Ok- so I gave up on studying- I can't focus on poli sci right now- sue me! Well, don't do that, but anyway!
Review Review! I enjoy your comments.
Oh well, I'm not a review obsessed writier- they are enjoyable, but not necessary. I like writing- keeps me out of trouble :D Believe me I need to keep myself occupied and out of trouble! So don't worry- I'll be writing for a long time!
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FYI: The civil war spanned about a five year period- and there is no way I even want to try and write a fic that long- so time goes by really fast- I will let you know in the story what time and how far into the war the characters are- so if you get confused- just keep reading :)
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Up in the border states between the North and South Tai was relaxing with his regiment. His group had seen some gruesome fight along the way- and it had made the men closer.
Night had fallen and the troop stopped for the night.
"What are you reading there Tai?" A short red haired boy inquired as he took a seat next to their campfire.
"Hey Izzy- ah nothing much." He said as he refolded Sora's note and put it away.
"Ah- come on, you don't have t get embarrassed about a sweet heart's love letter. Actually it's nice to remember family we left to fight for."
"Yeah- I' just worried about her I guess." Tai said as he fingered the small handkerchief Sora had given him.
"She'll be fine." The other boy replied.
"I'm not so sure- she's still in South Carolina and well. There's a lot of fighting going on.. I wish I knew she was alright." Tai sighed.
"What's got him down?" A blue haired man came over and joined the two.
"Hey Joe, Tai here is just worried about a loved one." Izzy informed him.
"Don't worry Tai. If she's as spirited as you say, she'll be fine." Joe smiled. He and Tai came to know each other pretty well when Tai came tot eh med tent with a small bullet graze on his arm. Joe (Of course) was the field doctor in the unit.
"I bet she's making her way North right now." He added.
"yeah, you're right I just miss her is all." Tai said as he slipped into his sleeping bag.
"We all miss our families, but I'm sure this will all be over soon." Joe told them.
"I hope so." Tai replied as he closed his eyes. 'Goodnight my love- stay safe… I love you.' He thought as he fell asleep.
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'Oh Taichi.' Sora thought as she looked up to the stars. 'I miss you so much… I need you.. I can't do this on my own.' A silent tear trickled down her cheek. 'Nigh my dearest.' She said as she too fell asleep.
But the morning came all too soon and Sora, with her companions, was on the road again.
The past month had been hard. Sora had been ripped away from everything she had grown up with: her home, her father and he love. Everything had changed. And only heaven knew when or if she was to see them again.
Sora had woken up with a fever. She knew it wasn't a good time to be getting sick, so she tried to hide her illness from the others. Tilly, however, caught on very quickly. But there was nothing they could do- if they stopped now they could get caught by confederate soldiers or stuck in a battle. So they had to press on.
The third day of feeling sick, Sora could take no more. She suddenly collapsed to the ground.
"My poor baby." Tilly cried. "We need to get her some help."
"But from where?" A man asked. Tilly looked around. She praised the Lord when she saw a small house not to far from the road.
"You all rest here, Let's get her to that house." She motioned for the man to help her carry Sora.
They slowly walked to the door and hesitantly knocked. There was silence as the door opened. A tall girl with long brown hair answered the door.
"Oh MY!" She said as her eyes went on the unconscious figure held in the man's arms. "The poor thing- quickly bring her in!" The young woman instructed. Tilly and the man sat and waited as the house's occupants tended to Sora.
"Thank you miss." Tilly said. "We owe you a great deal."
"Oh no, think nothing of it." The girl smiled back sweetly. "By the way just what are you all doing out in these parts anyway?"
"We were heading North… but Miss Sora here suddenly took ill."
"Yes, she's really sick. I don't think you should try moving her… I can take care of her, if you all want to continue on." She offered.
"That's mighty kind of you Miss."
"What's with all the miss stuff? Simply call me Mimi and I'm glad to help."
After the now freed slaves took a break, it was time to continue North. Tilly hated leaving Sora behind- but if she and the others didn't make it North soon they could be killed or forced back into slavery.
Mimi had told them of a railroad station not too much further that would take them as far north as they wanted to go.
