Disclaimer: I do not own Tsubasa, neither do i own the starting of this story.
Warning: THIS ENTIRE STORY IS YAOI/ BxB. DO NOT PROCEED IF THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
LOTS OF ANGST AND RAPE/ NON CON. BE-WARNED.
Chapter 8: Dungeon and Memories
"Fellow comrade? What bullshit." A shadow of a man loomed in the cold dungeon cursed as speckles of dust fell from the brick walls of his confinement. "MORE LIKE MY ENEMY!"
It has been a day and half since he was thrown into the dungeon for breaking the camp rules. Yes..for raising his hands on his "fellow comrade".
"I'm not even in the wrong! Why the fuck am I locked up instead of him?!"The image of the mage's lifeless body on the ground had flashed across his mind once again. Those wide unseeing blue eyes that stared into the distance.. The lithe body of the mage in spasm..
Kurogane paced around his cell of confinement in irritation, cussing as he mumbled to himself. Once in a while, he would march to the iron gates, rattle the bars and demand for his release. His demands, on the other hand, were often met with silences or yells telling him to shut up.
The tall man would then bang his fist against the wall, causing speckles of dusts to leap from the cracks and settle onto the ground.
"Fuck." The raven swore once again as he swung his fists upon the chilly stone bricks. A loud thud reverberated after it.
"I did nothing to him. When I came in, he was already like this. I was merely bending over to help him when Kurogane-san came in and attacked me." Shozu replied calmly.
"It's all his fault." His vision blurred as blood gushed to his head upon the next image flash. The sneering face of Shozu when he got arrested.. "That fucker."The thick brows lunged as the sneering face of Shozu lingered in his mind.
"That sneer... Looks fucking damn familiar.."
The brows then leapt up in surprise.
A scene he never really took to heart emerged in his head..
Could it be?
...
It was a scene he chanced upon on the day they arrived in Shura..
...
"I'm sorry to bother you Kurogane-sama, but do you mind passing this to Mizuro-sama?" A small boy bowed deeply as he clutched a scroll container with one hand and his stomach with another.
Seeing the suspicious look upon the tall man's face, the small boy added, "I am Ryu and I deliver messages for this army. I've got something urgent to do. Really sorry to bother you but it's important."
"Alright." The tall man grunted, receiving the scroll container from the fidgeting kid. "Hurry and run to the toilet before it's too late."
"Thank you Kurogane-sama! Make sure you pass directly to Mizuro-sama! It's important!" The voice of the messenger boy rang in appreciation and the boy, Ryu took off immediately, heading to the bath tent. Seems like the kid need the toilet real bad.
The raven was making his way to the training ground when he bumped into the kid. He remembered seeing him at the battlefield and was wondering why is such a young boy doing in an army camp. Guess he was simply running errands.
Spotting a mob of blonde by in a far corner, Kurogane snapped out of his thought and frowned. Fai? What is he doing here at this time? The training assembly was about to begin.
"Oi Mage!" Kurogane yelled. But instead of responding to his call, Fai simply continued on his way, disappearing behind one of the tents. What the hell is he doing heading in the opposite direction?
"Dang that blonde." The tall man swore as he followed after. Despite the brief encounter, Kurogane had not missed the frantic expression on his face. The blonde's lost.
"That idiot's going to get them throw out of the camp even before the sun sets." Kurogane muttered, increasing his pace in attempt to catch up to Fai. Assembly's starting in 10 minutes and the mage's lost in the residential area. 'How troublesome..'
Yet, when he reached the spot he last seen the blonde, there was no one in sight. Where the hell did he.. Kurogane frowned until he spotted the mob of hair disappearing into another corner. There!
The tall man stride forward to a lean figure hiding behind the flap of the tent, peeking beyond. There he is! The distinctive blonde stood out among the blackness of the tent.
What the hell is that idiot doing now? Kurongane sighed as he approached the lean figure. Something seemed to have caught his interest.
Tell me he's not..? Just as that sudden thought flashed in his head, a butterfly fluttered away from Fai, affirming his hypothesis.
I knew it. Kurogane thought as he rolled his eyes. Why did i even think he was lost? He must have caught sight of his face when he was frantically searching for his butterfly. Fancy chasing butterflies at this time. The tall man hissed. He had no idea why but the mage seems to be intrigued with butterflies.
The butterfly now fluttered towards him and disappeared behind. Now that the source of his distraction is gone, the raven tapped his feet waiting for the magician to turn around.
Seconds passed but he remained in his stance.
"Fai!" He growled as the warning horn for the assembly sounded. The assembly was to begin in 5 minutes.
At the sound of his name, the lean body jumped up in surprise.
