"Can we stooooop?"
Black Star groaned, turning to the raven haired prince lagging behind them.
"We've only been walking for four hours. It's not that bad, so stop your whining there Princey," he turned back to the dirt road.
The four had decided to take the path past the Dueling Peaks to get the Kakariko. Under normal circumstances, the three adventurers would just cut through the mountain by climbing it. But since they had Kid with them, both Maka and Soul voted to take the path around the mountain.
"Only four hours!? I've never walked for more than one in my life! My legs hurt…" he whined, rubbing his sore thighs. Soul stifled a laugh.
"Only one? Your majesty, we start complaining when we've walk over ten. Which we've done before and let me tell you, not pretty. You get all these red sores on your feet…" he kicked his foot up, Maka nodded.
"And your ankles get all popy and swollen," she added. Kid winced, not liking the sound of a ten hour walk.
"Are we gonna walk that long now?" he asked, Maka laughing.
"No, no your majesty. We won't put you through that. We're not that cruel," she waved. Black Star shrugged.
"Well, they're not. I'm a whole different story," he stabbed his chest with a thumb. Soul punched his arm, huffing.
"Come on bro, don't be like that." Blackstar shrugged, laughing. Maka rolled her eyes, walking back to Kid.
"You alright back here?" he placed a hand on Kid's shoulder, the prince sighing.
"My legs hurt…" he huffed.
Black Star facepalmed, and Soul chuckled.
"Alrighty then, should we take a break for Monsieur Fussy Britches back there?" he suggested. Kid's head snapped up, his eyes narrowed and his face red.
"Monsieur WHAT!?" he barked, Maka throwing a hand over her mouth and stifling her laughter. Black Star nodded.
"Yeah sure. His highness looks like he needs a beauty break," he laughed, slinging his bag over his shoulder and onto the ground. He unzipped it and pulled out a pile of wood, Soul setting it down and accepting the flint that came after. Kid watched in curiosity.
"What are they doing?" he asked. Maka smiled.
"Starting a fire," she answered, gesturing a Soul took one of Black Star's knives and hit the flint, sparks flying and setting wood aflame. Kid cocked a brow.
"But...it's midday. Why do we need one?" he asked. Maka walked over to it, sitting down.
"To cook snacks of course. Unless you don't want any?" she rose a brow. Kid walked over, sitting down and sighing in content that he was finally sitting down. Soul took out some apples and wild berries from his bag and stuck them on some short metal sticks, sticking them over the fire to bake them. Kid watched as he did this, his head lopsided. Maka looked at him.
"You look confused," she pointed out, Kid turning to him.
"Is...that all cooking is? Putting something over a fire?" he asked. Soul laughed, shaking his head.
"Not at all. Cooking is much more than just this, but when we make snacks on the go, we just roast something over a fire and eat it. It's instant food as Black Star calls it," he explained, rotating the stick. Kid nodded, watching as Soul finished off the four sticks of fruit and berries and handing them out.
Kid took one gingerly, sinking his teeth into the apple. He nearly moaned in content. He didn't know a cooked apple could taste this good. He had it finished in a few minutes, moving onto the berry. He didn't know what it tasted like raw, but it did taste good cooked he knew that. Black Star tossed his empty stick to Soul, who caught it and stuck it back in his bag.
"Already Blackstar? I swear you don't actually taste anything…" Maka sighed, received a hearty laugh from the bluenette.
"Hey, I gotta fast as to not waste time. Just yesterday his highness was basically inhaling his food. Now he's taking his sweet ass time, so why fuss at me?" he asked, pointing to Kid who was calmly eating his skewer. He glared.
"Highness is a word for female royalty! Do I look like a girl to you!?" he snapped. Both Black Star and Soul looked him over, turning to each other and grinning.
"I dunno, we put you in a dress and you could defiantly pull it off," Soul sung, laughing when Kid pulled off his remaining berry and apple to throw the metal stick at him. Maka rolled her eyes.
"Oh will you two stop pickin' on him? The guy's having a rough enough time as it is, leave him alone," Maka fussed, turning to Kid.
"Don't mind them, they don't mean half the things they say. They're good at heart, they just like to poke fun at others," Maka apologized. Kid laughed, shaking his head.
