Wheeee. I have no idea what I want to do with this chapter...hmm, right...Nik and Rio, but what else? More of Travis? Lol, he's going to be in all the filler chapters. Alright then, let's get on with it! Enjoy!
Polaris18: Lonely, eh? I'm sure someone around here can help you with that.
Eyes: Ummm (looks at Kanone) I'm actually a little busy right now. (Grabs Kanone's hand and runs in the bedroom)
Kalelle: Ayumu and I are involved, I don't want to cheat on him.
Me: Ha! I knew you loved him!
Kalelle: Yeah, yeah, just don't tell anyone...
Kousuke: Eh, what the hell, I'm all alone (grabs a kicking and screaming Polaris) Shut up and let me sex you!
Eriol: Sex her? (snorts) where the hell did that come from?
Me: It's Kousuke...all of his words come out of thin air. Anyhow...right quote, wrong episode. Next bonus point you get, you can trade in for a real point. Thanks for revieiwng!
Answer:
Points: Polaris18:7 (4 bonus points)
CeTe:4 (4 bonus points)
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"Rio?" Eyes' voice stopped the smallest Blade Child on her way out the door.
Rio turned on her heel, "Yeah?" she asked, then noticed a clean and freshly-dressed Travis in his arms, "Who's that?" she asked, eyes wide at the adorable child.
"This is Travis." he introduced the two, "My brother."
A smile broke out across Rio's face, "Eyes, he's adorable!" she exclaimed, bounding over to the two and extending a hand in Travis' direction, "Hi, Travis, my name's Rio!"
Travis hesitantly took her hand, "I heard..." he informed her, "I mean, hello." he corrected himself.
"How old is he?" she asked, looking to Eyes.
"Four." came the older brother's response.
"Almost five." Travis added.
"SO cute!" Rio squealed. If Eyes was cute, then Travis was...she couldn't even think of a word to describe his cuteness. She didn't think a word had been invented that would do the child justice. Even uber cute seemed like an insult.
Travis retreated into Eyes' arms a little, and the latter smirked, "Rio, Kanone and I have some business we need to take care of. Would you mind watching Travis for a bit?"
Rio hesitated, "What about Kalelle or Ayumu...or Kousuke or Ryoko?" she asked. Why did Eyes have to pick her? Her, the one with things to do and people to meet...or at least person to meet.
"Honestly, I don't feel safe with leaving my younger brother in the care of Kalelle and Ayumu. Kousuke is no better, and Ryoko isn't up to caring for a child yet."
Rio sighed, but couldn't think of a decent argument; she agreed with everything he had just said, "Alright." she finally decided. Nik would just have to wait until later.
Travis looked up to Eyes, "You...won't be gone long, will you?" he asked. Eyes cast a glance to Rio, wondering why Travis wouldn't want to be left with her, "I miss you when you're away." he explained.
Eyes smiled softly, "No, this shouldn't take long." he assured the younger one.
"Good." Travis told him, tightening his hold around Eyes' neck in a hug.
After he let go, he was set down on the floor, "Now, be good." he told Travis, though he was certain the child's behavior wouldn't be a problem.
Travis nodded enthusiastically in agreement, "I will."
Eyes petted the top of the younger one's head, "Now, to find Kanone..." he trailed off, then set his sights on the bedroom. He disappeared behind the door, and Travis turned to Rio.
The latter smiled, "Wow, you're even shorter than I am!" she exclaimed, laughing.
"You're really loud, did you know that?" Travis asked her, used to his brother's calming accent.
"Hmmmm, yep!" she decided, nodding, "So, what do you want to do?"
Travis shrugged, "We could..." he trailed off, finding that there wasn't much to do here.
"Have you ever played a video game?" she asked, grabbing his hand and dragging him into Kalelle and Ayumu's bedroom where the video games were.
Travis shook his head, "No." he admitted.
Rio grinned, "Great!" she exclaimed.
"Who's room is this?" Travis wondered, "It smells kind of funny."
"Smells like sex." Rio corrected him in her head, but said nothing. She figured the little boy was still naive and innocent and she didn't want to be the one to ruin that, "This is Kalelle and Ayumu's room." she informed him, "You'll get used to the smell."
Travis wrinkled his nose, hoping he wouldn't have to stay in here long enough to get used to it. When he saw her plop down on the floor, he grimaced. When she motioned for him to join her, he nearly gagged. Reluctantly, he joined her and watched as she turned a game system on as well as the tv. He stared at the controller that was handed to him, "Do I need to use all these buttons?" he wondered, testing one by pressing on it.
Rio smiled at him, "Alright, what kind of game do you want to play?" she asked, grabbing a stack of games, "They mostly have fighting games..." she trailed off, sorting through the stack.
"That's fine." Travis said, glancing over her shoulder, eyes widening at the fascinating covers. Pictures of monsters with chains and spikes, covered in the blood and gore of their unworthy opponent, who was laying at their feet, dead.
Rio smirked, "Like this one?" she asked. Travis nodded quickly, wanting to be the one that seemed so powerful and virtually unbeatable. Little did he know it all depended on the skill of the player. Rio, however, knew this fact quite well, and let Travis pick whichever character he wanted, thinking it wouldn't matter.
"Are you almost ready?" Eyes asked, slightly annoyed at his boyfriend.
Kanone checked once more that his gun was loaded, and smiled at Eyes, "As ready as I'll ever be." he frowned for a moment, "You do realize that we have no idea what we're walking into?"
Eyes nodded, "I know." he looked up, determination gleaming in his blue orbs, "If Travis is living with us, though, we have to make sure to protect him at any cost."
