Hey, I didn't think there were many Filipinos who read and write in this sections. The only ones I know of are at the anime sections and the Wild Arms section. Yes, I'm a Filipino and I'm a High School senior. I hope that clears the fact that I'm NOT IN SUMMER SCHOOL! ^_^
This chapter also makes references to events and scenes found in "Choices and Regrets", so if you haven't read it yet, you might wanna read (and review) it now.
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"How many times do I have to tell you, GET UP!"
Good Lord..... He sleeps like a log....
"GET UP GET UP GET UP!"
I pulled Rue frantically out of bed. It was a bright and early morning, a time not wasted for sleeping! He's been sleeping all night, and it's time to get up. Ive been up since 5 this morning, really anxious to start out. Well, actually it's kinda because Rue snores a bit too loud sometimes....
"We're here already! Come you!"
"Okay okay! I'm up I'm up!"
We just arrived this morning, about the same time when I woke up. The sun had barely risen when I groggily crawled out of bed. Rue was still snoring under the covers, I could hear. I stood by the mast, pestering (in a way) the sailor in the crow's nest, asking him how long till we reach land. I'm quite the impatient girl, I know, but a few more days or even hours on the boat would make jump ship in the middle of the ocean. Anyway, we finally arrived at the capital city of Iriov, Cantor. A lively city, I could see. This place happens to be one of the most prosperous trading countries in the world, as it happens to be at the "crossroads of the sea" between more than a dozen other nations. The country happens to be a very large island, with the region we were to travel to somewhere in the northern edge. My father said he used to come a lot of times to this place, but he hadn't been here since mom died. He never did tell me why. Once, when I was young, I asked him if I could come here. His face got all smeaty when I said those words, and he started avoiding me whenever I brought up the question. Why he finally let me go now, I don't know. Ah well. At least he let me go when I had a reason to.
Well, the sleepyhead finally got his act together, so we got our belongings and headed for the Sage Inn near the docks. Dad said I should try to avoid the royalty at all costs, saying that they'll just get in my way. Well, he does speak true. When I went [Relic] hunting before those guys would do just anything to stop you from getting your hands on one. Try asking my sister....
"Mint, I need to go over the books we have again when we get to the inn. I think I saw something that might give us a clue where to start..."
"Yeah you do that. Frankly, I think I woke up too soon *yawn*. I'll grab a little shut eye when we get there."
I'm not really much of a morning person. I've been staying up late recently, and can't seem to get my body to cooperate. Man, I really need some sleep, or else I might turn into sleepyhead Rue here...
The Sage's Inn was just a short ways from the docks, so we decided to walk our way there. It took us barely 15 minutes to get there, a good thing since we had a lot of heavy books with us. We still had to look over some of them since we still needed a lead on where to start. I checked us into the biggest room in the place, and flopped down on the bed. The soft, fluffy bed could have made me fall asleep then and there. The room itself was pretty large, probably a bit larger than mine. Gold and silver furnishing abound the room, which I could say was well worth the price. You could sa it was fit for a *ahem* queen. Rue set the bags by the porch side and uloaded the books we brought with us. We still had a few dozen books to go through on, but we were sure we were close to a solid starting clue. Sadly, I was to pooped to help.
"Gwaah! *yawn* I need to sleep more!"
"Well.... yeah you do that. I'll try to read some of these while you sleep."
"Yeah thanks......... And don't try anything funny!!"
"Wha? Me? Don't worry, I won't....." *smirk*
"I SAW THAT!"
*smack* *POW*
I saw that smirk on his face. I pounded him on the face with one of the pillows, knocking him flat back on the ground. Men.... they're all alike.
"OW! Okay I won't!"
"Okay, well... sorry for that..."
Come to think of it, I shouldn't have done that in the first place. I know he's not that kind of person. I know he's not like most men who'd do all sorts of crazy things just to.... how you say.... "cope a feel". It's a good thing that he has a sense of humor. Back in those days his seriousness was tougher to crack than steel.
Rue became so engrossed with what he was reading that he hasn't spoken a word since he apologized. I didn't mind him. When he gets his mind on something, he sticks to it until he finishes. As for me, I was quickly dozing off.
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"Claire.... we're gonna make it! Don't worry!"
?? Where am I? Claire....?
"Almost there...."
A..... stone building. Inside? Claire's on my back and.... I know this place....
"Rue! Hurry up! Let's get out of here!"
Mint? Why are you.... Where are....
*BABOOM* *CRASH*
"NO! God dammit! Not now!"
Huge.... the ceiling fell. No! The escapes.... blocked!
*WHAM* *CLANK*
"Crap! It's too thick! Mint! Can you get through the other side?"
Mint.... yes.... I know she can....
"Mint?"
Mint.... what are you...?
"Rue I.... I.... I'm.... sorry I...."
