Hey guys! Sorry for the delay, I've just come home from a family holiday, and now I'm aching like nobody's business (ha ha) but yeah, these are the new instalments of "Help her!". Recently, I've found out that is only letting me have one word in my chapter titles, so that's why I've got 'Prophecy', Gone, History, etc. Because all of them are one word titles. That's all they'll let me have (for some reason). If anyone else is getting this, please let me know. Also, if you have a way to fix it, again please let me know. On another hand, I've been thinking about only releasing one chapter at a time because it makes naming the new chapters so much easier. So this may be the last two-chapter instalment. Just a heads-up. Anyway, onto CHAPTER 12?! Jeez. Wow. Okay. Moving on.
Chapter 12
After the food, most of the ninja feel better than before. The exact opposite ccsn be said about Skylor. She had hardly eaten, and still she feels worse than she had in a long time. Is this what Nya felt after Cole fell off the Destiny's Bounty while they fought the Oni? Responsibility, guilt, just pure sadness...
A knock on the monastery gates shakes Skylor from her thoughts. The sun is fading behind the horizon, casting bright oranges, reds, pinks, purples and blues across the sky like spilt paints on a canvas. The air smells sweet, and has a slight salty tinge to it, due to the sea being so close to the temple. Skylor takes a deep inhale of it as she walks towards the door separating the courtyard from the mountain steps. Kai, Jay and Cole walk behind her, all curious.
"Did any of you hear someone come up those stairs? 'Cos I didn't." Jay mumbles to his brothers-by-bond, causing both Kai and Cole to shake their heads. A hand grabs Skylor's arm just as she places her hand on the doorknob.
"I don't recommend opening it." Cole warns her as he lets go of her arm. Skylor's eyebrow shoots up questioningly, and Cole explains their suspicions. Shaking her head, Skylor laughs quietly.
"Chill out! It's probably just the postman or a fan who wants an autograph." Skylor replies as she turns to face the door again.
"Yeah, well, if it's a fan wanting an autograph," Kai whispers as he follows Skylor, "we're gonna need to move from here to a new base."
"I've never heard you complaining about a fan!" Jay responds, eyebrows raised. "Why would now be any different?" Skylor smiles, but shoots a quick "sh" over her shoulder before she once again puts her hand on the handle of the giant red wooden door. Time for the moment of truth. Skylor pulls the door towards her, and sees, there on the top step...
No. It can't be! But...!
Nya.
A/N: so yeah. That was chapter twelve. I take back what I said before, the previous chapters were the last ones to be paired together. Hopefully now it should be easier to name the new instalments. Anyway, I'm hoping to get chapter 13 out today as well, since I have nothing else to do today, so keep an eye out for that.
Also, apologies for the inconsistencies in the last chapter. I said they had lunch before Misako found the prophecy, then they went in for lunch again after the discussion. But let's just say I meant dinner. It works better with this chapter and the timeline.
So, Nya's just turned up at the monastery. In case you didn't get that. But what happened to her? Read the next chapter (if you dare) to find out...
Nah, I'm just kidding, this ain't a horror film. But yeah, you'll find out soon.
Bye guys!
-LunaPikazard.
