The Driver

PART 1

"WAAAAAAH!"

"Kenshin! What were you doing!?"

It was that very familiar voice. Opppps! I tightly closed my eyes, and I hastily crouched and cover my face as if I was waiting for something.

Huh!?

It's odd!

Nothing is coming. No right feet? No left hook?

I slowly opened my eyes, and I was shocked at what I witnessed.

"!"

"Hey! YOUUUUUUUU!"

*GULP!*

"I'm so sorry!!"

Kazee was on her knees, lying flat on the ground with her face downward

Huh!? What was that for? She hasn't done anything, but why is she doing that!?

"What have you done!?"

Kazee was holding onto my robe while whispering

"I wanted to help those children!"

"!" She glared at me

"You damned brat!"

The fat bulging, muscle woman rushed towards us.

"He didn't mean anything by it Ma'am, My deepest apologies!"

She hardly put her right feet in Kazee's head

"TSK!"

She turned away after a second to reach for her seat

I see! She can't balance her whole body for long; her fat is totally eating her bones.

"!"

*YIKES!*

I slowly glanced at Kazee, s—she's directing her killing intent at me. Those burning eyes were glaring at me.

"WAAAAAH!"

I tried to run, but she caught me at my shirt collar and drag me away from the rear.

"You damn idiot!!"

*THUD!*

PART 2

She lifted me and throw me at the wall

I'm sorry! I am! Very, very sorry, Milady!

"Just who do you think that woman is…?"

"Huh?"

"She's the most famous and wealthy apple farm owner, Serena Strat."

Serena? Slut? Oppps!

I tried to stop my laugh with my hands on my mouth, and he noticed it and glare at me.

"I'm sorry, Milady."

"..." Kazee sighed

"You pull a stunt like that again, and I promise to kill you."

*YIKES!*

That pose again! Scary!

"O—okay"

"Geez, I almost saw my perfect life plan crumble because of you."

Huh?

"Life plan?"

She had a plan? I thought she's just a happy go lucky type of person

"The gates, remember?"

"Ohhhh"

Oh yeah! The gates ^.^

"Hmph!"

"You forgot?"

"Sorry!"

^.^

"Tsk! We just talked about it two hours ago! What kind of memory you had?"

Is she mad at me? Hayst. I said sorry

:< *hic hic*

"Seriously? You really are just a kid. You don't even understand the worth of money."

Is life dependent on money? I don't get it!

"I'm going to be the richest person on the planet!! And who do you think is the one who's going to find all of those possessions first? That's right! Me! Kazee Amelia!"

She's daydreaming!

I giggles

Well, Milady, you had my hands

"Tee-hee" Someone giggles

We looked at where the origin of the sound. It came from the rear—It was the woman and her little girl.

"Hehehehe, you two are a riot! My daughter loves to hear about gates and the possessions found in them." She smiled while gently caressing her child's hair

The little girl got up and ran to Kazee with 'dotadota' sound

"Miss, are all those things really in gates?" She asked while pulling the hem of Kazee's robe

Oww! They're cute!

^,^ Hihihih

Kazee blushes at the girl's action and glanced at me, and I gave her a wink

"Ye—!"

PART 3

*BAAAM!*

Kazee's gonna speak of something but was interrupted by a loud 'bang' of a foot.

"Oh, you poor people and your little dreams, gates, huh? Don't make me laugh. Is there really that much pleasure in fishing up grasshoppers in the forest for you?" That Serena slut!

She interrupted Kazee and spouting nonsense at the little girl. Why wouldn't you just shut your mouth!?

-_-

We aren't talking to your nonsense ideology! The little girl hid behind her mother and hugged her. Her aura scares the little girl; it makes her tremble.

"I know you're smarter than them, right driver?" She throws another piece of apple at her

"...."

"Y—yeah..." She faced her with a wry smile and turned away in a second

Sarcastic!

"Mice should just live as mice... Don't waste time with dreams that are out of your reach."

-_-

You were just stepping on the weak! That arrogant attitude of yours,

Tsk!

I wished to turn it back at you!

"Right?" She asked her once again

But I don't think she was just asking, with the tone of her voice. She's indicating that 'you must agree with me, or else,' just like that.

"..." The driver sighed

She glanced at the fat woman with the downward face. Like she doesn't want to agree with what she says, but she has to

"Rather than wasting their lives searching for garbage... Right?" For the third time

"Oh yeah, totally right, boss!!"

She waved her hands as a sign of agreeing. She smiled wryly while looking at her with a downcast face. I noticed her hands; she tightly grips the reins.

"Sad to say that my potential is only good enough to be a mouse… Is that right?" She turned her face away

Her eyes are getting wet with tears. I've seen that expression!

Yeah, that was it! She's lying!

It's tough to say those words to yourself. That's not just fair!

"Do you agree with that, girl?"

Is she referring to Kazee? No,

She's looking at the little girl

"Y-y-yes!" She stuttered

What the!?

"What was that? I couldn't hear you."

"O—of course, Ma—master! Y-y-you—'re so wise!" Kazee is clenching her fist

"The little girl was lying" Kazee got startled after hearing my voice

She walks near to the little girl. She sits in a knee-to-chest position and gently fondles the little girl's hair

"Don't you even think that if you keep lying, eventually no one, not even yourself, will be able to believe your own words?" She directly said it to the little girl with a serious face

"..."

Eyy!

Milady, I think. You're scar—

"Ohh?"

O.O

The little girl gave Kazee a tight hug. Her hands are grasping Kazee's robe.

PART 4

"!?"

Waitt!

Something's not right! I'm sensing a large release of Mana

Tsk! Where!? I hastily wander and extended my senses around

Tsk!

IT'S BE—

"MIL—!"

*SCREECH!*

"WAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Everyone is shouting in fear at what appeared before their weary eyes

I was slow!

A colossal vine tore the center of the flying carpet

Good!

At the very least, no casualties yet!

"What's going on!?" The fat woman is stuck in fear

Her eyes are widening, and her breathing is getting heavy

She's! CHOKING! Kazee immediately took a water bottle and gave it to the fat woman

I wandered my eyes around us, and I can see a lot of big chunks of vines are coming out from below and swaying around the flying carpet

I guess we tripped its flag!

"It's a meat-eating plant indigenous to the forest! You fall into the hole, and you're lunch!" Kazee explained while she's relocating the children behind her to secure their safety

"What is that!?" The mother's gaze was stunned in feared and can't move her body

She can only hug her child

"An Assassin Vine!" The driver shouted