Stuck Together
Chapter 6: Size Doesn't Matter
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**********Yuffie's POV*******
The snow was now seven feet deep. Squall told me that we should climb over it, and so we did. I had a pretty hard time getting to the top, but Squall hardly had trouble. As soon as I was at the top, I was afraid of the snow collapsing on me. But it held me since the snow was almost like ice.
Squall and I started walking towards the desert. It wasn't too far away now, and this avalanche of snow was starting to get lower and lower as we went.
The crunching of my boots against the snow started driving me crazy. But soon my mind started focusing on another thing, the desert in front of us. In the distance, I could see the high pyramids rising into the clouds that shadowed above.
I sighed as we continued walking. My legs felt a little stiff from all of the running and the cold air, but I didn't want to say anything to Squall.
We continued walking on... and on... and on. The desert kept getting closer and closer as squall and I walked side by side.
Walking side by side usually was never a problem, but for some reason, it was today. Whenever his arm touches mine, I felt a shock run throughout my spine. This ahs never happened to me before, especially with Squall.
We seemed to walking for hours in utter silence. Everything around us was still and quiet except for our breathing and the crunching of our steps.
Suddenly, we saw the desert a couple of feet ahead of us, but sight was strange. It was like this planet was split in half, but in the middle a line was drawn. As soon as the snow ended, there was sand, next o the snow! I knew I had a puzzled expression on my face, and I'm pretty sure Squall did in his mind too.
We continued walking through it, and as soon as we stepped on the sand, a sudden change in temperature happened. The coldness that was in the wind back in the snowy area quickly turned to blazing hotness. I was dieing in my coat, and so I took it off and tied it around my waist.
Even with my jacket off did I feel extremely hot. I could feel sweat starting to appear on my forehead. I wondered how Squall was doing with all of his clothes on.
Without saying a word, we continued our walk across the stranded desert. I took a few berries from my jacket and popped them into my mouth allowing the juice to swish around.
I squinted my eyes as the rays of the sun beat down against me. The sand fluttered along the ground and our steps were barely heard. Ahead, I could see the pyramids standing high and the small building far away as tiny dots.
The wind picked up a little, but still the sun was as hot as ever. I brushed away sweat marks that appeared on my face and I had to open my mouth for air to come in.
"Squall?"
"It's-"
"I know, Leon. Don't you think it's too hot for us to walk all the way across to those buildings? They are far away."
Squall looked over the distance towards the tiny dots that were mixed in with the rising sand.
"I don't know," he said after a while, "We may have to find some sort of shelter soon."
Well duh, but where? I would've said that and started an argument, but the suns heat was too much for me.
I ate a few more berries when I heard a hissing sound. I stopped dead in my tracks and Squall turned around to face whatever was there. I gently turned around, hearing more hisses.
Right there were two rattlesnakes. They were hissing their sharp fangs at us while sticking their tongues out. Their rattles at the back of their tails were shaking violently.
Squall turned back around, "Lets not waste our time with them."
He started walking away, but I couldn't. I stood there, wide-eyed and what happened next.
These tiny rattlesnakes started growing a slight green. Their rattle noises became louder as they grew! They started getting bigger and bigger. Now, they were higher than the wolves up in the mountains.
I gasped and stood still, too afraid to move. Sure I was scared of little snakes, but this was too much!
"Come on Yuf," I heard Squall say behind me. I heard his footsteps stop, and then I heard him say, "Holy shit!" as he ran next to me.
I glanced over at him, and he was in his ready position to fight with his gunblade out. My hand reached by my belt where my Shurikens were. I still had plenty of them even though I lost a lot while fighting the wolves.
The two snakes stood there looking at us. One was looking at me with it's deathly look while the other stared at Squall.
Oh god.
Squall yelled and went forward hitting the snake with his gunblade. Paying no attention to him, I threw some shurikens at the snake in front of me.
I could see it wince in pain, but came back to focus a second later. It snapped at my leg hard. I yelled in pain, and I could feel it's sharp fangs sink into my leg as I felt its skinny tongue flicker.
It wouldn't let go, and I was starting to yell in pain. The teeth kept going in deeper and deeper. I fell to my knees on the rough sand, and tried to shake the pain off.
Suddenly I felt the weight get off of my leg as the snake rolled off of my leg. I looked down and saw blood making its way down to my foot. The gash was huge, and I'm surprised that the snake didn't even bite my leg in half.
