OH MY GOD! How long has it been since I have even updated… just got a job and everything a mess right now so basically updates are scarce… you were all told this day would come when I would be updating very little…
Be My Guardian?
Yo-Yoro
(Pronounced You-You-are-oh)
Koby and Yume had this tradition they did with Horo every so often in the summer and that was to go and visit the family up north and see the lush fields of Lilly Pads and see old friends. The Koropokkur always welcome the two twins happily. Ren goes with them but not being as adventurous as Horo watches them as they run riot over the fields literally making enough noise and causing enough chaos to wake the dead. Yume loved the area and often when Horo had his back turned walked off which in this uneven and swampy area wasn't the best thing to do…
It was summer and the rainy time was just coming to an end in the higher fields it was high and dry but the lower lands still remained flooded and the floor could literally eat you up. Yume watched as Horo and Koby messed around pulling branches back and hitting each other with them playfully and Ren trotted on behind them wondering when somebody was going to get hurt by their game aimed to injure. Sure enough someone was as Ren let his guard down and got to close being on the receiving end of a branch and stumbling back. Koby and Horo froze as they watched Ren pick himself up from the ground eye twitching, hair growing and a twig that was sticking out his collar be removed in annoyance. Ren glared and was ready to let loose on the two reckless males. Yume could have stayed and watched the carnage but she spotted a rather cute fox out the corner of her eye. Hers eyes widened and the urge to cuddle it grew, she headed for it slowly creeping towards it until it pounced off and she began the chase running after it off track heading to the lower fields…
Meanwhile Ren had just grabbed both males by the ears telling Horo he would get it and ordering his son to move along quietly in Chinese only it was not as polite as it sounded. Horo and Koby walked along heads lowered from fear of raising them and getting a hair cut from Rens kwan-doa or meeting the outraged Chinese eye to eye. Ren had calmed down by now walking arms crossed when it hit him, he looked around for the girl only she wasn't there… he looked behind him to see if she had fallen behind and then stopped when he didn't see her.
Ren: Yume?
…
Ren: Yume!
Horo: Ren? What you doing? (Horo and Koby stopped raising their heads from their shamed position)
Ren: Where's Yume? (Ren asked looking ahead to see if she had run ahead)
Horo: … I don't know, wasn't she ahead of us?
Ren: Well there's no point in saying where she WAS we need to know where she IS (Ren glared at Horo before walking ahead calling out for Yume) Yume! Yume!
Horo: Hey, Yume!
Koby: Hey ugly!
Ren: (clipped the back of his sons head) Don't push it
Koby: Yes Ba
Ren: (turned back to looking for Yume) Yume! Get here right now young lady!
Horo: Yume!
…
-Back with Yume-
Yume had lost the fox and now was looking for it when she heard her family calling out. She heard her Dad and Ba calling her name but Koby seemed to be doing the brotherly thing…
Koby: (from the distance) Fish Breath! … OW!
Horo: What did we say!
Yume narrowed her eyes in the direction rolling up her sleeves storming towards where she heard her brother ready to give him what for; he wasn't going to get away with insulting her. She listened out for the voices heading towards them when she felt the squishy mud under her feet, it got a little harder to walk the further along she went until suddenly she put a foot down and it sunk into a deep puddle and squished into the soft mud. She pulled a face and then tugged at her foot to try work it loose failing and falling onto her backside. She noticed that her body was sinking slowly and began to panic twisting round trying to stand only to feel her hands be pulled in when she leaned on them. She pulled her hands from the mud by getting onto her knees and tugging. Her hands came free but now her knees and lower parts of her legs were sunk below the mud and she couldn't pull them loose. She tried clawing her way out only to sink lower. She panicked calling out
Yume: Help! Deidei! Daddy! Koby! Anybody! Help!
She listened out but everything had gone quiet so she started calling out again…
-Back with the others-
Koby heard something and stopped going quiet
Koby: Ba, I think I hear her
Ren and Horo stopped and listened out hearing Yume voice then trying to distinguish what she was saying… Ren soon figured it out hearing the panic in her voice and hearing her shouting help.
