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[Kristopher Roberts]

Kristopher grunted as he was pushed back, a snarl on his face. He wasn't in the mood for such things. Not at all. Jou was pushing it, seriously pushing it. He was fucking with Kristopher, wasn't he! Oh this was just---he bite down on his tongue to keep from the sharp words from escaping his lips.

He looked up at Jou still, eye narrowed even more if that was even possible. When he is wrist was dropped he took it into his hand and rubbed it lightly. Biting his tongue still in rage. What the fuck was he playing at anyways?

" Fine... Keep your watch, I'll take something more important... I'll have to wait a bit though... I can't defile whats your if he's sitting in a hospital bed now can I?"

If it was possible for a humans hair to stand on end from rage, Kristophers thick blond curls would of done so about now. His body suddenly shock with uncontrolable rage as the damn boogie took a seat. He had that twisted sick smile on his face that filled Kristopher with such hate that he never felt before and Kristopher was known to be a pacifist among the humans, never acting out of rage.

Hell, that was changing right now. As Jou made himself all nice and comfortable, Kristopher without a word marched up to him and without a warning he reared his left hand up into the air and then did the one thing he never had done in his whole life, but it felt so fucking damn good.

He back handed Jouhnin, full out bitched slapped him as hard as he phsyically could with his thin bony hand. As soon as his hand made contact with the flesh, he growled. "Don't, you fucking touch him! He's had enough hell from you, he doesn't deserve to have you using him for sick and twisted ideas! Don't you ever fucking touch him like that! You want something from me you said, and it won't be his ass or any part of Augusta. You sick fucking gay ass bastard!"

He growled, hand clenched into a fist again, "He's not your plaything and I am not anyones play thing either!" God, Kris was raging so hard right now that it was fucking shocking! He was seething with rage so much that the room was seemingly to get darker by the moment.

[Jouhnin Takanami]

Jouhnin sat, smug and happy. Though he loved the look on the blonds face when that rage built up in him. Just a mention of him touching Augy like that put Kristopher on a high-strung string. It was amusing. He found it quaint and amusing really. But he didn't know what Kris was going to do. He saw Kris move and he started to frown, next thing he knew, he felt a slight pain run through his cheek.

Had the slave just slapped him?

"Don't, you fucking touch him! He's had enough hell from you, he doesn't deserve to have you using him for sick and twisted ideas! Don't you ever fucking touch him like that! You want something from me you said, and it won't be his ass or any part of Augusta. You sick fucking gay ass bastard!"

Jouhnin put a hand to his now red face. He was only shocked for a second. He could feel the heat from Kris's hand still there. And it hurt when he touched it. Jouhnin swept some black hair from his face as he popped his neck. He was so casual now, he acted so relaxed even though he was about to explode. Like a volcano.

"He's not your plaything and I am not anyones play thing either!"

Jouhnin looked at Kristopher, his silver eyes meeting Kris's. With almost cat-like reflexes he reached out and slammed the blond to the floor, Jouhnin following in suit. He pinned the slaves legs and arms and put his face a few inches away, so the kid couldn't bite him. " I'm sorry... I think you've forgotten... I saved his life... If it hadnlt of been for me your PRECIOUS little love would be DEAD! He would have never made it to his 6th birthday!" he said and spit at Kris's good eye. Then in a harsh whispering voice he said, " So I believe that gives me the god-damn right to use him in whatever way I see fit. I have the right to rape, punish, and command him as I please... And I doubt you could do anything to stop me...

Jouhnin stood and before Kris got up he kicked him swift in the stomach, " All your words are empty threats..." Jou smirked, " Just for that I might do it and make you watch... stupid blond child... you can't protect him... you can't even save him from his own death... how do you expect to save him from me, let alone himself?" he said and turned walking over to his tea and sipping it lightly.

" So... what did you want to ask...?"

[Kristopher Roberts]

Before Kristopher even knew it he was on the floor with a boogie on top of him. He didn't care though. It had felt so good to slap the piss right out of that boogie, leaving him a good bruise. God it was nice, however, what wasn't nice was getting spat right in the eye. Now that was just gross and down right mean, the blond had been blinded for the moment.

