Part 9, written by Choco
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Himitsu and Yuri arrive at a Nymph town, but Himitsu's job brings her elsewhere.
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Himitsu drew another square and hopped in, Hikari and Yuri behind her.
The first thing they saw in the new place was the zombie, munching on a bloody arm. There were still a few short people (Yuri expected them to be dwarves) curled up in a corner.
The zombie looked up and bared his bloodstained teeth at the trio. The zombie dropped the chewed-up hand and lifted his arm to grab another dwarf. The dwarf was not more than 4 feet tall. He had a long, beet-red beard that reached the floor. He was muttering non-stop.
Himitsu was staring hard at the zombie. The zombie was looking at her, as if challenging her. Hikari and Yuri stood behind her. Hikari’s hand moved towards his.
Suddenly, he felt Hikari’s voice flooding his head.
We’ll have to figure out a way to save the other dwarves. The one the zombie is holding… leave that one to Himitsu. Reply me by thinking. Don’t worry; I’ll know which one is your answer. I won’t trespass into your mind.
Yuri bit his lip.
Leaving Himitsu to the zombie and that dwarf…
She can handle it. She’s been through worse. Let’s think first…
Himitsu’s head was filling with ideas. The zombie was holding the dwarf’s beard. The dwarf was still muttering non-stop. What is he muttering?! Himitsu thought.
Suddenly, the zombie screeched. He let go of the dwarf.
‘Go!!!!’ The dwarf screamed and all the others charged at the zombie.
The zombie toppled over, as all the dwarves where on top of it now. They stepped and punched. Himitsu got to her senses and threw a spell on the toppled zombie.
The zombie choked. Himitsu was still muttering the spell. And soon, the zombie coughed, and died.
The beet-red dwarf stormed up to Himitsu and grabbed her wrist. He pulled her down, making Himitsu bend over.
‘What you trying to do? You big-headed witch!’ The dwarf exclaimed.
‘Excuse me, but I just saved you and your people’s life!’
‘We had everything under control, you big-head!’ Another dwarf yelled in protest.
Hikari and Yuri walked forward. Yuri knelt down and detached the dwarf’s fingers from Himitsu’s wrist. The dwarf’s grip left a rather red mark around it.
Instinctively, Yuri took her hand and inspected the red mark.
Himitsu pulled her hand from Yuri’s grip and rubbed the red mark, glaring at him.
‘Hey, wait a second, who has a big head now?! I can easily describe you! Short, Red bearded and with a really big head!’ Hikari argued.
‘You think being a witch, means you can do anything you want! You’re wrong! Big-head witch!’ The head dwarf yelled towards Himitsu.
Hikari glared at the dwarf.
‘Who are you anyway?’ Yuri asked.
‘…Gump.’ The dwarf said, pulling at his long beard.
‘Well… Gump… You just met her today, how do you know she’s big-headed?’ Yuri asked, standing by Himitsu’s side.
‘If she weren’t a big head, she’d have thrown a few spells at the zombie before it caught me! Instead, she stood there, watching!’
Yuri stared at Himitsu and Hikari.
‘That doesn’t make sense! We were just making decisions on what spell to use!’ Hikari exclaimed.
‘Lies! All of them!!’ The dwarves screamed. Gump grinned smugly.
Himitsu rolled her eyes.
‘Let’s just go, come on.’ She turned around.
‘No, stay longer! I haven’t finished my talk!’ Gump said, still in his smug manner.
‘Well, I don’t want to hear it.’ Himitsu said, grabbing Yuri’s sleeve and pulled him away.
Gump smirked.
‘You didn’t kill that zombie! Isn’t that what you bounty hunters want? Money? You can stop worrying ‘bout that, because they’re not giving you any!’
Himitsu stopped mid-step. She looked down.
‘I don’t care.’ Himitsu said.
Gump grinned smugly again and turned around to his people. He raised his hand and screamed triumphantly. They followed.
Himitsu continued walking, head down. This was the first time she had taken such a long time just to think of a plan. She felt like she was a failure.
She knelt down under a tree. She sighed.
‘I have never… been this slow… What’s wrong with me?’ She whispered to herself.
