CHAPTER 3:
"Ryudo, Ryudo, wake up! It is morning already!" called Elena, trying to wake up Ryudo
Ryudo got up and yawned. "Boy! I am so tired and sleepy"
"We better hurry and start going, or the day will soon be wasted", said Elena
"I know, I know." said Ryudo on his still-sleepy-voice. "Is that food I smelled?"
"Yes. Here is breakfast", said Elena
"Gee. Thanks, Elena" smiled Ryudo. He took one bite. "Delicious!", Ryudo praised.
"Thank you, Ryudo. I am not really much of a cook", said Elena on a small voice, and she looked down at the ground. She don't want Ryudo to see that she was blushing by his compliment.
After they ate, they started their way again. They traveled till noon, and they spotted some berry bushes.
"Oh. Ryudo. Look at those berries. They looked very ripe. Can we stop for a while and pick some?" Elena asked.
"If you want to. I going to get some water now. I am thirsty from all this walking." said Ryudo
"Okay. I wait for you here. But you better hurry up, I am a little scared in these woods alone", said Elena
"I will", and Ryudo ran off.
Ryudo walked for a while and then he found a stream nearby. He quickly filled his water bottle, and he decided to play a joke on Elena.
He walked back to the berry patches, and he climbed up a tree, which was next to where Elena was.He climbed up quickly so Elena won't see him. He looked down and saw Elena was busy picking berries, and he made some scary sounds.
Elena heard it right away "Who's there? Come out whoever you are!" and she took out her staff. She's scared now, since Ryudo didn't even came back yet, and whoever was making that sound could be a wolf, a bear, or even a person.
The sound stopped, and Elena decided that it must have been the wind. So she start picking berries again. Then Ryudo jumped down on the back of Elena and make a sound just liked a monster, and she fell down.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" screamed Elena, and she covered her face.
Then she heard Ryudo laughing and pointing at her. "Elena, I will never forget that face of yours, the way you screamed, oh, it is so funny!". Ryudo was laughing so hard, he could hardly catch his breath.
"This is not funny, Ryudo! You almost scared me to death!" scolded Elena. She was getting up and shewas going to get Ryudo for doing this. But she fell back down, her feet is in pain.
"Ouch!" she cried
"Hey, are you okay?" Ryudo asked, going over to Elena
"Get away, Ryudo! I hate you. This is all your fault." cried Elena
"I think you twisted your ankle. Let me see" said Ryudo
"NO!", cried Elena
"Come on, don't be stubborn", said Ryudo. He took off Elena's shoe and her ankle was swelling and it was bruised. He touched her ankle, "ouch", she cried out
"It's twisted badly", said Ryudo.
"This is all your fault!", said Elena
"I am sorry, I just want to scare you, that's all" said Ryudo
Ryudo took out a piece of cloth and he tied around her ankle."There, this will do. You want to rest a while, since your ankle is hurting?" asked Ryudo
"No, I want to get going now." said Elena, still angry. She tried to get up, but she can't, her ankle hurted really bad, and she fell back down at the ground.
"You can't walk now, why don't I carry you" suggested Ryudo, trying to get Elena not to be angry with him.
"No, thank you, Ryudo. You should be ashamed of yourself. I can walk just fine, even if I twisted my ankle", said Elena, glaring at Ryudo.
"Come on Elena, you are going to make that bruised ankle worse." said Ryudo, pleading Elena to let him carry her.
"No. Now stop bothering me" said Elena. She was getting up by herself and she tried to walk. She started to walk, but it hurted, and she limped while she walk, and Ryudo sighed.
They had walked for a while, and Elena was still limping while she walked, and she was way behind from Ryudo. Then she suddenly fell down again, she tried to get up, but she just can't.
Ryudo quickly rushed to her, to see if she was alright.
"Elena, quit being so stubborn. Your ankle is going to get worse. If you want to get to Carbo fast, just let me carry you. We need to get to Agear Town at night. Come on now" said Ryudo kindly.
Elena really wanted to get to Carbo Village, and she really wanted to see Father and Mother Carius. Also she wanted to sleep in a decent bed, because she is tired of sleeping on the hard ground. So she gave in, and let Ryudo carried her on his back.
