Episode 5:

[Darkness]

Aina: "Shiko! Shiko! Wake up please!"

[Blurry image of Aina sitting next to Shiko on the bed tending to him]

[Darkness]

Aina: "Please! Shiko…please, I can't feel a pulse."

[Aina crying]

[Full image. Aina is sitting on the bed next to the ill Shiko. She is crying, holding his hand. He slowly opens his eyes and kisses her hand]

Aina: "Shiko!"

[Aina hugs him and snuggles up next to him]

Aina: "I was so worried, you had been asleep for hours and hours. I couldn't see you breathe or feel a pulse."

Shiko: [hoarse voice] "I'm fine"

Aina: "Thank goodness."

[Silence]

Shiko: "Where's Nevin?"

Aina: "He's sleeping in my house like usual."

Shiko: "Aren't you worried about him?"

Aina: "It's fine I stayed until he fell asleep."

Shiko: "Aina I-"

[Shiko stops and stares at her, puts his arms around her and sighs]

Shiko: "Never mind."

[Aina's face is worried but she says nothing. Shiko plays with her blonde hair and she stares at his brown skin]

Aina: "I'm sorry."

Shiko: "What?"

Aina: "I have not been truthful with you."

Shiko: "About what?"

Aina: "Things…I can not say. One day, I will tell you."

Shiko: [Whiney tone] "Why can't I know noooowww?"

[Aina laughs]

Shiko: "You don't have to tell me every single detail. I trust that you are making the right decision in not telling me whatever it is. I have to trust you, I don't have much of a choice."

Aina: "Thanks. I would tell you if I could."

Shiko: "Ok...but if you are in trouble you can always tell me."

[Aina nods her head]

Aina: "Go to Sleep. You are tired and still sick."

Shiko: "Ok, goodnight."

Aina: "Night…"

Scene 2:

[The sun is up and light is pouring into Shiko's room. Boris's barking can be heard.]

Nevin: "Aina! Aina!"

[Nevin runs in as Aina is waking up and Shiko attempts to go back to sleep.]

Aina: "Sssshhhh Nevin! Shiko is still sick. C'mon we will go get breakfast."

[Aina grabs Nevin's hand and starts walking outside. They make it to the porch and sit down. The sun is just coming up.]

Aina: "What is it Nevin?"

Nevin: "Forta is letting me help take care of her piggy Odayaka."

Aina: "Oh, how nice dear."

Nevin: "We are gonna give her a bath and make her a little helmet and play with her and feed her and do all sortsa stuff!"

Aina: "Hehe, how fun! Have you heard from Kreten about anything?"

Nevin: "I asked him about stuff but he said that today he didn't know of any places to get food!"

Aina: "Oh I uh…thank you Nevin."

Nevin: "No problem!"

Aina: "Go play with Boris ok? He seems awfully lonely."

Nevin: "OK!"

[Nevin gets up and runs toward Boris the shiba inu. Aina sits in silence. Her eyes fixated on the small boy, lost in thought. Her eyes then turn to Kreten's house. She plays with a strand of her hair and sighs. The door to Steve's house opened and Steve stepped out. Aina walks over to her.]

Steve: "What's on the agenda today?"

Aina: "For you? You will be taking care of Shiko. I already distracted Nevin with taking care of Oda so Forta and I will be going to find cocoa beans."

Steve: "Why can't I go?"

Aina: "Because I said so. I need you to look after the boys."

Steve: "Seems like a full time job."

Aina: "Trust me it is."

[Forta opens up the door and comes over to them. She is dressed in iron armor and has her bow and arrow.]

Forta: "Ready Aina?"

Aina: "Not quite. I have to go get armored up."

Forta: "Ok."

[Aina gets up and goes over the structure and grabs armor, a sword and a map. She looks over at Steve and Forta. They are talking and looking over at Kreten's house. Aina shakes her head and sighs. She walks back over to them.]

Aina: "Ok, it's time to go."

Steve: "Alright have fun."

[Forta and Aina walk towards the exit and Forta waves goodbye to Steve. They start walking in the direction of the jungle.]

Forta: "Hey Aina are you ok?"

Aina: "What do you mean?"

Forta: "You haven't been your cheery self lately."

Aina: "I'm fine."

Forta: "I know Shiko being sick can be a let down."

Aina: "He's the strongest person we have. He was the best hunter and without him we may starve."

Forta: "No we won't we'll be fine."

Aina: "Sure."

[They make it to the forest. They start looking up the trees for cocoa beans.]

Forta: "Found one!"

Aina: "Ok, can you shoot it down with an arrow?"

[Forta lines up the shot and shoots. The cocoa beans fall from the tree and Aina catches them.]

Aina: "Great. Now let's get some more."

[montage of shooting down cocoa beans and collecting them]

[it is now about 2 and it is starting to get hot]

Aina: "That's enough. We should have enough for about 45 cookies."

Forta: "Wow that's a lot."

Aina: "Yeah, but they don't have a whole lot of nutrition. But it's something. Now this way."

[Aina starts walking out of the jungle in a direction Forta had never gone before. They pass the camp but Aina doesn't go there.]

