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It was late at night as Akira woke up.

Lightning lit up the whole bedroom. "Do invaders and humans fight again?", He thought.

But it was just a heavy thunderstorm. Akira slowly and cautiously opened the door and looked after Shane.

Shane was whimpering on the couch and clutched a pillow.

He winced at each lightning strike. "What a coward," Akira thought.

Akira laid back in his bed and tried to sleep.

During an lightning strike he saw a shadow suddenly standing in the doorway.

He took his sword and pointed it at the dark figure in the doorway.

"It's only me, can I sleep with you?" Said the voice.

With the next lightning he recognized the figure, it was Shane.

"Why? Go away," Akira said, putting his sword aside.

"I am scared by the storm, I can't sleep."

"No, get out, this is my bed."

"Please, Akira." Whined Shane.

"Okay, lie down in the bed with the face to me."

Shane got into the bed and stared at Akira, "Thank you."

"If I weren't too tired, I would have kicked you back on the couch. Now sleep at last!"

Akira watched Shane's eyes as they got heavier and closed slowly.

"I should get out of here, why should I care for Shane. I should look for the Lupain from the transporter. If I meet O'Hara and his men, I will fight them."

Akira too fell asleep slowly.

When he woke up Shane sat on him.

"Give me one good reason why you're sitting on me?" Asked Akira, clenching his fist.

"I changed your bandages, your wound is almost healed. Good thing it was just a graze."

"That was close, now get off of me."

"No, I'm not done yet"

"What is that? My heart beats faster at once, if he sits on me like that and I feel his fur on mine. It smells good ..." thought Akira and turned his head to the side.

"Now go down, that's enough!" Akira said.

"Never mind, I just wanted to help you."

"Yeah, maybe you should do this when I'm awake. Your face is not a pretty sight. Thanks also ... do we have something to eat?"

"Here is an apple," Shane said, and laid it gently in Akira's hand.

Then he grabbed Shane's hand and rubbed his thumb over the inner surface.

"Is everything ok?"

"Yes, I only wanted to check if your hand is fine."

"And what should be wrong with it?"

"Forget it."

Akira thought: "The more the drugs wear off, the more I feel attracted to Shane. It must be more than just his scent."

Akira followed Shane and sat down on the couch.

"Sit down, Shane."

"Okay, but stop beating me!"

"Only if you tell the truth, when you lie, I'll slap you. Tell me everything you know about the lab and the military base."

"Well, I remember how I was examined several times there, humans have often taken my blood."

"Anything else?"

"Yes, there was a doctor, she was always nice to me. She helped me to escape."

"You do not know her name at all?"

"I've heard her first name, it seemed like she never wanted that I hear her last name or she thought it was too impersonal."

"What was her first name, maybe I know her?"

"Carol?"

"Dr. Carol Witta?"

"I do not know."

"Did she had blonde hair, a pair of glasses?"

"Yes, she had blond hair and sometimes she wore glasses."

"Do you know more?"

"I know something, they often got their orders from a man who had a uniform with many badges, Myers was his name, I believe."

"What have they discussed?"

"They wanted to cut me open, she had postponed the deadline for it again and again."

"Cut open?"

"Yes, I have seen other subjects, that's how they called us, they have cut them open and sewed them up again. Some did not survive. One or two got tested for diseases."

"How do you know all that?"

"Carol told me."

"Ah, I understand, and how did you escape?"

"Carol promised me to protect me. But she couldn't. I fled during an operation. Carol helped me to escape. She gave me only a very weak anesthetic. I woke up in the operating room."

"Just in time or what?

"Not quite," Shane said, and took off his cravat.

"There where the scar is they cut me."

Akira caressed gently the scar.

"What did the humans seek inside your throat."

"They wanted to examine the vocal cords."

"So, you fled from the operating room and then?"

"Carol came to me in disguise. She shut the door of the operating room and pressed a cloth to my neck to stop the bleeding. Then she gave me a backpack. In it were $ 10,000, the address, a map and the keys to this apartment."

