Confusion broke through as he opened his eyes. Rain splashed on the boy's face, cold and unwelcoming. The sky was a musty dark gray and blue, growling, threatening clouds grumbled overhead as fast strikes of blue shook the night sky.copyright protection355PENANAoJTdbUOX1z
The boy's eyes were half opened, large and dull. The brown in them darted from left to right, searching for any open answers in which would answer his questions.copyright protection355PENANArQkEhoowZv
Where was he?copyright protection355PENANA2mTl4bAKZt
What's going on?copyright protection355PENANAKgt5wgme6g
Who was he?copyright protection355PENANApFdL8Ic3Sf
A flash of red danced in the sky, hitting him in the face. His eyes widened at the all too familiar scent of blood.copyright protection355PENANAMCqsU8hdnX
The boy's ears were clogged, and he could only make out a little bit of a conversation.copyright protection355PENANA1xuceyFwT6
"Got the last one, Alba?" A feminine voice rang out. The boy thought her voice was ravishing.copyright protection355PENANAgLBj8B9mCS
More crimson liquid splashed in the air. "Yeah, Éire, I did!" The one called Alba exclaimed excitedly. copyright protection355PENANARamu7O84Qb
The boy was even more muddled. His thoughts collided with each other for possible solutions on how to stay alive. He finally decided to open his mouth, but cold air suffocated him, making his gums dry up. He quickly closed his mouth, tears in his eyes at the pain his throat felt for being sore.copyright protection355PENANAh5SIVRkbR1
"Oi, Alba, look at this!" The feminine voice whispered. Alba jumped off of a large cargo box, putting his sword in its sheath. copyright protection355PENANAQKp0tbhqJW
"Who's that?" Alba questioned, slinging his brown hair out of his eyes. copyright protection355PENANAeQgoXNt751
"Don't know," Éire shrugged, wringing out her red, wet hair. "Should we bring him to the CMEC? I know Riem will get pissed, but..." She sighed.copyright protection355PENANA5JYmdyYnW3
Alba lifted up the boy's body, "Yeah, I understand. You don't care what Riem thinks, eh?"copyright protection355PENANAnBwhkpfN8U
She smiled, "Basically. Let's go." She lead the way.copyright protection355PENANAYOxK232wck
The boy's eyesight was still blurry, his head hanging down the man, the boy feeling the man's shoulder blade jolting into his stomach uncomfortably. copyright protection355PENANAIZOdz1xHes
What's... The boy thought, seeing only the dark, wet cement beneath him.copyright protection355PENANA3oC1rf73Mc
Suddenly, bright lights reflected in the rain that stayed on the ground. Although the boy's eyesight lacking focus, the lights were blue, red, pink, yellow, green--any color one could think of.copyright protection355PENANAHJGRcQh5qZ
The boy saw the bottom of stone buildings, and heard cars whizzing by in a rush. It frightened him, the cars. He'd never heard one before. The smell of tires pounding on the worn road, the burning stench, it covered up all of the boy's senses.copyright protection355PENANAAVCLyWiSbq
Finally, Alba dragged the boy off of his shoulder, standing him up. The ground felt weird to the boy, his legs wobbled. He fell back into the arms of Alba.copyright protection355PENANAZLMNglfPVI
"Whoa, careful there, little buddy." He placed him back on the ground.copyright protection355PENANAkPZKBNGrn6
Why does he sound so weird? The boy glanced sideways. People were staring at the one called Alba with strange looks in their eyes. copyright protection355PENANA7DZJwDHyOR
Are they...judging? The boy's eyebrows curved in sadness. copyright protection355PENANAPRJUVi3pxW
Éire took a gold key out of her pocket and placed it into the slot on the door.copyright protection355PENANACVTPnoVL87
The boy noticed the glass door and windows surrounding the building. Someone could easily break in. copyright protection355PENANAil2mvFs1zA
"Got it!!" Éire stuck her tongue out in concentration. The door opened up, and she ran in. Alba pushed the boy inside, holding the boy's little hands tightly in his grasp.copyright protection355PENANAYytvmysfiN
Éire stopped, her eyes squinting in seriousness. "Riem," She scowled, voice becoming bitterly angry.copyright protection355PENANAJAKYeeeVer
The boy gazed at Éire's back, and at the black-haired, blue-eyed man that was called Riem.copyright protection355PENANATDtP8OnRLq
Alba stepped forward, hand still attached to the boy's.copyright protection355PENANAKkERzFpyZ3
"Riem, we had a deal. I told you that you can't bother Éire like that as long as our countries are allies. Don't break it now."copyright protection355PENANAxfwKUhpndT