I looked back up. Squall was now hitting the snake furiously with his gunblade. I looked over to the right, still wincing in pain, and saw the second snake on the ground with several holes throughout its body where the gunblade and struck.
I put my hands over my wound, and pushed on it, hoping I wouldn't feel the pain. But the sharp pain was still there.
I heard a weird kind of shriek, and when I looked over, I saw the snake fall onto the ground with blood all over its face and one eye out in the sand somewhere.
Squall ran over to me and kneeled down. "Are you alright?" he asked emotionless. Well at least he could show some emotion! But there was something with the way his eyes looked.
"I-I'm fine," I managed to get out, still holding my hand over my wound.
Squall down at my leg, and then back up to my face. "No you're not."
"Look, I'm fine," I said irritated. I really didn't want to show that I'm weak.
Squall sighed and said, "Can you stand?"
I nodded, and got on my knees. The wound burned badly, but I didn't want to be weak. I was the Great Ninja Yuffie! And Great Ninja's will never turn weak.
I slowly rose, and my leg burned. I closed by eyes shut as I started standing up. A pain shot throughout my body, and once when I was fully standing, I collapsed.
I didn't fall to the ground for Squall was there to catch me. Both of his arms were around my waist and held me in place. "You can't even stand," he said. I groaned.
"I'll have to carry you then." I turned slightly pink and shook my head. But as soon as I did that, Squall put his arm under my legs and lifted me bridal style.
"It's alright, I can walk-"
"No you can't, and if you try, you might injure yourself more."
I groaned, and laid back into the strength of his arms as he carried me through the desert. The sun was beating hot and I wondered if Squall was getting tired.
"Are you getting tired or anything?" I asked. I really didn't want him to get overheated.
He shook his head, "No, you're as light as a feather. Just relax,"
I did what he said, and leaned back into his arms. For some reason I felt very comfortable and safe there. I started drifting off to sleep and I nuzzled into Squall's chest as he walked. The beating of his heart helped me go to sleep through that hot desert.
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How was it? Please tell! It's good to tell! : D
Thanks for the reviews everyone! I love them all!
Next Chapter: Just when it was getting 'cozy' between them, a sand storm appears and the only way to go is in a pyramid. But what lies in the pyramid?
Chapter 6: Size Doesn't Matter
*~*~*~*~*
**********Yuffie's POV*******
The snow was now seven feet deep. Squall told me that we should climb over it, and so we did. I had a pretty hard time getting to the top, but Squall hardly had trouble. As soon as I was at the top, I was afraid of the snow collapsing on me. But it held me since the snow was almost like ice.
Squall and I started walking towards the desert. It wasn't too far away now, and this avalanche of snow was starting to get lower and lower as we went.
The crunching of my boots against the snow started driving me crazy. But soon my mind started focusing on another thing, the desert in front of us. In the distance, I could see the high pyramids rising into the clouds that shadowed above.
I sighed as we continued walking. My legs felt a little stiff from all of the running and the cold air, but I didn't want to say anything to Squall.
We continued walking on... and on... and on. The desert kept getting closer and closer as squall and I walked side by side.
Walking side by side usually was never a problem, but for some reason, it was today. Whenever his arm touches mine, I felt a shock run throughout my spine. This ahs never happened to me before, especially with Squall.
We seemed to walking for hours in utter silence. Everything around us was still and quiet except for our breathing and the crunching of our steps.
Suddenly, we saw the desert a couple of feet ahead of us, but sight was strange. It was like this planet was split in half, but in the middle a line was drawn. As soon as the snow ended, there was sand, next o the snow! I knew I had a puzzled expression on my face, and I'm pretty sure Squall did in his mind too.
We continued walking through it, and as soon as we stepped on the sand, a sudden change in temperature happened. The coldness that was in the wind back in the snowy area quickly turned to blazing hotness. I was dieing in my coat, and so I took it off and tied it around my waist.
Even with my jacket off did I feel extremely hot. I could feel sweat starting to appear on my forehead. I wondered how Squall was doing with all of his clothes on.
Without saying a word, we continued our walk across the stranded desert. I took a few berries from my jacket and popped them into my mouth allowing the juice to swish around.
I squinted my eyes as the rays of the sun beat down against me. The sand fluttered along the ground and our steps were barely heard. Ahead, I could see the pyramids standing high and the small building far away as tiny dots.
The wind picked up a little, but still the sun was as hot as ever. I brushed away sweat marks that appeared on my face and I had to open my mouth for air to come in.
