Chapter Five
The old lady looked toward Celena with a worried look on her face. The pot of water boiled and the old lady put some herbs in to it. She handed it to Celena.
"Here you go my dear. That'll calm you down." Celena smiled at the old lady.
"Thank you." She replied. The old lady smiled and turned away again.
Celena looked around the house. It was small, only big enough for one person really. She looked on the mantelpiece. There was a drawing of the old lady. She was with a man.
"Is that your husband?" Celena asked politely. The old lady nodded.
"He was. He's not around any longer." Celena sunk in her seat.
"Oh, I'm sorry." The old lady shook her head.
"It's okay. He died during the battle between that mad scientist and Lard Van." Celena shivered. Mad scientist? She could vaguely remember.
"Some one called Dilandoo, or something liked that. Put a sword to his throat. He was a mad bastard." Celena lowered her head. "But you can't change the past, so I try not to think about it any more, and I just pray that that Dilandoo paid for what he done."
"I'm sure he did." Celena chipped in. "I'm sure that wherever he is he's suffering." The old lady smiled.
"I hope so."
"What's you name?" Celena asked after a few moments of silence.
"My name? Kaori." Celena nodded. She sipped from her drink. It tasted funny, different. She then yawned.
"You're welcome to stay here for a while if you have no where to go?" Celena shook her head.
"No I think I should go. Thank you."
"Are you sure? I've cooked some rice cakes if you would like one." Celena nodded and realised that she was very hungry. Had he ever fed himself properly? The lady took the tray and handed it to Celena. Celena took one and ate it almost whole. The lady smiled at her. She felt herself blush.
"Sorry." Celena said, "I guess I'm hungrier than I thought." She yawned again. The lady smiled.
"Why don't you rest up and when you wake up you can decided whether you would like to stay or go." Celena realised then that she was actually sitting at the end of a bed. She turned and looked at the pillows. They looked comfy and she was drawn to lay on them and sleep.
"Would you mind?" She asked. The old lady shook her head.
"Not at all, sleep for as long as you want." Celena smiled at the nice lady.
"Thank you." She said and she turned and rested her head on the pillows. She closed her eyes slowly and drifted off the sleep.
The old lady waited a few minutes to check that Celena was actually asleep. She pottered around in her small kitchen for a while, trying not to make any noise. She put the try on a small table and took a rice cake. She ate it and then once she had finished it she walked up to the window and waved her hand. Within moments a group of about five men, all dressed in black were in the small homestead. The lady pointed to Celena who was laying on the bed.
"She won't wake up, that drink was very strong, she'll be asleep for a day or two at least, just be careful, any loud noises or if her body moves suddenly she'll wake up." The old lady whispered. The man at the head of the group nodded and motioned his arms to tell the other men to pick Celena up. They moved quietly and slowly. The old lady just stood and watched. Occasionally picking up another rice cake and eating it.
They carried Celena out of the door and put her in to a small electric vehicle.
"You won't treat her too badly will you?" The old lady asked. Suddenly feeling a pinch of guilt rush through her mind.
"Just leave her to us now Mrs Bakusu, she'll be fine just as long as she doesn't struggle." The old lady nodded, and the look of worry faded from her face. She smiled and walked back in to her house.
She walked over to her mantelpiece and picked up the picture of her husband and herself.
"We've got him at last my love." she smiled and stroked the face of her deceased husband. "We've got him."
