Hi guys, sorry that I didn't updated sooner. Its just that I been busy this days and I didn't had any time. Thanks for the reviews and everything guys. Sorry for my bad grammar, I'll try. And thanks to Beaver for that sweet review, I really hope for that to happen, you should make an account :D And also to Kevin, I'll see if I can make an Epic fic of Ronin and Tara. Thanks to everybody that reads my fic. Love you guys XOXO
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Chapter 18: Sneaking In
Today was the day. The day that we sneak in Wrathwood, and save Nod. I couldn't sleep last night. I couldn't stop thinking of Nod in that dead place. Oh Nod, you don't know how much I need you know. I wanted to run to Wrathwood and get him out of there, but I couldn't, not with Ronin by my side all the time. I needed to wait till noon to get ready and wait till sun fall, because we're leaving before. I was so nervous, I mean I been to Wrathwood before, but the thought of me fighting with boggans got me a little nervous. Besides it was my first battle and it was worth it. If fighting is what it takes to save Nod. I'll do it. I needed him back; I can't live my life without him. Yeah well, maybe there are other boys back in my world, but no boy will be as good as Nod. He was different. I mean, the way he smiles at me and the way he touches my hand is different, but nice. And also the way he kisses my cheek. Sometimes I couldn't believe that I fell in love with a leafmen, two inches tall, but sometimes I'm glad I did. But also I couldn't live my entire life watching from a monitor. I mean, if he is truly the one, Shouldn't I be one of them? It will great to live my entire life here, but what about my dad. I can't leave him alone, not now that he got me back. I needed to think that, but right now wasn't the time. I got up and changed. I went outside and walked to Queen Jinny's house. I knocked on the door and Queen Jinny was there. She looked a little sad. I didn't have to ask, I already knew what it was. I was going to Wrathwood and she is sad cause she is worried. I opened my arms and Queen Jinny went running toward me. I hug her, she hugged me back. Then we let go of each other. Queen Jinny's eyes were sparkling, that broke me. But I needed to be strong, I didn't want Queen Jinny to start crying.
" Hi M.K" Queen Jinny said.
" Hi Jinny" I said. I smiled at her. She smiled back. I enter and saw Flora with my breakfast, honey sandwiches. She put it on the table and came toward me. She hug me, I hug her back. I knew she was really worried about me, she remind me so much of mom. My eyes started to get watery, I tried to swallow them. Flora and I let go of each other.
" Good morning, M.K." Flora said, smiling. I smiled back.
" Good morning, Flora" I said.
" Your breakfast is ready. You might want to eat now, before it gets cold" Flora said. She definitely reminds me of my mother, and it was really nice.
" Thanks, Flora" I said, smiling. I sat down on the table.
" Your welcome, M.K." Flora said. I pick up my sandwich and started eating it. Queen Jinny sat beside me. She leans closer.
" How are you doing?" Queen Jinny whispered. I almost choked on my sandwich. I swallowed and looked at Queen Jinny.
" Honestly, not good." I said, my voice sounded strong, but sad. Queen Jinny looked like she was sorry for me. It made feel bad. I leaned closer to her.
" And you?" I whispered. She shooked her head.
" No, It's weird not to see him. He used to check on me every morning, on Ronin orders of course, but it was fun to see him every day, blushed" Queen Jinny giggled at the last word. I looked at her. Was she serious? Did Nod blush everyday when he saw Queen Jinny? I'm confused.
" What are you talking about?" I whispered. Queen Jinny giggled.
" He always comes her blushed and when I ask him he won't answer, but when I asked him is it because he is going to see you, he says yes." Queen Jinny giggled. I looked at her. I started to get sad again. It was really cute to hear this, but not having him here is really depressing. Queen Jinny noticed and stopped giggling. Her face change from happy to regret.
" I'm sorry" Queen Jinny said, sad. I looked at her. She looked at me. I smiled at her.
" It's ok. Besides we are going to get him back" I hope, I thought. Queen Jinny look relief.
" Ok, and please be careful M.K." Queen Jinny said, worried. I looked at her, I smiled.
" I will " I assured. I leaned and kissed her on her forehead. She smiled. I kept eating.
After breakfast, I went to Queen Jinny's room and we started playing Leaf Jump. It was really fun and distracting. We laughed and joked all morning. After we played, noon was coming up. I got up.
" Is time to go." I said. I looked at Queen Jinny. She was sad. " Don't worry, we will be back on the morning." I said. Queen Jinny nodded and got up.
" Please be careful, M.K. I really care about you" Queen Jinny said. She hug me. I hugged her back. Then I kissed the top of her head. I looked at her in the eye.
" I will. But I'm more worried about you. Promise me, that no matter what happens you will go to the shelter and be safe" I said. Queen Jinny nodded. I kissed her forehead and left her room. I walked down the stairs and saw Flora on the dining table.
" Thank you, Flora" I said. She got up and looked at me.
" You're welcome, M.K. " Flora said.
" Well I'm leaving now" I said. She looked at me, worried.
" Oh please be very careful M.K." Flora said, worried. I hug her. She hug me back.
" I will " I said. We let go and I turn to the door. This was it. Now was the time. The time to go to Wrathwood and save Nod.I went to the Great Chamber, where Ronin told me to meet him. I enter to the Great Chamber and saw Ronin looking at the sky. Why does he always do that? I didn't care. I walked toward Ronin and he turn to face me. He look scared and worried. I know how that feels.
" Ready?" Ronin asked, worried and scared. I gave him a weak nod.
" Ready" I said, scared, worried and sad. I just couldn't holded much longer. I tried to keep myself calm. I tooked a deep breath and exhaled deeply.