"Aww," Riem smirked, tilting his head sideways, "But she's such a temptress! I can't help it."copyright protection355PENANAd8SuBKmvF2
"Screw off," Éire crossed her arms. "Or I'll sick my Alei on you."copyright protection355PENANA8XhvAVq5FA
Riem snorted, "It's just a red deer. Deer can't do anything. Dilerra is a bald eagle."copyright protection355PENANAgV9xZMOy6y
Éire blinked her eyes slowly. "Huh?" She asked, tilting her head sideways. "The hell you mean by that, lad?" copyright protection355PENANADtGm4VJ85X
Riem sighed. "Nothing. You know what? I'm done here." He turned around and gave up on his plan.copyright protection355PENANAUe80WyPq4r
"Haha!" Éire pumped her fist in the air in triumph. copyright protection355PENANA9XaS0QwPsh
Alba sighed, following Éire up crystal-clear glass stairs that were oddly in the middle of the room.copyright protection355PENANAeOw9ATjYWf
Is everything made out of glass here? The boy thought in response.copyright protection355PENANAEoy3jGnAU6
After what seemed like forever, the three managed to reach the height of the stairs. copyright protection355PENANA1xlZHsIBcP
The boy watched as the lady and man talked to each other. They were making odd sounds he couldn't quite comprehend. What were they talking about?copyright protection355PENANAWMn5YbmdmD
The boy was shoved into a room. A huge, red-wooded table with many chairs was in the facility. The boy looked around the room cautiously, many oddly-dressed people either sat in the chairs or stood around the room, waiting for someone to begin the meeting.copyright protection355PENANAPtnNHLo2lF
"Come on, Alba." Éire beckoned the brown-headed male. copyright protection355PENANAy0YOtYZkrQ
Are they twins? The boy questioned their extremely similar looks. The female's was much more red, but they both had light-green eyes. Plus, the male dressed with a plaid skirt that was red and black while the female's was black and green.copyright protection355PENANA93IQ5BfhDk
There were other oddly-dressed specimens as well. A girl with two black, messy buns at the side of her head was wearing a orange coat-dressy thing, a tall, curvy woman who was obviously a veteran of the meeting wore white paint on her face, and had pink-colored lips. Another female, seeming about her late teens, had completely white hair with black tips. Beside her sat a orange-haired boy with a lollipop in his mouth. They both held hands as lovers.copyright protection355PENANA4q6C5AKVpq
They're all weirdos. The boy filled his cheeks up with air. All these people were making him quite uncomfortable.copyright protection355PENANAubu9r3JmVe
The creepy guy Riem entered the room. "All right everyone, let's start this meeting!" In response, everyone gathered to their seats quickly. They seemed to want to leave soon.copyright protection355PENANAYUoVml9tBf
"Come on, let us go," Éire tugged the boy away from Alba. The boy spotted Alba go straight for the paint-faced, older veteran lady.copyright protection355PENANA5WmutnKZ18
"Stupid frickin' Bree." Éire snorted in disgust, going to the very end of the large table. She stopped and sat by the messy-bunned girl.copyright protection355PENANAcQOuUyGiEZ
"Ah, Ireland! Hello," She paused for a moment, gazing at the boy as Éire pulled him up into her lap. "Did you...have a baby or something? Adopt one?" She then became excited, "With who? Riem or Alba?" copyright protection355PENANApeMQZoPKr4
"Shhhhhh," Éire shhed viciously. "Quit yer yapping! I don't even know who this kid is, we just found him after he was attacked by some demons. He doesn't even speak, from what I understand." copyright protection355PENANA529v5OyoxW
The male Riem starts speaking, but Éire's ears do not follow him. "Do you think you can helped, Hop-Hu?" Éire whispered loudly.copyright protection355PENANAWaiClQpsdK
Hop-Hu nodded. "Try speaking to him in Irish Gaelic first, to see if he understands. If he doesn't, then I'll try my country's language."copyright protection355PENANAf1J6UJP3MS
Éire nodded, turning to the boy. "Dia Duit, ceann beag," She spoke with a beautiful accent. copyright protection355PENANAN9BxmyqW41
The boy cocked an eyebrow.copyright protection355PENANAIRoQnWLFBC
Hop-Hu giggled. "Mkay, looks like it is my turn," She paused for a moment, taking a deep breath,"Nín hǎo, Bǎobǎo,"copyright protection355PENANAzYaFs32VzD
The boy understood, "Nín hǎo, Shūnǚ." He responded with accuracy.copyright protection355PENANAAkgYJzVtw4
Hop-Hu became excited. "Yehe! He understands simplified Chinese. He must be a traveler, then," She was happy to find someone that spoke her language.copyright protection355PENANA0Io5ib7o5B
