:::They trekked across the dunes in silence.Kahnah led the way.Her head still hung as she stared to the ground.She dared not to make eye contact with Yami.She was always taught that the royals where like gods and never to look them in the eyes.:::
:::He stopped her and lifted her chin, making her look him in the eyes:::
"Whats wrong?"
"Nothing.."
"Yes there is.You've been quiet the whole way and you've not looked to me once while you could barely stop looking at me earlier."
"I-I just...was always taught--"
"Forget that rule.I hate it.I'm no god.Nobody is really a god 'cept the gods themselves."
"So.."
"So you can do what you wish.Treat me as you would any of your other friends."
:::Thats sentance hit a sour chord in her mind.:::
"I would not know how..."
"Kahnah....what are you talking about?"
"I dont have any friends but you..."
:::Yami seemed surprised at this:::
"I thought that a nice girl like you would have too many friends if anything...I'm sorry I brought it up..."
"No worries...I'm used to it."
"Well dont be..its not right...nobody needs nor deserves...ok...some people do but you dont need or in any way deserve to be alone..."
:::Somthing else he wanted to say ticked in his mind just pushing to escape his lips but he held his tounge.:::
"I have always been alone exept for my brother Niko..."
"I know how that goes...I've got some friends but they dont really know me..."
"On the same note...havnt I seen you before at the dueling meet?"
"I do belive so.Why do you stand on the sidelines without joining the fun?"
"I dont know how...most girls dont ever learn...I was told it was meant for men who could hold themselves strong in battle.."
"You,Kahnah could hold stronger in battle better than anyone I'v seen in there.I'll teach you.I can get Simon Muran to teach you how to read and write."
"You would?! Wow thank you!"
:::He smiled:::
"What're friends for?"
:::She smiled back.Her smile said the words that she could not find.They continued their journey across the sands.Kahnah now held her head high as Yami did.Yami smiled to her once again but quickly looked back to the dunes in front of them when she looked to him.They stopped,miles from where they'd started.Neither seemed a bit tired even though they had been walking for hours.Kahnah dug a bit and found a dark black stone with carvings in jade.:::
"Here it is..."
"Woah.."
:::He exclaimed as he kneeled to the uncovered stone,beside Kahnah and read over the heiroglyphs.When he had finished Kahnah said anxiously:::
"What does it say?!"
"It says that whoever reads the spell on it shall release a green...Grm...the rest is rubbed off...Oh well."
"What 'd you mean,'oh well'? Are you going to read it or what?"
"I thought you'd be scared..."
:::He thought:"Wow...somone as daring as me...not often you find that...":::
"Not in a million years."
:::He smiled as he read off the arabian spell that was inscribed on the tablet.When he said the last word, the sand beneath them turned green and grew grass with tall trees,ponds and lots of underbrush.There was a monstrous tree in the middle that was perfect for climbing.:::
"Wha-what is th-that?! I mean all this green stuff...I know what the trees are but..."
"I dunno...I've never seen it before but we're sitting on it and its not seeming to be dangerous."
"You're right.Lets go climb that big tree!"
"You actually want yo climb it? Willingly? Without me pleading to you?!"
"Of course!"
"Ive never had a girl want to come with me anywhere..."
:::He didnt mean to say the out loud but it came out anyway:::
"Well you do now."
"Lets go!"
"I'll race you!"
"You're on!"
:::They raced through the thick underbrush laughing all the way to the tree, where it ended up being a tie.They both panted as they spoke:::
"You're good.."
"How do you think I can get past the guards? They're stupid but not that incredibly dim witted."
:::They laughed at this as they started up the tree::::
:::He stopped her and lifted her chin, making her look him in the eyes:::
"Whats wrong?"
"Nothing.."
"Yes there is.You've been quiet the whole way and you've not looked to me once while you could barely stop looking at me earlier."
"I-I just...was always taught--"
"Forget that rule.I hate it.I'm no god.Nobody is really a god 'cept the gods themselves."
"So.."
"So you can do what you wish.Treat me as you would any of your other friends."
:::Thats sentance hit a sour chord in her mind.:::
"I would not know how..."
"Kahnah....what are you talking about?"
"I dont have any friends but you..."
:::Yami seemed surprised at this:::
"I thought that a nice girl like you would have too many friends if anything...I'm sorry I brought it up..."
"No worries...I'm used to it."
"Well dont be..its not right...nobody needs nor deserves...ok...some people do but you dont need or in any way deserve to be alone..."
:::Somthing else he wanted to say ticked in his mind just pushing to escape his lips but he held his tounge.:::
"I have always been alone exept for my brother Niko..."
"I know how that goes...I've got some friends but they dont really know me..."
"On the same note...havnt I seen you before at the dueling meet?"
"I do belive so.Why do you stand on the sidelines without joining the fun?"
"I dont know how...most girls dont ever learn...I was told it was meant for men who could hold themselves strong in battle.."
"You,Kahnah could hold stronger in battle better than anyone I'v seen in there.I'll teach you.I can get Simon Muran to teach you how to read and write."
"You would?! Wow thank you!"
:::He smiled:::
"What're friends for?"
:::She smiled back.Her smile said the words that she could not find.They continued their journey across the sands.Kahnah now held her head high as Yami did.Yami smiled to her once again but quickly looked back to the dunes in front of them when she looked to him.They stopped,miles from where they'd started.Neither seemed a bit tired even though they had been walking for hours.Kahnah dug a bit and found a dark black stone with carvings in jade.:::
"Here it is..."
"Woah.."
:::He exclaimed as he kneeled to the uncovered stone,beside Kahnah and read over the heiroglyphs.When he had finished Kahnah said anxiously:::
"What does it say?!"
"It says that whoever reads the spell on it shall release a green...Grm...the rest is rubbed off...Oh well."
"What 'd you mean,'oh well'? Are you going to read it or what?"
"I thought you'd be scared..."
:::He thought:"Wow...somone as daring as me...not often you find that...":::
"Not in a million years."
:::He smiled as he read off the arabian spell that was inscribed on the tablet.When he said the last word, the sand beneath them turned green and grew grass with tall trees,ponds and lots of underbrush.There was a monstrous tree in the middle that was perfect for climbing.:::
"Wha-what is th-that?! I mean all this green stuff...I know what the trees are but..."
"I dunno...I've never seen it before but we're sitting on it and its not seeming to be dangerous."
"You're right.Lets go climb that big tree!"
"You actually want yo climb it? Willingly? Without me pleading to you?!"
"Of course!"
"Ive never had a girl want to come with me anywhere..."
:::He didnt mean to say the out loud but it came out anyway:::
"Well you do now."
"Lets go!"
"I'll race you!"
"You're on!"
:::They raced through the thick underbrush laughing all the way to the tree, where it ended up being a tie.They both panted as they spoke:::
"You're good.."
"How do you think I can get past the guards? They're stupid but not that incredibly dim witted."
:::They laughed at this as they started up the tree::::