Part five. Wow, even I'm surprised at my story, this is becoming a short book. Anyway, this is a humorous part, or a sad one, depending on the type of person reading this. So Yuura's curse still hasn't worn off, and he's starting to think it might be permanent. Dion doesn't exactly care, but Ruby and Medina try to help him find a cure. Will they find one? And if they do, will it work? Read to find out. Thanks and Enjoy! P.S. I'm closing the Zelnite series next chapter, because I have no more ideas. Thanks to Godless Arias for the support with the Zelnite series.
Yuura woke up. 'Please, please be today.' He thought, and looked in the mirror. He was let down. The familiar little boy looked back at him. He sighed, resigning himself to an absolutely boring day, and climbed downstairs. He guessed he should've been grateful that he wasn't stuck as a newborn, but he felt resentment toward Dion, without whom none of this would've happened. He watched Ruby cook breakfast, inwardly fascinated by everything she did. He never told anyone, but everything around was inwardly exciting. Even something as simple as watering the plants was a whole new adventure to him. He must've looked how he felt, because Ruby smirked and offered to let him help crack an egg. He almost fell over in his excitement. This wasn't going to be a boring day after all! He hurriedly grabbed an egg, carefully cracking it over the pan. But no matter how much he tried, he always made a mess. The egg barely got into the pan, most of it going over the side. Ruby snickered and cleaned up the mess, squeezing his cheek. Ugh, how embarrassing. He turned red, and mumbled something unintelligible. "Hmm?" Ruby said. Yuura looked away. "Nothing." He said. She grinned and carried him to the living room. "I gotta do some real cooking now, and I have no time to clean up any messes, so just play in here until I'm done." She said. Yuura growled. "I'm not a little kid! I have my real mind, you know!" He yelled at her. She ignored him. He rolled his eyes, and went towards the door. He could reach the knob, but the door had some kid-proof contraption on it. So that's what Dion was doing to the door last night. Yuura sat down, hope gone. Would they ever see him as more than a kid again? Medina still did, but now he couldn't have any real kisses, since she thought that was weird, real mind or no. If this kept up, she'd be more like his mother than his girlfriend. Wow, that did sound weird. A five year old with a girlfriend, who was about sixteen. He laughed to himself. Being a kid wasn't totally awful, he could get away with no chores and stuff, but having a grown mind was worse. Way worse. Apart from the bedwetting maybe. That had been officially the most embarrassing moment of his life. He had woken up to feeling cold, and slightly damp. The horrible thing was, he had t really noticed until Rinon had mentioned in to him. Dion had nearly died of laughter, Ruby had laughed too, and Medina couldn't stop giggling at him the rest of that day. Yuura wept in outrage. Stupid Dion! This was all his fault! He couldn't think of a word vile enough to describe Dion's trickery. He hated this! He had to find a cure, before he thought like a little kid. It was bound to happen soon, because he knew his old self did not have the fascination with everything this young version of himself had.
Medina got out of bed, heading to the bathroom. Afterwards she got dressed, and went downstairs. Ruby was cooking some sort of porridge or something. "What's that?" She asked her. Ruby smiled. "Crayle is sending in many recipes, because he knows I love to cook. This is called Finnish Pudding, although it's a porridge of sorts." She answered. Medina grinned. Crayle and his crazy recipes.(all the recipes I mention in my stories are real, try them. Finnish Pudding works great with chocolate chips in it.) She smiled at his thoughtfulness though and set the table. Dion came down later, not realizing his messy hair. He looked like he'd gone in a fight with lawn mower, and lost. Ruby laughed at him, and especially the look of puzzlement on his face. She helped him fix his hair, straightening it. He thanked her with a kiss. Medina felt a twang of longing. She wished Yuura were back to normal, so she'd be the one fixing his hair, and he'd reward her... She sighed and went to the living room. Yuura was there, and she was startled by the look of hatred and rage on his face. So much anger. She didn't blame him, if it was her, she'd be cursing Dion too. He was weeping too. She sat next to him. "What's on your mind?" She asked. Her looked at her with teary eyes. "I need to find a cure, or at least this must wear off soon." He said. She nodded. He continued. "If I get back to normal, you might think I'm gonna obliterate Dion, but I'm done with the whole revenge thing." He said, letting his emotions out through his tears. She hugged him. "That's very noble, and I'll tell you what Yuura. I'm going to help you, however long it takes." She said. Yuura looked up at her. "Really?" He said. She nodded. "Absolutely." He smiled and hopped off the couch, towards the table. She smiled sadly.
