So, I've decided! From now on, I'll post a new chapter after I've received 2 new reviews! And also the fact that I've written a chap... It's just that I've got sick lately so I'm not genki enough to write anything. Sumanne, minna.
Ok, so enough said, on with the story^^
Thanks once again for all the reviews! Atashi no tomodachi, arigatou!^^ I'll try to write more better for the sake of all of you^^
"Here we are! We've finally reached the entrance to the damned forest." Cries a young man with white hair on the top and black hair at the roots to his companion besides him. The companion, with his slate hair, sweatdrops and eyes the one beside him.
"Did the King mention that you were experienced and you've been to this very forest before, HatsuHaru san?" Tries Yuki.
"Why are you so distant, Yuki? We've only not seen each other for 5 months. That's nothing to keep us apart! We are cousins after all!"
"Very well, Haru. Are you sure you know the area well?"
Haru stares at Yuki with his blank, expressionless face and answers, " ... I might be... "
Yuki finally gives up and says to Haru, "we should camp for the night, Haru. Since, we've taken the whole day to get to this forest."
"Yes, let's. I shall protect you tonight, Yuki, so you do not have to worry about safety."
"Sure, Haru. Now, will you go get us some firewood? And don't go off too far, you know how your sense of direction is."
"Hai, Yuki. Whatever you say."
Amongst the trees in the forest, a trio walks mindlessly through the foliage when all of a sudden the raven haired young man of the trio stops walking.
"Where. Are. We?" he demanded.
"I--I-am not sure, sir. We should be nearing the boar's lair by now... masaka, I've made a wrong turn? NO! IT CAN'T BE!!! I'M SORRY!!! I'M SO SORRY, AKITO SAN! I'M SORRY, HATORI SAN! I'M SUCH AN IDIOT! I DO NOT DESERVE TO STAND AMONG YOU! I DO NOT DESERVE TO LIVE! GOMENNASAI!! GO--ME---N-NA----SA-----I!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Fool! Cease your excessive screaming! You're giving me a headache!"
"OH NO!!! NOW I'VE GIVEN THE GALLIANT AKITO SAN A HEADACHE!!! THAT IS TRULY AN ACT OF A DEVIL!!! I APPOLOGIZE TO YOU! I APPOLOGIZE TO THE ENTIRE WORLD!!! GOOOMEEEENNAAASAAAAAIIII!!!!"
"Hatori, do something!"
The man called Hatori then tries to use his skills in doctoring to help cease the boy from panicking and freaking out. But his attempts proves failure.
"I'm sorry Akito, I can't find any way to stop Ritsu. Maybe once he tires out he will stop."
Akito glares once at Hatori, walks a little farther away and sits down while cranky signs appears near his forehead. While Hatori continues to calm the panicking, Ritsu.
"OH NO!!! I'VE MADE AKITO SAN MAD!!! WHAT SHALL I DO??? WHAT IF HE GETS ATTACKED BY A WILD BEAST??? WHAT IF HE GETS EATEN???? THEN WHAT WILL I DO???? WHAT WILL BECOME OF HATORI SAN???? I DO NOT DESERVE TO EXIST!! I DO NOT DESERVE TO LIVE!!! I MIGHT AS WELL JUST KILL MYSELF!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!"
It is morning. The sunbeams of the lovely day penetrates through the leafy foliage of the treetops and shines upon two sleeping young man. The rays highlight the white and black hair of Haru's and the slate gray hair of Yuki's. They are both sound asleep. Birds chirp and sing to each other in the treetops as a greeting for the beautiful morning. Suddenly, something made rustling sounds in the bushes not far from the duo.
Yuki opens his eyes with a start and sits up. His usually lavender eyes appearing a shade darker than usual as he scans the bushes near them.
' I know I heard something. Where are you...? '
But as soon as he has sit up, the rustling sound has stop. He can't hear anything else unusual and so he turns to wake up his companion.
"Haru, it's morning already. Wake up."
Haru merely opens his eyes a little so two slits form, replies Yuki with a grunt, rolls around to the other side, and keeps sleeping.
Yuki stares at Haru for a bit and says in a dangerous tone, "Haru, I know morning sucks! I don't like mornings anymore than you do. But if you don't wake up now, I will be forced to hurt you(1). I'll give you three seconds. Three!"
Haru remains sleeping.
"Two!" Demands Yuki as veins start to appear on his forehead.
Not even a stir.
"One!" Threatens Yuki as he pulls Haru up by the collar and quickly drops him back down on the ground when he realizes what he was about to do to his cousin.
