" Your fucking with me right? ", asked Kurtis " -like how do you not know where you are? It's not like you just magically appeared in the woods. ". Andrew, whos body was still half buried in the ground, looked up at Kurtis with fear in his eyes. " That's exactly what happened. I was molested by some water- it touched me in all my no no places- and I woke up in these woods. ", Andrew said with a catch in his voice.
"You're a liar. ", roared Kurtis. " Nobody just randomly appears in the woods unintentionally.". " -but I really did!", whined Andrew who had begun to cry "All I remember is blacking out and appearing in the woods! ".
Kurtis, bewildered by the young man's statement, turned around and faced his house. He spoke to himself in a low voice, " …Why does this shit have to happen now of all times? They're going to find me and I'll be right back where I started.".
Andrew, having seen that the older man's back was turned, attempted to escape but found that he was firmly lodged in the ground. Kurtis heard the younger man struggle to free himself turned around, " You know I can hear you, you fuckin meat head. ". Andrew, angered by the older man's insult, yelled back.
"I'm a fucking ninja! You only heard me because I wanted you to!". Andrew continued trying to free himself. Kurtis, entertained by the other man's struggles, summoned himself a seat to watch the show.
Having noticed the older mans obvious enjoyment, Andrew decided to put on a show by throwing himself back and forth in every direction. Minutes passed and Andrew noticed that the ground around him had just as tight of a grasp on him as it did when he started. " You are aware that you can't just throw yourself around and break free right"?
" You have to either have control of the terrain from the beginning or wrestle control from me ya fuckin normie. ", Kurtis said with an eyebrow raised in amusement. Andrew, not having a single clue what Kurtis was talking about, looked up at the older man. " Um so let's pretend I know anything about what you just said. How exactly would one take control from you? ", Andrew asked sheepishly.
Kurtis rose from his seat and returned it into the ground with a forceful stomp. He quickly closed the gap between where he was previously sitting and where the younger man was stuck immobile in the ground. The older man squatted down and brought himself to Andrews eye level. A serious expression was plastered on his face.
" I'm only going to ask you one more time. How and why are you here? -and don't spout off at the mouth with that bullshit ass explanation about how you were attacked by some water and woke up in my woods.". Kurtis continued to glare at Andrew.
Andrew sensed that old man was done with his shit and took a deep breathe before meeting the other mans gaze.
" I'm serious Kurtis. I was in my home late at night and was attacked by what I'm assuming was water. All I remember was being cold and wet before I woke up in a clearing close to your lovely assortment of boulders AHEM I mean lovely home."
Kurtis rose and punched upward, causing Andrew to fly out of the ground as if he was shot from some large imaginary cannon. He hurtled through the air and landed on the ground with a meaty thud.
He quickly put himself together and rose from the ground a scowl. " You could've have just lightly pushed me out but no, you just HAD to throw me in the air like some poor damsel."
"That was for the comment about my house just now, or as you like to say, "my lovely pile of rocks.". Now that I know your not lying to me anymore, we can go in the house and have a conversation like men", Kurtis said as he started to walk back towards his home.
Andrew followed close behind. He realized that if Kurtis wanted to hurt him, he would already have already done so. Kurtis and Andrew set off at a brisk pace with the younger man following close behind the older. "So Kurtis. What exactly is this talk going to be about? ", started Andrew after they had walked for a considerable amount of time.
Kurtis quickly raised his hand to silence Andrew. He used his other hand to point upwards at the canopy. A thick cloud of smoke was visible through the leaves. The source was not far from where they stood.
Kurtis angrily grumbled to himself as he motioned for Andrew to crouch down. " Don't let them see you.", he whispered to Andrew with a worried look plastered on his face.
Andrew, not knowing who the older man was referring to, became increasingly scared and immediately complied with the command by lowering himself into a crouching position.
Andrew wanted to ask Kurtis what was going on but before he could he heard loud yelling and the sound of many men running through the underbrush filled the forest. "Hide yourself.", Kurtis whispered urgently while motioning for Andrew to follow his order.
Andrew immediately complied with this command as well and he quickly made his way into a nearby bush. Kurtis also hid deciding on a root system from a tree that provided ample coverage.
No sooner had they settled into to their respective hiding spots did the men who the yelling stemmed from make their appearance.
There was small group of them. If Andrew had to guess there were no more than ten. He noticed that they carried no weapons and that they were dressed somewhat the same. They all wore the same uniform that consisted of black pants and a tight fitting black jacket.
The only difference in their outfits was the color of the emblem on their chests and that one of their member's entire outfit was a different color. Instead of black his jacket, was maroon .
The men, upon entering Andrew and Kurtis's sight, knew that they were getting close to what they were seeking and they immediately became silent. The man in red who Andrew took to be their leader began to use hand signs instead of audible sounds.
The men quickly fanned out under the supervision of their leader who hadn't moved from the spot he was in since he had began giving silent orders.
Andrew was worried because some of the dispatched men had gotten way to close to where he was hiding. One of the men was so close that Andrew could smell him. He reeked of smoke and sweat.
All at once the men stopped moving. It was as if they where all controlled by the same hive mind . The Maroon soldier suddenly began talking. " Kurtis old buddy. I know you can hear me. I just want to talk. Nothing serious, just a friendly chat between two old colleagues."
Kurtis sensed the trap and remained silent. " If you wont come out willingly I guess you've forced my hand. ", said the mysterious man with fake sadness. Andrew was suddenly being swallowed by the bush he was in. " You may be great at hiding... ", the Maroon man continued on. "... but your friend- not so much. ". The surrounding area had began to go dark as Andrew realized he was being strangled by the bush that he had been hiding in.
The world swam back into focus but his situation was no better. He had jumped from the pan straight into the fire because now instead of being strangled by the bush, he was being dragged towards the Maroon man by two of the soldiers.
Kurtis, having seen that Andrew was in danger, slowly rose from his position under the tree. His hands remained down by his side. "You said you'd like to speak as friends and colleagues. What does that have to do with him?", He asked as he gestured to Andrew who was struggling under the combined strength of the two men holding him.
" Oh him? He was just a way to insure that you wouldn't duck an run like you have done so many times in the past. I mean really, you're hiding yourself away out here in the boonies? That's not very fitting of someone of your status. -And don't even get me started on that house of yours. A pile of rocks? Really Kurtis? What a shit show. I thoroughly enjoyed tearing that fucking thing down."
" WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY ABOUT MY HOUSE YOU ENTITLED PEACE OF SHIT?!", Kurtis roared, giving the Maroon man a murderous glare. " I said that the pile of rubble that you claim to be a house is gone. I tore it down stone by pathetic stone.", He gestured towards the smoke that still hung in the sky. " That's all that's left of it.", he said as he and the other soldiers began to laugh.
Kurtis noticed that due to their laughter, the men holding Andrew had released him. He motioned with his head for Andrew to run. Not needing to be told twice the younger man hauled ass. This caused the soldiers whom were previously holding him to stop laughing and lunge after the fleeing Andrew.
As soon as the younger man had moved Kurtis began to attack by hurling large chucks of rock at the soldiers that quickly killed two of them before they had even stopped laughing.
With the element of surprise now gone, Kurtis ran for cover and left Andrew to fend for himself against the two men pursuing him.