"No more?"

"She said she would come visit me. I should not turn back and walk down the street for 1 hour. The soldiers would not follow me further. It would be too dangerous for the humans to send a search party. The Lupains would be looking for us. I should go to them in case I meet them."

"You should go to the Lupains?"

"Yes, Carol said, they search for us. All Lupains which were in a cultural program are now in the military base and were sought."

"Why didn't you do it? Why didn't you just run to the Lupains?"

"I was scared when I talked to them, they began to speak in their own language. I thought of the program in my mind, it said that Lupains were only invaders and I have to fight them. I ran away from them until I found this apartment."

"Why did Carol believe that no one will find you here?"

"She said this area was so poor, Lupains would conduct food transports on a daily base here. The humans were too stupid to look for me here. It would be too risky for them."

"Okay and the program in your head, what's that?"

"Carol said, every memory is faked. Humans have taken them from us because Myers wanted revenge. A family member of him died."

"You mean, everything I know is wrong? The invaders did not destroy the United States?"

"No, Carol said, a city was conquered completely by us, the Lupains. When the humans realized that it was impossible to recapture it, they destroyed this city. I have repeatedly seen the pictures of the city. In the program it was said, it would everywhere look like that. But that's not true. I have seen pictures in the television. There, everything is intact and all humans are living there. "

Akira took a deep breath.

"That means, there are no invaders. Only humans and Lupains?"

"Yes?"

"Thus, the humans have used me like a puppet. I killed together with the other Lupains a whole lot of us."

"Hundreds?"

"Maybe even more."

"It's not your fault, you believed them and carried out your commands."

Shane put his hand on Akira's shoulder.

"You can cry if you want."

"Crying? Never! I've caaried out commands and killed soldiers. I know it was wrong. But I grieve not for these invaders!"

"Lupains! We are Lupains, you are one, just like me, just like the soldiers you killed!"

"Be careful how you talk to me! I am the stronger one here."

"Is it the best for me to listen to it? We are Lupains and they were too. Accept that, Akira."

"Maybe they were Lupains too, but now they are dead. Without me you would have died of starvation."

"Maybe, I should not have gone with so much money on the street," whined Shane and began to cry.

"I've lost Carols money. I didn't know that humans are so mean to each other."

"Stop crying, this world belongs to the fittest. From crying you won't get the money back."

"I'm sorry, I'm not as strong as you."

"Yes that's true, do you have any more clothes in the apartment?"

"Unfortunately, no, what are you up to?"

"We walk through the streets and get your money back. Before of that, I have to get clothes."

"Why?"

"I thought I should disguise myself."

"You can not just take any clothes from a clothesline and put them on."

"Why not?"

"You look stupid."

"Shut up, then get me better clothes."

"Will be done, sir."

"Do you want to be funny now?"

"Oh come on, don't you understand fun?"

"No!"

"Look, there's a window open. Maybe I'll find something for you."

"I thought you didn't want to steal?"

"I'll make an exception for you," he said and took off his shoes. He climbed a drainpipe along the facade.

"Be careful, I'm not going to scrape you off the floor!" called Akira.

He toddled slowly and carefully around the apartment. "Perhaps someone is at home," he thought.

He slowly opened the closet door and found besides clothes some guns and ammunition.

"Akira, here are guns and ammunition."

"Do not be so loud!"

"Should I take the guns?"

"Yes, of course, throw out the clothes first and try not to shoot yourself."

"How was that again with being funny?"

"No, I'm serious, do not shoot yourself!"

Shane threw Akira a pair of blue jeans, a pair of white T-shirts and a large robe down.

He found a backpack, in there were many white bags inside, he grabbed some out and put ammunition and guns inside.

Suddenly Shane heard several people running down the aisle, one of them opened the door and saw Shane.

"Yo, what's going on here? You rob from the gang? Nobody robs from the gang. Kill this little bastard!"

Shane turned to the window and took the backpack. He ran to the window and grabbed careful the drain pipe.

