Kiru

Cici sprints as fast as her small legs can carry her to help Ryu and smacks the bugs leg. She keeps slashing at the leg till she was hit herself. She was sent flying. Her health hit instantly to the edge of yellow and red. I can't...give up. Not now...I made a...p-promise....AND I'M NOT GOING TO BREAK IT!!! She yells as she runs back to the monster, slashing at it. Get out of here! She yelled to Ryu.

Cici nodded. She got up and ran towards the boss. Cici ran at the boss but stopped when she saw its face and ran back to the door. I-I can't do this! I just can't! She trembled, holding her dagger.

Cici shook with fear. After a few seconds she stopped shaking and smiled and made a determined face. Ok! I will! She grinned and gripped Ryu's hand. Just promise me one thing.... Promise me you will do as you promise...a-and protect me? U-until I die? She blushed.

I-I don't know about that Snow....I'm not a good fighter. Cici confessed, embarrassed. Wha-what if I just um...stay back and watch. Ya I think I'll do that...

The small girl trips and falls on her bow. She looks up and sees the boss starring at her. She screamed and tried to get up. Ah?! Why can't I.... Cici had twisted her ankle and couldn't move. The big, metal bug, charged toward her as she waited for death to come.

Cici ran in with her sword unsheathed and a dagger at hand and sprinted toward the boss. DIE! YOU GIANT BUG!! She yelled.

Cici looks around and sees Skark and runs to him, grabbing the apple he was about to eat abs ratting it herself, trying to shake the fear. I-I don't want to fight.... She says, dropping the apple. The apple vanishes.

Cici was to afraid to fight so she stood back and held her dagger as she saw everyone beat the big bug to death. She trembled as she heard the screams of the horrific thing. She dropped her dagger and cupped her hands to ears. S-stop...it's not right. This....This isn't right...please stop...

She didn't say anything after what he said she just stayed there in Ryu's arms. When they got to the door entrance, she stared at it in awe. So this is a boss door. She frowned, shaking,

HEY! YOU PUT ME DOWN! I AIN'T DONE WITH YOU YET! She stamped at him, pounding on his arm. I SAID- Ah...you're going too fast...Slow down....She nauseously said.

Yea...hehe....She laughed and looked away, clutching her fist. She then slapped him in the face, leaving a mark. That's for leaving me! She stared at him then clutched her hand she slapped him. Ow....

Cici runs as fast as she could to the cave entrance, trying to dry her eyes to keep her eyes clear so she could see what was in her way. She runs through a field and unsheathes her sword and swipes a wolverine that charges at her. She defeats it in one blow and sprints to the cave. RYU?! A-are you there? She said, out of breath as she approached the huge cave entrance.

She replied.... N-no I'm back in the town...you two left me...WHY?! All the-the stuff I bought vanished...I-I'm sorry... Wait... If I'm here then where are you?

After a few minutes the now wet-faced Cici walks back to the bench she once sat on not too long ago. She sat there, sniffling and puffy-eyed when she received a message from Ryu. EH?!...R-ryu?....AH! She fell off the bench in astonishment and relief and got back up and pressed the yellow 'Message' button.

The small girl walked back to the bench to find that her party had left. She dropped all the healing crystals and potions and started to run around screaming there names. SHARK?! R-RYU?!....SHARK? RYU?....where did you go?... She sobbed. She stopped running and stood there in the middle of the walkway, trembling in fear. She dropped to her knees, crying into her hands.

Ok! She smiled, getting the list and skipping away to a shop. It was nearly night before they noticed that she didn't return.

The next morning Ryu, Shark, and Cici walked around until Cici heard something about S-shark? Where's the boss room? She whispered.

Cici hears some noise and decides to roll over, causing her to fall off the bed. ......ok....what did I hit? And why are you two still up? It's the middle of the night.... She said, annoyingly rubbing her head. She gets back up and sits on her bed, searching through her inventory. She finds a red apple and starts eating it. So...why are you two still up? She asks, stuffing the last bite of apple into her mouth. You boys can't sleep for some reason?

Cici laid in the bed, rolled and tucked under the covers, unable to sleep. She didn't know what to say now that she knows the face and name of the Cloaked man. Should I? N-no I couldn't...I don't think.... She sighed. A tear rolled down her face. She pulled the covers over her head and laid there till she fell asleep.

Cici nodded, remembering the shadowed figure that had grabbed her on floor one. She looked back up at Ryu and smiled. He does look familiar....Where have I seen him before? She asked herself, pondering over the question.

She slowly nodded, reaching up to take off his hood but her hand was stopped. Eh?! Le-let go! She tried pulling away but she was outmatched against the masked man.

She hesitated and looked down at the floor, still half asleep. After a few minutes she regained the will to properly stand and told him her name.... I...It's Cici...Sir. I'm grateful for you helping me out. I mean...you're nice....She grinned up at the masked man.

Cici was half asleep and was trying to confess her side of the story. I-I...I-'m sorry I left you Shark....I j-just...wasn't hungry.... She said tiredly as she got up and wobbled over to Shark and the Cloaked man.

That still doesn't help much...s-sorry. She sobbed. I just want to leave this game...with no one dying. She couldn't stop her tears from flowing.

Not long after Cici started eating she sadly pushed her plate away and declared defeat to dinner, walking out, leaving Shark and finding the same bench the Cloaked man was sitting on, trying not to disturb him, sat by him and silently cried....