The Navi Massacre

Chapter Six

By KellyQ

Rock walked into the computer room to see Bass walking up. The two looked at each other for a moment, and before Rock knew what was happening, he was pinned to the wall.

"There's no reason for you to run ..." Bass murmured into the boy's ear.

Rock looked the other way. He didn't like the fact Bass was always in his face, and trying to take advantage of him - when he told Bass he wasn't into him. "Will you just leave me alone!" He yelled, trying to push Bass away. The force wasn't enough to push the brown haired boy away - it just provoked him.

Bass smirked darkly and leaned in to kiss Rock. The dark haired boy tried to press himself further into the wall. Rock really wanted the wall to suck him up when Bass pressed his lips against his. After a moment, Rock was ready to push Bass away. Before he even had a chance, Bass pulled away and walked out.

Rock stood there for a moment, trying to ketch his breath. It didn't take long before his legs gave out, and he slumped to the floor, shaking.

"You're not hurt are you?" came a familiar voice.

Rock froze, and slowly looked up to see that it was Blues. The dark haired teen lowered his gaze and got to his feet, but his legs were shaky. Blues narrowed his eyes in suspicion as Rock tried to stay on his feet.

"I'm alright," Rock reassured the man.

Blues was not convinced. He watched Rock stagger and wobble. It didn't take long before Rock lost his balance, and was leaning against Blues. They remained silent until Blues spoke up in a bitter voice.

"Bass was near you again, wasn't he."

Rock stiffened and his expression darkened. "Yea ..."

"I'll talk to Meijin and see if you can stay some place else. I don't trust Bass after he tried to take advantage of you that one time ..." Blues knew he hit a nerve when Rock pulled away, and a tear slid down his face. The silver haired man sighed. "I know you're still recovering from what Bass did, but you need to move on ..."

Blues paused when he noticed that Rock's expression darkened. "I'm going to update my report now," was the only thing Rock said. The dark haired teen walked to the computer, and sat down to start typing.

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I don't get it, Lan thought. He sprawled himself out on the bed, and stared at the ceiling. How can I be feeling this way about ... right at that instant, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in .."

The door slowly opened, and his father came in with Rush by his side. The dog hopped onto the bed, and lay down next to Lan.

"Are you alright?" Yuuichiro asked. He walked up and sat next to his son. "You've been acting a little out of it. Did you have a fight with Chaud?"

Lan's expression darkened. "Not exactly. I would like to spend more time with him. Same goes for Rock."

Yuuichiro smiled. That's good he's starting to know his half brother. "Well, maybe you should invite Rock more often."

Rush wagged his tail and barked; he pawed gently at Lan's leg. Lan smiled down at the little Chihuahua and started to pet him. "That would be cool ..." Just as he said that, Yuuichiro's cell-phone made a few weird sounds. He groaned. "I'll be right back."

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Once Yuuichiro left the room, Lan looked down at the Rush. "How about we go for a walk."

The little Chihuahua barked happily. Lan couldn't help but laugh as they both walked out of his room. Once down stairs, Lan could here his father talking on the phone. Yuuichiro's voice was coming from the kitchen, when Lan pressed his body to the wall to easedrop.

"I'm not sure if it's safe for Rock to stay ..." came Yuuichiro's voice.

Lan blinked. Rock? Is he in trouble? I'll have to ask if I - he was so deep in thought he didn't know that Yuuichiro was standing there.

"Lan ..." he called out softly. The young boy slowly looked up. "I'm going to back -"

"I want to help Rock," Lan interrupted.

Yuuichiro looked down at his son, and saw the determined look on his face. Lan's father sighed. He knew what that look meant - he wasn't going to change Lan's mind.

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Shocked. is what Lan was. Just plain shocked. Why didn't his parents say anything about his father being a scientist? Didn't they trust him to keep a secret?

"Dad," Lan finally spoke up, "does mom know about this?"

Yuuichiro nodded his head. By that point, the two were standing in front of a pair of double doors. Once the door opened, they were both greeted by Meijin.

Lan looked around in awe. "This place is so cool!"

Meijin looked at Yuuichiro for a moment. "I'm assuming there's a good reason why Lan is here?"

"He wanted to come help ..."

Meijin looked down at Lan for a moment. The brown haired boy was about to say something, when the door opened and Chaud walked in. The two boys looked at each other.

"What are you doing here, Lan," Chaud asked skeptically.

"Same goes for you," Lan said, his eyes holding nothing but suspican.

"This is not the only place I work. My father's company has a business relationship with your father ..." Chaud half lied.

Lan didn't look convinced, but he was going to let it slide for the moment.

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"Why are you looking at me like that," Rock finally had to ask.

Once Lan, Yuuichiro, and Meijin helped Rock get ready to stay at the Hikari's. Lan had a solom expression on his face, and Rock was really starting to get irritated.

"I want to know what is really going on," Lan stated, with an edge of anger in his voice.

They both looked at each other, until they heard Yuuichiro calling them for dinner.

To Be Continued ...