" I'm sorry... I think you've forgotten... I saved his life... If it hadnlt of been for me your PRECIOUS little love would be DEAD! He would have never made it to his 6th birthday!" he said and spit at Kris's good eye. Then in a harsh whispering voice he said, " So I believe that gives me the god-damn right to use him in whatever way I see fit. I have the right to rape, punish, and command him as I
please... And I doubt you could do anything to stop me...

Sadly, he was right there was nothing Kris could do to save Augusta. But Jou did everything to seriously piss him off. He didn't think the boogie had any right to Augusta but telling him that would be like pulling teeth.

" Just for that I might do it and make you watch... stupid blond child... you can't protect him... you can't even save him from his own death... how do you expect to save him from me, let alone himself?"

It was true. Kris had failed Augusta once already so what made him think he could save him from a boogie? Save him from anything? All the fire seemed to have left Kris with that knowledge. Even as he was kicked in the stomach, he coughed for hair and tried to breath. He moved on to his side but other then that made no motion to pick himself up and make a move against him.

"Why did you---almost kill him?" he asked softly. "And for payment--it will not come from Augusta." That was an end right there. He will do what Jou ask for the answers.

"Yo--you've never hurt him like that before..."

[Jouhnin Takanami]

Jouhnin watched as Kris rolled over onto his side. He felt a bit more relaxed now that the blond had decided to give up. He sat back down on the table in front of Kris. He put his elbows on his knees and held the tea cup in his long hands.

"Why did you---almost kill him?"

Jouhnin sighed.

"And for payment--it will not come from Augusta."

" Fine... but as payment, you cannot tell Augusta anything I say from this point forward... If I find out you did... I will carry out my promise to defile him and make you watch..." Jouhnin looked at Kris and smiled softly.


"Yo--you've never hurt him like that before..."

Jouhnin leaned back and brushed some black hair from his face. " No... No I haven't... See... I did have the intention of killing him at the time. When I got up and beat him I did want him dead. I really did, but as I was watching him squeal in pain beneath me I realized that maybe this situation could come to my advantage. So I stopped, it seems just in time to keep the poor bastard alive... barely..."

Jouhnin sighed yet again. " Being myself Kristopher... I have friends in low and high places. I have sources and strings to get me what I want and need. But when I got word that the Rebel leader was among my harem of slaves... I knew exactly which one it was. Not only was I outraged that my slave, my favorite slave mind you, was the leader of the Rebellion, the one who burned down nearly half the palace and forced me to move to my families property; But I was hurt, more then anything, I thought Augusta knew better. I thought I had taught him that he would need to be a bit more cunning to get out of here, not more violent. I thought... I never thought he would betray me as he did..."

" He has many reasons to though, which I see now, but in my blind fury, I saw nothing but him and his blood on my wood floors..." Jouhnin smirked then, " I know who the Rebel Leader is Kristopher... he's my slave... and I have both the Boogies and the Rebels under my nail. Do you know how much power I have now? I could be the one to set it all off. I could start a war. Hundreds could die... It's be magnificent..."

[Kristopher Roberts]

" Fine... but as payment, you cannot tell Augusta anything I say from this point forward... If I find out you did... I will carry out my promise to defile him and make you watch..."

Kristopher shuttered from his spot on the floor, then he nodded softly, not like it would matter because Jou started talking and Kristopher listened. Slowly, he pulled himself into a siting position, holding his injuried stomach with his left arm.

" I know who the Rebel Leader is Kristopher... he's my slave... and I have both the Boogies and the Rebels under my nail. Do you know how much power I have now? I could be the one to set it all off. I could start a war. Hundreds could die... It's be magnificent..."

It was like a slap of cold water against the face. He looked up in shock at Jouhnin. He KNEW. He Knew Augusta was leading the rebels, that he was in charge of everyone and that it was Augusta who burned down half the boogie dorms. This was seriously important information and Kris was not allowed to share it. The news was earth shaking, here Augy thought he could get away with his stunts...but now it was all kind of pointless and knowing Jou...he knew never thing else.

