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Written for the One Million Words Added Competition, The Anime and Manga Diversity Writing Challenge.
Prompt: Dice Roll Prompts - Comfortable, Bird, Fly, Abandoned.
Alone
Mushra let out a depressed sigh as he sat on top of a cliff looking over the edge of a waterfall. Depression, loneliness and fear was clearly written on his face as he watched the birds fly pass him and out into the wild blue sky.
"I wish that one of those birds was me," Mushra muttered to himself as he felt his heart clench in emotional pain. "Maybe I could find a comfortable bed to sleep in at night and my friends would not be fake friends who would abandoned me at any second."
Letting out another sigh, which Mushra found was quickly becoming a habit, he pulled his knees up to his chest and turned into a ball. Gazing up at the white fluffy clouds Mushra felt himself becoming even more depressed when he found that every cloud seemed to be linked in with another one somehow. A sudden rumble from his stomach brought Mushra's mind back down to earth through.
'I wonder how long it has been since I had anything to eat' Mushra thought as he bit his lower lip. 'I wonder if I can get any food from that nearby village...'
The thoughts of food from the village through was quickly chased away when he looked down only to spot a rope tied around his waist. The last time he had tried to steal food from the village they had tied him up to a tree. Mushra did not want to end up being tied up and hanging over a waterfall like they had threatened him.
'If I was not so alone I would not have to worry about finding food so often' Mushra thought as a frown came to his face. 'If someone was with me...a friend...maybe we could talk to each other or watch the clouds together or something...at least we would not be so lonely.'
Not really caring about the sharp rocks of the cliff edge he was currently sat on Mushra let out a loud groan and dropped down onto his back. The sensation of the rocks painfully poking his back pulled Mushra's mind away from the painful hunger pains only to be pulled in the direction of the many cuts and bruises that the angry villagers had left behind.
'Stupid villagers, I only wanted some food and at least I wait until the end of the day before grabbing some food so I won't be stealing their best fresh foods' Mushra grumbled as he finally let go of his legs. 'I bet that if I had a friend I would not have so many problems getting food.'
Raising his hands Mushra ran them over his tired face and tried to think up of anyway he could get money or food or even a friend. His mind buzzed with thoughts as he stared up at the summer sky and watched as the clouds floated by.
'I bet that if I looked hard enough I could find a friend' Mushra thought as the normal feeling of loneliness and hopeless lightened in his stomach slightly. 'I bet that there just has to be someone out there that is just as lonely as me...if that woman talking to her friend was right then there should be plenty of people out there for me to find a friend from I just have to look in the right places.'
Determination shone out of his eyes alongside loneliness through it overshadowed his depression. Stretching out his arms and legs Mushra began to mentally go over all of the possible locations he could search for a friend.
'I have already looked in all of the normal spots, including some of the not so normal spots already' Mushra thought with a frown on his face. 'It seems that I will have to start looking in places that no one would ever think of looking...like under a waterfall or in the rubbish tip or maybe even in the servant quarters of some rich guys house.'
Turning his gaze away from the sky Mushra titled his head sideward's and gazed into the nearby forest only to freeze when a soft buzzing sound came to his ears. Without thinking Mushra jumped up onto his feet, one of his hands flew behind his back only to pull out a golden rod that he battled with before dropping into an attack ready position. His eyes scanned the edge of the forest for any sign of whatever was responsible for making the noise.
'I wonder if those arseholes have returned to finish the job' Mushra thought with a frown on his face. 'Well this time is different, this time I have done nothing wrong! Let's see how they like being beaten up.'
With a smug grin on his face Mushra waited for the maker of the noise only to freeze when it was suddenly joined in with loud upset sobs.
"Oh no! What will I do? Whatever will I do!" a voice shouted out sadly, Mushra missed the calculating tone behind the fake sobs. "If I cannot get food for my friends how will I ever manage to face them again! I need help! I need to find someone to help me! Maybe they would even be willing to become a new friend."
'A new friend?' Mushra thought as he relaxed, an excited grin came to his face. 'Maybe if I go and help this person get food for their friends I could become their friend and then they could introduce my to their friend so I could finally have lots of friends.'
Not spotting the two pairs of glowing red eyes full of evil intentions behind him Mushra felt relief and happiness fill his body. A large honest smile appeared on his face as he quickly put his weapon away and ran into the forest.
"Wait! I can help you!" Mushra yelled out excitedly, not noticing the satisfied glint in the two pairs of red eyes before they slowly disappeared into the darkness of the forest. "I am a good fighter and a good thief and I could win money from fighting to buy food for you!"
As the crying stopped and the buzzing sound changed direction so they would be able to met up with each other. Mushra never thought that he would be hanging over a waterfall for several days until a brown haired human girl saved him with a stone as a result of trying to find a friend in this stranger.
End of Prompt.