Shu groaned as he slowly regained consciousness. His entire body was wracked with unbelievable pain. He was covered in cuts and gashes. A metallic taste filled his mouth and he spat out blood. As he tried to get up, agonizing pain shot up his left arm and he fell back down, clutching it. He figured his left arm was broken.
Shu suddenly remembered that he wasn't the only one that fell in and he rolled over on his stomach, trying to find Jiro. He spotted the other boy a few feet away, lying on his back with his head turned away from Shu. Forgetting that he despised Jiro more than anything, he crawled over to him the best he could, practically dragging his left arm.
When Shu got to Jiro, his face went cold. Jiro was worse than he was. During the fall, Shu happened to be close to a wall and tried to grab hold. He didn't succeed, of course, but he managed to slow himself down and lower the damage done to him. It seemed that Jiro didn't have such luck.
Jiro was cut up and bloody all over. A rock shard was lodged in his side just above his hip. His green tunic was turning scarlet around the rock. Blood was streaming out of his mouth and pooling in front of him. More blood seemed to come out of another location in his head and Shu turned Jiro's face so it faced his. On the right side of Jiro's head, his usually well-groomed hair was matted with blood pouring out of a large gash in his head. His right eye was bleeding a tiny bit.
"Jiro!" Shu cried out. Tears splashed onto Jiro's bloodstained face. The tears were red and Shu placed his right hand over his face and pulled it away quickly as pain was felt just above his left eye. There was a gash above it which turned Shu's hand dark red.
"JIRO! WAKE UP, DAMMIT! JIIIRRRRROOOOOO!" Shu screamed, shaking Jiro violently. His hand hit the rock that was in Jiro's side. Shu grabbed onto it with his right hand and yanked it out. Blood gushed from the wound. Shu turned his head when Jiro yelled out in pain.
"Sh-Shu. . ." Jiro moaned as he scrunched his eyes before slowly opening them. Shu's heart almost stopped. There was so much pain in Jiro's dark blue eyes that Shu almost had another crying fit. Jiro coughed up some blood.
"Jiro. . ." Shu whispered. He tried to help Jiro up, but Jiro screamed in pain. Shu stopped and lay him back down again.
"Wh-what. . . happened. . ?" Jiro asked, his voice cracked.
"We. . .we fell in," Shu replied, looking around. "I think this is an underground river or something. I can hear water."
"Th-then there. . .has to be. . .a way. . .out," Jiro said, having another coughing fit. More blood flew out of his mouth and landed on his tunic, dotting it with red.
"Hang on Jiro! I'll get us out of here!" Shu promised. He tried to help Jiro up, doing it more carefully this time and trying to use his left arm. Excruciating pain shot up it, but he ignored it, determined to help Jiro. Jiro let out cries of pain, but Shu was able to wrap Jiro's left arm around his neck and stand up. Jiro began to close his eyes again, sinking into unconsciousness again. Shu glanced over at Jiro's face. The small beams of light that filtered through high up cracks allowed Shu to get a good look at the taller boy's face. Jiro's face was pale and his breath was ragged. Sweat mixed with blood dripped from his face, leaving crimson streaks on his face. Shu felt his own face beginning to sweat, even though his body was cold. If he didn't find a way out soon and find Zola and the others quickly, he and Jiro were going to die down here!
Me: Well, that's chapter 2! Maybe I can make a twist in the story and have one or both boys die in it!
Shu and Jiro: WHAT? ! ? !
Me: Or I could do it the boring and predictable way and have both live.
Shu and Jiro: YOU'D BETTER LET US LIVE!
Me: I'll start a poll. You guys go on my profile and vote for Shu and Jiro's fate.
Shu: ARE YOU KIDDING? !
Jiro: YOU'RE LEAVING IT UP TO THE READERS? !
Me: The options will be: Shu die, Jiro dies, both boys die, or both boys live.
Shu: If someone dies, I vote for Jiro!
Jiro: You don't get a vote, you moron!
Me: Poll will end near the last chapter. It's up to you readers to decide their fate! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ! ! ! !
Shu and Jiro: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, WOMAN!
Me: Nothing. It's just that there's not enough main characters deaths in the series.
Shu and Jiro: AND WE DON'T NEED TO START!
Me: Well, ANYWAYS, vote!
Shu and Jiro: PLEASE LET ME LIVE!
Me: You two, shut up and let the readers make up their own minds!
