A/N: Hello, I do hope you like this chapter and will continue reading.

Disclaimer: I do not own No. 6 or its characters just the Saffron/Shion Tribe and the name Elyurias Tribe

Chapter Five: Winds' Dangers

Shion's POV

I was reading to two children who don't have any Literary Books at home before I finished reading what I did. They said it was great asking if they can come back tomorrow.

"I'd have to read it outside or in the hallway because I don't think Rat likes me reading when he's trying to sleep" I said smiling apologetically to them. "Okay we don't mind" they said and I nodded. "Would you like to take something home for you two and your mother?" I asked them before they asked what it was.

"It's this" I said taking out an Aquamarine Frog Pendant for them, I don't care if it cost a lot I don't need it. I found it by the walls of No. 6 and there was nothing wrong with it at all. (1)

"The Kaeru or Frog, also translated into English as Return, is a Spirit Animal that governs the Earth. It is thought to have curative or healing powers because of their connection to rain. In this Country, Japan, it is thought to symbolize good luck.

For Teenagers because the Frog understands the struggles to fit into Society" I said and they nodded smiling at me as the girl, I think her name is Karan, held out her hands as I put it in her hands. I didn't tell them that Aquamarine is said to also be a Gemstone symbolizing youth, hope, health, and fidelity.

I walked out with them telling them goodbye before I went back inside. I closed the door before I heard Rat say I'm still a fool making me smile. "I am a Pisces Rat, though you're really not acting like a Cancer" I said walking over to him but not too close.

"You're no different than I am though, the Sweater Karan's wearing is the same one that you wore four years ago" I said but I probably went too far. He got up and put on his Scarf before I asked if he was going to work.

"You've been very busy lately, since the thing with Dog Keeper" I mumbled the last part but I'm not sure he heard. He said it was because I feel the need to invite kids over because one shares a name with my mother. "Actually" I said getting his attention.

"If she had black hair, silver eyes, and was male she'd look exactly like you did before I treated your wound four years ago" I said making him tense. "I was wondering if… if I could go with you to see where you work" I said stopping because I know he'll say no. I was prepared for the 'no' but not the intensity in which he yelled it.

I flinched at this before I sat down on the Couch. "See you… when you get back then Ne… Rat" I said as I grabbed the book from the table.

Time Skip: Work Time

I sighed as Dog Keeper said that I'm right when I said I would never understand Rat. "Oh I understand him perfectly just wondering why he's avoiding me now" I said before she asked me to think on that. "I don't know if it's because he realized what he said to me four years ago was what I wanted to happen.

Or if it was because of the implications that I was in the Warchild Program" I said pouring water on the Dog and smoothing it out to get all the soap off of him without wasting too much. She said that she doesn't care about what happens in No. 6 or even the people in it before I heard footsteps looking up.

Rikiga said that Dog Keeper's really knowledgeable about a place she doesn't care about. I exclaimed his name getting his attention before I saw his eyes widen. He asked if I was working at Dog Keeper's Hotel now and I nodded saying that I wash the Dogs.

He sat down on the Fountain's edge before I heard Dog Keeper ask if he was really Rikiga. She then said she heard that he makes good money off of his women before he said she's no better than he is.

"You smuggle food and clothing from the Correctional Facility into the Western District with help from your mutts like a common Criminal" Rikiga said making me look at Dog Keeper. "A Gig like that must pay a lot, guessing you had to bribe a Janitor for it to work right?" Rikiga asked making the Dogs growl at him. I heard a squeak to just hear Rikiga scream as he fumbled backwards away from Autumn.

I heard Dog Keeper laugh at him asking him if he's really one of Rat's fans because she heard he was. He said that he stopped being a fan as he took off his cap in exasperation.

I saw that Autumn likes Rikiga when he ran over to him just for Rikiga to scream and back away again. I bent down by the Fountain's edge when this happened hearing Rikiga tell one of us to deal with him. "Come here Sügis" I said seeing him run towards me before he jumped on my head.

He went to my shoulder when I stood up though before I saw Rikiga sigh and look around for his Booze before he saw it spilt behind him. He got depressed saying 'my Booze' before Dog Keeper asked him if he came here for something.

He finally got over it before he got up adjusting his hat and saying he's here for information. "It's gonna cost you a lot" she said before he told her that he can pay with goods and stuff she needs but not cash. It was like a Trade, objects for info.

