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Ed: 'bout time...
Kevin: I'll say...
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Kirina: Can we hurry up!
me: Alright, alright... onto the next chapter.
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Ch. 5 Aura and Pyro
"Uggh..."
Kirina opened her eyes. She tried to stand up, but fell back down.
What the-!
She looked around. The men were gone. Kirina opened her mouth to yell, but no sound came out.
W-What the hell! Why can't I yell!
She struggled to crawl, but found the strength. Kirina slammed her fists into the ground.
Why am I so weak! Ed... where are you!
A hand held out her hand in front of her. She looked up to see a teen with redish brown hair. She turquoise eyes and fair skin. She wore brown shorts and a tan tank top.
"Looks like you need some help."
Yeah... I really do...
The teen helped her up and Kirina grabbed a tree for support.
"Wow... you do need help..."
Not that kind jackass.
"Well... I guess I could bring you back to my village... the problem is you can't support yourself."
No really, I didn't notice.
The teen grabbed two sticks and cleared away some leaves and placed the sticks in the middle.
"How rude of me. My name is Maria." She smiled as Kirina lost her grip and fell.
Maria sighed and helped her sit up. Maria gasped when she saw Kirina's neck.
"So... your cursed... I thought it was strange for you not to talk..." Maria thought aloud as Kirina felt the front of her neck.
There were marks on it.
"Well, I guess I'm gonna have to break it!" Maria said, smiling and grabbing some leaves.
Uh... s'cuse me? Break it! How! I really hate needles!
After a half hour, Kirina could speak again. She really disliked being used as target practice for a bow and arrow, but it worked.
"Thanks. My name's Kirina."
"Nice to meet you. So, why are you here?"
"Well... I was with three friends. A boy with blue hair, A boy with blonde hair, and a person in armor."
"Huh! You travel with some weird people..."
No one can be weirder than you!
"Well nope. I haven't seen any of 'em." Maria replied and Kirina sweatdropped.
"Alright. Thanks. Maybe I should go now-"
"No! Er... I mean... please don't go." Maria begged as Kirina stood up.
"Uh... why?"
She is the queen of weirdness...
"Well... I might have seen them, but I don't remember... they might have went into town. I can show you if you want..."
"Well..."
This is clearly a bad idea. Say no!
"Alright." Kirina replied, smiling.
(((Space)))
"Grr..."
Ed was tied up and in the corner of a dark room. Al was in another room and Kevin was beaten. They almost killed him. He was on the opposite side of the room, unconcience.
"Hey, Kevin..." Ed whispered.
No response.
"Kevin..." Ed whispered a bit louder.
No response.
"KEVIN, WAKE UP DAMMIT!" Ed yelled and Kevin yelped.
"...What...?"
"Thank god... he lives..."
"That's it...?"
"No. What did they do to you?"
Kevin chuckled.
"The usual. Torture, whip, and burn."
Ed gasped.
"Why!"
Kevin looked at Ed.
"They want to find and kill Kirina."
(((Space)))
"Are we there yet?" Kirina complained and Maria shook her head.
Kirina sighed and looked around. Something caught her eye in one of the trees.
"Hey!" Maria yelled as Kirina ran to the tree.
Kirina gasped as she picked up Ed's crimson coat.
He was here... but where is he now?
"We gotta go!" Maria yelled and Kirina ran towards her.
When Kirina caught up, Maria looked at her with a puzzled look.
"This coat belongs to a friend of mine."
"Oh..."
Kirina saw a gate ahead.
"That must be it!"
"Wait! Kirina! Stop!" Maria yelled as Kirina ran towards the gate.
(((Space)))
"How did we get here?"
"Uh... well... that's a good question..." Ed replied as Kevin sweatdropped.
"Oh... I remember..." Kevin replied, grimacing.
Flashback
"We're going to have to stay here tonight." Kevin replied as Ed sat down with Kirina in his arms.
"Brother... what are we going to do?" Al asked and Ed sighed.
"We have to stay here... it wouldn't be right abandoning our friends."
Kevin made a fire and Ed made a stretcher for Kirina. A dinner plate flew and hit Kevin at the back of the head.
"What the fuck!" Kevin yelled, rubbing the back of his head as Ed and Al turned.
"They don't seem very strong..."
"Oh well... let's kill them and get our reward."
A girl with baby blue hair and a boy with fire red hair stepped out of the woods. They looked like they were fifteen. The boy had tanned skin, orange eyes, and wearing camoflauge boots, shirt, and shorts.
The girl had hazel eyes, pale skin, was wearing a sleevless white shirt, green shorts, and brown boots.
