Me: Time for chapter four, everyone!

Thel 'Vadam: Just get it over with!

Me: Shut up, or I'll put you and the chief back in the cage with those collars.

Master Chief: Not if I kill you first! Wait, where's my gun?

Me: What, this gun? I'll shoot you both if you try anything. I don't own Halo, only my OCs.

Chapter Four

Hyak sighed on the cot, looking at the badly damaged helmet in his hands. He was the only one awake in the barracks, as he was unable to rest after what had happened. Thinking back a few hours, he realized that the human was more dangerous than he had anticipated originally.

He and Rose had been standing there, face to face, waiting for the other to move so they could pull their triggers, when he was rammed by one of the humans. Hyak had been forced into a wall, but with his greater strength, he easily threw the marine off of him.

Rose had pulled the trigger, and a bullet grazed his cheek, whereas the others had bounced off his armor. He felt for a moment that she had stopped herself from killing him, but had tossed the very idea away, firing his own weapon.

The bullets had barely missed her, but missed none the less. Hyak had scowled at his failure to hit her when she charged him, yelling a battle cry of sorts as she drew a knife from the leg of her pants. He'd simply moved aside a little, and Rose crashed into his chest, the knife getting stuck in the wall behind him.

Hyak smirked, remembering how she had reacted to having her face so close to his. She had been both terrified and enraptured in him. He'd taken the advantage quickly, knocking her unconscious by slamming his head down onto her forehead. She had collapsed then and there, but in the process, the knife had come loose from the wall, still in her hand, and it sliced down his entire front side.

Hyak reached up to his shoulder where the knife had cut clean through his armor and into his skin. It still stung, but not as badly as it had earlier. He sat up, unable to find peace enough to rest, and walked out of the barracks, towards the holding area.

Rose heard footsteps approaching her cell, and she scowled when she saw Hyak. "What the hell do you want?"

The teenage boy stayed quiet and watched her. He sat on the floor, his back to the wall as he stared, which shook her. Rose had never met someone like him before. Guys would usually flirt with her constantly, never stopping except to eat, sleep, or go to war. Hyak, however, was the complete opposite. He showed no interest in her, except for the fact that she was also human. That was really all there was that she could tell about him.

"Well? Are you going to sit there, or are you going to answer me?"

"I just thought we could talk. After all, it's a challenge to sleep. I assume you have the same problem." His dark eyes burrowed into hers, and Rose found that she couldn't look away, no matter how hard she tried. "So, do you have a name?"

Hyak smirked, and Rose decided he was like any other guy, as guys always asked that question and smirked when they flirted with her. "My name is Rose Akiva. May I know the name of the boy who has been gone his whole life?"

Hyak rolled his eyes before answering. "I really don't care to tell you. But, since I'm feeling nice, I will talk. My name is Hyak 'Vadam. I am the son of Thel 'Vadam, the current Arbiter of the Covenant." He didn't expect a reaction, and was glad to see that there was none. "If you're wondering, the Arbiter is the highest ranking Sangheili. But, it is also a shameful position."

"Why would the highest position be shameful," Rose asked, interrupting him.

"I was just getting to that. It is shameful as it gives one a second chance to live as a weapon. My father became the Arbiter because of what your demon did," Hyak hissed the last few words, causing the girl to shiver. "You can thank him when you return for the shame you have placed on my family." He stood, a frown pressed into his young face, but Rose stopped him.

"That elite isn't your family, Hyak." The boy froze, anger rising inside of him.

He turned quickly and grabbed her throat, his eyes serpentine once more as he glared at her. "Thel is more of my family than those humans who abandoned me those many years ago, Kiv Klaka zzi. I don't care what you say, but to me, he is family." He threw her down, where she sat panting, grasping her sore throat.

"Do you really believe he just found you? If you do, you are a fool."

"Don't you dare call me a fool, girl. I know what happened. I was abandoned on a battle field, left to die by you humans, and Thel found me and took me in as his own. Never insult him."

"He lies to you, then." She grabbed the camera that was around her neck, one of the few things she had been able to keep when she was captured, and turned it on. "My parents gave me this, and they saw what happened that day. See for yourself." Rose tossed the camera through the bars of the cell, but Hyak didn't bother to catch it. It fell to the ground at his feet, cracking the screen.

"I know what happened. I don't need anyone telling me otherwise," he said, kicking the camera back. "Try to tell me otherwise again, and I'll gut you like a rat." He walked away, anger boiling in his head.

Rose picked up the camera and ran her finger along the crack. It wasn't enough to destroy the camera, but it was still present. She looked at the picture of Hyak being taken as a child and sighed, knowing he would never believe her.

Me: And that is chapter four, finally!

Master Chief: Seriously? No real part for me? I'm the star of the games!

Thel 'Vadam: Oh really? Then who got blown to outer space after the third?! Not me! So that makes me more important, demon!

Me: Do I really have to put the collars back on? R&R people, and hope that these two get along next time, or else they'll be fried to a crisp.