Chains of The Past

by Angel of Fire

Chapter 2

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"Welcome to my humble home." Ryo stated with a grin as he untied the blonde’s chains.

"Go to my room and wait, got it?" Seiji nodded, quickly running out of the room. Touma watched the figure move, as he turned to Shin. Shin shrugged and said nothing, though Touma knew what the boy was thinking. Shin was as scared for the boy as he himself was. But at the moment, all they could think of was their own safety.

"After your long trip, I do believe that you are most likely hungry and thirsty." Touma nodded slightly.

"You are correct." Ryo smiled.

"Dek’aha, go get the boys some water, and something to eat. Like the boy prepares, something human." Dek’aha nodded, as he walked quickly out of the room. Ryo smiled at the boys, as he led them up a winding staircase like the ones in all the fairy tales, and then led them each to a room.

"Choose whichever room you wish for, and it shall be yours. I welcome you as my guests for as long as you wish, just one thing. If you have a question about the layout or such, ask someone else. Possibly Dek’aha, but meaning that he eats human flesh, I doubt he’d be your best bet. Just, don’t bother me. I’ll be busy." Touma and Shin nodded as they watched Ryo walk away and towards what they could only think of as his own room. Slowly, Touma turned to Shin.

"Well, I guess we’re on our own now." The other boy nodded.

"Well, come on mate, time to find someone to help us around."

~~*~*~*~~

"Man, I feel sorry for that boy. I wonder what Ryo’s going to do to him?" Touma shrugged. At the moment, though Shin cared about everyone, he cared only about his own safety, and Shin’s as well. As far as he was concerned, that boy came from a 500-year-old town, and Touma was sure the boy could watch over himself. But he and Shin were not familiar with this area. After walked aimlessly around for about and hour, Touma felt a hand on his back. Jumping in surprise, he turned the come face to face with the blonde boy that had saved them before.

"I would go back to your rooms. This is the time that the demons get a little, rowdy. I don’t want you to get hurt from one of their petty games." Shin looked on in slight horror at the black eye and bloody lip the young boy had.

"What...?" Seiji brushed of the question.

"Just go! And lock your doors."

"Well, why do they become so rowdy?" Seiji sighed.

"Me." He stated as he pointed one last time to their rooms, then bolted down the hallway. Touma and Shin both finally noticed that the boy was wearing a robe. Shrugging, the headed to their rooms, but suddenly decided to share one. Both boys made their way into the room they had chosen, observing the entire area from top to bottom.

"Look Touma, a bunch of clothes!" Touma walked over and grinned. All olden clothes. Tunics, deerskin, everything.

"Come on Shin, let’s try some on for size." The auburn boy laughed as they each pulled out a pair of clothes. After they were dressed and ready, they headed out, ignoring Seiji’s orders to stay put.

"I wonder where he could be?" Touma stated as Shin shrugged. Shin smiled, this was a change of events. Touma was the one looking for Seiji! Shin grinned. He’d allow this to continue.

"Well, he ran down the stairs, so my only guess is that he’s in that big dining area under the balcony." Touma nodded.

"Come on Shin!" The auburn boy laughed as he chased after his male friend. He froze though, at the same time Touma did, when they looked down. Music was being played, and the shouts and screams of many a demon, many incarcerated, echoed through the room. And in the center of it all was the dancer.

"Holy Shit!" Touma stated, and even Shin couldn’t hide his surprise. Ryo was down there as well, watching Seiji with a strong-eyed glare. The blonde flushed when he saw his master’s face, and continued his actions. Touma stared at the boy, entranced. Shin merely smiled in knowing. Touma liked the boy. It was so obvious. Well, obvious to him. Shin, the man who knows all and sees all as Touma liked to call him.

Touma couldn’t help it, the blonde was so beautiful. His graceful movements were accented by his clothing. His figure was a whirl of color, mostly shades of greens and golds and blues. The top part of his clothing was low cut, the hem trimmed with golden lace, and inside the cloth were woven strands of gold, silver, and copper. Atop the shirt was a tunic of green, again the hems made of golden lace. His feet were bare, and flowing silk was tied around his waist, a pure gold belt holding it on place. His movements were nothing less then graceful.

"Pretty, isn’t he?" Touma gasped in surprise at the foreign voice. He jerked around and came face to face with a boy that looked to be about their age, but Touma severely thought he wasn’t.

