"Calm down, Mister," Shinna said, putting her hands face up in the air.
"We're not here to cause trouble."
"Go that way," he said again, gesturing behind him, "or I'll pull the trigger. I don't want to do that." Shinna leaned down slowly and picked up her bag, Trey followed suit.
"What EXACTLY are you?" Trio asked.
"WHAT?!"
"I mean, um, uh, ethnicity?"
"Turkish. Now go!" The tanned Turkish man was dressed in blue coveralls with a light blue shirt underneath and leather, working boots. Trio followed then Shinna and Trey took up the rear nearest to the strange man.
The four people trekked through the tall wheat until Trio caught sight of a small house. It had one window next to the door. In the doorway, stood a plumb, dark skinned brunette. She held a butcher knife in her hand.
"Aba, who are they?"
"I don't know, Mista, but they say they're not here to cause trouble."
"Who are you?" The woman, Mista, said.
'Adopted names?' Trio asked the other two, tilting her head toward the right.
'Yes,' was the unanimous reply.
"Diana Kai," Trio replied, returning her gaze to the confused woman.
"Tana Suzuki," Shinna said.
Trey thought for a moment before replying, "Matt Midori."
"So what were you three doing in our field? Trying to steal?" Aba asked suspiciously, poking Trey in the back with his rifle. Trey winced a little but did not cry out.
"To tell you the truth, we got lost. We're trying to get to Greece," Trio stated.
"Wandering through a field in Turkey?" Aba asked with a frown, "I don't see how that makes sense."
"Well, it's a spiritual journey of some sorts," Trio said.
"A life or death journey you could say," Shinna added. Trio glared behind her. Shinna looked at her pleadingly, hoping Trio would work with her.
"Tana, you're not suppose to tell people that!"
"Well it is," Shinna retorted with a pretend pout.
"Oh! We didn't know!" Mista exclaimed. "Please come in! You must be thirsty! Aba, put that rifle away," Mista walked into the small house. Aba studied the trio a few moments more before giving them the heads up to go in his house. Trio walked in the wooden house slowly.
At first Trey couldn't see anything once he stepped inside and he bumped into Shinna once. Quickly apologizing, he blinked multiple times until he could see the inside. There was a closed door on the other side of the room. To his right he could see a makeshift kitchen and to his right he saw a sewing loom with beautifully colored yarn or wool on it. In the center of the room was a table with four chairs. Sat on the middle of the table was a small bowl of fruit.
"I'm afraid we haven't too much until the wheat comes in," Mista was saying, "but we have plenty of water and fruit for you to eat."
"You're house is adorable, Mrs. Mista," Shinna commented.
"It's humble enough," Mista replied. "Please sit down, I will get you something to eat and some food for your journey." Mista rushed into a small door in the kitchen Trey had not seen when he first entered. Aba entered with a block of wood and stacked it in the fireplace in the kitchen.
"So where are you from?" Aba asked.
"I don't know if we can tell you that," Trio said.
"Why not?" Aba asked.
"While on our journey our elders specifically stated we were not to tell any outsiders where we were from, I'm sorry," Shinna interjected.
"We understand," Mista said, setting down four cups of clear, crystal water. She placed four bananas on the table and a small bowl of peanuts. "You can leave the shells on the table," she mumbled as she ran back into the pantry.
The three G-Alloids dug into the small meal with a vengeance. It had been hours since any of them had ate anything and Trio suggested they not stop in mid air and trying to get the bag open would have made it impossible with the wind racing toward them.
"So, kids, where are you heading?" Mista asked to fill the silence. The kids looked at each other, unsure of what to answer.
Trey finally nodded and spoke up. "Athens, Greece, Ma'am."
"That's still a ways away! Is there a deadline?"
"Yea," Trio answered, "before we die." Mista laughed, but Aba just chuckled.
"You sure are a smart aleck, what was your name again?"
"Diana."
"If you don't mind me asking, Diana, why is there only one male?"
"Availability," Trio replied curtly. Aba guessed it was a sensitive subject and dropped the rest of the conversation.
The G-Alloids ate in silence.
"Why don't we turn on the radio?" Mista asked as she walked over to an old looking radio and flipped it on.
'And today on your world news: Three teenagers, two females and one male have disappeared and a father is in the hospital in the Sanc Kingdom. One of the females has a brown braid, another had short black hair and the male has sandy brown hair. They disappeared between the hours of 9 and 10 last night. If you have any word, contact your local authorities.'
