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"Oh, it's you," said the red-head.
"How do I get into the Labyrinth?" Riki asked.
Ch. 3
The red-haired man ignored him and flicked his cigarret to the ground, crushing it with his boot. Next, he drew a laser gun from his belt and got busy shooting tiny fairy-like things out of the air. "Fifty-seven," the man said with a smirk.
Riki was angry at being ignored and he also felt a little sorry for the little creatures being shot at and then having dirt kicked on them. "Hey! I asked you a question! Where's the fuckin door!" Riki yelled. This time the man turned and examined him closely.
"Who are you?" he asked. Riki folded his arms across his chest and said "My name's Riki and I'm trying to find someone here." The red-head arched an eyebrow. "You don't say? Riki eh? How sweet." he said sarcastically.
"What's that supposed to mean? Look, I just wanna know where the door to the Labyrinth is, scarface!" Riki retorted. The man glared and snapped back angrily. "The name's Katze, you little asshole!" he pointed to the wall of the Labyrinth and two huge doors hidden almost completely by ivy creaked open.
"There you go, you ungrateful brat! Go find your little friend now and leave me alone!" Katze motioned to the doors with a "Get lost" gesture. Riki shrugged and entered the Labyrinth. Looking around he noticed there were two ways that looked exactly the same.
The ground was littered with fallen branches that had seemed to rot a long time ago. There was nothing around him except stone and more ivy.
As he tried to decide which way to go, he was startled by a voice behind him. "Cozy, isn't it?" Spinning around, he saw Katze leaning against the doorway smoking another cigarret. He stood straight and walked forward. "Now, would you go left or right?" he asked with a smirk.
Riki glanced around again. "They both look alike," he replied. "Well, you won't be getting far." Katze said rolling his eyes. "Which way would you go?" Riki asked hoping the red-head might know the right way. "Neither," Katze replied. Riki was angry again.
He was just itching to punch Katze's face and stuff that cigarret down his throat. "If that's all the help you're gonna be, go the fuck away!" Katze shrugged and walked toward the doors. "Thanks for nothing, Kat-breath!" Riki called.
Katze glared over his shoulder. "It's Katze! And don't say I didn't warn you." The doors slammed behind him as he left. "Even if you get to the center, you'll never get out again." He remembered Riki's tight black pants and black tank top. The boy himself was gorgeous.
"No. Even if you find the castle, your gonna find yourself as King Iason's little love-pet in no time." he said getting back to work.
(Inside the Labyrinth)
Riki chose to go left and started out in a run, gracefully dodging the rotted limbs on the ground and the hanging ivy. Some time later, he got exhausted and sat down against one of the walls to rest for a moment.
"Hello," said a little voice beside him. Riki jumped, looking around. He found a very, very tiny boy, about as tall as his pinkie finger, sitting on a tiny ledge in the wall beside him. "D-did you say 'Hello'?" Riki asked. "Yeah, that's right." The boy said.
"My name's Daryl. And you are...?" he asked with a friendly smile. "I'm Riki," Riki replied. He was happy someone around here was nice. "I have to solve this Labyrinth. But there's no turns or openings or anything!" Darly laughed.
"Sure there are! You just aren't looking right. There's one just across there. Now, why don't you come inside for some tea?" Riki stood up and walked to the wall. He put his hands out stepped forward. Next thing he knew, he found the opening.
"Thanks. That was a big help! Bye!" he walked to the left but was stopped by Daryl. "Don't go that way! Never go that way!" he squeaked. Riki turned the other way.
"Okay. Thanks again." and disappeared. Daryl sighed. "If he had kept going that way, he'd have gone straight to that castle.
(Inside Iason's castle)
The throne room was a mess. Goblins of every shape and size ran around fighting over food, throwing things, and chasing chickens. Aki sat in the middle of it all and felt like crying. He wanted his big brother no matter how mean Riki was. Aki still loved him anyways and was willing to forgive him.
The tall blonde man who brought him here had told him Riki was running his big maze to save him. Aki felt a surge of pride and happiness at this. Speaking of the blonde man... Aki looked up and saw him sitting cross-legged in his comfortable throne.
He was sipping wine and staring into a crystal ball. Every now and then, he smiled as if what he saw pleased him very much.
Feeling Aki's gaze on him, he glanced down at him and smiled. "Well, it seems your brother is doing better than I thought he would. Of course..." He paused and looked over to the clock hovering beside him. Nine hours and twenty-three minutes to go.
"That doesn't mean he'll make it." Iason finished. Aki jumped up. "Riki will make it! Then we can both go home to Mommy and Daddy!" Aki declared puffing out his chest.
Iason raised a perfect brow. "Home? You are home, my boy. Surely you don't want to go back to being mistreated again?" Iason asked confused.
"I wasn't mistreated!" Aki countered. Iason's eyes darkened. "Riki was," he said in a deadly whisper. Aki looked confused now. "Huh?" he asked.
Iason showed him the crystal ball and Aki saw Riki running the maze as fast as he could trying to find him. "Yes, I know Riki. More than anyone in fact. I know his hopes and dreams and...his sorrows." Iason's mask fell and Aki saw a deep sorrow and longing as he gazed at Riki throught the crystal.
"I know about his real mother and the accident that she and Riki were in. I was there. I protected him. He was only five-years-old." Aki thought he saw a tear in the King's eye.
"He's dreamed of me ever since. He's drawn pictures of me and my kingdom. Such beautiful pictures. I have watched over him in return." the King said with a smile.
Aki asked "What do you want with us?" Iason looked down at him again. "I am merely granting Riki his wish. In return..." he paused again then finished.
"I am trying to fulfill my wish to have Riki as my own." Aki's green eyes widened. "You want Riki? Why?" Iason smiled sadly. "Because, I love him." he replied.
He glanced at the crystal once more before kissing it and then throwing it in the air where it shattered. Iason's cold mask reappeared as he sipped his wine. "In a little over nine hours, you will become one of my subjects. Riki, on the other hand, shall sit here with me on my throne as my little prince...my bride.
" Iason told Aki. Aki gasped. "He has a boyfriend..." Iason interrupted. "Not for long, my boy. Not for long." he said with a dark look.
Aki sobbed silently to himself. 'Riki. Please hurry. Save me!' he pleaded quietly.
In the Labyrinth Riki stopped dead in his tracks. He thought he heard Aki calling for him. "Aki. I'm coming for you, just hold on!" he said.
Ice Demon Allysandra: Please review if you want me to continue! Please, no flames