Éire became a slight bit jealous. "Hmmp, that's unfair. I'm going to teach him Irish Gaelic later. Little bastard, thinking he's cool knowing a language I don't."copyright protection355PENANA47wkSevvGb
The boy squinted his eyes. Éire's eyes were locked onto his in silliness, and her arms were crossed against her breasts tightly. Any language could realize she looked a bit jealous, or angry. Perhaps both.copyright protection355PENANAgeFuUBOvx8
"AHEM." copyright protection355PENANAJLHshvZ5P9
Éire turned around to face Riem's, them being only a fingernail away's from each other's faces.copyright protection355PENANAdtLNGEhsdG
"It's your turn to report about your country," Riem smiled like the Devil himself, clearly taunting Éire.copyright protection355PENANAp5HHTPwnaR
Éire sighed, placing the boy on her chair, and stood up. She faced the table, and cleared her throat. "Ireland has been pretty clean lately, with low-leveled demons defeated by yours truly: me! However, I would like to complain to Bree that she sucks at defeating the demons that run her country, since they keep appearing in livestock barns." Crossing her arms with a smirk, Éire was quite proud.copyright protection355PENANAuA3PL1DFfI
Bree sighed, Alba sitting next to her, clinging to her hands, her fingernails painted a disgusting pink.copyright protection355PENANAXLVYuZQKyk
"You know, you really shouldn't complain about stuff like that, Ireland. You're acting like you can't handle the fact that I have demons accidentally running across my borders." The lady shrugged.copyright protection355PENANAqtIhP9Mflw
The boy let out a 'bleh.'copyright protection355PENANABhwdB0Dp92
Bree's head cocked towards where he was sitting. "Got a problem, child?" She snapped.copyright protection355PENANAztg8jSK5ss
Éire's black boot stomped the ground harshly, shaking the table nearby. "Stop it, Bree! Leave the kid alone. Sorry if I pissed you off in any way, but you see here," She pointed at Alba, "You always have Alba running to your side like some lack-assed lap-dog, and quite frankly, it's ticking me off. Just get off your lazy royal butt for once and kill some demons for your country! Or do you not care about England anymore, hmm?!" copyright protection355PENANArXcAoFAEMJ
Hop-Hu jolted forward in her chair, clapping loudly and repetitively, pretty excited for Ireland's sudden burst.copyright protection355PENANA8GEnTzGPDi
Bree growled, biting her colored-in lip, "Careful, Hop-Hu, England could still take you over."copyright protection355PENANA3LVav3DOE5
Hop-Hu fell back in her chair lazily. "Tell that to Xi Jinping," She shrugged, taking a bit into her thumb.copyright protection355PENANAPifAtYnOwZ
The boy looked at Éire in hope for one of her cool comebacks.copyright protection355PENANANC2Qtj98Qi
"You still think you're Great Britain, lass?!" copyright protection355PENANA5RTCfxqrsx
There it was!copyright protection355PENANAJWFeXnmMkg
Riem sighed, grabbing Éire's hands and tying them up with thick ribbon.copyright protection355PENANA1mnDgdpNhP
"Hey!!" Éire exclaimed, struggling like a lost worm, "Get your filthy hands off me, you piece of shit America!!" copyright protection355PENANA4ez2bVKsxN
"Oi, let her go, Riem. I'm pretty interested in the little boy she brought here," A voice rang out from the large crowd.copyright protection355PENANA60hox6hgSr
The boy turned around to see the white-haired girl. He was astounded by her rebellious figure. She wore a black half-shirt that went to her ribs, a leather belt with metal holes in it, and blue-shorts that were rolled up at the ends. Her gray boots complemented her dull gaze at Riem.copyright protection355PENANAgpLyHybb59
Riem shook his head. "No, sorry Ukraine. I can't do that." He rejected.copyright protection355PENANAPJzk1Lbl0u
The girl sighed, twirling her index finger in the air with circular motions. "How many times do I have to explain this to you people? The name's Kiev, after the capital. Not Ukraine. Plus, you should really accept my offer. It's a pretty good one," She winked her light blue eye at him.copyright protection355PENANACXnFr2stGT
"Nope, sorry," Riem shook his head with an awkward smile on his face.copyright protection355PENANA6dJNJh13w5
The boy next to Kiev with his hand connected to hers took the lollipop out of his mouth with his free hand. "Stop being a sly pervert, Riem. Everyone here knows that you've been mates with Éire before, but nobody wants to witness you force yourself on her. Do that shit in private."copyright protection355PENANAG7WNYvyb2o
Kiev snorted. "Wow, Olive, trying to convince forced sex? That's nice. Right in front of children, too, you should be proud."copyright protection355PENANAHp5wQg6SM6
