PART 1
"What have I done? Please, Lady, forgive me! I'll do anything!"
Serve you right! HAHAHAHA! This kid is easy! Now it's my turn
"You have to work with us without getting paid!! For three days!!"
Wait? Is 3days enough? Mmm? Well, I wanted this kid to get out of my sight as soon as possible!
I pick a plastic of apples and brought it in front of him. Caiti also gets two plastics of pears, and I get the sack of watermelons and rest it in my left shoulder. We then get out of the Trailer and walk out of the alley until we reach our fruit stand
"Goodness. There are such countless things available to be purchased" He's amused
*GLITTERING EYES!*
Really? You haven't seen this market? Poor little kid! I bet he was imprisoned in their house, maybe because he's unmannered. His parents were ashamed of him.
"That's because this is a market" Caiti gave him a warm explanation
"A market?"
Ugh! Really?
"You really don't know about them?" I glare at him suspiciously
"Individuals gather around like this one, so they'll have water and food; at that point, a town gets made. Carts like our own move to those Cities, and a market normally form." I explained
"Ohhh" Hmph! Something's fishy with this kid! That's all you've got to say?
"Travel, huh? You mean a journey... It sounds fun!"
He shouted in amusement and jump around with *tiptoe tiptoe*
"It is fun."
Caiti followed him and caressed his hair.
"But it's not all fun. There are a lot of larcenists in the forest."
I glare at him again with suspicion. You might be one of them, kid! Just acting into your group accord, then get our trust.
"Larcenist?" How long will we hold onto this Q&A portion?!
"They are unnerving individuals who...Hide out in the forest and take the product from passing trailers."
"And then they lived by...Selling that stolen merchandise on the black market like that.."
"OHHH"
Hmph!
"Don't go 'Ohhh' to that. How do you not know this?"
This kid is super duper suspicious!
"What?"
Arggghh! He looks at me with a poker face just like this '=_='
Tsk! Don't act too innocent! BRAT!
"I'll slap you!! Don't do anything weird to Caiti. I don't trust you, kid!!"
I move between them and spread my body as if protecting Caiti. He took one step backward with his right foot and stumbled after I shout at him.
"Kazee,"
Caiti mentioned my name softly and caress my left shoulder and move towards the kid.
"This little kid isn't a larcenist."
Hmph!
"Sorry about that. Apparently, there is a pirate who pretends to be dying to sneak into trailers.....Kazee's kind, so she's worried about the Trailers. Don't think badly of her"
She caresses his forehead to calm his trembling feet
"Pshhh!!" (￣ヘ￣ )
I rolled my eyes and turned away my face while crossing my arms
"Lady, you have a scary face...But you care for your friends!"
Hmph! I took a little peek at him
His smile; it's soft and sweet.
"Well, thanks!"
"So why did you went into the Forest?" Caiti raised a question
PART 2
We then reached our fruit stand. Caiti and the kid gently put the plastics on the ground, and I arranged the fruits in the rack.
"Well, I'm…Searching for treasure, with my FRIEND!"
With your friend? You say? You weren't with someone the time we met you! You damn larcenist!
"Why are you looking for that stuff?" I asked him
"My friend is looking for something...Especially mythical relics."
I knew it; he's a larcenist.
His friend was a band of larcenists.
They sell that stuff everywhere.
"Oh... Does that count as treasure?" I asked again just to be sure. Even if my guts were telling me that this kid is very suspicious, I can't just go on to a conclusion.
Caiti will hate me if I was wrong, and I don't want that to happen.
"I need to discover it and fulfill him. He's my valuable companion, so in case he's glad, I'm cheerful!"
"I'll introduce you to him!"
He's pulling something out of his pocket.
"...."
"This is my precious friend..."
PART 3
*TAAADAAAA!*
"Poof!"
Damn!
Waaaaaaaaah! He –take out a.. headphone? Everyone was dumbfounded with question marks on their heads.
"Meet Eisenheim!"
What then?! Maybe he's not a larcenist. He's just an insane kid. You're good at playing dumb, huh!? What does this kid think of us? He even gave a name to those headphones. Crazy little kid!
"Will you thank her for the food this morning?"
And now he's talking to the headphone
This is really damn crazy
"..."
"Isn't that a headphone?" I asked
"What's a headphone? It's not a headphone! He's Eisenheim; he's my precious friend."
"Right, Eisenheim?"
If I last for another minute with this kid, I am going to be insane. He wears his headphone and....suddenly....a howl can be heard...
*SCREECHING!*
anywhere...the sound..is increasing...and increasing...until...
Damn it! My eardrums will burst any minute now! Caiti rests her head against my chest in pain; I caress her head and cover her ears to ease her
Tsk! This kid! Argh! I cover my ear! What's with this kid!?
