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"That's ten for ten!" Polly yelled excitedly as Claus won another game of 'knock-the-bottle-down" (For lack of better names). By now, the children had won pendants, food, and a giant stuffed bear (That poor Lucas was carrying for Polly). They had dined out on many shops and stalls that they were starting to feel sick.
After several hours of Play, the three finally sat down and rested, waiting for their energy to come back.
"I've never had THIS much fun … not even when my mom took me here …" Polly said happily.
"We never actually had street fairs like this before" Lucas said, stretching his sore back, "I've never experienced this much fun either."
"Well? What shall we do next?" Claus said, ready for another round.
"Claus, it's almost sunset, and I'm tired. I say we need to get into a hotel and rest, then start off again early tomorrow morning." Lucas said sternly.
"Aww, you're no fun." Claus said grumpily.
"I used all the fun I had out on that street fair …" Lucas said under his breath.
"Okay then, mister grumpy pants. How about you choose something to do? Then we'll check into a hotel and rest. Deal?"
Lucas sighed. He'd rather be resting in a bed by now, but he could tell Claus wanted to do something. Well, if he did, Lucas will make sure he regretted him ever giving him that choice.
"Alright then. Follow me. And YOU'RE Carrying the teddy bear." Lucas said, giving the stuffed bear to Claus.
A few minutes passed by until Lucas spotted something that Claus will not like: A fortune telling place. Perfect.
"This is the place you want to go to?" Claus asked, skeptically.
"Oi, who knows, we may get a laugh out of it." Lucas said. "Come on! Lets go!!"
The three peered inside, not knowing what to expect. As soon as they entered, they were surrounded by smells of different herbs and potions. They saw a multitude of weird artifacts, some that looked really old, and some they didn't even want to know what it was.
"H-hello?" Lucas called, "Is anyone home?"
"Take your seats, young ones." A voice called back to them. "I Shall be with you shortly …"
The three did as they commanded and sat down on three cushions surrounded a purple-hued crystal ball. Shortly after, the cloak opened and revealed a cloaked figure behind the curtain.
It was a very tall and lean woman, wearing a purple and lilac gown, covered mostly by a cloak and hood. Lucas could see she had vine tattoos climbing up her arm, and on her hands were several jeweled rings and bracelets. He then peered at her face and saw that she had some tattoos on her face too: two sideways crescent moons on her cheeks and one more straight line on her forehead. She stared at the children with her deep violet eyes and smiled.
"Welcome, children …" She said deeply, "And what fates could I reveal to you today?"
"Well …" Lucas said, glancing at the other two to see if they had any idea what to do. When neither one gave him a hint, he turned back to the woman and blinked, "Uh … maybe our futures?"
The woman had a serious face, looking at the children, "You two are still so young, and yet you want to know your futures …"
The children all nodded in unison.
The Woman lifted down her hood revealing that she had deep violet hair. She looked at Lucas and nodded. "If you insist."
Lucas tilted his head. "How are you going to do this … Miss …?"
"Kana." The woman said, "You can call me Kana."
"Kana." Lucas said, "How do you read futures?"
Kana got close to Lucas and pressed her head against Lucas's heart, making him feel uneasy.
"Your mind is a bit … cloudy." Kana said softly.
"'Scuse me?" Lucas asked.
"It … it's uncertain but … I can see … darkness."
Lucas gulped "D-darkness?"
"You're being led by someone …"
Lucas blinked "My … mom?"
"I … don't know … she wants you to go to … to go to the underground …"
Lucas tilted his head again, "The Underground?"
"Where you faced … the evil tyrant …"
Lucas felt his heart drop. He knew what she was talking about. Did he actually have to go back there, where he had faced King P and his brother? Doing so may mean telling the truth to Claus.
"Excuse me, Miss Kana?" Claus said, "But you are making NO sense."
Kana glared at Claus, then pressed her head against Claus's heart. She then immediately recoiled as if Claus was on fire. "You're … there's something about you, young one …"
Claus looked at her, thinking she was crazy. "What do you mean …?"
"You're … you're supposed to be dead."
Claus Stepped back from her, afraid, "WOAH, okay lady, you're freaking me out!!"
Kana then eyed Polly, looking very fearful, "And you …!"
Lucas saw the situation was beginning to become tense and grabbed Claus and Polly. They all ran out of the building and ran far, far away.
Kana leaned against the doorway, panting. She saw that there were something odd about the three: each one of them had some sort of fate among them that she never had seen before. She could see in Lucas's future that he had a great darkness ahead of him …
And the other two …
One of them had part of the darkness with them …
Or it could even be Lucas holding the evil …
She shook her head, not knowing what to do.
She saw the world being enveloped by darkness … and everyone was ignorant towards it existence
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Flint, Duster, Kumatora and Boney all walked along the tracks, silent and tired. Duster wanted to pick up a conversation, but his mouth was glued shut, he couldn't even say a word.
He looked at Kumatora again and sighed: She was avoiding him ever since the 'accident' happened. Duster didn't know what to say, whether he should apologize or joke about it. Without think, Duster bowed his head and sighed.
"I'm sorry." He said towards Kumatora.
"For what?" The princess asked.
"For … uh … what happened earlier."
"That … that's okay." Kuamtora said, "It was an accident."
Duster smiled a bit, happy that some talking finally happened, "Heh, yeah …"
"Didn't you say I was pretty earlier?"
Duster bit his lip … so she WAS listening after all.
"Uh …" He muttered, fumbling for words.
"Because I forgot to say thank you." Kumatora said, chuckling.
"Uh … you're welcome!" Duster said, smiling.
Kumatora smiled and looked at Flint, who had stopped.
"We rest here tonight …" Flint said flatly.
Duster and Kumatora Stopped and looked at each other in confusion.
"Did you hear me?" Flint said, a hint of anger under his voice. "We are resting here."
"Okay, okay! We're resting here!!" Duster said nervously.
Kumatora approached Flint. "Flint? Are you feeling alright?"
"I'M FEELING FINE!!" Flint yelled at Kumatora, glaring at her.
Both Kumatora and Duster were taken by surprise at this outburst. Flint turned around and walked off a distance away from Kumatora and Duster.
"What … what was that?" Kumatora said, stunned.
Duster coughed. "We just need to give him some space, a lot has happened today …"
Kumatora looked down and sighed, "If you say so …"
The two blink and looked at each other, realizing they were on their own again.
"Uh … so … now what …?" Duster asked, blushing a bit.
"Uh … well … how about we … uh … start cooking dinner?"
"Alright, I'll just-." Duster dropped his sack, spilling his items all over the place. Both he and Kumatora started scrambling to pick up the items until there was one item left. Both Kumatora and Duster reached for it, touching each other hands in the process.
Duster and Kumatora stared at each other, blushing. Duster actually cracked a smile, making Kumatora laugh bit. They both stood up, laughing softly still, trying to avoid each other gaze.
"Uh … here …" Kumatora said, giving Duster the can of soup they were grabbing.
"Thanks …" Duster said, grabbing the can of soup, "Well, we could have this for dinner tonight."
"I'll prepare the fire."
"And I'll do the cooking." Duster said.
Kumatora walked off. Duster couldn't help but stare at her while she did, thinking about the day earlier. He thought of how he saw Kumatora resting on his shoulder, how she looked beautiful in the sunlight, how he actually almost kissed her on accident …
He loved her. It was as simple as that.