When we were inside the Hotel he asked if she knows of any strange rumors like people aging rapidly before they die. I tensed at this before Dog Keeper said it sounds like a myth. Apparently one of Rikiga's girls heard it from a Bureau of Health Official saying it's true and not some random gossip.

"Parasitic Wasps, I wonder why they're hatching so early?" I wondered out loud before Dog Keeper grabbed my collar asking me what I was talking about. She said that she's heard Rat and I talking about it but doesn't know what we meant.

"These Wasps were normal in my Tribe because another one nearby used them in Wars, they infest humans. After a while during the War however my people adapted to them but those who didn't aged and died. We got this appearance when we were either saved or adapted to the Parasitic Wasps" I said continuing again.

"I saw two people die in No. 6 from them, as it had happened in the Wars they hatch from a black mark on the neck. I have to tell Rat about this, he was excited when I told him but I wasn't" I said hearing Dog Keeper ask if that was a good idea.

"I never told him this but I have a Detonator for countless Time Bombs I created that I placed inside the walls of No. 6" I said surprising them. "If the wall is down there's no more No. 6, it's only the name of the City not the name of the people" I said before I spoke again. "Not everyone will have to die if I detonate it since it only releases an acid that dissolves what the wall is made of" I said finishing what I had to say.

Time Skip: Night Time

I was at the building in the back of a huge crowd that's going to see 'Eva' perform. I was nervous because I know something bad is going to happen to Rat today.

With all these men however and how Rikiga described Rat's looks I feel even more nervous wondering what the bad thing is. Rikiga asked me what was wrong before I shook my head. "It's nothing Rikiga, I just know something bad is going to happen to Rat today and what you said about his looks isn't helping" I said before he told me to snap out of it.

"I already am, I was never in a daze nor was I regretting coming here now" I said before I told him I'm more desperate to get in there and see him than I was earlier. We were able to get in after a while but it had already started.

I saw Rikiga take a seat and I saw one next to him before I sat there. I noticed Rat right away and smiled. I didn't pay attention to the Play, or at least the other actor.

I smiled wider when I saw that he was better at acting than he was so long ago. I leaned on the railing a scene later smiling with tears in my eyes from being able to see him act again.

I felt a wind making me freeze in place. I know Rat heard and felt it to because of the way the dress and his hair moved from it. When I saw him lean on the Pedestal I jumped on the railing kicking off it and propelling myself to the stage from the force.

I caught him when he fell glad his head didn't hit the ground before I basically cursed the fact he's a Laulja (2). "I knew I should've come with you Rat, you say I'm a clueless person but you have no intuition whatsoever" I said frowning as I picked him up.

Time Skip: Hours Later

I saw Nezumi's skin grow paler before I grabbed his hand, it felt cold as stone. "Wake up please, please wake up Nezumi!" I said before I saw him open his eyes. I let out a relieved sigh before I felt his hands get back to their normal temperature.

I sat down on the edge of the bed near his hip before I held his hand in both of mine. "Thank goodness you're alright" I breathed before I moved back so he could sit up he, was wanting to after all.

"What's this? Did you carry me here?" he asked me and I nodded to the last one. "I had made the Chrysocolla Silver Leaf Pendant after you left four years ago" I said before he asked me why I came to the Play. He said the Audience was full of monsters and I nodded.

"If you ask anyone there they'd say the same about me for how I got to you before you fell, it was a two story drop meters away in two seconds" I said with a smile. He got up but I knew that was a bad idea so I grabbed his arm before he could even try.

"You need to rest Rat" I said before he pushed me away telling me to shut up. I shook my head lightly when his eyes widened in shock. I laughed lightly at this however before I spoke.

"I knew you shouldn't have been a Laulja you're better at being a Näitleja" (3) I said when he said it was the wind that had happened. "Look at Rat" I said making him look up at me before I gave him his clothes.

Time Skip: ten Minutes Later, After he Changed

I told Rat about the Parasitic Wasps hatching before he asked if I was sure. I nodded saying that Rikiga heard that all the people had aged rapidly and died. "It wasn't just… I mean… I was worried after…"I tried to say without making it sound like I was being an idiot.

I know it didn't work when he said that it wasn't a Wasp making me sigh but before I could get a syllable out he said something that scared me. He said he wouldn't mind his body being 'weird' like mine.

"Rat! That's not funny" I said sternly before he put his mug down on the table. He said that the Wasps are active during the Winter which would mean we might get to see it gone before the Holy Day. I sighed when he grabbed my hand pulling me off the Couch.