"Thank you again miss Mimi… I just hate to leave her. She means so much to us and to me."
"I'll take care of her and you'll meet again once everything settles down. Don't worry she's safe here. I promise."
And with that the group continued on their journey.
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Tai, Izzy and Joe found themselves on the march with their troop.
"Man are these Southerners dumb." A boy named TK said. He had just joined the regiment. Tai thought he looked almost too young to be fighting.
"Hey." Tai said taking offense. "Not all Southerners are like that."
"Oh sorry Tai. You're different. I just meant the other ones."
"Don't worry about it kid- I know what you meant. My brother's one of them."
"So why'd you join the North Tai?" TK asked. The boy had taken to Tai like a little brother. He looked up to him and respected Tai.
"Well… it was just the right thing to do is all… me and Sora always thought slavery was just not fair…and I needed to do something about it."
"Sora's your girl right?" TK asked. "The one you talk about?"
"Yes," he sighed. "She's my one and only.. I proposed to her before I left. When I get back home, I'm going to find her and marry her. We'll live happily forever."
"That sounds nice… I wish I had a girl like that." TK said.
"Me too." Joe spoke up.
"What about you Izzy?" TK asked.
"Me?" Izzy said surprised. "I guess I never gave it much thought. There's so much I want to do before I settle down."
"Don't worry about it guys. There'll be someone for you- and you'll fell it in your soul when you find her." Tai said smiling at his new best friends.
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"I think she's waking up." Mimi said. "She's been out for days."
"It's a good thing I just got back from town with supplies." Another girl said. She was younger than Mimi and her hair was shorter and darker.
"Yes, thanks for going Kari." Mimi smiled as she wet a rag and wiped Sora's face.
Sora let out a groan as she began to move. She slowly opened her eyes- her vision was a bit blurry- but when it cleared she saw the faces of two girls looking down at her.
"Hello." Mimi smiled. "I'm glad you're finally awake. You had us worried there."
"Where am I?" Sora asked worriedly. "What happened to Tilly and the others?"
"Hush now- your friends are safely on a train North. And you've been out for two days. So we kept you here." Mimi said.
"Who… are you?"
"Oh- I'm sorry. My name is Mimi, and this is my sister Kari."
"Hi." Kari smiled at her.
"I'm Sora, thank you for helping us.. You don't know how important it is to me that they're all safe."
"Now don't you go and worry about a thing. You can stay here as long as you like- we have plenty of room." Mimi said handing Sora some broth to drink.
"Thank you." Sora replied.
Sora stayed with her new found friends Mimi and Kari. The three women tended a garden that was big enough to live on. They all became very close, like sisters. Together they tried the best they could to try and forget about the war that was raging all around.
But for Sora- she couldn't just forget. 'Oh Tai, where are you? Are you safe?' She asked the heavens daily. But no response came. On top of her worries, she only seemed to make herself sick with stress. She would awake groggy and dizzy. It only got worse- but she couldn't just lay in bed all day- it was not fair to Mimi and Kari. They had been so kind to her.
'Why did you have to go Tai?' She cried as she worked in the garden.
Sora worked until Mimi called her in for supper. She was exhausted.- mentally and physically. She ate a little of their garden produce and went to sleep. All she wanted was sleep.
As dawn's first rays crossed the horizon, Sora awoke suddenly only to have a nocuous feeling. She ran from her bed to the outhouse. When the waves of heaves ended Sora felt worse. She had completely emptied the contents of her stomach. All she could do was sit and cry.
When she exited the outhouse a worried Mimi and Kari stood there with their night robes on.
"Sora?" Kari started.
"I'm fine- I'm just not feeling so good." Sora put on a fake smile. "I just need to sleep it off."
"Sora you've been here almost two months! You've been sick almost the entire time. Are you sure you don't need a doctor? I mean there still is one in town, we could easily get him for you…"
"No." Sora cried.
"we're worried about you." Mimi said.
Sora tried to walk away only to fall to her knees. She was just too weak……………
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And then they all died…. It was a short story but thanks for your support ;)
If you want to find out what's wrong with Sora, if Tai will survive the war, and will they ever find each other- then you need to do your part- REVIEW!
