Chapter 5. Woot!
Will and Brooke made their way across lush fields of wheat and grass. "Sheesh. This is nothing like home." Brooke said. "No kidding. We can't even grow weeds where we came from." Will said, being a farmer. They headed further north, the temperature dropping the further they walked. Brooke shivered, and Will took off his coat and gave it to her. "No. You'll be cold." She said. "Sis, you know as much as me that the cold never bothered me." Will said. Brooke sighed and they continued on. The sun set in the western sky, and they found a little town. "Finally." Will said. They approached the inn. It was an old wooden building. The two were so tired that they didn't care where they stayed.
"Any rooms?" Will asked the guy. He looked down his list. "There's one with a small bed and a recliner." He said. "That will work." Will said, paying for it. They got the key and a complimentary can of Raid. The two didn't ask anything, and trotted off to the room. Will opened the door, and they walked in. Brooke turned on the light. "Um…it's not…that bad." Brooke said. They looked at the severely lumpy bed, the recliner with a cushion missing, and a 4 watt lightbulb. "Hmm…I'll take the recliner." Will said. Brooke shrugged, and jumped on the bed. "OWWW. GOD." Brooke held her back. "What? Dead body?" Will asked. "No, spring." She said, rubbing her lower back. "Ouch." Will said. They turned off the lights, and fell asleep.
The middle of the night, Will was awaken by the sound of a shuffle. "Brooke?" Will asked sleepily, but didn't hear anything. He turned on the small lamp above his head. There was a rat about the side of a football walking along the floor. "HOLY MOTHER OF GOD." Will yelled, grabbing the nearest thing and chucking it at the rat. Brooke woke up. "WHAT?" she yelled. "Freaking huge rat. Thank God for Raid." Will said, noticing that the thing that he chucked at the rat was the can of Raid. The rat had scampered away through the huge hole in the door. "Why didn't I notice that before?" Will asked, shaking his head. They fell back asleep, but not before they stuffed the hole in the door with a pillow.
The two set off the next morning, wrapping up in scarves and coats. "God. I like the cold, but this sucks." Will said, the snow blowing in their face. They found a place to keep out of the cold. They got a cup of hot cocoa and Will looked at the map while Brooke poked at the marshmallows in her cocoa with a spoon. "We're not that far away. We have to look for a stature of a gargoyle. That should mark where we go." Will said, folding up the map.
"Will?" Brooke asked. "Mhm?" he asked. "What's wrong?" She asked. Will blinked. "What do you mean?" Will asked. Brooke didn't look up from her cocoa. "You're not yourself suddenly. I mean…you haven't laughed all day. You haven't even told a single joke." She said. Will sighed, putting his head on the table. "I'm sorry. I guess…I'm just worried." Will said. Brooke looked up. "Is that it?" She asked. Will sighed again. "I guess…I haven't in about 2 days. I need some. I'm just feeling…meh." Will said. Brooke put her hand on his shoulder. "Come on Will. Let's whip you a up a batch of blood." She said, smiling.
A few minutes later, a body hit the ground. "Ahhh. Yummy." Will said, looking down at the body. He kicked snow on it. "Gotta cover the evidence." Will said. Brooke chuckled, hugging him from behind. "Glad to have you back, bro." She said. Will smiled. "Thanks Sis." He said. They headed on their way. They found the statue of the gargoyle, and looked at it. "Here it is. The castle can't be too far." Will said.
They approached the door of the castle a little walk later. Will knocked on the door, and it echoed. They waited. "Huh. Maybe no one's home." Brooke said. The door suddenly creaked open. The door was bigger than they thought. It was covered by snow, and the door was probably about the size of a garage door. "What?" a deep voice rang out. "The Queen and the Guardian is here." Will said. The door opened fully to let them in. The two walked in. There were beautiful paintings and ice sculptures everywhere. "Whoa." Will said. The guard walked up. He was like Will, tall and built. His bald head shined. "Queen Hitomi has been expecting you. Come." He said. The two followed the guard.
They reached the throne room. The door opened and the guard walked in, kneeling. "My Queen." He said. The queen was ontop a golden chair, 5 guys wearing only speedos fanning her with leaves. Will was about to puke. The guys removed the leaves to reveal the queen. Her long black hair framed her face and fell around her. Her red eyes pierced them, and she wore a short black and red dress. "Who are they?" she asked, her voice evil. "They are the Queen and the Guardian." The guard said. The queen scoffed. "The Queen and the Guardian? The Queen isn't very beautiful. Not as beautiful as me, that is. And that's impossible." She said. "Prude bitch." Brooke said under her breath, and Will chuckled.
