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- Fujikage Journeys--Chapter 2, Part 2 -
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Sunday, April 09, 2006
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Kasandora looked around her room. For eighteen years, this had been her home–all she had ever known. And now she had to leave it.
She opened the drawer in the night stand next to her bed; she lifted a small, wooden box out and placed it in her lap. Opening the lid slowly, she looked upon the last thing her father gave her. The silver bands glinted in the glow from the bedside lamp, and the precious metal was smooth and cool underneath her roaming fingertips. A strange energy radiated from them, flowing through her fingers, up her arm, and through the rest of her body; she took one band out and looked for a way to open it. Kashi didn’t see any latch, but there were two seams. She pulled it gingerly and it finally opened. She placed her wrist inside and closed it. The band fit perfectly, and she lifted her arm up to admire it.
"Looks pretty good on me," Kasandora whispered to herself with a faint smile. She put the other band on. These must be pretty special–I can really feel energy from them, Kashi thought. She stood up from her seat on the bed and took another look around the room. She would have to decide what to pack. She knew she would need basic toiletries–soap, her brush, deodorant, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera; she took a few steps to the bathroom that she and Deina shared and grabbed some of the stuff. She came back to her room and packed them in her small travel bag. She grabbed another change of clothes, since surely they would be stopping along the way to wash clothes and themselves.
In her closet, Kasandora noticed her bow and arrows. Though her mother was not the warrior, she was accomplished with the bow and had taught her daughter all she knew. And Kashi wasn’t that bad of a shot. You never know when you may need one, the girl thought. The bow was already in its holstering strap with the quiver attached; the strap went across her body, and the bow rested on her back for easy access. After double-checking the quiver, Kashi was satisfied that she had everything.
"I don’t want to leave, but I know that I’ve got to," she murmured. She zipped up her duffel bag, placed the bow holster over her, and walked toward her bedroom door. Kasandora turned back, giving her room a last, long look. After standing there for a few seconds, she rushed back to her bed, opened the duffel bag, and looked to make sure Deina wasn’t in the hallway. She then reached under her mattress and grabbed a small paperback. It was the latest 5-person journey manga she had been reading. I’ll just make sure to hide when I want to read it. Kashi really was not up to her sister’s teasing. Hurriedly zipping up her bag, she placed it on her shoulder and rushed out her room, closing the door behind her.
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