It wouldn't matter if Kris was part of the Rebels or not now, Jou knew the connects to Kris and Augy...Augy's fear of Kris being used against him seemed very really now. To real. It made the blond shutter and drop his one eye gaze as soon as he could see again. God, this was frightening news.

"And what did you say to him...?" Kristopher asked softly, starting to feel sick to his stomach but knowing he had to know what was going on behind the scenes. He was learning too, slowly but surely and it made him sick to realize everything. It truly did. A full out war, was this something that Augusta really wanted because Jou could start it so easily. '

The day just seemed to get worse and worse for him. His right hand went to his eye patch, touching it softly at the memories of his own violent attack a boogie had laid on him. Jou could certainly rock Wonderland with this news...that was for sure. Everything was in his favor, damn him. Kristopher anger was starting to rise again, this time out of fear.

[Jouhnin Takanami]

Jouhnin watched the fear, rage and shock run across the blond's face. Like he didn't expect that. He sat there, watching as the slave figured how much of a problem this actually was. But see, Jouhnin always had interior motives. And he was actually, very fond of rebellions. Yes, there had been many more before this, not nearly as successful as Augy's, but every ten or twenty years there is a rebellion. One slave thinks they have the guts to take down the Boogies. But out of all the rebels including the present, only one had the guts to kill.

"And what did you say to him...?"

Jouhnin began to chuckle then, " You really want to know?" he asked, and waited for a response. Then sighed, weather he liked it or not, Kris needed to know. " I told him... before I sliced that pretty eye of his, that I knew he was the Rebel leader. " He stood then and sat down his tea cup before going to get his pipe. " I said... I know what your doing Augusta, you think you'll come out of this sake and sound don't you? But think of this... If you kill us... what does that make you? If you start a bloody war, spreading out carcasses over the land... that makes you just like us..." Jouhnin smiled and turned his back, " You'll be everything you fought against... your freedom will mean nothing... because you might be free from us... But you're never going to be free of that devil that lies in your heart..." Jouhnin took in a strong breath of his Pipe and turned back.

" I told him... that if he followed through with this, He'd no longer be human..." Jouhnin smiled softly. " Which must be driving him nuts yes? Or does he even remember? I believe I did a few strikes over his head so he might not even remember it. How amusing..." Jouhnin said softly. Then he turned to look out at the open door again as a strong wind blew, throwing his hair about.

" I have to say though Kristopher... I'm a big fan of the Rebels... I hope they win their freedom... Because from my grave I'll be laughing at how fucked up they really will be afterwords..."

[Kristopher Roberts]

Kristopher honestly had no idea what to say to this all and so he merely listened to the boogie, following his train of thought. It all made sense really which kinda ticked Kristopher off a little bit. He hated the fact that he was following what Jou was saying but that was life for you. When you didn't want to understand you did and vice versa.

Kristopher rubbed his face for a moment. "Anyone ever tell you how much of a bastard you are, or am I the only one with enough guts to say such things?" asked the blond as he turned his single working eye to Jou, hating him more and more by the minute. It was true however, that Augusta wouldn't be the same if he started a war but that was his choice and the man was smart enough to realize that. But one thing Jou didn't get that even if Augusta wasn't "human" anymore from all the killing, he would still stand by him like he was even now.

Stand by him until the very end. But if Kris stayed, maybe there was some hope for Augusta, some hope that he wouldn't completely turn into a monster. He shook his head then. "And sick as well...only you would get a kick out of all the pain and suffering people go through, human and boogie a like."

How did this kind of person live with themselves, honestly? It was beyond Kristopher. He would never fully understand this boogie or any other. But luckily, Kris was going to come out unharmed in this event, Augusta would be relieved he was certain.

[Jouhnin Takanami]

"Anyone ever tell you how much of a bastard you are, or am I the only one with enough guts to say such things?"

Jouhnin smiled darkly. Good thing he didn't like blonds or he was sure he would have jumped Kris a long time ago. But as he looked out at the trees in the breeze his smile turned to a frown. He sighed and glanced at Kristopher for a second. " Yes, everyday. I wake up and let myself know, how am I supposed to keep up this attitude if I don't?" he said and chuckled darkly. He took another inhale of his pipe and kept a frown on his face.

