Eagle's Eyes
By Stor-E-Phool
The rocky terrain was difficult to maneuver through. Kyoko held Ren's hand tightly as they travelled, praying he wouldn't stumble.
"Do you still hear them?" She whispered harshly, pulling Ren behind a tall boulder of rock. They had been spotted in what felt like moments after the Jeep had left the campsite. The men had seen the smoke from the fire Kyoko built and had come to investigate. That's when things went South for them.
'No. But they're following. Make no mistake about that, Kyoko.' His brow was creased with anxiety and dotted with sweat. Kyoko squeezed his hand, trying to make him relax a little. If there was one thing she had learned about him in these past two months of captivity, it was that he was easily stressed. Whether it be from his strenuous acting schedule or something else, he was not the laid-back, comfortable person the television represented him as. He was so very vulnerable.
"Then you stay here. There is a hill in this direction..." Kyoko stretched his arm out toward the sandy dune to show him where she was going. "I have to know where the jeeps are. If they're close." She felt him tense up. He reached for her hand again.
'If you're going, I'm going.' He tapped, a determined expression on his face. Kyoko patted his arm comfortingly. He was sweet. He wanted to protect her.
"I'm sorry, Ren. You can't. I have to make sure no one sees me. And it's steep. I don't think you can make it without tripping." If they argued any more there wouldn't be time. They had to keep moving. "I'll be right back, Ren. Please stay." With that, Kyoko let go of his hand and started toward the hill. It stretched up almost thirteen feet in the air; it would give Kyoko ample height to spy the searching jeeps from far away.
Kyoko dug her shoe into the loose sand of the hill. It was like trying to walk on water; that is until she found a grip near the roots of a weed growing there. She lifted herself up and up and up. She was glad she left Ren on the ground. He would not be able to make this climb.... not without a few loud cuss words, anyway. Kyoko grinned at the image that brought to her mind. She grasped the next footing. Kyoko's hand slipped from the sand and she felt a cry ussher out of her throat. She scrambled for another grip and looked around. Had she been loud?
Nothing moved. She sighed relief and looked down to see how far she had come; she was at least half way. Kyoko smiled as she realized that she had come far enough; she could tell that their pursuers weren't anywhere close to their position. She could only see dusty dunes, short shrubbery scattered throughout the scene, and Joshua trees that swayed hauntingly in the light breeze. Their gnarled limbs stretched into the sky, showing black as pitch against the evening colors of rose, lavender and taupe. Kyoko smiled at the view, then glanced down again to find her previous hold. She gasped. It was Ren.
He was climbing the hill just to her left. His sightless eyes stared in her direction. His head was at equal height with her foot, and climbing fast.
"Ren!" Kyoko whispered, nudging his elbow with her knee to let him know her general position. Ren's face was tense. 'Are you okay?' He asked, tapping quickly just above her knee, 'I heard you scream,'
"Oh." was all Kyoko could say. "Uh, lets head back down. I didn't see any cars." She smiled as he nodded his head and began to slide down the sand to the ground. He was a better climber than her, despite his blindness. Go figure. She copied his smooth slide and her feet soon met the ground. She had sorely underestimated him. He could do more than she thought, and was better at it than she was.
'You had me worried you know.' Ren tapped, and he took her hand once again. She sighed and hugged him.
"...I'm sorry. I really am." She felt a grunt in his throat and smiled.
He made her do that a lot. You know. Smile.
A/N: Okay. I. Am. So. Sorry. I must be the slowest updater ever.
By the way, did you know that there's a movie called Eagle Eye out? I had no idea until I saw it in a RedBox the other day. I watched it. Could have been a little less confusing, right? But yeah. Shiah LeBouf will always be Cory to me.
Also, it's recently come to my attention that I should probably establish the scenery. Up until now it hasn't really been made clear that they are in a desert.
On that note, let me let you readers know something. There are no deserts in Japan.
That's a good hint to where the story is going.