Dreams and Proclamations 17/?
Title: Dreams And Proclamations
Author:
joatex
Pairing: Akame
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama, Romance
Warning: None...I think... (-_-U)
Disclaimer: No.... the boys aren't mine, sad.... but true (T^T)
Summary: It's been years after a nuclear war broke out, and a group of survivors created a small city. One, in which, Kazuya lives in. But when he runs across an Outcast in the Wastelands, there is a change brewing in the winds.
A/N: Enjoy (n_n)
A million thanks to harajukyuu for the awesome banner (n_n)
Previous Chapters: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Kame POV: Pink
Jin POV: Red
Chapter 17: Safe House
Kame
I rushed through the front entrance of the jail, and immediately heard the sounds of yelling further down. Luckily, I was not confronted by Officials. Is that good or bad? Possibly a combination of the two. A door slammed down the hallway of cells, and a group of Officials stepped out from one. Quickly, I found myself a hiding place underneath a table.
I inched back as far as I could, shielding myself with as much shadow as I could. They walked by me, not even glancing under the table. From behind, I only caught a quick glimpse of their faces. They wore crooked smiles that could only compare to that of a snake's. I knew they had to have been back there with Jin. So, what did they do to him? I didn't want to think about what atrocities they could have done in a matter of minutes.
There was no chance that I was about to run down that open hallway. It ran too much of a risk of being seen. Right now, the best thing I could do was sneak Jin out of there as quietly as possible. I needed a distraction though. One that was enough to keep the Officials occupied until I made sure that Jin and I were a safe distance from them.
A commotion started up outside; it sounded like people were starting to panic. Our easily disturbed people would freak out all the time if the Officials didn't reassure them after something happened. It occurred to me that the Officials never calmed down the crowd after attacking Tat-chan.
So of course they were freaking out. Those people had just watched a person get beaten by the Officials, and they had no explanation. The Officials that had walked by my table, looked at one another and ran from the jail to calm the crowd outside. Thank goodness.
I didn't have much time to work, so every second was a precious one. Scrambling out from under the table, I ran down the hallway and counted the cells till I found Jin's. Thanks to the window outside, I remembered which one he was in.
There was a lock on the door, just like the rest of them. I pulled at it, seeing if the rusted gears inside would give in. They didn't budge. A key would be the only thing that would work on it unless I found something that was strong enough to cut through the lock.
Where would the Officials keep the key? Nobody in the city had the guts to break somebody out of the jail, so they had no reason to keep them on their person. My eyes started to scan every inch of the jail, and they finally stopped at a hook that was hanging on the wall.
The small hook held the keys needed for the locks. I ran down the hall, snatched them up, and returned back to the cell that contained Jin. My shaking hands found it difficult to get the key into the lock, but I finally managed and twisted the key.
The lock flipped open, and I threw it from the door and down to the ground. I strained to pull the heavy metal door open, wondering how the Officials did it on a daily basis. When I finally got it open, I felt the color drain from me. Jin was laying on the ground, an unconscious and bloody mess.
He had to have been worse than Tatsuya was. I ran into the cell and knelt beside him. There was no time to look his wounds over. I would have to do that later. Since his hands were still tied with the restraints, I had trouble getting him up.
He didn't weight all that much, but he still was a lot for me to pick up. I finally got him to his feet, but I was holding him up. Already, I could hear the returning Officials. I'm running out of time. I need to hurry. I was pretty much dragging Jin out of his cell.
I stood in the hallway, looking back and forth. It was too risky to go back out of the main entrance. Did the jail have a back door? Surely it did. I carried Jin further down the hallway, praying that the Officials would remain held up for just a little bit longer.
I rounded a corner, and it was almost like a miracle. There at the end of the hall, was another door. I could just see the heavenly light shimmering behind it. Without hesitation, I leaned Jin against the base of the wall, and pried the rusted door open.
It revealed the back alleys of the city, which would turn into a perfect cover for the two of us. I picked him back up, and crossed the threshold of the door, making double sure that I closed it behind me. Now, we were out of the jail, but there was still the risk of being spotting if we weren't careful.
I had no clue where I was going to go. The fence was closed off, so there was no option of going back to the Wastelands. My house was too obvious. I then thought about the house that the elderly couple lived in. That would be a perfect place, but there was just the issue of them turning me in.