"And sick as well...only you would get a kick out of all the pain and suffering people go through, human and boogie a like."

" True... only me... I don't care if it's Boogie, or a Human. I hate both kinds to an extent. " Jouhnin then turned fully towards the sickly slave. He watched him curiously for a second, then he took a few steps closer to him. " Kristopher..." he said, a bit softer then before. " Have you seen him kill a Boogie before? Since he's been so much of it lately...?" he asked him. He wanted to know, if not, he wanted to know what he'd think of it.

[Kristopher Roberts]

" Have you seen him kill a Boogie before? Since he's been so much of it lately...?"

Kris regarded the boogie carefully as he stood up and watched him carefully. Had he seen Augy kill before? No. Augusta had never killed around Kris, however the blond had seen a lot of death in his short life, both of Boogie and Human alike.

"No." He said carefully. "He doesn't kill around me, I've only seen the aftermath of him coming home bloody and beat. Later I will see a dead boogie somewhere and I could only guess who had done it." He said slowly, pondering on why Jou would bring such a thing up.

Was he tryin to see Kris' reaction towards death? Surely not, the male was immune to most deaths as long as it wasn't Augusta's. He was not immune to that, not at all. Slowly, he let out a small sigh. "Does it matter if I've seen it or not?" He inquired.

However, Augusta wanted to kill the boogie who took Kristophers eye, he knew that much but he also knew Augusta stood no chance against that monster. Not at all.

"I...I don't like killing and Augusta knows it....I won't leave him even if he is a killer. I'll...just stay with him and pretend to be dumb of everything he's done...for his sake more then anything."

[Jouhnin Takanami]

"No. He doesn't kill around me, I've only seen the aftermath of him coming home bloody and beat. Later I will see a dead boogie somewhere and I could only guess who had done it. I...I don't like killing and Augusta knows it....I won't leave him even if he is a killer. I'll...just stay with him and pretend to be dumb of everything he's done...for his sake more then anything."

Jouhnin smiled, he took a few more steps closer to Kristopher and looked down on him. He was surprised, but he wanted to poke him more. He wanted to see this blond in mental turmoil. Maybe then he'd be able to get rid of him. But somehow, he knew that he really couldn't. Knowing Augusta would kill him. Jou ran a hand through his hair and took another smoke. " Really... But what do you think, if Augy can kill, which he can. And if Augy keeps doing it... wouldn't you assume that he would have no problem hurting people if they make him too angry?" Jouhnin wanted to poke Kris's buttons.

" I bet he's shown it already, violent tendencies? Has he hurt you lately? "

[Kristopher Roberts]

" Really... But what do you think, if Augy can kill, which he can. And if Augy keeps doing it... wouldn't you assume that he would have no problem hurting people if they make him too angry?"

The blond averted his eye then, "What are you getting at Jouhnin?" Asked the blond softly. Even though he asked for Jou to be clear he ahd a sicking feeling that he already knew where this could be going. About Augusta and his violent manners. Yeah, Kris had noticed he was getting a lot more anger then normal...violent even.

It sent a shudder down his body as he tried to push memories away, memories of being hurt and shoved to the wall and ground so hard it had left a bruise on him. How Augusta almost hit him out of rage. Kristopher never wanted to deal with that again, he had been smacked around by his family in the past...he wasn't sure what would happen if Augusta started abusing him.

He probably would stay, like a beaten wife.

" I bet he's shown it already, violent tendencies? Has he hurt you lately? "

This startled the boy, but he quickly regained his composure. "No." Kristopher lied, "He hasn't hurt me." Not lately at least but Kris wasn't going to add to it. He didn't want to give Jouhnin any kind of ammo to use against him, not any at all. "He's been, very tender with me since the lose of my eye." He lied once again. Augusta had gotten worse since the lose of his once green orb.

"He won't abuse me, if that is where you are headed with you're words, Boogie." He paused, "You're only hoping he does so you can push me to leave him or the other way around." Kris' anger was starting to build again, slowly.

[Jouhnin Takanami]

"No. He hasn't hurt me. He's been, very tender with me since the lose of my eye."

Jouhnin smirked.

"He won't abuse me, if that is where you are headed with you're words, Boogie. You're only hoping he does so you can push me to leave him or the other way around."

