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Friday, December 3, 2004
part three!!
Hours later, the sun was setting,
and the two were still making their way out
towards the western end of the forest meadow.
It was an empty plain with tall grass and an
endless view of wheat that sprouted every
millimeter of the way. All of them were a
shade of gold when the sun was aimed directly
at it. Which showed natural proof that it was
sunset. Ryu looked at the silent young girl. Her
eyes glinted in the sunlight as she looked forward
into the dim orange circle in the sky. She looked
back at him. Neither of them said anything for a
while, because they didn't know what to say. Mina
had no idea where they were going, she was just
following Ryu, who was right by her side. The
silence that seemed to last for days, finally ceased
when a large flock of birds ascended from the
canopy of the forest in the near distance in front
of them. Both of the two looked at each other in
confusion, but still said nothing as they began to
jog toward the commotion...
" What could that be? " Mina said, looking to
Ryu while running.
Ryu gave her a confused look and shrugged
his shoulders.
" This forest is so serene because there aren't
any wild creatures in this side, so it must be a human. "
Mina's mind began processing what Ryu said,
and all of the possibilities of who they were, and
what they were capable of.
The forest grew closer in a steady pace until
they reached the edge. On the inside, the forest was
most definately dark. Though red-orange light shone
through in thin vertical strings through all of the
seemingly straight, dark trees.
" Ryu?? " Mina paused and took another good
look at
all of the dark figures that were visible on the interior
of the
woods. " Do you really think we should go in? "
Ryu's face showed that he was trying to think
hard and fast. He too gave the forest a disapproving look,
and reluctantly said, " I don't want to, but I have to. "
Mina tried to summon all of the courage she had left
inside her, which was not very much, after three years of
living off it. " If you go, I go... " Mina's statement didn't
sound like she was scared, because she knew if Ryu was
with her, she would face anything.
" Then if you're sure, then let's do this... " Ryu
never took his eyes off the forest ever since they arrived.
He was alert, and dedicated to protecting his only, Mina.
She gave him a short smile, and quickly grew serious.
The two unsheathed their weapons, and slowly and quietly
entered the light-deprived forest.
The first few minutes, there was nothing to be found,
nor heard. But the thing in the woods didn't fail to make
its appearance. Soon after making a right turn around a tree and
into a clearing, something as big as a human fell out of a large
tree above them. It landed into Ryu's arms, he caught it, dropping
his katana to the leaf-covered ground. It was a girl, and she was
very fit, and looked about nineteen years old. She wore a thick headband which enhanced the outline of her light brown hair
against it. She wore a small tank top and a mini skirt. And
knee and elbow pads coverd her joints. She, lke Mina and Ryu, had black, gloved hands and dark red trekking shoes.
Both Mina, and Ryu knew who it was,
and in harmony,
they both gasped " Yarikenza??? "
She gave the two a weak smile, and attempted
to get a
message through to them. " I-.. I'm so glad-, to have
found you.. "
Ryu knelt down and set her on the ground to let her
catch her breath. Almost a minute of silence passed, and
yarikenza finally began to speak normally, " How did you two get here?? "
Mina and Ryu both looked at each other, " Well,
that's a long story... " Mina began
" I was looking for you all, and I met up with Mina
and- "
Yari started to cry too, but you could tell that she was
trying to hold it in. She was the toughest of their gang when
they were together, but the three years had taken its affect on
her as well.
" Sorry, I can't stop it, I missed you guys so much.. It's
been too long, and I can't go on anymore without you... " She brought her crying to a pause for a moment, then immediately
began again.
" Don't worry so much about it, you can cry, Mina did
when- " Ryu's sentence was cut off when Yari threw her arms
around his neck and pulled him toward her, she also reached for Mina. And all three of them sat huddled on the edge of the clearing, as the sun vanished from the purple-shaded sky...
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