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Post by bookwormgrl101 on Aug 13, 2010 22:05:16 GMT -5
I'm actually very proud of myself for waiting this long to post a story ;D stupid reason to be... but, I'm still proud. It wasn't my fault though... I've been busy forever (and still am, and barely finding time to post this thing). But, I digress (fancy word XD)... this first part will be... prologuey(?) which is why it's so tiny... but it'll have to do for now... and, I'm just warning people now that this may be slightly cliched...so beware _______________________________ It was that one little village where everything started, where all the legends began. One little village that was once forgotten by time and was now claimed by every country one could think of. Egypt, England, Ireland, Italy, Kenya- almost every place now wanted to claim it as their own. But, that's how out of touch this village was. It was so far left behind by time, that it didn't have a place on the map or a country to call it's own. Back when the history was present day, and when fame had never even crossed any of the citizens' minds, no one cared that this little speck of earth ever existed. Perhaps that's why they fell so far behind in life in general. No one wished to take this place as their own land. So, because of which, they never received news of latest inventions- like telephones or radios or computers- and eventually, all contact was ceased completely from the outside world. And that was how everyone residing there liked it. They preferred to stick to their ancient ways of believing that Gods- in their terms, Guardians- ruled over them. That emperor's were needed to rule because they were chosen by Gods. That men were supposed to make the money for homes while women were supposed to clean and take care of the children. The villagers didn't like change, and definitely didn't approve of the outside world's fast paced life. So, they simply didn't go along with it. Even in modern days, the village still stuck to their traditions and never moved with time. It never advanced, never changed. Of course, one girl there was about to become famous... and she didn't even know it. _____________________________________ Annnnd.... there you go!! Like I said, it's basically a prologue, so it's short (that, and I don't have time to write more ) but I'll post more whenever I can (hopefully Saturday or Sunday night). Let me know what you think. Third person isn't my forte... but I tried and I think it turned out well..... [glow=blue,2,300]BWG101[/glow] (mah new signature )
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Post by ezzabezza on Aug 14, 2010 3:08:52 GMT -5
wow! i love your writting! can't wait for more!! ;D
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Post by Amayasama on Aug 14, 2010 17:25:45 GMT -5
^0^ Ohh I'm interested so far x3
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Post by bookwormgrl101 on Aug 15, 2010 21:07:10 GMT -5
Thanks Amayasama and ezzabezza (Do either of you have a nickname?? I love to give them out XD) This took a little longer than I would've liked to :/ but, it's up nonetheless!! _______________________ Rosemarie Manson (The only thing modern about this village was it's names) was a fourteen year old girl. She often went by Rose, or Rosie because of her hair. It was as red as (can you guess?) a rose, and her eyes were the bright green color that a flower stem had. Her nickname only seemed fitting. However, not many people payed attention to her besides her family, so in her mind, it didn't matter what she was called. Rosie wasn't disliked because of her personality. For being rude or unkind. She, unlike most, questioned their beliefs in the Guardians. Rosie was logical, and didn't see how these myths could've ever taken place. From the ripe age of seven, her mind began to wonder and her parents greatest fear came true. She absolutely refused to believe in the Guardians, the village's sacred and honored protectors and providers. In her mind, however, Rosie couldn't understand how four normal humans- much like herself- were able to somehow magically gain superpowers and control the elements. In village myths, the four were chosen by the two most powerful forces in the universe -Light and Darkness- to help rule, for the other four elements- Fire, Water, Air, and Earth- still needed to be tamed. And- BOOM- from these four elements, their village was born. That was why they were called the Guardians, because they guarded both the elements, and their little civilization. Now, in what part of reality could that ever happen? she wandered to herself. Of course, she was aware of what the punishments were to those that shunned belief. But, the thing was, she wasn't afraid. So many people before little Rosie (who really was little, standing at only 5'2", like her mother and all the other women in her family) had thought the same thing and none of the threats had been carried through. None had been hung, shot, beaten. All had lived long, healthy lives (minus the ones who died of disease, of course). It was only when you disrespected