A Little Night Ride
By Yukira Tsurama
Chapter 3
Author's Notes: Not very many notes, just enjoy! BTW: Small thank you for: Lady Qiao, Black Phoenix, kelley, and BenneyC for reviewing. Thanks.
A little note for BenneyC, though: Yes, there weren't cars in the Three Kingdoms era. This fanfic takes place in the future. (It's a long story and if I told you, you'd fall asleep, okay?) And the line, "There could be rapists and murderers in there. Your head is filled with childish nonsense." I dunno, there could be rapists and murderers, people these days. The second line you quoted, "There were various graves with mysterious carvings that gave the cemetery the impression of being haunted." Hmm, I guess that I'll edit Chapter 2 a little. The part where Xiao runs over something in the car, that was surprisingly easy to write, for some reason, although I felt as if being watched while typing the story. The third line, "According to a certain urban legend" you're probably right, I just thought it sounded okay. And I'm changing the title of chapter 2. BTW: I like long reviews.
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One of the waitresses carried their food over to the table but the Qiao sisters weren't feeling quite hungry anymore. The food was very appealing: chicken teriyaki, shrimp and vegetable tempura, rice, and a few pieces of sushi. (Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had ordered sushi.)
Xiao Qiao, known for her ravenous appetite, only poked at the food and managed a few tiny bites.
"What's wrong?" asked Zhou Yu.
"Well," began Da Qiao, "We'll have to tell you later."
Finally, it was too much for little Xiao. She began crying, saying, "I'm not a murderer! I'm not!"
Da Qiao glanced around to see people staring at her sister. "Xiao, shhh!"
Zhou Yu patted Xiao Qiao on the back. "It's okay." He began but Xiao moved away.
"What happened?" asked Sun Ce.
No one answered his question.
Xiao Qiao began to drink tea. Da Qiao started to eat the tempura vegetables.
Twenty-five minutes later, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had finished their sushi. Da Qiao ate half of her food, and Xiao was still drinking tea.
The waitress walked over. "Would you like a to-go box?"
Xiao nodded.
On the way back to the Qiaos' home, Da Qiao spoke. "Would you like to come in for a drink?"
"Okay."
When Zhou Yu and Sun Ce entered the house, Da Qiao went to the kitchen.
"What would you like?" she asked.
"Champagne." Answered Sun Ce.
"Me too." Added Zhou Yu.
"What would you like, Xiao?" asked Da.
"Just soda." Was the reply.
A few minutes later, Da Qiao brought over four wine glasses: two filled with champagne and the other two with orange soda.
"So what was it that you were going to tell us?" implored Zhou Yu.
Da Qiao sipped from her glass. "Your prank was 'amusing' enough, but unless you are keeping something from us, there's ahem, a little problem."
Sun Ce cocked his head. "What kind of problem, exactly?"
"Your prank seemed to frighten us that badly. Xiao kept speeding until we eventually ran over an unidentified object, leaving my poor sister to think that she killed someone."
"Have you checked it out yet?"
"We were too scared."
Sun Ce snorted. "Yeah, figures. You two are scared of clowns, even."
Zhou Yu elbowed him.
Little Xiao finally spoke. "We are NOT afraid of clowns!"
Sun Ce's voice took on a serious tone. "We should see what you ran over tonight."
The group seated themselves in the car and Zhou Yu checked through their inventory.
"Flashlights, cell phone, camera-"
"You're going to take pictures!?" exclaimed Xiao Qiao.
"Well, for my web site." explained Zhou Yu.
"I guess this is all we need. Let's go!" said Da Qiao.
On the way to the forest, Da Qiao noticed Xiao shaking.
Da Qiao stared out the window. There was a full moon that night, and it illuminated everything around it. The forest looked so tranquil, and Da began to relax, feeling that the incident near the forest never happened.
Sun Ce's voice interrupted Da Qiao's thoughts. "So where did Xiao, you know."
"Keep going, it's near the large tree, the one that is nearly split in the center." whimpered Xiao Qiao.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu looked outside the car. "Are you sure this is the spot?" asked Zhou Yu. "I don't see anything.wait!"
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu led the two frightened sisters out of the car. Ce turned on a flashlight. Xiao Qiao covered her face with her hands. Da Qiao sighed and stared. There was a large spot on the ground covered with dry blood.
"I don't get it," began Sun Ce scratching his head. "There's no body."
Xiao reluctantly peeked.
Da Qiao walked around the area, stopped and turned around, facing the rest of the group, speaking in a know-it-all tone of voice. "See, there's nothing here so we can just-"
"DA QIAO!! BEHIND YOU!!" screamed Xiao, now beginning to cry.
There was indeed something behind Da Qiao. It was a large figure clad in a cape and a hood, when Da Qiao turned around, she couldn't see the face. The hands were shriveled, and fresh blood dripped from its mouth.
Da Qiao screamed and ran away. The figure hissed and swiped at Da Qiao with its long, dirty claws. Sun Ce ran towards Da and carried her away in his arms. The figure pointed at the group with one long claw. Sun Ce saw the figure's eyes. They were a lit up red.