"Who are you after?" Ed asked and the girl looked in his direction.
"...I guess whoever my big brother chooses..." She replied and the boy snickered.
"Pardon. My little sister's name is Aura and I'm Pyro." He sighed as Ed transmuted his blade.
"So Kevin... you betrayed us?" Pyro asked and Kevin looked down.
"The person you're looking for... is my sister. I'm not going to let you kill her!" Kevin yelled and Aura's eyes brimmed with tears.
"...brother... maybe we should spare them... if we kill them-"
"Shut up! We've worked hard! Let's claim our reward!" Pyro snapped as Aura's tears slid silently down her face.
Pyro drew a circle on the ground and activated it. Ed, Al, Kevin, and Kirina were surrounded by flames about twenty feet tall.
"This isn't good!" Kevin panicked as the flames moved in a little.
"No kidding!" Ed yelled back as he ran to Kirina's stretcher.
He clapped his hands and placed them on the ground. A small space opened in the firewall and Ed picked Kirina up.
"Wait for me... I'll be back." Ed whispered to her and he threw her through the space and into the forest.
Ed clapped his hands and slammed them onto the ground. The water from a pond wiped the firewall out. After, about twenty soldiers had guns at their heads.
"Time for you to come with us." Pyro sighed as Aura went towards Ed.
She stopped when she came to the crowd of soldiers.
"Tie them up and bring them to the fortress." Pyro sneered as some soldiers brought rope and began tying.
The crowd of soldiers made a path for Ed, Al, and Kevin to walk through. When Ed came out of the crowd, Aura ran to him.
"I'll take care of Kirina. Please be careful. They will torture you." Aura whispered and Ed nodded.
"Hey. Place my coat near the path, okay?" Ed replied and Aura nodded. She took it and ran up ahead.
When she returned, Aura smiled.
"I have already helped Kirina. She will be up at... oh... about nine o'clock in the morning. It's already eight pm." Aura whispered and Ed nodded.
"Thanks. You're not so bad." Ed smiled as the crowd of soldiers pushed him along, leaving Aura speechless.
When they reached the gate, it was all metal with tons of locks. The gate opened and they went into the fortress. Al was thrown into a cell, Ed was thrown into the next room and tied with chains, and they took Kevin for 'interrogation'.
End Flashback
"Well, they did a fine job of torturing you." Ed snickered and Kevin frowned.
"It seems you might be next." Kevin growled as Ed sighed.
"Damn... I remember something that I was supposed to do." Ed panicked.
"What?"
"Well, the colonel is gonna kill me! I was supposed to return to Central by now and file my report!" Ed wailed and Kevin laughed.
"Well, that's quite humorus." Kevin snickered as they both heard the clanking of keys.
They looked at the door to see it opening.
Aura ran in. She had blood trailing down her face and some cuts on her legs.
"Whoa! What happened!" Ed asked concerned and Kevin gave Aura a pitifull look.
"No... time... to... explain..." She replied, her breath very short.
She unlocked the chains on Ed and Kevin. They got up as she fell on her knees.
"Hey! Come on! Don't faint on us now!" Kevin wailed as she tried to stand up.
"We don't have time for this!" Ed yelled, picking Aura up, and bolting out the door with Kevin.
(((Space)))
Kirina reached the gate.
"Man... that was farther than I realized..." Kirina commented, catching her breath.
She heard sirens go off on the other side of the gate. Kirina clapped her hands and slammed them on the gate. She deconstructed the door and saw Ed, Al, Kevin, and another girl being carried by Ed. They jumped through the hole and Kirina reconstructed it.
Who is that girl! Grr! Ed is carrying her!
"Ed? Who is this?" Kirina asked and Ed set her down.
"A girl who saved you and all of us." Ed replied as Kirina gasped.
"Kevin! What did they do to you!" Kirina wailed as she put a hand on his face.
"Don't worry. I'm fine."
"So, you escaped."
Everyone turned to see Maria.
"Maria... what are you talking about?" Kirina asked and Maria laughed.
"Well, I'll let you off." Maria snickered as she opened the gate.
She slipped through and shut the gate with a slam.
"Oh, Ed? You dropped this." Kirina whispered holding out his coat.
"Thanks."
Ed went to grab the coat, but touched her hand instead. They both blushed a cherry color as Ed grabbed his coat.
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me: End.
Kirina: Took you long enough!
me: Sorry! Writer's block!
Ed: And school, and working on your other stories, and-
Kevin: She get's it.
me: Please read and review. I need tips! Flames welcomed if they help!
Al: Right.
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Ed: Right...