the Guardians did punishment come. Treating the proclaimed keepers of the village right and properly was important. And, like many myths and legends of ancient societies also state, if you went against them, the village would suffer. Crops would die, droughts would come, plagues would kill everyone off. And, also according to legend, if you were to go against their Guardians, you were to be sacrificed to them and to be kept as a slave for an eternity. Which, in Rosie's book, meant that you would basically die on the alter. But, she was a smart enough girl to also realize that, although she didn't believe, she still uphold respect for them. There was no way she would be thrown over a cliff to the Water Guardian or burned alive for the Fire Guardian- life would be much easier for her if the legends could actually decide upon names for these four- just because she thought every little bit of it was purely ridiculous. And, because of this, she was shunned by most of the villagers. No one took kindly to a nonbeliever. But, Rosie thought to herself, image how they would treat me if I disrespected their precious Guardians It wasn't all logic that made her not believe, however. She had been to the outside world. She had escaped the barriers that her village had created and actually explored what lay beyond her secluded life. And, Rosie was amazed, to say the least. She saw girls entering the school house!! GIRLS!!! And, no one in that place was ruled by anyone. Everyone was free to go their own way and not listen to the demanding word of the Emperor. She went home, giddy, and explained to her parents about these things called 'TV and Phones and Radio'. But, to her misfortune, they passed it on as a child's imagination. Rosie had been only eleven at the time, so she couldn't blame them. But, how she longed to go back, to experience what life was like there again. Unfortunately, learning to cook and clean for hours on end- coupled in with sewing and candle making- took a lot of her time up. And, when she actually was free, she went up to her room to sleep. That didn't stop her parents from waking her up to go to another worship ceremony, though, two hours later. How she wished people here would just wise up and get the fact that the Guardians were a myth!! A legend!! They didn't exist!!! But, Rosie didn't know that the most interesting days of her life would come at the next ceremony. And, that life as she knew it would be changed forever. _____________________________ YEAH!!! It's up!! I'm so proud of myself for finding time tonight!! I was booked solid this weekend... so I didn't think it would be up tonight. But, that didn't stop me from being upset that i was behind schedule!! It might be short again... but I didn't have a lot of time to write. Hopefully the next post thingy will be much longer. [glow=blue,2,300]BWG101[/glow]
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Post by Amayasama on Aug 16, 2010 0:23:54 GMT -5
^^ Ohhh ;D I find myself very curious of what will happen to a girl so young ^^ Surely they wouldn't sacrifice such a young lady ;3 As for a nickname you could call me Amaya or Cheza ^w^ Whichever you prefer
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Post by ezzabezza on Aug 16, 2010 3:55:24 GMT -5
yay! another update! i really love this one! oh and all my mates call me Ezza. ;D Bezza just kinda added on through out the year
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Bloodcore
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What runs through all peoples veins, I will spill.
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Post by Bloodcore on Aug 16, 2010 9:51:08 GMT -5
This is gettin' good. PS. You can just call me Blood, mkay?
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Post by bookwormgrl101 on Aug 16, 2010 15:41:56 GMT -5
Thanks Cheza, ezza, and Blood (do you guys know how much fun those names are to type out?? XD) since i brought it up; mah nicknames are either cookie or bookerz. pick which ever. And, just as a warning, there will be cursing toward the end of this, but only one or two words. ___________________________________________ It was a normal day for Rosie. She had spent most of it cooking breakfast, then cleaning, sewing a bit with the other girls her age (none of which were to happy to be there with her), and then cooking dinner for her father for when he got home from work. Then, once the meal was over, her mother and her made a few candles and some shirts before Rosie headed upstairs to her room for a nap. And, as usual, her mother woke her up about two hours later to get ready for the worshiping ceremony. It was required that you put on your best outfits to honor the Guardians, and if you looked anything less than presentable, you weren't allowed to attend the ceremony and were to be used as the Emperor's servant for a week. And, that's what instantly stopped the little redhead from trying not to go to said ceremonies. Emperor Alphonse wasn't the nicest person to his workers. So, instead of putting up a protest like she did with everything else, Rosie dressed in her