Chapter 7
Day 3 Culture and Pranks
Anubis and Cale opened their eyes at 4:50 AM. They noticed that Dais and Sekhmet were asleep inside. Suddenly, as if Cale were remembering something, he looked at Anubis, and forced a playful smile, "Do you remember when we used to pull pranks on Dais?
"Yeah, the alarm clock jokes were the best," Anubis laughed
"Well, how about doing a little walk down memory lane," Cale giggled like a little boy who was about pull his first prank.
With that they opened the screen door and crept up to the alarm clock near Dais' bed and set the alarm for 5:00 AM. After they finished with that, they hid in the shadows. Then Anubis started the countdown, "5...4...3...2...1...0." BEEEEP, BEEEP, BEEEEEEP, the alarm clock beeped. Dais shot up looking livid. When he noticed Anubis and Cale laughing, he grew even more steamed. "I'm going to send the both of you to your Maker!" He shouted and started to chase Cale and Anubis around the room.
Anubis grabbed Cale and ran into the bathroom. When they got in, he closed the door and locked it tight. "That was close," Cale said, laughing, "he almost killed us."
"Yeah, I hope doesn't break the door down, or else we'll both be dead," Anubis responded, trying to drown out the noise of Dais trying to break the door down. With that, Cale started laughing even harder, until his laughing turned into crying. "What's wrong?" Anubis asked, puzzled at Cale's sudden burst of conflicting emotions.
"I'm just remembering all the times we used to do this while we served Talpa. Those were some of the best times, but I'm afraid that this will never happen again once you're gone."
Anubis put a comforting hand on Cale's shoulders. That was the hard part about the 7 Days, lost friendships were rekindled, things that were once done together could be done again, but at dawn on the 8th day, it had to be pushed back as a memory and forgotten. Some people never coped with their loved one leaving them again. Some committed suicide, some went insane, some began to drink or started using drug, some had to seek therapy, but deep down inside, all they needed was to someone they trusted, someone they could tell their feelings to, and not suffer through a private Hell. Anubis knew he would have to leave them, it was the will of the Spirits to keep nature in order, but he would help them cope, he knew that Dais, Cale, and Sekhmet had latent talents, but before he left them, he would show them what they had. With that, they could cope and express how they were feeling, and not have to deal with their grief by throwing themselves into their work and making themselves sick. As much as Anubis respected their hard work ethic and sacrifice, they needed time to cry the tears they has suppressed, talk out their feelings out with each other, and just do something they had not done in 400 years, be human. Still locked in the bathroom, long after Dais gave up, Anubis got some water from the sink and told Cale to drink it. Cale felt better, but only a little bit.
"Dais, what was that all about?" Asked a half-awake Sekhmet.
"They pulled the alarm clock prank, together, just like they did back then." Dais raged.
With that Sekhmet burst out laughing, then Dais face shifted from anger to humor and started to laugh. "Just like old times." Sekhmet laughed.
As they were laughing, the memories of the good times they had together resurfaced, and Dais started to cry, "What's wrong?" Sekhmet asked.
"Nothing," Dais said, wiping away the tears, "Just thinking about the times we had together."
Then Dais noticed the alarm clock, "8:30 already, we had better get dressed. Anubis is going to give us a crash course in Ancient Hawaiian culture."
When everyone showered, got dressed, and checked the Ronins' "to do" list, they snuck past them in the lobby, and went to a rocky cliff near the ocean, away from the eyes of people driving by. When everyone was comfortable, Anubis began telling about the ancient culture.
Anubis began to tell them of the four groups: The chiefs, the priests, the commoners, and the untouchables. The chiefs had the most Mana or primal source of life that flowed through everything and everyone. Because of that, only they could rule. "It is similar to the emperor's right to rule. The closest to the gods will receive their power and blessing." Anubis said
Then he talked about the priests. How it was their duty to perform the rites to the Spirits and to feed them. Some Spirits were appeased by dances (Hula) but mostly it required some food, a priest, or an offering. Then he spoke of the commoners, (Maka'ainana) who were the fishermen, artisans, doctors, planters, builders, dancers, and cloth makers. He began to tell about the secrecy of a fishing trip, how if anyone asked where the fishermen were going; a spirit would cause bad luck. He told of how doctors who specialized in setting bones could not fully become doctors until they had set a broken bone of a relative. Anubis then told of how Kapa or bark cloth was made and used for blankets and clothes. Then Anubis told of the untouchables (Kauwa). The Kauwa were slaves who had been taken as prisoners of war. They had no Mana because they had been captured in battle. In ancient times, to be captured in battle was the biggest disgrace because the Spirits had rejected them.
Anubis then realized that it was dinnertime, so they left the cliff overlooking the ocean, and entered the hotel. Pulling the same stunt that they used when the Ronins were in the lobby Anubis left first. As Dais, Cale, and Sekhmet were walking to their room, the five Ronins caught up with them. "Where have you three been all day?" Sage asked
"Just walking around." Cale said
"Who was the man you were with? He looked kind of familiar." Rowen asked
"No one, it was just the three of us" Sekhmet lied.
