A Blossom In The Winter- Chapter 7, Mary Had A Little Lamb Part 1
Hello... So to start I am soooo extremely sorry on how long this took to update. And here are a few excuses, none of them good enough really: My computer broke and apple had to fix it and when I got it back Word was off my computer and all my saved work was gone, I went to Disney World after that, I was sick a lot.
That's really it.
Thank you to everyone who still reads this and took time to review or PM me and say you miss this story. I apologize for taking an eternity and I hope to do another chapter later today.
Love you all- Read on!
Ash's Pov:
I was engulfed completely. Water surrounded me everywhere. I began kicking to the surface following the light and small bubbles going up. I surfaced and gulped in air greatly before another wave hit my face.
"Help! Help me?" Nicole's voice was high and panicked as she flailed her arms around trying to escape the gigantic thing that had tipped our small boat.
That 'thing' happened to be a gigantic squid with tentacles that were stretching out to grab everything and anything nearby. My eyes grew wide and my mouth dropped open from shock, however it closed quickly after because I had choked on a wave that had splashed into my mouth. Salt water doesn't taste good. I searched for something, anything that I could use to get us out of this mess.
I saw George yanking Damian into the boat that he'd just flipped over and began to empty the water from. Luckily the boat and boys were far enough away from the sea monster to avoid its wrath. Unluckily they were also far enough away from Nicole and I that they wouldn't be able to help us. Not that I needed help but Nicole, she definitely did. I glanced around more and suddenly the answer bumped into my arm.
I snatched the apple out of the water and threw it at the monster. Apparently throwing something and treading water is really difficult because I went under for a few seconds. I resurfaced in time to see the monster turn and snag the apple with one of its tentacles and toss the food in its mouth. Okay so maybe that wasn't the answer to the problem.
Again, I searched for some kind of help. George and Damian were still to far to help us although I saw George jump in the water and start to swim. Something shiny caught my eye, the squid had tossed it with one of its tentacles. My sword! I swam to it avoiding the tentacles that were slamming around me.
"AH!" Nicole let out a scream as the monster lifted her in the air. I quietly cursed her helplessness. Had that been me in that squids tentacles I wouldn't be screaming my head off unless it was a war cry. Pushing thoughts of Nicole's stupidity and complete uselessness out of my head I began forming a plan quickly that would either be brilliant or completely dumb. Most likely the latter.
A tentacle slapped the water next to me and thats when I did possibly one of the stupidest and bravest things I've ever done. With sword in my hand and crazy in my head i latched on to the monster's tentacle and was lifted into the air by it. The giant squid didn't seem to notice my tight hold on its slimy tentacle. I pulled myself to stand on the squishy gross thing and then was running and jumping from tentacle to tentacle. Multiple times I almost slid off or was smacked by another tentacle. It seemed that the monster had finally noticed me and was trying to flick me off like a fly or some small equally annoying bug.
I was heaved high above the squid's head as it prepared to chuck me. Before it could I decided to stab the tentacle holding me and then I went pelting downward. Landing straight on top of the squid's head. I rolled onto my feet and almost fell back over as the gigantic stinker moved.
"Woah, calm down. I'm just going to kill ya." I muttered to the squid and chuckled for a second. Then remembering the sword in my hand I stabbed into the squid's head. the sword sliced through easily and the monster let out a scream of rage. It did not die. However it did drop Nicole. Sort of, it more threw her.
I glanced where she landed and saw George grab her and help her back to the boat. Yes, good everyone help poor little Miss friend stealer.
I stabbed the squid again and it screamed again. Its tentacles flew around trying to get me. I ran and avoided the best I could and stabbed wildly. Every stab caused a scream of irritation and rage and eventually pain from the monster. One last stab and a roar was heard as the creature began to sink.
"Oh crap!" I jumped off the monster into the water hoping that it wouldn't drag me down with it. I swam as best as I could, which wasn't that great considering my clothes and sword were weighing me down and my adrenaline from the moment before was fading. I swam sort of slowly and only had to fight off a few tentacles before I made it back to our small vessel.
"A little help please." I rasped at George. He grabbed me by the arms and pulled me into the boat. I coughed and collapsed on the ground. "Thanks." He nodded and looked at me wide eyed.
"Um, that was..."
"Dumb, stupid, reckless?" I suggested for him but he shook his head and responded.
"Brave." I grinned widely.
"Well yeah that too." George chuckled.
"I'm glad you're okay." I heard Damian whisper. I looked over at him ready to say something along the lines of 'I'm glad you're okay too.' or 'you better be.' but then I realized he wasn't talking to me. Damian was holding Nicole's face and staring into her eyes. He didn't care that I'd just risked my damn life for his stupid little girlfriend. Nope, he wasn't even concerned for his brother's life, only Nicole mattered to him. I almost pushed the stupid brat off the boat right there and then. She hadn't thanked me or George for saving her life either.
"George, Ash thank you both so much for saving me. I almost died back there. You guys are amazing." Oh great, now I can't even hate her for that. She is just so inconsiderate.
I was seriously considering shoving Nicole into the water and maybe Damian too when Miss I'm So Perfect interrupted my death plots.
"Hey what's that." The last time Nicole had pointed something out we all almost died from a squid attack so naturally I braced myself before following her finger to the item she was pointing at. This time the thing was in the boat, not floating in the water. Although the item was the same, an apple. I cautiously picked the apple up and examined it.
"How strange." I muttered, the apple had tiny words carved into it.
Ash, sweet heart-
I warned you not to touch those apples.
Bravo on the bravery though.
When on land, look for Mary and her little lamb.
-N
Mary and her little lamb? I surveyed our surroundings and noticed that I could see a shore in the distance.
"Mary and her little lamb." I muttered aloud staring at the shore line. What could it mean? All I knew was this adventure was far from finished. We still had a very long way to go.
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-Jenn :)