Mista flipped the radio off and looked in shock at the teens sitting at her table.
"That wouldn't happen to be you would it?" Trey froze and Shinna glanced at Trio. On the inside Trio was freaking out, trying to think of how to not betray them, but on the outside she appeared calm.
"Do you know how far away the Sanc Kingdom is, Mrs. Mista? About 1400 miles. Do you REALLY think we could have made it THAT far in 17 hours?" Trio let out a short laugh. "I don't."
Mista frowned and blushed, "I'm so sorry, I guess that was very rude of me. It's just you three fit the description so well."
"They're right," Aba added. "They couldn't have possibly made it from the Sanc Kingdom in 17 hours. They'd have to be jets to be that fast."
'Or part Gundam,' Trio said in her head. Trey and Shinna chuckled mentally too.
"Well, as much as we've enjoyed staying with you," Trey said, standing up, "we really must be going. We've still got a long journey ahead of us."
"Here," Mista said, leaning down and picking up three small packages, "here's some food for the road."
"Thank you so much for your hospitality," Trio said, bowing to Mista as she stood. Trio turned around to face Aba and bowed again. "And thank you for not blowing off my head with a rifle."
Aba laughed, "I guess you're welcome."
"See ya!" Shinna yelled as they started down the road next to Mista and Aba's house. Mista and Aba waved back.
"Think they were telling the truth?" Mista could not help but ask.
"They couldn't have gotten that far in that short amount of time," Aba replied.
"That was close!" Shinna muttered once they got out of sight of the couple.
"Why would they do that? I can't figure this out. Why would they post a bulletin? It's too dangerous! Those fools!"
"We should find a place to change back into the shirts," Trey said.
"Why?" Shinna said in disgust, "we just changed out!"
"And do you want holes in these nice, clean shirts?" Was his reply.
"Guys, we're exhausted. We should've stayed a while and rested," Trio voiced.
"Let's rest in this forest," Trey pointed into a small grove of trees. "We'll take watches."
"That's just fine," Shinna said, running into the forest. Seconds later, the other two followed. When they caught up with Shinna, she had found a huge tree with roots that made a perfect shelter. Within minutes they had settled down. Trio offered to take first watch, then Trey and Shinna last.
"Go that way," he said again, gesturing behind him, "or I'll pull the trigger. I don't want to do that." Shinna leaned down slowly and picked up her bag, Trey followed suit.
"What EXACTLY are you?" Trio asked.
"WHAT?!"
"I mean, um, uh, ethnicity?"
"Turkish. Now go!" The tanned Turkish man was dressed in blue coveralls with a light blue shirt underneath and leather, working boots. Trio followed then Shinna and Trey took up the rear nearest to the strange man.
The four people trekked through the tall wheat until Trio caught sight of a small house. It had one window next to the door. In the doorway, stood a plumb, dark skinned brunette. She held a butcher knife in her hand.
"Aba, who are they?"
"I don't know, Mista, but they say they're not here to cause trouble."
"Who are you?" The woman, Mista, said.
'Adopted names?' Trio asked the other two, tilting her head toward the right.
'Yes,' was the unanimous reply.
"Diana Kai," Trio replied, returning her gaze to the confused woman.
"Tana Suzuki," Shinna said.
Trey thought for a moment before replying, "Matt Midori."
"So what were you three doing in our field? Trying to steal?" Aba asked suspiciously, poking Trey in the back with his rifle. Trey winced a little but did not cry out.
"To tell you the truth, we got lost. We're trying to get to Greece," Trio stated.
"Wandering through a field in Turkey?" Aba asked with a frown, "I don't see how that makes sense."
"Well, it's a spiritual journey of some sorts," Trio said.
"A life or death journey you could say," Shinna added. Trio glared behind her. Shinna looked at her pleadingly, hoping Trio would work with her.
"Tana, you're not suppose to tell people that!"
"Well it is," Shinna retorted with a pretend pout.
"Oh! We didn't know!" Mista exclaimed. "Please come in! You must be thirsty! Aba, put that rifle away," Mista walked into the small house. Aba studied the trio a few moments more before giving them the heads up to go in his house. Trio walked in the wooden house slowly.
At first Trey couldn't see anything once he stepped inside and he bumped into Shinna once. Quickly apologizing, he blinked multiple times until he could see the inside. There was a closed door on the other side of the room. To his right he could see a makeshift kitchen and to his right he saw a sewing loom with beautifully colored yarn or wool on it. In the center of the room was a table with four chairs. Sat on the middle of the table was a small bowl of fruit.