"Master sure knows how to pick them, doesn’t he?"

"I think that he’s got a good choice on who to force to work for him." Shin rephrased as the boy shrugged.

"Think what you want. By the way, I’m Shuu."

"I’m Shin and this is Touma."

"Oh, and the one you’re staring at, that’s Seiji." Touma looked up in confusion, having missed everything that Shuu had said. Shin laughed and Shuu merely sighed.

"So, what exactly are you?" Shin asked the man, well aware that no one else here but them and Seiji were mortal humans. Well, Seiji wasn’t mortal, but he was human none the less.

"I, good sir, am a faerie!" Shuu laughed at the shock in Shin’s eyed.

"I am a prince! You must come see my great steed sometime. She’s a beauty." Shin nodded in confusion. Finally, the music stopped, and Seiji quickly ran off stage and to his Master’s side.

"He’s done..." Touma stated in disappointment. Shin and Shuu sighed.

"Touma, he’s not going anywhere, you’ll see him again later." Touma nodded solemnly.

"Well, I guess it’s time for you two to go back to your room. Bye, see you later maybe." The two watched as the heavier blue haired boy walked away.

"Come on Shin, I think that it’s time for us to get going back." The auburn boy nodded.

"Seiji and Ryo are gone anyways." Touma nodded in agreement as the two made their way back to their room. The moment they reached the door, they saw Seiji being dragged down the hallway by Ryo. He gave them a weak smile that was an attempted reassurance, as he was taken from site.

"I wonder what Ryo’s going to do to him." Shin asked as Touma shrugged.

"Only one way to find out."

"Huh?"

"Be a human. Spy." Shin stood in shock for a moment, and then finally everything registered as he chased after Touma who had taken off in a run down the hallway.

~~*~*~*~~

Slowly, the duo crept over to the room of the boy and the Master, coming in close to the door and listening intently to what was going on.

"Good boy, don’t stop what you’re doing." Ryo moaned as Touma’s eyes went wide.

"What are they...?" Shin shrugged.

"Boy, go over and get the oils." They heard Seiji walk away from Ryo, shift through a dresser, then come back. He suddenly yelped in displeasure. Ryo laughed.

"Aww, poor thing, are you hurt?" Seiji said nothing. Well, nothing that they could hear. The boy didn’t talk, so they were guessing that was what he had said.

"Come here." Ryo stated again as Touma listened on, his anger rising. How dare Ryo do those kinds of things to the blonde! The blonde was so much smaller, and younger, and heck, he was human, not demon! He was not built to take the treatment he was receiving.

"Shin, I have to stop him! He’s hurting Seiji for saving us!" Shin shook his head.

"Don’t come to a conclusion. Maybe it’s not what you..." They heard a crash as Seiji yelped in pain.

"That’s it! I can’t take it anymore! He’s being hurt!" Shin was about to protest once more, but his warning came too late as Touma kicked open the door.

"Don’t hurt him!" The azure boy shouted as he suddenly turned bright red. He surveyed the surroundings as his face flushed even more. Seiji sat on the edge of the bed. Ryo’s shirt was off, and he was lying on his stomach, his back covered in massage oil. Seiji sat on the floor, clutching his hand, the massage oil bottle shattered, his hands cut with deep gashes from the glass.

"Oh Touma, now you’ve gone and done it..." Shin stated as Touma tried to laugh it off.

"I didn’t realize that I was so wrong.... I mean I’m sorry, I thought you were..."

"Raping him?" Ryo stated in amusement. Touma simply blushed again.

"Umm... yeah, sorry about that. I think that Shin and I will be leaving now." Blushing, Touma bolted out of the room, grabbing Shin’s arm and taking him as well as he ran away. Ryo turned to Seiji and sighed.

"Humans are so pathetic. Do they really think that we don’t know when they’re watching us? Naïve creatures. Well, bandage your hands then come here. You know what I said earlier." Seiji nodded, holding back the urge to whimper in detest. He didn’t want to be hurt...

"Bye the way, you danced beautifully today. But then again you always do." Seiji nodded as he finished bandaging his hands. And then was pulled roughly to the bed.

"Guess that boy knows more then he led on." Seiji took a deep gulp, and waited for the onslaught.

to be continued  . . . 

 

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