Chapter 5: Across the bog
As the smell of the bog hit the two girls, Yumie was immediately knocked out cold, only to regain consciousness as Yumiko, who thought better and quickly placed her handkerchief over her nose and mouth leading the way. She was about to keep moving when Rip Van clasped at her shoulder desperately, her colouring even paler than she normally was.
"Yumiko, my vampire senses are-" And Rip Van's words were cut short by her sudden coughing and choking as she fell to the floor, convulsing at the horrible atmosphere around her, as Ludo yelled, "Smell bad!"
Yumiko looked a little confused before getting an idea. " I wish Rip Van had something to stop the smell!" And in a twinkle, Rip Van got up, wearing a fashionable surgeon's mask, which reminded her of when Dok had finished his experiments and came to join the Iscariots, Hellsings and millenniums for their meals.
"Mmm, Lillie's," Her eyes smiled happily and the sides of her cheek wrinkled, letting Yumiko know that she had that wolf like smile on. Although it quickly faded when she still heard Ludo's cries of discomfort. "Awww, It's ok Ludo, I wish I had something for you to." And to the surprise of everyone, a small twinkle later, Ludo had a bigger version of her mask on and looked all the more happier.
"Hmm, I didn't know you could wish to," Yumiko stated, not wanting to sound jealous that the Goblin king had blessed her also.
"Oh, neither did I," Rip Van looked at Yumiko's arched eyebrow and skipped about, wanting to distract her away from the subject. Luckily her stomach grumbled proving a good distraction and turned to Yumiko, who was also clutching her stomach, feeling her sympathy. The nun glanced about and jumped up and down happily.
"Oh look, a peach tree! And see, one last peach let's share it!" Yumiko ran over and plucked the dangling fruit from tree and quickly gulped part of it down before handing it to Ripki, who ate it the same way. They could hear Ludo grunt unhappily in the background and Ambrosias whine, whilst Didymus was inside his house getting provisions. Rip Van had just taken a last bite, before yawning wildly and looking at Yumiko who seemed to be doing the same thing.
"You know, this feels like Déjà vu," the berserker nun remarked, her eyes drooping a little, before releasing a yawn.
"Ja, ja, I need…need…a rest." Rip Van said, slumping to the ground, followed by the nun, the two using each other as a pillow. As they began drifting off into their dreams, they could have both sworn they saw bubbles floating towards them before devouring them and carrying them away into seemingly nothingness.