Harlin vs Intruder

Uteu felt smug for all of five seconds. Grello suddenly stiffened and turned his head towards his left. He glared towards an area dense with tall trees. The area was quite a distance from his driveway that looped around an exquisite fountain and garden.

Uteu found himself stiffening as well. The previous easy going mood was completely ruined.

Grello tilted his body in a subtle and casual way to cover Uteu from view. His eyes didn't stray from the trees even after hearing the bang coming from the front door of his mansion. Uteu, however flinched at the sound and had quickly glanced over.

It was another maid. This time she seemed to be in her late teens with dark brown hair. She had a somewhat troubled look on her face.

Uteu didn't pay too much attention to her other than his initial quick glance. He turned his attention back to Grello and the trees. He scanned the forest with his eyes, hoping to get a glimpse as to what had alerted his Link.

"Master Grello..." She said nervously.

Uteu turned his attention back towards the woman. The maid quickly knelt before her master with a frantic look on her face. Now that he was getting a closer look at her, he found her quite attractive. She wore a short maid skirt with black tights underneath. Her chest was a moderate size, not too large, not too small.

Uteu coughed when she glared at him, obviously noticing where he was looking. He didn't mean to stare, but she was really his type. That chest looked like it'd be a very nice handful and he really liked her pretty blue eyes.

Grello waved her off, "A bit late, little dove. They're already here." If he noticed Uteu's appreciative looks at his maid, he made no signs of it.

The maid adopted a serious look and took out twin daggers. Looking at them, they looked like simple, mass produced blades. They didn't look too special and were a decent size for the woman. In the maid's hands they looked sturdy for quick strikes.

She took a stance in front of her master. Her long twin braids whipped around her from her rapid movements. Uteu appreciated the way her legs looked, the muscles there were enhanced by her high heels. Whoa, she was going to fight in heels?

Uteu wasn't really sure what to do with himself. He felt like he'd get in the way if he moved as he liked.

The two people before him we're so stiff and restless that Uteu shifted his weight subconsciously. The red head frowned, this somehow felt off to him. He felt a stuffy feeling settle in his chest. These two should be alert but not stiff.

He shifted his weight again. Closing his eyes, Uteu tried to re imagine the chain. He could see it in his mind's eye. It was a bit weaker than before and seemed unstable.

Opening his eyes again, he could see a blurry image of the chain. This surprised him, he was not able to see it before, he made a quick note to ask Grello about it later. It gave off a soft white glow and strangely enough, even though he knew this chain connected him to Grello, he could not see where it began or ended.

When he looked back at the maid, he noticed a very transparent and small chain connecting her to Grello. When he tried to mentally prod it, it evaded his attempts. He didn't like how small the chain was, it looked like it could easily snap.

Uteu hummed and tugged his own chain. Perhaps he can't interfere with other people's connections. Grello faltered in shock at the tug. Oh good, he felt it. The man slowly turned his attention to Uteu. His gaze serious and somewhat accusing.

Uteu rose an eyebrow and crossed his arms. He huffed at the look Grello was giving him.

"Didn't you say you weren't sure how serious this would be?" Uteu said as he strengthened the chain. He concentrated and pictured a stronger chain in his mind. The size and shape didn't seem right, he needed to fix it.

Opening his eyes, he was pleased to see the new intricacy of the chain. It was now styled in a spiga or wheat chain style. It emitted a bright silvery light and Uteu instinctively felt it suited his connection to Grello.

Uteu could see Grello's tense shoulders relax as their chain to each other solidified. He filed this information away to review later as well. This whole Chain business seemed like quite a vast system that he would need to explore in full when he was in a much safer location.

Grello coughed out a choked laugh, "Hah, that's right I did say that didn't I. Look at me, Grello Mandleton acting nervous."

Uteu caught Grello's warm, apologetic glance before the other turned his head, "Hmph! No idea what came over me. Tykol must have talked shit about me to someone just now, throwing off my game." Grello had no qualms about fully throwing all the blame onto Tykol.

"I assure you, this lapse in out of character behavior will not occur again. I will be enough to protect you from anything they send your way." And this Uteu believed without a doubt. He felt as if Grello's confidence was fueling his own. Uteu's shoulders straightened and any worries completely fled his mind.

Uteu smiled at Grello, "Alright, I'll take your word for it."

With a brief pause, "There's a lot I need to tell you. I think I just figured out a few more things."

Grello nodded in acknowledgment, then as if to assure Uteu he said, "The maids at home will insure your siblings safety. Harlin here..." Grello paused as if not really sure what to say next.

The maid tilted her head slightly to catch Grello's next words or orders.

However, before Grello could say more, a figure in camo colors broke out from the forest and sprinted towards them. Grello shifted his full attention towards the intruder while Harlin tightened her grip on her daggers.

Uteu blinked and the person was already upon them. So fast! Luckily Grello and the maid were more prepared than he was.

Harlin intercepted the intruder. Uteu could see a thin blue glow around the maid. He could tell it was one of Grello's buffs, though Uteu was still unsure as to what the effects were.

The clash of her daggers against the other's crowbar created sparks. They pressed their weapons at the other with more force, hoping to break the other's stance to get the upper hand.

Uteu blinked and looked again. It actually was a crowbar. The paint was chipped and it had a lot of dents indicating the crowbar was used quite often. It was actually quite jarring in comparison to Harlin's own polished daggers.

Uteu's eyes almost couldn't keep up when the two drew back half a step and swung at each other with more force. More sparks were produced as their weapons clanged and scraped against each other.

The intruder growled in a low feminine voice. This person's facial features were covered by a cap. Lifting the crowbar above their heads, the intruder used full force and cracked the cobblestone floor. Harlin luckily rolled away from the blow.

The intruder pivoted her foot and pushed her body away as the maid threw one of her daggers. The cap was knocked off the intruder's head, it hit the floor, pinned.

Long, shiny blond hair glistened in the light. The teenage girl before them twirled her crowbar in anger.

She snarled, "Grello, you piece of shit. I knew Undel was too good for you!"

This made Uteu stagger back. He leveled a dark look at Grello's back. What the hell was his connection to Uteu's supposed older brother?