"It's fine. As long as they don't make it a habit," he eyeballed them, both Soul and Black Star sniggering when he did. Maka sat in thought for a moment, before something clicked in her head.
"OH! I can't believe it, guys we are TERRIBLE people!" she all but wailed. The other three jumped and stared at him in confusion.
"Um...how? For saying he looks like a girl? We didn't say that I just said he could pull off impersonating as one but not actually-"
"NO! That's not what I meant. We've known him for a whole two days and started calling him by his majesty after we learned he was a prince but we never actually asked his NAME!" Maka threw her torso low, bowing to Kid.
"I'm so so sorry! We should've asked you that in the first please forgive us we're not usually that rude!" she cried in one breath. Soul's eyes widened and his hands came to his face.
"Oh shit we ARE bad!" he hissed nervously. Black Star looked around in a fret, rubbing his temple.
"W-Well, maybe he likes being called by his title so maybe it's ok? A little bit…"
Kid sat in silence as this all took place, watching them fuss to each other about not knowing his name. He felt his face get hot, his breath hitch, his eyes watered…
And he burst out laughing.
The three went silent, watching as Kid nearly doubled over, holding his stomach. Soul watched him closely, his face softening when he heard Kid laugh. It was soft, yet cheerful. Like music to his ears. When Kid calmed down, he wiped a few stray tears from his eyes.
"I-It's ok I don't mind. I'm guessing the fact that I passed out made you worry more about my health than my name. If you must know, it's Kid. Death the Kid," he gave a small bow, showing them how people in the sky introduced themselves. Soul returned the gesture along with Maka, and Black Star waved.
"Your name is Kid?" he asked. Kid shook his head.
"Technically no. My name is Death, I was named after my father, but the 'The Kid' part sort of replaces 'Junior'. My parents wanted to be a bit different. But I prefer being called Kid," he explained. They all nodded, Black Star smirking slightly.
"Sooo...you're technically a 'Junior' are ya?" he whispered slyly. Kid gave a cold, hard glare.
"Try it and I will castrate you," he said rather coldly. Maka stared at him in shock while Soul burst into laughter. Black Star held up his hands in surrender, shrinking back at the threat. Soul doubled over, slapping his knee.
"H-Holy crap...hahaha! You're hilarious!" he laughed, falling over onto his side. Kid blushed lightly, watching Soul curl into fetal position. Maka shook her head, watching the albino.
"Can you act a little more mature Soul?" she asked, Soul sitting up slowly. He wiped the tears from his eyes and shrugged.
"Can't help it, sorry. You, my sky flying friend, are hilarious." Soul pointed at Kid, flashing his teeth in a smile.
Teeth. Kid's eyes widened. Soul's teeth were sharp, practically fangs. And they were all the same length and shape. Maka turned to him and saw his face.
"You ok?" she asked. Kid nodded slowly, pointing at Soul.
"His...teeth," he whispered. Black Star looked at Soul, then laughed.
"Yeah, we don't know where he gets that!"
"My dad…" Soul deadpanned. Kid leaned forward, peering at them.
"You could really bite someone with those…" he awed, Soul smirking.
"Don't stand too close, it might be you I bite~" he cooed, Kid reeling back.
Maka laughed, standing up.
"Well, we've had a small break and snack, time to get movin'. We get there early enough we can spend the night at the stable," she announced, Soul kicked at the pile of sticks and putting the fire out. Kid looked up, surprised.
"Wait, that's it? We just sit down for, ten minutes or so!?" he cried, not liking the sound of having to get up and walk again. Black Star nodded.
"Yep! We don't need too long a break to rejuvenate our energy. Normally we take breaks at the six or seven hour mark but we took one early for you," he grinned, standing up after Soul. Kid's heart dropped. More walking.
Soul chuckled, walking over to him and holding out a hand. Kid stared at it for a moment, then looking at Soul.
He blushed. He couldn't help but think of his dream when he saw Soul. About Soul calling him cute for running through the field, about Soul tucking him into his chest, even about how he kissed Soul's collarbone and chest.
Kid reached out hesitantly, grasping Soul's hand firmly. Soul smirked, pulling Kid to his feet. Before Kid got a hold of his feet, he tripped, his ankle still sore from the cut.
