Hello my dear friends! It is now Thursday night. I will try to get you one more chapter before Rita, but be warned: I may not. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter!I swear, about 5 minuetes before this, I couldn't think of an idea for the life of me. But you know those times when you just let your fingets do all the work and you just watch the words spill onto the page? This was one of those times. I hope this is satisfactory! Thank you to all of my lovely reviewers! I need the support badly so please continue to leave me messages and don't be scared to message me on AIM
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Disclaimer: My neighbor's new kittens are going to get me One Piece for my birthday! (holds up Precious and Ricky) Aren't they so cute! Anyways, until then, I only own Caridi/Heidi and the storyline.
Chapter 10: 7 Shots
Caridi dashed harder as another shot flew through the tree next to her. Either I'm just really lucky, she thought.Or this guy has no aim.She was desperately hoping for the latter.
Caridi dared a glance back to see how far ahead she was. She squeezed her eyes shut as she turned her head back. Nope, still too close for comfort. Just great, she thought. I'm in the middle of nowhere, some guy is chasing me down like a rat in a maze, and no one is around to help! Boy, do I feel trapped…
Her eyes flew open at the sound of rushing water. "EEP!" she squealed as she skidded to a halt dangerously close to the cliffs edge. She looked down, knowing that it probably wasn't the best idea. She grimaced. Just as she thought, there was a rocky face to the cliff and at the bottom… A broad grin of triumph flashed across her face. Yes! Some water!
She turned and faced the man. He'd fired 5 shots on what was apparently a 6 shooter gun. If she could pull this off, then she was home free!
The man smirked. "There's nowhere to run now, pretty lady." He pulled his gun up, holding its barrel in line with her head. "Say goodnight, Heidi."
Caridi's eyes widened in shock. Heidi? Who the hell is Heidi?
A loud bang rang throughout the surrounding forest, effectively knocking Caridi out of her daze. She fell backwards, falling towards the water below. She grinned. Logic, yet again, never seemed to fail her.
As she was falling, the blonde male leaned over the edge, aiming his pistol at her.
BANG!
The shot missed its overall target, but it still glided through her right shoulder, leaving a sharp burning sensation where it had connected. Caridi cried out, her hand immediately flying to her wound. I thought it was only a 6-shooter… she thought.
After that, the water finally arrived beneath her.
BANG!
There it was again! Somebody really wanted someone dead. That was the 7th shot they'd fired… 7? Zoro thought, dumbfounded. Guns only have 6 rounds and you can't reload that fast.
A feminine voice cried out in agony and Zoro snapped his head to the source of the noise. He squinted his eyes, forcing them to see what was falling from the other cliff face beside the one he was climbing. He followed the girl as she fell, watching as the splash exploded from the clear surface of liquid.
That was a pretty hard impact. he thought, staring intently to see if the woman came up. And the shot hit.
Crimson erupted slowly from the depths of the pool, staining it with its bloody color. There was that, but no girl. What had happened to her? Where was… whoever the hell that turned out to be?
I hope it wasn't Caridi. Zoro thought, then blinked. With his luck, it would be her. He sighed. CURSE ME AND MY CURIOUS MIND! he mentally screamed, diving off the face of the cliff and into the nearby water. He'd purposely started his accent there just in case he did need to evacuate the climbing area.
The landing was just as hard as he'd expected, but he still wasn't prepared for all the oxygen to rush from his lungs. He swam up and gulped in air deeply, then set back on course. He still needed to find out who that was.
He propelled himself downward, scanning the surrounding area like a hawk looking for its prey. The water steadily grew darker the lower he went.
His eyes finally spotted a small, floating object in the midst of all of the water. There, sitting like a statue was the girl, blood still freely flowing from her wound.
There, was Caridi.
Luffy struggled to keep up with Nami. Though she didn't look like it, she ran much faster than him. "That shot- it came from- somewhere in this area, I think." the girl panted, avoiding the narrow and whip-like branches that were hurtling towards them as they rushed through the woodlands.
Luffy grinned. Finally, some real action!
Another shot echoed around them, making the pirate and girl cast their gaze towards a falling figure. Nami gasped. "She's falling form that high!" Her eyes widened.
Yet another shot was fired, this time making Luffy's eyes get larger. He'd counted the shots. There had been 7. He may act stupid, but he knew there were only 6 shots to a pistol. And, no one can reload that fast. "Hey," he commented. "How were there 7 shots?"
Nami rose her eyebrow, looking intently at Luffy. "You've got to be joking right?" she exclaimed, looking at him as though she'd only just met him. "That girl just fell from over 75 feet and you're wondering about the amount of SHOTS!"
She growled turning and sprinting for the water's edge. Luffy was quick to follow. That is, until she jumped into the glazed cerulean water. At that point, he skidded to a stop, yielding just before the water's edge.
I can't swim. It's not MY fault I can't help. the captain thought, looking wearily at the water. I just… can't…
AHH! RUN FOR YOUR PATHETIC LITTLE LIVES! RITA'S COMEING...WITH TEA! AHH!-O Lol, jk! I'm just really bored with all this Rita crap. I'm not scared of it anymore because it's boring me half to death! Now, onto other, more pressing matters...
What's this? Luffy's upset about his lack of swimming ability? Only I know! (grins evily)
Anyways, R&R yet again!
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