dark green bodice- her favorite one, with the black embroidery and matching emerald necklace- and left with her parents to the center of the village, where every ceremony was held. Every person in the village was present, dressed divinely and elegantly. It could easily be passed as a recreation of Renaissance times. The Emperor sat on his throne, which had been placed on an alter for him, his wife, and the two priests. Of course, Alphonse and Alexandria looked the best out of everyone there, dressed similarly to the Pharaohs and queens of Egyptian times. The priest were in long, white robes and had one symbols of all four elements. A red collar for fire, a brown and green belt for earth, blue cuffs on their sleeves for water, and white headsets for air. The ceremony began with each person on the alter lighting one of four candles that also represented the Guardian elements. Alexandria lit the blue, Alphonse; the red, and the two priests- Joseph and Marcus- lit the green and the white one. Then, the priests started sharing stories about their sacred Guardians, which Rosie normally tuned out. If she didn't believe in them, there was no way she would listen to ramblings about their greatness. But, luckily for her, that never lasted long because they needed to move on. The dancers came out, and music started to play while selected families gave offerings onto alters made for the Guardians. Rosie's family was one of the chosen people (unfortunately for her). They had the Earth element offering. Basically, it was just two bowls- made of bamboo- filled to the brim with plants, grass, weeds, tree bark, and pine cones. And, Rosie- who's name was suiting to her offering- carried a vine of roses and a bunch of sunflowers tied together by the stem to make sort of a headband. All earthy symbols. The alter itself was beautiful. Beyond that, actually. It was made of wood that had been re-stained to glimmer in the moonlight, with a picture of what the supposed Earth Guardian looked like- a young man, with dark hair, dark eyes, and a fit, young body. Actual vines wrapped around his feet and arms, not looking like captivity, but rather as if he was controlling them. Symbols of earth- such as wood, flowers, rocks, and whatnot- surrounded his feet with brown and green candles in between each symbol. There was a a black spot in the center, a smooth, carved surface, for the offerings to go. The Fire, Water, and Air offerings went first, and then it was Rosie and her family's turn. Her mother and father carried the bowls, while she carried the flowers. She was fighting back the urge to complain about all of this. It was ridiculous, in her mind, to do all this for mythical beings that didn't exist. But, nevertheless, she went through with it, and was just about to put down her flowers when it happened. She tripped. Or, rather was pushed. Rosie felt herself move smoothly down the aisle to the alter, and it was as if an invisible hand simply pushed her forward, onto the place she was supposed to drop everything. Her arms shot out wildly, and knocked over some of the candles, flowers, and rocks in the process. Her chest was tiny, but in this instance it was big enough to crush the bowls her parents had just set down. The music stopped, and everything got silent. Rosie held her breathe. She had just defiled the sacred worshiping place. She had just disrespected the Guardians. The redhead may've thought that this was just a a piece of wood with meaningless objects, but that wouldn't stop everyone in the village, including her parents, from making sure her actions were punished properly Alphonse shot out of his chair and glared at the little girl below with cold, blue eyes, "She has ruined the ceremony!!!" he bellowed in a deep bass voice, "and this will displease the Guardians!! She must be punished!!" Oh, crap, she thought to herself, what the hell have I gotten myself into ___________________________________ And... this has got to be the longest thing I've written on here XD but, I'm pretty proud about how it turned out. Let me know how I did and whatnot [glow=red,2,300]BWG101[/glow]
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Post by Satal on Aug 16, 2010 16:41:39 GMT -5
Ohhhh what a naughty girl. XD I wonder how earth is going to punish her. Hopefully not quicksand. Nasty stuff that is.
Still reading. Good job!
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Post by Amayasama on Aug 16, 2010 17:26:44 GMT -5
D: Oh no! She's in big trouble! Buttt...>D The giants are coming so I have to say I'm excited anyway XD And I'm curious if the Guardians are brothers or just live individually ^w^
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Post by whisperer on Aug 16, 2010 21:29:50 GMT -5
First off, going from normally writing first-person to writing third-person is a pain. But you're doing a fine job! c:
I'm liking this story so far! Can't wait to see where you go with it.
Also, the elements thing is really coincidental, because for the past few days, I've been watching all three seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender with my brother.
