Road to Hell (Pt.2):

I opened my eyes, to meet two pairs of eyes; both like venom, staring down at me with indescribable concern. Had I not known them from before, I would've thought they were siblings. Their faces were bruised, and Milo was carrying what was left of our personal objects. Shaina had an arm wrapped around his waist protectively, even though he didn't need it, probably.

I smiled.

They were a good couple. A couple of fiery knights.

"You okay, man?"- asked Milo, offering a hand to me. I took it, and stood up, holding my aching side with a hand.

"I've been better, certainly."- I replied, laughing.

"Maybe you would feel better if my wife here wouldn't have slapped you."- he commented, nudging the mentioned woman's ribs carefully. She smirked, and pat his arm.

"You two aren't even married yet."- I grunted, rubbing my offended cheek.

They both shrugged.

"So.. how are we going to get to Nicosia?"- I asked, puzzled. We should have arrived a lot sooner, but, considering the accident...

"There must be a villa near here... An hotel... But..."- Milo paused, and checked his wallet.- "I only have two hundred dollars and a credit card with fifty dollars charged. Shaina?"-

The female pulled out her own wallet.

"My ID, my passport, and three hundred dollars, along with two visa's. But I doubt I have much credit left... Or that they accept credit cards for boats. Saga?"

I pulled out my own wallet, made of leather.

"My ID, my passport, a hundred dollars and my travel visa."- I sighed, frustrated.-"We have a journey to make... I suggest we pay transportation in cash and shelter with credit cards. We don't want to leave traces."-

Milo and Shaina looked at me.

"You think that this will suffice?"-

"I think we can make it work. But for now, we have to walk."-

They nodded, intertwined arms, and began following the earth road, leading to the nearest town.

Hours later, the sun was breaking. My legs ached, and, while Milo collected wood, Shaina and I sat on the grass, crosslegged. She had pulled out a pack of rice and a bottle of whiskey, along with a few mushrooms she had picked up along the way. We had managed to ask for water and a few cuisine instruments in a house we had found in our road, and we had decided to camp, to sleep for a few hours. We had changed our clothes, and gotten a bath, also; so even tired and hurt, we were a bit more comfortable now.

Shaina had a sip of her whiskey, and passed it over to me.

"Gods bless you, Shaina."- I commented, before taking a swig, myself, feeling the liquid burning down my throat.-"Hmnh, in Zeus' name, this thing is good. Why were you keeping it in your bag, anyway?"-

The female smiled, and shrugged, leaving the space by her side for her husband, that had finished preparing the wood, and had started the fire with his zippo. Sitting beside the green haired woman, he pressed a kiss to her lips, holding her close.

"I thought I was going to lose you today."- he whispered to her, and a shiver ran down his spine, provoking him to tense. He had been terrofied at the mere thought.

They loved eachother, and it made me smile.

"I am too tough to leave you two alone, anyway"- she replied, answering the embrace with one of her own. She squeezed him tightly. I knew that she had thought about him dying too, but she just wouldn't admit it. The truth was, I thought, that she was too scared to even mention the subject.

"Gods, I'd kill for a cigarette"- she commented, groaning. Milo shot her a glare.

"You smoke, Shaina?"- I asked, laughing. I knew how much Milo detested those things. The 'cancer sticks', he called them.

"I used to"- she replied, giving the other man an affectionate squeeze to his arm.

"Yeah, don't remind me."- Milo huffed, running his fingers distractedly through her untamed hair.- "Those things could've killed you."

"Oh, absolutely."-

"So you quit smoking for Milo?"-

She took a dramatic pose, clearly mocking her husband.- "Sometimes people does crazy things for love, my friend"-

We three laughed, whole heartedly.

A few minutes later, the rice with mushrooms and olive oil was done. And they were good.