"Haha Toa stop!" Keia rolled around in the grass as Toa ran after her tickling her stomach.
She grabbd him and tickled back. They rolld around until keia jumpd upon toa and began to giggle. There was an akward silence as they lookd into eachothers eyes.
"Keia.." Toa said smileing
"hmm" she gazed into his eyes
"When im with you.. i feel like i dont need to worry" he smiled
Keia's smile turnd into a frown. She stood up and turnd. The sky was turning grey.
"We should get back to the others." She said begining to walk off
"I dont get the point of this!" Haku yelled holding several cards.
"Taya, if i have the card that you askd for, do i, 'go fishing'?" Nia asked
"Noo Nia, its when you DONT have the one" shako told nia
"haha thanks shako" taya smiled
they all sat around the fire playing go fish
"Sutu, do you have a 3 of diamonds?" Karachi asked
"heheh no i dont.but your eyes are like two dia-" sutu began then getting hit ith karachis fan
"stupid pick up lines" Karachi smirked
Toa and Keia walkd in at the momment. everyone looked at them.
"Have a nice date?" Karachi asked with a grin
"yyeeaahh" Haku laughed.
"W-we werent on a date" toa stutterd
"yeah" Keia agreed blankly
"surree you werent" Shako giggled
Keia pickd him up by the collar and narrowd her eyes
"we.were.not.on.a.date" and she droppd him and climbed into a tree.
Shako and the others went wide eyed.
"Did something happen?" taya asked
toa sadly lookd up at keia "I didnt think so..."
"Should i go talk to her?" Nia asked
"No.. I will.." Toa said jumping into the tree.
Everyone silently lookd at the ground.
"soo got any fives?" Sutu continued.
Toa came upon Keia quietly. To hear nothing but her muffled sobs.
"Keia..?" Toa asked
She gasped and wiped her eyes "yea?"
"Are.. you okay?" He asked
She smiled "im fine"
He lookd sad "Why are you lying to me?"
Keia widend her eyes and shook "How do you know im lying to you?"
"well, you almost killed shako.."
she calmd down a little
"Oh.. that... um.. i dont know... he was being weird" She said
"To me your the one acting weird..." Toa said
Her eyes fild with tears and she turnd away.
"i wanna tell you" she whispered
"what..?" toa asked
She turnd to look at him..
BOOM!
There was a large explosion
"TOA!" Taya screamd
Toa jumped down with Keia following
"What is it?" Toa asked taya.
A figure walked through the dust. A women in a long robe, with a hood, covering her face.
"Who are you?" Sutu yelled
"My name is Kurinugi. The dark preistess." The women looked up.
"Heh, never heard of yea, you must not be very powerful" Toa laughd
"Toa, her demonic ora sp is strong... be careful" Nia said
"But is she not a human preistess?" Shako asked
"Not sure, but she does have a demonic ora...even if she is human." Haku said
"..Just like me..." Keia said to herself
"What do you want with us?" Toa yelled
"hehe who said anything about you?" She giggled
The gang stood there in confusion. Keia and the women made eye contact.
"I was sent by roho... for the girl" Kurinugi chuckled reaching for her arrows and readying her bow.
Toa stood in front of her.
"You'll have to go through me."
He jumped up unleashing the tetusiguia. Kurinugi Fired hitting Toa in the arm. As the others join, Toa yankd the arrow out. And Keia stood in the same spot. looking lost.
"Fox fire!"
"Hirikouts!"sp
"Secret crystal!"
"Arrow of sealing!"
"Dance of the dragons!"
"Wolfs rage!"
They all attacked the preistess. Then the preistess started to chant. At that moment, 5 clones appeard, they fought off the others and Kurinugi made it back to Keia. She picked Keia up and looked into her eyes. In that moment Toa looked back and went to jump to Keia's rescue.
Kurinugi put her hand up and everything around Keia and her froze. Kurunugi put her down.
"Y-you can stop time?" Keia asked scared
"Temporarily" She replied
"..what do you want with me?" Keia narrowd her eyes
"Roho, has sent me. with a message." She smirked
"I.. I dont want anything to do with him! i want nothing to do with his plans!" Keia turnd away
"ah ah ah ahhhh" Kurinugi held a glowing ball in her hand. she squeezed it slightly and Keia fell to the grownd holding her chest.
"You see.. if you dont listen to Roho. you dont get what you want most.. Your soul.. your freedom."
Keia attempted to stand
"alright.. what does he wish?"
"hehe excelent.. He wants you to steal all the shards Toa and Taya hhave collected so far." She narrowd her eyes
"I told him i'd get on that"
"by tonight..." She smirked
Keia's eyes widend.
"I cant do that!" Keia yelled
"You have too"
"How do you expect me to do that!" Keia asked
She evily smiled
"seduce him"
Keia's eyes widend
"I cant.. he would.. I would"
"what..? your not going to tell me you acctually feel for that half breed" Kurinugi said
"No. Never. i learnd my lesson." she said feircly
Keia's eyes went back to sad
"but.. he will get hurt" She whisperd to herself.
"Get the shards. I want your friends to keep attacking. I have but 1 shard. ill let you all win. but get the rest. by tonight!" She unfroze time and the battle continued.
Toa jumpd from where Keia was to the preistess. Finally Sutu hit her with the hirikouts and the staff shard flew out.
Taya grabbed the shard and purified it.
"um.. good job guys" Keia said
"What did that witch want with you?" Toa asked
"I dont.. know" Keia said
They all went back to their resting place. The sun was setting. and Keia Walked away. Into a meddow of flowers.
Keia sat in the flowers. soaking uo the energy she gets from them.
Toa silently walked up
"Keia.."
She turnd around in suprise.
"Oh..Hey.." She smiled.
He lookd sad. He walkd and sat next to her.
"Are.. you okay?" He asked
She looked at him and faked a smile "Of course.. im..fine"
Out of no where he grabbd her. he held her tight.
"Keia... Im scared..."He addmited
"W-...why?" She asked
"i cant trust.. anyone" He sadly said
This is my chance.. she thought
"you can trust.. m-me.." She said
He looked at her
He leaned forward, closer, and closer
I cant do this.. even though i want to..NO! i cant... she thought as she turned away
He looked at her sadly
"Im sorry toa.. im.. just not ready.." She looked down
He held her hand.
"Its okay..."
She smiled at him. and watched the sunset, laying her head on his sholder.
"Keia.." He sais a few minutes after a silence
"hm.." she answerd
"I want you to watch over these.." Toa handed her a bag of shards.
She held it. and looked at him
"why me..?" she asked
He smiled
"Do you trust me..?" She asked
"More than anyone ive ever known" He said
She nervously held the bag.
After a while she noticed it was getting dark. She stood up, whith the bag in hand.
"Im going to take a bath toa.." She said
"Okay.. seeya back at camp"
Keia walked deep in to the forest. And walked into the cave once more.
But what she didnt know, was there was a dark figure.. watching her every move.