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Post by ezzabezza on Aug 17, 2010 2:01:34 GMT -5
Good one cookie! You've got me really excited!!! ;D
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Post by bookwormgrl101 on Aug 17, 2010 17:18:11 GMT -5
Thanks to Satal, Cheza, Whisperer, and Ezza for your awesome comments!! I'm glad to see you guys like this story/ thread/thingy so much Just as a warning; this part will have cursing too ___________________________________________ Rosie's mind and body froze. Punished? But, her fall hadn't been intentional! She was doing fine until that damned, evil, invisible hand pushed her down!! Shouldn't that count for something?? It's not as if she purposefully disrespected those fake Guardians!! Alphonse's voice rang through the air, "This disrespecting young fool's punishment shall be discussed tonight and announced tomorrow, where it will also take place!! Until then, you are all dismissed!! Go back to your homes!!" Rosie still couldn't move. Her legs were frozen, so she had to be grabbed by her parents to get off the alter. Their touches were rough, foreign, and cold. At first, she was shocked. How could her parents treat her like this?? But, then realization sunk in a moment later. Of course they're mad, she thought, I disrespected their precious Guardians and correcting that mistake and making them happy again was far more important than their daughter probably ending up dead.Rosie wrenched out of their grasp and walked home by herself, taking her own time. She didn't feel like talking to anyone now, especially her parents. Eventually, when she arrived, she ran straight up to her room to go to sleep. It would kill some time and then she could find out what the hell would happen to her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tomorrow couldn't have come soon enough. Not because the punishment she would receive would have been announced, but because she would finally get away from the people she called her family. Since yesterday, they had avoided her as much as possible, and hardly said a word to her. And, when they did, it was accompanied with harsh glares and was about how stupid she was to have made the mistake to disrespect the Guardians. Finally, it came time for the crowd to gather in the village center for Rosie's punishment to be announced. She was to bow down in front of the Emperor's alter while he shouted out what shall be done to the crowd. Which he did two seconds after she arrived. "This girl, this insolent little girl, will be punished for her actions!!" he bellowed out to the assembled crowd, "She shall be sacrificed to the Guardian whose alter she has destroyed by being buried underground and allow the Earth to take her as a slave for eternity!!!" cheers came, louder than thunder, and all Rosie could think was how nicely dressed everyone was. It was morbid, really. Here she was, being sentenced to her death, and everyone was in clothes that looked as if she was ready to go to a ball. Granted, she was never well liked in the first place, but shouldn't people still be the slightest bit upset that she was going to be dead within a matter of hours? But, she was wrong for thinking that. People all around her cheered happily. Fruit and other, unidentified objects were hurled at the back of her head by everyone, including her parents. Tears welled up in her eyes. They were her parents- the two people that created her. How could they be so cruel to their own daughter, their only child?? But, the thought from last night resurfaced and she quickly got her answer. Rosie also got the utmost pleasure to watch the damned hole be dug right after the celebration was over. For two hours, she sat watching men stick shovels into the ground and picking them back up with heaps of dirt on them. She even got to sit in her soon-to-be death spot a couple times to make sure measurements were right and she would fit in it. Once that was done, she was taken away by a few girls to prepare for the sacrifice that would take place in a few hours. And they were less than thrilled about it. Her white dress, the one that was only used for these type of things, was shoved over her head and tugged down her small body. Her hair was brushed roughly and styled while being pulled at constantly. Her makeup felt as if someone was stabbing her repeatedly. She was slightly happy when it was done with, because the pain from those girls was over. But then, Rosie remembered what was coming next. Her sacrifice to the Earth Guardian. Or, in her book where those things didn't exist, her death. Rosie arrived at the place she had been just moments earlier. And received many "boo"s for just being there. Just remember people, you agreed to this. If you don't want to see me, don't come, she thought bitterly. She took her place by in the hole, by Alphonse's and the priests' side and waited for it to begin. Her green eyes never left her parents' cold stare and tense bodies. Her hurt had to have displayed on her face, but they most certainly didn't react to it. This is it, was all she thought, This is the moment in time that I die. And my parents look as if they don't even give a crap._______________________________________ And there you go XD the next part is done. I feel bad for poor Rosie... but, it must be done in order for her to meet the giants And, thanks again for all the lovely comments and stuffles!! They make me smile [glow=yellow,2,300]BWG101[/glow]
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Post by masquerade on Aug 17, 2010 20:06:51 GMT -5
I can just picture the giants coming and doing a choreographed dance to the chorus of California Gurls lol anyway.. great story! love it so far!
