Yeah, so it's just gonna be Akira and some chicks for a while. But don't blame me, I'm just using them lovely OC's that my wonderful reviewers leave me. Thanks you for ANYONE who gave me an OC, sorry I can't list you all but I'm too lazy.
I was listening to the song The Show by Hawk Nelson, Psycho by Puddle of Mudd, It's just me by Escape the Fate, and Na Na Na by MCR (: I'm probably gonna make listing the songs I listen to while writing and given chapter a habit XD
Oh, and with more girls than guys, it might get a bit drama-y. Drama's fun, ne? Anyway, read, enjoy (or don't), and tell me what'cha think! (: Reviews make me SOOO happy, or a PM! Either works :D
Akira had long since given up on trying to stop his laughing as he ran from the furious, and blushing, Artemis. It was actually quite funny, if a bit tiring. He finally stopped, dropping the bags on the ground in favor of laughing his guts out while rolling on the ground. Artemis stood over him once she caught up, but she seemed to be having trouble not joining in with him in his laughter.
Finally, it all just got to her; from the fact that she had just left her father, while making that ridiculous face, and believing that she had done… done… well, anything sexual with this guy she had just met. She had always kind of found it amusing when her father looked dumbstruck like that, and this was almost too much. Her anger vanished by the time they stopped, and Artemis realized she hadn't retrieved her bow yet.
She took deep breaths, trying to keep the giggles at bay. She turned to look at Akira who was still chuckling every once in a while, but was otherwise fairly calm, lying on his back and staring at the canopy of trees above them.
She was sitting against a tree and paused, her bow returning to the forefront of her mind once more. She needed to get it if she was going to just go with this random stranger, which was exactly what she was planning.
"My bow." Artemis stated suddenly, glancing at Akira as she stood up and fixed her jacket and brushed leaves off her pants.
"Oh, right, I had a feeling I was forgetting something." Akira replied, pushing himself up with little effort. He followed her, lugging all three bags over his shoulder this time, since Artemis ordered him to. He had just nearly given her father a heart attack, it seemed like the least he could do.
They didn't stop until they came across the place where Artemis had hidden her bow and arrows; in what little remnants there were of a barn, amidst the rotting wood and the wildlife growing on it. Artemis immediately made a beeline towards the far right corner, and Akira followed without hesitation. She very carefully moved wood off of her bow before picking it up gently, smiling fondly at it, before she pulled her quiver full of arrows out and slung it across her back. She tucked her bow safely between her back and quiver and turned to smile at Akira.
Akira returned the smile, before suggesting they make their way back to town to find Laila. Artemis agreed, looking excited about meeting her new crewmember. Akira's grin turned to a frown as they made it to the town, but found no sign of the cat-loving girl. He was still wondering about how good a fighter she was; he hadn't had a chance to see. Even if she was weak, he decided he would keep her as a crew member, because she just seemed so… interesting.
He was snapped out of his thoughts and back into reality when Artemis waved a hand in front of his face, giving him a curious look. He must've zoned out, but he wasn't complaining because the next thing he saw after Artemis was Laila. He grinned, shifting the bags to where he could hold them all over one shoulder with one hand, while his other hand grabbed Artemis's and dragged her towards Laila.
"Laaaiiilllaaa~!" Akira called, chuckling when Laila turned and made a face at him.
"Where the heck have you been…?" Laila asked, trailing off when she was Artemis. She frowned. Why was there a chick with him?
"Ah, right, this is Artemis. Artemis, this is Laila. "Akira chirped, smiling as he forced the two to shake hands.
Laila blinked. "Hey, so, what odd thing happened when you met Akira?"
"Aww come on, not everyone who'll join my crew will experience something strange when first meeting me…" Akira protested.
"He pounced on me in a tree as a cat, I took him to my house because I assumed it was a stray cat, and when I came back with some water, Akira was sitting on my bed like a creeper." Artemis said, with a completely serious expression. She, of course, left out the part about children and their genders that had been shouted to her father…
". . . Okay so maybe it'll be a little weird."
Laila rolled her eyes, but smiled. "So, we got any plan to get a ship?" she asked, eying the bags Akira carried with curiosity. Akira's eyes lit up.
"Oh yeah, that's my favorite part; I still need to think of what our Jolly Roger would be…" Akira murmured, looking thoughtful.
"Well, let's go to the shipyard first." Artemis suggested, glancing in the general direction of their next destination.
"Sounds good to me." Laila said, shrugging indifferently.
"Well, it sounds like a great idea to me." Akira said, sticking out his tongue. Laila stuck hers out in return. They looked quite childish, and received a few curious stares from the bystanders.
Artemis had a feeling that she would end up being stuck in the middle of many childish fights to come.
Hey there, hey there! Didja likes it I hope so.. dang I just wrote this in like, an hour. Nevertheless, I put effort into this stuff! So, review, and tell me any ideas ya got for a crew name! I'm not very good with that kinda stuff, and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Review, pleeaassee!?
