Chapter 34
"What was that?" Melody asked.
"Sounds like someone's crying," Jazalyn replied.
"But who would be crazy enough to be out here alone?" Melissa asked.
"Let's find out," Jazalyn suggested.
When Melissa, Melody, and Jazalyn reached the source of the noise, they found a 7-year-old boy sitting alone with his knees drawn up to his chest. Jazalyn took a closer look at the boy; he had long reddish-brown that was pulled into a low ponytail. His eyes were a vivid blue-green color, and his eyebrows were split at the ends. 'He'll grow up to be a very handsome young man,' Jazalyn thought.
"Are you okay?" She asked the boy.
The little boy looked up at her, "I want my mother," he sobbed.
"Shhh, it's okay," Jazalyn whispered as she moved towards the boy.
The boy looked at Jazalyn with tears in his eyes, 'Mitsuko,' he thought as began to rub his arm. That's when Jazalyn realized that the boy had a nasty cut on his right arm. "Let me get that wound taken care of," she said to the boy in a soothing manner.
The boy leaned away from Jazalyn as soon as she took out some cotton balls and Hydrogen Peroxide from her First Aid bag. "This may sting a little."
As she cleansed the wound, Jazalyn looked at the boy, "are you alone?" She asked
"No," the boy replied, "I have two other friends. One's near that grove of bushes over by the large maple tree, and the other one is down by the river."
"I'll go check for the boy that's hiding around the bushes," Melody told Jazalyn.
"And I'll go see about the boy down by the river," Melissa volunteered.
"Okay," Jazalyn replied, "but bring them back here, it's too dangerous for them to be out there alone."
"You got it," Melissa and Melody smiled.
After Jazalyn cleaned the wound and bandaged it, she looked at the boy, "What's your name?"
"Toshitada," the boy replied.
"I'm Jazalyn," Jazalyn smiled.
"Ja-za-lyn," Toshitada replied, trying to sound out the name.
"Yep," Jazalyn smiled.
"It's an unusual name," the boy replied, "but it's very pretty."
Jazalyn blushed, "Arigatoo."
Then Toshitada looked at Jazalyn's hair, "You have a very pretty hair color."
Jazalyn blushed even harder.
Melody ran towards the bushes, 'it shouldn't be hard to spot him,' she thought, 'a little boy doesn't exactly blend in with a lonely forest very well.'
As she got closer to the bushes, Melody heard sobbing. Following the sound, Melody found a 7-year-old boy crying. "What's wrong?" She asked.
The boy hid his face, "don't look at me."
"Why?" Melody asked.
"Just don't look," the boy told her more forceful manner.
Melody sighed, "I need you to look at me," she told the boy in a gentle voice, "I'm only trying to help you."
"You'll run from me," the boy sobbed.
"No, I won't," Melody promised. "Now look at me."
The boy looked straight up at Melody, 'Hikari,' he thought.
Melody's eyes went wide, the boy had pale skin and diamond shaped eyes that were beady looking. 'Like a snake's eyes,' she thought.
Melody also noticed that the boy's eyelids were the same shade of purple as the two strands of hair that framed her face, "My two hair strands and your eyelids are the same color," Melody whispered in amazement.
They boy looked away, "am I a freak?" He sobbed.
Melody smiled, "no, you're not a freak."
The boy smiled. "What's your name?" He asked.
"Melody," Melody smiled.
"Mel-o-dy," the boy tried to sound out the girl's name.
"Yep," Melody smiled, "What's your name?"
"Naotoki," the boy beamed.
"We need to get you back to your friend." Melody said to the boy.
"Can you carry me?" Naotoki asked.
"Sure," Melody smiled as she picked the boy up.
Melissa ran towards the river as fast as she could, 'I can't believe that three little boys are out here alone with the Dynasty running lose.'
When Melissa got to the river, she saw an 11-year-old boy sitting on the bank, 'why is he out here alone?' She thought.
The boy turned around and looked at Melissa, "have you come to take me away from Mama and Papa?" He asked.
"No," Melissa replied, "I want to help you find them."
"I hope so," the boy replied. 'Yoko,' the boy thought as a tear slid down his cheek.
"What's your name?" Melissa asked.
"My name is Jirougorou," the boy replied, "but you can call me Jiro. It's what my friends call me. What's your name?"
"Melissa," Melissa responded.
"Mel-is-sa," the boy sounded out the girl's name, "it's a pretty name".
"Speaking of your…" Melissa stopped in mid-sentence to look at the boy. He had straight black hair that came down to his shoulders. He only had one good eye because his other eye was covered with an eye patch. What surprised Melissa was the fact that his good eye was a dark blue color, 'that's an unusual eye color for someone who's Japanese.'
"What about my friends?" Jiro asked.
"They're with my friends," Melissa replied, "I'll take you to them."
Jiro smiled, "Thank you."
NOTES:
1. Yoko is a name. It means Sun Child.
2. Mitsuko is a name. It means Child of Light.
3. Hikari is a name. It means Light.
4. Arigatoo means "Thank you."
"What was that?" Melody asked.
