Chapter 17: preparation...

"Alright...let's see here...got enough traps with you?"

"Check"

"Arrows?"

"What kind?"

"Uh...stone. I think. Bring some sharp arrows just incase. If I remember correctly, that thing is wind, which is weak against earth."

Jadeite was busy making sure that his sister had everything she needed. She almost always ran out of either traps or arrows, and she almost got herself killed every time.

"Alright, I'll be downstairs."

He gave her a brotherly kiss on the top of her head. In response to this, she pretended to try to brush it off.

"Eww! Big brother, you're giving me germs!!!"

"Oh really now..."

He gave her a bear hug from behind and kissed her cheek, only to be pushed away.

"Eww! Cut it out!"

She giggled and threw a pillow at him, hitting him square in the face.

"Ok that does it...Pillow fight!!"

He threw the pillow back at her, then ran around to grab the other pillow, which he mercilessly used to pound her with. The huntress held up her pillow like a shield, swinging it when she knew there was an opening, knocking her brother onto the bed.

"Die!"

She giggled like a little girl while pummeling him with her fluffy weapon.

"Hey, hey, hey! I got an arrow sticking in my back!"

"Liar! The arrows are over there!"

"Wahhh..."

"I own you! You cannot beat me in this pillow fight!"

She was about to deliver her victory blow when she heard a soft chuckle from the doorway, followed by the voice of the group clown, the knight known as Jasper.

"Hey, you two, hurry up. You know how cranky Galena is."

Jadeite pushed himself up and grabbed his quiver and his bag, then ran downstairs to escape his sister and her deadly pillow. Whistling, Malene did the same, her brother's falcon on her shoulder.

"Well Nova, looks like we have a big fight ahead of us...you ready for it?"

The snow white falcon responded by using it's beak to pull the hair away from Malene's eyes. With confidence in herself and her friends, she grabbed her stuff and ran to join the others.