"Is everything okay?" Akira asked.

"No, run, those are the ones who stole my money."

"The gang?"

"Yes exactly them!"

"Yo, they stole my cocaine and clothes, after them!"

Shane slide carefully down the drainpipe. The gang began to shoot at him, Shane slipped and fell several meters down.

"Ouch!"

"Is everything all right? Give me the backpack."

"Yes, I'm okay, we need to get away."

"Hurry up!"

"Wait, I still need my shoes," Shane said, and reached for them.

He ran barefoot behind Akira.

"I have to put on the shoes, otherwise the camouflage doesn't bring me anything!"

"We have other worries now, hurry, they are on our verses!"

After a while, the two had shaken off the gang.

They sat on a roof. "So let's see what you got there. So 3 pistols, ammunition for all and this white stuff."

"What is that Akira?" Asked Shane and put on the shoes.

"Could be salt, but id does not smell like salt."

"Just throw it away, we do not need it."

"The guy said 'where is my cocaine', could it be a spice?"

"Maybe ... just throw it away. It is some human stuff that we don't need. Only the backpack is interesting for us."

"Come give it to me!", Akira said and poured about 5 kilograms of cocaine out the backpack in an alleyway.

"What are we doing with the weapons?"

"We could sell one."

"Sell?" Why?"

"Well, I think this Desert Eagle is rather impractical. High rebound, relatively heavy, just seven shots, it is also made of gold. I have heard that it should be a valuable metal."

"So we sell the Desert Eagle and then buy something to eat?"

"You just stole 3 pistols, ammunition, and this 'cocaine', don't you think the food will stand out?"

"Yes that's true, but the people selling the food are not like this gang. They appear to be normal and pay with normal work their lives."

"Okay, I have no idea how much the Desert Eagle is worth. But it should be enough for a few days. But I want to try something else first."

"What do you want to try out?"

"Do you know a place where no human beings are and a firing exercise won't be heard?"

"Why target practice?"

"I want to teach you to shoot"

"Why?"

"You have to learn to defend yourself. The gang is going to kill you if they find you. You should not leave the house without guns."

Both ran far out of town in a very remote area.

Akira placed a couple of bottles and gave Shane a pistol in his hand.

"So, how would you shoot, the gun is unlocked and loaded, it has a recoil. Don't forget that."

Shane closed his eyes, turned his head aside and shot, he hit no bottle.

"That is how you shoot?"

"Yes, make fun of me. I never learned that."

"I'll help you."

"Thank you."

"Look how I shoot."

Akira took the pistol and shot seven times. With each shot, he hit a bottle.

"Wow show me how to do that!"

Akira gave Shane the gun and stood behind him.

"It's the best to hold the gun with both hands", Explained Akira.

"Yes I understand."

"Is everything okay? Your heart beats so fast. Does the target practice make you so nervous?"

"No, I think that's because you are near me."

"Um, just try to hit. You'll make it," Akira said, patting Shane on the shoulder.

"Does he feel something for me? That would be ridiculous. I treated him bad," thought Akira.

Shane shot again: "Missed it again."

"We have time, just practice more. We have plenty of ammunition for the whole evening."

"Throughout the evening? But I'm hungry. Aren't we going to sell the gun?"

"We make it once you hit two bottles successively, then we'll go to a dealer."

"All right, I'll try it."

Shane successfully shot two bottles in row after half an hour, and with the help of Akira.

"Akira, Akira I've done it!" Shouted Shane. He jumped up and down and smiled.

"I've never seen you smiling. You're not so ugly, well for a Lupain at least."

Akira approached Shane, he touched Shane under his chin and looked in Shane's eyes.

"Akira what are you doing?"

Akira shook his head: "Nothing at all, we have to go now."

"Did he want to kiss me? Yesterday he would have killed me and now he is so different, so nice? Does he play with me?" Asked Shane himself.

"Here, look closely, that's very important. Always secure the guns. Exactly what I do. Got it?"

