Chapter X: Topsy truvy land part VI

Chapter X: Topsy turvy land part VI

"Don't give me your thanks you moron! What do you think you were doing?!" Riku asked her absolutely agreed to no degree.

At this Nozomi then snapped from her grateful state to angry as she then said right back, "well excuse me!" With that she then got off him angrily.

Riku then too lifted himself up as he dusted away he listened to Nozomi's angry complaints, "you think I had any choice in what I was doing! It was your fault for letting things go on the way did, you could've easily dragged me out! But no you didn't so it's not my fault!"

Riku then looked back at her growing more annoyed with her, "I would expect you to look after yourself! You can solve your own problems without my help, or are you too much of a child to even do that."

Then the angry banter continued between the two as the king and the others stared on watching the silly scene.

The king as he was looking then turned to look at Oralee he stared fascinated as he felt something from her as he had with Nozomi.

Oralee sensing his gaze she then said looking at him a little uncomfortable, "would you please stop?"

The king was then startled at her response, "oh um sorry it's just that I-"

But then he was cut off by Cait sith who was then standing on the end of his nose, "now ya listen here ya gigantic rodent I ain't lettin nothing bug her highness, not monsters ghouls or banshees, nothing!"

The king looking at cait sith was surprised and perplexed at what he was saying but then suddenly Oralee intervened once again as she then took Cait sith once again into her arms as she then hugged him.

Cait sith looked at her surprised then sad and apologetic as he was about to say something but all Oralee did was shake her head slightly to and throw her revealed eye closed in a serious manner.

The arguing between Riku and Nozomi was still continuing with Nozomi pointing her face in angry scowl while Riku was still irritated trying to keep his dignity as he had his arms folded as he retorted back.

"Could you please stop!" Esmeralda called out obviously annoyed at both their childishness.

At this Nozomi stopped and looked at everyone in surprise as Riku had now opened his eyes looking at her waiting for her next course of action.

Silent for a few moments she then turned away from Riku as she then walked over to everyone but before she made it to them she then turned her head and said with annoyed expression on her face, "slush for brains!"

Riku blinked at this comment and then felt irritation again as he forced himself to make himself calm again as he walked over to everyone.

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The plan had then been decided after everything had been talked over.

"So then to some everythin up we basically need to get away from this place," the king echoed as he looked at everyone with seriousness in his eyes.

Everyone nodded at this.

"But that only brings the difficult question how are we going to do that…" Riku replied as he had his hand to his face in serious thought.

Everyone was quiet for a few moments but then something struck Nozomi, "wait a minute, I thought you guys could travel anytime you wanted!"

Everyone looked at her then surprised, "what do you mean?" Riku asked at her question.

Feeling everyone's gazes on her only made her persist, "well I mean that those things we carry around right, I thought you could leave at anytime you wanted!"

Both Riku and the king looked at her a little bit unsurely, "no… they're just weapons, they don't take you anywhere," Riku responded.

Nozomi was then shocked, "then how did we get over here then!"

Riku then was then annoyed again, "if we knew that then we'd tell you!" He said angrily.

Nozomi was then taken back by the angry tone in Riku's voice but only got irritated again as she looked away from him her face in huff refusing to speak.

There was then an awkward silence between everyone again as they felt the dense atmosphere around Riku and Nozomi.

It was then that Esmerelda intervened, "well I suggest if any of you want to go anywhere at all then maybe you should come with me to see the gypsies."

Then all attention was diverted to her, " why do your people know something?" Oralee asked eagerly.

Esmerelda was silent for a few moments, "the elders of my clan do speak of legends of unusual forms of travelling I would suggest they'd be the best to turn to."

Absorbing this information the king then was the first to respond, " Right then that's the best piece of information we've had let's go along with that."

"Right then!" Oralee spoke with a positive nod.

However Riku and Nozomi still weren't talking to each other.

Looking at the two of them the king then spoke again, "well we'd better get goin now, we don't want anymore attention then what we've already had."

Esmerelda nodded as did Oralee but then Quasimodo looked depressed at everyone having to leave, it was then Esmerelda then took the initiative as she looked at him with a kind smile as she then handed him a little pendant of some sort.

"This will help you to find us again if the situation calls for it." Esmerelda spoke gently as she handed it to him her voice full of reassurance.

Looking at it Quasimodo held it in his hand clutching it gently as though it were a special treasure, seeing this Oralee then went over to him as she then hugged him gently, "thank you for taking care of me for so long… I truly appreciate it…"

Quasimodo smiled against her touch and then felt more strengthened as she then detached herself from him.

Then after all the goodbyes they all started to leave Nozomi walking slightly behind still annoyed at Riku looked back at Quasimodo as he had already started to make his accession.

He looked back at them as they all started walking but then he noticed below that Nozomi was waving to him a smile on her face.

Seeing this Quasimodo smiled briefly as he then started upwards again.

Nozomi satisfied then turned and was about to walk forwards as she saw Riku had stopped and was looking on ahead as though waiting for her,

Nozomi surprised slightly walked towards him and as she walked beside him she saw he had his eyes closed she then asked him confused, "What're you waiting around for?"

Riku then walked on ahead of her as he then said to her, "none of your business."

Nozomi hearing this then was immediately irritated again as she then went to catch up with everyone.

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They had now made it to the entranceway to the secret passageway that was in the graveyard, both Riku and the king had helped to move the huge slab that was in the way while Oralee and Nozomi watched on.

"He is certainly strong isn't he?" Oralee said aloud as she watched Riku fascinated.

"Yeah I guess for a slush ball," Nozomi spoke as she shrugged her shoulders.

Oralee looked at Nozomi as she said this and she stared on she then smiled at her.

Nozomi then noticing Oralee's smile looked at her oddly, "what is it?" She asked.

Oralee still staring at Nozomi with her smile then said to her, "you and him have a close bond don't you?"

Nozomi then blinked her eyes widened slightly, "uhh, what do you mean by that?" She asked her.

Cait sith too now looked at her oddly, " well you see it's just the two of you seem quite close."

Nozomi was then more weirded out as she then protest, "That is completely wrong! I mean he and I aren't close at all! We haven't known each other that long I mean it's only been something like…. Ten or twelve hours at most!"

Oralee then shook her head as she continued the smile still on her face, "even in a short time close bonds can be formed."

Nozomi still looking at her strangely then heard Riku and the king calling to them to hurry before leaving she then told Oralee, "well you can believe what you want but… I still disagree." She spoke as she then hurried off.

Oralee then followed on slowly, Cait sith who had still been her arms then asked her, and "did you see?"

Oralee then nodded, "yes… but I'm not sure of it yet…"

With that the two of them then entered the darkened corridor.

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In the darkness the group trudged on through the dampness of the underground sewers as they made sure to be careful of anything hiding in the unknown.

"Oh I hate this!" Nozomi complained as she felt her trousers being soaked by the horrible water.

"We don't need complaints thanks!" Riku called back as he led the way a fira spell in his hands as lit the way for them.

"Well excuse me! I've never done this before so I-"

It was then she was distracted by something as she thought something was glowing in the distance.

She then walked towards it, Riku and the others had stopped and were now watching her as she walked over to something.

"What're you doing!" Riku called out.

But Nozomi wasn't listening instead she was transfixed by whatever it was and as she closed in on it she felt some kind of resonance.

Riku then suddenly felt a pain in his heart it made him shudder slightly onto his knees as he then suddenly cried out alarmed, "Don't touch it!!"

But it was too late as Nozomi lifted something out of the water and the whole place was consumed in light.