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Post by Amayasama on Aug 17, 2010 20:45:14 GMT -5
D: Oh no...if she's buried alive what will keep the dirt out of her lungs and stuff?! *flails* But you do have me hooked hun ^^ I'm excited to meet this Earth Guardian~
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Post by bookwormgrl101 on Aug 18, 2010 18:31:18 GMT -5
Thanks to masquerade and Cheza Giants will be coming soon, for those of you anxiously waiting (either the end of this post, or the next one ;D) And, this warning goes for this post and all after; there will be cursing (I got tired of writing it over and over) _____________________________________________ Rosie barely heard a word of what the people in the crowd said. She was just concentrated on the village people around her. How could they allow something like this?? A young, fourteen year old girl was going to die, and they were all just sitting there, watching as if nothing was happening. Sure, they believed she was going to be sacrificed for an eternity, but that fact didn't bother them either?? They're all so mentally deluded that they believe I'm going to be fine, she thought in astonishment, They've all been brainwashed about this Guardian crap for so long that they think I'm going to live and just be taken into the Earth.Rosie was so wrapped up in her thoughts, that she hardly noticed when they started to bury her. She didn't even realize the priests had stopped talking, let alone start getting out shovels. Realization only sunk in when she felt the cool dirt sprinkle down on her feet. It was weird, the way they did these burial things. Rosie had only seen one or two in her lifetime- seeing as sacrifices themselves were very rare, most of all burials. Most got burned alive. They started at the feet, covering them completely and worked their way up. But, unlike at funerals, it wasn't the same person/people doing it. Every villager got a turn to scoop a bit of dirt and poor it on the unlucky victim. And, when they ran out of people, the first person just started the cycle again and again until the person was completely submerged in dirt. Rosie was to young when she first saw these things, and couldn't partake, for which she was glad. She knew she wouldn't have been able to live with the fact that she had helped kill a person. But, apparently no on else felt the same way. Every person in the village that was thirteen and older came up to where she was at and poured dirt on her. Including her parents. And, the looks became so vicious from the people, that Rosie couldn't look anymore. She turned her face to the side for the remainder of the time to avoid everyone's eyes. After about ten minutes, only her head was left. Her parents were the ones that got the privilege to completely bury her, as stated by tradition. Rosie took one look at them and quickly cast her eyes downward once more. Her mother and father had never been the most loving, but they always showed Rosie that they loved her. But, at that second, every time they told her that was washed away from her memory. Their stares were so cold and dull that they didn't even look as if they should belong to a person. Two more minutes passed, and Rosie's entire body was buried. She could faintly hear a few words from the Emperor -though she was under so deep she couldn't make them out-, and retreating footsteps of people before it became completely silent. I wonder how I'm gonna die, she thought suddenly, Will lack of oxygen kill me?? Or starvation?? OR dehydration? I mean, being underground at all, there are so many possibilities.. To most people, it may sound as if she was unafraid, but that was wrong. Rosie was beyond afraid of death, but thinking and keeping her mind active helped push the fear back into the recesses of her mind. It was what she had done ever since she was little to keep thoughts of the boogey man out of her head. But, the most extraordinary thing happened a second later, stopping Rosie's thought process altogether. The ground under her began to change, began to expand. Or rather, cracking open. It started at her feet, and then began to travel up under her, making Rosie fall even farther in the ground. More and more layers of earth pealed away under her. And she just kept falling. Rosie was sure that she was going to fall straight into the center of the Earth at that point and die from over heating. But, as soon as this thing had started, it stopped. Her tiny body stopped moving, and the dirt once again surrounded her. Except differently. The dirt above her was far, far over head. At least fifty feet. And the ground she was on was.... marble? Rosie picked herself up, seeing as she could actually stand at this point, and walked inspected herself for any cuts. There was no damage, except what was done to her white dress- it was now a light brown color- and she was sure her makeup and hair was ruined, as well. She thought all those convulsions of the ground were finally done, and that she would be spending the rest of her days in this... place- she wasn't sure how long that would be, seeing as there was no food, water, or shelter in sight. But, oh how she was wrong. With one last little crack of the marble floor, she found herself flying- or, rather, flying- until she abruptly stopped onto something. Something that felt- leathery?? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Georgius was sleeping when something suddenly woke him from his nap. A disturbance. Someone or something was in his ground, his soil, his Earth. He grimaced. Great, he thought, sighing, just what I needed. Those damn humans must've done something stupid again. Don't they understand that I don't enjoy these idiotic burials?? It just wastes my time, picking the poor creatures out of the ground. Which is exactly what he did. After all, he may've been upset, but that didn't mean Georgius wanted the poor little thing to suffocate up there. It'd be safer just to rescue it and put it on another piece of the Earth. With a small flick of his hand, the earth above him started to separate. He could feel it happening and the little human traveling down through the layers of dirt. He instantly stopped, however, once they reached the last part of human soil. The confusion layer, with marble floors. It was designed to trick any humans noisy or stupid enough to dig through the Earth so that way they wouldn't be able to get to Georgius' home. Or, so they thought. It wasn't really marble floors, it was dirt like the rest of the soil above it. But, Erion, who was the illusionist of his brothers- easily made it appear, feel, and even taste like marble. It was a tougher spot for Georgius to break through, seeing as the illusion sometimes got to him, but he could do it nonetheless. It was just a matter of if he wanted to. Often times, he just moved the humans from there and pulled them up through the ground to the new piece of Earth he chose for them to stay in. But... he hadn't seen a human in centuries. His brothers and the other creatures that served him were fine company, but he had to see how exactly their race had progressed. So, without another moments hesitation, Georgius pulled the floor open. He saw the human fall- surprisingly, it was a female- and held out his palm, where she landed not a moment later. His eyes widened. What had he done? ________________________________________ Giant time, baybay!!! XD Only little parts, but they count... or, I think they do, at least LOL! [glow=green,2,300]BWG101[/glow]
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Post by ezzabezza on Aug 19, 2010 4:41:15 GMT -5
Yay giant time!!!! Great so far!! ;D
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Post by Amayasama on Aug 19, 2010 13:24:09 GMT -5
^^ Ohh so we meet the Earth Guardian! How interesting~ x3 I also like that you put little warnings for cursing. But if it's not things that you would imagine your mom washing your mouth out for it's okay not to put warnings for things like 'sucks' and 'crap' and such :3 I'm more concerned on the more extreme. Though I do appreciate your warnings ^^ *hugs* Thank you very much
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Post by bookwormgrl101 on Aug 19, 2010 15:46:52 GMT -5
Lol! Yeppers and it's about time, too. I kept you peoples waiting long enough XD Well... knowing my mom, she would wash my mouth out for stuff like that XD But, still, I'm just playing it safe... XD *hugs* You're welcome
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Post by bookwormgrl101 on Aug 19, 2010 16:33:08 GMT -5
Thanks to Ezza and Cheza (those names are really fun to write out next to eachother XD). Now, we can finally get to the giant part! yayz!!!
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Rosie didn't know what she was on. What type of surface was leathery?? She tried her best to stand up, but the surface was uneven. Very uneven. So, she found herself kneeling while exploring her surroundings. Which were very odd.
In front of her looked like fingers! Giant, column like fingers! She crawled over to them, anxious to actually see if they were real. Rosie was desperately hoping that the second she tried to touch them, her hand would just go right through, or they would disappear, proving to be sometime of hallucination. But, her hand stayed. No vanishing.
But, a hand this size just can't exist! she protested mentally.
She tried her best to scoot herself around on the whatever it was she was on- Rosie refused to call it a giant hand, still sticking to her theory that it wasn't possible. It was difficult, the surface being tough to move on, let alone turn around on, but she did it nonetheless.
And saw two, gigantic brown eyes staring at her. She covered her mouth the prevent a scream. A little whimper went through the barrier. Her green eyes widened, looking at the rest of this giant person.
His dark brown hair would easily serve as a field for the farmers in her village. His equally dark eyes could be lakes. His mouth- well, she didn't even want to think about what could fit in there.
Maybe I really am dead, she mused, How else could someone this big, this huge exist? I must've fallen asleep and suffocated.