But they were close friends of Reiko. So why wouldn't they give me shelter from people who were trying to cause me harm? Maybe they had even helped with the creation of the map. I remembered the way to the upper class portion of the city.
It was nothing more than a few rights and lefts through the alleyways, and there they were. Jin groaned by my side. The pain he was in had to be horrible. At least he's unconscious. It might not be that bad if he stays out cold. I started towards the upper class part of the city, when something sent an odd feeling up my back.
I turned around and saw the metal door starting to open. With its movement, came voices on the other side. Adrenaline kicked in, and I tried to run to my best extent while still holding onto Jin. I took random turns through the alleys in order to lose the Officials behind us, and ended up in an open street, where I had run into Koki and the others.
Junno was holding up Tat-chan in his arm, and Maru was also helping by balancing him on the other side. This is good. This is really good. I came up to Koki and said pleadingly, "Please, help me, Koki. Quickly." I couldn't support Jin's weight any longer, and leaned him against Koki.
He quickly caught the unconscious Outcast. He looked at him for a moment, then his eyes widened. "Kame, is this that Outcast from earlier?" I was bent over and trying to catch my breath. "Yeah," I said while wiping sweat from my forehead. He looked at me, his eyes even wider.
"Have you lost your mind! You got him out of jail! Do you have any idea how much trouble you're in?" He kept looking down at Jin, not sure whether to let him drop to the ground, or to continue to hold him up. "Trust me, I'm in a lot more trouble than you think. But please, Koki. Help me get him to somewhere safe. The Officials are right behind us. They'll probably be here any minute," I said desperately.
He could call me crazy all he wanted to later, but right now, Jin was the top priority. That, and keeping the two of us hidden until we could plot our next move. Koki was looking at the others, as if waiting for their response. Tatsuya looked up at him, his cheeks blue from bruises.
He said, "Koki, just help Kame. Right now, it's the right thing to do." Koki was never one to argue with Tatsuya's judgment, so he sighed and rearranged his hold on Jin. "Fine. Do you have any idea of where to go?" I pointed up the street and said, "The upper class part of the City. Reiko knew some people up there. I think they might help us."
Koki nodded, and our group started up the road. Tat-chan was getting to where he could walk on his own, but only for a short distance. Jin on the other hand, was still out of it. How badly did they injure him? Not enough to kill him, apparently.
They were planning on doing that later on. Maru, who was still helping to steady Tat-chan, kept on asking me questions. "Kame, can you please tell us what's going on?" I kept looking at the houses, making sure we didn't pass our destination. "I'll tell you all when we get to where we're going."
He nodded his head and remained silent the rest of the walk. Jin then began to cough. Koki stopped walking just in time for Jin to cough up his own blood, then go limp again. Koki looked at me and asked unenthusiastically, "Are you sure it's still worth carrying him around?"
I glared at him. How dare he suggest that Jin was a lost cause that wasn't worth saving? If I had that mindset when I first helped him, then Jin wouldn't be alive right now. Or at least, almost alive. When I thought about, most of the events happening at the moment, wouldn't be happening either.
It was amazing how far and long this chain reaction had gone. I said briskly, "I promised to help him, and I'm going to keep it until the end. So, yes. He's still worth carrying around." Koki rolled his eyes. This wasn't fun for him.
He clearly hated the Outcasts almost as much as the Officials did. The only reason he was helping Jin, was because of me. The elderly couple's home came into my sight, and we hurried towards it as quickly as we could.
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Kame
I jogged up the steps of their home, while Koki and the others stayed behind. I was now standing in front of the door, and took in a deep breath. This was the only place I could think of. What would happen if they didn't want to help us? Where would we go from there? There are only so many safe places….
"Go on, Kame. Knock on the door before somebody sees us," said Koki from behind me. I slowly raised my hand, then tapped on the wooden door with the back of my hand. We waited for a moment, then the door opened. The old man of the house was standing there, his wife was visible from behind him.
His mouth turned up into a smile. "Kazuya, we weren't expecting to see you. What brings you-" He stopped talking, and his eyes fixed at something behind me. I turned around and followed his gaze. He was looking at Jin, and I immediately began to worry that he was about to tell us to leave.
"Please, let us stay. It's the only safe place I could think of." He nodded, not taking his eyes from Jin's unconscious body. "Come on in. Quickly now." We all hurried through the door. I made sure to thank the old man several times before he finally made me stop.