"WHAT?" Hitomi screamed. Will and Brooke winced. "You dare spat insults at me? GUARDS, ATTACK." She screamed. Will just smirked. Five guards surrounded them. Will grabbed Brooke and threw her in the air. Will, in an instant, knocked all the guys out, and caught Brooke as she came back down. He sat her on the ground. Hitomi was shaking. "Have you forgotten, 'Queen'? I'm the Guardian." Will said. "BOGRATZ." She screamed. The huge steel door to the right of her opened up, revealing a massive man holding a club. He was at least 10 feet tall, and his club was almost as big as him. "Yes?" his deep voice echoed. "Kill those imposters. I'll have you know, no one had been able to even touch Bogratz." Hitomi said, smirking. Bogratz swung him club, and Will pushed Brooke out of the way. Will yelled and punched, splintering his club. Hitomi and Bogratz's eyes were huge. Will smirked. He jumped up and punched Bogratz hard, making him fall backward.
Bogratz went to get back up, and Will jumped up and kicked him in the head. Bogratz hit the ground, unconscious. Hitomi was speechless. Will smirked, yawning. "Uh hehe…" Hitomi appeared beside Will, smirking. "No hard feelings, eh?" She asked. Will just chuckled. "You're lucky you caught me on a good day." He said. Hitomi smiled, hugging his arm. "Can I help you two an anyway?" she said. "Um…we're here on the pilgrimage. So you need to teach Brooke whatever." Will said. Hitomi nodded, and Brooke glared. "Of course. You two hungry? We got alotta food." She said, walking and not letting go of Will's arm. Brooke followed. "Slut." Brooke said under her breath.
Will and Brooke ate. However, Will ate A LOT. Hitomi just chuckled and gave him more. "Come on. You need your energy." She said, having the servants bring them out food. "I'm good. I don't wanna get too full or I won't be able to fight." Will said. Brooke. "When do we start?" Brooke said straight-forward. "When you want." Hitomi said. "Good. Let's go." Brooke said. Hitomi kinda frowned. "Aww. Ok." She said, walking off with Brooke. Will shook his head. "God she's slutty." Will said to himself, getting up. "Well now what?" Will asked himself. He guess he probably had to wait for them to be done, and God knows how long that would take.
Will walked around the castle, looking at the pictures and sculptures. "Gah. She's a little weird." He said, looking upon her pictures of villages burning. Then pictures of vampires decimating villages. There was one of her ontop a hill, that same smirk upon her face. He didn't like her. One bit. "WIIIILLLL" a voice rang out. He walked calmly to the throne room. Brooke stood there, smiling. "Hey." He said. "We're done." She said. "Please, stay the night. It's already dark." She said. "It's freaking snowing like hell. It's been dark all day." Will said. Hitomi giggled. "You're funny." She said. Will slapped his forehead.
Will and Brooke had a choice of either sharing a bed, or two separate rooms. "I have to keep a watch over her." Will said. "Then, same room it is." Hitomi said. They were lead to a large bedroom, four poster bed with sheets handing around it. "Can I request a recliner?" Will asked. "Uh…sure." Hitomi said. The servants carried one in. "Thanks. Can't get too comfortable and have the Queen attacked." Will said. "Aww. Thanks." Hitomi said. "He wasn't talking about you, lady." Brooke said. Hitomi glared. "My room is down the hall." She said. The two were exhausted from going through the snow. Brooke slumped down on the bed. "So?" Will asked. "She's an uptight biatch." Brooke said dully. Will chuckled.
The two were asleep, and Will heard a creaking sound. He got up, letting his eyes adjust to the dark. The door was open just a little. He narrowed his eyes, and saw someone walk in. The long hair was a dead give-away. He flipped on the light. "Hello Hitomi." Will said. Hitomi was in a flimsy nighty, and stopped mid step. "Oh…hello." She said, smiling. "Mind telling me what you're doing in here?" Will asked. "I…um…hehe…was making sure everything was ok…" She said, her hand behind her back. He walked up to her. She looked up at him. He bent down and blew in her ear. She shuttered. He then reached around and grabbed the knife in her hand. "HEY." She yelled. "I knew it. Trying to kill her." Will said. Throwing the knife at the wall. Hitomi was blushing, and shaking a little bit. "Get out. Now." Will said. Hitomi walked out slowly. Brook opened her curtain on her bed. "What's up?" She asked. "Get your stuff. We're leaving." Will said. 'Why?" She asked. "Cause you were almost assassinated by Hitomi." He said.
A few minutes later, they were walking along in the snow. "NO STOP. I DIDN'T MEAN TO." Hitomi yelled, running after them. "GET OUT OF HERE." Will yelled. "AND LEAVE WILL ALONE." Brooke yelled, her eyes turning red. Suddenly, a ball of fire hit Hitomi, knocking her back. "Later, bitches." Brooke said, and they left.
"Where to next, Bro?" she asked. "The Rain Kingdom." Will said. They started to head in that direction, the snow starting to slow finally. They stopped at a small inn for the night. "Well, they didn't give us Raid. So, either it's clean, or we're on our own." Will said. Brooke chuckled as they entered the room. Lightning flashed outside. As Will and Brooke settled in to sleep, a shadowy figure on a hill looked over the town. "The Queen and the Guardian. They're here." He said, as two more figures appeared beside him. "We'll get her. No problem." The second figure said. "It will be easy." The third one said. Lightning flashed, and they were gone.
O.o ooohhh creepy. More coming soon.