I unfortunately don't own the G-boys; if I did I would be much happier,
wallowing in money. But I don't so don't bother suing; I don't have
anything, I'm a poor college student people! Unless of course you want a
couple blood thirsty dust bunnies....I got plenty of those. Comments are
always appreciated....craved actually. REVIEWS!!! I NEED REVIEWS.
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you didn't, the good, the bad and the ugly basically. However flames will
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Chapter 4 The Dark Isle
I woke to a bright light in my eyes....absently I turned over, trying to get away from the sunlight that peaked through my window.....
Suddenly and quite violently, reality reinserted itself and I remembered what had happened. I quickly sat up, and instantly wished I hadn't. My vision spun, and my stomach rebelled; I barely managed to fall out of the boat before the entire contents of my stomach came up.
"Duo...? Please tell me that's you...." Wufei's voice asked, a bit shaky, from inside the boat. I swallowed several times, my throat and eyes burned, tears ran down my face; "Yeah....least I think so..." I said, my voice trembled slightly.
"Duo...?" Wufei's voice said again, steadier this time, "Why are we not moving?" I blinked, suddenly realizing that I was not kneeling on the wooden planks of a ship, but on the soft grains of pale white sand. "Because, 'fei....we aren't at sea anymore...." I absently raked my hand through the pale grains, allowing it to slide between my fingers; my mind unable to grasp the idea that we were on land...that we might actually be free....
What?!?" Wufei yelped sitting up quickly. "Blessed be; we're on land....but where?"
"The Dark Isle probably..." I stated, my voice still a little distant, my mind still had not grasped the idea that we were free. Yes, I know, I can be slow sometimes...
"If you too are done....I need to go pee, and I can't do that until you get off Wufei..." Solo's said, his voice was soft but stronger then it had been for weeks; "Besides, they might come looking for us..."
I climbed quickly to my feet; Wufei hurriedly clamored out of the boat; then we both helped Solo get out of the boat. Once his feet touched solid earth, Solo's knees buckled. He knelt, leaning forward and grabbing two fist fulls of wet sand. "Thank the Gods," he muttered softly. I suppressed a snort. Gods indeed; only one god helped us, the others would have left us to die...but I did not inform my brother of this fact; I did not want to hurt him by telling him that there weren't any 'gods' only one; the God of Death....
Wrapping one of Solo's arms around my shoulder; we moved along the beach; staying near the tree-line for shade and cover. Wufei carried the short sword, holding it like he knew how to use the weapon. It was a slow pace; we stopped frequently to rest and right off the bat, Wufei found us food. The food was in the form a fruit, a small round orange fruit. "It's called a tangerine," Wufei said, "Peel the outer skin off and eat the fruit, like this" He demonstrated by carving out a hole in the orange skin with his thumbnail and pulled away the skin; I copied his technique and quickly found myself holding a small lumpy orange ball. I glanced at Wufei and saw him rip the tan-ger-ine? in half along the white stringy lines that wrapped around the fruit. Again I copied the action, and the ball came apart revealing small half moon sections. Wufei peeled one of these sections off and popped it into his mouth; I followed suit. "Becwareful, some hawe sweeds..." Wufei muttered around a mouthful of fruit.
"What?" I asked as I bit down; my teeth hit something hard that crunched; it hurt my teeth a bit.
"I said, be careful some have seeds..." Wufei repeated.
"Now he tells me..." I mutter, spitting out the seed to try again, this time I got nothing but fruit. And let me tell you what; it was wonderful! It was sweet and juicy and absolutely delightful. I inhaled the rest of my fruit, and quickly peeled one for Solo, who rested under the shade of a palm tree.
It was late in the day when we rounded a bend; suddenly our adrenaline raced just as our heart plummeted; there in a cove, was the merchant's ship; a group was camped on the beach.
"You think they're lookin' for us?" I asked, moving further into the tree- line for cover. Wufei followed, "It's probable," he answered.
"Then perhaps we should get out of here?" Solo stated, his voice barely a whisper; Wufei and I exchanged glances and without comment; Wufei slung Solo's other arm around his shoulder and we started back the way we came. All too soon we saw the torches as two sailors walked down the beach toward us. With the ship behind us and men in front; we went the only direction left to us; into the tangled vines of the jungle... Hoping, and dare I say, praying, that we would not be seen, we would not be caught; not when we had only just tasted freedom...
