The Girl Found in Water
You never can be sure when you'll die. You never can be sure when your safe. And you never can be sure when you'll fall in love. But you can be sure, that you love them, that you'll never try to hurt them.
Though sometimes, you hurt them anyway... and it never ends up the way you want it. Love is a painful thing, and it is also scary. But once its in play, it can be the most amazing, deliteful thing in the world.
But even then, things can shatter, and break.
Blue... so blue...like a liquid sky... I swam under the water of the lake and remebered the words my mother spoke of the night she left.
"Riki, mother is going away for awhile, so i need you here, in the lake."
"Where are you going mother?" A little Rikieri asked.
"To a secret place sweety, a place only mommy and daddys should know about, but, if you want to know i'll tell you when you get older alright?"
"Alright mamma... but when will you be back?"
"Shh... now rest in the water Rikieri, remember, never leave the lake."
"Yes Mamma."
"Good girl, and remeber these words 'Take of all your clothes, and swim gracefuly and endlessly, in frosted crystalized water.' Now its time for bed, i love you" the Mother kissed her on the forehead and the girl sank into the water.
"I love you too mother." She closed her eyes and drifted into a soundless sleep.
'That seems so long ago...' i thaught, and remembered that it was. Almost Nine years now. Yes, so long ago it was, though i sit here and wait at the bottom of this lake, talking and swimming with no one but fish.
It was lonely here. 'But mother said she would come back...' i began to think and then remembered 'No, she never said she would be back... but she will come back right... should i leave and look for here? No i cant... what if she comes while im out looking... then i'll miss her and get lost.'
Though as much as i told myself, that mamma would be back, i knew very well that no mother would leave their child in a lake for nine years alone without any contact. But it wasnt my mother that kept me in the lake all these years, it was the fear of seeing whats beyond the top of the water.
Beyond the lake. Where there people? Animals? Plants? That Blurry Sky i always saw under the water?
Is it beautiful? Ugly? Scary? I had absolutly no clue, and thats what scared me the most. Not knowing the world i lived in past the water, and the laketop. Yes i wanted to know.
'Should i go up...? No i cant... but what if there is another place i can go? Can i meet people? I want to so much!... fine... thats it i'll go'
I breathed deeply and gulped, i started to swim up. Watching the blurry blue sky get closer and brighter. A couple fishes swam by and told me not to go up any more, but i ignored them and they pouted.
I could see a messy bright ball of orange and yellow, the sun. And thats when i just barley touched the laketop, and yes my heart was pounding, excitment and fear washed over me at the same time.
I was about to see the outside world for the first time. i sucked in a breath and pushed my hands through the laketop and felt the air outside.
It was cool and moist, i closed my eyes and poped my head out of the water and the moistened air hit me in the face, it felt weird in my mouth and tasted strange on my tounge.
'This was it...' Still while my eyes where closed i swam to the edge of the lake.
I took in two deep breathes and sighed 'Ok... now open!' I opened my eyes while smiling, but my smile soon faded when an orange thing was up in my face. It looked like it had hair.
"Hi, Im Tobi, and your pretty do you wanna be my friend and hunt for the Three tails with me, because Deidara wont let me look with him?" The thing asked and got closer.
I blinked for a second, then screamed and and dived back down into the water. Getting as far away as i could from the thing.
I hide behind a rock in the water, peeking around it to see a blurry orange blob looking into the water. ' What in the heck was that?' i asked myself.
I saw the orange blob trying to look into the water, but stopped and got up, the thing shook what i thaught was its head, i mean, if it had hair there and it talked from there it would be its head right?
It walk away then, and i couldnt decide wether to go back up or stay down in the water. The couple of fish from earlier swam by agan and they laughed and said "We told ya so!" in a mean moking way.
Thats when i had enough, it was time i showed these fish im not the scardy baby anymore, i can go to the surface world.
I swam back up to the surface and peeped over the laketop, checking to see if the orange blob named Tobi was still around, or near. But he wasnt and i was glad.
I swam to the edge of the lake again, and leaned one leg over it to hope onto the green grass, it felt weird, more weird than the moist air. I began to make my way onto the grass and stepped onto it.
'This is really it isnt it... the beginning of my own adventure... hmmm i wonder what would happen if i...' I lifted my leg up and started walking but was a little shakey. Swimming for my whole life then trying to walk isnt that easy.
I looked around and saw tall trees, and plants, i heard the beards and some other forest animals. I saw the dirt and rocks. I looked up.
'Oh my... the sky isnt blurry at all, and the sun is even brighter than before... this world is beautiful...'
And yes indeed it was... but it was also scary aswell.
Then i had the weirdest and strangest feeling... that somebody or something was watching me...
'I really hope its just one of those cute little bunnies...'
Though it wasnt a bunny at all.