Jouhnin nodded, " Yes, yes I would love it if he left you. I'd be the happiest Boogie in the world if he's drop you like sack of bricks..." Jouhnin sighed, then he walked to the back door, leaning up against it. " Oh, I do miss the old days. Back when he was younger, didn;t even know you existed. All he did was read books and play me the piano. He'd make me tea and we'd sit and eat little cakes together. It was so innocent..." Jouhnin smiled, " Those were the days..."

Then the Boogie turned and looked at Kristopher. " But then I guess I ruined it didn't I? I didn't think making him squeal was going to cause such a ruckus..." Jou frowned, " He almost forgave me for that... But then he met your sorry cause and fell over his own two feet. I don't see why... Your poor, sick all the time. God... I bet you're such a hassle, always having to watch out for you. Your not too bright and you're more of a dog then a slave..." Jou turned to look back out the door again. " I see no reason whatsoever in why Augusta likes you so much... All I see in you is a piss poor child who throws himself around like a sex slave..."

Jouhnin glanced over his shoulder, " I mean really Kristopher... How do you think... If he does manage to get you out of Wonderland, how do you think his family is going to take the news of you two? His father's going to send you away, his father will tell him that he either gets to be a Davingoun, or he gets to be with you... Really... Do you think he will choose his blood, his fortune, and his whole life... or do you think he'll chose a poor blond boy with no family and no home, and only his clothes to his name?"

[Kristopher Roberts]

" He almost forgave me for that... But then he met your sorry cause and fell over his own two feet. I don't see why... Your poor, sick all the time. God... I bet you're such a hassle, always having to watch out for you. Your not too bright and you're more of a dog then a slave..."

"Ha." Kristopher mused on that for a moment, "You know, I wonder the same things sometimes. I know I came from a poor family, I am sick all the fucking time..." He then shrugged. He admitted those things right off the bat even if it made him feel somewhat small. "Rain comes and I'm sicker then anything, however it's true, I must be a hassle to keep an eye on and I'm not overly bright---I can't even read...but I will say one thing...I'm not an animal." He pointed out, taking a step forward, god his moods where getting to get crazy.

His hands went back into his ripped jeans as if that would somehow save him, but his fist clenched tightly, he knew he was a worthless human, Jou didn't have to rub it in. "Yet, he still wants me." Muttered Kris, "Funny aint it?"

" I see no reason whatsoever in why Augusta likes you so much... All I see in you is a piss poor child who throws himself around like a sex slave..."

Ding-ding-ding went the rage meter as it went up three spots. The blond let out a low growl. "I do NOT throw myself around at people like a sex toy! I am not Harlot! I have never willingly slept with anyone other then Augusta." And Naelona, but that was a different story--that was his Mistress and he couldn't say no to her---he owed her so much.

" I mean really Kristopher... How do you think... If he does manage to get you out of Wonderland, how do you think his family is going to take the news of you two? His father's going to send you away, his father will tell him that he either gets to be a Davingoun, or he gets to be with you... Really... Do you think he will choose his blood, his fortune, and his whole life... or do you think he'll chose a poor blond boy with no family and no home, and only his clothes to his name?"

His blood was boiling and the depression he was feeling deep down was making it worse. He really felt like a useless little human being who was good for nothing and now---now he felt rather empty with all these points being thrown at him. He had to remember that Jou was egging him on! Trying to make Kris give him a reason...Augy told him that Jou would pull something to get him away forever...and if he wasn't careful it might just happen.

"I wouldn't make him choose." Snarled the blond who didn't like to be painted this way, not by Jou. "I would send him home, if that is what he wants." Kristopher wouldn't let Augy make that kind of decision. Kristopher would leave him if it meant that Augy would be safe, sequire and loved. He could deal with his own problems as long as Augy was safe and loved, even by his father.

Kris...Kris could make it on his own...he could do odd jobs to live. It wouldn't be hard.

[Jouhnin Takanami]

Jou found all of Kris's comments amusing, such an innocent human. Didn't really see the whole picture in front of him. Granted, Kris wasn't 8,000 years old either so he supposed the wisdom came with age. But when Kris got angry again it only made Jouhnin more satisfied.