"Sounds like someone's crying," Jazalyn replied.
"But who would be crazy enough to be out here alone?" Melissa asked.
"Let's find out," Jazalyn suggested.
When Melissa, Melody, and Jazalyn reached the source of the noise, they found a 7-year-old boy sitting alone with his knees drawn up to his chest. Jazalyn took a closer look at the boy; he had long reddish-brown that was pulled into a low ponytail. His eyes were a vivid blue-green color, and his eyebrows were split at the ends. 'He'll grow up to be a very handsome young man,' Jazalyn thought.
"Are you okay?" She asked the boy.
The little boy looked up at her, "I want my mother," he sobbed.
"Shhh, it's okay," Jazalyn whispered as she moved towards the boy.
The boy looked at Jazalyn with tears in his eyes, 'Mitsuko,' he thought as began to rub his arm. That's when Jazalyn realized that the boy had a nasty cut on his right arm. "Let me get that wound taken care of," she said to the boy in a soothing manner.
The boy leaned away from Jazalyn as soon as she took out some cotton balls and Hydrogen Peroxide from her First Aid bag. "This may sting a little."
As she cleansed the wound, Jazalyn looked at the boy, "are you alone?" She asked
"No," the boy replied, "I have two other friends. One's near that grove of bushes over by the large maple tree, and the other one is down by the river."
"I'll go check for the boy that's hiding around the bushes," Melody told Jazalyn.
"And I'll go see about the boy down by the river," Melissa volunteered.
"Okay," Jazalyn replied, "but bring them back here, it's too dangerous for them to be out there alone."
"You got it," Melissa and Melody smiled.
After Jazalyn cleaned the wound and bandaged it, she looked at the boy, "What's your name?"
"Toshitada," the boy replied.
"I'm Jazalyn," Jazalyn smiled.
"Ja-za-lyn," Toshitada replied, trying to sound out the name.
"Yep," Jazalyn smiled.
"It's an unusual name," the boy replied, "but it's very pretty."
Jazalyn blushed, "Arigatoo."
Then Toshitada looked at Jazalyn's hair, "You have a very pretty hair color."
Jazalyn blushed even harder.
Melody ran towards the bushes, 'it shouldn't be hard to spot him,' she thought, 'a little boy doesn't exactly blend in with a lonely forest very well.'
As she got closer to the bushes, Melody heard sobbing. Following the sound, Melody found a 7-year-old boy crying. "What's wrong?" She asked.
The boy hid his face, "don't look at me."
"Why?" Melody asked.
"Just don't look," the boy told her more forceful manner.
Melody sighed, "I need you to look at me," she told the boy in a gentle voice, "I'm only trying to help you."
"You'll run from me," the boy sobbed.
"No, I won't," Melody promised. "Now look at me."
The boy looked straight up at Melody, 'Hikari,' he thought.
Melody's eyes went wide, the boy had pale skin and diamond shaped eyes that were beady looking. 'Like a snake's eyes,' she thought.
Melody also noticed that the boy's eyelids were the same shade of purple as the two strands of hair that framed her face, "My two hair strands and your eyelids are the same color," Melody whispered in amazement.
They boy looked away, "am I a freak?" He sobbed.
Melody smiled, "no, you're not a freak."
The boy smiled. "What's your name?" He asked.
"Melody," Melody smiled.
"Mel-o-dy," the boy tried to sound out the girl's name.
"Yep," Melody smiled, "What's your name?"
"Naotoki," the boy beamed.
"We need to get you back to your friend." Melody said to the boy.
"Can you carry me?" Naotoki asked.
"Sure," Melody smiled as she picked the boy up.
Melissa ran towards the river as fast as she could, 'I can't believe that three little boys are out here alone with the Dynasty running lose.'
When Melissa got to the river, she saw an 11-year-old boy sitting on the bank, 'why is he out here alone?' She thought.
The boy turned around and looked at Melissa, "have you come to take me away from Mama and Papa?" He asked.
"No," Melissa replied, "I want to help you find them."
"I hope so," the boy replied. 'Yoko,' the boy thought as a tear slid down his cheek.
"What's your name?" Melissa asked.
"My name is Jirougorou," the boy replied, "but you can call me Jiro. It's what my friends call me. What's your name?"
"Melissa," Melissa responded.
"Mel-is-sa," the boy sounded out the girl's name, "it's a pretty name".
"Speaking of your…" Melissa stopped in mid-sentence to look at the boy. He had straight black hair that came down to his shoulders. He only had one good eye because his other eye was covered with an eye patch. What surprised Melissa was the fact that his good eye was a dark blue color, 'that's an unusual eye color for someone who's Japanese.'
"What about my friends?" Jiro asked.
"They're with my friends," Melissa replied, "I'll take you to them."
Jiro smiled, "Thank you."
NOTES:
1. Yoko is a name. It means Sun Child.
2. Mitsuko is a name. It means Child of Light.
3. Hikari is a name. It means Light.
4. Arigatoo means "Thank you."