Olive shrugged, "Well, it says it's legal for Demon-Hunters to do that, so personally, I think I'm following our laws."copyright protection355PENANAP5qbBFjN1a
Kiev glared at him. "Doesn't mean you should uphold it in front of children. I mean, jeez, you're making this meeting vulgar."copyright protection355PENANArzRxnUuYAV
Riem grunted, releasing Éire by thrusting her arm in the air. "Fine, then talk about the kid." He threw himself into the last empty chair. He was pouting.copyright protection355PENANAA5fxMAilI4
Éire cleared her throat, grabbing the boy from her chair. She had an awkward face on and gazed around the endless pairs of eyes that looked at her. "This is...um...a boy me and Alba found by the cargo load. He speaks Chinese...and...he's, um, Asian. I think he's at least ten years of age, since he looks that way. That's 'bout it."copyright protection355PENANAUfrOCMuRLf
Bree rolled her eyes. "So, you don't even know anything about the child you picked up? What of his parents?" copyright protection355PENANAxuJFamw2XT
Éire plastered on a serious face. "I'm pretty sure his parents wouldn't leave him soaking in pouring rain, laying on the ground with so sore of muscles that he can't move them with demons lurking all around the damn place." She hissed like a cat with a ferocious impression. copyright protection355PENANAhhyr0ut0sw
Bree smirked, eyes wandering to the albino Ukraine that was picking at her teeth with a tooth-pick. Ukraine was staring blankly at the boy, as if studying him.copyright protection355PENANAJ4GBzCr5eG
"Well, maybe his parents were like Kiev's," Bree offered up an answer.copyright protection355PENANAaeoy8NtBZJ
Kiev's blue eye widened in shock, her other line of vision covered by hair. "The hell did you just say, you crumpet-sucker?!" She jumped out of her chair and landed on the table. Her thin piece of wood to clean her teeth out with was clenched in between her jaws. Kiev reached down to her belt pocket, where a Shashka was sheathed. The sheath was black with golden edges, a silver cross sewn on it. Kiev pulled her sword out, its beautiful silvery edges nearly blinded everybody in the room. Kiev placed the tip to Bree's neck, gripping the black, neatly carved, dark-wooden handle tightly in her hand. copyright protection355PENANADxsOPRQbEJ
The boy shook in fright at Kiev, in which she noticed right away. Everyone had their weapons closely prepared in case a slaughter was about to commenced. Kiev's eyes slowly drained of her fury, and she sheathed her Shashka back. "I apologize if I scared any of you. Especially the boy, and I'm excluding Bree from my apology. She can go get some Viagra and go fuc-" copyright protection355PENANAdV7P3rCWqf
Kiev was cut off by Olive. "Anyways, we should probably end this meeting. Let's hold the next one at my place next time, all right?" copyright protection355PENANAYOYXQ1Wl4z
Everyone nodded in agreement. Kiev blinked, and got off of the table, falling in Olive's lap grumpily. Olive grabbed her waist to comfort her. Nevertheless, she crossed her arms in disgust over Bree's comment.copyright protection355PENANAWAY9lWpjYR
Riem cleared his throat, standing back up. "All right, now that that's over, let's get back to business," He turned his head around the room, "We'll need to discuss why there is another missing from his seat," He met the eyes with several people.copyright protection355PENANAdFOebE0kar
Hop-Hu and Kiev along with a multitude of others glanced away although some did not. copyright protection355PENANA99Zpx0CfkO
Riem sniffed back, "You all knew Laos' Demon-Hunter, Newt, right?"copyright protection355PENANA4vexWvgTjW
Most people nodded. Hop-Hu snorted harshly, "Who couldn't remember the guy that screwed half the girls in he room?!"copyright protection355PENANABdWb23uCjh
Bree rolled her eyes, "Clearly excluding I," She added.copyright protection355PENANAk60ZcDQDQw
Kiev scowled, "Come on, Bree, please save your excuses. We all know you're the biggest whore in here." copyright protection355PENANAUjyU2tnpB3
Bree gasped in a squeaky voice. "How dare you?!"copyright protection355PENANAOQ6IJTQVoB
Alba quickly stood up in Bree's defense, "Do not speak that way to Lady Bree!!" He demanded.copyright protection355PENANA4Fqf9hIOlH
"Says the whoremonger." Éire added sarcastically to her brother.copyright protection355PENANAIeGtLyOe4W
Hop-Hu couldn't help but laugh. "You'd say that to your own brother?"copyright protection355PENANArsxfl98ttz
Éire nodded. "Of course. When he gets all, 'Bree, take me!' mode I can act however I want towards him." She explained irrationally. copyright protection355PENANACDfMItbRV2