Mint.... where are you going? Don't... don't leave us here!
"Mint! Mint don't do this! We.... you.... NO!"
Mint.... why? NO! Why?!
"MMIINNTT!!!"
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"Claire... you'll be fine... don't worry..."
Wher am I this time? I'm.... pacing around in some room...
"Doc! Is she alright?"
Doc? Is that... a docter. I know him.... wait... what happened? Don't tell me she....
"Rue I.... I'm sorry.... I was.... too weak.... I couldn't.... save her....."
".....no. Please... say you're lying! You're lying!"
"No... it's true.... I did all I could...."
"My... god... don't do this to me again!!!! GOD DON'T DO THIS TO ME AGAIN!!!! NOT AGAIN!!!"
Claire... she... another chance.... but I.... oh my dear....CCLLAAIIRREE!!!
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"Huah.... ha... ha.... *pant*"
I woke up in a pile of dust and messy papers. A dream. I must have fallen asleep while I was reading these articles. But... that dream.... it was so.... so real. So... lifelike. It's vivd imagery stuck to my head like cement. That dream. It felt like it wasn't. It felt like.... like I've seen it somewhere before. Somewhere... long ago. It was like something locked.... locked within the deepest recesses of my mind. And this place.... could have been the key to that door....
But what was it? There... I had Claire again but.... I lost her again. How? Why? When? Where? Why was Mint there? What did we do to get Claire back? Why... why did Mint leave us there to die? Because of that, that docter wasn't able to save Claire and..... I lost her again.
No! It couldn't be true! It can't be. Mint would never do something like that! I know her. Maybe not that long, but enough to know her inner self. I must not be swayed by dreams.
"Rue? You look... sweaty. Did... did something happen?"
"No... nothing. I just fell asleep and had a dream, that's all. Wait... what's this?"
I looked below me. I saw a book that I didn't notice a while back. It had an emblem that seemed familiar.... Wait, it looks like the emblem in front of the room where Mint's mom used to sleep.
"Hey... would this belong to your mom?"
"Let me see that.... Hey your right! I need to see that!"
I handed her the small book. Upon reaching it to her, I could see a slight frown on her face. I guess she's quite worried about what I dreamt. Who wouldn't be. I'd probably be worried too if it was her. Still, I couldn't help but think about that dream, or maybe... even memory....
Dear Lord.... I hope that it was just as it was... A mere, simple dream.
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Hey Liol, Kerry and Cherry! Since you like my work so much, what's your e-mail? I'll try to send ya the next chapter in advance in the mail just for you guys! ^_^
This chapter also makes references to events and scenes found in "Choices and Regrets", so if you haven't read it yet, you might wanna read (and review) it now.
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"How many times do I have to tell you, GET UP!"
Good Lord..... He sleeps like a log....
"GET UP GET UP GET UP!"
I pulled Rue frantically out of bed. It was a bright and early morning, a time not wasted for sleeping! He's been sleeping all night, and it's time to get up. Ive been up since 5 this morning, really anxious to start out. Well, actually it's kinda because Rue snores a bit too loud sometimes....
"We're here already! Come you!"
"Okay okay! I'm up I'm up!"
We just arrived this morning, about the same time when I woke up. The sun had barely risen when I groggily crawled out of bed. Rue was still snoring under the covers, I could hear. I stood by the mast, pestering (in a way) the sailor in the crow's nest, asking him how long till we reach land. I'm quite the impatient girl, I know, but a few more days or even hours on the boat would make jump ship in the middle of the ocean. Anyway, we finally arrived at the capital city of Iriov, Cantor. A lively city, I could see. This place happens to be one of the most prosperous trading countries in the world, as it happens to be at the "crossroads of the sea" between more than a dozen other nations. The country happens to be a very large island, with the region we were to travel to somewhere in the northern edge. My father said he used to come a lot of times to this place, but he hadn't been here since mom died. He never did tell me why. Once, when I was young, I asked him if I could come here. His face got all smeaty when I said those words, and he started avoiding me whenever I brought up the question. Why he finally let me go now, I don't know. Ah well. At least he let me go when I had a reason to.
Well, the sleepyhead finally got his act together, so we got our belongings and headed for the Sage Inn near the docks. Dad said I should try to avoid the royalty at all costs, saying that they'll just get in my way. Well, he does speak true. When I went [Relic] hunting before those guys would do just anything to stop you from getting your hands on one. Try asking my sister....
"Mint, I need to go over the books we have again when we get to the inn. I think I saw something that might give us a clue where to start..."
"Yeah you do that. Frankly, I think I woke up too soon *yawn*. I'll grab a little shut eye when we get there."
I'm not really much of a morning person. I've been staying up late recently, and can't seem to get my body to cooperate. Man, I really need some sleep, or else I might turn into sleepyhead Rue here...
