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Twigs snapped, leaves rustled, birds chirped, wind blew. Chestnut eyes glanced around carefully to its surroundings while small boots beat a path into the secluded area. Small hands gripped onto sides of great pines while the boots lead the way through the wooded area. She stammered, briefly looking around before stepping out into a meadow. Greeted by tall grass tickling her legs and the warm summer winds rustling her unruly hair, a smile meets her face.
"Senseii told me to go off and explore, but I never thought it would look this beautiful!"
The girl then took off into the grass, running as fast as she could while she held her arms out, the sleeves of her shirt rustled through the wind before she bent into a cartwheel, her small feet flying into the air. Once she was standing full on, small dandelion seeds greeted her, flying out into the picturesque sky. Smiling, she continued to walk through the grass, beginning to hum a tune, then came to a halt as figures came into her view. Afraid of what their intentions could be if they discovered her, she ran towards a tree that wasn't too far from where she stood. As the boys approached, she hid further behind the tree, peeking out occasionally to see what they were doing.
Both boys seemed to be between the ages of seven and nine. Both had a muscular build to them, but neither looked like each other. One boy had soft lavender hair and bright blue eyes. His skin tone was darker than the other boy, who had unruly black hair that seemed to go into each direction and onyx eyes. The boy with the black hair was talking, while the boy with lavender hair listened to his story.
"When I went fishing with my brother, I laughed at him because all of his fish were smaller than mine, and just as I finish my sentence, he comes out with this huge fish! It had to be about 5 feet long!" The boy held out his arms as wide as his arm span was to explain how long it was. His friend laughed and shook his head.
"There is no way that fish was that long! It had to be smaller than that! My dad says there's no such thing as giant fish, well not on this planet anyway!" Flustered, the boy blew out air through tight lips, ruffling his bang before stomping his foot.
" Yes way! I was there! I know! It was that- Hey, who is that?"
A gasp came in the distance. The girl was spotted by the very people she didn't want to see! Ducking back in her hiding space behind the tree, she panicked, worrying they wouldn't go away, and would come and explore. The boys approached slowly, looking at the tree while they questioned who was there.
"Goten, there wasn't anybody behind the tree. You are just seeing things. It was probably a deer or something like that."
"Not this time, Trunks! I'm sure this was a person! I know what people look like!"
She panicked even more as they came closer. In the distance, someone was watching her movements. Growling lowly, he closed his eyes, crossing his legs underneath him, mumbling to himself quietly. The girls ears perked up, then she frowned a little, looking behind her before sighing.
" I do this only for you, Senseii.."
Stumbling out from behind the tree, the boys stood still, staring in awe at her. She frowned, then went for the tree again before she stopped, stammering back to stand in front of them once more. Twiddling her thumbs, she focused mostly on the ground, but glanced up at them on occasion. The boys stood in their place, Goten smiling, while Trunks scowled.
"Who are you, and why were you hiding behind a tree?" The girl glanced up at Goten, then shot down while her cheeks burned with embarrassment and fear. Her ears perked up again, then she sighed, looking up at him.
"Hello, my name is Aika Keikyoku. I am about six, or seven, or eight. I do not know, but I hope to find out soon. I hid behind a tree because I was afraid you would try to hurt me." The boys smiled, then walked up to her slowly, holding out one of their hands each to pat her shoulder. She jumped a bit, but when they just tapped her shoulder, she relaxed, finally looking into their eyes.
"We wouldn't hurt you! Really!" Goten re-assured her while Trunks proceeded to wrap his arm around her shoulder.
"Yeah, Why would we want to hurt you, and we don't even know you?" Aika looked at the boys, then around her before smiling widely. Goten grabbed hold of her hand and began running, Trunks following closely behind them.
"Come on! I'll introduce you to my brother and my dad! I know they will be happy to meet you!" Goten assured her with his usual smile. Trunks nodded, then held onto her other hand. Aika just nodded and smiled, happy to know they wouldn't harm her.
"Alright! But I hope they wont mind me coming..."
Yup. That's the end of chapter one. Hope it wasn't too corny for your tastes!
