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Chapter 53: Odd Corn
Tohru carefully maneuvered her way down a short slant of earth, taking a steady step at a time. A curl of dust piled up beside her as Kyo skid down the earth like a surfer, wiping his paws on the grass at the bottom. With a few nimble hops Tohru secured her footing on a rock underfoot and jumped the remaining slant, landing on her feet in the open field.
"Phew!" she fanned her face, feeling Fen sag against her.
"I'm so tired." He moaned, dragging his wings down his chest. "I think we should take a break!" he aimed his sentence at the Zodiac.
Kyo curled his tail, moving further into the corn field. "We can take a break when we're halfway through the field. Got it?"
"No-!" Fen cried.
"That's fine," Tohru replied, patting the bird's head before trekking onwards through the field.
It took them another hour to reach the middle of the field where they finally took a break, collapsing between the harvest plants.
"I'm so tired," Tohru said breathlessly, wiping the sweat from her face. She was exhausted. They had walked a lot for one day and she hadn't had much sleep the previous night before, let alone any food. "And hungry."
"Stop whining," Kyo snapped gruffly. She wasn't the only one out of breath. He had been running from Kagura all day, not wanting to risk it by having a break. But the girl was crazy!
Fen sat limply on Tohru's shoulder, gazing at the tasty looking corn growing around them. "...We could eat the corn," he drooled, his eyes glazing over with woe.
Tohru followed his line of sight, staring oddly at the corn. It wasn't the right colour. Instead of the usual yellow and green, strange blues and pinks covered them entirely. "How queer," she whispered, pulling one off its stem. "Is it alright to eat them?"
Kyo shrugged. "Corn is corn," he ripped one off and took a huge bite. Fen followed suit, pecking at the bright food while Tohru took much smaller bites, not wanting to rush her meal.
It wasn't until halfway through her meal when the tingling began. Her hands began to shake as the feeling grew distant in them, becoming like jelly as her grip on the corn dropped. She watched the harvest food roll through the grass as the tingling travelled down to her legs, making her feel woozy. "I-I...don't feel so good." She moaned, craning her head back.
Fen stumbled down beside her, falling flat on his back with his wings unfurled at an odd angle. "I think we've got food poisoning," he mumbled, sliding his eyes shut.
Kyo staggered over, appearing flustered. "I-It's all your fault!" he yelled at the bird, focusing his mind on staying balanced. "You idiotic bird!"
Posting Date: 8th August 2014
Words: 482
Symm: And here comes the next series of chapters beginning with corn! Enjoy ;)
