THE SAND ADVENTURES

CHAPTER 2

Well, I've a new tag along partner! This is going to be exciting. As I began to tell a little bit about myself, I realize that I just can't fully tell her the truth just yet about me being a thief, but no matter. I'll just tell her when the timings right. And right now, well, we need a way to the town next door. I spoke to her quickly, knowing that there wasn't a whole lot of time before the guards came around.

"Hey, Kuro? Would you mind trying to find us a means of transportation into the next city? I figure it'll be at least a little bit easier to get there if we rode maybe a camel or something..."

She thought really hard, and it showed. She placed her finger up to her lips, giving me the 'deep thinker' pose before speaking.

"Wait here..."

She quickly walked to the city before I could so much as ask why. Oh well, I suppose she knows what she's doing.

After all, she's my travelling mate...

I then sat on the opposite side of the cart, waiting ever so patiently for the return of Kuro. She's gonna have a good mode of transportation, I just know it. Before long, seconds turned to minutes changing into moments. I began to grow restless as an unsettling idea began to sit in my brain:

She's ratting me out...

I began to panic! No! NO! I can't be caught! I quickly looked around the area for any other means of transport. I knew good and well that I just couldn't sit here like a duck in water and wait for her to bring the guards out to take me away. I'd rather die by the hands of a Nile crocodile than by the palace guards. Before I could raise up, I began to hear something; steps. I began to creep around to the front of the cart before taking a deep breath. Well, Akefia old boy, it's curtain time for you to escape. I peeped around the corner to check and see what fate I was going to face.

BUT WAIT!

It was Kuro, guiding along two beautiful horses, leading them by the reigns toward the cart. Well I'll be! So she is trustworthy! She certainly is a woman after my own heart. Wow, did I really just think that? I shook the thought out of my head before walking around the wagon to greet her again.

"Hey. Looks like you did good..."

She nodded ever so softly. She spoke very calmly, but with a very slight hint of surprise.

"Bought them off of someone. Who knew that the money I had was gonna be a bit too much..."

I shrugged it off. At least this girl has taste in horses. I chose one, the ginger and white, while she chose the solid brown. Both a beauty, and a strong leg. I would definitely have to pay her back somehow.

"Well, Kuro...let's take off..."

I gave a few very minor clicks with my tongue, as the horse began to trot along, her own horse following in sync.

We were off!

After many minutes of dead-panning silence, moderate heat, and a thick wall of tension betweenst us both, I turned to her and began to speak, quickly beginning to discover as to why she was so quiet. She was clinging to the horse so tightly, as if scared that the thing could turn into a deadly tornado on her. I chuckled as I spoke.

"You know...you don't have to cling that tightly to the reigns ya know..."

She still clung tightly, despite my words. Well...I guess I'll have to teach her just a little...

"Here...watch me for a moment..."

She turned in her saddle toward me. I held one hand on the knob of the saddle and one on the reigns.

"See? Have one hand here..."

I indicated toward the hand that hung onto the saddle seat.

"And the other holds the reigns. Just give a few clicks with your tongue, and nudge the horses sides with your feet. Don't do it too hard now, or otherwise, it'll take off like a mad man..."

She looked down at the horse she was riding on and let out a small human-like whine. Heh heh heh...typical first riders. But then again, I was there once myself. I couldn't help but chuckle a bit and spoke.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine..."

"I hope so..."

And so, we continued riding into the next town. Now, there was just one big problem: How was I gonna tell her about my closest friend Dia?

Thanks for reading. As we watch them move into Akefia's home town, we ask the questions of who's Dia, what all is in store when they get there, and is Akefia flushing due to the liking he has taking up on Kuro? Who knows? In the mean time, re-read if you wish, comment, you know the drill. This is Muerte Xanders, signing out