Yuura ate as fast as he could, ready to start the search for a cure. "Hang on, little one." Ruby said, "You're going to choke." Yuura gulped. "I gotta go find a cure, so I gotta eat fast." He said. Ruby grinned. "Really? I'll help you! I need some adventure!" She said cheerily. Yuura beamed, "Thanks Ruby." He said. She nodded. "When do we start?" She asked. Yuura finished his food, "Now!" He said, leaping of the chair, almost landing on his face in his effort to hurry. Ruby laughed and went to change. Dion came in later. "What's this about leaving?" He said. Medina smiled at him. "Ruby and I are going to help Yuura search for a cure." She stated simply. Dion gaped. "There's a cure?! All the times I needed it, and you never offered to help me!" He said. Medina grinned. "Well, the thing is, Yuura needs it more than you ever did." She said. Ruby came in then. "Ready to go!" She said brightly. Dion looked back and forth between the girls. "What if you don't find a cure?" He said. Medina frowned. "Well, we'll keep looking until we succeed...or unless it's useless." She said. Ruby nodded. Dion was still skeptic. "And what does that mean?" He asked Medina. Medina looked at him. "If he gets too young and is...unborn, we won't need a cure anymore, which is why we must hurry, because it could happen any time." She said. Dion gulped. "Oh. Where will you start looking? And how do you know what could be a cure?" He asked next. Ruby smiled. "Well, we don't really know, it could be anything, we'll start in the forest most likely." She said. Yuura ran in. "All ready. Let's go!" He yelled, trying to open the door. Medina snickered and held it open for him. Yuura blushed. They left. "Wait!" Dion called. Medina turned just in time to catch a bag. When she opened it, it contained a well supplied stock of food. "You might be out long." Dion said simply, and left. Medina smiled. "Well, let's get going than, we've most likely got a long journey ahead of us." She stated.
Ruby trudged onward. After looking throughout the whole first mile of forest, they still had a long way to go. She sighed. Maybe she should have thought this through before actually going, because it might take months, maybe even years, before anything could happen. She looked behind her shoulder. Medina was carrying on her back a sleeping Yuura, trying to keep up. Ruby slowed down, and waited for her best friend. They went off together. "Remember when we were kids, the 'adventures' we'd have with Yuura and Dion, exploring that warehouse, and sometimes the forest?" Ruby asked Medina. Medina smiled. "Yup, because the forest was my favorite, with all the birds and animals to see." She said. Ruby playfully nudged her. "Or was it because Yuura was always there? He knew that forest better than he knew himself." She said to Medina. Medina smirked. "Says the person who wanted to see Dion every day, and every team up game was somehow you and Dion." She said. Ruby blushed. "Well, at least he knew I liked him, but Yuura didn't know until last year." Ruby stated. Medina turned crimson. "He knew! He just liked playing dumb, at least that's what Dion told me." She said. Ruby smirked. "Okay." She stopped. "What is it?" Medina asked, watching her friends fox ears twitch. Ruby listened. "I hear very faint singing. It sounds like a woman's voice, but than there's a different voice every now and then, male I think." Ruby said. Medina thought. "But who would live way out here?" She asked. Ruby shrugged. "I don't know, maybe there's a village we've never seen before here." She said, although it sounded like she didn't believe herself. Medina frowned. "Well, do you think they'll be friendly?" Ruby again shrugged. "Might as well find out, but based on the faintness of the sound, I would guess they're at least a few hours walk away." She mused. Medina stared in wonder. "You're ears can pick that up? That's very far." She said, voice full of awe. Ruby smiled. "It's good, but you wouldn't to have super hearing during Dion's songs. The only man I've heard with a good singing voice is Crayle." She said. Medina smiled. "Crayle sings?" She asked. Ruby nodded. "You should hear him, he's really good." Medina smirked. "Well than, let's get going." She said. Ruby led the way, following her ears. By sunset Ruby had said they were at least two hours away, but it was better to go at noon the next day than to come at night. So they camped for the night. Medina set up the tents, while Ruby prepared a small meal.