Yuri followed her, deep into the woods. He found her under the tree.
Yuri stood beside her and squatted down beside her.
‘Ahh…’ Yuri breathed. Himitsu looked at him through the corner of her eye.
‘What do you want?’ She asked, her question sounded more like a statement.
Yuri pursed his lips.
‘I think, that they think, that I think I was acting cool.’ Himitsu said coldly.
‘I’m sure you weren’t.’ Yuri said, smiling hesitantly.
‘I’m not too sure.’ Himitsu said with her expression vacant.
‘I’m sure.’
‘You don’t understand! I never take this long to just figure out a plan! I’m never this slow! Maybe I was acting cool… I should’ve thrown a few spells to topple him over and just choke him.’ Himitsu said, plucking the grass with her fingers.
Yuri pursed his lips again. He stopped her fingers from plucking the grass.
‘That plan could’ve landed Gump in danger. When people choke, they often tighten their grip around something. It could’ve choked Gump instead!’ Yuri said rationally.
Himitsu took a deep breath.
‘There were so many ways… And I didn’t do them…’ Himitsu pouted. She started to pluck the grass again.
Yuri put his hand on hers.
‘Don’t listen to what people tell you. Just do your job.’ He whispered into her ear.
Himitsu pushed him away and suddenly felt the grass was awfully interesting. Yuri raised his brow and grinned, imitating Gump’s smugness.
He stood up, ran his fingers through his hair and took a deep breath.
‘Well, I’m kinda hungry. Mind if we go back to Tokyo for a snack?’
Himitsu looked at him, and nodded.
‘Let’s just bid those big heads goodbye!’ Himitsu said, cracking her knuckles.
Yuri smiled. Himitsu started running back to the dwarf village.
‘You coming or not?’ Himitsu asked. Yuri nodded and raced towards her.
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Himitsu and Yuri arrive at a Nymph town, but Himitsu's job brings her elsewhere.
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Himitsu drew another square and hopped in, Hikari and Yuri behind her.
The first thing they saw in the new place was the zombie, munching on a bloody arm. There were still a few short people (Yuri expected them to be dwarves) curled up in a corner.
The zombie looked up and bared his bloodstained teeth at the trio. The zombie dropped the chewed-up hand and lifted his arm to grab another dwarf. The dwarf was not more than 4 feet tall. He had a long, beet-red beard that reached the floor. He was muttering non-stop.
Himitsu was staring hard at the zombie. The zombie was looking at her, as if challenging her. Hikari and Yuri stood behind her. Hikari’s hand moved towards his.
Suddenly, he felt Hikari’s voice flooding his head.
We’ll have to figure out a way to save the other dwarves. The one the zombie is holding… leave that one to Himitsu. Reply me by thinking. Don’t worry; I’ll know which one is your answer. I won’t trespass into your mind.
Yuri bit his lip.
Leaving Himitsu to the zombie and that dwarf…
She can handle it. She’s been through worse. Let’s think first…
Himitsu’s head was filling with ideas. The zombie was holding the dwarf’s beard. The dwarf was still muttering non-stop. What is he muttering?! Himitsu thought.
Suddenly, the zombie screeched. He let go of the dwarf.
‘Go!!!!’ The dwarf screamed and all the others charged at the zombie.
The zombie toppled over, as all the dwarves where on top of it now. They stepped and punched. Himitsu got to her senses and threw a spell on the toppled zombie.
The zombie choked. Himitsu was still muttering the spell. And soon, the zombie coughed, and died.
The beet-red dwarf stormed up to Himitsu and grabbed her wrist. He pulled her down, making Himitsu bend over.
‘What you trying to do? You big-headed witch!’ The dwarf exclaimed.
‘Excuse me, but I just saved you and your people’s life!’
‘We had everything under control, you big-head!’ Another dwarf yelled in protest.
Hikari and Yuri walked forward. Yuri knelt down and detached the dwarf’s fingers from Himitsu’s wrist. The dwarf’s grip left a rather red mark around it.
Instinctively, Yuri took her hand and inspected the red mark.
