He looked to the woman, raising an eyebrow. She just gave a shrug.
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Naruto looked to the fox, his eyebrows furling. He opened his mouth, but closed it.
"You did it yourself."
Naruto let out a snort and sat down. He frowned at the mess he made. He gave a shrug.
"So, any more ideas?" he asked
"None at the moment, but I think I have an idea."
Naruto was about to ask what, but found himself awake. He let out oomph, as he fell out of bed. He pushed himself to set up, rubbing his nose. He looked to the door as Moran walked in. He ignored the man and sent a few choice words to the fox. He frowned as the man picked him up and set him back on the bed. He fell back asleep as the man pulled the covers over him. Moran left, shaking his head.
End date, February 1