Ren: Yume! Where are you! We're coming!
Ren strayed from the path followed by Horo and Koby following her voice in hopes she would be okay.
-With Yume-
Yume was in it deep now hips submerged and only sinking faster as she panicked further. She didn't notice a line dropped by her side. She tried to pull out when she saw something dancing around to the side of her and she twisted around in the mud only to see a small spirit floating to her aid. It was trying to communicate and looked like… a Koropokkur! Yume instantly listened carefully as it rushed out in little words but eventually she got that she was suppose to grab the vine. She reached out pulling herself towards it until it was grasped between her fingers. She pulled with the chirping spirit coaching her on as she managed to get some of her body dragged up to the surface of the mud. Unfortunately the vine wasn't strong enough and snapped leaving her with a loose end and she began to sink quicker. There was pure panic as she screamed out and reached for anything as her shoulders were now lowered into the mud. She kept tight grip on the vine whimpering as the spirit panicked trying to tug at Yumes collar hoping it would keep her above the mud but Yume only sank further. Yumes chin now was touching the top of the mud and she took a deep breath in as the mud slowly climbed higher. She called out on last time before her mouth sank below the mud. She looked desperate and now the little spirit was trying to think of a new battle plan. Everything went silent as Yume completely went under her hand disappearing from view. The spirit floated around the top a moment before delving in and silence over falling everything. The air bubbles in the mud stopped and nothing moved….
Though not long after a small glowing vine rose out slowly sneaking its way out of the mud. It was a glow in a bright purple light that seemed to grow brighter as it pulled out. Soon a hand was visible rising out getting pulled by this vine that seemed alive with light. Yumes head rose out and her body following as she used the vine as a medium. She coughed and sucked in air tightly coiling the vine round her hand as it snaked around her lower half pulling her out and to the safe part of the ground. She fell exhausted the glow faded and the small spirit appeared wide-eyed at the little girl. This tiny little spirit with huge green eyes and short black hair looked like all the other Koropokkur tiny feet in black shoes and baby blue rimmed white kimono looking robe She looked dazed and tiny, very pale yet rosy cheeks. Her features were tiny with fingers so very small they looked like grains of rice. She wore a headband with a leaf and clover sticking out the patterned navy blue headband displaying traditional markings. Yume wiped the mud from her face taking in breaths as her family's voices grew louder and footsteps were already in earshot. The little spirit who seemed very concerned for the well being of the little girl and comforted Yume. Yume squinted shakily seating herself up and staring at the tiny spirit
Yume: …Thank you, who are you?
Before the spirit could respond Ren Horo and Koby came rushing through the greenery. Ren instantly scooped up Yume not really caring she was caked in wet mud just needing to know his little girl was there and okay. Yume felt Ren squeeze her to death protectively but soon heard the same angry voice she was so very used to hearing
Ren: What were you thinking wondering off? Do I need to keep you on a leash like Luka now!
Yume: I'm sorry
Ren: What happened to you?
Yume: I sank into the mud and then she helped me (Pointed up at the little spirit that still floated nearby looking quite shy)
Horo: Hey Yo-Yoro!
Ren: Who?
Horo: One of the Koropokkur, she's also known as undergrowth
Ren: Why?
Horo: She isn't like the rest she doesn't live in the fields she lives in the forest in the trees
Yume: She saved me somehow, it was so awesome! I thought I was a goner but then she came down and made the vine come to life… it pulled me out
Ren: …
Koby: Vines don't come to life…
Horo: Looks like Yume learned oversoul today
Yume and Koby: Oversoul…
Ren: We'll tell you after we get you cleaned up, but you're grounded for life (Ren said to Yume harshly)
Yume: But Deidei! I almost died!
Ren: and who's fault was that?
Yume: The floors, it swallowed me up!