Forta: "Where are we going?"

Aina: "Just this way, we should get some sugar cane for more maps."

[They walk up and down hills and through a small desert biome to reach an ocean.]

Forta: "I've never been here before."

Aina: "It's nice here. Plus lot's of sugar cane."

[They walk along the beach towards some sugar cane plants]

[Once they get to it Aina starts cutting some down, but not at the bottom so they will grow back]

Forta: "Here let me help you-"

Aina: "No that's ok, go on and enjoy the view"

Forta: "Uhm ok."

[Forta looks off into the distance, noticing the waves and the clouds moving. After a little while her eyes fall upon a very hard to make out green spec on the horizon]

Forta: "What's-"

Aina: "Oh it doesn't seem to be anything."

[Aina is now standing beside Forta looking in the same direction. Aina turns to Forta and gives her a serious look. Her eyes go back to the spec and back to Forta. Aina nods her head and puts one finger to her lips, indicating for Forta not to talk. Aina passes Forta and starts walking towards the fort]

Forta: "Where are you going?"

Aina: "Home! C'mon, we gotta have dinner!"

Forta: "I -uh ok."

[Forta takes one last look at the green spec, and then goes after Aina]

Scene 3:

[Aina and Forta walk into the camp and looked around. Nevin and Oda were nowhere to be seen but Steve and Shiko were sitting out on Shiko's porch. Aina immediately walks over to them and Forta follows]

Aina: "Shiko, what are you doing out of bed?"

Shiko: "I feel much better. Steve made me some mushroom soup and gave me some bread."

Aina: "You can't be cured just like that."

Shiko: "No, but thanks to your care I feel like I can hunt again."

Forta: "Maybe you should take it easy."

Shiko: "I'm fine really!"

Steve: "He seems to be doing well. He made some bread earlier and planted more food in the garden."

Shiko: "Speaking of which, we lost a bunch of carrots earlier, I had to replant a bunch"

Aina: "Well… alright. Steve you're off Shiko duty, it's my turn."

Shiko: "What am I a child?"

Aina: "Speaking of which, where is Nevin?"

Steve: "I saw him running around with Odayaka earlier. He was in your house."

Aina: "I'll go check on him."

[Aina leaves and heads towards her house.]

Steve: "How did it go?"

Forta: "Very well. We got a lot of cocoa beans and sugar cane."

Steve: "Great. Tomorrow Shiko and I are going to hunt for chickens."

Forta: "Oooh manly."

[Steve rolls his eyes]

Shiko: "I thought I better take it easy for now."

Forta: "Yeah, good thinking."

[Silence. Forta thinks about Aina and what happened on the beach, but wipes away the memory.]

Forta: "I will make dinner tonight. How does Steak and bread sound? And for Shiko I'll make some more mushroom soup."

Shiko: "Only if I can have some chicken with it."

Forta: "Alright, I'll get cooking."

[Forta leaves and heads towards the structure and starts to cook]

Scene 4:

[Aina, Forta, Steve and Shiko are sitting on Shiko's porch eating]

Forta: "How's my food?"

Shiko: "It's uh… great!"

Aina: "Yes Forta, you really did a nice uhm job"

[Everyone is lying the food is horrible but they are all so hungry they eat it anyways]

Steve: "Tasty."

Aina: "Nevin sure is having a nice time with Odayaka. I'll give him his dinner later."

Forta: "It's nice to know I can count on him as a baby sitter."

Steve: "He sure is a nice kid."

[silence]

Aina: "Steve and Shiko, tomorrow I need you to pick up some ink sacs from squids and feathers from the chickens. I want to start keeping a diary."

[Steve chuckles a little]

Shiko: "Of course honey."

Forta: [To steve quietly] "Honey?"

[Aina starts to blush and gives Shiko a dirty look]

Shiko: "Hehe"

Steve: "We will see what we can do."
Forta: "What are squids?"

Steve: "They are these slimey blue creatures with tentacles that live in the water. Aina showed me some the other day."

Forta: "Oh."

Shiko: "It's starting to get dark."

Aina: "I think I'll stay up a bit longer."

Forta: "I'm heading to bed, Steve are you coming?"

Steve: "Yeah. Goodnight guys."

[Steve and Forta get up and head to their house]

Aina: "Goodnight."

Shiko: "Night."

[There is a pause once Steve and Forta are inside. Shiko sits next to Aina on the edge of the porch.]

Shiko: "You sleeping with me tonight?"

[Aina looks at Shiko, her eyes have bags and she seems tired]

Aina: "I'm not sure."

Shiko: "I think you should."

Aina: "Why?"

Shiko: "Because then I know you will sleep."

Aina: "I sleep."

Shiko: "Bullshit. I don't know what you are doing, but you aren't sleeping."

[Aina is silent and looks at her hands.]

[Shiko puts an arm around her]

Shiko: "It's ok hon. Whatever is happening, it's fine."

Aina: "Yeah I'm fine."

Shiko: "Let's get to bed."

[Shiko and Aina go to bed]

End episode