Disclaimer: I do not own FY at all. I do own Akina and this story line,
so get your own!
"Tasuki!" she called playfully. "Look at this!" Tasuki walked over. He looked down at what Akina was pointing at. A frog! "I've never seen one this big! It's disgusting!" she remarked. Tasuki got a big grin on his face. "Oh, no! Don't! Aaaaaahhh!!!!" she screamed as Tasuki chased her around the field with the huge, slimy frog in his hands. After they were done running, they collapsed on their backs on the grass. They were still giggling. Tasuki loved being around her. She was so warm, so funny, and he loved when she called him Tasuki. It made his insides tingle.
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Tasuki strolled confidently through the field. He knew what he wanted to tell her, but he didn't know how to tell her. Even though they were only 6, he knew he loved her. He spotted a patch of wild flowers. He smiled. 'Just like the older kids,' he thought. He picked a bunch for her, and strutted out of the field, heading towards her house. He thought he looked very grown-up. But when he got to his village, he stood gasping at what he saw.
People dressed in black were raiding his village. They were slashing people and setting fire to houses. Tasuki ran to Akina's house, but it was on fire, too. He held back his tears.
"Tasuki!" He looked over at a cart, and there was a man, who was trying to hold Akina back. But she was struggling to get free. Tasuki could see Akina's brother and sisters in the cart, too. The men raiding the village were trying to sell people, too.
"Akina!" he yelled back. He started to run for the cart, but it began to move. "No!" he screamed as he ran after it. Akina's hand reached out behind the man, and Tasuki could see her face, streaked with tears. "Tasuki!" But he couldn't catch up. His lungs ached for breath against the wind, but he didn't stop. But he tripped and the cart sped away. He looked up in time to see Akina's face disappear over the horizon; the last time he would ever see her again. "Akina."
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"Tasuki, come inside," his mother called. "It's not safe to be out side on the mountain this late." They had moved onto the mountain after the raid. Thankfully, Tasuki and his family had not been hurt, but Tasuki really didn't care. He lost the only thing he cared about.
"I told you NOT to call me that," he said bitterly. He stalked out of the room. His mother watched him leave with concern on her face. Tasuki walked to his bedroom. "Hey, Tasuki, what's wrong now? Still thinking about your girlfriend?" his two older sisters taunted. Tasuki slammed the door in their faces, but not before giving them both a punch in the stomach. They were so surprised that he actually hit them, that they didn't bother him the rest of the evening.
Tasuki looked at himself in his bucket of water. Yes, that was exactly what was bothering him. God, how he missed her. Since she left, he wouldn't let anyone call him Tasuki. That name was reserved for her, and her alone. He stared at his reflection.
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Tasuki sat down under his favorite tree. He had hiked up the mountain and had been doing this everyday. He was about to open the lunch that he brought with him, when he heard a rustle in the bushes next to hi. He stood up, and braced himself. "Come out, whatever you are!" he called, sounding a little braver than he felt. There was a pause, and a boy stepped out of the bushes. Tasuki lowered his fists. "Who are you?" he asked. The boy appeared to be 8, the same age as him. "Kouji," the boy responded.
"I've been watching you everyday for the last month, Huan-Lang. You live here alone?" Kouji asked Tasuki over the lunch they were now sharing. "No, I live with my family a little ways down the mountain side. What about you?" "I live with the bandits. They live near the top of the mountain. They are mostly older men, but the boss let me stay there with them. He's really cool," Kouji said. Tasuki nodded. Kouji told him more about the bandits. They sounded awesome! Tasuki and Kouji met for lunch every day. He liked him and the bandits (or what they sounded like) more and more as each day passed. He and Kouji were best friends.
One day, while Kouji and Tasuki were eating lunch, Kouj said, "I told the boss about you. And he and I think that, well, um, we want you to come live with us," He finished in a rush and looked down at the ground. 'He's not gonna say yes. I shoulda never asked him,' Kouji thought. But Tasuki thought the exact opposite. 'Is he kidding? Of course I'll go! I can get away from my sisters and my mom! This is great!' Tasuki eagerly said yes, and the next morning, he left his house for the last time, as happy as could be.
