Ember moved quickly through the streets. After what happened yesterday she didn't want to be seen. Upon reaching Wu's house, she pulled her hood up and knocked on the door.
The door swung open. Ember moved inside, the door shutting behind her. She followed a familiar path towards the back of the house. She pushed the door open and froze when she saw another girl in the room.
"Who are you?" The other girl looked up. Ember noticed her bright blue eyes and ginger hair.
"My name is Jade. Jade Walker"
"Walker? As in the street performer Jay Walker?"
"Yes. He's... He's my brother. He's the reason I have come to Wu for help" Ember walked in, noticing how Jade's voice cracked.
"What happened?" Ember asked sitting down. Green eyes met blue as the pair looked at each other
"Yesterday afternoon I was helping Jay with cleaning up after a show. We had made quite a lot of money. Jay told me to put the money away so I went back to the house. When I came back to help carry the stuff, I found some of the king's guards arresting Jay. When I asked whu they said he had stolen something. I think they called the stolen items ninkisk. or something like that"
"Do you mean nunchucks?"
"Yeah nunchucks" Ember laughed
"The guards are getting dumber and dumber"
"You can talk later." Wu interrupted "Ember I need you to complete the second part of your task." Ember nodded her smile fading "Then when you get back you will need to teach Jade how to survive"
"Why?" Ember asked "Surely she's safe in the city"
"If Pythor had Jay arrested how long do you think it will be before he decide he wants 'the whole set' so to speak"
"You mean I have to leave the city?"
"Yes. You must go back to you house and collect what you need. When Ember returns you shall both go to a safe place. There Ember will teach you how to survive" Ember stood up.
"My task might be a bit harder today"
"Just don't get caught"
"I never am" With that Ember left. Jade stood up and walked to the door.
"You have an hour to gather your things. Take essentials only." Jade nodded and walked out of the door,
Deep under the palace, Pythor looked down at the man kneeling before him.
"Jay Walker. You have been accused of stealing the golden nunchucks from the palace of king Pythor" A guard droned on. "How do you plead?"
"Not guilty. Before you came I didn't even know what those nunckick things were. I still don't know!" Jay whined "I didn't do it!"
"Sire!" Another guard came in. Pythor turned to face Cole
"What?" he snapped irritably
"Someone has stolen the shurikens!"
"Find the thief!"
"Told ya I didn't do it"
"Shut up!" Pythor turned to face Cole. "Take him away"
"Yes your majesty" Cole dragged Jay away
Ember made her way back through the city. Jade was waiting outside Wu's house.
"Come on" Ember lead Jade towards the back of the city
"Where are we going?"
"We're leaving the city"
"Isn't the gate that way?" Jade pointed behind them
"Not my gate"
"There's another gate?" Ember rolled her eyes
"Well DUH!" Jade laughed
"What so funny?"
"Sorry, it's just my brother says that a lot." The girls continued out of the city.
"Where are we going Ember?"
"Somewhere safe." Ember's hand flew to her belt. The Shurikens were still there. Ember felt bad that Jay had taken the blame for her crime but a girl's gotta survive doesn't she? Ember brushed her deep red hair our of her eyes as the pair continued on their way.
At the edge of the forest, Ember stopped Jade.
"Try to be quite. All sorts of things live in here"
"I thought you said it was safe!"
"It is. If you know what you're doing" Ember lead Jade through towards the horse chestnut in the center of the forest. Jade looked up into the branches.
"How are we supposed to get up there?"
"We climb of course" Ember started up the tree, moving swiftly from branch to branch with practiced ease. Jade however, was a lot slower.
By the time Jade made it to the tree house Ember had gone to the top of the tree, hidden the shurikens -away from the nunchucks of course- and had come back down.
"That climb was impossible!"
"Better get used to it. It's the only way up here" Jade groaned as she sat down. Ember held out an apple "Hugery?"
"Where did you get that?"
"Oh. I got it from the market"
"When?"
"As we were leaving"
"You stole it?"
"Well yeah. I do it all the time."
"But this belongs to someone else. You shouldn't have taken it!" Jade looked shocked
"A girl's gotta live hasn't she?" Ember laughed at the look on Jade's face
"This new life is going to take some getting used to" Jade looked down at the apple in her hand. "A whole lot of getting used to"
Thanks to Kairocksrainbow or reviewing. The review made me laugh. As a reward this chapter is going up earlier than scheduled. The more reviews I get the sooner chapters go up!