Review Review! I enjoy your comments.
Oh well, I'm not a review obsessed writier- they are enjoyable, but not necessary. I like writing- keeps me out of trouble :D Believe me I need to keep myself occupied and out of trouble! So don't worry- I'll be writing for a long time!
Disclaimers are the same old same old. Ya ya, me no own, you happy?
FYI: The civil war spanned about a five year period- and there is no way I even want to try and write a fic that long- so time goes by really fast- I will let you know in the story what time and how far into the war the characters are- so if you get confused- just keep reading :)
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Up in the border states between the North and South Tai was relaxing with his regiment. His group had seen some gruesome fight along the way- and it had made the men closer.
Night had fallen and the troop stopped for the night.
"What are you reading there Tai?" A short red haired boy inquired as he took a seat next to their campfire.
"Hey Izzy- ah nothing much." He said as he refolded Sora's note and put it away.
"Ah- come on, you don't have t get embarrassed about a sweet heart's love letter. Actually it's nice to remember family we left to fight for."
"Yeah- I' just worried about her I guess." Tai said as he fingered the small handkerchief Sora had given him.
"She'll be fine." The other boy replied.
"I'm not so sure- she's still in South Carolina and well. There's a lot of fighting going on.. I wish I knew she was alright." Tai sighed.
"What's got him down?" A blue haired man came over and joined the two.
"Hey Joe, Tai here is just worried about a loved one." Izzy informed him.
"Don't worry Tai. If she's as spirited as you say, she'll be fine." Joe smiled. He and Tai came to know each other pretty well when Tai came tot eh med tent with a small bullet graze on his arm. Joe (Of course) was the field doctor in the unit.
"I bet she's making her way North right now." He added.
"yeah, you're right I just miss her is all." Tai said as he slipped into his sleeping bag.
"We all miss our families, but I'm sure this will all be over soon." Joe told them.
"I hope so." Tai replied as he closed his eyes. 'Goodnight my love- stay safe… I love you.' He thought as he fell asleep.
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'Oh Taichi.' Sora thought as she looked up to the stars. 'I miss you so much… I need you.. I can't do this on my own.' A silent tear trickled down her cheek. 'Nigh my dearest.' She said as she too fell asleep.
But the morning came all too soon and Sora, with her companions, was on the road again.
The past month had been hard. Sora had been ripped away from everything she had grown up with: her home, her father and he love. Everything had changed. And only heaven knew when or if she was to see them again.
Sora had woken up with a fever. She knew it wasn't a good time to be getting sick, so she tried to hide her illness from the others. Tilly, however, caught on very quickly. But there was nothing they could do- if they stopped now they could get caught by confederate soldiers or stuck in a battle. So they had to press on.
The third day of feeling sick, Sora could take no more. She suddenly collapsed to the ground.
"My poor baby." Tilly cried. "We need to get her some help."
"But from where?" A man asked. Tilly looked around. She praised the Lord when she saw a small house not to far from the road.
"You all rest here, Let's get her to that house." She motioned for the man to help her carry Sora.
They slowly walked to the door and hesitantly knocked. There was silence as the door opened. A tall girl with long brown hair answered the door.
"Oh MY!" She said as her eyes went on the unconscious figure held in the man's arms. "The poor thing- quickly bring her in!" The young woman instructed. Tilly and the man sat and waited as the house's occupants tended to Sora.
"Thank you miss." Tilly said. "We owe you a great deal."
"Oh no, think nothing of it." The girl smiled back sweetly. "By the way just what are you all doing out in these parts anyway?"
"We were heading North… but Miss Sora here suddenly took ill."
"Yes, she's really sick. I don't think you should try moving her… I can take care of her, if you all want to continue on." She offered.
"That's mighty kind of you Miss."
"What's with all the miss stuff? Simply call me Mimi and I'm glad to help."
After the now freed slaves took a break, it was time to continue North. Tilly hated leaving Sora behind- but if she and the others didn't make it North soon they could be killed or forced back into slavery.
Mimi had told them of a railroad station not too much further that would take them as far north as they wanted to go.
