Ch. 7: Hot Springs Delight
A/N: Back again everyone! written at least 8 pages on the trip. And I put $4.50 into my japanese cat bank for collage while I was there! Cheers! ^_^
Four days had passed. The air became extremely cold and unbearable. It snowed lightly, but it soon piled up. The feather robes provided by Robin gave them protection against the cold and wind. Steam rising from over ahead caught Sheba's eye. She darted across the light snow.
"Hey check this out!" Sheba cried out to Ivan, "it's a hot springs!"
He directly followed her voice.
"Sounds nice, but I couldn't." Ivan shook his head, "I didn't bring a swim suit."
" I didn't bring one either, it doesn't matter much to me as long as you stay out and away from me while I go in there!" Sheba looked at him seriously. He promised to stay away.
" Ivan get lost now, I'm taking a dip." Sheba shoved him far off to the woods and went back to the hot springs. She looked around for any wandering eyes. Her entire body suddenly felt a sharp sting of the cold and wind. With no seconds wasted, she quickly got into the hot springs. It warmed her body up. The water was about 5 ft deep in the middle.
She placed her head on a smooth rock that stood out in the middle of the springs. She did that notice Ivan was on the other side. He turned around. Sheba saw him and screamed. She covered the top of her body as much as she could with one hand. She used to other one to slap Ivan. It left his cheek burning red.
"Ivan!" Sheba yelled. " I told you to get lost!"
" Sheba...I didn't know you were here. Honestly I thought you would be out after an hour."
" You pervert." Sheba gave him the meanest look he had received from someone.
" You're misunderstanding, I wasn't here to see you body. I was only here to relax since I saw nothing in the springs."
She still wouldn't listen, "how dare you!" She slapped his other cheek. This time it had tore into his mind and heart to shreds.
"Fine I'll go ahead and go. Maybe I can go get myself lost in the snow, left to die." He turned with out looking at her, "I'm sure you'll be happier with the decision.
"No Ivan, don't take it like that." Sheba grabbed his hand. "I'm sorry. You're the only one I depend on to get back home. Please forgive me for my mistaken actions."
He shook his hand away from hers, "that's not the point."
" Please Ivan don't leave!" A tear fell from her emerald eyes. " Please tell me what I did wrong!"
"You seem unappreciative of my duties to you."
" That's not true! If I was unappreciated of your help, I wouldn't have followed you all the way here. Please listen to me!"
Ivan turned around to find her eyes as red as his cheeks.
" Look this is my fault. I hope I didn't hurt you in anyway."
" I need some time alone." She pushed him off and went into a deep thinking state.
Ivan was back in his clothes again. He waited endlessly for her to come out. He wanted to give her as much time as she needed.
" Might as well try and find a place to stay for the night."
Ivan searched in the near woods. He found nothing. For about 20 minutes he looked deeply. Still found nothing. It was getting near lunch time. He came back to the springs and called out.
" Are you finished?" Sheba snuck behind him and startled him.
" Yes I'm done."
" Help me search for a rabbit, I'm getting hungry."
" That's easy, just look over there."
Many rabbits came dashing in and out of their burrows in a frenzy. It was a very easy place to catch a rabbit. They were pretty big too. They had a nice white fur winter coat.
" I've never exactly hunted before. I hate killing animals."
" Well it's for a good cause Ivan. Just quickly kill it so it won't have to suffer a slow death. I'll demonstrate. Sheba sent a bolt into one of the scurrying rabbits. She then broke it's neck by flogging it with her rod.
" That was quick."
" Now you get to clean it since I did the killing part." Sheba began to walked around looking for scattered branches and rocks. She then made a campfire. Ivan did not enjoy splitting open the rabbit. It made his stomach turn. He finally got through and boiled the rabbit meat over the fire.
" Not bad, but it could use some flavor." Ivan took a first bite.
" It's better than nothing. At least we have food."
" This rabbit skin could be useful. Let's save it. Ivan started to dry and stretch out the skin.
" We better get moving or we'll never find a place to stay." Sheba doused out the fire by piling snow over it. She then cleaned the rest of the area up.
" I wouldn't want to camp out here at night, it's really cold."