"Squall?"
"It's-"
"I know, Leon. Don't you think it's too hot for us to walk all the way across to those buildings? They are far away."
Squall looked over the distance towards the tiny dots that were mixed in with the rising sand.
"I don't know," he said after a while, "We may have to find some sort of shelter soon."
Well duh, but where? I would've said that and started an argument, but the suns heat was too much for me.
I ate a few more berries when I heard a hissing sound. I stopped dead in my tracks and Squall turned around to face whatever was there. I gently turned around, hearing more hisses.
Right there were two rattlesnakes. They were hissing their sharp fangs at us while sticking their tongues out. Their rattles at the back of their tails were shaking violently.
Squall turned back around, "Lets not waste our time with them."
He started walking away, but I couldn't. I stood there, wide-eyed and what happened next.
These tiny rattlesnakes started growing a slight green. Their rattle noises became louder as they grew! They started getting bigger and bigger. Now, they were higher than the wolves up in the mountains.
I gasped and stood still, too afraid to move. Sure I was scared of little snakes, but this was too much!
"Come on Yuf," I heard Squall say behind me. I heard his footsteps stop, and then I heard him say, "Holy shit!" as he ran next to me.
I glanced over at him, and he was in his ready position to fight with his gunblade out. My hand reached by my belt where my Shurikens were. I still had plenty of them even though I lost a lot while fighting the wolves.
The two snakes stood there looking at us. One was looking at me with it's deathly look while the other stared at Squall.
Oh god.
Squall yelled and went forward hitting the snake with his gunblade. Paying no attention to him, I threw some shurikens at the snake in front of me.
I could see it wince in pain, but came back to focus a second later. It snapped at my leg hard. I yelled in pain, and I could feel it's sharp fangs sink into my leg as I felt its skinny tongue flicker.
It wouldn't let go, and I was starting to yell in pain. The teeth kept going in deeper and deeper. I fell to my knees on the rough sand, and tried to shake the pain off.
Suddenly I felt the weight get off of my leg as the snake rolled off of my leg. I looked down and saw blood making its way down to my foot. The gash was huge, and I'm surprised that the snake didn't even bite my leg in half.
I looked back up. Squall was now hitting the snake furiously with his gunblade. I looked over to the right, still wincing in pain, and saw the second snake on the ground with several holes throughout its body where the gunblade and struck.
I put my hands over my wound, and pushed on it, hoping I wouldn't feel the pain. But the sharp pain was still there.
I heard a weird kind of shriek, and when I looked over, I saw the snake fall onto the ground with blood all over its face and one eye out in the sand somewhere.
Squall ran over to me and kneeled down. "Are you alright?" he asked emotionless. Well at least he could show some emotion! But there was something with the way his eyes looked.
"I-I'm fine," I managed to get out, still holding my hand over my wound.
Squall down at my leg, and then back up to my face. "No you're not."
"Look, I'm fine," I said irritated. I really didn't want to show that I'm weak.
Squall sighed and said, "Can you stand?"
I nodded, and got on my knees. The wound burned badly, but I didn't want to be weak. I was the Great Ninja Yuffie! And Great Ninja's will never turn weak.
I slowly rose, and my leg burned. I closed by eyes shut as I started standing up. A pain shot throughout my body, and once when I was fully standing, I collapsed.
I didn't fall to the ground for Squall was there to catch me. Both of his arms were around my waist and held me in place. "You can't even stand," he said. I groaned.
"I'll have to carry you then." I turned slightly pink and shook my head. But as soon as I did that, Squall put his arm under my legs and lifted me bridal style.
"It's alright, I can walk-"
"No you can't, and if you try, you might injure yourself more."
I groaned, and laid back into the strength of his arms as he carried me through the desert. The sun was beating hot and I wondered if Squall was getting tired.
"Are you getting tired or anything?" I asked. I really didn't want him to get overheated.
He shook his head, "No, you're as light as a feather. Just relax,"
I did what he said, and leaned back into his arms. For some reason I felt very comfortable and safe there. I started drifting off to sleep and I nuzzled into Squall's chest as he walked. The beating of his heart helped me go to sleep through that hot desert.
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How was it? Please tell! It's good to tell! : D
Thanks for the reviews everyone! I love them all!
Next Chapter: Just when it was getting 'cozy' between them, a sand storm appears and the only way to go is in a pyramid. But what lies in the pyramid?