*ENGGGKKK*
*ROOOOOAR!*
*SWOOOOSH!*
The three watermelons that were in front of me were gone. They're all gone, in a second, without even blinking my eyes. They'd just vanished away.
*BLINK! BLINK*
"WAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!"
I was shocked; well, everybody was shocked by what we have seen. Guess what?
Huge claws, I think? It had appeared before our eyes, and in a split second, it's gone like a passing wind.
"Hey, Eisenheim!?" Kenshin shouted
Ohh! Jeez! He's not crazy at all. It was his friend? For real! It's not a headphone; there's a large paw inside it having a long claw. Sh*t! What are these feelings? Am I shaking? Why in fear? Damn! I can feel the nervous perspiration running down my back; tsk! Who is this kid? Or should I ask? What is this kid?
"Sorry, he's a little shy. He wants to be alone, always." He sighed
"..."
He tamed some strange massive hound. That's been locked inside that headphone!! This kid... He isn't only an ordinary child, oblivious to how the world works...
"What are those things that came out of that freaking thing!? Are those monsters?!" I shouted at him
*KA-CHK!*
I unsheathe my katana
I tightly embrace Caiti with my left arm while pointing my katana at that kid.
"No...
..It was Eisenheim!"
Who are you!??
PART 4
[NIGHT CAME]
『Trailer's Bedroom, City of Crisch, Royal Kingdom』
I entered the bedroom while rubbing my half-open sleepy eyes. I need to get rest; I'm all tired out. After all the ruckus that happened. In the end, we sold all those merchandises, thanks to our hard work!
"Ahhh...I had to work so hard. Thanks to that suspicious kid! Well, it's for the Trailer."
I walked towards Caiti; I wanted to sleep beside her, so I need to be cautious of that kid.
"I won't let him try anything fu—" O_o
*Nnngh! Nnngh!*
When I open her blanket, I—I saw...TH—that...damn! Kid. SL—sleeping with her, hugging her tightly, and cuddling her while rubbing Caiti's chest!
Tsk! B*tch kid! D*MN you! Pervert! I grabbed his little f***ing head and threw him out.
*THUD! THUD! THUD!*
"What are you doing...?!" -_-
How confident you are to shout at me after what you did!? How could you!
"What were YOU doing!!" I rebutted in anger
"She was warm, so I wound up resting close to her *Heh heh heh*" He giggles.
WHAT!? ▽-▽ Tsk! You're a Pervert!
"You call that dozing close to her? I needed to detach you from her!!"
D*MN! My hands were shaking; I want to kill this kid. If this isn't a kid and ignorant,
I'm really done with it. He grabbed the blanket and was supposed to sleep back next to Caiti. I took the mantle from his hand.
"No! You, come sleep next to me!" I shouted and glared at him
"No, I'll pass!"
WHAT!? Arggghh!! I'm keeping an eye on you! I grabbed his face and pinch it like it was a fish
*PLOP! PLOP!*
"Never touch Caiti again, okay!?" I shouted at him, still pinching his D*MN face!
"bYou fdlook fwhard... You've got all those muscles...." He whispered
*SIGH*
Hayst! I took my grip off of him
"She's my 'PRECIOUS...
..FRIEND'" I said in a shallow tone of voice and smirk
"She saved me when I was dying in the forest... She was so kind to me.....and she's the first person I've been able to call my friend."
I sat and look at the ceiling while picturing out every good thing she'd done to me. I was lying unconscious on that tree roots at that time, but my body remember it well. I was devastated! I wanted to end my life at that time. Tsk! But Caiti found me in the outskirt of the forest; she helped me and gave me hope.
*SIGH!*
The feeling of being able to remember those memories makes my heart jump in unimaginable happiness. It brings back the smile that I must've projected in me.
"Ohh... So that's it." He said
"That's why I want to protect her and this trailer and make them happy!"
I shouted with determination while having my right fist close and half-lifted. I look at sleeping Caiti; she's cute when sleeping sideways.
"Fufufuf~ THANKYOU! *heh heh*" Caiti titters
"You're wel—"
⊙﹏⊙
WAAAAH! She isn't sleeping yet? That's embarrassing!
"Oh, so you were awake? I feel so lame having said that"
D*MN! That's embarrassing. Am I getting warm? Or it's just the atmosphere?
"You're so kind, Kazee."
"N—No I'm not!" I exclaimed
"I knew it without you saying it" She winked at me, which is so warm.
"And you care for your comrades. You have a strong sense of justice..."
"That's not true…!"
Tsk!
I crossed my arms and look away.
"No getting embarrassed. Since we're so close, I know everything about you."
My eyes widened after hearing those words, not to mention who I really was. It's very heart-touching. I looked at Caiti and find out that she was just smiling directly at me. I wish you really knew me.
"....." I smirk