" Alright. Come on. We need to get you ready" Ronin said. Ready? Even with all this, this made me a little excited. I nodded. Ronin nodded and he lead me to the backside of Moonhaven. Then I noticed that he was leading me to the stairs. We climb and he stop in what appeared to be the fifth floor. He opened the leaves curtain and lead me to a big room full of armor and weapons. My eyes widen at the sight of too many weapons. The left side was full of sword weapons and the right side full of archery weapons. In middle was a leafwomen armor. I look at it. It was totally my size, but also looked heavy. Ronin approach the leafwomen armor.
" This is your armor. It was made especificaly for you. It may look heavy, but is really light. You can choose your sword on the left area. I'll wait outside so you can change. Call me when you're done." Ronin said.
" Ok, Thanks" I said. Ronin nodded.
" Your welcome" Ronin said. He smiled at me and went outside. I turn to the armor. It was a really cool armor. I tooked a deep breath and started taking my clothes off. I tooked the armor and started putting it on. It was easier than i thought. I had to adjust the armor and then just put on the rest. After I changed, I looked at myself. I looked pretty good on the leafwomen armor. I looked around and saw the swords. I looked at them carefully, they were all the same. I tooked one and put it on my scabbard. I felt like a hero. I got that thought out of my head. It was a really silly. And now wasn't the time to be silly. I tried to make sure that I was fully dressed and then I called Ronin.
" I'm all dressed up Ronin" I called. Ronin came from the curtains and started studying me.
" You dressed yourself pretty good, but your armor is a little loose on the shoulder." Ronin said. He came toward and started adjusting the armor on my shoulder. I tried not to look at him in the eye. After Ronin adjusted my armor It felt much better, but a little tight. Then Ronin looked at me again.
" Your ready to go... Now, remember, you would follow me and do what I told you, alright." I nodded. " Now, the boggans can come out of nowhere, so remember to looked around you, even in the shadows. If a boggan drops you to the ground, you would use your feet to hit him in the gut. That will give you enough time to attack. And also don't forget to be quiet. You need to look also at the ground to make sure that there's nothing that could make a sound, alright." I nodded again. " Good, so were good to go. Sun fall is coming and we have to leave soon. Come on, you're riding with me. Oh and don't forget your helmet." I nodded again. I tooked my helmet and I followed him outside. We climb down the stairs and I saw an army of leafmen and leafwomen. They all turn to Ronin and me. Ronin cleared his throat and spoke.
" Alright, Listen up. I want every leafmen ready and prepare. I'm not going to say that this mission is easy. This is a very risky one. But no leafmen is left alone. 'Many leaves, one tree' Now, I want you all to know to be careful. We have lost leafmen in Wrathwood and I'm not willing to take that risk again." Ronin said, sad. I knew what he was talking about. Nod's father died in Wrathwood. I could see the other leafmen faces turn from courage to sad. They all knew him, and Nod tells me that everybody says the he was a great leafmen. I turn sad too. Thinking of Nod made me feel bad again. But I tooked a deep breath and relaxed myself. Then Ronin spoked again.
" Now, everybody get on their birds we are leaving. Remember ' Many leaves, one tree' " Ronin said. Then the leafmen shouted back ' Many leaves, one tree'. Then every leafmen whistle and they got on their birds. I turn around and saw Ronin on his bird already. " Come on" Ronin said, helding his hand. That was like a slap in the face. It remind me of Nod. I missed him so much. I tooked a deep breath and tooked Ronin's hand. I hop on the bird and put my arms on Ronin's waist. Ronin lift up and we were in the air.
Moments passed since we left Moonhaven. Then everything green started turning black. I looked at the ground and saw everything dead. It hasn't change at all. It looked exactly from the last time I was here, but this time a little more creepy and dead. Then Ronin dived, also did the leafmen, and we landed on the ground. We were surrounded by tall dead weeds. Ronin looked between the weeds and tighen his jaw. Nod always told me that that wasn't a good sign. He turn and he looked angry.
" Well, looks like Mandrake is not having any guests. Every entrance is been watched, but the only one that is not that risky is the one to the tunnels. There's only four boggans there, so Group 2." He pointed to a group of leafmen. " You will silent attack, if necessary you would put on boggan armor. Now the same thing to Group 4" He pointed to a group of leafmen. " They're 15 boggans up there, I don't see any problem with that. Now Group 3" He pointed to a group of leafmen. " You'll stay here, now if there's any sign of us been noticed, you will attack first. Now Group 1" He pointed to another group of leafmen. " You'll have to be careful now, the moon is full and there will be sign of us flying around. Stay in the shadows, but also a close eye on us, alright. Now when Group 2 gets rid of the boggans, M.K. and I will go inside. Keep a close eye on both of us, all of you. If there's need of attack, I'll give the signal to Group 4, They'll send it to Group 1 and 3, and Group 3 to Group 2. Has everybody got it?" Ronin asked. All the leafmen shouted ' Yes sir'. " Good. Now is time, Group 2. You know what to do" Ronin said. Just then Group 2 jumped and landed on the shadows, next to the boggans. Then they attack the boggans and the coast was clear. Man, that was really a silent attack, I didn't hear anything.
" Come on" Ronin said. I followed him to the entrance of the tunnels. When we got to the entrance, 4 leafmen were dressed as boggans while the rest stayed in the shadows, keeping an eye. Then I followed Ronin into a scary and dark tunnel. We were in Wrathwood. We were inside of Wrathwood, once again.
Thanks for reading! You know guys, after I read Kevin's review an idea came to me. I want everybodys opinion, especially Kevin's. What would you guys think of me writing an Epic fic of Ronin's and Tara's teens? You know when they were 15, young and in love. And that also means that Nod's father will appear. I want all of yours opinions. Love you guys XOXO