Day 3 Culture and Pranks
Anubis and Cale opened their eyes at 4:50 AM. They noticed that Dais and Sekhmet were asleep inside. Suddenly, as if Cale were remembering something, he looked at Anubis, and forced a playful smile, "Do you remember when we used to pull pranks on Dais?
"Yeah, the alarm clock jokes were the best," Anubis laughed
"Well, how about doing a little walk down memory lane," Cale giggled like a little boy who was about pull his first prank.
With that they opened the screen door and crept up to the alarm clock near Dais' bed and set the alarm for 5:00 AM. After they finished with that, they hid in the shadows. Then Anubis started the countdown, "5...4...3...2...1...0." BEEEEP, BEEEP, BEEEEEEP, the alarm clock beeped. Dais shot up looking livid. When he noticed Anubis and Cale laughing, he grew even more steamed. "I'm going to send the both of you to your Maker!" He shouted and started to chase Cale and Anubis around the room.
Anubis grabbed Cale and ran into the bathroom. When they got in, he closed the door and locked it tight. "That was close," Cale said, laughing, "he almost killed us."
"Yeah, I hope doesn't break the door down, or else we'll both be dead," Anubis responded, trying to drown out the noise of Dais trying to break the door down. With that, Cale started laughing even harder, until his laughing turned into crying. "What's wrong?" Anubis asked, puzzled at Cale's sudden burst of conflicting emotions.
"I'm just remembering all the times we used to do this while we served Talpa. Those were some of the best times, but I'm afraid that this will never happen again once you're gone."
Anubis put a comforting hand on Cale's shoulders. That was the hard part about the 7 Days, lost friendships were rekindled, things that were once done together could be done again, but at dawn on the 8th day, it had to be pushed back as a memory and forgotten. Some people never coped with their loved one leaving them again. Some committed suicide, some went insane, some began to drink or started using drug, some had to seek therapy, but deep down inside, all they needed was to someone they trusted, someone they could tell their feelings to, and not suffer through a private Hell. Anubis knew he would have to leave them, it was the will of the Spirits to keep nature in order, but he would help them cope, he knew that Dais, Cale, and Sekhmet had latent talents, but before he left them, he would show them what they had. With that, they could cope and express how they were feeling, and not have to deal with their grief by throwing themselves into their work and making themselves sick. As much as Anubis respected their hard work ethic and sacrifice, they needed time to cry the tears they has suppressed, talk out their feelings out with each other, and just do something they had not done in 400 years, be human. Still locked in the bathroom, long after Dais gave up, Anubis got some water from the sink and told Cale to drink it. Cale felt better, but only a little bit.
"Dais, what was that all about?" Asked a half-awake Sekhmet.
"They pulled the alarm clock prank, together, just like they did back then." Dais raged.
With that Sekhmet burst out laughing, then Dais face shifted from anger to humor and started to laugh. "Just like old times." Sekhmet laughed.
As they were laughing, the memories of the good times they had together resurfaced, and Dais started to cry, "What's wrong?" Sekhmet asked.
"Nothing," Dais said, wiping away the tears, "Just thinking about the times we had together."
Then Dais noticed the alarm clock, "8:30 already, we had better get dressed. Anubis is going to give us a crash course in Ancient Hawaiian culture."
When everyone showered, got dressed, and checked the Ronins' "to do" list, they snuck past them in the lobby, and went to a rocky cliff near the ocean, away from the eyes of people driving by. When everyone was comfortable, Anubis began telling about the ancient culture.
Anubis began to tell them of the four groups: The chiefs, the priests, the commoners, and the untouchables. The chiefs had the most Mana or primal source of life that flowed through everything and everyone. Because of that, only they could rule. "It is similar to the emperor's right to rule. The closest to the gods will receive their power and blessing." Anubis said
Then he talked about the priests. How it was their duty to perform the rites to the Spirits and to feed them. Some Spirits were appeased by dances (Hula) but mostly it required some food, a priest, or an offering. Then he spoke of the commoners, (Maka'ainana) who were the fishermen, artisans, doctors, planters, builders, dancers, and cloth makers. He began to tell about the secrecy of a fishing trip, how if anyone asked where the fishermen were going; a spirit would cause bad luck. He told of how doctors who specialized in setting bones could not fully become doctors until they had set a broken bone of a relative. Anubis then told of how Kapa or bark cloth was made and used for blankets and clothes. Then Anubis told of the untouchables (Kauwa). The Kauwa were slaves who had been taken as prisoners of war. They had no Mana because they had been captured in battle. In ancient times, to be captured in battle was the biggest disgrace because the Spirits had rejected them.
Anubis then realized that it was dinnertime, so they left the cliff overlooking the ocean, and entered the hotel. Pulling the same stunt that they used when the Ronins were in the lobby Anubis left first. As Dais, Cale, and Sekhmet were walking to their room, the five Ronins caught up with them. "Where have you three been all day?" Sage asked
"Just walking around." Cale said
"Who was the man you were with? He looked kind of familiar." Rowen asked
"No one, it was just the three of us" Sekhmet lied.