"You need rest Rat" I said before he told me he'll teach me how to dance. He asked if I had prior experience making me sigh.

"Two to five times I've danced a year for three years since I was two till I was five but not after" I told him before he asked if I remembered how and I shook my head. "Like I thought!" he said before he told me stand up straight, chin up, feel the music inside. He looked at me however when he said to not look down before his right hand moved from the left side of my waist to my shoulder blade.

I put my hand on top of his shoulder, took a deep breath, and remembered a Folksong that derived from Estonia where my people were originally from. I followed his steps as we moved around the room.

We had done this many times when we were younger, it was in a secret Meadow with a Waterfall at the edge of a Mountain. The Mountain was in the center of the Mao Forest but it was quiet except for birds and other sounds of nature. He said I wasn't bad before I looked at the buttons on his shirt.

I was blushing and I knew it so I wasn't entirely happy with the reason Nezumi is doing this. "You're quick on your feet" he told me and I nodded before I know we both felt like we were in the Mao Forest.

This time older as if we were there at our current ages but in an unblemished secret garden (4). I felt a nice, natural wind blow as we were outside Rat's Home making me smile. When we were back inside I leaned on a Bookshelf across from the couch sighing lightly.

"You're saying I shouldn't worry about you right?" I asked him but it wasn't a question. He answered it anyway saying 'more or less' annoying me.

I touched the Pressure Point he used on me four years ago. He tensed at this but I don't know if it's because he's scared of me or because of the Pressure Point. "Do you even know how worried I was about you Rat? I thought you were dying in front of me when I felt that wind and you collapsed" I said making him gulp.

"You don't remember me still so I'm not surprised you don't know how scared I was" I said before I said his name. I didn't miss the twitch of his hand and I know he saw that to.

My vision blurred before I spoke again looking up at him. "I guess you are scared of me, no wonder you've been avoiding me everyday" I said wiping my eyes of a few stray tears. "I lost you twice in the past and I almost lost you today, and this time I knew you wouldn't be coming back" I said before I continued.

"Your skin become Stone cold and almost pure white, those are the physical signs of your Tribe dying" I said before I told him that happened not too long ago. "You can die Rat, and you came too close to it today.

If you had gotten any paler you wouldn't be standing here right now" I said before I realized he wasn't even listening. "There's food in the pot by the way, if you can even hear me" I said before I grabbed the blanket and went to bed on the Couch. I didn't eat today or the day before or the day before that but I know he didn't notice.

Nezumi's POV

I was struck still even after he took his hand from my neck. I saw him cry but I didn't move.

When he said that he knew I was scared of him I was confused. When he said that I've been avoiding him because of that I wanted to tell him I wasn't but I couldn't. I realized he was right when he said that I was close to dying today, but how could he know those signs?

When hearing him say there was food in the pot I was confused, did he even eat today? I was out cold so I don't know. I remembered feeling his hip bone when we were dancing.

He hasn't been eating for a long while. I remembered what he said about leaving No. 6 even if he had to kill himself to do it. I remembered when he had said that there was a reason he was skin and bones but it wasn't because there was no food.

I wanted to tell him I could hear him but I still couldn't speak. I was too focused on how I wasn't able to evade him hitting my Pressure Point.

It was late but I wasn't asleep. I was watching Shion sleep facing the back of the Couch. Autumn, Nezumi, and Winter on his shoulder shut down for the night.

I reached up to the Pressure Point Shion touched. Is it I who knows nothing, or maybe it's because of that Program that Shion was in.

How bad was it to make him suicidal? Was I really the one who kept him alive all those years he spent there? I heard him gasp in his sleep worrying me and the Rats.

I saw them scurry to his face before I heard the twitching of their noses and their artificial squeaks. They were worried, what are you dreaming about Shion? And just who are you in the Warchild Program?

A/N: Hello, I finished writing this at 1:29 P.M. on December 4, 2016. I don't know what exactly I was thinking about for Nezumi's POV but it either sounds like he's stuck inside Rat wanting out or something else I can't explain.

1) He means nothing that can cause anyone harm, no bad luck to go with it either.

2) Means Singer in Estonian I believe.

3) Näitleja, I believe, means Actor in Estonian.

4) I had just realized it's the same place as in the closing song for this.

I do hope you like this chapter and will continue reading.