"Yes, I've seen it."

"We have to go now."

Both were looking for an arms dealer, but they found none.

"There's an antique shop."

"Well then, let's go in, let me go first and you put the robe on," Shane said.

Shane went first in the antique shop, Akira followed him. The windows and the door were barred.

Furniture and clocks from past decades stood around everywhere in the shop.

The wooden floor creaked with every step the two made.

"Hello, is anyone here?" Asked Shane.

"Yes, I'll be right there. I'm not the youngest."

An old man appeared, he had a full beard and a bald head.

"Come to the counter."

Both approached the man who was standing behind a wall. In the wall a latticed glass plate was installed. It had a head large opening to hand over small goods and money. A gap was seen.

"What can I do for you?"

"We have a gun to sell."

"Ah, let me see," he said.

Shane grabbed the Desert Eagle out of the backpack, pointing it to the old man.

"Will you sell me something or rob me? Do not point the gut at me, lay it on the counter," he snorted.

"Oh, I'm sorry, here please."

"A Desert Eagle and even in gold," he said, looking at the gun.

"How much is the value?"

"Well, I'm not an arms dealer, but I am still very interested in it. I can't give you more than 1,500 for that."

"1 ... 1500 dollars?"

"Yes, what do you think boy? That are 24 carats."

"We need the money, so please."

The man turned away from the two. "I have to get my money," he said and went down an old wooden staircase.

After some time, the man came back. He gave Shane $ 1,500 and a receipt.

"You have quite hairy hands, boy. You might want to go to the doctor," complained the old man.

Both left the store. "$ 1,500 Akira, 1500 dollars!" Shouted Shane.

"Not so loud, people shouldn't find out."

Shane smiled and grabbed Akira's hands, he hopped several times slightly upwards. He looked into Akira's eyes and stammered: "$ 1,500 $ 1,500."

"That smile, it makes me happy somehow," thought Akira.

Shane suddenly ceased to hop: "Is everything okay?"

"Yes, I'm just very hungry, we should buy us something to eat."

Both ran quickly to the market and bought so much they could carry.

Then they went back to the apartment.

"So much food, we can't eat that much," said Shane joyful.

"It's not just for today but for the whole week."

"The whole week? Won't the food spoil?"

"Yes, it would, but you have a fridge, you can put all food inside it."

"Fridge, what is that?"

"It cools the food, so they stay fresh longer," said Akira.

"Something I have? Where?"

"In the bedroom is a new one, Carol has bought it for you. But apparently she didn't had time to connect it to the electricity system."

"What does a fridge look like? White?"

"White? Yes, just like you, only square."

"Ah, now I know. I've thrown my blanket on it."

"Yes, did you?"

"And you can connect such a thing, have you done that before?"

"No, but that thing has a plug and that plug must go into a socket."

"What is a socket?"

Akira placed a hand in front of his face: "I'll explain you sometime."

He brought the fridge to the kitchen area.

"Look, you put the food in there and close the door."

"Not more?"

Shane sat down and put some food in the refrigerator, he played with the flap of the refrigerator like a little kid.

"Door open, lights on. Door closed, lights off."

"Yes, it's nice that you like the refrigerator. But let that be, please."

"I'm just curious, I'm sorry."

"We should finally eat, I'm very hungry."

They ate together and then wanted to go to sleep.

"I'm on the couch. You can have the bed," Akira said.

"Thank you Akira," Shane said, and hugged him.

Both felt the heartbeat of the other. Shane put his head to Akira's chest and closed his eyes.

"I really like your heartbeat, Akira."

"Yes, good night," Akira said and took a step back.

Before Shane disappeared into the bedroom, he looked again at Akira. "Good night," he said, closing the door.

Shane laid inside the bed, thinking about Akira.

Before going to sleep Shane thought: "Was he afraid? Should I leave him alone? He has changed so much lately. At the beginning I hated him. But slowly I think I'm in love with him. Is it the loneliness or something more?"