Still, Rosie's survival instincts started to kick in. Run! they told her. But, run to where?? She looked off the side of the hand she was on, and it was a good 50-60 foot drop down to the ground- this giant dude's feet. She couldn't get away. But, her legs were itching to move, begging to run and get away.
If I'm dead, would it mattered if I jumped?? I can't die twice, right?
And, that's what she did. Rosie moved her tiny legs over to the edge of the hand- she could practically feel those larger than life eyes watching her movements- and just slid herself off.
She was so sure it would work. She was so sure that the second she hit the floor, she would wake up. She would find out everything that happened in the past two days didn't happen. She would be in her room, gasping from the dreamed up jump, while her mom came in to see what the ruckus was.
But, her dreams quickly vanished the second Rosie felt her body land- for the second freaking time- on a leathery surface. Only, this time, the moment she touched the hand, it started to rise up. It was fast, faster than anything she'd ever felt, and Rosie could feel her ears popping from the intense speed. She tried to put her head in between her legs, hoping it would stop the pain. But, the ride- if that was even the right word- stopped the moment she was able to do that.
The huge face was right in front of her. Rosie, finally able to come to realization that all of this was, inf act, real, shrieked and scooted herself back as best as she could away from him. It only got worse once he started to speak.
"Why would you do that?" he boomed angrily, Rosie had to cover her ears because his voice was so deafening, "You could've been killed!"
Rosie didn't want to start crying. She really didn't. But, just the fact that his voice was so loud frightened her. And, he sounded angry on top of that. Angry giant, whose hand she was sitting in the palm of and could easily be squished by, was not a good thing. Ever. And the tears just started from all that.
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Georgius knew the poor girl was afraid at that point, but he couldn't bring himself to not be angry. She could have died had he not acted quickly. It was only when he felt the little thing- who, he couldn't help but notice was even smaller than the average human- tremble in his hand did he realize how he must've sounded to her.
His dark eyes widened slightly, and he lowered his voice, "I'm sorry, dear, but you could've been hurt," he said softly. The crying still continued, though he could barely hear them at her small size.
"Shh," he cooed, "it's alright. I won't hurt you." Georigus carefully lifted his other hand and stroked her tiny back with his finger. He hoped silently that it would help calm the poor girl down.
It did... to an extent. Her tears stopped, but she still sniffled. "W-why would y-you c-c-care if I g-got hurt at all?" she asked softly. So softly that Georgius had to bend over slightly to even tell she was making a sound. That seemed to frighten her even more. She jumped back in his hand, towards his fingers.
"Why do I care?" he repeated lightly, "Because-" he stopped. Why did he care?? Wasn't it just a natural response for anyone to not see someone die in front of them? "Well... because I want to help you. Not see you hurt."
It was true. He did bring her down her with the intention of helping her. Well, not necessarily down into his home, but down through the ground. But, his previous fears were brought back at that moment.
His brothers. They didn't take as kindly to humans as he did- well, two of them didn't. Calder was pretty okay with them. Whenever they came by, and who knew when that would be, they would see the little girl. And Georgius didn't know what kind of fear they would in store into the poor thing.
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Rosie's anger quickly replaced her fear the moment he uttered those words. "Help me? How can you help me when you don't even know what I've been through!" she exclaimed. At that point, it didn't matter if he was plenty of times bigger than her, or that he could easily crush her. She. Was. Pissed.
"I think I do," he answered softly, but was quickly cut off by her.
"You THINK! But you don't know! How can you! You can't just say that you know when you DON'T!" She all but growled out.
"You disrespected your villages sacred people by no fault of your own. You were buried and left for dead without anyone caring about you. And, to top it all off, you were pulled through the ground rapidly until you wound up here," he listed monotonously.
Rosie looked up at him, shocked, but then quickly stared back down at her hands. Those eyes were just to huge! "How-" she whispered.
He chuckled lightly.
And, this is funny how? she wondered to herself.
"I'm what you would call the Earth Guardian."
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And there you have it, folks. I hope I made the meeting thing okay... but Rosie's just so stubborn and such that I couldn't picture her being frightened for to long without finding something to get mad about XD
And, just as a heads up, I won't be able to post tomorrow... probably. I have to run out all day. But, maybe I'll find time later... IDK.....
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