"I do NOT throw myself around at people like a sex toy! I am not Harlot! I have never willingly slept with anyone other then Augusta."

Jouhnin smiled, " Of course not..." Jou frowned, " I just fail to see why you two work out like you do. You're... you two are opposites, yin and yang, oil and water. It's clear you two don't mix, your such opposite sides of the spectrum yet you two still fight everything just so you can be together. Seems unreasonably hard doesn't it? You two against the world. " he said and looked away. " You two are so... so unreasonable..."

"I wouldn't make him choose. I would send him home, if that is what he wants."

Jouhnin frowned, " But what if he doesn't want to be home. Ever think about that?" Jouhnin said darkly, " What if doesn't want to be rich and famous? What if he wants to be poor, yet he's held back? I know he'd rather be happy and poor. Because nobody who's as rich as Augusta is ever really happy. It's too much pressure for him. You think you get stressed easily? Think about him?" Jouhnin grew angry now, for no apparent reason. " You think all this is stressful for you? You have more sanity then he does yet you focus on only yourself? Really, you're selfish, you don't deserve him... He's willing to die to save all the humans in Wonderland, whether they have been nice to him or not! He's secretly so... so selfless. Yet you stand by him, telling him to stop because it hurts you! You are unbelievably spineless!" Jouhnin glared at the blond.

" You are not only physically weak... but mentally a coward!"

[Kristopher Roberts]

Kristopher said nothing for a moment, his steam finally running dry as Jouhnin kept talking about how Kris and Augusta was the worst pairing in the world. Kris knew he wasn't the most perfect male in the world and that he was totally opposite of Augusta. Kris didn't like violence, he didn't break the rules, he preferred to work in the hospitals, he wasn't big on meats and the list just went on and on. Even their choice in attire was so completely different. Did they really have anything in common? Anything at all?

Kris' eye wondered the floor as if he could find in answers there, but he didn't find anything, not one damn thing. "I don't make him stay with me. It's his choice, if he finds a better partner then I would let him go...I know I'm not the best choice for him. He knows that as well." What was the blond even saying? Just the mere thought of Augusta with another crushed his heart into pieces. Would he really let Augusta go if he found someone else? Someone more fitting who had things in common with Augy, could take better care of----love more?

He wasn't sure.

" You think all this is stressful for you? You have more sanity then he does yet you focus on only yourself? Really, you're selfish, you don't deserve him... He's willing to die to save all the humans in Wonderland, whether they have been nice to him or not! He's secretly so... so selfless. Yet you stand by him, telling him to stop because it hurts you! You are unbelievably spineless! You are not only physically weak... but mentally a coward!"

The blond flinched, "Just because I don't believe in fighting doesn't make me a coward. I understand what he is trying to do, do I honestly support it? No. Fighting never solved a damn thing and all it will do is kill off everyone and knew boogiemen will come to reclaim the humans. It won't help us find a way home, a blood trail won't lead us to the exit we all seek. Maybe I am selfish, and spineless....but I don't want to see him hurt. I want him safe even if that's impossible. I hate seeing him come home looking like a beaten dog, I hate seeing him in the hospital, and I hate failing, knowing I can't help or stop a damn thing." He paused for a moment, looking up at Jou.

"I think about him all the time, why else do I want to try and stop him from fighting. His mind can't handle the blood and tears. How do you think he feels about the fighting? He only does it so it makes him feel alive, worthwhile and that he is achieving something. I'm not as retarded as I look. I notice things. I notice he feels pretty damn good about himself, coming back with bloody knuckles. Fighting is what he does even if I hate it. I can't stop him. But I can worry about him and how it will effect him...I want him to stop for his own sanity."

"So, I might be a selfish cowardly bastard but at least I care about his well being. I want to save lives rather then send others to their death by setting fire to the palace or attacking people. But if it's what he wants, then I'll stand by him even if it gets him killed. I realized, I can't stop him from fighting...but I will try to keep him alive and mentally stable from all of this..." He sighed.

"But I can't be too much of a coward, after all...I did slap the piss out of you and I won't lie, it felt pretty damn good to smack you."