1 CHAPTER 2—FOREST CREATURE
A/N: Wow, I got reviewed the same day I put this up! *blushes* Thank you all so much! It means a lot to me! And I feel… INSPIRED! Here's a new chappie!
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Stirring after a few hours, Evergreen crawled over to Oak's fallen body. Tears silently filled her eyes, surprising her with their presence but at the same time seeming to fit the pitiful mood she felt herself being drawn into. Climbing onto Oak's trunk somewhat clumsily (A/N: Hey, trees may look all tall and powerful but human legs are much more graceful than still limbs!), Evergreen sat down, running her hands over her dead friend's bark. Oak's final resting place was over a pond in the middle of the clearing, her large branches pointing in the direction that Piccolo had sauntered off in just a little while ago.
Evergreen's gaze cast downward at the sparkling depths below her, her reflection staring right back. The hair on her head, she realized, was dark brown at the roots and slowly bled to a lighter brown, then lime green, and finally dark emerald at the tips. Her eyes were glowing jewels, bright jade-green illuminant orbs with matching eyebrows. Her skin was a deep, bronzy tan with dark brown lines tracing jaggedly down every inch of skin. Although her flesh looked like bark it was smooth as silk, the lines being mere birthmarks. Her nails were long and naturally stained forest green. A tree nymph.
Wrapping her bare arms and naked body around Oak, she let the tears slip past her soft lashes as she cried herself to sleep.
~Oh Oak……………….~
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The next day, Piccolo arose with the rising sun, taking in its bright orange rays.
'Now for that tree!'
*Pic, please leave it alone…*
'I don't think so…' and he headed toward the clearing he frequented. Many things had changed, he could tell by the way the wind rustled the trees leaves overhead, singing a tune more sorrowful than he could ever hope to understand. The ki Piccolo had sensed the other day was also different… it was stronger.
Reaching the clearing the demon noticed the large Oak over the small pond. Then he realized his target tree was gone.
(What the?)
Upon reaching the empty space where Evergreen once stood the demon saw no signs of uprooting or sawing to have resulted in the tree's removal.
*What the Hell?*
'That's what I'd like to know…'
A scream pierced Piccolo's ears, followed by a loud splash. Spinning on his heels the demon watched as a small hand clutched a long branch on the Oak. He waited for the person to surface… and waited.
*I don't think they're coming up…*
'Shit…' he rolled his eyes, striped his weighted turban and cape off (A/N: take it off! Take it ALL off!), and dove into the pond. Grabbing the person around their torso, the demon yanked his prisoner to the surface.
It was a female.
Treading water the Namek stared at her strange features, "Who the Hell are you and what are you doing in my forest?" (That's it, scare her off and no questions will be asked. Stupid human females.)
"I…" she placed a tiny hand to her dark brown lips, surprised by the sound of her own voice, "I am… a human… and this is NOT your forest! The forest is owned by no one!"
"Feh. Look, I know you're a human! Do I look stupid to you?! Who the fuck are you?!"
"…My name is Evergreen…"
A/N: Well folks, that's all for now! I hope you likes! Thank you again for reviewing! Also, I'm feeling really inspirational with this story and I have actually begun drawing pictures of scenes relating to this storyline. I think I might actually start a mini-site just to post pictures on to give you all an idea of what this QT looks like and just to make it more FairyTale-ish (you know, story book style). I'm not making any promises but it's getting to be a really good idea… but the earliest I'd start it would be June 20th after my school year is over! Hate finals… *grumble grumble* Oh well, I'm done with Health and AP US History and English III, so I only have 3 finals this semester! Heehee!
A/N: Wow, I got reviewed the same day I put this up! *blushes* Thank you all so much! It means a lot to me! And I feel… INSPIRED! Here's a new chappie!
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Stirring after a few hours, Evergreen crawled over to Oak's fallen body. Tears silently filled her eyes, surprising her with their presence but at the same time seeming to fit the pitiful mood she felt herself being drawn into. Climbing onto Oak's trunk somewhat clumsily (A/N: Hey, trees may look all tall and powerful but human legs are much more graceful than still limbs!), Evergreen sat down, running her hands over her dead friend's bark. Oak's final resting place was over a pond in the middle of the clearing, her large branches pointing in the direction that Piccolo had sauntered off in just a little while ago.
Evergreen's gaze cast downward at the sparkling depths below her, her reflection staring right back. The hair on her head, she realized, was dark brown at the roots and slowly bled to a lighter brown, then lime green, and finally dark emerald at the tips. Her eyes were glowing jewels, bright jade-green illuminant orbs with matching eyebrows. Her skin was a deep, bronzy tan with dark brown lines tracing jaggedly down every inch of skin. Although her flesh looked like bark it was smooth as silk, the lines being mere birthmarks. Her nails were long and naturally stained forest green. A tree nymph.
Wrapping her bare arms and naked body around Oak, she let the tears slip past her soft lashes as she cried herself to sleep.
~Oh Oak……………….~
* * * * * *
The next day, Piccolo arose with the rising sun, taking in its bright orange rays.
'Now for that tree!'
*Pic, please leave it alone…*
'I don't think so…' and he headed toward the clearing he frequented. Many things had changed, he could tell by the way the wind rustled the trees leaves overhead, singing a tune more sorrowful than he could ever hope to understand. The ki Piccolo had sensed the other day was also different… it was stronger.
Reaching the clearing the demon noticed the large Oak over the small pond. Then he realized his target tree was gone.
(What the?)
Upon reaching the empty space where Evergreen once stood the demon saw no signs of uprooting or sawing to have resulted in the tree's removal.
*What the Hell?*
'That's what I'd like to know…'
A scream pierced Piccolo's ears, followed by a loud splash. Spinning on his heels the demon watched as a small hand clutched a long branch on the Oak. He waited for the person to surface… and waited.
*I don't think they're coming up…*
'Shit…' he rolled his eyes, striped his weighted turban and cape off (A/N: take it off! Take it ALL off!), and dove into the pond. Grabbing the person around their torso, the demon yanked his prisoner to the surface.
It was a female.
Treading water the Namek stared at her strange features, "Who the Hell are you and what are you doing in my forest?" (That's it, scare her off and no questions will be asked. Stupid human females.)
"I…" she placed a tiny hand to her dark brown lips, surprised by the sound of her own voice, "I am… a human… and this is NOT your forest! The forest is owned by no one!"
"Feh. Look, I know you're a human! Do I look stupid to you?! Who the fuck are you?!"
"…My name is Evergreen…"
A/N: Well folks, that's all for now! I hope you likes! Thank you again for reviewing! Also, I'm feeling really inspirational with this story and I have actually begun drawing pictures of scenes relating to this storyline. I think I might actually start a mini-site just to post pictures on to give you all an idea of what this QT looks like and just to make it more FairyTale-ish (you know, story book style). I'm not making any promises but it's getting to be a really good idea… but the earliest I'd start it would be June 20th after my school year is over! Hate finals… *grumble grumble* Oh well, I'm done with Health and AP US History and English III, so I only have 3 finals this semester! Heehee!