"Woah!" Soul called, reaching and catching Kid before he fell. Kid found his senses taken over when Soul caught him. His smell, his skin, just like in his dream, he was now pressed into Soul's chest.
"You ok?" Soul asked, seemingly not minding the fact that Kid was pressed against him. Kid squeaked , nodding silently.
"Come on lovebirds, we're not gonna get anywhere with you too huggin' like that," Black Star called, him and Maka already making their way back down the path. Kid blushed darkly, practically rocketing himself away from Soul. Soul only laughed.
"Come on your majesty. We should get going," he began walking, watching for Kid to join him. Kid nodded, jogging up to him, flanking his side. The four began their walk again, making their way to the Dueling Peaks.
About thirty minutes in, Kid tapped Soul's shoulder.
"So, where is the Dueling Peaks?" he asked. Soul smirked, pointing up and in front of him.
"Right there."
Kid looked in the direction his finger was pointing, gasping.
The Dueling Peaks was a pair of the biggest and tallest hills he had ever seen. He stared at them in awe, seeing they were getting close to the base of them.
"Those are the biggest hills I've ever seen…" he whispered. Soul caught the sentence, and laughed.
"Hills? Your majesty those are anything but hills. Those are mountains," he pointed at them.
"Sometimes, the Earth gets angry, and we don't know why. But when it does, the ground begins to shake, and mountains grow. We think it might come from two slabs of clay pushing on each other when the Earth is angry that causes them to push each other up and out of the ground. Those are called the Dueling Peaks because there are two of them sitting parallel to each other, with a stream running in between them. That's where we're gonna walk, cause the path leads straight through the mountains to the Dueling Stable," he explained. Kid walked by him, his attention hanging on every word Soul said.
These humans weren't wild! Well, maybe a little bit, but they were so much more. They were smart! They knew how to predict weather and make safe fires and could even explain how two rock mounds formed. It amazed Kid how much he...really didn't know. In reality, his civilization was the ignorant one. They couldn't even fight, yet people down here took down creatures as massive as Guardians and could win! Not only did they hunt and eat other animals, but they could tame them, according to Crona at least. Kid found himself more fascinated in the Surface, more interested in Hyrule, the longer he was here.
"That make sense to you?" Soul asked, Kid nodding.
"Yes. That's amazing! To think something as sturdy as the ground can actually move…" he looked down at his feet, watching the ground as if he was waiting for it to quake like Soul said it could.
Soul smiled, looking up.
"And in we go," he announced, looking up as they walked between the peaks. Kid spun as he walked, staring up at the towering mountains. This was amazing! They were so much bigger now that he was right next to them!
"Woah there, you're gonna get yourself sick if you keep spinning in circles like that," Maka chuckled, catching Kid before he fell over. Black Star stood there and waiting, shaking his head when he saw Kid practically bouncing up and down at being in between two mountains.
"Having fun?" he asked, Kid spinning around and actually nodding. The three chuckled, watching Kid run up to the side of the mountain and even attempt to scale it. Soul walked over to him, grabbing his waist and pulling him down.
"If you wanna climb the mountain you're gonna need a softer hill, cause climbing the cliff isn't gonna work for you. At least not yet, we can climb it we just don't have the stamina to do so," Soul placed him on his feet, dusting off his shirt.
"Guys! Bokoblin camp!" Maka quietly snapped. Suddenly, Kid was on his stomach underneath Soul, who was crouching above him. The three had dove behind a rock and were now peering ahead of them. Kid whispered.
"What's a...Bokoblin?"
Black Star looked down at him, "Pig like monsters. Nasty little things, all they do is cause trouble and steal your food."
Kid peered over the rock, see a small wooden settlement and what appeared to be four of those monsters.
"Those are the monsters that attacked me when I tried to eat some apples I found!" he pointed at them. Soul counted them listing off colors as he went.
"One, two, three, four red Bokoblins and...two blue ones. Perfect, we got some nice monster parts coming our way," he whispered, pulling out his weapon. Kid stared at it.
"What kind of weapon is that?" Kid asked. Soul grinned.
"This is a bow, and this," he pulled out one of the wooden sticks.
"Is an arrow. You put the arrow on the string, pull it back to your cheek," he copied his instructions, aiming at the red bokoblin perched on top of the rock near their fire.