The Sage's Inn was just a short ways from the docks, so we decided to walk our way there. It took us barely 15 minutes to get there, a good thing since we had a lot of heavy books with us. We still had to look over some of them since we still needed a lead on where to start. I checked us into the biggest room in the place, and flopped down on the bed. The soft, fluffy bed could have made me fall asleep then and there. The room itself was pretty large, probably a bit larger than mine. Gold and silver furnishing abound the room, which I could say was well worth the price. You could sa it was fit for a *ahem* queen. Rue set the bags by the porch side and uloaded the books we brought with us. We still had a few dozen books to go through on, but we were sure we were close to a solid starting clue. Sadly, I was to pooped to help.
"Gwaah! *yawn* I need to sleep more!"
"Well.... yeah you do that. I'll try to read some of these while you sleep."
"Yeah thanks......... And don't try anything funny!!"
"Wha? Me? Don't worry, I won't....." *smirk*
"I SAW THAT!"
*smack* *POW*
I saw that smirk on his face. I pounded him on the face with one of the pillows, knocking him flat back on the ground. Men.... they're all alike.
"OW! Okay I won't!"
"Okay, well... sorry for that..."
Come to think of it, I shouldn't have done that in the first place. I know he's not that kind of person. I know he's not like most men who'd do all sorts of crazy things just to.... how you say.... "cope a feel". It's a good thing that he has a sense of humor. Back in those days his seriousness was tougher to crack than steel.
Rue became so engrossed with what he was reading that he hasn't spoken a word since he apologized. I didn't mind him. When he gets his mind on something, he sticks to it until he finishes. As for me, I was quickly dozing off.
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"Claire.... we're gonna make it! Don't worry!"
?? Where am I? Claire....?
"Almost there...."
A..... stone building. Inside? Claire's on my back and.... I know this place....
"Rue! Hurry up! Let's get out of here!"
Mint? Why are you.... Where are....
*BABOOM* *CRASH*
"NO! God dammit! Not now!"
Huge.... the ceiling fell. No! The escapes.... blocked!
*WHAM* *CLANK*
"Crap! It's too thick! Mint! Can you get through the other side?"
Mint.... yes.... I know she can....
"Mint?"
Mint.... what are you...?
"Rue I.... I.... I'm.... sorry I...."
Mint.... where are you going? Don't... don't leave us here!
"Mint! Mint don't do this! We.... you.... NO!"
Mint.... why? NO! Why?!
"MMIINNTT!!!"
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"Claire... you'll be fine... don't worry..."
Wher am I this time? I'm.... pacing around in some room...
"Doc! Is she alright?"
Doc? Is that... a docter. I know him.... wait... what happened? Don't tell me she....
"Rue I.... I'm sorry.... I was.... too weak.... I couldn't.... save her....."
".....no. Please... say you're lying! You're lying!"
"No... it's true.... I did all I could...."
"My... god... don't do this to me again!!!! GOD DON'T DO THIS TO ME AGAIN!!!! NOT AGAIN!!!"
Claire... she... another chance.... but I.... oh my dear....CCLLAAIIRREE!!!
****
"Huah.... ha... ha.... *pant*"
I woke up in a pile of dust and messy papers. A dream. I must have fallen asleep while I was reading these articles. But... that dream.... it was so.... so real. So... lifelike. It's vivd imagery stuck to my head like cement. That dream. It felt like it wasn't. It felt like.... like I've seen it somewhere before. Somewhere... long ago. It was like something locked.... locked within the deepest recesses of my mind. And this place.... could have been the key to that door....
But what was it? There... I had Claire again but.... I lost her again. How? Why? When? Where? Why was Mint there? What did we do to get Claire back? Why... why did Mint leave us there to die? Because of that, that docter wasn't able to save Claire and..... I lost her again.
No! It couldn't be true! It can't be. Mint would never do something like that! I know her. Maybe not that long, but enough to know her inner self. I must not be swayed by dreams.
"Rue? You look... sweaty. Did... did something happen?"
"No... nothing. I just fell asleep and had a dream, that's all. Wait... what's this?"
I looked below me. I saw a book that I didn't notice a while back. It had an emblem that seemed familiar.... Wait, it looks like the emblem in front of the room where Mint's mom used to sleep.
"Hey... would this belong to your mom?"
"Let me see that.... Hey your right! I need to see that!"
I handed her the small book. Upon reaching it to her, I could see a slight frown on her face. I guess she's quite worried about what I dreamt. Who wouldn't be. I'd probably be worried too if it was her. Still, I couldn't help but think about that dream, or maybe... even memory....
Dear Lord.... I hope that it was just as it was... A mere, simple dream.
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Hey Liol, Kerry and Cherry! Since you like my work so much, what's your e-mail? I'll try to send ya the next chapter in advance in the mail just for you guys! ^_^
