"Take care of Ryou, Soy."
"Right, right. There won't be a scratch on him." Soy mumbled as she led Ryou out the village.
"And don't do anything dumb!" Keiko continued.
Soy mumbled something under her breath and turned to Ryou. "Please tell me you can fly or run really fast."
Ryou shook his head and shift his bow and arrows. "I can't."
"Great. So I guess we walk." Soy said, as they reached the edge of the woods.
Ryou blinked at her. "Can't you create some more birds?"
"How will that help us?!"
"Well if you make them big enough, maybe we can fly on their backs."
Soy blinked. "Oh. Well I can't. Too risky that someone will see. And that could cause problems."
"What problems could it cause?" Ryou asked. He didn't see how it was any different now than it was last night.
"It's not important." Soy said. She stopped walking. "But you gave me an idea." She leaned over. "Get on."
"What?" Ryou asked. He didn't quite understand.
"Climb on my back stupid!"
"Oh." Ryou slowly climbed on. "Are you sure I'm not going to hurt you? And how is this going to,"
Ryou was cut off as soon as Soy started running. As soon as she did, Ryou could see why she wanted to carry him. She was much faster than they could ever be with they were walking, and she could travel by jumping into the trees and leaping from branch to branch.
Slightly frightened by the high speed and the times when Soy would jump for long distances, Ryou found himself unconsciously holding on to Soy's hair. Something she didn't like at all.
"OW!" she growled, and turned her head around. "Do you mind?!"
Ryou's eyes opened wide. "Soy…"
BAM!
Soy's distraction had caused her to run head first into a small tree. She stumbled back, and Ryou jumped off of her. He took a few steps back in case she fell, but she managed to stay on her feet. She held her head in her hands.
"Ow…that hurt more than you pulling my hair." She whined.
"I'm sorry." Ryou said. "Are you alright?
"Just a mild concussion." She said. "I'll survive."
She looked around and sniffed the air. "We should walk the rest of the way anyway. It shouldn't be too far."
* * *
"Please tell me you can swim."
Ryou looked at her. "Well sort of. I mean, not very well."
Soy groaned. They were standing on the banks of a wide river, the water was rushing past over rock and fallen tree branches, but the water was too deep for them to walk through. And unfortunately, they had to get across.
"I'm guessing you can't swim through this?" Soy asked.
Ryou looked down at the deep water. He had taken a bath in a stream before, but that had been much different. The water was nearly as deep or fast moving. He seriously doubted that he could swim across. "I don't think so."
Soy sighed. "Alright. Lets check down river a bit. Maybe it gets a little better."
She led the way and Ryou followed. He felt a little bad for causing her so much trouble, but he had to get Bakura back. And Soy was the only one who knew where the millennium ring was.
"Lookie there." Sot pointed. "Think you can cross on that?"
Ryou looked to where she was pointing. A tree had fallen across the river, making a sort of bridge to the other side. Soy jumped up onto it and bounced a few times. The tree held fast, only a few inches above the water.
"It'll hold your weight." She said. "Come on Ryou."
Ryou cautiously climbed onto the log. It wasn't very wide, but he could still cross. Soy had already reached the opposite side, and was waiting for him to follow. Slowly, he began to make his way across. He tried not to look down at the water rushing below him.
He had almost reached the opposite side, when he lost his footing on the wet log. He tried desperately to grab onto something, but it didn't work. His body hit the cold water, and immediately, he was pulled downstream.
Soy gasped, seeing Ryou fall. "Ryou!"
Ryou tried to swim to shore, but the current was too rough, and his head kept getting pulled under the water. After a few seconds, he gave up trying to get to shore, and focused on keeping his head above the water. Several times he slipped on the water, and got a mouth full of cold water. He tried to spit it out and gasp for air, but it was getting harder and harder to breathe.
Soy ran along the bank, trying to keep Ryou in sight. She knew she had to get him out somehow, but if she jumped in, the current would make it almost impossible to reach him. She just kept her eyes on him, hoping an opportunity would present itself.
She jumped into a nearby tree, hoping to spot something up ahead that would help, but instead, her mouth went dry from what she saw.
She jumped back to the ground. "Shit. A waterfall." She started running again. "Ryou! Swim to the shore!"
Ryou heard her, but he couldn't answer, and he still couldn't swim. His head slipped under the water once again, and this time he found it harder to get back to the surface. His lungs felt like they were going to explode.
Soy saw him slip under the water once again and cursed under her breath. Knowing she had no other choice she jumped into the water and began swimming furiously toward him. But being in the water left her at a disadvantage, and she couldn't see him anymore.
Taking a deep breath, she dove under the water. She began to search around for him, but it was hard for her to see. She surfaced again, and finally spotted him. He wasn't struggling as hard as he was before.
Ryou slowly opened his eyes. He was exhausted. He wasn't sure he could even fight the current anymore. His eyes slowly focused in front of him. He could see the water disappearing, which only could mean there was a waterfall, but he didn't care anymore.
Soy knew the waterfall was coming up soon, and she wouldn't reach him in time. She sighed, and made her way toward the shore.
Ryou felt himself being pulled toward the steep drop. He was scared; terrified even, but there was nothing he could do. Nothing but accept his fate.
All right, I know I said Bakura would be in this chapter, but I was hit with this idea and I just had to do it. Gomennasai. ^_^ I SWEAR he will be in the next chapter. Please review!