Zhou Yu pushed Xiao Qiao in the car and motioned for Sun Ce to carry Da Qiao inside.
"CE! GET AWAY FROM THAT THING!!" he shouted, but to no avail. Sun Ce seemed to be hypnotized by the figure's eyes.
Zhou Yu reached into the front seat. He grabbed a flashlight and a hand gun.
"CE!" he tried for the last time.
Zhou Yu turned on the flashlight and shined it into the figure's face. He nearly fainted.
The figure's face bore large tumors. The skin was scarred and it looked like the figure had suffered severe burns on its face.
Seizing the opportunity, the figure ignored Sun Ce and Da Qiao and ran towards Zhou Yu. Taking aim, Zhou Yu pulled the trigger-
And nothing happened. The gun wasn't loaded.
"Shit!" thought Zhou Yu. The figure was coming closer and closer.Xiao was screaming.
And then Zhou Yu remembered the dagger that Sun Ce gave to him as a gift on his thirteenth birthday. From that day on, Zhou Yu always carried it with him, dagger in its sheath hung on his belt.
Zhou Yu pulled out the dagger effortlessly and stabbed the figure in the heart. It hissed in agony, but didn't die. It ran off into the forest and seemed to disappear.
"Sun Ce, Da Qiao, are you alright?" asked Zhou Yu, touching his friend's shoulder.
Sun Ce blinked and faced Zhou Yu. "I-I couldn't move.the eyes."
Zhou Yu led the couple back to the car. "It's gone now, but-"
"But what?"
"I'm afraid it isn't dead." Replied Zhou Yu, shaking his head sadly. "I'm afraid that it will come back for us, what ever it was."
"How will we stop it?"
"I don't know."
Da Qiao regained consciousness. "It's-It's gone?"
Zhou Yu stared at the ground. "For now."
Xiao Qiao opened the door to the car and hugged her sister.
"Are you okay?" she asked, her voice shaky.
Da Qiao managed a small laugh. "I thought I'd be asking you that tonight. I think I'm okay."
Sun Ce looked at his arm and then Da Qiao's back. "Da, you're bleeding!"
Da Qiao went inside the car. "We'd better go now."
This time, Zhou Yu drove the car home.
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Hmm, seems to be turning out nicely, don't you think? Great, I'm going to have nightmares now. *sigh*
How was it? Scary? Good? Bad? Tell me! Please be kind and review!
Until then, Bye!
By Yukira Tsurama
Chapter 3
Author's Notes: Not very many notes, just enjoy! BTW: Small thank you for: Lady Qiao, Black Phoenix, kelley, and BenneyC for reviewing. Thanks.
A little note for BenneyC, though: Yes, there weren't cars in the Three Kingdoms era. This fanfic takes place in the future. (It's a long story and if I told you, you'd fall asleep, okay?) And the line, "There could be rapists and murderers in there. Your head is filled with childish nonsense." I dunno, there could be rapists and murderers, people these days. The second line you quoted, "There were various graves with mysterious carvings that gave the cemetery the impression of being haunted." Hmm, I guess that I'll edit Chapter 2 a little. The part where Xiao runs over something in the car, that was surprisingly easy to write, for some reason, although I felt as if being watched while typing the story. The third line, "According to a certain urban legend" you're probably right, I just thought it sounded okay. And I'm changing the title of chapter 2. BTW: I like long reviews.
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One of the waitresses carried their food over to the table but the Qiao sisters weren't feeling quite hungry anymore. The food was very appealing: chicken teriyaki, shrimp and vegetable tempura, rice, and a few pieces of sushi. (Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had ordered sushi.)
Xiao Qiao, known for her ravenous appetite, only poked at the food and managed a few tiny bites.
"What's wrong?" asked Zhou Yu.
"Well," began Da Qiao, "We'll have to tell you later."
Finally, it was too much for little Xiao. She began crying, saying, "I'm not a murderer! I'm not!"
Da Qiao glanced around to see people staring at her sister. "Xiao, shhh!"
Zhou Yu patted Xiao Qiao on the back. "It's okay." He began but Xiao moved away.
"What happened?" asked Sun Ce.
No one answered his question.
Xiao Qiao began to drink tea. Da Qiao started to eat the tempura vegetables.
Twenty-five minutes later, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had finished their sushi. Da Qiao ate half of her food, and Xiao was still drinking tea.
The waitress walked over. "Would you like a to-go box?"
Xiao nodded.
On the way back to the Qiaos' home, Da Qiao spoke. "Would you like to come in for a drink?"
"Okay."
When Zhou Yu and Sun Ce entered the house, Da Qiao went to the kitchen.
"What would you like?" she asked.
"Champagne." Answered Sun Ce.
"Me too." Added Zhou Yu.
"What would you like, Xiao?" asked Da.
"Just soda." Was the reply.
A few minutes later, Da Qiao brought over four wine glasses: two filled with champagne and the other two with orange soda.