Himitsu pulled her hand from Yuri’s grip and rubbed the red mark, glaring at him.
‘Hey, wait a second, who has a big head now?! I can easily describe you! Short, Red bearded and with a really big head!’ Hikari argued.
‘You think being a witch, means you can do anything you want! You’re wrong! Big-head witch!’ The head dwarf yelled towards Himitsu.
Hikari glared at the dwarf.
‘Who are you anyway?’ Yuri asked.
‘…Gump.’ The dwarf said, pulling at his long beard.
‘Well… Gump… You just met her today, how do you know she’s big-headed?’ Yuri asked, standing by Himitsu’s side.
‘If she weren’t a big head, she’d have thrown a few spells at the zombie before it caught me! Instead, she stood there, watching!’
Yuri stared at Himitsu and Hikari.
‘That doesn’t make sense! We were just making decisions on what spell to use!’ Hikari exclaimed.
‘Lies! All of them!!’ The dwarves screamed. Gump grinned smugly.
Himitsu rolled her eyes.
‘Let’s just go, come on.’ She turned around.
‘No, stay longer! I haven’t finished my talk!’ Gump said, still in his smug manner.
‘Well, I don’t want to hear it.’ Himitsu said, grabbing Yuri’s sleeve and pulled him away.
Gump smirked.
‘You didn’t kill that zombie! Isn’t that what you bounty hunters want? Money? You can stop worrying ‘bout that, because they’re not giving you any!’
Himitsu stopped mid-step. She looked down.
‘I don’t care.’ Himitsu said.
Gump grinned smugly again and turned around to his people. He raised his hand and screamed triumphantly. They followed.
Himitsu continued walking, head down. This was the first time she had taken such a long time just to think of a plan. She felt like she was a failure.
She knelt down under a tree. She sighed.
‘I have never… been this slow… What’s wrong with me?’ She whispered to herself.
Yuri followed her, deep into the woods. He found her under the tree.
Yuri stood beside her and squatted down beside her.
‘Ahh…’ Yuri breathed. Himitsu looked at him through the corner of her eye.
‘What do you want?’ She asked, her question sounded more like a statement.
Yuri pursed his lips.
‘I think, that they think, that I think I was acting cool.’ Himitsu said coldly.
‘I’m sure you weren’t.’ Yuri said, smiling hesitantly.
‘I’m not too sure.’ Himitsu said with her expression vacant.
‘I’m sure.’
‘You don’t understand! I never take this long to just figure out a plan! I’m never this slow! Maybe I was acting cool… I should’ve thrown a few spells to topple him over and just choke him.’ Himitsu said, plucking the grass with her fingers.
Yuri pursed his lips again. He stopped her fingers from plucking the grass.
‘That plan could’ve landed Gump in danger. When people choke, they often tighten their grip around something. It could’ve choked Gump instead!’ Yuri said rationally.
Himitsu took a deep breath.
‘There were so many ways… And I didn’t do them…’ Himitsu pouted. She started to pluck the grass again.
Yuri put his hand on hers.
‘Don’t listen to what people tell you. Just do your job.’ He whispered into her ear.
Himitsu pushed him away and suddenly felt the grass was awfully interesting. Yuri raised his brow and grinned, imitating Gump’s smugness.
He stood up, ran his fingers through his hair and took a deep breath.
‘Well, I’m kinda hungry. Mind if we go back to Tokyo for a snack?’
Himitsu looked at him, and nodded.
‘Let’s just bid those big heads goodbye!’ Himitsu said, cracking her knuckles.
Yuri smiled. Himitsu started running back to the dwarf village.
‘You coming or not?’ Himitsu asked. Yuri nodded and raced towards her.
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Ninth part of Okaeri, written by Choco.www.goddofthenewworld.blogspot.com
Posting by Choco
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Okaeri is a fantasy story written for fun by two SMART (Or, at least, Choco is. >D) students who have no sense of what they are doing.Okaeri rightfully belongs to Choco and K. No copying or distributing in public without written permission from the two creators as listed above.
2 comments:
Eighth? I thought it was the ninth.
HAHAHA. Sorrry. Was a mistake. Thanks for pointing it out. :D
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