Two sensations were fighting for dominance over her body. At the moment,
pain was winning it of hunger. She slowly sat up. Her muscles were aching
in the weirdest of places.
"Bloody weighted training clothes." She groaned.
She slowly stood up. After picking up her backpack, she walked outside. It was early in the morning. Sitting down on a large rock outside her cave, she pulled out her toilet bag. After rummaging though it for a while, she finally found her toothbrush and toothpaste. Brushing her teeth, she enjoyed the early morning sun. The warmth eased the pain in her muscles a bit. After brushing her teeth, she pulled out the elastic band in her hair. Then the slow process of getting all the grass and buns out began. When she finished, she put her hair back into a ponytail.
"The survival camps really paid off. If I had slept on bare rock instead of grass, I would really have had aching muscles."
She put the bag back into her pack. Hunger had replaced pain as the dominant sensation in her body. After digging out her Karate belt and hunting knife, she untied the Katana from the side of her backpack. She tied the belt to the Katana and put the weapon on her back. Making sure the hilt was over her right shoulder, she checked if she could easily draw the Katana. Throwing her backpack back into the cave, she walked towards the forest. She was really getting hungry now.
"I haven't eaten in two days. No wonder that I'm hungry!" She said with a smile.
Walking towards the forest, she tied the hunting knife to her sash.
"There. Now I'm ready to face danger."
Her stomach rumbled.
"Alright! Almost ready then."
Walking into the forest, she started to search for food. She didn't have to search long. There was a big apple tree just a short while into the forest. Quickly climbing into the tree, she grabbed an apple and started eating. While she was eating, she stuffed apples into the front of her Gi.
"So, that should keep me going for a while."
She jumped out of the tree.
"Hm. I thought I saw a large bush of ferns on my way here."
Finding the ferns, she began to cut them down. The ferns would make a nice addition to her bed. She had to walk three times before she had them all back into her cave. After spreading them out on top of the grass, she went back to the plain. She cut again three armloads of grass and put it on top of the ferns. Now her bed was complete. She walked back outside and sat down on her rock. Now that she had taken care of the important things, sleep, food and a safe place to sleep, she had finally time to think.
"And I do have a lot to think about. How my life has changed. And how many strange things I've been through. The fight, nearly dying, getting healed, getting rescued by a big green man and that same 'man' offered me training and dumped me in the middle of nowhere."
Snorting, she pulled an apple out of her Gi.
"At least there is something to eat here."
She started to eat the apple. The midday sun was hot on her body. She didn't notice. She was lost in thought.
"Bloody weighted training clothes." She groaned.
She slowly stood up. After picking up her backpack, she walked outside. It was early in the morning. Sitting down on a large rock outside her cave, she pulled out her toilet bag. After rummaging though it for a while, she finally found her toothbrush and toothpaste. Brushing her teeth, she enjoyed the early morning sun. The warmth eased the pain in her muscles a bit. After brushing her teeth, she pulled out the elastic band in her hair. Then the slow process of getting all the grass and buns out began. When she finished, she put her hair back into a ponytail.
"The survival camps really paid off. If I had slept on bare rock instead of grass, I would really have had aching muscles."
She put the bag back into her pack. Hunger had replaced pain as the dominant sensation in her body. After digging out her Karate belt and hunting knife, she untied the Katana from the side of her backpack. She tied the belt to the Katana and put the weapon on her back. Making sure the hilt was over her right shoulder, she checked if she could easily draw the Katana. Throwing her backpack back into the cave, she walked towards the forest. She was really getting hungry now.
"I haven't eaten in two days. No wonder that I'm hungry!" She said with a smile.
Walking towards the forest, she tied the hunting knife to her sash.
"There. Now I'm ready to face danger."
Her stomach rumbled.
"Alright! Almost ready then."
Walking into the forest, she started to search for food. She didn't have to search long. There was a big apple tree just a short while into the forest. Quickly climbing into the tree, she grabbed an apple and started eating. While she was eating, she stuffed apples into the front of her Gi.
"So, that should keep me going for a while."
She jumped out of the tree.
"Hm. I thought I saw a large bush of ferns on my way here."
Finding the ferns, she began to cut them down. The ferns would make a nice addition to her bed. She had to walk three times before she had them all back into her cave. After spreading them out on top of the grass, she went back to the plain. She cut again three armloads of grass and put it on top of the ferns. Now her bed was complete. She walked back outside and sat down on her rock. Now that she had taken care of the important things, sleep, food and a safe place to sleep, she had finally time to think.
"And I do have a lot to think about. How my life has changed. And how many strange things I've been through. The fight, nearly dying, getting healed, getting rescued by a big green man and that same 'man' offered me training and dumped me in the middle of nowhere."
Snorting, she pulled an apple out of her Gi.
"At least there is something to eat here."
She started to eat the apple. The midday sun was hot on her body. She didn't notice. She was lost in thought.