A Secret Life

Chapter 9 Dust Children

After those events had taken place Graywolf grabbed both the childrens hands and began to lead them away.  "Graywolf, where are you going?"  "To get some awnsers on these two.  I'll see you later okay?"  With that there were no other words spoken and they were on their way to Nadina's personal house seeing it was so late in the evening.

As they arrived to the small house Graywolf could hear talking within the home.  She had visitors.  This information made Graywolf cringe a little considering she did not want to be interupted at this point.  She walked to the door and knocked three times and took a step back.  As she heard footsteps aproach she motioned for Jamie to move closer to the children.  She did not know who was in the home but she did not want to take any chances at this point and time. 

When the door was open it reviealed a boy who looked about her age.  He had Red hair green/blue eyes, cream skin and a gored that was designed most impressivly.  He wore a stern and almost bored expression as he looked to the four of them.  He stood back though non the less letting her into the home with the children and Jamie in tow of her. 

"Chorro, who is it?"  Graywolf heard her Grandmother speak.  "It's me.  I need your assistance.  What can you give me on these two kids?"  "More like you need stitches first."  The boy she now knew as Chorro said to her bored, though she could have sworn she saw a dangerous glimmer in them.  "I'm fine, I've had worse."  "Non the less lets take a look at your wounds.  How did you obtain them?"  "She saved me."  "Tyson brought his brats into the village and one of them attacked Takashi.  While the fight progressed this one got in the middle of Haruka and the one that started this mess.  The boy was going to miss Haruka and hit the child most likely killing him so my instincts kicked in and I moved over the boy taking the blow of the attack." 

As Graywolf explained what had happened the other four remained silent as the children watched Nadina stitch her wound up.  "Is she going to be okay?"  "Yes Dust Child she will be fine."  "Don't call them that!"  Graywolf snapped.  "You should watch your tone when you speak to Lady Nadina."  The older of the two strange females sneered.  "Considering she is my grandmother maybe you should mind your own business."  Graywolf told her in response.  The girl meerly stared at her not knowing how to respond to that as the other boy laughed openly at his sister. 

"Alright give me a moment and I will get whatever files I have on them.  For now let my assistant check the children over to see if they need any healing or something else."  She motioned for the assistant and the children hid behind Graywolf.  After she told them everything would be alright they let the other woman look them over and she found lasserations on both and strep throat in the boy.  "Where did all these wounds come from?"  "Where do you think?"  The young girl spat.  "Show some respect."  The older woman growled. 

"Oh will you shut up.  Somone muzzle pom pom hair before I have to shut her up.  These kids can speak however they please.  They have been treated like crap just because the village doesnt know how to take care of anyone else but their own household.  None of you care that their are orphan children running around here with noone to take care of them yet you have the nerve to yell at them for being upset of a stupid question like that."  The woman was about to retaliate when Chorro spoke up. 

"Enough Terra, these children are none of your consern.  The girl is right the village has neglected their own and it is a discrase."  Graywolf looked to him and thought perhaps she had misjudged him.  He caught her staring at him and looked away immidiatly.  Soon Nadina was back in the room and handed her grandaughter the information. 

"We dont really have much on them.  This is all we got."  Graywolf took the papers and read through them quickly.  "Okay, so yall dont have names or no record of parents. So you will live with me."  "WHAT that is rediculous.  She is just a child herself."  "You got a better idea?"  Graywolf waited for the womans reasponse.  "No?  Then seriously MUZZLE IT!  You are getting on my last nerve."  "Terra what did I just tell you.  Leave Graywolf be."  "Thank you Chorro.  Shocking that the little brother has more sense then the older sister."  Graywolf told him smiling to him. 

He only looked back to her and stared.  At that point Graywolf had turned her attention back to the kids.  "Okay so if I am going to bring you home you know I need something to call you two.  What do you want your names to be?"  It only took a few seconds for the boy to bellow out.  "ZAYNTHER!!!!!"  Graywolf laughed and she turned to the girl.  "And what about you?"  "Rozalita, When I picture my mother that is what I imagin her calling me."  "Very well then, Zaynther, Rozalita, are you two ready to go home?"  They both smiled at the thought of having an actual home with an actual mom. 

As they left Graywolf could still feel the eyes of Chorro on her and she looked back to find his sea filled eyes gaurded but courious about her.  She too was very courious about this boy.  The one who could send shivers down her spine of fear but fill her heart with warmth when he defended her.  It was strange and she had to know why it was like this.  She wondered if he was the same way with the situation at hand.  She would soon find out.  Though for now she was worried about one thing and one thing only,..... Tonights counsil meeting.