Chapter 2 – Escape
I woke up. What was I doing yesterday? Oh yeah... Now I remember... I thought. I was drinking alchohol... for the first time in my life... Then I seem to have knocked myself out... Still dizzy...
Wait. Where was I? I stood up and looked around. I was in a bedroom. The walls were painted a light shade of blue, there was a window to the left of me, there was a door right ahead of me that I assumed was a bathroom and a large bed on the right. Not bad. I came up to the door ahead of me and opened it. I was correct, it was a bathroom. I came out again, and noticed a trapdoor in the floor. I tried opening it, but it was closed.
"Are you serious?" I whispered, mostly to the trapdoor.
'Yes, I am' it whispered back inside my imagination. I growled, looking around for any other means of escape. None.
Wait. What about the window? I might not be very high up right now. If it's opened, I could get out of it. Or smash it, in any case.
I came up to it.
'Hello' it whispered. I rubbed my head.
'I said hello' it said, more annoyed now.
"Erm... Hi?" I said back. "May I open you and escape please?"
'Sure'
I held a hand up to my forehead and opened the window with the other one. Why was my mind getting só messed up? Well, it could be the fact that I just woke up, but it probably wasn't.
I leant over the window. I was about...hm, two floors up? The building I was in over-looked an eyeful of fields, up until the horizon. A few sheep were grazing here and there.
I smiled. I've climbed out of windows before, except with safety equipment.
Well, it couldn't be that hard, could it? It's just climbing out of the window minus the safety equipment, that's all.
Without hesitation I swing a leg over the window, then the other one, só I was sitting on the window ledge with my legs hanging outside. It was cold, but my new outfit kept me pretty warm, só that was okay.
I looked round at the wall of the building, looking for the safest route to climb down.
Maybe I could walk along this sticky out part up to the gutter, then slide down... Nah, the gutter doesn't look stable. At all.
Using the vines growing up the wall won't work either. They always look strong and sturdy but when you start climbing them... Nope, that's no option either.
Grrrr. There weren't much options left. There was always the old fashioned 'just simply jump becoming a cat for a minute and landing on all four paws', but that's just movies. They use stunters and different equipment there. This was real.
Dammit, I'm getting nowhere. I just decided to start climbing and hope for the best. Won't be much of a waste for me if I die, what with such a messed up life.
I climbed onto the sticky out part, touching the vines gently to keep my balance.
Maybe I should just go for the gutter. Would be easier to just try my luck, and I was lucky most of the time.
I inched over to the gutter, wondering about where China could be right now. I haven't seen him since yesterday. Was he okay?
I grabbed the gutter with my hands and wrapped my legs round it slowly. It creaked a little, but I managed to keep going.
Everything creaks when you climb on it I thought over and over. The gutter gave a long, dry creak as I started climbing down it.
"Shut up, you!" I muttered quietly, hoping that I won't be discovered. If I did get discovered... Nothing good would happen.
Oh, if only I had known what was going to happen..!
I reached the ground, to my relief, without the gutter breaking. Or any of my bones. Lucky me.
I stood at the wall of the building, slowly realizing that I had no idea of what to do now. Go look for China? He might not even be here. Look for home? It could be miles away. Look for someone to help me? Any person here could be one of those crazy cosplayers.
Mein Gott. I'm stuck. And when I'm stuck or confused I just start wandering around everywhere. So I did. I just set off aimlessly towards the horizon.
It was dark, and from the way the sky above it was slightly yellow I knew it was almost sunrise. Oh, what was I meant to do now? What?
After about an hour of walking, the sun finally broke through the horizon. The fields had ended, and I was now walking on a dusty path. The sky was red, and I felt immensley tired.
Suddenly, the horizon opened up something new to me. A long, dark blue strip, stretching all the way across it.
* My computer just turned evil and won't let me use proper speech marks TT^TT *
«The sea.» I muttered.
Huh?
What?
The sea?
I looked closer. Indeed! The sea!
I wondered if anyone or anything could help me there. Probably not, but it was worth a check.
-Time skip! Whoosh!-
I arrive at the habour. It is bustling with people, even though it was so early in the morning. There were some big ships getting ready to set off, and some smaller boats tied patiently waiting for their turn, later in the day. One particulary large and expensive looking ship stood out, and I just observed the delicate detail on it for a few minutes.
«I see you're intrested in that ship, young laddie.» someone said from behind me. I jumped, and turned around, to find a man, about forty five years old, standing behind me.
«Oh, no, I'm j-just looking.» I stammered, not liking talking to a stranger.
«They're hiring crew members, you know.» the man continued. I perked up at this.
«Really? Who's the captain?» I asked. I've always wanted to sail on a ship as a crew member!
« A man called Antonio Carriedo.» the man answered, grinning.
« What?!» I couldn't help but shout out. The man stepped back. A few passerbys looked at me weirdly. «Antonio Fernandez Carriedo? Really?! This can't be right!» As soon as I said that, I realized that it can. But China, captain of a ship? When did he have time to..?
«Heh, so are you wanting to join that crew?» the man asked. Was he kidding me? Of course I'm wanting to join that crew! I have to find China!
«Yeah! Sure!» I said, knowing that this could turn out really French. What if China decided to become pirate!Spain? She really likes pirate!Spain x Romano! But it was definetley worth a try.
«Just get onto the ship and ask someone where to find the captain. They'll tell you. Talk to Carriedo, and if he accepts you, be happy!» the man said, grinning again.
«Yeah! Will do so!» I answered, turning and heading towards the ship. This was going to be awkward, but someone had to do it. And the someone just turned out to be me.
Heh heh, such a short chapter. Oh well. I'm proud of it. :3