"Tasuki!" she called playfully. "Look at this!" Tasuki walked over. He looked down at what Akina was pointing at. A frog! "I've never seen one this big! It's disgusting!" she remarked. Tasuki got a big grin on his face. "Oh, no! Don't! Aaaaaahhh!!!!" she screamed as Tasuki chased her around the field with the huge, slimy frog in his hands. After they were done running, they collapsed on their backs on the grass. They were still giggling. Tasuki loved being around her. She was so warm, so funny, and he loved when she called him Tasuki. It made his insides tingle.
~~~~~~******~~~~~~******~~~~~~******~~~~~~******~~~~~~~
Tasuki strolled confidently through the field. He knew what he wanted to tell her, but he didn't know how to tell her. Even though they were only 6, he knew he loved her. He spotted a patch of wild flowers. He smiled. 'Just like the older kids,' he thought. He picked a bunch for her, and strutted out of the field, heading towards her house. He thought he looked very grown-up. But when he got to his village, he stood gasping at what he saw.
People dressed in black were raiding his village. They were slashing people and setting fire to houses. Tasuki ran to Akina's house, but it was on fire, too. He held back his tears.
"Tasuki!" He looked over at a cart, and there was a man, who was trying to hold Akina back. But she was struggling to get free. Tasuki could see Akina's brother and sisters in the cart, too. The men raiding the village were trying to sell people, too.
"Akina!" he yelled back. He started to run for the cart, but it began to move. "No!" he screamed as he ran after it. Akina's hand reached out behind the man, and Tasuki could see her face, streaked with tears. "Tasuki!" But he couldn't catch up. His lungs ached for breath against the wind, but he didn't stop. But he tripped and the cart sped away. He looked up in time to see Akina's face disappear over the horizon; the last time he would ever see her again. "Akina."
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"Tasuki, come inside," his mother called. "It's not safe to be out side on the mountain this late." They had moved onto the mountain after the raid. Thankfully, Tasuki and his family had not been hurt, but Tasuki really didn't care. He lost the only thing he cared about.
"I told you NOT to call me that," he said bitterly. He stalked out of the room. His mother watched him leave with concern on her face. Tasuki walked to his bedroom. "Hey, Tasuki, what's wrong now? Still thinking about your girlfriend?" his two older sisters taunted. Tasuki slammed the door in their faces, but not before giving them both a punch in the stomach. They were so surprised that he actually hit them, that they didn't bother him the rest of the evening.
Tasuki looked at himself in his bucket of water. Yes, that was exactly what was bothering him. God, how he missed her. Since she left, he wouldn't let anyone call him Tasuki. That name was reserved for her, and her alone. He stared at his reflection.
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Tasuki sat down under his favorite tree. He had hiked up the mountain and had been doing this everyday. He was about to open the lunch that he brought with him, when he heard a rustle in the bushes next to hi. He stood up, and braced himself. "Come out, whatever you are!" he called, sounding a little braver than he felt. There was a pause, and a boy stepped out of the bushes. Tasuki lowered his fists. "Who are you?" he asked. The boy appeared to be 8, the same age as him. "Kouji," the boy responded.
"I've been watching you everyday for the last month, Huan-Lang. You live here alone?" Kouji asked Tasuki over the lunch they were now sharing. "No, I live with my family a little ways down the mountain side. What about you?" "I live with the bandits. They live near the top of the mountain. They are mostly older men, but the boss let me stay there with them. He's really cool," Kouji said. Tasuki nodded. Kouji told him more about the bandits. They sounded awesome! Tasuki and Kouji met for lunch every day. He liked him and the bandits (or what they sounded like) more and more as each day passed. He and Kouji were best friends.
One day, while Kouji and Tasuki were eating lunch, Kouj said, "I told the boss about you. And he and I think that, well, um, we want you to come live with us," He finished in a rush and looked down at the ground. 'He's not gonna say yes. I shoulda never asked him,' Kouji thought. But Tasuki thought the exact opposite. 'Is he kidding? Of course I'll go! I can get away from my sisters and my mom! This is great!' Tasuki eagerly said yes, and the next morning, he left his house for the last time, as happy as could be.