The elderly man turned to his wife and said, "He needs a place to lay down." His finger was pointing to Jin, who was still being held up by Koki. His wife hurried over to him and had Koki help escort him to one of the rooms in their home.
The old man was going around his house, closing curtains and locking doors. Koki came walking back into the living room with the rest of us. Blood was splotched on his clothes, and I looked down and saw that mine were the same way. I sat down at the table in the kitchen.
I thought I would have been relieved that we finally made it to their home, but I still felt nervous and on edge. It was to be expected though. I started to count up everything that I had done that had now managed to get me chased by the Officials.
Going through the fence, talking to an Outcast, helping an Outcast, having illegal information, sharing illegal information, breaking an Outcast out of jail, and now harboring an Outcast. I laid my head down on the table and let out a heavy sigh. "What else can I manage to do?" I asked myself. I felt a light hand on my back, and raised my head up to see the old woman sitting next to me.
How long had she been there? "How have you been since Reiko was taken away?" she asked in a caring tone. I didn't think that people from the upper classes even cared about who was arrested, much less knew about it. Then again, these people were close to Reiko.
I put on a smile and said, "I've been managing. Things don't seem to be getting better though." The old woman smiled back and nodded. "I know. I'm sure it will all blow over though." She patted my back and left the kitchen. I sighed and got up from the table, then made my way towards the room that I saw Koki and the old woman take Jin into.
He was laying on a bed that was a lot nicer than the one at my home. It looked like the woman had cleaned up the wounds on him. I sat down on the side of the bed next to him. It took a lot for me to not start blaming myself. If I hadn't gotten him out of that jail, there was no telling what kind of madness they were planning to do to him.
I brushed the black strands of hair away from his eyes, revealing his face to me. The gash along his temple was starting to heal up, but it still looked painful. He didn't move a muscle when I touched his hair, or even when I had sat down next to him.
I leaned over and whispered softly, "I told you I'd keep my promise." Then, I even surprised myself when I bent over and placed my lips on his. When I leaned back, I repeated my last words. "I told you I would keep it, and I did."
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A/N: Hey anyone remember this story? Probably not... But anyway finally an update for this! Sorry I didn't want to post this until I knew what was going on in this story or what I had written so far. Hope you liked it. (n_n)
Chapter 18
Author:
joatex
Pairing: Akame
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama, Romance
Warning: None...I think... (-_-U)
Disclaimer: No.... the boys aren't mine, sad.... but true (T^T)
Summary: It's been years after a nuclear war broke out, and a group of survivors created a small city. One, in which, Kazuya lives in. But when he runs across an Outcast in the Wastelands, there is a change brewing in the winds.
A/N: Enjoy (n_n)
A million thanks to harajukyuu for the awesome banner (n_n)
Previous Chapters: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Kame POV: Pink
Jin POV: Red
Chapter 17: Safe House
Kame
I rushed through the front entrance of the jail, and immediately heard the sounds of yelling further down. Luckily, I was not confronted by Officials. Is that good or bad? Possibly a combination of the two. A door slammed down the hallway of cells, and a group of Officials stepped out from one. Quickly, I found myself a hiding place underneath a table.
I inched back as far as I could, shielding myself with as much shadow as I could. They walked by me, not even glancing under the table. From behind, I only caught a quick glimpse of their faces. They wore crooked smiles that could only compare to that of a snake's. I knew they had to have been back there with Jin. So, what did they do to him? I didn't want to think about what atrocities they could have done in a matter of minutes.
There was no chance that I was about to run down that open hallway. It ran too much of a risk of being seen. Right now, the best thing I could do was sneak Jin out of there as quietly as possible. I needed a distraction though. One that was enough to keep the Officials occupied until I made sure that Jin and I were a safe distance from them.
A commotion started up outside; it sounded like people were starting to panic. Our easily disturbed people would freak out all the time if the Officials didn't reassure them after something happened. It occurred to me that the Officials never calmed down the crowd after attacking Tat-chan.
So of course they were freaking out. Those people had just watched a person get beaten by the Officials, and they had no explanation. The Officials that had walked by my table, looked at one another and ran from the jail to calm the crowd outside. Thank goodness.
I didn't have much time to work, so every second was a precious one. Scrambling out from under the table, I ran down the hallway and counted the cells till I found Jin's. Thanks to the window outside, I remembered which one he was in.