In that swift moment, Fai tripped on the tent ties which was spanned across before him, stumbling forward and crashed into the tent. Due to the elastic material and his lack of weight, the mage then bounced from the tent like a ball on a trampoline, right out into the opening space beyond.
What a dumb ass. Why am I stuck with him? Kurogane hissed once again as he stride forward. Despite his annoyance, he could not help but be concerned about his travelling partner.
Before he could reach the other end of the tent, a dishevelled figure emerged before him, looking slightly shaken. However, in a few seconds a wide grin soon replaced it and...
"Kuro-tan! ~~ "That was the only phrase he recognised before a blabber of gibberish followed. Seeing the splatter of mud on the blonde, the raven grunted louder in annoyance.
The scolding he intended to give gave way to a cuss as the horn for assembly sounded and he found himself moving forward despite not putting in any effort.
It appeared that at the sound of the horn, Fai had grabbed his wrist, twirling him around. He then somehow teleported himself to his back and begun pushing him forth. Mud splashed as the huge man glided on the floor.
"ALRIGHT NOW. I CAN WALK BY MYSELF!" Kurogane boomed as he applied pressure to prevent himself from sliding further.
Fai giggled, stopping short before bowing 90 degrees, raising an arm to indicate the direction, similar to how a waiter in a high class restaurant does the action when their customer arrive at the entrance.
Kurogane rolled his eyes, grunting irritably. Trust the man to still do these silly things. His eyes could not help but darted around slightly, subconsciously looking around to see if anyone witnessed the scene. If the mage continued acting like that, he is going to stay far far away. Such an embarrassment.
That was when he realised that the scroll he was tasked to hand to the War Master was no longer in his hands. He must have dropped when Fai turned him around and pushed him towards the training area.
"Fuck. Look what you've done." Kurogane cursed. "Stay here until I come back!" The tall man pointed to Fai then to the ground, indicating for him to stay. "You better not budge an inch!" He threatened before turning around, tracing his steps to retrieve the lost item.
Where..
Ah.. there it is. The darting red eyes halted on a cylindrical roll sitting nicely on a grass patch by a pool of mud. Luckily it landed on the grass. The man thought as he bent down to pick it up.
"Please, I know you can do it!" A small hushed whisper urged from beyond another tent caught Kurogane's attention.
"You have to do it." The voice suddenly turned harsh and demanding, booming in the silence of the cluster of tents.
Even though it was unlike him to eavesdrop, Kurogane could not help but raised his sight and eyed the pair before. He looked up just to see a soldier releasing his grip on the War Master's arm.
Mizuro paused in his steps and eyed him in disgust. "Mind your language. Who do you think you're speaking to?"
"Now's probably not a good time.."
Kurogane eyed the pair again before turning around and headed to the assembly point. He will have to pass the scroll to Mizuro during the assembly.
His memory then stop short at the scene.
This time the expression on the soldier lingered in his mind as though the memory was fresh as yesterday.
That sneer..
It was the same sneer he saw on that soldier who threatened Mizuro the first day they arrived. No wonder it was so familiar.
Now that he recall back, he was positive that soldier had been that fat man Shozu. No. He was damn sure it was him. With the sudden recognition, Kurogane's frown deepened as more questions jostled in his head.
What was with the conversation he overheard?
Fuck. He should have stayed longer and get some clues on what was going on.
Wait... Wait. That was the same location Fai was lingering when he first found him. Did he overhear the conversation?
No. He fell into the clearing.. Did they come after they left? ... Unless they spotted him? Could it be? Was it why Fai looked so shaken? He was spotted? Was that the reason why he was in such a rush to usher him away from the scene? To prevent them from knowing his presence?
Was this always why the bastard's doing this to Fai? Because Fai knows his secret?
Kurogane was starting to connect the dots.
Fai had stumbled upon something he wasn't supposed to know. So now Shozu's trying to get rid of him.. Whatever it was, he was god damn sure the fat man's the culprit.
Out of rage, Kurogane leapt onto his feet and marched to the gates. "I need to talk to the War Master. Tell him I need to speak to him!" The man yelled, pausing while he waited for a reply he knew would never come. He needed to make sure.
"FUCK!." This time, the iron bars rattled violently. "SWEAR! WHEN I'M OUTTA HERE, I'M GONNA.."
His sentence stopped short as sounds of footsteps approached his cell.
Someone was coming.
A/N:
Yup! Finally it's done! Hope it's a good read. :)
Really sorry for the late update.. School's been crazy and now that hols have come, i'll be on intern.
So.. the next chapter won be too soon either :(
I'll try to write when i can k! :)