A/N: Back again everyone! written at least 8 pages on the trip. And I put $4.50 into my japanese cat bank for collage while I was there! Cheers! ^_^
Four days had passed. The air became extremely cold and unbearable. It snowed lightly, but it soon piled up. The feather robes provided by Robin gave them protection against the cold and wind. Steam rising from over ahead caught Sheba's eye. She darted across the light snow.
"Hey check this out!" Sheba cried out to Ivan, "it's a hot springs!"
He directly followed her voice.
"Sounds nice, but I couldn't." Ivan shook his head, "I didn't bring a swim suit."
" I didn't bring one either, it doesn't matter much to me as long as you stay out and away from me while I go in there!" Sheba looked at him seriously. He promised to stay away.
" Ivan get lost now, I'm taking a dip." Sheba shoved him far off to the woods and went back to the hot springs. She looked around for any wandering eyes. Her entire body suddenly felt a sharp sting of the cold and wind. With no seconds wasted, she quickly got into the hot springs. It warmed her body up. The water was about 5 ft deep in the middle.
She placed her head on a smooth rock that stood out in the middle of the springs. She did that notice Ivan was on the other side. He turned around. Sheba saw him and screamed. She covered the top of her body as much as she could with one hand. She used to other one to slap Ivan. It left his cheek burning red.
"Ivan!" Sheba yelled. " I told you to get lost!"
" Sheba...I didn't know you were here. Honestly I thought you would be out after an hour."
" You pervert." Sheba gave him the meanest look he had received from someone.
" You're misunderstanding, I wasn't here to see you body. I was only here to relax since I saw nothing in the springs."
She still wouldn't listen, "how dare you!" She slapped his other cheek. This time it had tore into his mind and heart to shreds.
"Fine I'll go ahead and go. Maybe I can go get myself lost in the snow, left to die." He turned with out looking at her, "I'm sure you'll be happier with the decision.
"No Ivan, don't take it like that." Sheba grabbed his hand. "I'm sorry. You're the only one I depend on to get back home. Please forgive me for my mistaken actions."
He shook his hand away from hers, "that's not the point."
" Please Ivan don't leave!" A tear fell from her emerald eyes. " Please tell me what I did wrong!"
"You seem unappreciative of my duties to you."
" That's not true! If I was unappreciated of your help, I wouldn't have followed you all the way here. Please listen to me!"
Ivan turned around to find her eyes as red as his cheeks.
" Look this is my fault. I hope I didn't hurt you in anyway."
" I need some time alone." She pushed him off and went into a deep thinking state.
Ivan was back in his clothes again. He waited endlessly for her to come out. He wanted to give her as much time as she needed.
" Might as well try and find a place to stay for the night."
Ivan searched in the near woods. He found nothing. For about 20 minutes he looked deeply. Still found nothing. It was getting near lunch time. He came back to the springs and called out.
" Are you finished?" Sheba snuck behind him and startled him.
" Yes I'm done."
" Help me search for a rabbit, I'm getting hungry."
" That's easy, just look over there."
Many rabbits came dashing in and out of their burrows in a frenzy. It was a very easy place to catch a rabbit. They were pretty big too. They had a nice white fur winter coat.
" I've never exactly hunted before. I hate killing animals."
" Well it's for a good cause Ivan. Just quickly kill it so it won't have to suffer a slow death. I'll demonstrate. Sheba sent a bolt into one of the scurrying rabbits. She then broke it's neck by flogging it with her rod.
" That was quick."
" Now you get to clean it since I did the killing part." Sheba began to walked around looking for scattered branches and rocks. She then made a campfire. Ivan did not enjoy splitting open the rabbit. It made his stomach turn. He finally got through and boiled the rabbit meat over the fire.
" Not bad, but it could use some flavor." Ivan took a first bite.
" It's better than nothing. At least we have food."
" This rabbit skin could be useful. Let's save it. Ivan started to dry and stretch out the skin.
" We better get moving or we'll never find a place to stay." Sheba doused out the fire by piling snow over it. She then cleaned the rest of the area up.
" I wouldn't want to camp out here at night, it's really cold."