"I'm afraid we haven't too much until the wheat comes in," Mista was saying, "but we have plenty of water and fruit for you to eat."
"You're house is adorable, Mrs. Mista," Shinna commented.
"It's humble enough," Mista replied. "Please sit down, I will get you something to eat and some food for your journey." Mista rushed into a small door in the kitchen Trey had not seen when he first entered. Aba entered with a block of wood and stacked it in the fireplace in the kitchen.
"So where are you from?" Aba asked.
"I don't know if we can tell you that," Trio said.
"Why not?" Aba asked.
"While on our journey our elders specifically stated we were not to tell any outsiders where we were from, I'm sorry," Shinna interjected.
"We understand," Mista said, setting down four cups of clear, crystal water. She placed four bananas on the table and a small bowl of peanuts. "You can leave the shells on the table," she mumbled as she ran back into the pantry.
The three G-Alloids dug into the small meal with a vengeance. It had been hours since any of them had ate anything and Trio suggested they not stop in mid air and trying to get the bag open would have made it impossible with the wind racing toward them.
"So, kids, where are you heading?" Mista asked to fill the silence. The kids looked at each other, unsure of what to answer.
Trey finally nodded and spoke up. "Athens, Greece, Ma'am."
"That's still a ways away! Is there a deadline?"
"Yea," Trio answered, "before we die." Mista laughed, but Aba just chuckled.
"You sure are a smart aleck, what was your name again?"
"Diana."
"If you don't mind me asking, Diana, why is there only one male?"
"Availability," Trio replied curtly. Aba guessed it was a sensitive subject and dropped the rest of the conversation.
The G-Alloids ate in silence.
"Why don't we turn on the radio?" Mista asked as she walked over to an old looking radio and flipped it on.
'And today on your world news: Three teenagers, two females and one male have disappeared and a father is in the hospital in the Sanc Kingdom. One of the females has a brown braid, another had short black hair and the male has sandy brown hair. They disappeared between the hours of 9 and 10 last night. If you have any word, contact your local authorities.'
Mista flipped the radio off and looked in shock at the teens sitting at her table.
"That wouldn't happen to be you would it?" Trey froze and Shinna glanced at Trio. On the inside Trio was freaking out, trying to think of how to not betray them, but on the outside she appeared calm.
"Do you know how far away the Sanc Kingdom is, Mrs. Mista? About 1400 miles. Do you REALLY think we could have made it THAT far in 17 hours?" Trio let out a short laugh. "I don't."
Mista frowned and blushed, "I'm so sorry, I guess that was very rude of me. It's just you three fit the description so well."
"They're right," Aba added. "They couldn't have possibly made it from the Sanc Kingdom in 17 hours. They'd have to be jets to be that fast."
'Or part Gundam,' Trio said in her head. Trey and Shinna chuckled mentally too.
"Well, as much as we've enjoyed staying with you," Trey said, standing up, "we really must be going. We've still got a long journey ahead of us."
"Here," Mista said, leaning down and picking up three small packages, "here's some food for the road."
"Thank you so much for your hospitality," Trio said, bowing to Mista as she stood. Trio turned around to face Aba and bowed again. "And thank you for not blowing off my head with a rifle."
Aba laughed, "I guess you're welcome."
"See ya!" Shinna yelled as they started down the road next to Mista and Aba's house. Mista and Aba waved back.
"Think they were telling the truth?" Mista could not help but ask.
"They couldn't have gotten that far in that short amount of time," Aba replied.
"That was close!" Shinna muttered once they got out of sight of the couple.
"Why would they do that? I can't figure this out. Why would they post a bulletin? It's too dangerous! Those fools!"
"We should find a place to change back into the shirts," Trey said.
"Why?" Shinna said in disgust, "we just changed out!"
"And do you want holes in these nice, clean shirts?" Was his reply.
"Guys, we're exhausted. We should've stayed a while and rested," Trio voiced.
"Let's rest in this forest," Trey pointed into a small grove of trees. "We'll take watches."
"That's just fine," Shinna said, running into the forest. Seconds later, the other two followed. When they caught up with Shinna, she had found a huge tree with roots that made a perfect shelter. Within minutes they had settled down. Trio offered to take first watch, then Trey and Shinna last.