There was a loud bang as the statue by the church fell over.
"Could you be any louder?!" Ameri shouted to Myuki and Erin as they crawled through the bushes to the church in the main square.
"Shut-up! I'm being as quiet as I can!" growled the fiery red-head.
Myuki popped her head out of the bushes "No one is around."
Ameri stood up and stretched.
"Finally!" she yawned, "thought this was gonna take forever. C'mon, let's go!" she mumbled as se strode up to the church and snuck inside. Myuki and Erin followed close behind. The church was completely dark except for the a few candles on the walls and at the altar. Food was laid out for the 'less fortunate' in the back. Myuki started cramming her face and a cloth sack full of food.
"Hey! Save some for us!" whined Ameri as she blew out candles before stuffing them into her sack.
"Don't worry. I'm only taking a third of it. I'm leaving most of it with the church."
"I have thirteen candles. Is that enough?"
"Yep!"
Next the girls made their way down to the preachers chamber. It was pitch black without a single candle or window. Ameri silently cursed as she got on all fours and crawled in the direction of the preacher's bed. He kept all his money under his pillow. Once to the bed, a familiar feeling caught her attention. She felt the handle of a sword under his bed. She felt around more and found a dagger. Forgetting about the money, she scurried out of the room, dragging her sisters along.
They made it to their home in the woods right as it started to get light out. Their home was far out in the forest with trees being built into it. They built it themselves when they were younger. They couldn't figure out how to build the chimney so to cook they have huge fires. During the winter they slept on top of the columns in the church. No one ever looked there.
Ameri kicked open the door to the scraggly little hut and plopped down on a makeshift bed made from stolen cloth and chicken feathers.
"So, I just got daggers and swords tonight. What about you guys?" Ameri asked while she lit a candle.
Myuki dumped her sack into a barrel.
"I have enough food to last Erin for a while. I'll check the traps later."
Erin dumped her sack out onto the floor. Several books, mini boxes, paint brushes, stones, sheets of parchment, and candle holders were what fell out.
"I'm not sure what I have…"
The girls grabbed the books to flip through them.
"We've got three more bibles…" grumbled Erin.
"I found something!" Myuki shouted.
"This is new. It says Der Hexenhammer… it's a witch hunter's handbook…"
"Creeeeepy." Ameri said while snatching the book. "We gotta read this!"
"Oh, no!" Myuki suddenly shouted, scaring Ameri and Erin.
"What is it!?" They shouted in unison.
"I forgot to reset the traps yesterday."
Ameri sighed.
"We can also steal a chicken when it's dark again. It'll just be a while before we can eat."
Erin made a disgusted face.
"Ew…meat…"
After a quick nap, the girls began their normal routine. First, a bath in the creek, next a quick snack, after that they spent a good three hours picking and planting flowers around their house. After a quick trip to the market for cloth, they came back and made some clothes. Finally, to end the day, they wrote, drew, and read till the moon was high.
After making sure to set the traps in the woods; Myuki, Erin, and Ameri snuck off to a nearby farm to steal a chicken.
The chicken was harder to catch than they thought. Erin watched and laughed as Myuki and Ameri chased after a run-away chicken. Every time they pounced, that creature managed to slip through their arms. Losing almost all their patience, Ameri picked up a broken tree branch and Myuki grabbed a handful of rocks. Myuki missed the damn thing every time. Ameri got pissed and chased the thing down and smacked it with the branch, sending it flying. Ameri and Myuki began to chase after it while Erin was still laughing at their antics.
Ameri was running full speed to catch it before the (probably dead) chicken hit the ground, but was slung to the ground after her dress hooked to a tree root. The chicken hit the ground with a 'thud', got up, and hurried off. The chicken had to be immortal.
Erin was about to die of laughter when she saw the looks on Ameri and Myuki's faces.
"Really?! REALLY!?" screamed Ameri "I'm not letting it get away!"
Ameri jumped to her feet and began to run after it. Erin and Myuki sighed and headed home.
Two hours later, Ameri busted through the door, covered in dirt and leaves, with a huge smile on her face.
"I caught it!" she grinned widely "Let's eat it!"
While Myuki and Ameri downed all the meat, Erin munched on vegetables. It was starting to get light out, but they didn't care. They had food. Myuki gulped down her chunk of food.
"I wish someone would hurry up and get pregnant in the village. What's the point of being a midwife if no one is pregnant?"
"That's why stealing is better. Having a job is too unreliable. Besides, no one wants to have a female solider, so I can't have a job."
"Yeah," grumbled Erin "No one wants a female scholar either."
"Wait, I'm the only one that actually gets seen around town anymore. I heard rumors that you were dead. I'm sure you can cut your hair, change your clothes, and pass for a young man. No one will recognize you if they think you might've died."
"Okay, I'll do that!" Ameri shouted.
"Me too!" Erin joined in.
Myuki just stared. She wasn't being serious.
"What if you get caught? You'll be killed!"
"Who says we'll get caught? People here are too stupid to figure it out. The only way they could is to strip us."
"I'll make the pants!" Erin said cheerfully as she ran back to the house.
This could only cause trouble…
This is a story that my friend wrote. She is allowing me to post it on my account for awesome reasons…anyway, enjoy! Winter
