Girls Part 5

"AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

Takeru suddenly sat up, after his time of screaming, in what was a combination of terror and surprise. He wiped his eyes and opened them to find Achika standing over him with an empty bucket, her forefinger to her lips saying, "Shh!" Looking out, it was dark, with little hints that the sun was rising and was going to be up soon.

"What the---what time is it?" Takeru asked confused, changing what he was going to say in mid-sentence. He took a little glimpse of Achika's annoyed face and focused his attention to the darkness outside, while listening to her answer.

"It shouldn't be more than 5:30." She said coolly, as she pulled the startled Takeru to his feet, by his arm.

"AM?!" He asked getting up.

"Well, you want me to help you, right?" She let go of Takeru's sleeve as Takeru nodded at her. "Well, then I have to tell you how far I am in getting out so that you can help me." Eyeing the bag next to the spot where Takeru slept(an arm sleeve was sticking out), she ordered, "Get dressed and go outside. I'll be waiting." She sighed and turned to walk away, closing the door behind her as soon as she stepped outside the shed. It was pretty cold inside so Takeru decided to wear the only sweater he brought with him(It was green).

He walked to the door and looked through a chink to see if Achika was still there. She was wearing a long, thin shirt, though she showed no signs of being cold. Takeru opened the door a little as the cold morning air hit his face. He opened it wider when Achika turned around and stepped outside.

"So," He started, at an attempt to hide his shivering in his words, "what're we going to...do?" His attempt failed. His voice showed very well that he was freezing. He wondered how Achika could seem so warm.

"Follow me." Achika said in a bored tone, with her usual sigh, leading Takeru from his shed to the forest. Once they got to the river, Takeru expected to stay at the river but Achika just continued further and deeper into the forest. Twigs cracked as Takeru and Achika walked, being the only thing bringing noise into the silent journey. He could see the pink, orange, and yellow rays of the sun blending together through the leaf-less trees, though they hid when Takeru passed the trees with leaves.

They finally stopped at a fountain, made of stone, that had a shape of a fairly tall male elf, which had long, straight hair, and it was stanced with a bow and arrow at hand, the arrow pointing to a cave. The surroundings showed the familiarity of the evergreen scene of Takeru's entrance into this crazy world.

"Isn't this where I...?" Takeru was cut off.

"Where you were when we found you? Yes, yes it is." Achika said matter-of-factly.

"Why isn't anyone here?" Takeru wondered aloud.

"Noone ever hangs around here; the only reason they were here the day you came was because you were MALE. There was a a little excitement, don't mind my understatemen."

"Oh, well then, w-what is that?" Takeru said, turning his attention back to the statue in obvious awe. He stared at the magnificent statue. He walked up close to it and noticed all the detail features, from the intense stare to the long hair, looking as if it floated past the statue's face. The water poured delicately, yet magically from under the elf's feet to all sides of the pedestal. He turned to Achika for the answer.

"That is the Fountain of Dreams. It's sort of like a wishing well, except for the fact that in order for your wish to come true, you have to have good intentions...in your wish, I mean." She explained. Though Takeru knew that that was the first time Achika told anyone about the fountain, the way she worded her sentence gave Takeru a feeling that Achika had practiced what she was saying and the way she would say it.

"Wow...." Takeru said. He noticed the cave. "Where does that lead to?" He asked pointing. Looking at the elf's stare made him reluctant to ask the question he just asked.

"No idea. Inside, there are many paths that one can choose. Probably portals to different worlds." Achika said, with a faraway look.

"Are you ever going to try them? The different paths, I mean. To see if they are portals or not?" Takeru asked. He was greeted by a (very rare) smirk from Achika.

"Exactly why I brought you."

'Oh man...What did I get myself into?'

Girls Part 5 End

R-Chan:Thanks for all the good reviews! (Especially Blackout12!!! Thank you and yes; sugar-highs and air-highs come very often to me...heh. ) They have really encouraged me to continue this fanfic...Thanks again! (If you look in Digi-bits Part 2, this part will be the same...hehe...I'm lazy...)

P.S. I have to upload Part 5 again...sweatdrop I forgot to change the "Girls Part 4" to "Girls Part 5" when I copied and pasted...Sorry for the inconvenience( ---whoa!)bow bow bow