Tired Author's Notes

I'm not sure if I'd rather have my story be ignored or receive bad reviews.

I know both things get you down, though. :(

Anywho, here's the 14th chapter. Enjoy!

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Eba

So, um. We were all plenty busy, and I was tending to the 'garden'. Most of the wheat had grown past the dirt, so we had little green hairs coming out of the farmland. It was adorable.

Thomas and Simon had gone off to find furnace-making materials so they could 'cook up' the ore they found. Sarah had gone hunting. The new girls, Lila and Valory, were busy 'improving' the beds. I'm using a lot of '' aren't I?

They were wrapping the wool mattresses in silk, so they held together better and were softer. And thicker, and more comfortable. They also tweaked Sarah's and my leather clothes. They gave Sarah some cool hieroglyphics on her tunic, while I got mine turned into what I can only describe as a pirate tunic.

As in, no shoulders or neck, long baggy sleeves, and a little frill draping down from the top. It looks wonderful! Lila and Valory also painted them. Sarah got hers painted grey while mine is black and white. The sleeves are white, as well as the frill, while the rest of the tunic is black. Wait, what was I doing, again? Hm...

Oh, the garden! I needed to water the little plants. I had no idea how to... So I just warped down to the lake and used a big leaf to pick some up. Then I warped back to water the plants. They looked very happy. I repeated the process a couple times to make sure they were properly watered.

I sighed and sat down next to them, not knowing what to do anymore. I decided to decorate the entrance a bit. So, I left to gather some stones and pretty flowers. I made a little path leading to the garden with the stones, placing two rows parallel to each other. Then I placed the flowers on the outside of the path.

It looked pretty, but I felt like there was something missing. The surrounding area of the farmland looked very bare, so I took some planks from the storage shed and started building up a fence.

The whole thing would look perfect once I was done.

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Lila

So, we spruced up the other girl's tunics, and now Val and I are upgrading the beds. Sarah said she'd go get more wool, so we would need to wrap a total of six beds. Not a problem for the both of us.

Unfortunately, it wasn't the both of us that was working. Valory was messing with the cobwebs, giving them weird shapes to amuse herself. "Val, could you at least try to focus?" She looked at me, with confused eyes. "Sorry? Oh! Right, yes, focus. How many are left?" "Well, Sarah hasn't come back, so it's just the two we are wrapping now. When she does return, we'll have to wrap up three more."

She frowned and looked at the house. "There isn't enough room for three beds." I nodded. "True, but Thomas said he and Eba would expand it later. Don't worry about it." Her eyes proved that she had her head in the clouds again, and I groaned.

It is so hard to work with her sometimes.

When I was finished, I decided to help make the new bed's bases. I copied what Thomas had done to the other three and built three more with a little help from Valory. And I do mean little. We were bored, not knowing what to do anymore. It usually felt this way in the cave, but at least now we had more colors to look at.

I used my small personal knife to sharpen my teeth. Spiders aren't used to brushing them, instead we end up filing them down to keep them sharp. We have fangs instead of canines, but every other tooth is the same. Valory is a spider, but she can't make any sort of poison. I'm a cave spider, so I produce venom. When I file my teeth, the knife I use ends up getting poisoned, making it a more effective weapon.

Sometimes, I'm glad to be a cave spider.

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Sarah

I went off hunting in search of sheep so we could make the remaining beds. Well, so Thomas and the spiders could make the beds. I had Eba check up on the garden because I didn't want her along for the ride. It's not as if I didn't enjoy time with her, but I needed to be alone right now.

I had successfully killed two out of three sheep, but I hadn't found a third one. I kept wandering around trying to spot the fluffy creatures through the forest. I had seen cows and the ocasional pig, as well as some chickens, but no sheep. Must've moved to another part of the forest...

I had gathered up some pink tulips before heading into the woods. Eba and I had found a small plain in the middle of the forest. Just a small, flat, green spot surrounded by trees. I stood in the center, flowers in hand.

"Hi, mom. Happy birthday. I wish you were sill here. You would get along perfectly with the guys. Anyway, I'm just here to drop off some flowers. I know people usually do this at their loved one's graves, but I'm too far away for that. I thought this might work even still. I miss you."

I planted the flowers in the center of the spot, where they would get plenty of sunlight and rain. I stood watch for a little while, basking in the sunlight.

Then I left to continue hunting.

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Simon

Thomas and I had returned to the cave to gather some stone. "Hey, what if I blow down a wall instead of picking at it for hours?" Thomas looked thoughtful for a second before answering. "Only if you're sure the roof won't cave in." I nodded and got to work.

I planted four small explosives on stone ledges that outcropped from the wall. Then I tied the fuses carefully together. I told Thomas to stand back and I snapped my fingers, making a spark fly from my gloves. The fuses caught fire, and we both ran to get out of the blast radius. We waited for a few seconds, and nothing happened.

Then, the cave let out a defeaning roar and the wall crumbled from the explosion. We picked up as many sones as we could carry and walked back to the house. Lila and Valory had finished and were arguing about something outside. Thomas hollered at them with all his might. "Hey! Has Sarah come back yet?".

Both spiders turned to look at him. Valory made what I can only asume is a seductive wave of her hips and shook her head. We dumped the stones inside the storage shack, and went to do some logging. Thomas cut trees down like an enderman, while I struggled to snap a single one. After a few hours of hacking and the same tree, I pulled out a stick of dynamite and strapped it to the base.

