The hunter walked down the hall, slowly. He didn't want to go where
the Queen's husband (A/N: don't know if he's technically a king) had sent
him. He didn't like the order he was given. He didn't even really like the
kid, Yugi, he was so annoyingly cheerful all the time, but that didn't mean
he wanted to kill him. Just then, though, as the hunter was contemplating
running away from the kingdom, little Yugi popped out from nowhere, scaring
the crap out of the older man. He yelped out loud, sprang backwards, and
patted his chest to slow his heart rate. Yugi smiled brightly up at him.
"Hello!" Yugi said, "You want to come and help me hunt? I'm getting pretty good with archery." He held up a large bow and a quiver full of arrows.
"Uh, y-yeah, sure, why not?" He ended squeaking out the last word and a half, but the prince didn't seem to notice. The hunter led Yugi out of the castle, through the garden, and into the forest. They walked for quite a while and didn't slow until they were deep in the woods. It was getting pretty dark and the hunter looked nervously around until he finally stopped in a small clearing.
"Is this where we're going to start hunting?" Yugi looked around hopefully. "Wow, I've never been this deep into the forest." He fitted his bow and arrow and aimed into the dark spots of the foliage surrounding them.
"Uh, not exactly…" he said, a bit uneasily.
"Huh?" Yugi looked confused and lowered his arrow. With the last thought of 'please, God, forgive me for what I'm about to do.' the hunter pulled out a dagger and stalked his way towards the teen. Yugi stepped backwards and bumped into a tree.
"I'm sorry kid." the huntsman said regretfully. He drew back the dagger…and then…
"Aaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! My f*cking foot!" Yugi had still had his bow and arrow ready. Judging by the huntsman's cries of pain, you can probably conclude where the arrow had ended up. With the hunter hopping around in agony, Yugi threw down his bow and bolted into the woods.
The hunter didn't even try to chase him. He was too preoccupied by the stick of wood and piece of metal that had gone through his foot. With tears in his eyes, he wrenched it out and hobbled over to Yugi's bow and arrows. He crouched down to pick them up and came up face to face with a huge warthog. All of a sudden, his dense skull came up with an idea to save his own hide.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Meanwhile, Yugi was running for dear life and still hadn't stopped. He slowed, and glimpsed over his shoulder. The hunter wasn't chasing him. The prince stopped and sat down on a rotting log to try and catch his breath, thinking of what to do. He had no idea where he was, how to get back, no food, and no water. Then, of course, it started to rain. 'Aw, man!' he thought-groaned. Standing up slowly, he began to wander around the forest for shelter. No sooner than he started, he saw a tiny cottage sitting on the other side of a small stream that had developed from the rain. Thought-groaning once more, he trudged towards the little stream and started to wade across.
By the time he came out of the other side, he was frozen solid, soaking wet, and covered in a large amount of mud. He felt like passing out right there on the bank, but he looked up and saw the warm, cozy-looking cottage and began to run towards it. He reached the little door and knocked on it. No one answered. He tried the door knob and found it was still open. He stepped in and immediately felt warmer. There was a comfortable fire burning in the fireplace, lanterns burning all around, and he noticed, seven of everything. He started to wonder why when he saw a table loaded with food. Then he forgot what the number seven meant and stumbled towards the table.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ (Back at the castle)
"Here is the little bugger's heart." the hunter said through gritted teeth, "Just like you requested." He presented a wooden box to Pegasus, the Queen's husband. The tall man took it and then, after taking a sip of wine, he opened it.
"Well done. Now, leave me." He waved a hand at the hunter who was soaked with rain water. The man hobbled out, cursing slightly about his injured foot. The tall, overly-smug man stepped over to his window, and looked out to the forest.
"Goodbye, Prince Yugi.
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Okay, the dwarves are coming next chapter, I promise. Did you like my little improv to the scene when the hunter tries to kill him?
"Hello!" Yugi said, "You want to come and help me hunt? I'm getting pretty good with archery." He held up a large bow and a quiver full of arrows.
"Uh, y-yeah, sure, why not?" He ended squeaking out the last word and a half, but the prince didn't seem to notice. The hunter led Yugi out of the castle, through the garden, and into the forest. They walked for quite a while and didn't slow until they were deep in the woods. It was getting pretty dark and the hunter looked nervously around until he finally stopped in a small clearing.
"Is this where we're going to start hunting?" Yugi looked around hopefully. "Wow, I've never been this deep into the forest." He fitted his bow and arrow and aimed into the dark spots of the foliage surrounding them.
"Uh, not exactly…" he said, a bit uneasily.
"Huh?" Yugi looked confused and lowered his arrow. With the last thought of 'please, God, forgive me for what I'm about to do.' the hunter pulled out a dagger and stalked his way towards the teen. Yugi stepped backwards and bumped into a tree.
"I'm sorry kid." the huntsman said regretfully. He drew back the dagger…and then…
"Aaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! My f*cking foot!" Yugi had still had his bow and arrow ready. Judging by the huntsman's cries of pain, you can probably conclude where the arrow had ended up. With the hunter hopping around in agony, Yugi threw down his bow and bolted into the woods.
The hunter didn't even try to chase him. He was too preoccupied by the stick of wood and piece of metal that had gone through his foot. With tears in his eyes, he wrenched it out and hobbled over to Yugi's bow and arrows. He crouched down to pick them up and came up face to face with a huge warthog. All of a sudden, his dense skull came up with an idea to save his own hide.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Meanwhile, Yugi was running for dear life and still hadn't stopped. He slowed, and glimpsed over his shoulder. The hunter wasn't chasing him. The prince stopped and sat down on a rotting log to try and catch his breath, thinking of what to do. He had no idea where he was, how to get back, no food, and no water. Then, of course, it started to rain. 'Aw, man!' he thought-groaned. Standing up slowly, he began to wander around the forest for shelter. No sooner than he started, he saw a tiny cottage sitting on the other side of a small stream that had developed from the rain. Thought-groaning once more, he trudged towards the little stream and started to wade across.
By the time he came out of the other side, he was frozen solid, soaking wet, and covered in a large amount of mud. He felt like passing out right there on the bank, but he looked up and saw the warm, cozy-looking cottage and began to run towards it. He reached the little door and knocked on it. No one answered. He tried the door knob and found it was still open. He stepped in and immediately felt warmer. There was a comfortable fire burning in the fireplace, lanterns burning all around, and he noticed, seven of everything. He started to wonder why when he saw a table loaded with food. Then he forgot what the number seven meant and stumbled towards the table.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ (Back at the castle)
"Here is the little bugger's heart." the hunter said through gritted teeth, "Just like you requested." He presented a wooden box to Pegasus, the Queen's husband. The tall man took it and then, after taking a sip of wine, he opened it.
"Well done. Now, leave me." He waved a hand at the hunter who was soaked with rain water. The man hobbled out, cursing slightly about his injured foot. The tall, overly-smug man stepped over to his window, and looked out to the forest.
"Goodbye, Prince Yugi.
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Okay, the dwarves are coming next chapter, I promise. Did you like my little improv to the scene when the hunter tries to kill him?