Kiev smirked, "See, you must be, Bree. I'm sure you've screwed half the guys in this room too." copyright protection355PENANAiQs3ZoILhN
"Hey!!" Riem and Olive shouted at once. Most of the other people in the room were kinda zoning out. It was a funny conversation, but who the hell really cares?copyright protection355PENANABhTrOanTEI
Really great meeting, yes.copyright protection355PENANAL4mmYT66Y7
Riem shook his head, "Anyways," He gained the attention to everyone in the room once again, "Newt, the previous Demon-Hunter of Laos, died. Most of you were all ready aware of the fact that he was dead, but we found his body by a stream in India," He gazed at a girl in the room.copyright protection355PENANAiMMlGIhE1K
The girl was clearly Indian, but she had green eyes. Her dark, flawless hair was braided down her back. She wore a choli, a midriff-baring blouse that was white and dotted with a vast amount of gems. Her lehenga was woven the exact same way. She had a Machete pined to her side and glanced at Riem with a glare. copyright protection355PENANA9twn4E0CJX
"Do not blame me for anything; I don't willingly go kill people, especially Demon-Hunters."copyright protection355PENANAP12tjoVx8G
Riem sighed. "Then how else would his body end up in India? It's so far away that it's practically impossible to not suspect you. Plus, it is very difficult to kill Demon-Hunters, so--"copyright protection355PENANAfyej8Kw1A8
"So I did not do it," She growled defensively. "He was an experienced Demon-Hunter, and I have only been one for three years. I do not have the strength to even accomplish such a task," She blinked at Riem, it was quite obvious she was trying to control her anger. copyright protection355PENANAIosRjwXQQc
"I am leaving."copyright protection355PENANAaewjSg6qic
Riem opened his mouth in protest, but nothing came out. copyright protection355PENANAeS7iTL5oX0
"Aadakash, you can't just leave a meeting." Hop-Hu stood up. "It breaks protocols. If you leave, everyone else has to." She reminded Aadakash.copyright protection355PENANAtFLppiTm8B
Aadakash shrugged. "Then that is a gift for everyone else. Come, Gurshant."copyright protection355PENANAtgoT3Jp8JU
The boy's face turned a dark red as a tiger walked beside the one called Aadakash. He was completely overtaken by its majestic appearance. The black stripes of the gigantic beast folded into the middle of the tiger's back and top of his head, massive paws filled with ivory-like claws gently pounded the ground as Gurshant the tiger followed Aadakash. copyright protection355PENANAPvLmME2oVK
Éire pulled the boy into her lap as the tiger walked past, stalking behind the young Indian girl. Aadakash left the room whilst in reaction everyone stood up from their seats.copyright protection355PENANAiGGUWcW8Ab
Riem let out a huge sigh that could most likely be heard from for miles.copyright protection355PENANAYGAr6ryfWg
Éire's teeth ground together as she witnessed her brother Alba walk out behind Bree. "Bye, asshole!" She shouted from behind him.copyright protection355PENANA0CuwrG6Bl3
The boy looked up at Éire with his large round eyes. Noticing this, Éire all of a sudden felt bad. copyright protection355PENANADAYrXniawK
Hop-Hu giggled behind Éire, gripping the back of her seat. "Aw, around him you might not be able to curse anymore." She teased, walking towards the door like all the others.copyright protection355PENANAPNPQ0yAu43
Éire sighed, watching everyone leave in a hurry. "So I'm going to be a babysitter, eh?" She questioned herself. Éire looked down at the boy, releasing yet another sigh. copyright protection355PENANA1tSq51hB0K
"Do you know where Ireland is, child?" She asked the boy, standing up after placing him on the ground. copyright protection355PENANAMK68MX06Vj
The boy merely looked up at her, quiet as a dead soul.copyright protection355PENANAtvN7j027Ym
Éire smiled, chuckling at herself. "Fair enough." She walked forward, beckoning the boy to come. He followed her, gripping Éire's kilt for comfort. "Well, that is understood to all people apparently." She told herself while walking out the door.copyright protection355PENANAEQ6ZJJ8lAx
After closing the door behind her, Éire walked into the hallway with the boy at her side. copyright protection355PENANAqhrzzljTW5
Suddenly, Éire is slammed into the wall by an opposing foe, the boy losing his grip on the one that saved him. Shocked and shaken up, the boy is confused and looks up to see Riem viciously attacking the two.copyright protection355PENANAkceSLePcbU
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