Chapter 4 The Dark Isle
I woke to a bright light in my eyes....absently I turned over, trying to get away from the sunlight that peaked through my window.....
Suddenly and quite violently, reality reinserted itself and I remembered what had happened. I quickly sat up, and instantly wished I hadn't. My vision spun, and my stomach rebelled; I barely managed to fall out of the boat before the entire contents of my stomach came up.
"Duo...? Please tell me that's you...." Wufei's voice asked, a bit shaky, from inside the boat. I swallowed several times, my throat and eyes burned, tears ran down my face; "Yeah....least I think so..." I said, my voice trembled slightly.
"Duo...?" Wufei's voice said again, steadier this time, "Why are we not moving?" I blinked, suddenly realizing that I was not kneeling on the wooden planks of a ship, but on the soft grains of pale white sand. "Because, 'fei....we aren't at sea anymore...." I absently raked my hand through the pale grains, allowing it to slide between my fingers; my mind unable to grasp the idea that we were on land...that we might actually be free....
What?!?" Wufei yelped sitting up quickly. "Blessed be; we're on land....but where?"
"The Dark Isle probably..." I stated, my voice still a little distant, my mind still had not grasped the idea that we were free. Yes, I know, I can be slow sometimes...
"If you too are done....I need to go pee, and I can't do that until you get off Wufei..." Solo's said, his voice was soft but stronger then it had been for weeks; "Besides, they might come looking for us..."
I climbed quickly to my feet; Wufei hurriedly clamored out of the boat; then we both helped Solo get out of the boat. Once his feet touched solid earth, Solo's knees buckled. He knelt, leaning forward and grabbing two fist fulls of wet sand. "Thank the Gods," he muttered softly. I suppressed a snort. Gods indeed; only one god helped us, the others would have left us to die...but I did not inform my brother of this fact; I did not want to hurt him by telling him that there weren't any 'gods' only one; the God of Death....
Wrapping one of Solo's arms around my shoulder; we moved along the beach; staying near the tree-line for shade and cover. Wufei carried the short sword, holding it like he knew how to use the weapon. It was a slow pace; we stopped frequently to rest and right off the bat, Wufei found us food. The food was in the form a fruit, a small round orange fruit. "It's called a tangerine," Wufei said, "Peel the outer skin off and eat the fruit, like this" He demonstrated by carving out a hole in the orange skin with his thumbnail and pulled away the skin; I copied his technique and quickly found myself holding a small lumpy orange ball. I glanced at Wufei and saw him rip the tan-ger-ine? in half along the white stringy lines that wrapped around the fruit. Again I copied the action, and the ball came apart revealing small half moon sections. Wufei peeled one of these sections off and popped it into his mouth; I followed suit. "Becwareful, some hawe sweeds..." Wufei muttered around a mouthful of fruit.
"What?" I asked as I bit down; my teeth hit something hard that crunched; it hurt my teeth a bit.
"I said, be careful some have seeds..." Wufei repeated.
"Now he tells me..." I mutter, spitting out the seed to try again, this time I got nothing but fruit. And let me tell you what; it was wonderful! It was sweet and juicy and absolutely delightful. I inhaled the rest of my fruit, and quickly peeled one for Solo, who rested under the shade of a palm tree.
It was late in the day when we rounded a bend; suddenly our adrenaline raced just as our heart plummeted; there in a cove, was the merchant's ship; a group was camped on the beach.
"You think they're lookin' for us?" I asked, moving further into the tree- line for cover. Wufei followed, "It's probable," he answered.
"Then perhaps we should get out of here?" Solo stated, his voice barely a whisper; Wufei and I exchanged glances and without comment; Wufei slung Solo's other arm around his shoulder and we started back the way we came. All too soon we saw the torches as two sailors walked down the beach toward us. With the ship behind us and men in front; we went the only direction left to us; into the tangled vines of the jungle... Hoping, and dare I say, praying, that we would not be seen, we would not be caught; not when we had only just tasted freedom...