Chapter Six - Alone Once Again

Tck. One coal mined. This is hard. Just by myself now...

Tck. Another coal mined. You lied Kenny. You'd promised we'll stick together until the very end. I hate you.

Tck.

"Excuse me, but what are you doing?" Kano regained focus and noticed a miner of about her age with huge, nerdy glasses had just spoken to her.

"What?"

"Your pickhead just fell off, yet you continue to mine." A couple of the miners around Kano began to snicker.

Kano sighed. She dragged her aching body across the mine to get the pick head. The same miner picked it up and attached it for her. "Thanks." Kano muttered.

The miner studied her face. Then after a while, he realized the position Kano was put into. "Someone you loved had just recently died, huh?"

Surprised for a short while, she lowered her head, tears forming in her eyes, and nodded in agreement. "But how'd you know?"

The miner paused. "I too.. have lost someone that I truly loved. Both of my parents were killed couple months ago."

Kano's eyes widened. "Wow.. I'm terribly sorry. But.. it seems to me that you don't even care at all."

"That's not it.." he sighed. "If you want to keep living your life.. you have to stop thinking about it - the death of your loved ones. It'll only hurt your heart more to think about it."

"Oh.. I see.." She wiped her tears off, knowing that he was right.

"Well, I better finish up my task or else my clan leader will yell at me again. I'll see ya around some time." He picked up his pickaxe and disappeared in sight.

"Oh, okay, I better get to work too! By the way, what is your name?" When she heard no response back, she turned around and saw no one there. She missed him.

Tck. One coal mined. I think I know what I'm doing now. Really.

Tck. Another coal mined. I hope you're watching over me, Kenny. I may never see you again, but you will always be here with me in my heart.

Tck. I will be the number 1 miner, Kenny! And that is a promise I will never break.

Tck.

Tck.

Tck.

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A couple months later...

"OMG I JUST GOT 85 MINING! YES! I CAN MINE RUNITE ORES NOW! THIS IS SO EXCITING!" Kano squealed with joy.

A crowd of excited noob miners came over and congratulated Kano, some of them even asked for autographs! Cool.. I'm famous! Haha, I'm such a dork! Teehee! "Yo Kano, I heard there's a drop party on the other side of Falador. Let's celebrate your level 85 mining there! And I'll make sure to get you something good there, you deserve it!" shouted one of the everyday miners Kano mines with.

"Alright, sounds cool!" This really made her day.

She partied out all night with 200 other people that was also at the major drop party. One time, Kano saw a fairly large crowd, and they all shouted out,"ZEZIMA!" She heard preps fighting over him, and little kids hoping to be a Runescape celebrity just like Zezima someday. With all the commotion going around, Kano was very confused.

"What's happening! And who the hell is this Zezima everyone is shouting about!" Kano shouted loud enough so one of her friends could hear through the loud music blasting the room.

"Omg, Kano, you don't know who Zezima is? He's one of the legendary Runescape celebrities! It's not like you'll ever get to meet one of them everyday, you know. I'm still shocked you didn't know who he was!"

Kano turned red. "Well, sorry, it's not like I spend my time looking for one! I'm always cooped up in the mines, so I don't really know what is going around on Runescape."

Kano's friend chuckled. "You should take a break, or something. Go to different places. Do stuff."

Kano frowned. "It's not easy for me to leave Falador just like that.. and I still have a goal to finish!"

"C'mon.. every successful person had at least one break, right?"

"I guess..." Kano looked up and saw the 'you-know-I'm-right' face expression on her friend. She pouted. "Okay, okay! I'll take a break! Happy?"

He smiled. "Good." He hugged Kano and went back to dancing with his other friends.

But where exactly am I going to go for my break?

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"You're going where!" exclaimed MiMi, Kano's roommate.

"You heard me. I'm going to the wilderness." Kano packed up all kinds of supplies needed such as a first aid kit, and also her good ole pickaxe. She decided that she was going to go try and mine one of those special ores called runite.

MiMI pulled back Kano's arm, trying to stop her from going. She blurted out,"You can't go there!"

Kano faced her and got annoyed with MiMi's actions. "Excuse me?"

"Lots of unexpected things can happen in the wilderness! Monstrous devils waiting for innocent victims to kill, and as well as clans killing other clans - a war!"

"...Your point is?"

MiMi sighed. "You could get killed out there!"

"All of you guys told me to take a break, and I am. The wilderness is out of Falador, am I not correct?" she stated dully.

"Kano! Not this kind of break!" MiMi headed out for the door, disgusted. "Well, you know what, I don't care what happens to you then. You're on your own. Hope you don't get eaten by the greater demons. Good luck..."

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Author's Notes: I just HAD to put Zezima at least one time in my story XD. Oh, and I had NO idea on how to type up the sound when you mine, if you have any other ideas than my stupid "tck" please tell me! And please review!