'I must really wake myself up before doing anything. This is really becoming a problem! '
The poor Haru that has been 'accidentally dropped' onto the ground is now fully awake. But something seems different in the gleam of his eyes.
"Yuki... What did you just do to me?"
' Great, now look what I've done... ' thought Yuki as he quickly lowers his hand that was covering his eyes a minute ago while he was thinking and tries to comfort his cousin, "I, I'm sorry Haru. I didn't mean to drop you, really! ...You're not going to turn 'Black' on me, would you?"
"Too late!" Yells Haru as he charges towards Yuki and attempts to attack him.
Suddenly a blur of light gray comes through the forest and zooms across the little clearing where Yuki and Haru is. After the dust settles, Yuki is no where to be found.
"YUKI!!! I WILL FIND YOU!!! AND WHEN I FIND YOU, YOU WILL MEET YOUR DEATH!!!"
' Wha... what's going on? ' Wonders Yuki as he surveys the situation at the moment:
He is currently sitting on top of something light gray, soft, and furry. The creature has two long ear-like things sticking out on what seems to be the creature's head and they are moving at incredible speed through the forest.
Suddenly the creatures said, "I think we've come to a safe distance from Haru already. Lets stop here," and the creature gradually came to a halt near a sparkling brook.
Yuki gingerly got off the creature's back and looks at it with curiosity. The creature, as it turns out, is actually an oversize hare. Its fur is light gray in colour with a little brown on the tips of its ears. Its eyes are of the hazel colour and they are looking at Yuki with the same curiosity in them.
The creature suddenly speaks again, "You must be Yuki, Haru's cousin, ne?!"
"H-Hai. ......Who are you?"
"I'm Momiji, I live here."
"In the forest?"
"Hai!"
' Well, of course he lives here, otherwise I wouldn't see him here... ' Thought Yuki and says to Momiji, "Thank you for saving me back there."
"Oh no problem! I've took up that job starting 5 months ago!" Exclaims Momiji cheerfully.
"Job? What job?"
"The job of rescuing innocent people from the evil 'Black Haru'!"
Yuki looks at Momiji and smiles weakly, "Right..."
"Of course! But, do not fear, Haru will return to being 'White' shortly... but by then he wouldn't be in the same place as we've last saw him... That'd be a problem, ne? ...Oh well, I can always find him again, do not worry! Are you hungry? Shall we eat? I know of a really nice fruit tree nearby! Do you want to eat something? I-"
Yuki cuts off Momiji's ramblings by simply replying, "Yes, some food would be nice, Momiji. Thank you."
"No problem," says Momiji energetically and bounces off to find the fruits he just said.
The other party in the other side of the forest, it seems, is not faring any better than Yuki's party:
"Hatori! Shut. Him. Up." Spits out Akito through his clenched teeth.
"Akito san, i'm trying." Cries Hatori exasperately.
"GOMENNASAI!!! AM I ANNOYING AKITO SAN?!?!?! AM I ANNOYING HATORI SAN?!?!?!?! I'M SO SINFUL!!! THIS IS TRULY UNFORGIVABLE!!!! I CANNOT BE FORGIVEN!!! I KNOW I SHOULD NOT HAVE COME ON THIS QUEST AS AN ESCORT! I AM A FAILURE AS AN ESCORT! I CANNOT BE AN ESCORT! I CANNOT EVEN BE A SOLDIER! I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M GOOD AT! I'M NOT GOOD AT ANYTHING! I'M SORRY! GOMENNASAI! I'LL APPOLOGIZE TO YOU! I'LL APPOLOGIZE TO THE ENTIRE WORLD! GOMENNASAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
As Yuki awaits the returning of Momiji, two bright orange eyes peered at Yuki's back behind a thick tree trunk.
She turns to her companion and whispers: "Do you think it's him?"
Her companion, with his light brown hair, turns to look at her with chocolate coloured eyes and answers: "Could be..."
To be cont...
HK's little glossary of random jap words:
//I'm sorry if there's too much words this time! Gomennasai! XP //
sugoi = incredible
minna = everyone
doumo arigatou = (formal) |very much| |thank you| --> which means --> thank you very much
genki = energy
sumanne = (slang) I'm sorry/ excuse me
atashi = (slang) me/ I
tomodachi = friends
masaka = can it be?
gomennasai = (formal) I'm sorry
HK's little Ed note:
(1) A cranky Yuki in the morning. Possible? Yes. Read the comic for proof, if you like^^ He's quite dangerous in his "awake-yet-not-quite-awake" state!