There was a lock on the door, just like the rest of them. I pulled at it, seeing if the rusted gears inside would give in. They didn't budge. A key would be the only thing that would work on it unless I found something that was strong enough to cut through the lock.
Where would the Officials keep the key? Nobody in the city had the guts to break somebody out of the jail, so they had no reason to keep them on their person. My eyes started to scan every inch of the jail, and they finally stopped at a hook that was hanging on the wall.
The small hook held the keys needed for the locks. I ran down the hall, snatched them up, and returned back to the cell that contained Jin. My shaking hands found it difficult to get the key into the lock, but I finally managed and twisted the key.
The lock flipped open, and I threw it from the door and down to the ground. I strained to pull the heavy metal door open, wondering how the Officials did it on a daily basis. When I finally got it open, I felt the color drain from me. Jin was laying on the ground, an unconscious and bloody mess.
He had to have been worse than Tatsuya was. I ran into the cell and knelt beside him. There was no time to look his wounds over. I would have to do that later. Since his hands were still tied with the restraints, I had trouble getting him up.
He didn't weight all that much, but he still was a lot for me to pick up. I finally got him to his feet, but I was holding him up. Already, I could hear the returning Officials. I'm running out of time. I need to hurry. I was pretty much dragging Jin out of his cell.
I stood in the hallway, looking back and forth. It was too risky to go back out of the main entrance. Did the jail have a back door? Surely it did. I carried Jin further down the hallway, praying that the Officials would remain held up for just a little bit longer.
I rounded a corner, and it was almost like a miracle. There at the end of the hall, was another door. I could just see the heavenly light shimmering behind it. Without hesitation, I leaned Jin against the base of the wall, and pried the rusted door open.
It revealed the back alleys of the city, which would turn into a perfect cover for the two of us. I picked him back up, and crossed the threshold of the door, making double sure that I closed it behind me. Now, we were out of the jail, but there was still the risk of being spotting if we weren't careful.
I had no clue where I was going to go. The fence was closed off, so there was no option of going back to the Wastelands. My house was too obvious. I then thought about the house that the elderly couple lived in. That would be a perfect place, but there was just the issue of them turning me in.
But they were close friends of Reiko. So why wouldn't they give me shelter from people who were trying to cause me harm? Maybe they had even helped with the creation of the map. I remembered the way to the upper class portion of the city.
It was nothing more than a few rights and lefts through the alleyways, and there they were. Jin groaned by my side. The pain he was in had to be horrible. At least he's unconscious. It might not be that bad if he stays out cold. I started towards the upper class part of the city, when something sent an odd feeling up my back.
I turned around and saw the metal door starting to open. With its movement, came voices on the other side. Adrenaline kicked in, and I tried to run to my best extent while still holding onto Jin. I took random turns through the alleys in order to lose the Officials behind us, and ended up in an open street, where I had run into Koki and the others.
Junno was holding up Tat-chan in his arm, and Maru was also helping by balancing him on the other side. This is good. This is really good. I came up to Koki and said pleadingly, "Please, help me, Koki. Quickly." I couldn't support Jin's weight any longer, and leaned him against Koki.
He quickly caught the unconscious Outcast. He looked at him for a moment, then his eyes widened. "Kame, is this that Outcast from earlier?" I was bent over and trying to catch my breath. "Yeah," I said while wiping sweat from my forehead. He looked at me, his eyes even wider.
"Have you lost your mind! You got him out of jail! Do you have any idea how much trouble you're in?" He kept looking down at Jin, not sure whether to let him drop to the ground, or to continue to hold him up. "Trust me, I'm in a lot more trouble than you think. But please, Koki. Help me get him to somewhere safe. The Officials are right behind us. They'll probably be here any minute," I said desperately.
He could call me crazy all he wanted to later, but right now, Jin was the top priority. That, and keeping the two of us hidden until we could plot our next move. Koki was looking at the others, as if waiting for their response. Tatsuya looked up at him, his cheeks blue from bruises.
He said, "Koki, just help Kame. Right now, it's the right thing to do." Koki was never one to argue with Tatsuya's judgment, so he sighed and rearranged his hold on Jin. "Fine. Do you have any idea of where to go?" I pointed up the street and said, "The upper class part of the City. Reiko knew some people up there. I think they might help us."
Koki nodded, and our group started up the road. Tat-chan was getting to where he could walk on his own, but only for a short distance. Jin on the other hand, was still out of it. How badly did they injure him? Not enough to kill him, apparently.
