A young girl about 16 sighed inwardley, falling back onto her white sheeted
bed. Her deep brown eyes glittered as she flickered her soft pink hair
impaciently. I miss Carona... and all of my friends... especially Rue...
Mint gasped. Had she really just admitted to herself that she had deeper feelings for Rue other than friendship?
"Nooo... of course not..."
"Not what?" A sharp voice asked. Mint jumped up from her bed, startled. Then she sighed slowly upon seeing who it was.
"Oh... it's just you." Maya stood at the door- looking as pompous and nasty as ever. She stuck up her nose in disgust, still clutching her worthless Book of Cosmos.
"Dinner is ready dear sister," she spat. Turning quickly on her heel- Maya walked away, her jewlery swishing with her movement.
That's it... I can't take this anymore... I have to go back to town...
Grabbing her small brown pack and rings, she slowly lowered herself out the window for a long journey. --
"Claire?" A tall young 16 year old boy called while walking into the small wooden cabin, his long sharp Arch Edge hanging on his back. His white hair shone brightly in the light as he took off his hat.
"Yes Rue?" Claire asked softly while preparing dinner.
"I was wondering... would it be alright with you if I traveled to Carona tomorrow? I miss everyone..." His voice trailed off. Rue suddenly thought of a spunky, pure-hearted girl about his age...
"Of course I wouldn't mind," Claire responded breaking his thoughts. Rue smiled slowly. I'll finally get a chance to see everyone again! It would be nice seeing Mint like the old days... He gasped, blushing furiously.
"Is something wrong?" Claire inquired, placing their plates on the table. Rue shook his head quietly, sitting down to dinner. --
Mint truged through the thick woods, her boots already turning a mudy dark brownish color. A thin red line scared her cheek from the thorny underbrush, and a rip on her left shoulder cut her purple clothes. Almost there... She told herself.
Seagulls cawed in the air as the fresh scent of the sea came to her senses. Mint dragged her feet to the docks, and climbed aboard a large wooden vessal. She looked out at the vast glittering ocean, the white birds floating on the breeze.
"I can't wait to get to Carona... It feels so good traveling like this again," she muttered to herself happily. The boat set off past many different seaside towns and cities. Her thoughts drifted to the old days when she was looking for the [relic]. It had been fun... and also challenging... what with all those other people out there looking for the same thing like...
"Why are we going back to that small town again brudda?" Mint swung around, and looked down at the boat's main deck. She saw two farmilar men standing there, one tall and strong- the other short and round. She smiled to herself.
"I told you already stupid! There's a rumor going round that a new big treasure is hidden by those parts... and we're going to find it!" Blood snarled, licking his lips.
"My brudda always so smart," Smokey said smiling. "We'll be rich!"
"Just as long as we don't run into those kids again- Hey? What's that?" Mint looked over the side of the ship at what Blood was pointing at. She didn't see anything...
"What? That big red thing...?" Smokey jumped and shouted, "Were gunna crash!!" Mint gasped as she saw the same large machine speeding right toward the side of the ship. A loud cracking noise ripped the sky as she tumbled over the edge of the ship, into the ocean. --
Knock... knock... knock...
"Hello? Is anyone there?" Rue called. He heard some shuffling of feet inside, then the door swung open. He smiled softly to himself.
"Rue! What a wonderful surprise!" Mira gasped, opening the door to let him through. "Just wait until I tell Klaus and Elena... they'll be so happy..." Rue walked into the thick smelling house as the tall woman bustled around in search of her family.
"Are you cooking? I'm sorry if I disturbed..." But he was cut off as Elena came running in, her pink hair in a tossle. She shrieked and through her arms around Rue, almost sending him backward.
"Rue! Rue! Good to see you!!" She cried out happily, pulling him downstaires into Klaus's room. Prima Doll sat on a stack of books, swinging his legs excitedly.
"Hello Prima Doll," Rue said smiling. He waved, smiling as well.
"Rue! Your back... and at such a good time..."
"Hi Doctor... what do you mean by 'at such a good time'?" Rue asked curiously. They all sat down to dinner, while Mira kept forcing Rue to eat more then he needed too.
"Well... there's a rumor flying around that-" Knock... knock... knock...
"Who could that be?" Elena asked, raising an eyebrow. She stood up, brushing off her dress and turning to her mother.
"Could I answer it mom?"
"Of course dear." Elena ran into the other room excitedly with Prima Doll at her heels. Rue turned back to the others with something else on his mind.
"Have you seen Mint latley?" He asked, trying with all his might not to blush. Mira smiled, but shook her head.
"We were hoping you had come with Mint yourself-"
"MINT!!!" Elena shrieked from outside. Everyone stood up and ran out the door to find a soaking wet young girl in a purple dress, breathing heavily.
"What happened?" Klaus asked, handing her a towl. Mint clutched the stich in her side before answering.