"So what was it that you were going to tell us?" implored Zhou Yu.
Da Qiao sipped from her glass. "Your prank was 'amusing' enough, but unless you are keeping something from us, there's ahem, a little problem."
Sun Ce cocked his head. "What kind of problem, exactly?"
"Your prank seemed to frighten us that badly. Xiao kept speeding until we eventually ran over an unidentified object, leaving my poor sister to think that she killed someone."
"Have you checked it out yet?"
"We were too scared."
Sun Ce snorted. "Yeah, figures. You two are scared of clowns, even."
Zhou Yu elbowed him.
Little Xiao finally spoke. "We are NOT afraid of clowns!"
Sun Ce's voice took on a serious tone. "We should see what you ran over tonight."
The group seated themselves in the car and Zhou Yu checked through their inventory.
"Flashlights, cell phone, camera-"
"You're going to take pictures!?" exclaimed Xiao Qiao.
"Well, for my web site." explained Zhou Yu.
"I guess this is all we need. Let's go!" said Da Qiao.
On the way to the forest, Da Qiao noticed Xiao shaking.
Da Qiao stared out the window. There was a full moon that night, and it illuminated everything around it. The forest looked so tranquil, and Da began to relax, feeling that the incident near the forest never happened.
Sun Ce's voice interrupted Da Qiao's thoughts. "So where did Xiao, you know."
"Keep going, it's near the large tree, the one that is nearly split in the center." whimpered Xiao Qiao.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu looked outside the car. "Are you sure this is the spot?" asked Zhou Yu. "I don't see anything.wait!"
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu led the two frightened sisters out of the car. Ce turned on a flashlight. Xiao Qiao covered her face with her hands. Da Qiao sighed and stared. There was a large spot on the ground covered with dry blood.
"I don't get it," began Sun Ce scratching his head. "There's no body."
Xiao reluctantly peeked.
Da Qiao walked around the area, stopped and turned around, facing the rest of the group, speaking in a know-it-all tone of voice. "See, there's nothing here so we can just-"
"DA QIAO!! BEHIND YOU!!" screamed Xiao, now beginning to cry.
There was indeed something behind Da Qiao. It was a large figure clad in a cape and a hood, when Da Qiao turned around, she couldn't see the face. The hands were shriveled, and fresh blood dripped from its mouth.
Da Qiao screamed and ran away. The figure hissed and swiped at Da Qiao with its long, dirty claws. Sun Ce ran towards Da and carried her away in his arms. The figure pointed at the group with one long claw. Sun Ce saw the figure's eyes. They were a lit up red.
Zhou Yu pushed Xiao Qiao in the car and motioned for Sun Ce to carry Da Qiao inside.
"CE! GET AWAY FROM THAT THING!!" he shouted, but to no avail. Sun Ce seemed to be hypnotized by the figure's eyes.
Zhou Yu reached into the front seat. He grabbed a flashlight and a hand gun.
"CE!" he tried for the last time.
Zhou Yu turned on the flashlight and shined it into the figure's face. He nearly fainted.
The figure's face bore large tumors. The skin was scarred and it looked like the figure had suffered severe burns on its face.
Seizing the opportunity, the figure ignored Sun Ce and Da Qiao and ran towards Zhou Yu. Taking aim, Zhou Yu pulled the trigger-
And nothing happened. The gun wasn't loaded.
"Shit!" thought Zhou Yu. The figure was coming closer and closer.Xiao was screaming.
And then Zhou Yu remembered the dagger that Sun Ce gave to him as a gift on his thirteenth birthday. From that day on, Zhou Yu always carried it with him, dagger in its sheath hung on his belt.
Zhou Yu pulled out the dagger effortlessly and stabbed the figure in the heart. It hissed in agony, but didn't die. It ran off into the forest and seemed to disappear.
"Sun Ce, Da Qiao, are you alright?" asked Zhou Yu, touching his friend's shoulder.
Sun Ce blinked and faced Zhou Yu. "I-I couldn't move.the eyes."
Zhou Yu led the couple back to the car. "It's gone now, but-"
"But what?"
"I'm afraid it isn't dead." Replied Zhou Yu, shaking his head sadly. "I'm afraid that it will come back for us, what ever it was."
"How will we stop it?"
"I don't know."
Da Qiao regained consciousness. "It's-It's gone?"
Zhou Yu stared at the ground. "For now."
Xiao Qiao opened the door to the car and hugged her sister.
"Are you okay?" she asked, her voice shaky.
Da Qiao managed a small laugh. "I thought I'd be asking you that tonight. I think I'm okay."
Sun Ce looked at his arm and then Da Qiao's back. "Da, you're bleeding!"
Da Qiao went inside the car. "We'd better go now."
This time, Zhou Yu drove the car home.
*~~~~*~~~~*
Hmm, seems to be turning out nicely, don't you think? Great, I'm going to have nightmares now. *sigh*
How was it? Scary? Good? Bad? Tell me! Please be kind and review!
Until then, Bye!