They were planning on doing that later on. Maru, who was still helping to steady Tat-chan, kept on asking me questions. "Kame, can you please tell us what's going on?" I kept looking at the houses, making sure we didn't pass our destination. "I'll tell you all when we get to where we're going."
He nodded his head and remained silent the rest of the walk. Jin then began to cough. Koki stopped walking just in time for Jin to cough up his own blood, then go limp again. Koki looked at me and asked unenthusiastically, "Are you sure it's still worth carrying him around?"
I glared at him. How dare he suggest that Jin was a lost cause that wasn't worth saving? If I had that mindset when I first helped him, then Jin wouldn't be alive right now. Or at least, almost alive. When I thought about, most of the events happening at the moment, wouldn't be happening either.
It was amazing how far and long this chain reaction had gone. I said briskly, "I promised to help him, and I'm going to keep it until the end. So, yes. He's still worth carrying around." Koki rolled his eyes. This wasn't fun for him.
He clearly hated the Outcasts almost as much as the Officials did. The only reason he was helping Jin, was because of me. The elderly couple's home came into my sight, and we hurried towards it as quickly as we could.
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Kame
I jogged up the steps of their home, while Koki and the others stayed behind. I was now standing in front of the door, and took in a deep breath. This was the only place I could think of. What would happen if they didn't want to help us? Where would we go from there? There are only so many safe places….
"Go on, Kame. Knock on the door before somebody sees us," said Koki from behind me. I slowly raised my hand, then tapped on the wooden door with the back of my hand. We waited for a moment, then the door opened. The old man of the house was standing there, his wife was visible from behind him.
His mouth turned up into a smile. "Kazuya, we weren't expecting to see you. What brings you-" He stopped talking, and his eyes fixed at something behind me. I turned around and followed his gaze. He was looking at Jin, and I immediately began to worry that he was about to tell us to leave.
"Please, let us stay. It's the only safe place I could think of." He nodded, not taking his eyes from Jin's unconscious body. "Come on in. Quickly now." We all hurried through the door. I made sure to thank the old man several times before he finally made me stop.
The elderly man turned to his wife and said, "He needs a place to lay down." His finger was pointing to Jin, who was still being held up by Koki. His wife hurried over to him and had Koki help escort him to one of the rooms in their home.
The old man was going around his house, closing curtains and locking doors. Koki came walking back into the living room with the rest of us. Blood was splotched on his clothes, and I looked down and saw that mine were the same way. I sat down at the table in the kitchen.
I thought I would have been relieved that we finally made it to their home, but I still felt nervous and on edge. It was to be expected though. I started to count up everything that I had done that had now managed to get me chased by the Officials.
Going through the fence, talking to an Outcast, helping an Outcast, having illegal information, sharing illegal information, breaking an Outcast out of jail, and now harboring an Outcast. I laid my head down on the table and let out a heavy sigh. "What else can I manage to do?" I asked myself. I felt a light hand on my back, and raised my head up to see the old woman sitting next to me.
How long had she been there? "How have you been since Reiko was taken away?" she asked in a caring tone. I didn't think that people from the upper classes even cared about who was arrested, much less knew about it. Then again, these people were close to Reiko.
I put on a smile and said, "I've been managing. Things don't seem to be getting better though." The old woman smiled back and nodded. "I know. I'm sure it will all blow over though." She patted my back and left the kitchen. I sighed and got up from the table, then made my way towards the room that I saw Koki and the old woman take Jin into.
He was laying on a bed that was a lot nicer than the one at my home. It looked like the woman had cleaned up the wounds on him. I sat down on the side of the bed next to him. It took a lot for me to not start blaming myself. If I hadn't gotten him out of that jail, there was no telling what kind of madness they were planning to do to him.
I brushed the black strands of hair away from his eyes, revealing his face to me. The gash along his temple was starting to heal up, but it still looked painful. He didn't move a muscle when I touched his hair, or even when I had sat down next to him.
I leaned over and whispered softly, "I told you I'd keep my promise." Then, I even surprised myself when I bent over and placed my lips on his. When I leaned back, I repeated my last words. "I told you I would keep it, and I did."
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A/N: Hey anyone remember this story? Probably not... But anyway finally an update for this! Sorry I didn't want to post this until I knew what was going on in this story or what I had written so far. Hope you liked it. (n_n)
Chapter 18