The Story Of Soldiers

Chapter 35

Trigger warning(s): bullying, swearing,

There are a few lines of Spanish in here. I used Google translate, so let me know if it doesn't make sense, thank you.

So so so so sorry this took so long! I was working with my friend to put her characters in here and depression also kicked me in the ass at the same time. Again, I'm so sorry for the long wait.

"Well?" Kai and Colleen prompted at the same time, the second they'd sat down for breakfast the next morning.
"Oh, uh," Kaze muttered, caught off guard by the sudden confrontation.

"Don't hound him," Aayan snapped, "He can tell whenever he wants. Kaze has no obligation to tell us something like this."
Kaze smiled gratefully at his brother, relived, lifting the weight on his shoulders slightly.

"Hey Aayan," Jay started, "Why do you always take that way?"
Aayan furrowed his brow. "What do you mean?"
"It's not obvious?" Kahsbi chimed in, "You talk so...fancy. It's kinda weird."

"I've gotta agree," Kira mumbled, "Where did you get all your fancy words and shit?"
"Fancy...words?"
"Yeah," Kai said, "Like 'obligation' and stuff like that."

"Oh, and the way you word things," Colleen stated next.
Aayan looked down, eyes vacant as if he was just now realizing this.
"Well, I don't know," he admitted, "I've always talked like this. My dad made me, he always seemed...off. I don't know why."

"You're a shitty actor," Colleen snorted, holding back her laughter. It was true.
Aayan sounded as if he knew exactly the reason, like he knew it for a long, long time, but was trying to cover it with a poor act.

"True," Kamlyn said softly.
"My three-year-old sister acted better," Jay said jokingly.
"I think my dog did better at acting in his grave," Kai said, grinning.

The rest of the team had a giggle at their brothers expense, and Aayan soon found himself laughing along, the others laughter contagious.

Their happy moment was cut short by a familiar, irritating voice.
"Hey Heitai," Ace said nastily, anger and hate filling the team quickly.

"Fuck off," Kai groaned, annoyance thick in his voice.
"Jesus, do you have no life?" Colleen mumbled.
"Oh god," Kahsbi sighedd heavily.

Kira huffed, their voice joining the rest. "Not this shit again."
"Oh no," Kamlyn said airily, dread in his voice joining in the collection of the others voices that swirled around the table.

Aayan sighed through his nose, the anger already getting to him. Jay put his head down momentarily, a soft groan falling from his lips.

"Awww, why so upset?" Ace jeered, "Mad cause the entire base knows what you did? Jeez, you think Dajjal's kids would be smarter than that."
Kaze tensed, eyes shooting open and nails digging into the table.

"Stop..." Kamlyn whispered.
"Yeah, just cut it out! You're not fucking funny," Kahsbi joined in.
"I don't really care," Ace said half-casually, half-cockily, "I'm just being honest. You shouldn't trust them. These three will probably end up being traitors."

Kira's breathing quickened, hands clenching around her arms.
"Oh fuck off!" Colleen yelled.
"Ah, yes, swearing makes your point even clearer," a new voice taunted.

A boy with black hair, darkly tanned skin and deep brown eyes had approached them, wearing the same dark blue sash as Ace and having a smirk similar to his own as well.