A/N: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE it is! Another chappie of the story I looooooove to write, ADHR!
Guess what? All my stories have four-worded titles. . . weird. . .
Welpz, ON WITH THE STUFF!
Disclaimer: I do not like to type things that put me down. T.T
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Chapter 3 The Shizuka na Kawa P.1
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After our earlier escapades, we found that neither of us had any food or means of shelter. We decided to try and hold out until we got out of the forest and onto the shore of the Shizuka na Kawa. Reaching its shore was no easy task in our current condition. We were tired and hungry. We thought that we could just wade across the Quiet River and sleep in a makeshift shelter out of the forest but nnoo! The river turned out to be at least ten feet deep, judging from the surprised look on Yunsung's face as he stepped in. He came to the surface, splashing, sputtering and wide awake.
"AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH! Dammit! Stupid r-r-river! It is so damn COLD! SONAFAGUN!"
"Never test the depth of a river with both feet," I said as I grabbed his arm and helped him back onto the shore.
"Yea, you say that AFTER my mishap." he muttered.
While he attempted to dry himself off, swearing at the river, I dipped my hands into the water. It was cold, as cold as-
"-Death! The high winds froze the damned water as cold as a dead body! I mean, why the f*ck would a river of salvation be able to freeze living human beings into ici-frickin-cles!?"
I stepped away from the water. I was now wide awake. "Yunsung, should we make a raft? Or should we just sleep here? I mean, it is late and we are in great need of rest."
Yunsung pondered for a bit, looking over the length of the river. "I think we should make a raft. . . now. It is far enough to the other side that we can get a little shut eye. We can take shifts watching over the raft's course and sleeping, ya know?"
I nodded and proceeded to ring a tree, my arms getting heavier by the second. Yunsung began ringing trees as well. It was going to be a long time before we were to be allowed entry into the wonderful and peaceful time called slumber.
"DONE! FINISHED! READY TO GO!" yelled Yunsing. He tightened the last knot on the raft and smiled in triumph.
I clapped and wiped my forehead. "Surprising that we had not met any of those infernal creatures, is it not? I would have suspected that they would come while we were working. . ."
"Well they didn't and now we do not have to worry about them! Let's get on and go, alrighty then?" I nodded in reply and he stepped aside as I stepped onto the raft. He then stepped on as well and used a long pole to kick us off shore.
"Yo-ho-ho and all that other stuff!" he declared. We laughed and soon, as the sun rose, I drifted to sleep.
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I sat on the other side of the raft, pole in my hands, back to the water, studying the sleeping girl across from me. Her dark hair glistened in the light of the rising sun. She looked very young, only fifteen or sixteen years old. The bravest fifteen or sixteen year old I had ever met. I myself almost paled at the thought of going through the foresaken forest, but she seemed not to care, only keeping her eyes on her goal.
Her goal. What was that again?
She began to stir, and she groggily sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Are we at the other side yet?" she asked.
I shook my head. "We still have a bit to go. Tal, may I ask you what you plan to do about the Terror?"
She froze and stared right at me. "I-I just. . . " she paused and seemed to be in deep thought. "I just want it ended, that is all."
"I see." I nodded.
We sat on the raft in silence, staring at the sky of dawn. She then turned to me. "Do you smell smoke?"
I sniffed and there was smoke indeed. I thought of a person across the river with a house and lots of food. My daydreams of a good meal and rest vanished when I spied the smoke coming from the edges of the raft. The smoke seemed to wave at us like a ghostly hand, beckoning us to come forth. We were both silent, almost hypnotized, as the smoke began to surround our raft. I was brought to my senses by the slpash of colder-than-ice-cold water. As we were intranced by the smoke, our raft was slowly sinking! I glanced at Talim and she was still under the spell of the fingers dancing in the air, floating upon the waves. The cool water brushed upon her fingertips and her eyes opened wide. She looked at the water, then at me.
"Yun, what is going on?"
"I do not know Tal, I do not know. Right now, we need to find a way to save ourselves!" I wildly looked around for any means of getting of the raft and onto land, but we were in the middle of the river- the closet land was at least 2 miles away! We were suddenly emerged in the freezing water. "Talim!" I yelled. I could not hear her reply. I couldn't even see her anymore!
Farthur down I fell, and this river was not as shallow as I thought- it was at least ten times deeper! For what felt like an eternity I sank lower and lower and then suddenly I was gasping for breath- and got it. I was on. . . dry land?
"I see our newcomers have arrived." a voice said.
I looked around to find a strange looking 'man;' he wore a purple jumpsuit endorned with various wooden and golden wraps. His face was sheilded by a hideous wooden mask and his eyes glowed red. "Who are you?!" I asked.
The man smirked. He walked over to me and placed the tip of his huge sword underneath my chin, forcing me to look directly into his eyes. "I am lord Yoshimitsu and you and your friend here," he gestured to Talim who was bound, gagged and apparantly cursing at him, "are about to find out why this is called the Quiet River."
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A/N: YAY! I finished this chappie! I WAS going to make it longer, but decided against it. This slight cliffie was great for the ending of this chapter. Review and you will be graced with another chappie!!! ((Tho I still need to write up on my other fanfics. . . ))
Think of this as a present for the holidays- HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ciao 4 now and ja ne,
THe Amazing Sponge
Guess what? All my stories have four-worded titles. . . weird. . .