Yuura woke. He looked around. He was in small space...a tent. He heard soft breathing right behind him. Freezing in fright, he slowly turned his head. Medina's face was there, but her eyes were closed. Oh yeah. He had forgotten about the whole seeking a cure thing, after he had fallen asleep. He snuggled closer to her chest, wrapping himself in the blanket they shared. He slowly fell back asleep as he imagined becoming normal again.
Medina woke to the sun in her eyes, shining through the orange tent. She blinked, and rolled out of bed. She noticed her side from her hip to her ankle was slightly damp. Puzzled, she looked in the bed. There was the blanket, a tiny lump underneath, and a smallish wet spot. "Ergh!" She shrieked, changing quickly. Eww, how gross! Ruby came in sleepily. "What is it?" She asked, stifling a large yawn. medina was wide awake now. "My night clothes were soaked in...in..." She shuddered. Ruby understood. "Oh, gotcha. Well, maybe you shouldn't have slept with him then." She said. Medina nodded. "Not gonna make that mistake again." She said. Ruby took away he blanket to wash, revealing a little baby, not more than a year old. "Oh!" Ruby exclaimed. "I didn't expect that." She stated. Medina gulped. "Than we had better hurry." She said. Ruby nodded. She quickly washed the articles of clothing, and left with Medina, who had put away all the tents and utensils. Medina had cut up a extra shirt she had into a little onesie for Yuura, and also a small cloth diaper, which he at first refused to wear, but did in the end. They departed in the direction of the voice Ruby had heard. Yuura wanted to walk, but when Medina set him down, he kept stumbling onto his hands and knees. Ruby picked him up this time, glad that he barely weighed anything. After an few uneventful hours, they came across a small wooden house, the same one that Yuura had stumbled on before. Ruby politely knocked on the door. A beautiful woman with orange hair opened it. "May I help you?" She asked. Ruby smiled. "Er, well...maybe." She said. The woman welcomed them in. After they had sat down, the woman introduced herself as Semira and said to Ruby, "What is it you needed help with?" Ruby showed Yuura to her. "Well, my friend here was cursed by Sorceress Lily, because she made a age reducing dust that seems to last forever." She explained. The full story took a little while to say. "Do you know of a cure we could try?" She asked Semira. Semira smiled. "Well, there is no cure, I'm afraid, but I am a sorceress myself, and I may be able to help." She said. Medina gulped. "Don't worry about your friend, my mistress is very gentle and good." They heard a voice say. Ruby looked and was astonished to see that a staff with a pumpkin was talking. "I'm Jack, and my mistress will help you." Jack said. Ruby nodded, hiding her fright. "Thank you, Jack." She said. Jack grinned. Semira took Yuura carefully and ran her fingers over him, whispering certain things. She got a large blanket and draped in over him, except for his head. "Astra Zeno Dyuma Kharu!" Semira chanted, waving her hands over Yuura. He glowed orange. "Hmmm. It seems this curse is very strong." She said. She began to chant again. "Nabooru Sigoth Vamu Tahra!" She yelled, waving Jack over Yuura. There was a bright flash of light.
To be continued...