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RitS Prologue: Winter's Friut

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When morning broke, one misty April morning, Natsume chose to sleep in a little. For once she wasn't overly famished, forage was plentiful, and the usual early din of the jungle seemed subdued. She turned to the back of the den on her bedroll to avoid the usual  light that would stream in about 9ish. She was instead jarred awake by the blasting teams, making their way toward her hidden den. She wasn't alone in the cave. Numerous small animals called this home too. They scurried, crawled and slithered their own way out, while Natsume pulled her way to the mouth on her elbows.

"That doo-doo  head Jevil, again", She yawned. "He thinks he's special with is big fun land...place".
She tried not to feel envious, but it was hard not to be. Her time on the island would have been a lot easier if she kept her opinions to herself. She would have been welcomed at the resort if she hadn't mentioned her dislike of pirates. She also had no money to pay her stay, so she was promptly ejected in a hail of cannon fire and grapeshot.
Forced out and no where to turn, she made a home where she could. The island was riddled with hundreds of places to hide and play.

Sometimes it was scary. Violent storms, large animals and plants that could attack her. Bitting ants and flies were all enemies. She did learn a few things, like certain leaves she could but under her bed to keep bugs from her and to always sleep in a den with company, whether they liked her or not. It was also fun to tease the hentai plant by showing a little leg and moaning just out of reach. It made an big fuss and she would laugh and run away. In any case. the people blasting and clearing the jungle seemed very fervent about what they were doing. A Bosun of some sort, barking orders for lumber and masonry. Natsume watched a little while, became bored, and slipped quietly out the back way for gather brunch. She also decided it would be best to den somewhere else tonight.

Over the next 2 weeks, it was clear what the workers were getting at. Several fortified outposts towered over the jungle floor. Looked like Jevil was preparing for something big. The animals were avoiding the entire area, so Natsume naturally followed them. About the beginning of May, the island was deluged with constant downpours. Most of her sleeping spots had been flooded out and she was
becoming increasingly desperate to find somewhere to sleep. She found such a place in an old abandoned bunker that she had visited before. It had a escape route that lead to a grotto with a high roof, but inside, it was still amazingly dry. Relieved, she crept inside. No sooner had she had closed the door, hands closed in on her. She let her guard down and now, she could be in real trouble for it.

While she struggled to get away, her sobs turned to frightened howls.
"Shhh. Keep it quiet!" someone hushed, "if Jevil finds us here, were all in trouble".
Natsume's cries toned down to a simper.

A voice bellowed out of the dark, "What have ye got there, Kate?"
"The oddest thing, Peepy" the one obviously identified as Kate, replied "I was checking that back exit and this girl comes clamoring in out of nowhere".

Natsume had a chance to look around and see a the silhouette  of a familiar sort of ship docked. Among pirates once again.

"One of Jevil's lot, no doubt", Peepy answered. The sound of a sword being unsheathed cut into Natsume's ears.
"No." Natsume protested, "That...that mean ol' Jevil Beetle! he's a no good, boogie picking, pig butt..."
Kate, scolds, laughing a bit, "What a foul mouthed little girl."
"I guess I misjudged,"Peppy chuckled, "If she thinks he's a boogie picking pig butt, she probably doesn't have an affiliation with the Hats".
Natsume shook her head vigorously, her wet pigtails, slapping the sides of her face.
"You must be drenched, child", Kate said, patting her on the head, "let's warm you up, and have a look at you." From her hands, Kate conjures up a flame. Natsume was faced with one of the most beautiful women she had ever seen. In a sense of awe, it turn reminded her of her own insecurities and she withdrew a little.
"This isn't the time for coddling children, Kate," Peepy complained, "I have a war to wage".
"But we can't just leave her here," Kate worried, "The weather and the jungle..."
"When the rest of our crew arrives,I'll have them scout the island's defenses" Peepy retorted sharply.
"Jevil has built new defenses", Natsume piped in for her own defense, "Towers overlooking guarded areas. The areas that aren't guarded are mined or trapped.
Peepy laughed, "Leave it to Jevil to protect his assets".

Kate raised a slim brow at this strange girl who spoke so softly and yet conviction.

Natsume bristled a little,"Are you still going to waste time and wait for some other new people to come and try to figure out what's going on here?"
Peepy grinned, "Well I could hire ye, but what little girl in her right mind, would want to work with pirates?"


No sooner than the word left him, Natsume drew Toji's cutlass into the light. For the first time, it felt right and balanced in her hand. It had fallen into misuse over the months and until now seemed weary of opening coconuts and shaving tree bark. But now it shone in the firelight, from it's hilt to very tip, the cold steel of Winter, finally bore a fruit of Summer.

Kate was astounded by the speed in which this girl drew the blade. "What now Peepy?"
Peepy grinned, "I think we have hired our first spy."
Might place a pic up there later.

Since Natsume has been on the island a while, and has managed to survive, it is only proper to have an explination on why she just didn't saunter up to the resort and join the Hats.

I think she has a very strong opinion about Jevil, that while I don't share it, just serves to emphasize her frustration about how much pirates are the source of her troubles and salvation over the course of her short little life.

Kate Firestorm ©:iconruriel:
Peepy ©:iconevil-jevil:

==Natsume's RitS Adventures==
•Statistics and Profile
•Snowbrawl
Round One vs. Kira
Part I
Part II (unfinished series D= )
•RitS Aftershock
Round One vs. Zenrider
Part I
Part II
Round Two vs. Black Donald
Part I
Part II
Round Three vs. Kohaku/Jevil
Part I vs. Kohaku
Part II vs. Jevil
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Ruriel's avatar
Haha, that's good. Thanks for featuring Kate!