"Fell... off... boat... again..." Rue laughed. Mint immediatly whipped around, her eyes flashing.
"Rue! Your here too??"
Mint gasped. Had she really just admitted to herself that she had deeper feelings for Rue other than friendship?
"Nooo... of course not..."
"Not what?" A sharp voice asked. Mint jumped up from her bed, startled. Then she sighed slowly upon seeing who it was.
"Oh... it's just you." Maya stood at the door- looking as pompous and nasty as ever. She stuck up her nose in disgust, still clutching her worthless Book of Cosmos.
"Dinner is ready dear sister," she spat. Turning quickly on her heel- Maya walked away, her jewlery swishing with her movement.
That's it... I can't take this anymore... I have to go back to town...
Grabbing her small brown pack and rings, she slowly lowered herself out the window for a long journey. --
"Claire?" A tall young 16 year old boy called while walking into the small wooden cabin, his long sharp Arch Edge hanging on his back. His white hair shone brightly in the light as he took off his hat.
"Yes Rue?" Claire asked softly while preparing dinner.
"I was wondering... would it be alright with you if I traveled to Carona tomorrow? I miss everyone..." His voice trailed off. Rue suddenly thought of a spunky, pure-hearted girl about his age...
"Of course I wouldn't mind," Claire responded breaking his thoughts. Rue smiled slowly. I'll finally get a chance to see everyone again! It would be nice seeing Mint like the old days... He gasped, blushing furiously.
"Is something wrong?" Claire inquired, placing their plates on the table. Rue shook his head quietly, sitting down to dinner. --
Mint truged through the thick woods, her boots already turning a mudy dark brownish color. A thin red line scared her cheek from the thorny underbrush, and a rip on her left shoulder cut her purple clothes. Almost there... She told herself.
Seagulls cawed in the air as the fresh scent of the sea came to her senses. Mint dragged her feet to the docks, and climbed aboard a large wooden vessal. She looked out at the vast glittering ocean, the white birds floating on the breeze.
"I can't wait to get to Carona... It feels so good traveling like this again," she muttered to herself happily. The boat set off past many different seaside towns and cities. Her thoughts drifted to the old days when she was looking for the [relic]. It had been fun... and also challenging... what with all those other people out there looking for the same thing like...
"Why are we going back to that small town again brudda?" Mint swung around, and looked down at the boat's main deck. She saw two farmilar men standing there, one tall and strong- the other short and round. She smiled to herself.
"I told you already stupid! There's a rumor going round that a new big treasure is hidden by those parts... and we're going to find it!" Blood snarled, licking his lips.
"My brudda always so smart," Smokey said smiling. "We'll be rich!"
"Just as long as we don't run into those kids again- Hey? What's that?" Mint looked over the side of the ship at what Blood was pointing at. She didn't see anything...
"What? That big red thing...?" Smokey jumped and shouted, "Were gunna crash!!" Mint gasped as she saw the same large machine speeding right toward the side of the ship. A loud cracking noise ripped the sky as she tumbled over the edge of the ship, into the ocean. --
Knock... knock... knock...
"Hello? Is anyone there?" Rue called. He heard some shuffling of feet inside, then the door swung open. He smiled softly to himself.
"Rue! What a wonderful surprise!" Mira gasped, opening the door to let him through. "Just wait until I tell Klaus and Elena... they'll be so happy..." Rue walked into the thick smelling house as the tall woman bustled around in search of her family.
"Are you cooking? I'm sorry if I disturbed..." But he was cut off as Elena came running in, her pink hair in a tossle. She shrieked and through her arms around Rue, almost sending him backward.
"Rue! Rue! Good to see you!!" She cried out happily, pulling him downstaires into Klaus's room. Prima Doll sat on a stack of books, swinging his legs excitedly.
"Hello Prima Doll," Rue said smiling. He waved, smiling as well.
"Rue! Your back... and at such a good time..."
"Hi Doctor... what do you mean by 'at such a good time'?" Rue asked curiously. They all sat down to dinner, while Mira kept forcing Rue to eat more then he needed too.
"Well... there's a rumor flying around that-" Knock... knock... knock...
"Who could that be?" Elena asked, raising an eyebrow. She stood up, brushing off her dress and turning to her mother.
"Could I answer it mom?"
"Of course dear." Elena ran into the other room excitedly with Prima Doll at her heels. Rue turned back to the others with something else on his mind.
"Have you seen Mint latley?" He asked, trying with all his might not to blush. Mira smiled, but shook her head.
"We were hoping you had come with Mint yourself-"
"MINT!!!" Elena shrieked from outside. Everyone stood up and ran out the door to find a soaking wet young girl in a purple dress, breathing heavily.
"What happened?" Klaus asked, handing her a towl. Mint clutched the stich in her side before answering.
"Fell... off... boat... again..." Rue laughed. Mint immediatly whipped around, her eyes flashing.
"Rue! Your here too??"