Prairie Dreamer

Reina was looking for Nida. She had just luckily been able to escape her opponent, when their two spells exploded, and caused a bright flash of light. Then, the young woman had transformed into a Basic Whelp, and blended in with her surroundings. Now, she had to find her companion.

'Where could he have gotten to?' she mused, 'Probably wouldn't go to far, just enough to be safe. But in which direction? Blast that stupid Celia, distracting me like this. King Wyndia'll have my head.'

S...S

'Where am I? And what's the license number of the boat that hit me?' Nida wondered.

He sat strait up. Apparently, the young prince was in some kind of cave. It looked like someone lived in it, although no one was there now. For Nida could see a bed, a dresser, a table, and two chairs around the walls. Worried about who it might be, he turned to leave.

Suddenly, a voice spoke up and said, "Stop right there and go right back to bed young man! Your wounds haven't completely healed yet. For Ladon's sake, I'm no healer."

In came a young woman of about twenty-three. She had black hair, and yellow eyes. Her clothing consisted of a brown tube top, brown shorts, steel boots with the toes cut off, and steel gauntlets with the fingers cut off, not to mention her white headband. The fur on her body was yellow with mahogany colored stripes, and a tail came out of the back of her shorts.

Nida stared a bit. 'A Woren Clanswoman. I've heard of them. Supposedly, they're known for great strength and speed in battle. Great Ladon, I'm lucky she's on my side.'

"Kid, I told you to get back to bed," she scolded, "You won't recover if you don't rest."

"I thank you for your help. But I've got to find my friend. We were separated, and I need to know if she's alright. Last I saw, she was in a pretty dangerous fight," he informed her.

The Woren stated, "If you wish to search for her, take these Herbs first. I went out to pick them myself. And I'll go with you to help. You'll need an extra set of eyes, ummmm. . .what's your name?"

Nida looked at her. "My name is Nida. And who might you be miss?"

"Katrina," she told him, "Don't worry Nida, you're in good hands with me around."

S...S

"I swear it Nida, you better not have gotten yourself in trouble. 'Cause it'll be my head if your father finds out about what happened to you. Come out right now, I'm losing my patience. If you don't, I'll send you back to Wyndia right away," threatened Reina.

A sudden hustle in the bushes distracted her. Thinking it to be Nida, Reina headed right for it. But it wasn't him at all. Instead, Reina found a young samurai standing there.

He was a Prairie Clansman of approximately twenty years, with the appearance of a brown pug dog with blue eyes. He had on a yellow robe, with aqua edgings and an aqua cloth belt. Black boots were on his feet. And he looked pretty happy to see Reina to say the least.

The man whispered, "At long last, my angel has arrived. I've waited to meet such a beautiful girl for many a year now. Please, my sweet goddess, tell me what your name is?"

Reina rolled her eyes. "It's Reina, alright. Now, can you help me out with a little problem?"

"Reina, what a pretty name," he stated, "You may call me Jarin. I'm the greatest mercenary who ever lived, my sweet siren. Let us go back to my place for the night."

"As much as I'd love to lose my lunch, among other things, I can't at the moment. My friend has gone missing, and I need to look for him. Have you seen a Winged Clansman around here anywhere? He's got blond hair and blue eyes, and answers to the name of Nida," she told him.

Jarin exclaimed, "Anything for one so fair. Let us begin our search for this 'Nida' right away. I will prove to you how much I really love you, fair Reina. Now, let's be off."

With that, Jarin took off down the road, holding his head high. Reina sweatdropped, but followed him anyway. 'What a moron. I just hope that asking him for help isn't a gigantic mistake.'

"Katrina," spoke up Nida, "Why are you out here all alone? Don't you have any friends or family who you can go home to? Or someone who you are in love with to visit?"

"Those fools from the Southern Empire slaughtered my family. At first I thought only two of us were left, but I've recently found out that the last of us children are alive as well. Her name is Shannon, and she's got brown hair and yellow eyes," Katrina informed him.

Nida asked, "What about the other survivor? He or she doesn't live with you, do they? That cave is too small to fit two people on a daily basis? Where does he or she live?"

Katrina sighed. "Somewhere else. And she's a girl. My only brother was killed along with the rest of my family. For so long, I've wanted vengeance. That's why the youngest of us isn't around, I don't want her to get involved in my fighting. I see her sometimes, but not on a daily basis."

Nida looked at her. He wanted so much to help Katrina avenge the deaths of her parents and brother. But it was foolish to get involved with the Empire. Best thing he could do was to introduce her to Reina. After all, Celia would probably want to continue chasing her in order to force her to join the army. Assuming that poor Reina was still alive after the fight she'd been in.

'Don't worry Reina,' he thought, 'I'll find you. Then, we can continue our searches, together.'

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Heh, semi-love triangle. Only I used the pervert gag. I love writing playboys. Miroku (Inu Yasha), Gallows (WA3), Sheena (Suiko 1 & 2), ect. Ok, I got a question from the last chapter, better answer it. . .