Hidden Blood
A/N: This is my first fanfic. Please let me know if you have any ideas. I know it's new, and I've got things planned, but I need more ideas. Thank you!
Chapter One
"Honey, where are you?"
An older lady wandered past the line of fences and around the side of the barn. She was searching for someone.
A voice came out from inside the large red building.
"Have you found her yet?"
The stall door closest to the door opened and a young man around twenty came out. He latched the stall and put the lead rope he was carrying on a hook next to him.
"Koji dear," the lady walked into the doorway of the barn and sighed, "I can't seem to find her anywhere. Do you know if she's out riding Aki?"
Koji pushed back some of his wild light brown bangs out of his face and reached down to wipe dirt and hay off of the dark blue jeans he was wearing. A leather necklace, with a horse shoe, hung over a white t-shirt and blue plaid over shirt.
He straightened up and looked at the lady.
"Aki isn't in his stall or in the pasture. My guess is she went to practice her jumping." He smiled, "She has been getting better. Just like her father."
The lady nodded, "That she has. That she has."
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"You can do it Aki! Just one more!"
A young teenage girl leaned forward against the neck of a brown horse. They leaped over the last log blocking the trail.
"Good boy Aki!"
Sakura pulled Aki to a stop and stroked his neck. He neighed happily. She closed her eyes as a cool breeze swept through the trees. It blew her loose auburn hair everywhere. Her green shirt flapped as they sat there panting.
She sighed, "Lets go back now. Koji is probably mad at me for leaving him to do all the chores again."
Sakura opened her emerald eyes and nudged Aki in the direction of the farm.
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Thud!
A piece of wood smacked down on top of a growing stack of logs. More pieces piled on as a teenage boy sweated, his brown shorts and white shirt sticking to him.
He picked up the axe on the ground and swung it hard into the stump nearby. He brushed aside his chocolate colored bangs.
"Well, that's done." He looked around. "Where is everyone?"
The whole area surrounding him was empty. It was silent except for the sound of the wind blowing through the trees. All the birds that were chirping had stopped.
Syoaron looked at the clouds. "I think it's going to rain later. I had better clean up."
He went to the little shed on the side of a medium sized cottage. He opened the door and pulled out a light green tarp. He used his heavy brown boots to kick the shed door shut. It latched with a click.
Upon reaching the wood pile, he unfolded the tarp and covered the wood. Two large stones were placed on either side of the ends of the fabric to keep it there.
When he finished cleaning up outside, the fifteen year old went inside the cottage and headed for the sink. After he dried his hands, the towel was set down on the back of the table.
"What's this?" He picked up a piece of paper off the table.
Dear Syaoron,
I'm sorry that we didn't say goodbye to you before we left, but we got an urgent call and had to leave. I hope you are not too mad. I know your Uncle promised to take you hunting, and he will. Just not today. I trust you did the woodpile, so we thank you for that. We will be back as soon as we can.
Love you!
Aunt Maya
p.s. food's in the icebox!
Syaoron set down the note and went to open the ice box. He groaned when he saw what she put in there for him.
Vegetables
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A/N: thank you for reading this. I know it's slow right now, but I wanted you to meet the main characters. Please review and if you have any ideas on farm life please tell me!