You fox! Chapter 7.

Aiel had woken up, she looked at her window and saw the light of the sun. Sunrise, the sun produced a light blinding Aiel. She quickly got up from bed and changed into a different set of clothes. She went to her door and opened it, turned to her right to look at the mirror in the small hallway. Satisfied with how she looked she knocked on Nel's door, silence.

Is she not up yet?

Aiel knocked again, silence. Aiel was stunned,

Nel didn't wake up?

Well it's not like I know her well enough..

Aiel started banging on the door, "WAKE UP NEL!" Aiel said it loud enough for her to hear but not enough to wake up Mrs. Asuka, Aiel stopped. She heard some noise from Nel's room, she got closer to the door and put her ear against it. "ughh...", Aiel clearly heard a groan coming from Nel's room, "Hey sleepy head, get up. I have work to do, go out and make friends with the locals. That way you can introduce me to people once I get a break." Aiel was started smiling while saying this, she turned to the left, walking away from Nel's room. Aiel went to get her basket then headed out the door. She went out to buy bread, get the daily milk, and to the chicken coop. She set all the items in her basket that she carried around, she walked to the creek, where Mrs. Asuka had left the pot so that they can fill it with water and take it home the next day.She carefully filled it with water and carried it home.

I wonder if Nel did some chores? I think she would.

By the time Aiel came back Nel had set up the table, cleaned the kitchen, woke Mrs.Asuka up, got dressed, started the fire, and set up the two pots. One to wash your face, boil eggs and the other for the plates. "Good morning" Nel said happily, "Good morning" Aiel smiled, "Good morning ladies" Mrs. Asuka said with a pleasant expression on her. Nel came over to unload the basket from Aiel's back slowly, taking out the items carefully but swiftly. "Are you done yet?", Nel responded "Yes you can take it off now", Aiel nodded and took off the basket. Mrs. Asuka took care of the pots and had already set them up, Nel started getting the food ready while Mrs. Asuka and Aiel started talking at the table. "Mrs. Asuka.." Aiel said in a very serious tone, "Yes?" Mrs. Asuka was a bit worried now, " you like me right?" Aiel's face displayed a pleasant expression, her tone also changed to a calm one. "Child you scared me! Of course I do, otherwise you wouldn't be living with me." Mrs. Asuka huffed. "I'm sorry" Aiel said while trying to hold in a laugh. "Mrs. Asuka, have you ever wanted to go back to the capital or another town with one those knights?" Aiel asked curious to see how Mrs. Asuka would answer. Unbeknownst to Aiel and Mrs. Asuka, Nel had flinched at the question Aiel asked.

Last night was sure something...

Nel was troubled but continued getting the food ready, flustered the whole time. "I, like many other women of this village have thought of that. Sadly that did not happen, I ended up becoming a widow!" Mrs. Asuka laughed, trying to make light of what was said. "I'm done!" Nel yelled, that was Aiel's cue to come and help Nel set everything up. Aiel rushed over trying to escape the awkward situation that was happening, they both came over with the food. Lettuce, boiled eggs, bread, milk, and sliced carrots. The placed the food on the table, Aiel and Nel sat down getting read to eat. Aiel and Nel started eating, Nel looked up to see Mrs. Asuka still praying. Mrs. Asuka was a person that believed in 'religion' , something many people from small villages didn't. Nel prepared her food for her while she was praying, Nel had finished grabbing food, Mrs. Asuka finished praying and grabbed the plate Nel had given her, full of food of course. Aiel looked at Nel's plate and cup. "Hey Nel, why is your cup different today? You usually have the same cup everyday?" Nel was silent. Mrs. Asuka looked over to see how Nel would answer. "My cup was too dirty so I'm not using it today." Nel answered anxiously. "Dirty? How? Last time I washed it, it seemed clean to me." Aiel was furrowing her brows in confusion. "Ah, I went out and was drinking water out of my cup, then it fell and got dirty" Nel looked away. "Mm..okay then" Aiel began eating and dropped the topic, Mrs. Asuka lightly chuckled and continued to eat, Nel quickly resumed eating.

After a good ten minutes of eating they began to get ready to work, Aiel helped Mrs. Asuka get up, Mrs. Asuka went to get ready to go to work with the other older women while Aiel went to do the daily chores and soon join Mrs. Asuka. Nel collected the plate and cups, and set them in a crate for Aiel to wash soon. Nel quickly grabbed yesterday's plate from the party and headed to the village chiefs wife to go deliver yesterday's plate. The plate were cleaned, while Nel and Aiel set the table and food Mrs. Asuka washed the plate brought to her. Nel quickly rushed over to the chief's house, she remembered last night that a group of ladies were talking about the chief's house, being near the center of the village, it is also a 'fancier' looking house. Nel was making her way to the center of the village to look around for the chief's house, then she was suddenly pull from her shirt. That pull ended up choking her hence stopping and falling on her back, nonetheless Nel held the plates close to her making sure they didn't break or get dirty. "Haha! You caught the fox!" One girl said. "Look at her running around like a fool" another girl said. "Lets teacher how to behave yes?" "I agree, she's such a fox" the girls began kicking her.

Why?? I did nothing wrong!

Nel silently began tearing up. One of the girls grabbed her hair and forced her to look up at her. "You think we wouldn't know? Everyone knows that the general visited you last night! You think by sleeping with him you'll get a chance to leave this place?!" The girl yelled at Nel. "We've been here longer than you! For god's sake we were born here!! Yet you.. a disgusting slut shows up with another slut and dares to woo the general? Drop dead won't you!" Another girl said. Once the girl let go of Nel, Nel got up and ran. She ran towards the center of the village.

No way can they hurt me infront of so many people right?...Right..?

Nel arrived at the village chief's door and knocked. Soon a woman came to the door, "Yes?". This was the wife of the village chief, Nel handed her the plate that she somehow kept clean and thanked her. The woman looked at Nel up and down and smirked, "bye" the woman slammed the door on Nel, this made her jump a bit.

Ah.. so that's how they feel...

Nel went home quickly making sure she avoided the girl's. She arrived home and was just about to open the door till she saw Mr. Yin.  Nel saw that he was with a different girl, she did not notice her but she noticed him, how the girl reached for his hands and put it on her face to caress.

Ah.. I know there wasn't anything for me to begin with..

Nel opened the door, entered and closed it and slumped down.

As long as I have Aiel it'll be fine.. righ? Aiel is my 'sister', she may not have been there now but, maybe in the future she will..