User blog:Dreamergirl3000/Buddyfight Fanfic: Buddy Island, Chapter 8: Island Day 1

Ruby’s POV

       I yawn and stretch as I get up, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. I expected to be in my bed on the ship, but when I opened my eyes, I remembered that the ship sank and we were all left on this island. I sighed and got up, looking around.

       The others were all over the place, lying against rocks, on the ground, and when I looked up, Nanai was still sitting in the tree, asleep like she always slept in trees. I sighed, I was worried about Nanai, she seemed so distant now, and she wouldn’t tell me why.

       Nanai was always open, she loved to laugh and she was very affectionate, always up for a warm hug and never discriminates, but now, it was like she was trying to shut the world out, and it worried me. There was a time when I had considered it, becoming alone, but I knew that it wasn’t good, that’s why I had my family, and later on, my buddy monster, Drum.

       Speak of the dragon, Drum was waking up, now, too. He yawned and sighed, rubbing his eyes, too. “Morning Ruby, you got any food on yah…?” He mumbled, and I sighed. “Sorry, Drum, not at the moment.” I say, and he opened his eyes.

       “Hey, what’s wrong, kid? You don’t seem like you’re usual self in the morning. What’s up?” He asked, moving closer to me. I sighed and looked up at the tree Nanai was in, Vion sleeping at the foot of her tree.

       Drum followed my gaze, then sighed. “It’s Nanai, isn’t it?” He asked, and I sighed sadly and nodded. “Yeah, she worries me. It’s like she’s a whole different person now, different from the girl I’d hang out with along with Jin. It’s like she’s not the girl we know anymore.” I say, and Drum sighed, standing up in his mini form and beginning to fix me up a bit.

       “Look, kid, I’m worried about her, too, but right now, I’m pretty sure that this is hard for everyone. I mean, look, I can tell that even Scarlet’s having a hard time.” Drum said, and I turned to Scarlet. She was asleep, like the others, but she was holding her bag, hugging it, even.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:Helvetica;mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ丸ゴProW4"">       I looked at the others, Cyan, Sorin, Haku, Raph, Luna, all the others, and I got what Drum was trying to say.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:Helvetica;mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ丸ゴProW4"">       “I guess your right, Drum, but Nai’s always had that secret side of her that she never shared to anyone. I’m just worried that it might consume her, change her forever.” I say, and Drum sighed as he used his finger to gently comb out my long tangled hair.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:Helvetica;mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ丸ゴProW4"">       “I know, we all do, but if she won’t tell us, there’s nothing we can do except help her along with a bit of space, and that goes for everyone. Now, we have to be a real team, to get through this alive. Ok, Ruby?” Drum asked, giving me that look that I just couldn’t ignore.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:Helvetica;mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ丸ゴProW4"">       I sighed and nodded. “Ok, Drum, I’ll try not to worry too much.” I say, and he smiled. “That’s the spirit! Now, I need a bit of grub, maybe we can go catch some more fish?” He asked, and I smiled. “Ok then.” I say, getting up and beginning to follow Drum to the lake’s edge.

<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;mso-fareast-font-family: "ヒラギノ丸ゴProW4";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">         I looked back one more time, looking up at Nanai, and sighed. I hope we were all going to be ok.

<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;mso-fareast-font-family: "ヒラギノ丸ゴProW4";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Author's Notes: Hey guys, this is part 1 of chapter 8, part 2 should be out later. Fira-sama, i hope i nailed Ruby and Drum's relationship in a sence. Thanks for reading, hope you like it. Ari, OUT! :)