Ren: If you had stayed on the path it couldn't of swallowed you up (Glared at her for a moment then lead her to the path)
No one noticed as Yo-Yoro followed them quietly as they headed to Pirikas place. Pirika was less than thrilled about Yumes little accident and helped get her cleaned up. Ren sent her to the guest room and made her think about what a stupid thing she did. Yume sulked for a good few hours until Horo brought up dinner
Horo: (Opened the door and peeked in) hey, brought you up some dinner (Closed the door and set the food down on the bedside table)
Yume: Don't want any (Turned away and sat looking at the head board of the bed)
Horo: (Sighed and sat behind Yume) What's wrong?
Yume: Baba is so mean! He shouted at me and I almost died! He doesn't care about me!
Horo: (Turned his little girl around and sat her next to him looking her in the eye as he spoke) Your wrong, he loves you
Yume: Then why did he ground me and send me up here
Horo: You did something wrong and he nearly lost you because of it, now you tell me why you think you shouldn't be punished for it
Yume: (crossed her arms and sulked hating it when she's proven wrong) fine…
Horo: Think about it (Kissed her on her forehead and left smiling back warmly at her before closing the door again)
Yume sat and slowly ate her food picking at it then eating it. Yume didn't immediately notice the spirit floating in the corner but she could sense it was nearby. She looked up and around the dark room but nothing was there… she felt like she was being watched so set her dinner down back on the table before then examining the room closer not moving from her place on the bed
Yume: …H-hello?
Yume looked around some more but then nearly screamed out when the spirit formed right in front of her squeakily talking in its home language like all the other Koropokkur. She couldn't follow at first but after she calmed down she started to ask it a few questions
Yume: What the hell are you doing? Trying to give me a heart attack!
Yo-Yoro: (talking in the Koropokkur language, the language is written in bold) I am sorry, I only wished to see you made it safely
Yume: Oh… Then thanks (Patted the small spirit on the head who chirped with delight) Kawaii!
Yo-Yoro: You are a shaman are you not?
Yume: I think so…. My dad and Baba are so I guess I must be too
Yo-Yoro: I think I would like to travel to where you come from, could I be your primary spirit? You see the forest is so small and I want to see the world but I can't leave the forest with out your help
Yume: Well, I'm not sure let me think… duh! Of course you can come with me (smiled broadly and hugged the little spirit) you saved me today so I guess it's the least I can do
Yo-Yoro: Thank you, you wont regret it
Yume: Of course not, because I have a guardian spirit and Koby doesn't ha! He will be sooo jealous
Yo-Yoro: of a small one like me
Yume: Yeah! You know you are an awful lot like my dads spirit guardian, her name is Kororo. We can be a team just like they were
Yo-Yoro: Sounds like a plan young one
Yume: The names Yume
Yo-Yoro: Yo-Yoro or undergrowth to some
Yume: Yeah my dad Horo told me about you
Yo-Yoro: He has been in my woodlands before, he too fell victim to the lower lands sinking holes
Yume: Really?
Yo-Yoro: Yes…
Before she could finish the tale she stopped sensing someone coming and vanished as the door was being opened. Ren looked around suspiciously knowing there was something here but it was not a bad spirit but investigating seemed to make sense. He looked around and saw only Yume there. He felt that the spirit was still there just chose not to reveal itself at this point in time. Ren looked at Yume who didn't scowl or glare at him, which for a grounded Yume wasn't normal
Ren: What are you up to?
Yume: Nothing…
Ren: Didn't feel like eating? (Looked at her dinner that had hardly been touched)
Yume: …Not really
Ren: (Took the plate and was going to leave)
Yume: Ba, wait… I'm sorry I wandered off and I don't hate you like I said before when you told me to go to the guest room…
Ren: I know (Was going to leave but Yume gave him a big hug so he gave her a slight hug back)
Yume: Night Ba
Ren: Night (closed the door)
Yume smiled and then climbed onto her bed looking over the where Yo-Yoro had appeared.
Yume: Night-Night Yo-Yoro
Yo-Yoro: Sleep well (disappeared from site with a bow but was there with Yume as she fell asleep)
Yume has acquired a guardian ghost that is as adventurous as her and you got to know that this would not be good for Ren and Horo. Yume with a primary spirit can never be a good thing especially once Koby gets his and the average sibling spat will be an all out shamanic war…
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