Ok back from my trip. I am updating the site tonight as well so there should be some new things on there.
Once again the link isi have to put dashes between the wordsso that the link will show up because for somreason fanfiction will not allow my to post the link. remember there is no www. in the beginning5thsister.t-r-i-p-o-d.c-o-mjust delete the dashesWell hope u enjoy chapter 21!
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"Soon." A deep feminine voice sounded form all around her. Tye opened her eyes to complete darkness. She could make nothing out, not her feet below her or her hands in front of her face. She could not walk or move, it was as if the darkness was holding her in place.
"What is soon?" Tye shouted after a moments struggle.
"Soon." The voice spoke once again. She could feel heat and then black eyes flashed in front of her face as fire engulfed her.
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Tye shot up in bed gasping for breath. She looked around the small tent. There were dark green walls and a flap in front of her. Another bed sat a foot away from hers on the right. Rei lay sound asleep upon it. Tye swung her feet over, feet touching the cool earth below her. She shook her head to clear it a few moments then stood up. She had her night cloths on; a loose shirt and some baggy pants.
She walked a few steps over to where Rei was laying. She leaned over and looked him over up and down. He seemed ok. She was about to lean back again when his eyes snapped open. For a moment he looked confused before he remembered all that had happened. He pushed back on his hand to sit up wincing slightly. He lifted his hand to rub the back of his head. It hurt worse then anything he could remember at that moment. He could already feel the bump forming.
"You ok?" Tye asked after a moment sitting down on his bed.
"Yea I think so. Just hit my head." He said in a rough morning voice that came out in a croak. She found a pitcher of water and two glasses sitting between their two beds on a small table and poured him a glass. Rei took in thankfully and swallowed a few gulps before setting it back down.
"Thanks" he mumbled. "How about you?" he asked looking her over.
"I'm alright." She replied and shrugged.
He shot up and grabbed her shoulders. He had suddenly realized something. Rei had overheard stories his parents had told his sister about walking alone in the woods where bandits were and what they would do to pretty young girls if they found her.
"They didn't… I mean… They didn't…" He said finding it hard to say it out loud. He had left her all alone for those men to do whatever to her. Rei's fingers tightened on her shoulders hoping it wasn't like how he feared. He had been a fool to be tricked into falling like that. He would never forgive himself if anything had happened.
"No. Nothing like that anyways." She said and he sighed, visibly relieved.
There were a few moments of silence.
"Then what did happen after I was knocked out." The way he said those final words, Tye could tell he was upset with himself.
"That's kind of what I wanted to talk about. You see I was hoping that we could... down play a few facts when telling the story." She started.
"You mean lie?" He asked.
"Not exactly." She said slowly thinking over how to phrase it. "It's just… I would prefer to not draw too much attention to myself." Tye told him.
"If you tell me what really happened then I will agree to whatever story you wish to tell others." He said simply.
She took the next few minutes summarizing what happened, leaving out the part about her transformation. He didn't need to know that just yet.
By the time she finished Iban parted the flap in the front of the tent and walked in.
"Good you two are finally up." He smiled at both of them. "Are you both alright?" Once they nodded he continued. "Dinner will be ready in a few minutes, I would suggest changing into something more… appropriate." He commented, eyes twinkling with mirth when he saw them both look down and realize they were in sleeping cloths and blush. Tye quickly got off Rei's bed and sat down on her own. Neither one looked over at the other. "There is a curtain that you can pull from the back wall that will separate the two sides so you may each change. Your cloths and other things were put under your beds." With that he left the room.
A few minutes late, both Tye and Rei exited the small tent and walked over to the fire where Iban was cooking.
"After we eat I expect a full summary of what happened." He stated, handing them each a bowl of stew. They ate in silence, Tye eating slowly, developing their story while she stuffed herself with stew. Afterwards Iban took their bowls and set them off to the side to be cleaned later. He leaned back on his elbows, obviously waiting for them to begin.
Rei nodded to Tye to begin. After pausing a moment, she began. Tye quickly told of them going to the correct spot and being attacked before they could begin their activity. She told Iban how they both fought against the bandits.
"They must have underestimated us because we are children, but we were fighting them off fairly well. One of us mentioned how a large party was nearby with knights. That seemed to scare them into running off. As they were running back, one clipped Rei on the back of the head knocking him out. I went over to pull him away from the cliff so that he didn't fall and must have passed out from exhaustion. I guess you found us a little bit later." Tye finished. Iban nodded his head.
"I apologize to both of you for leaving you alone in the forest. I did not think bandits would be in that area. I should have been more wary." He stated. "Now how about you two take these to the river just to the left of this clearing and wash them for me." Both Tye and Rei nodded and picked up the bowls. When they were out of sight behind a group of trees, Iban took out a small object from his pocket. It glowed bright red. He nodded having his suspicions confirmed. The whole story had been a complete lie.
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They decided to wait until morning to begin riding to catch up to the others. Camp was cleaned up easily and different parts of the tent were distributed amongst each person's things so no one was carrying too heavy a load so that they could move quicker. They set a quick pace, much faster then the party they were trying to catch up to.
Iban seemed to become a little more protective of them. Ever since they left the small camping area, he would not let them leave his sight. Tye once tried to walk a little ways away into the bushes so that she could relieve herself, only to be stopped by Iban. It had taken a good twenty minutes to make him understand why she, as a girl, would not go with Rei or him nearby. It was getting a little aggravating, but she could understand why he was doing this. He felt guilty.
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Finally after hours of keeping such a fast pace, they decided to make camp for the night. The horses were exhausted and panting and Tye and Rei were falling asleep in their saddles.
They had a quick dinner of dried meat and some bread, before setting out the sleeping pallets.
"We are making good time. We should catch up with the group by tomorrow afternoon." Iban stated looking over to them to talk about setting a faster pace tomorrow. Apparently he was talking to himself, since he found that they both were collapsed on top of their pallets fast asleep.
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Yea I kno a little short. I just wanted to get this out since it is a day later then I planned. Don't worry next update will be quick since I already have it planned out and everything. So review and let me kno what you think. I know not much happened but it's always nice to hear from you guys.
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