CHAPTER 2
Cupa the creeper
Andr spun around in time to see a blur of green before being knocked to the ground.
"Hello…cupa…"
The orange haired girl nuzzled her best friend.
"I missed you, sorry about if I scarred you, you know how my speech like…thing works, right?"
Andr pat the girls back and nods, she understands that, after staying quiet or when angered for awhile, she drew any of the s things she said. Cupa nods and gives the girl a squeeze before rolling off.
"Where were you, me and a bunch of my friends ran around blowing stuff up!"
"Really? Did you hurt anyone, or anything for that matter?"
"No…but we did scare a wandering iron golem?"
"What did the poor thing do to you?"
"Absolutely nothing…"
Andr sighed, why was her best friend the only pyromaniac she ever met. Cups dust some dirt fro, her hoddie, then tugged andr up.
"What do you want to do?"
Andr shrugged, dusting dirt from her boots.
"We could…I don't know, is there a village near by?"
"I think so, I don't know if anyone is living there, last time I checked two guys were killing and looting the place?"
/two guys? What were they doing attacking a defenseless village?/
"I am sssure it isn't anything thought."
"You don't want to check it out? You usually enjoy checking out battle scenes?"
"Well yeah, that's the best parts of the day, but those guys looked pretty tough. The last thing I want to do today is get hurt by a dwarf and a spaceman."
Andr nods.
"Well I kind of want to visit this village, maybe you and a few of your friends could help us?"
Cupa shrugs and pulls her hood over her head.
"hm…okay! But only because I don't want my best friend running off and getting hurt."
Andr began to open her mouth to speak but she was cut off by cupa grabbing her hand and tugging her out of the clearing and into the woods. Andr blushed, she couldn't help but wonder how she kept her hand smooth when running around in the woods. Cupa waved her hand to a creeper, which started to follow loosely behind the two girls. Andr's thumb rubbed the back of cupa's hand, trying to act as if it was a friendly notion. She waved two more creepers over, both of them following loosely. Just visible over the crest of a hill was the stone watch tower that overlooked many of the villages that lay around. Andr sniffed, she could smell what she thought was a fire, or at the least a furnace going.
Andr, cupa, and the three creepers broke up over the crest of the hill. Laying out in front of them was the half destroyed houses, blocks and sand and dirt strewn about like some unknown force of nature. At the end of the destruction was a large house…more like a manor. It was built from random bits of wood and cobblestone. Andr and her friend glanced around, the roofs and walls had been ripped down and either used in building the manor or scattered around. Cupa started slowly going down the hill, the creepers followed her down. Andr glanced around nervously and starting to regret coming to such a creepy looking place. She took off after cupa.
" do you…think those two are still here?"
Cupa shook her head, her hand still gripping andr's. the town seemed desolate, yet a creepy vibe lingered in the air. Andr started to smell the scent of burning and rotten flesh…zombies? Yaebi couldn't be here, the sun was high in the sky. They stopped at the mansion, glancing around at the seemingly random placed wooden planks, birch wood, and cobble. Andr looked over the openings where the windows would be. The house was empty beside a large fireplace at the far left of the house. why was it so empty? andr turned to say something to cupa but she had already pushed the door open, the creepers staying at the doorway.
"cupa wait no, it might be dangerous we don't know what could possibly be in there!"
Her friend threw caution to the wind and stepped inside, her eyes quickly locking onto a block of TNT in the corner.
"MINE!"
She rushed over and picked it up, shoving it into her hoodie pocket. God didn't she know it wasn't safe to run over to TNT, no…of course not. Cupa spun around and spots a spiral staircase rising to the second floor. She rushed over in the same careless way she had entered the house. She heard andr's voice as she climbed the staircase, andr catching a glimpse of her running off as she stepped inside. She sighed and glanced out the door before quickly following after her. As she climbed the last step she was struck to see what looked like a treasure room of some sorts. Different blocks of ore lay in a pile in the center, and potted plants and framed maps hang near or on the wall.
"look at all this loot! Coal, iron, there is even some gold here in the back!"
Her attention snapped to cupa, she stepped over to the pile as cupa picked up a chunk of gold ore. Andr stared for a second before scooping it up and shoving it into her coat pockets. Cupa felt andr pull her close, squeezing tightly. She smiled and returned the warm hug.
"thanks for the gold cupa, you always seem to find a way to make my day better."
She slowly pulled away, she didn't want to, but the fact that they were still in this house made her nervous beyond belief. Suddenly a hissing noise broke the silence. They froze for a second almost as if the world couldn't handle it all and began to lag behind. When it stopped andr was on the second floor, looking up at the ceiling. what…did…one of the creepers blow up? her hearing slowly began to return, and she could her what sounded like metal clanging around and more hissing…then another explosion.
She slowly began to sit up, glancing over at now hole in the floor where the pile once was. Her was screaming in pain. She called out for cupa, then again, and again. She couldn't tell if cupa heard her or not. Andr rolled over and pushed herself to her feet. She began stumbling towards the stairs. She placed her hand on the wall and started to make her way down, still hearing the horrible cacophony of noises outside. A third explosion went off as she hit the first floor. There, right under the hole in the second floor, was cupa. She went over and wrapped an arm around her, pulling her up. God, for such a small girl she was rather heavy.
Andr let out a loud sigh of relief as she plopped cupa down just outside of the doorway. She looked around to see the village in even more disrepair then it was before. Three craters lay around, one having destroyed half a house, and the two others destroying the gravel walkway. The attacker was nowhere to be found. Andr collapsed to the ground next to cupa. She rolled onto her side and looked cupa over. There were no obvious wounds, she let out a sigh of relief. She scooted closer and wrapped an arm around her, feeling her heart beat. She started to drift off as she thought of what a relief it was to not having carried a corpse from that house.
She opened her eyes and saw the moon staring down at her. Cupa was still out cold. Andr pulled cupa close, the shivering from her slowly starting to cease. She slowly began to sat up, sniffing the air. There was still the faint scent of gunpowder and something else. Look at cupa, so cute. Her little hood and her closed eyes. Andr ran her hand to her cheek, leaning over the girl. She's so cold, I should go and find a blanket or something for her. Andr leaned closer, feeling her breath brush near her lips. She could feel her face getting rather warm. Come on andr, do it. You can do it, she would understand…hopefully. Cupa's your best friend. You wouldn't want to lose what you have wouldn't you?
Andr slowly started to lean down. Her eyes closed as her cheeks flushed red. Her lips were just a few centimeters away from cupa's. the full moon shined down on the two of them like the world's biggest spotlight. Cupa's eyes slowly opened, then she felt someone else's lips brush hers. The darkness cloaked the stranger, her having not yet gotten used to the light.
"andr…?"