A/N: Last chapter ended up being a little more than hinted UsUk... I'll probably have to change the summary a little bit.

Chapter 2: Anger

Alfred frowned when Kiku returned with a bucket of water firmly in his right hand, and a medium-sized squared capsule in the other. He awkwardly walked past Alfred, heading to the Diner, where food is cooked and served. All Alfred did was follow him, anger flooding his face.

"Hello Francis," Kiku stated, setting down his single bucket of water. He put the capsule on one of the granite rock tables, and opened it. What came out was a whole bunch of food (vegetables and fruits) and even some wheat. Despite the thing's size, it could hold quite a lot of food! But a question would be, why doesn't Alfred have one?

Kiku and Francis conversed for a couple of minutes, deciding on what they would make for breakfast before everyone else would wake up. Of course they weren't the only ones up early to cook the first meal of the day, but other people were probably making their own thing. "…ah, so I guess we are making stew after all?" Alfred listened to Francis. He missed when he could actually eat a normal breakfast like back then. Matt's famous pancakes… Actually being able to go out and eat… And even Arthur's infamous scones. But things are different now. Way different.

Nodding, Kiku responded, "I guess so. I'll start cutting up the carrots, and then—"

"No, no," Francis said with a grin slowly creeping up to his lips. "I'll do that, and also start boiling the water. You two can speak alone while I do so!" Francis stated, and immediately left the area with some carrots and the bucket of water.

Alfred really despised Francis, simply by the much older man's personality. At least how he's seen the guy, he never stops flirting with chicks, and won't stop showing his 'way of love'.

"Um," Kiku quietly said, interrupting Alfred's thoughts. "My apologies about earlier, but please try to understand that if you went after that clone, thing's would have been much worse."

His eyes didn't meet with Kiku's, as he was looking down at the rocky ground. Both of them remained silent.

He understood what Kiku was trying to say to him, but he couldn't accept it.

"And I'll make sure that thing posing as Arthur is gone for good!" Alfred declared, pride growing in his eyes.

Kiku frowned, not liking Alfred's plan. "No, Alfred. If you come, it must be for gathering food only. Going after that clone is not the best idea. It could—"

"I don't care about what that thing can do! I'll kill it! I'll figure out how to kill it!" Alfred knew that clones could regenerate, but with vengeance as his motivation right now, he didn't care. He faced away from Kiku, and walked away from him.

"Alfred…"

'Ignore him.' Alfred told himself mentally.

"A-Alfred."

Kiku hesitantly followed him, saying something that stopped the blond in his tracks. "Jones! T-that's an order! Stay here. I think it's best if you just rest for awhile…"

Alfred gritted his teeth. Dammit! He couldn't defy an order from somebody with a much higher rank than him!

Kiku could see anger bubbling its way into Alfred, and then looked away. "I'll be back shortly." he almost whispered, and then took his departure.

Alfred huffed as he watched Kiku disappear from his eyesight. If only he was ranked at least as number two. Then he would be the one being able to order Kiku around! But sadly, he wasn't. Where was he ranked at? One thousand and… something. He couldn't even remember!

The whole ranking system was quite frustrating. Every person apart of the UR had their very own rank. The higher the rank you have, the better. Your rank is chosen by your combat skills, agility, plant knowledge (if a plant is safe to eat or not, for example), cooking skills, medical knowledge, and how well you listen to others. There's also another way. If something… tragic happened to somebody with a higher rank, everyone ranked below that person moves up one. People ranked in the top ten (rankings number ten to one) not only get to see who Head Leader is, but also gets to go on missions with them!

But what did Alfred mostly hate about the rankings? That every single person that had a higher rank than him could order him around! He's heard if he dare would defy an order, there would be punishments such as cleaning the dishes for the rest of the year. Ugh. But then again, no 'senseless' orders from people were not allowed.

The two stayed quiet, before Kiku began to speak once again. "Alfred, I do understand how you feel. Remember how I've told you about my older brother, Yao?"

Alfred nodded slowly. Kiku told him how most of his siblings were killed just like how Arthur was. He even told him about some guy named Hercules that he was good friends with, dying. "Yes, I remember," Alfred sighed. "Listen Kiku, I overreacted… again. Sorry." he apologized suddenly.

Kiku was kind of surprised by Alfred's sudden apologetic tone, considering how upset he was with him earlier.

"Oh, yes, it's alright, I understand," Kiku responded, remembering how he reacted when he saw Yao die.

Alfred grinned, looking like nothing has ever happened. "You know before when you said I should rest?" he said with a fake yawn, "I think I may do that now. Is it okay if I do, or do you guys need more help with the stew you're makin'?"

Kiku nodded, "Are you tired? I guess I did get you up quite earlier than usual."

"Yeah, I feel like I'm about to pass out any moment." Alfred lied in a monotone voice. He felt guilt shoot directly at him, but Kiku dare wouldn't let him do this if he would let him know what he was planning!

"Then of course you may!" Kiku said. He should probably go and help Francis now.

Alfred waved bye to Kiku, leaving the Diner area. Where was he going? Above. Back to the surface with two small guns, despite how much trouble he possibly could get in. But if he could figure out anything about these clones, who knew how much of a good hero he would be, and his award in return!

He walked to one of the ways out, until he saw a girl standing there, arms crossed. Elizabeta Héderváry. She's number two in the ranks, right above Kiku, who is number three.

"And just where are you going?"

A/N: I'm so sorry this chapter is so late! If you haven't heard, my computer crashed and died, and it's currently being repaired right now. All I have left to type on is this small tablet, ha ha xD I had to redo this chapter, as when my computer died, I lost everything on it, including all my stories on Word. Anyways, I hope some things made sense. I'm thinking about doing a prequel about what happened with Kiku (and someone unnamed), and possibly Head Leader (that is when you guys find out who Head Leader is) later on. As for now, look out for the next chapter!