As Ryudo carried her, Elena began to think about Ryudo. She could felt his strongness over her, and how much she loved him. She really wanted to be with Ryudo, and to start their own life, but there would be a possibility that it won't happen. She putted her head closer to Ryudo, and she felt really tired. And suddenly she drifted off to sleep.
"Hey, Elena. Wake up now. We are already in Agear Town" said Ryudo trying to wake up Elena, who had been sleeping on back of him for a long time.
"What? We are here already?" said Elena still sleepy. Then she realized that Ryudo had carried her all this way, and she had fell asleep for so long. "Oh, I am sorry Ryudo. I must have fell asleep for a long time, and you carrying me all the way here. Put me down Ryudo, you must be tired"
"It's nothing, this is my punishment for making you mad"said Ryudo, smiling
"I am not really angry at you, Ryudo, it is just that you are childish, still playing pranks and other sorts of silly things sometimes." said Elena
"Look at this town Elena. It has changed a lot since we lefted. Before, all they got is a general store and a inn. Now, it is a real town. Full of liviness and people." said Ryudo smiling
"Yes, Ryudo. It has changed a lot. It is such a beautiful town now. I am glad that we got to see this town again, all fixed up so nicely" marveled Elena.
Agear Town did change a lot. Now it is were full of people, and houses. People living on this town, happy and safe.
"Let's go to the inn now" said Ryudo, and they went in.
"Hey, Vynx. Long time no see!" Ryudo cried out to the innkeeper, who was busy with the customers.
"Is that you Ryudo? I haven't see you in ages. Where have you been?" said Vynx, and then he saw Elena on Ryudo's back. "Hi, Little Lady. I see you got hooked up with Ryudo? I must say that Ryudo made a fine choice, you two make such a good pair." smiled Vynx.
That statement made Elena blushed real hard, and her face was bright red as a tomato.
"Shut up, Vynx. Quit joking. We are not hooked up. I am just finishing my job, getting her back to her home." said Ryudo, frowning at him.
"Really?" said Vynx trying to believe Ryudo.
"You got any rooms here, the princess needs her beauty sleep" said Ryudo
"Alright, lemme see" said Vynx. He was searching in the counter to see if there are more keys to the rooms, but there was only one left. He handed it to Ryudo. "This is the only left. I am afraid that you have to share it with the Little Lady"
"Whatever" said Ryudo. "You got anything to eat here?"
"Beef stew for today" answered Vynx. "Two orders?"
"Yeah" said Ryudo
After they ate, Ryudo carried Elena upstairs to the room. Elena's face was still flaming red, and Ryudo noticed it. "Just ignored whatever Vynx says, he is just like that", and he putted Elena down the bed.
"Where are you going to sleep Ryudo? I think you should sleep on the bed, and I should sleep on the floor. You have been carrying me all day" said Elena
"Nah. You should get some rest. Now go to sleep now Elena. I am going to go outside for a while, okay?", said Ryudo, pulling the covers up for Elena.
"Okay, Ryudo, Good night" whispered Elena
"Good night, Elena" said Ryudo and he left and closed the door, and he went downstairs.
Ryudo sat down at the table and Vynx came over to him, "So is the Little Lady asleep yet?"
"Yeah" answered Ryudo.
"Why don't you sleep with her?" joked Vynx
"What the hell are you talking about?" said Ryudo
"You know what I am talking about Ryudo, I can tell by that look of yours that you loved her. So why not marry her and start a family" said Vynx
"You are crazy, I am just doing my job, no such things you have in mind" said Ryudo
"Fine, fine Ryudo. But I tell you, if I were you, I would asked her to marry me right away. You can never find a girl like that. She is sweet, charming, kind, and pretty. My advise is go up to her and have the guts to tell her that you love her and you want to marry her. You better do it fast, before another sharp fellow comes and marry her before you know it."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." said Ryudo, pretending he really care. "I am sleepy now, Good night, Vynx"
"Good night Ryudo. Remember what I said" said Vynx
"Yeah, yeah" said Ryudo
He went up and he saw that Elenawais already asleep, and he lied down on the floor and soon he was asleep too. On the middle of the night, Elena woke up and she saw that Ryudo was sleeping on the floor. She looked at him, smiling a little on how silly he looked, and she took her blanket to Ryudo, so he would be warm. Then she went back to bed.
