Beauty and the Beast
chapter 2
Beauty and the Beast
Chapter Two
By KellyQ
A couple of Nazisled by Yliaster made their way to Rudger's house. Yliaster wore a
Nazi uniform and his hat cast a shadow over his face so no one
could see his eyes. For the past two days, he had been harassing
Rudger to get Hakase fired from his position. Hana had already
been fired from her job as a teacher a while ago, making it
harder for the Fudo family to buy things to survive, like food
and clothes.
Yliaster stepped up
and knocked on the door. A moment later it opened and Rudger's
brother, Rex Godwin a half Jew, half German, stood there.
"Where's your
brother, half-Jew?" one of the Nazis spat.
"I'm not
sure," Rex answered calmly. "Do you want me to deliver
a message to him?"
One of the Nazis
sneered before Yliaster spoke in a sickly nice tone. "Have
Rudger meet us tomorrow with Mr. Fudo at the research lab."
"I will,"
Rex promised, stepping back. "Now if you'll excuse me,"
he went on, taking hold of the door, "I need to get back to
my studies."
The two Nazis
narrowed their eyes as the door closed on their faces.
Once Rex closed the
door, he narrowed his eyes. My brother is going to get us all
thrown into a Concentration Camp if he keeps this up! He
wanted to question Rudger's choices, but Rex didn't want to see
anyone of his friends or family get hurt either. Rudger, I
just hope you're doing the right thing.
Rudger stared at
Hakase, wondering if he heard right what his friend and crush was
going to do. The two were in a cellar that was covered with
spider webs and mold. "You're going to do what?!"
Hakase held his
ground, even though he knew Rudger could do anything he wanted.
"Hana is trying to get a visa for us to get out of
Europe," Hakase explained again. "And I need your
help."
Rudger sighed with a
disapproving look in his eyes. Hakase studied his friend for a
moment.
"I don't want
to do this either," he said, concluding that Rudger wasn't
pleased about his choice. "But in order to keep us safe,
we're going to have to leave."
Rudger glanced away.
"Fine. I'll help you escape when you get the visa."
Hakase placed a hand
on his friend's shoulder and gave it a light squeeze. The soft
gesture got Rudger to glance at his crush. "When this is
over, we'll continue our research, okay?"
All Rudger did was
nod his head sorryfully. When there was nothing more to say, the
two made their way out, making sure that no Hitler Youth were
watching them.
Hana turned when her
husband walked in to see a depressed look on his face. Concern
flashed across her features as she watched him sit at the table.
Hana made her way over, knelt in front of him and hugged her
husband. Hakase wrapped his arms around her and buried his face
on her shoulder, taking in her scent of lilac and herbs.
"Everything's
going to be okay," Hana reassured in a loving tone, trying
to soothe Hakase's pain about the choice he made.
She knew how highly
Hakase felt for the Godwin brothers, and she was going to support
her husband all the way.
To Be Continued ..