"Right, right. There won't be a scratch on him." Soy mumbled as she led Ryou out the village.
"And don't do anything dumb!" Keiko continued.
Soy mumbled something under her breath and turned to Ryou. "Please tell me you can fly or run really fast."
Ryou shook his head and shift his bow and arrows. "I can't."
"Great. So I guess we walk." Soy said, as they reached the edge of the woods.
Ryou blinked at her. "Can't you create some more birds?"
"How will that help us?!"
"Well if you make them big enough, maybe we can fly on their backs."
Soy blinked. "Oh. Well I can't. Too risky that someone will see. And that could cause problems."
"What problems could it cause?" Ryou asked. He didn't see how it was any different now than it was last night.
"It's not important." Soy said. She stopped walking. "But you gave me an idea." She leaned over. "Get on."
"What?" Ryou asked. He didn't quite understand.
"Climb on my back stupid!"
"Oh." Ryou slowly climbed on. "Are you sure I'm not going to hurt you? And how is this going to,"
Ryou was cut off as soon as Soy started running. As soon as she did, Ryou could see why she wanted to carry him. She was much faster than they could ever be with they were walking, and she could travel by jumping into the trees and leaping from branch to branch.
Slightly frightened by the high speed and the times when Soy would jump for long distances, Ryou found himself unconsciously holding on to Soy's hair. Something she didn't like at all.
"OW!" she growled, and turned her head around. "Do you mind?!"
Ryou's eyes opened wide. "Soy…"
BAM!
Soy's distraction had caused her to run head first into a small tree. She stumbled back, and Ryou jumped off of her. He took a few steps back in case she fell, but she managed to stay on her feet. She held her head in her hands.
"Ow…that hurt more than you pulling my hair." She whined.
"I'm sorry." Ryou said. "Are you alright?
"Just a mild concussion." She said. "I'll survive."
She looked around and sniffed the air. "We should walk the rest of the way anyway. It shouldn't be too far."
* * *
"Please tell me you can swim."
Ryou looked at her. "Well sort of. I mean, not very well."
Soy groaned. They were standing on the banks of a wide river, the water was rushing past over rock and fallen tree branches, but the water was too deep for them to walk through. And unfortunately, they had to get across.
"I'm guessing you can't swim through this?" Soy asked.
Ryou looked down at the deep water. He had taken a bath in a stream before, but that had been much different. The water was nearly as deep or fast moving. He seriously doubted that he could swim across. "I don't think so."
Soy sighed. "Alright. Lets check down river a bit. Maybe it gets a little better."
She led the way and Ryou followed. He felt a little bad for causing her so much trouble, but he had to get Bakura back. And Soy was the only one who knew where the millennium ring was.
"Lookie there." Sot pointed. "Think you can cross on that?"
Ryou looked to where she was pointing. A tree had fallen across the river, making a sort of bridge to the other side. Soy jumped up onto it and bounced a few times. The tree held fast, only a few inches above the water.
"It'll hold your weight." She said. "Come on Ryou."
Ryou cautiously climbed onto the log. It wasn't very wide, but he could still cross. Soy had already reached the opposite side, and was waiting for him to follow. Slowly, he began to make his way across. He tried not to look down at the water rushing below him.
He had almost reached the opposite side, when he lost his footing on the wet log. He tried desperately to grab onto something, but it didn't work. His body hit the cold water, and immediately, he was pulled downstream.
Soy gasped, seeing Ryou fall. "Ryou!"
Ryou tried to swim to shore, but the current was too rough, and his head kept getting pulled under the water. After a few seconds, he gave up trying to get to shore, and focused on keeping his head above the water. Several times he slipped on the water, and got a mouth full of cold water. He tried to spit it out and gasp for air, but it was getting harder and harder to breathe.
Soy ran along the bank, trying to keep Ryou in sight. She knew she had to get him out somehow, but if she jumped in, the current would make it almost impossible to reach him. She just kept her eyes on him, hoping an opportunity would present itself.
She jumped into a nearby tree, hoping to spot something up ahead that would help, but instead, her mouth went dry from what she saw.
She jumped back to the ground. "Shit. A waterfall." She started running again. "Ryou! Swim to the shore!"
Ryou heard her, but he couldn't answer, and he still couldn't swim. His head slipped under the water once again, and this time he found it harder to get back to the surface. His lungs felt like they were going to explode.
Soy saw him slip under the water once again and cursed under her breath. Knowing she had no other choice she jumped into the water and began swimming furiously toward him. But being in the water left her at a disadvantage, and she couldn't see him anymore.
Taking a deep breath, she dove under the water. She began to search around for him, but it was hard for her to see. She surfaced again, and finally spotted him. He wasn't struggling as hard as he was before.
Ryou slowly opened his eyes. He was exhausted. He wasn't sure he could even fight the current anymore. His eyes slowly focused in front of him. He could see the water disappearing, which only could mean there was a waterfall, but he didn't care anymore.
Soy knew the waterfall was coming up soon, and she wouldn't reach him in time. She sighed, and made her way toward the shore.
Ryou felt himself being pulled toward the steep drop. He was scared; terrified even, but there was nothing he could do. Nothing but accept his fate.
All right, I know I said Bakura would be in this chapter, but I was hit with this idea and I just had to do it. Gomennasai. ^_^ I SWEAR he will be in the next chapter. Please review!