Jungle fever
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Chap 6
Christine sat on the boat, looking down sadly. She didn't want to leave. But there was no other way to talk him out of this. The only way would be going back to France and asking for Nadir's help. Erik didn't believe that she could love him, a man whose face wasn't normal.
" Christine, to make sure you go back France, I will go with you, it have been such a long time since I last saw my brother Nadir anyway."
" yes."
" let's go."
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Erik and Christine sat next to each others in silent.
" monsieur Khan, I think we need to set up a camp and get some rest."
" what?" Erik snapped at the poor man, he wanted to get her away from him as soon as possible, because the more time he spent in her company, the harder it would be for him to let her go.
" I am sorry, but seem like the boat won't be here until tomorrow morning, because of the weather, so we need to set a camp and get some rest." Kahsila, Erik's servant said.
" fine, let's go set a camp." Erik looked to where Christine sat and back to Kahsila. " Christine, we will have to stay here for the night and you can go back to France tomorrow morning."
" ..yes…" Christine looked down sadly. She didn't want to leave but the only way to get Erik to see that she didn't think much about his face, she liked him for him.
" Kahsila, Sahna, you two set up the fire and make something for mademoiselle Daae."
" yes, sir."
Dinner was quiet, Christine tried to talk to Erik but all he did was answer 'yes' or 'no', and the servants could feel the tension so they decided to keep it down.
after dinner, Erik told the others to go to sleep, he would take the first watch. Christine tried to sleep, and not to think about tomorrow, but couldn't, so she came out to keep Erik company while he took the watch.
" Erik."
" Christine, what are you doing still up?"
" couldn't sleep."
" and what are you wearing?" he took in her appearance. She was wearing a pant and some white shirts.
Those looked like his clothers.
"Stephen gave them to me, he said I need those to walk in a jungle."
" he is right, but a lady shouldn't wear that. You must be very uncomfortable, but you won't have to wear those once you are back…"
" no, it is comfortable, I like them, I never like wearing corset anyway."
" you never like them?" Erik asked, raising an eyebrow. Personal he hated corset, too, he liked the way Christine's body… 'wait a minute, what am I thinking? She is going back to where she belongs tomorrow, I can't think of her like that …'
" what do you think?" Christine moved around so that Erik could have a better look.
" don't you dare… I already know your trick, young lady…"
" what are you talking about?" Christine blushed.
" I know what you are up to. Trying to seduce me?"
' Erik, why do you need to be so smart?' Christine thought. " no, no, I only want you to have a better look at me in the 'jungle uniform'…"
" Jungle uniform?" Erik chuckled at the name.
" you know, peoples here doesn't wear dresses and all but pant and shirts…" Christine giggled.
The jungle was quiet enough for the two of them to hear their laught.
Too quiet.
" Erik? What is it?" Christine looked Erik, who looked around in worry.
" it is quiet."
"so?"
" you are new around, you don't know. The jungle is never quiet. There must be something out there… that made everything quiet…" he tooked out his shot gun and shot the sky.
The noise was loud. But not another sound could be hear.
" Christine, call everyone up, we have problem…"
" what is it, Erik?" Stephen asked.
" listen, Stephen."
" no…thing?" Stephen's eyes wider. " how can this possible?"
" even when I shot the sky, nothing. Too quiet."
" master, we found a dead body of a lion. It was only bone left."
" how long was that body?"
" the bone said two days, master."
" damn, we must go back now." Erik said, turning to Stephen and Christine. " Stephen, you take Christine and go to France, make sure she get off the boat. I need to go back."
" Erik, I am coming with you." Christine said. " there is noway I am going back when you need me."
" Christine, you don't understand, this is serious. I need to go back and help the others."
" what is it?"
" this is very dangerous, I am sorry but you can't stay here…"
" if you go back without me, I am going to jump of the boat the moment you leave and swim after you. You know I can."
Thinking about all the dangerous things under the water, Erik sighed . Christine did keep him on his feet. " fine, but stay in your room, don't you dare go outside or do something stupid."
" aye aye, captain."
" let's go back before it is too late."
" but what is wrong, Erik?"
" Christine, the ants are coming."
" ants? What is so serious about them? They are tiny."
" they are killers, in this place, those guy can destroy anything that is on it's way. And they are coming to Erik's farm."
" remember the animal body Nakaha found? The poor animal was on the ants's way."
" what should we do?"
"the only thing we can do will be get out of the way." Stephen said, " but I don't think Erik will do that, he is not a kind of man that would run away from challenge, especially one from mother nature…"
" you got me right, I spent a lot of time to build my home, I am not going to let them destroy it like nothing."
" I will help you."
" Christine, you promised to stay in your room."
" it is my home, too."
" it is not your home."
" it will be."
"there is no time for that, you two will settle everything down on our way home. We need to save the farm and everything."
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" really? Are you sure the ants are coming?"
" yes, we saw it with our own eyes, also there was a dead body of an animal that was on their way. There are thousands of them." Erik said. " they are killers so I am not going to ask you to stay and help me fight back, this is my home, so I will defent it even there is no one help me."
" we are staying with you, monsieur, this is our home, too. Tell us what we can do." Maka said.
" thank you, everyone. We will need…"
(TBC)
Note: oh my, what do you think? What will be the end of this ?