Kanone sighed, "I realize that, but which would hurt him more: being hunted, or losing you?"
"I won't die so easily." came the reply, and Kanone had to smirk at that.
"That is true." he agreed, "Let's go, then."
The couple was almost out the door when Kalelle appeared from the bathroom, "Where are you two sneaking of to?"
Kanone cringed, if Kalelle found out the truth...it wouldn't be good. He turned, a smirk on his lips, "Well, since Travis is living here, Eyes and I have decided that we can no longer have sex in our room for fear that he'll walk in on us. So, we're going out."
"You're leaving to have sex?" Kalelle asked, clarifying.
"Well, you and Ayumu had the bathroom all tied up..." he trailed off.
The older twin grinned, "I suppose we did." Thinking he was off the hook, Kanone motioned to Eyes that they should leave. The latter nodded, but Kalelle wasn't done with them quite yet, "Oh, and Kanone? One more question."
Said boy glanced over his shoulder, "Yes?"
"Why do you insist on lying to me?"
Kanone closed his eyes, cursing under his breath, "Because, dear brother, if you knew what I was really doing, you would try and stop me."
Kalelle cocked his head to the side, "What are you doing?" he asked, with new interest.
Eyes stopped Kanone from replying, and did so himself, "We're going to ensure that the Hunters never lay so much as lay a hand on Travis."
Kalelle blinked, "What? You...you can't do that!" he yelled, "They won't agree to it, and you know it. What if they try to kill you?"
"We're prepared for that." Eyes replied. The possibility of the Hunters attacking them was extremely high giving that the two were marching in on their territory, and the fact that one was the manager of the hotel didn't help much either; he could easy cover up anything that happened there.
"There's no way in hell I'm letting you go. It's a suicide mission!"
Kanone sighed, "I knew he wouldn't take this well."
"Don't insult me, Kalelle." Eyes warned him, "Think what you want of Kanone, but don't judge me by saying that I'm incapable of taking care of myself."
"I didn't say that, I just don't want you dragging my brother into this situation." Kalelle replied, glaring at the Blade Child. The two had agreed to settle their differences a while ago, but they still argued constantly, sticking poor Kanone right in the middle.
Kanone, however, was about sick of the constant fighting, "Stop." he ordered, "I don't need to be treated like a child." he informed Kalelle, "You should know better than anyone that I can take care of myself."
"And you should know better than anyone that I don't want to see you hurt." Kalelle told him, "I'm not treating you like a child, I'm treating you like a brother I don't want to go and get himself killed."
Kanone was slightly shocked at the hurt tone that he detected in his twin's voice. He smiled softly and walked up to him, lifting his face up to meet his. Despite being older, Kalelle was slightly shorter; a topic that Kanone had used to tease him on more than one occasion. Now, though, there was no humor in his voice, "I won't get myself killed, I promise."
Kalelle sniffed back a few tears, "Don't make promises you can't keep." he whispered, "I don't want to lose you."
Kanone shook his head, "You won't." he promised, "I'll come back to you." he bent down and placed a soft kiss on Kalelle's lips. The older one sighed and a smile crossed his face as the memories rushed back to him of when they were younger.
Flashback
"No! Don't leave!" A young Kanone of only 6 years cried.
His twin brother, not to mention his entire world, turned to him, frowning, "I have to, Kanone. It won't be safe here for you if I stay. I can't lose you because of my selfishness."
Chibi Kanone shook his head, "I don't care. I don't want to be alone." he protested.
"You won't be alone." Kalelle told him, "You've still got mom."
"Mom can't play with me, though." Kanone objected, "She doesn't treat me like you do."
Kalelle smirked, "And how is that?"
Kanone bit his bottom lip, "You make me feel like I'm the most important thing to you, like I mean something more than just being a brother."
Kalelle's smirk turned into a smile as he walked the few steps between Kanone and himself. He lifted the younger one's face up to look at him (guess the growth spurt happened after this flashback), "You are the most important thing to me." Kalelle informed him, "That's why I have to leave, though, I can't stay here and put your life at risk."
"Then I'll come with you." Kanone whispered, "I'll stay with you." His eyes filling up with tears as he spoke these words.
Kalelle's heart took a flip at these words, but still he shook his head, "You can't, you'd still be in danger."
Kanone burried himself into Kalelle's arms, "I'd rather be in danger than be without you."
"Shh." Kalelle hushed him, pulling back, drawing Kanone's attention to him, "Don't worry, Kanone, I'll come back for you."
"Don't make promises you can't keep." Kanone told him.
Kalelle smiled softly as he brushed away a few tears from the younger twin, "I never do."
Kanone burried his face into Kalelle's chest, "I love you." he choked out.
Several tears hit the top of the shorter one's head as Kalelle felt the cool liquid rolling down his cheeks, "I love you, too, Kanone."
End Flashback
"Please, be careful." Kalelle whispered, resting his cheek on Kanone's shoulder, eyes closed.
Kanone pulled him into a hug, "I always am." With no other words needed, the two parted and Eyes' boyfriend turned to him, "Ready?" Eyes nodded, and the two were off.
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Hmm, well, I didn't exactly get to Rio and Nik, or even that much of cute little Travis, but...we got to see chibi Kanone and Kalelle being all adorable! Next chappy, we'll find out what happens when Eyes and Kanone get to the hotel, and we'll get back to Nik and Rio. Review! Oh, and the quote:
"We've had our backs against the wall since the day we were born. Reckless is simply a way of life for us."
a)Overture
b)Day of the Defeated
c)Manor of Death
d)The Watcher in the Darkness
Good luck!