"Aaaand, FIRE!"
Soul let the arrow's end go, causing the projectile to rickashay off the string and sink right into the Bokoblin's head.
The Bokoblin let out a high pitched squeal and fell off its perch, combusting into a cloud of dust. The other five jumped, rushing over to where the Bokoblin died and searching the area.
"Let Em' have it fam!" Black Star yelled, hoping over the rock. Soul and Maka followed, jumping out from behind their hiding spot and into the fight. Kid watched as in a mere second, the three had taken down three of the red Bokoblins.
Maka worked on the last two, slamming her hammer into one of their skulls, watching on of the burst into a puff of smoke. In almost three minutes solid, the three had killed off the entire camp, monster parts falling to the ground and the three cheering in victory.
Kid smiled, coming out from behind the rock and walking towards them.
"That was amazing guys! How did you-"
"KID LOOK OUT!"
Before the prince could finish his sentence, a gurgling cry rang out behind him. Kid spun around to see a Bokoblin flying right at him, it's club at the ready to bash his skull in. Kid ducked, throwing his arms over his head and crying out in terror.
However the club never met his head, because Soul was over him whacking it away with his bow. The Bokoblin screeched, falling back and skidding across the ground. Before it rose up again, Soul jumped at it, driving the end of his bow into it's side. The Bokoblin cried out in pain, wailed before exploding into a cloud of smoke. Soul stood there, his bow now impaled into the ground. He picked up the lone tooth and horn left behind by it and turned to Kid.
"Are you alright?" he asked, walking forward and looking over Kid as if checking for wounds. Kid blushed darkly, nodding slightly and letting Soul help him up. Black Star and Maka came up behind them, both smiling widely.
"Wow Soul, you flew in there all hero style. Kid was the damsel in distress this time around huh?" Black Star teased, Kid frowning. Maka playfully his Black Star's arm, fussing at him for teasing him. Soul shook his head, turning to the stripe haired boy.
"Anyway, now that that's over, it's just a few more minutes until we reach the Dueling Peaks Stable. We can take breather and fresh up on supplies there. Maybe even spend the night in some nice beds before shoving off to Kakariko," Soul picked up the bag full of monster parts and swung it over his shoulder, pointing ahead of them.
Kid felt like bursting into tears of joy. Sleeping underneath a roof? In a bed!? He couldn't help but rush over the the albino and grab his arm.
"Can we sleep there!? I mean no offense but I would kill to get some sleep in a real bed!" he begged, shaking his arm vigorously. Soul's eyebrows rose in shock at how desperate he sounded, Black Star only laughing.
"Wow, that desperate to not sleep on a tarp out in the middle of the grass again huh?" he joked. Kid nodded, looking into Soul's blood eyes.
"Please?" he asked again, smiling. Soul found his blood running cold when he stared down at the smiling reaper. Those large, golden eyes were staring at him in such a puppy like way, he couldn't help but begin to sweat nervously.
He didn't want to say no, cause he didn't want to make that face sad. But at the same time, he turned around to look at the other two, a silent plea for help in his eyes.
But the other two only shrugged.
Soul glared at them, turning back around and sighing deeply. He gave Kid a lopsided grin.
"Alright. We'll stay the night at the stable. But in return we wake up early to move to Kakariko alright?" he asked, Kid nodding his head.
"Yes! A real bed in a real room! I can join civilization again!" he cheered, running forward excitedly. The three land dwellers watched as the prince bound around happily, laughing when he tripped on a rock.
"Don't fall ok?" Soul called, chuckling when Kid only pushed himself back onto his feet and resumed his run. Black Star looked at Maka, raising his brow.
"Sooo...do you wanna tell him the beds are all in one room or me?"
Role swap and added more detail, also the scene where Crona's black blood was revealed was changed to Soul playing mister hero and diving in front of Kid to save him. OH, and the fact that Crona is no longer there and Soul still has the scar is explained later~~~
Also Soul's dad is gonna be in the picture, I changed him up a bit.
Next Time:
Kid and the others pass through the stables and reach Kakariko. There he meets Soul's mother and discovers more on what his own mother said in her recording. That his arrival was expected. What does he discover, and how will this effect his journey?