What's Hiding Too Much

Lloyd, after obtaining the head of his target, came to the location that was sent to him by Ethan four hours ago. When he arrived at the top of the tower in the middle east part of the town he fled unto, a messy and unbelievable sight welcomed him, Ethan is totally covered in blood, as though he showered himself with it. Lloyd's mouth was sent agaping. Well, he took quite a long time so Ethan retrieved the body he kicked off and 'played' with her for a bit to pass the time.

" . . .What's this? You tired of being a gentleman?" Although theres a hint of disbelief, its in the tone of a joke.

" . . .Maybe I am. I must have gotten tired being a gentleman all the time." said Ethan as he watch the snow befall from the pale blue sky, catching one snowflake with his left hand, sitting at the edge of the circled floor. Thinking: ' Like Angels banished from heaven and was sent to Earth'.

" Dont you usually like being sparkly clean? What happened to your germaphobe?" Loyd asked as he step a few nearer to Ethan, trying to look at Ethan's face and expression.

" Hmm~? " Ethan hummed playfully, asking. " If I remember correctly, I do not have anything like that." he answered, still in a playfull manner.

". . ." Lloyd was speechless, he had tons of hints but for them all to turn out to not be true, he felt like the person in front was no one but a stranger. He stopped walking towards Ethan. ". . . Where's the head? I know I'm late but if you don't have her head, then its my win." he changed the subject. The way Ethan is acting is so foreign to him that he can't seem to tolerate it. How can he see the Ethan who acts like a kind prince to the person in front that acts like someone lived up for trouble?.

" Up there." Ethen pointed with his left hand upward to the pole, the head was penetrated upside down to the pointed end of the pole where a flag with five differrent colors, three different lines, and eight different shapes is dancing with the wind with pride.

" . . ." Lloyd is once again speechless, he rememberoed Ethan not being so cruel to handling females than handling males, so he asked in his mind, confuse ' What is this. . .?'

'! DAMN! IS THIS HIM LOOSING CONTROL?' Lloyd scratched his head in confusion. As he open his eyes from a blink, he was startled, it gave chills to his spine when he saw Ethan already facing him.

" Your expression tells me you are currently mocking me in your head." said Ethan with a smile, then it vanished, " Did you know that we used to be very ,very ,very close friends, the three of us-" Ethan asked, changing the topic as he wish.

". . . Tell me something I don't know. . ." Lloyd said in annoyance. Although he doesn't remember because his memories from when he was young was all wiped out by Harold, he knew from Harold's warnings. He tossed the head he was holding aside, the dead head which one can obviously tell that was pleasured for quite a long time rolled, and Ethan just watch it all happen. Now, Lloyd is not only confuse, but also angry, asking in his mind: ' Seriously, someone tell me what is wrong with him!'

" I caused your mother's death." after Ethan said that, a rather painful punch set in his right cheek, it caused him to flew leftward. Talk about a total lightweight.

" I dare you to say that again!" Lloyd shouted angrily, although he doesn't know his mother's face, words, touch, or voice, knowing who was the cause of death of one's beloved mother is quite stirring, Lloyd held his left hand from the realization of what he has done to the person he was supposed to be protecting under the order of his master who he considered his own father, he backs away to draw some distance and to also stop the urge to punch Ethan again.

" If I say it again, both of us will only get hurt, do you not think so too?" Said Ethan as he try to stand up, he snicked with his bloodied lips. Lloyd came closer again and grabbed his collar with both hands and glared at him, the wind blew once more and Ethan's eyes can finally see clearly(the blocking bangs blew a little), watching Lloyd's eyes full anger turning into eyes full of questions, asking why would Ethan say those things right there, right now.

" You must be asking why," Ethan shoved up his thick bangs, fully exposing his mocking eyes to the angry Lloyd, trying to watch Lloyd's amusing expression clearly. " It's because you said I should tell you something you don't know." Ethan added and chuckled.

Hesitantly, Lloyd let him go and flee, he didn't know whether he was the one running away or was it Ethan trying to escape something about him, but one thing is for sure to him, he didn't know anything but to run in that situation. Ethan who was left behind, laid himself to rest and continue on watching the snow, it was as if nothing ever happened there from the way he acted.

" Haha . . . One way to escape a bet. And one way to get what you want in a painful way. . ." Ethan laughed shortly and weakly. His shadow moved and formed a human, Clyde appeared, he created a shadow roof and bed beneath Ethan and guarded by the side.

" I know it's none of my business but. . . Why is the young master Ethan acting like this?" Clyde asked hesitantly, thinking he wouldn't get any answer.

" Well, Hiding too much is not good." Well, that's obvious, anything that's too much is not good after all.

Clyde was quiet, thinking about what Ethan meant by 'Hiding too much'. Whether its Ethan that is hiding or Ethan is hiding something (some things).