"Thank you again miss Mimi… I just hate to leave her. She means so much to us and to me."
"I'll take care of her and you'll meet again once everything settles down. Don't worry she's safe here. I promise."
And with that the group continued on their journey.
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Tai, Izzy and Joe found themselves on the march with their troop.
"Man are these Southerners dumb." A boy named TK said. He had just joined the regiment. Tai thought he looked almost too young to be fighting.
"Hey." Tai said taking offense. "Not all Southerners are like that."
"Oh sorry Tai. You're different. I just meant the other ones."
"Don't worry about it kid- I know what you meant. My brother's one of them."
"So why'd you join the North Tai?" TK asked. The boy had taken to Tai like a little brother. He looked up to him and respected Tai.
"Well… it was just the right thing to do is all… me and Sora always thought slavery was just not fair…and I needed to do something about it."
"Sora's your girl right?" TK asked. "The one you talk about?"
"Yes," he sighed. "She's my one and only.. I proposed to her before I left. When I get back home, I'm going to find her and marry her. We'll live happily forever."
"That sounds nice… I wish I had a girl like that." TK said.
"Me too." Joe spoke up.
"What about you Izzy?" TK asked.
"Me?" Izzy said surprised. "I guess I never gave it much thought. There's so much I want to do before I settle down."
"Don't worry about it guys. There'll be someone for you- and you'll fell it in your soul when you find her." Tai said smiling at his new best friends.
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"I think she's waking up." Mimi said. "She's been out for days."
"It's a good thing I just got back from town with supplies." Another girl said. She was younger than Mimi and her hair was shorter and darker.
"Yes, thanks for going Kari." Mimi smiled as she wet a rag and wiped Sora's face.
Sora let out a groan as she began to move. She slowly opened her eyes- her vision was a bit blurry- but when it cleared she saw the faces of two girls looking down at her.
"Hello." Mimi smiled. "I'm glad you're finally awake. You had us worried there."
"Where am I?" Sora asked worriedly. "What happened to Tilly and the others?"
"Hush now- your friends are safely on a train North. And you've been out for two days. So we kept you here." Mimi said.
"Who… are you?"
"Oh- I'm sorry. My name is Mimi, and this is my sister Kari."
"Hi." Kari smiled at her.
"I'm Sora, thank you for helping us.. You don't know how important it is to me that they're all safe."
"Now don't you go and worry about a thing. You can stay here as long as you like- we have plenty of room." Mimi said handing Sora some broth to drink.
"Thank you." Sora replied.
Sora stayed with her new found friends Mimi and Kari. The three women tended a garden that was big enough to live on. They all became very close, like sisters. Together they tried the best they could to try and forget about the war that was raging all around.
But for Sora- she couldn't just forget. 'Oh Tai, where are you? Are you safe?' She asked the heavens daily. But no response came. On top of her worries, she only seemed to make herself sick with stress. She would awake groggy and dizzy. It only got worse- but she couldn't just lay in bed all day- it was not fair to Mimi and Kari. They had been so kind to her.
'Why did you have to go Tai?' She cried as she worked in the garden.
Sora worked until Mimi called her in for supper. She was exhausted.- mentally and physically. She ate a little of their garden produce and went to sleep. All she wanted was sleep.
As dawn's first rays crossed the horizon, Sora awoke suddenly only to have a nocuous feeling. She ran from her bed to the outhouse. When the waves of heaves ended Sora felt worse. She had completely emptied the contents of her stomach. All she could do was sit and cry.
When she exited the outhouse a worried Mimi and Kari stood there with their night robes on.
"Sora?" Kari started.
"I'm fine- I'm just not feeling so good." Sora put on a fake smile. "I just need to sleep it off."
"Sora you've been here almost two months! You've been sick almost the entire time. Are you sure you don't need a doctor? I mean there still is one in town, we could easily get him for you…"
"No." Sora cried.
"we're worried about you." Mimi said.
Sora tried to walk away only to fall to her knees. She was just too weak……………
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And then they all died…. It was a short story but thanks for your support ;)
If you want to find out what's wrong with Sora, if Tai will survive the war, and will they ever find each other- then you need to do your part- REVIEW!