"Ryudo, Ryudo, wake up! It is morning already!" called Elena, trying to wake up Ryudo
Ryudo got up and yawned. "Boy! I am so tired and sleepy"
"We better hurry and start going, or the day will soon be wasted", said Elena
"I know, I know." said Ryudo on his still-sleepy-voice. "Is that food I smelled?"
"Yes. Here is breakfast", said Elena
"Gee. Thanks, Elena" smiled Ryudo. He took one bite. "Delicious!", Ryudo praised.
"Thank you, Ryudo. I am not really much of a cook", said Elena on a small voice, and she looked down at the ground. She don't want Ryudo to see that she was blushing by his compliment.
After they ate, they started their way again. They traveled till noon, and they spotted some berry bushes.
"Oh. Ryudo. Look at those berries. They looked very ripe. Can we stop for a while and pick some?" Elena asked.
"If you want to. I going to get some water now. I am thirsty from all this walking." said Ryudo
"Okay. I wait for you here. But you better hurry up, I am a little scared in these woods alone", said Elena
"I will", and Ryudo ran off.
Ryudo walked for a while and then he found a stream nearby. He quickly filled his water bottle, and he decided to play a joke on Elena.
He walked back to the berry patches, and he climbed up a tree, which was next to where Elena was.He climbed up quickly so Elena won't see him. He looked down and saw Elena was busy picking berries, and he made some scary sounds.
Elena heard it right away "Who's there? Come out whoever you are!" and she took out her staff. She's scared now, since Ryudo didn't even came back yet, and whoever was making that sound could be a wolf, a bear, or even a person.
The sound stopped, and Elena decided that it must have been the wind. So she start picking berries again. Then Ryudo jumped down on the back of Elena and make a sound just liked a monster, and she fell down.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" screamed Elena, and she covered her face.
Then she heard Ryudo laughing and pointing at her. "Elena, I will never forget that face of yours, the way you screamed, oh, it is so funny!". Ryudo was laughing so hard, he could hardly catch his breath.
"This is not funny, Ryudo! You almost scared me to death!" scolded Elena. She was getting up and shewas going to get Ryudo for doing this. But she fell back down, her feet is in pain.
"Ouch!" she cried
"Hey, are you okay?" Ryudo asked, going over to Elena
"Get away, Ryudo! I hate you. This is all your fault." cried Elena
"I think you twisted your ankle. Let me see" said Ryudo
"NO!", cried Elena
"Come on, don't be stubborn", said Ryudo. He took off Elena's shoe and her ankle was swelling and it was bruised. He touched her ankle, "ouch", she cried out
"It's twisted badly", said Ryudo.
"This is all your fault!", said Elena
"I am sorry, I just want to scare you, that's all" said Ryudo
Ryudo took out a piece of cloth and he tied around her ankle."There, this will do. You want to rest a while, since your ankle is hurting?" asked Ryudo
"No, I want to get going now." said Elena, still angry. She tried to get up, but she can't, her ankle hurted really bad, and she fell back down at the ground.
"You can't walk now, why don't I carry you" suggested Ryudo, trying to get Elena not to be angry with him.
"No, thank you, Ryudo. You should be ashamed of yourself. I can walk just fine, even if I twisted my ankle", said Elena, glaring at Ryudo.
"Come on Elena, you are going to make that bruised ankle worse." said Ryudo, pleading Elena to let him carry her.
"No. Now stop bothering me" said Elena. She was getting up by herself and she tried to walk. She started to walk, but it hurted, and she limped while she walk, and Ryudo sighed.
They had walked for a while, and Elena was still limping while she walked, and she was way behind from Ryudo. Then she suddenly fell down again, she tried to get up, but she just can't.
Ryudo quickly rushed to her, to see if she was alright.
"Elena, quit being so stubborn. Your ankle is going to get worse. If you want to get to Carbo fast, just let me carry you. We need to get to Agear Town at night. Come on now" said Ryudo kindly.
Elena really wanted to get to Carbo Village, and she really wanted to see Father and Mother Carius. Also she wanted to sleep in a decent bed, because she is tired of sleeping on the hard ground. So she gave in, and let Ryudo carried her on his back.
