Love That is Hunted
Chapter Three
By KellyQ
"We need to get him to higher ground," Kenny said quickly.
"Right," Rei said. He picked the unconscious boy in his arms as he looked as though he was groaning in pain.
"No. I'll carry him," Kai said.
Rei shrugged. He wasn't going to argue with Kai. He walked up and placed the unconscious boy in his arms. Kai looked down at the boy in his arms: so innocent, pale, and in so much pain. I'll make sure the Demolition Boys get what they deserve! Kai noticed that the boy in his arms was starting to regain consciousness. Blue eyes met dark ocean blue eyes. The boy tried to shift under Kai's grip, showing nothing but fear in his eyes. His body started to shake.
"Now, calm down," Kai said trying to tighten his grip. He didn't wanting to hurt the wounded boy in his arms. "We're not going to hurt you. We're trying to help you." The boy sank further into Kai's arms, slowly drifting into darkness.
Tala's feet stopped in front of a white piece of cloth. He picked it up and looked at it. Kai, he thought with a slight hiss, he's going to ruin everything! "We'd better been keeping moving."
"Yea. I see footsteps leading that way," Ian reported.
A dark smirk made it self known on the red-haired man's lips. It won't be long before Dranzer comes out ... and when he does - he'll be ours, Tala thought darkly.
The midnight-haired boy slowly opened his eyes. He felt really weak, and something sticky was on his chest. At first, he wondered where he was - then memories came back to him. Arrow. Men chasing him. People helping him. He slowly turned his head to the kids who have saved him.
"How are you feeling?" The red-haired kid asked.
The midnight haired boy rose his shaky hand to his throat. This action caused Kai to frown. Could he be mute?
"What - you can't speak?" The gray midnight haired boy asked rudely. The midnight haired boy shook his head.
" ... But are you alright?" Kenny asked again. The midnight haired boy nodded his head. Kenny smiled, but it faded when the wounded boy tried to sit up. "Whoa," he shouted. "You shouldn't even move, you've been poisoned!"
The wounded boy looked down at his bare chest. The wound on his chest was covered with yellow substance. The midnight-haired boy smiled and nodded his head looking thankful.
"Your welcome," the red haired boy blushed, scratching the back of his head. "But it was mostly Kai who did all the work. You should take it easy, you're still weak, and we couldn't get all the poison out of your body."
The midnight haired boy closed his eyes. This is all my fault, he thought. Now the forest is going to die ... I have to get to the heart of the forest ...
"Come on," Kai said, snapping the midnight-haired teen out of his thoughts. Kai walked up, and bent down to pick up the wounded boy in his arms. The boy blushed slightly. "We'd better keep going ..."
The dark-haired boy rose his shaky hand to the right. The others looked where he was pointing.
"You want us to go that way?" the red-haired boy asked, looking where the boy was pointing.
Tyson nodded his head, and snuggled slightly into Kai's arms. Why did he suddenly feel safe?
Kenny smiled. "It looks like we'll have to wait for Dranzer ..."
The mute boy looked at Kai long and hard. Dranzer wont have to look no more ... he has come ... I've got to stay a wake - feel so weak ...before he could think of anything else Tyson fell unconscious .. again.
"Oh!" Max, and Rei, panicked.
"He's just weak," Kai informed. "Now we should get going and not waste any more time."
The fog laid heavily around the forest ground as the travelers walked thicker into the forest. The animals lead them and others followed. Some of the birds perched themselves on a limb, tilting their heads in confusion or slight sadness. The travelers stayed alert though, just in case.
It wasn't long before they came to a small pond. Kai looked at it for a moment, and studied it. The color of the pond was a slightly different color than any other. Most of the animals moved out of the way. Kai looked at the lake in confusion. One of the birds fluttered its wings and flew to the water. It swooped down and touched the water with its wing. Gliding back, the bird landed in front of Kai, chirping and fluttering its wings.
"I think it wants you to carry the boy into the pond," Kenny said.
Kai looked down at the unconscious boy in his arms. He looked really flushed, and his breathing pattern was not right. Nodding his head, Kai stepped into the water and walked until the water was to his chest, and the wounded boy's body was all the way into the water.
After standing there for a few moments, nothing happened. Kai started to become worried. He looked back at the animals and glared at them. "You said for me to put him in, and I did," he said. "Now what am I supposed to do?"
"Hand him over to us," came a familiar voice.
To Be Continued ...