CHAPTER 5: COME BACK RYUDO...
It wasn't morning, yet. Elena woke up, feeling strange. Ryudo was next to her, still sleeping soundly. She got up quickly and dressed herself. She splashed cold water all over her face and she braided and pinned up her soft, silky, golden hair. After that, she ran out to the frontdoors. She sat down at the front door steps and sighed. She couldn't recall much of what happened last night, and what she and Ryudo did. She was kind of lost, but she knew that they had did something that they shouldn't have.The sun was rising. It was morning, so she got up. She went to the well and hauled water. She did her chores quickly, fed the chickens and swept the floor. After she finished, she went to the general store. She needed to get some supplies for Ryudo since he was going to have a long way to travel.
Elena went into the store and Mr. Abe, the old storekeeper, was there.
"Good morning, Miss Elena. May I help you", greeted Mr. Abe.
"Good morning, Mr. Abe. I need to get some supplies for traveling", said Elena.
"You are going away again, Miss Elena", asked Mr. Abe.
"No, I am not going away. These things are for my friend", said Elena
"That's a relieve. We all missed you when you left Carbo", said Mr.Abe.
Elena smiled."Don't worry, Mr.Abe. I won't leave Carbo."
Mr. Abe got the things that Elena needed. Elena payed him and she started to go back to the church.
The sun was shining brightly already and Ryudo finally got up. While he was dressing, Elena came in.
"Oh, I am sorry...I forgot to knock on the door" said Elena, blushing.
"It's okay, Elena", said Ryudo as he quickly buttoned his shirt.
They stared at each other in silence. Elena's face was flushed and she looked down at the floor. Ryudo looked at Elena. She looked so pretty, he thought. He didn't want to leave her alone, but he had to.
"About yesterday, I...I...didn't mean to-", Ryudo tried to explain, but Elena cut him off.
"These things are for you. You will need them for you journey, Ryudo. Please be careful", said Elena, handing the things she bought this morning to him.
"Thank you, Elena. I'll be careful. I will come back to you safely. I promised", said Ryudo as he kissed her. She kissed back.
"I need to go now", said Ryudo sadly.
"Can I walk with you for a while", asked Elena.
"Sure", smiled Ryudo.
They walked for a while. Sadness of leaving each other splashed over them. They didn't speak to each other. They just walked in silence.
"This is far enough, Elena, you should go back now", said Ryudo.
Elena didn't said anything. She looked at the ground, weeping silently. Ryudo felt bad and his heart was in pain. He felt hurt to leave Elena like this. He went over to Elena. He hugged her, trying to soothe her.
"Don't cry, Elena. I will come back to you, even if I have to kill ten more Valmars", said Ryudo softly. He stoked her hair, his face close to hers.
"Ryudo", said Elena in a small whisper in between crying. She hugged him even more tightly.
They hugged for a long time. Clinging to each other in their misery and pain. Then, they kissed each other. Ryudo took out his pendant which he had kept with him since he was a child.
"I want you to have this, Elena", said Ryudo. He handed Elena the pendant.
"It is not really pretty, but this pendant will represent me. Wherever I am, no matter how far away I am, I will always be on your side and I will always be with you." He kissed her softly.
"I got to go now. When I come back, Elena, I promise you that we will get married", said Ryudo.
"Come back, Ryudo. I have faith in you. Please be careful. I will be here waiting for you", said Elena sadly. Tears were rolling down her cheeks again and Ryudo wiped them away with his hand.
"Don't cry. I will come back safely, I promise. You won't find a single scratch on me", said Ryudo. His voice cracked a little. Then, they kissed for one last time.
Elena watched Ryudo walk farther and farther away. He waved back one more time and then, he vanished into the deep woods.
It wasn't morning, yet. Elena woke up, feeling strange. Ryudo was next to her, still sleeping soundly. She got up quickly and dressed herself. She splashed cold water all over her face and she braided and pinned up her soft, silky, golden hair. After that, she ran out to the frontdoors. She sat down at the front door steps and sighed. She couldn't recall much of what happened last night, and what she and Ryudo did. She was kind of lost, but she knew that they had did something that they shouldn't have.The sun was rising. It was morning, so she got up. She went to the well and hauled water. She did her chores quickly, fed the chickens and swept the floor. After she finished, she went to the general store. She needed to get some supplies for Ryudo since he was going to have a long way to travel.
Elena went into the store and Mr. Abe, the old storekeeper, was there.
"Good morning, Miss Elena. May I help you", greeted Mr. Abe.
"Good morning, Mr. Abe. I need to get some supplies for traveling", said Elena.
"You are going away again, Miss Elena", asked Mr. Abe.
"No, I am not going away. These things are for my friend", said Elena
"That's a relieve. We all missed you when you left Carbo", said Mr.Abe.
Elena smiled."Don't worry, Mr.Abe. I won't leave Carbo."
Mr. Abe got the things that Elena needed. Elena payed him and she started to go back to the church.
The sun was shining brightly already and Ryudo finally got up. While he was dressing, Elena came in.
"Oh, I am sorry...I forgot to knock on the door" said Elena, blushing.
"It's okay, Elena", said Ryudo as he quickly buttoned his shirt.
They stared at each other in silence. Elena's face was flushed and she looked down at the floor. Ryudo looked at Elena. She looked so pretty, he thought. He didn't want to leave her alone, but he had to.
"About yesterday, I...I...didn't mean to-", Ryudo tried to explain, but Elena cut him off.
"These things are for you. You will need them for you journey, Ryudo. Please be careful", said Elena, handing the things she bought this morning to him.
"Thank you, Elena. I'll be careful. I will come back to you safely. I promised", said Ryudo as he kissed her. She kissed back.
"I need to go now", said Ryudo sadly.
"Can I walk with you for a while", asked Elena.
"Sure", smiled Ryudo.
They walked for a while. Sadness of leaving each other splashed over them. They didn't speak to each other. They just walked in silence.
"This is far enough, Elena, you should go back now", said Ryudo.
Elena didn't said anything. She looked at the ground, weeping silently. Ryudo felt bad and his heart was in pain. He felt hurt to leave Elena like this. He went over to Elena. He hugged her, trying to soothe her.
"Don't cry, Elena. I will come back to you, even if I have to kill ten more Valmars", said Ryudo softly. He stoked her hair, his face close to hers.
"Ryudo", said Elena in a small whisper in between crying. She hugged him even more tightly.
They hugged for a long time. Clinging to each other in their misery and pain. Then, they kissed each other. Ryudo took out his pendant which he had kept with him since he was a child.
"I want you to have this, Elena", said Ryudo. He handed Elena the pendant.
"It is not really pretty, but this pendant will represent me. Wherever I am, no matter how far away I am, I will always be on your side and I will always be with you." He kissed her softly.
"I got to go now. When I come back, Elena, I promise you that we will get married", said Ryudo.
"Come back, Ryudo. I have faith in you. Please be careful. I will be here waiting for you", said Elena sadly. Tears were rolling down her cheeks again and Ryudo wiped them away with his hand.
"Don't cry. I will come back safely, I promise. You won't find a single scratch on me", said Ryudo. His voice cracked a little. Then, they kissed for one last time.
Elena watched Ryudo walk farther and farther away. He waved back one more time and then, he vanished into the deep woods.