"Woah, what are you doing?" I looked at him. "Logging?" He appeared amused and scared. "What, with tnt?" I shrugged. "Sure, why not? I can't bring down a single one use ing the axe, so I'll try this instead." I lit the fuse and pulled Thomas with me.

The exsplosive went off and the tree fell on its side, snapping in half. "See? It's more fun, effective, and dangerous." I walked over to another tree and planted a second stick. "Fine, just tell me before you light them." I nodded, still strapping the dynamite to the tree's trunk.

We spent the rest of the day taking down trees and bringing the wood back home. Surprisingly, neither one of us was hurt...

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Valory

Thomas and Simon caught us both off-guard. Lila had been complaining about my 'lack of commitment' again, so I mentioned that it was her fault because she offered to do this in the first place. Then she whined that it was the least we could do for occupying part of their house. The argument started getting heated when the two of them arrived.

By then we had finished the three beds, Lila had built the bedposts, and we were waiting for Sarah to come back with the rest of the wool. Thomas asked if we had seen her, and I shook my head. No, of course I hadn't seen her. If I had, Lila and I would still be working.

We decided to train our combat skills to pass the time after Thomas had left. I went inside and brought our weapons out of the little cobweb box we put them in. I use a doubleheaded spear with a black handle and red tips. I carved some symbols on the handle and painted them gold. I handed Lila her pouches.

She keeps a dozen throwing knives in each one. She had carved them out of bones and painted them black, the 'blades' with a blue hue. She's pretty good with those things, actually. All of them are poisoned, of course. We spent a couple of hours attacking the nearby trees until we got bored.

I left Lila to explore the forest. It had been a long time since I had done it. I loved the greens and all of the other colors. It was a very happy place. I wandered around, looking to see if I could find something interesting. Not much was out here, just some animals and plants. I decided to walk back home, pcking up some flowers along the way.

I knew who I'd give these to...

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Thomas

Once Simon and I had brought all of the tree trunks back home, I called Eba over. "Hey, think you could help me expand the house?" She blushed and nodded. She helped me strip the wood and split the logs in half. I took down one of the doors, and stated placing planks down as the floor.

I had sent Eba to gather clay, as we used it to make sure the planks and logs stayed in place. Our own stock of clay was dwindling fast, so we needed more. I kept placing the planks down, making the second room wider and longer than the first. This would become the comunal bedroom, so to speak.

I decided that the first room could be used as the living room or the dining area. The second room was ten meters by fifteen meters. Much larger. I started placing the logs down to start up the wall when Eba came back, a large amount of clay on a plank she had teleported with her to the lake.

She helped me put everything in place, and a few hours past noon, all we needed was the roof. This would be tough, as we didn't have any sticks or planks long enough to make it. While we were doing this, Simon had been building a furnace from the stones we brought. I called him over.

"Hey, got any ideas for the roof?" I explained what we needed, and he looked at the ground thoughtfully. "Well, we could make support posts, or try placing planks on one another... we could also try to use both half-trunks and planks." We ended up doing the second thing, and we made some sort of flat and long piramids with the planks.

These were wide enough to cover the whole roof, so we made about three dozen of them. Once they were set, and we made sure they wouldn't cave in, we moved the premiase beds inside. Lila had built the other three bed bases and so we brought them inside too. "Lila, where's Valory? And Sarah?" She shrugged.

"Haven't seen Sarah since this morning, and Valory went for a walk in the woods. I'm sure they'll be back soon." I nodded, and went outside. Simon had built the furnace, and was in the middle of testing it. "Does it work?" He turned to me with a big smile on his goggled face.

"Perfectly. I've already smelted one ingot. It looks a bit crude, but it should get better. Besides, we're gonna end up using them in a different shape, so it's not much of a problem." I nodded, and watched as he pulled out a second I got using his knife and a long stone.

I noticed Sarah had walked out of the forest, golden helmet on her head and a calm and happy expression lighting her features. I walked over to her. "Hi! Looks like you got all the wool. Thanks. Eba has been anxious for your return." She smiled. "I knew she would be. So I got her a surprise. She pulled out a small package wrapped in leather. Inside were ten strips of cooked mutton jerky.

"She'll be elated. That is very nice of you Sarah." She nodded, and turned to the house, smile still on her face. Looks like you guys finished the other room just in time." She was right. The sun was starting to set. "Yeah, with a little help from Eba and Simon. Lila and Valory wrapped up the old beds and were waiting for you so they could wrap the new ones."

She nodded and walked to the house. I turned to look at the sun as it set on the horizon, orange and crimson spilling from it. Valory had walked up beside me, with flowers in her hands. "Here, these are for you." She handed me the bunch and smiled. I thanked her, knowing very well that I had to tread carefully.

"Do you like the sunset, Val?" She smiled again. "Yes, It's very beautiful. But I prefer the dark. That's when I get to have fun." A malicious grin overtook the pretty smile on her lips, and it made me feel uncomfortable. "Hey, we should probably head inside. Lila needs your help with the beds."

Valory nodded and walked towards the house, a disheartened but stubborn look on her face. I sighed and followed her in.

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More Author's Notes

I'm determined to finish this story even if it's just for my peace of mind.

Not many people actually seem to care or support the story, and that's not to say I'm ungrateful for those that do.

It's just... sort of disheartening, y'know?

Anyway, thank you for your support, and good day.

~ LeMafiaKreb