As Ryudo carried her, Elena began to think about Ryudo. She could felt his strongness over her, and how much she loved him. She really wanted to be with Ryudo, and to start their own life, but there would be a possibility that it won't happen. She putted her head closer to Ryudo, and she felt really tired. And suddenly she drifted off to sleep.
"Hey, Elena. Wake up now. We are already in Agear Town" said Ryudo trying to wake up Elena, who had been sleeping on back of him for a long time.
"What? We are here already?" said Elena still sleepy. Then she realized that Ryudo had carried her all this way, and she had fell asleep for so long. "Oh, I am sorry Ryudo. I must have fell asleep for a long time, and you carrying me all the way here. Put me down Ryudo, you must be tired"
"It's nothing, this is my punishment for making you mad"said Ryudo, smiling
"I am not really angry at you, Ryudo, it is just that you are childish, still playing pranks and other sorts of silly things sometimes." said Elena
"Look at this town Elena. It has changed a lot since we lefted. Before, all they got is a general store and a inn. Now, it is a real town. Full of liviness and people." said Ryudo smiling
"Yes, Ryudo. It has changed a lot. It is such a beautiful town now. I am glad that we got to see this town again, all fixed up so nicely" marveled Elena.
Agear Town did change a lot. Now it is were full of people, and houses. People living on this town, happy and safe.
"Let's go to the inn now" said Ryudo, and they went in.
"Hey, Vynx. Long time no see!" Ryudo cried out to the innkeeper, who was busy with the customers.
"Is that you Ryudo? I haven't see you in ages. Where have you been?" said Vynx, and then he saw Elena on Ryudo's back. "Hi, Little Lady. I see you got hooked up with Ryudo? I must say that Ryudo made a fine choice, you two make such a good pair." smiled Vynx.
That statement made Elena blushed real hard, and her face was bright red as a tomato.
"Shut up, Vynx. Quit joking. We are not hooked up. I am just finishing my job, getting her back to her home." said Ryudo, frowning at him.
"Really?" said Vynx trying to believe Ryudo.
"You got any rooms here, the princess needs her beauty sleep" said Ryudo
"Alright, lemme see" said Vynx. He was searching in the counter to see if there are more keys to the rooms, but there was only one left. He handed it to Ryudo. "This is the only left. I am afraid that you have to share it with the Little Lady"
"Whatever" said Ryudo. "You got anything to eat here?"
"Beef stew for today" answered Vynx. "Two orders?"
"Yeah" said Ryudo
After they ate, Ryudo carried Elena upstairs to the room. Elena's face was still flaming red, and Ryudo noticed it. "Just ignored whatever Vynx says, he is just like that", and he putted Elena down the bed.
"Where are you going to sleep Ryudo? I think you should sleep on the bed, and I should sleep on the floor. You have been carrying me all day" said Elena
"Nah. You should get some rest. Now go to sleep now Elena. I am going to go outside for a while, okay?", said Ryudo, pulling the covers up for Elena.
"Okay, Ryudo, Good night" whispered Elena
"Good night, Elena" said Ryudo and he left and closed the door, and he went downstairs.
Ryudo sat down at the table and Vynx came over to him, "So is the Little Lady asleep yet?"
"Yeah" answered Ryudo.
"Why don't you sleep with her?" joked Vynx
"What the hell are you talking about?" said Ryudo
"You know what I am talking about Ryudo, I can tell by that look of yours that you loved her. So why not marry her and start a family" said Vynx
"You are crazy, I am just doing my job, no such things you have in mind" said Ryudo
"Fine, fine Ryudo. But I tell you, if I were you, I would asked her to marry me right away. You can never find a girl like that. She is sweet, charming, kind, and pretty. My advise is go up to her and have the guts to tell her that you love her and you want to marry her. You better do it fast, before another sharp fellow comes and marry her before you know it."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." said Ryudo, pretending he really care. "I am sleepy now, Good night, Vynx"
"Good night Ryudo. Remember what I said" said Vynx
"Yeah, yeah" said Ryudo
He went up and he saw that Elenawais already asleep, and he lied down on the floor and soon he was asleep too. On the middle of the night, Elena woke up and she saw that Ryudo was sleeping on the floor. She looked at him, smiling a little on how silly he looked, and she took her blanket to Ryudo, so he would be warm. Then she went back to bed.