Oddity 10

In a dark cell where there is barely any light detected, only the flickering candlelight illuminates the whole room with countless of children tied up together and huddle up in the corner within this small crowd of children is a small girl, she has her eyes closed and seemingly in a deep sleep. Her lashes flutter as she slowly opened her starry sky blue eyes; it is so light that you can see your reflection within those eyes. She blinks and slowly lifts her head from the dirty ground of the cell looking around for a boy she chased, her eyes observe through the crying children who have snots in their faces others looked so hopeless, she tries to find the boy suddenly somebody spoke just right above her.

"A jolly morning to you! Finally awake?" A boy who is hanged upside down, a rope tied around tightly his body.

Does Mira look at him with a blank face, another odd kid? He was just hanging there with a jolly smile creeping to his lips. He observes Mira like a puppy that found his owner, for some reason Mira can tell instantly tell is a weird boy.

He ignores her blank expression, chatting with Mira as if normally chatting outside.

"So...How is it hanging? Pftt...Get it? Because I'm hanging!" He sprang with laughter, he swings from side to side as he laughs jubilantly Mira found another weirdo; she seems to develop radar for weirdoes.

"...How did you get there?" Mira points out.

"Oh, it's a long story... So I tried chatting with the guards but then..." He incessantly talks a bit loud with an annoyed expression.

"Uh have you seen—"She tried to be direct but was cut off.

"Tut-tut...So where was I? Oh so..."

"So they pretty much got angry and tied me up here. The end." He said as he swings himself from side to side.

Ignoring him the whole time, she awaits as he finishes his whole tale with a dark face she itched to kill this worm. Covered with a thick layer of bloodlust the other children sprang away from her in fear, leaving a boy behind, Callus ignores the other scared kids and gazes at the young girl. Detecting his gaze Mira instantly sprang to her feet and ran to his side.

"Callus!" Mira yelps in glee.

Callus eyes grew big for a moment and quickly hid his emotions under his mask. Jumping to Callus, he groans from the weight and pressure of the girl, Blushing hard as he feels the girl's warm body on top of him, he tried to push her off when he peaks at her face he suddenly felt the shivers from his skin as he faces the gloomy rage of the girl.

"You little squirt because of you they manage to get me."

"Who told you to follow me?"

Sighing Mira slides off him, she lazily posed on the floor hopelessly looking at the young naïve boy.

"I told you I'll take responsibility for you."

"OHHHH! Responsibility I see" Suddenly that worm boy remarks.

Calluses instantly blush madly knowing a misunderstanding has been formed with a red face he glares at the boy pointing at him he says.

"Shut up! It doesn't mean anything!"

"But I am responsible for you, Cal." Mira shrugged childishly with crimson face Callus' glares both at them hard.

"Just shut up!"

"Oh come on, I was worried of course I can't let them take you away."

Callus turned around from her soft gaze while muttering out of earshot.

"Humph...Fool."

"Oh my...his blushing."

"Shut up!"

The boy who hanged cackles loud as he swings himself side to side poking fun at the boy as they were about to argue, the door was opened in a flash. A man stands with a child on his shoulder; he puts the unconscious boy to the ground, ignoring the cries of the children and left pulling the door closed with a bang.

There another boy lies on the floor silently, his chest rises and falls steadily indicating he was alive.

"Oi! Red face why don't you poke him, check if he's alive or something" He carelessly said, Callus immediately turns to face him, throwing a stick to his face he glares to him and walks to the corner away from this weirdo.

"Aww! Huhu what a violent boy! "He complains sticking his tongue out at the boy. Mira stares at him blankly; there must be something wrong with him, she thoughts.

Suddenly, the unconscious boy opens his eyes. He slowly sat up and looked around, passing a glance at Mira, and then his gaze stuck at the boy who was hanged upside down.

"...Ena." He spoke icily his gaze turning sharp as seconds pass by.

"Excuse me but it seems like this thing is yours," Mira claims as she points at the hanging boy.

"I'm sorry you have to deal with this thing it must have been though." He states in pity.

"Yes, I had been strong enough to pass through this obstacle." Mira vocalize as she has been through a lot.

Ena gasps offended that he was termed as a "thing."

"I am right here you know..."

"I thought it was a giant bug."

"My dear friend, Alexander!" He yelps ignoring his insults.

"I won't be in this sticky situation if it wasn't for you!" He roared in rage, suddenly realizing what he said, his face palmed his self, as Ena suddenly smiles wider.

"Well, I guess you have to 'stick' around" then he cackles on his own jokes.

"I am going to kill you now."

"Now now my good friend kill is a very strong word."

"How did you even meet this thing?" Mira said while looking at the jolly Ena.

"Believe it or not. He is the direct nephew of the king himself."

"What? This thing is connected to the royal family?" Mira asked quite shocked

"Believe it or not I ask myself too." He says in regret.