A/N: So here is the 6th Chapter and I hope you enjoy it :D Also big thanks to Dani for picking the FC ;)
Meals and Moonlight
It was a peaceful setting. With their window swung open, allowing the breeze to drift in. Tarot felt at ease for the first time since he stepped into the base. Leaning with his back against the headboard and his guitar in his lap, strumming mindlessly, the blond started singing.
I remember tears streaming down your face
When I said I'll never let you go
When all those shadows nearly killed your light
I remember you said, 'Don't leave me here alone.'
But all that's dead and gone and passed toni-
Suddenly, Tarot found himself silenced and his face smothered with a pillow. He removed the plush object and jumped when he noticed the spy sitting in front of him. How did he manage to move so fast? The other boy had a frown on his face. "That song is depressing."
The blond gave a sheepish grin in reply. "I'm sorry. Do you want me to change into a happier song?"
Quest nodded excitedly, a wide smile on his face as he bounced in his seat. Something fluttered out of the boy's slacks and onto his floor. Curious, Tarot reached down and picked it up. It was some sort of wrapper… Nicotine gum, it read. The blond raised an eyebrow as Quest quickly snatched it from him with a flushed face. "You smoke?" The blond asked disbelievingly. The spy looked so young and even if he wasn't, he didn't seem like the type to smoke.
Shaking his head, he chuckled and started fiddling with the wrapper. "No, it- My former leader did."
"Former leader…?"
Quest let out an amused laugh at the blond's confused expression. "I guess no one told you but Gabe and I were part of the Warriors. I was caught spying and Gabe was transferred." He explained, he leaned closer and pulled down the collar of his black tee to show the scorched mark on his neck to the blond. "K9 caught me and used a Taser on me but instead of killing me, the Warblers decided to keep me. I was lucky it was K9 who caught me, the others may not have showed any compassion and killed me on the spot."
Letting out a small gasp, the blond gave the spy a sympathetic look. It was such a harsh thing to do to a young guy like Quest. "I'm sorry to hear that. I'm guessing you miss your leader, huh?" He could tell by the way Quest was staring longingly at the piece of wrapper.
The young spy replied with a sad smile and a nod. "Yeah, he was a good leader."
"Well, I'm sure you'll get to meet him again soon, at least, in the annual tournament maybe?" The blond tried to console him. Shifting his fingers on his guitar strings to a different chord, Tarot was about to start to play a different and happier song as requested.
A knock on their door, stole Quest's attention away from his musings and Tarot's attention to the song. Gabe poked his head in with a wide grin. "Dinner time."
The blond didn't even realize he was hungry until his tummy started grumbling. Dinner sounded really good at the moment. Maybe, someone in the universe somewhere actually did care about his well-being.
"Guile cooked today," the swordsman informed, sitting next to the spy.
On second thought…he should check his food for any poisonous substance. The blond placed his guitar down and slipped out of the room, remembering his way down to the kitchen. He made a mental checklist to assure that his life would have less chances of being in any sort of hazardous situation.
Both ex-Warrior members were left in the room and an immediate change of atmosphere occurred. Gabe sighed, ruffling the spy's hair. "I know you miss him but you're in the second-most elite team in the academy now."
The spy let out an aggravated sound. "I don't care. I was happy in the Warriors. Why did he send me here?" Quest questioned softly, staring at the Nicotine Gum wrapper in his hand.
The swordsman shrugged. "You shouldn't question his decisions. He was a leader for a reason. Now, enough moping, kid; it's time to fill that empty stomach of yours." Gabe chuckled, standing up and tugging at the boy's hand, trying to lighten the mood.
"I can't," the spy pouted. "I'm on security shift."
\/\/
It was like a televised American family dinner in the blond's perspective. He watched as Riot pushed more vegetables onto Ethan's plate. His little brother wasn't complaining at all, happily chewing on the sticks of carrots and tufts of broccoli. One twin fretting over the other…
"Guile, I'm fine seriously." Ail sighed, sipping his glass of water.
His twin flipped, stabbing his chicken slice with his fork. "Don't lie! You're clutching your middle like it aches so clearly you're not ok!"
Ail rolled his eyes. "I just got hit by the automatic dummy at practice earlier today, that's all. It's seriously nothing big."
"Elixir, check him!" Guile exclaimed hysterically.
The scientist gave him a look. "Guile, I've checked him 28 times today; the last check taking place only ten minutes ago."
It was hilarious to watch the twin flail his arms out in every direction in attempt to convince Elixir to re-examine his twin.
Sable was sitting at the head of the table, silently laughing at his crew members' behaviors.
Walking in, Gabe stole a chicken wing from Riot's plate, earning a playful punch from the boxer.
"Hey, where are Quest, K9 and Falcon?" Tarot wondered aloud, looking for the three missing members.
The swordsman sat down beside him. "They're on security duty."
\/\/
There wasn't much to do on security duty, it was a simple routine. Check the perimeters and make sure to alert the leader of anything suspicious. K9 walked along with the spy, or at least he tried to but a spy was a spy and Quest was jumping from one tree to another like a monkey on sugar. Weighing the key card in his hand, the dark-skinned man called out to the younger. "Hey, Quest! Come here for a minute!"
The spy hung down from a branch upside down. "Yes?" He was caught off-guard when K9 tossed him the card and nodded towards the exit. He nearly fell off the branch in disbelief. Surely, the leader's sideman wasn't suggesting…
"Go on," K9 urged. "Go meet him. I give you an hour. Happy belated birthday." He grinned before walking away.
Quest couldn't believe it, frozen for a while before he sped to the exit, sliding his card. Failing to notice the figure in front of him in eager of getting to meet his former leader, Quest pounced on the unsuspecting guy.
The spy nearly had a heart attack as the other stranger flipped him over. He thought he was caught by the newer members of the Warriors who didn't know that he had a history with them. They could easily kill him off. He then noticed the person above him chewing on a piece of gum… Wait…
"Still a kid I see." The stranger said and Quest had the widest grin knowing who it was.
"Creek…"
FC: Creek (Sam Garfield)