Welpz, ON WITH THE STUFF!
Disclaimer: I do not like to type things that put me down. T.T
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Chapter 3 The Shizuka na Kawa P.1
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After our earlier escapades, we found that neither of us had any food or means of shelter. We decided to try and hold out until we got out of the forest and onto the shore of the Shizuka na Kawa. Reaching its shore was no easy task in our current condition. We were tired and hungry. We thought that we could just wade across the Quiet River and sleep in a makeshift shelter out of the forest but nnoo! The river turned out to be at least ten feet deep, judging from the surprised look on Yunsung's face as he stepped in. He came to the surface, splashing, sputtering and wide awake.
"AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH! Dammit! Stupid r-r-river! It is so damn COLD! SONAFAGUN!"
"Never test the depth of a river with both feet," I said as I grabbed his arm and helped him back onto the shore.
"Yea, you say that AFTER my mishap." he muttered.
While he attempted to dry himself off, swearing at the river, I dipped my hands into the water. It was cold, as cold as-
"-Death! The high winds froze the damned water as cold as a dead body! I mean, why the f*ck would a river of salvation be able to freeze living human beings into ici-frickin-cles!?"
I stepped away from the water. I was now wide awake. "Yunsung, should we make a raft? Or should we just sleep here? I mean, it is late and we are in great need of rest."
Yunsung pondered for a bit, looking over the length of the river. "I think we should make a raft. . . now. It is far enough to the other side that we can get a little shut eye. We can take shifts watching over the raft's course and sleeping, ya know?"
I nodded and proceeded to ring a tree, my arms getting heavier by the second. Yunsung began ringing trees as well. It was going to be a long time before we were to be allowed entry into the wonderful and peaceful time called slumber.
"DONE! FINISHED! READY TO GO!" yelled Yunsing. He tightened the last knot on the raft and smiled in triumph.
I clapped and wiped my forehead. "Surprising that we had not met any of those infernal creatures, is it not? I would have suspected that they would come while we were working. . ."
"Well they didn't and now we do not have to worry about them! Let's get on and go, alrighty then?" I nodded in reply and he stepped aside as I stepped onto the raft. He then stepped on as well and used a long pole to kick us off shore.
"Yo-ho-ho and all that other stuff!" he declared. We laughed and soon, as the sun rose, I drifted to sleep.
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I sat on the other side of the raft, pole in my hands, back to the water, studying the sleeping girl across from me. Her dark hair glistened in the light of the rising sun. She looked very young, only fifteen or sixteen years old. The bravest fifteen or sixteen year old I had ever met. I myself almost paled at the thought of going through the foresaken forest, but she seemed not to care, only keeping her eyes on her goal.
Her goal. What was that again?
She began to stir, and she groggily sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Are we at the other side yet?" she asked.
I shook my head. "We still have a bit to go. Tal, may I ask you what you plan to do about the Terror?"
She froze and stared right at me. "I-I just. . . " she paused and seemed to be in deep thought. "I just want it ended, that is all."
"I see." I nodded.
We sat on the raft in silence, staring at the sky of dawn. She then turned to me. "Do you smell smoke?"
I sniffed and there was smoke indeed. I thought of a person across the river with a house and lots of food. My daydreams of a good meal and rest vanished when I spied the smoke coming from the edges of the raft. The smoke seemed to wave at us like a ghostly hand, beckoning us to come forth. We were both silent, almost hypnotized, as the smoke began to surround our raft. I was brought to my senses by the slpash of colder-than-ice-cold water. As we were intranced by the smoke, our raft was slowly sinking! I glanced at Talim and she was still under the spell of the fingers dancing in the air, floating upon the waves. The cool water brushed upon her fingertips and her eyes opened wide. She looked at the water, then at me.
"Yun, what is going on?"
"I do not know Tal, I do not know. Right now, we need to find a way to save ourselves!" I wildly looked around for any means of getting of the raft and onto land, but we were in the middle of the river- the closet land was at least 2 miles away! We were suddenly emerged in the freezing water. "Talim!" I yelled. I could not hear her reply. I couldn't even see her anymore!
Farthur down I fell, and this river was not as shallow as I thought- it was at least ten times deeper! For what felt like an eternity I sank lower and lower and then suddenly I was gasping for breath- and got it. I was on. . . dry land?
"I see our newcomers have arrived." a voice said.
I looked around to find a strange looking 'man;' he wore a purple jumpsuit endorned with various wooden and golden wraps. His face was sheilded by a hideous wooden mask and his eyes glowed red. "Who are you?!" I asked.
The man smirked. He walked over to me and placed the tip of his huge sword underneath my chin, forcing me to look directly into his eyes. "I am lord Yoshimitsu and you and your friend here," he gestured to Talim who was bound, gagged and apparantly cursing at him, "are about to find out why this is called the Quiet River."
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A/N: YAY! I finished this chappie! I WAS going to make it longer, but decided against it. This slight cliffie was great for the ending of this chapter. Review and you will be graced with another chappie!!! ((Tho I still need to write up on my other fanfics. . . ))
Think of this as a present for the holidays- HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ciao 4 now and ja ne,
THe Amazing Sponge