Hellbound

I took a long draught of the cool, clear water. I'd need it to last for as long as possible, who knows the next time I'll find another clean water source. Saturating myself, I pulled back sucking air into my lungs. I look back at my reflection, and notice how much thinner my face looks. My black hair is the same, my ears the same shape, but almost everything else was... different. My blue eyes were slightly sunken into my head like I haven't slept in a while, and my chin was more prominent and pointed.

I sigh, I looked different from when I left the cave just two days ago. I would never be the innocent child I had been, even though I didn't have that for long... I am my own scar...

Shaking my head as if to shake the thoughts away, I stood up and looked around. After finishing my paranoid scanning, I gave myself the 'all clear.' It had been two days in the most dangerous place possible and I still haven't seen head nor tentacle of anything vicious, I was getting upset.

It didn't make any sense, wouldn't something try to eat a small defenceless creature with no home? Home... it dawns on me that it might be the favor I asked my family of, to protect me. This also means they forgive me!

My spirits skyrocketed at the thought. I set off at a brisk jog, elated because of the realization. I noticed the forest thinning and more light was shining throught the think branches of the overhanging trees.

Suddenly, the forest just stops. It was like someone just prevented the forest from growing, like the forest couldn't reach out to kill anyone... but who?

I look around and see no one within the eyes view.

I begin to become anxious, who was hiding? I run out into the meadow, knowing my bow wouldn't be able to work to its full capacity in the thick wood. I suddenly stop as I cross over a large dirt... trail? I look at it confused for a moment before deciding that it was probably safe to follow.

I walk along it quickly, wanting to be so exposed for as little as possible. I saw a river flow through the middle of the path, with some strange wooden thing going over it. I walk up to the wooden structure and press my foot on it to see if it would take my weight. It does, so I hastily cross over it, not trusting it.

Continuing along the path another strange wooden structure enters my field of view. This one was different from the other, it was shaped like a fat mushroom, and had grass growing all over the top. There were many beautiful flowers surrounding it. I walk around it, it looked pretty secure, and I don't think there's anyone in it, there would be a fire in there.

But... there was no entrance... I walk up to it, examining it closely. There appeared to be a section of weaker wood, maybe I could bust it down...

I creep closer to the weak spot and knock on it to see if I was right and it was thin enough to be broken down. It sounded hollow so I pulled back to tackle it, breaking it off from the rest of the wood... hopefully.

"Coming!" a female voice said from inside the... thing. I pause, I could understand it does that mean it's human!? My eyes gleam in happyness, but when I see the section open the gleam left and they opened wide in surprise and fear.

Standing right infront of me was a little yellow creature, possibly dangerous. I instinctively reached for my bow before stopping myself. This creature could speak my language, meaning it probably had more sense then most animals, maybe I ask if it was going to hurt me and solve this peacefully? I assume she was the owner of that voice...

"Um... Hi? My name is Ambrosius... and... um... are you going to hurt me?" I finish awkwardly. She looked at me shocked, before responding quickly.

"Nononono," she poured out suddenly, "I'm not going to hurt you... Ambros... ius? Um... my name is Fluttershy... Nice to meet you..."

The little thing hid behind its' pink hair, shying away from me and blushing adorably. I had to resist the urge to "d'awww" at the little creature.

I re-slung my bow over my back and crouched down to bruch a little of the hair out of her face catching her attention. I smile gentilly, "Nice to meet you too, Fluttershy. Do you know of any good places to stay? Or perhaps... hey can we talk? I'd like to know some stuff, like what you are and where I am. Hehe, there's a first for everything, I guess."

She looked at me slightly confused before nodding, "Oh yes, we can talk inside! It's getting a little chilly outside isn't it?"

"I don't think so... but then again, I'm used to it so it might be," I jest lightly, I'm not very good at jokes... I think... I've never really tried...

She lightly giggles, and I smile. Slightly out of knowing I can actually tell a joke, partially because it was nice to know something was not a threat. She turns and walks inside, gesturing to me to come in with her tail. I follow her in and pause, what's with all animals?

"Take a seat," she says, gesturing to a really long chair. I sit down on it cautiously, and slowly relax into the seat, enjoying the softness. She turns around and begins to walk into another room, before calling over her shoulder, "I'm going to go get some tea prepared, it'll be just a second."

I barely noticed, what was this thing made of? It was probably the softest thing I have ever felt, much nicer then the floor of the cave, or the wood we used to make just about everything. I begin to lose myself to the seat before I feel something poking me in the side.

My eyes fly open, before I calm down to see a little rabbit poking me in the side. Rabbits were just about the only thing in the forest that weren't dangerous or poisonus, so we let them stay with us to keep them safe. I pet the little guy on the head and say, "what's up?"

I regret doing that because now he begins to gesture about rapidly, and finally ending with a gesture to his stomach. Who knew rabbits were sentinent. I try to wrap my head around what he meant, but I couldn't, "um... I think your hungry because you pointed at your stomach, but I don't want to upset Fluttershy... so um... just let me clear this up. Trust me?"

He looked at me warily, before reluctantly nodding. I focused my magic on the little bunny, and began to form a spell. Saying certain words under my breath, a light blue aura begins to surround the rabbit, he begins to squirm slightly, and I shake my head making him stop. The blue aura starts to fade, and I gasp when it stops, that spell took a lot out of me...

After I caught my breath, I look back at the bunny, who was looking at his paws confused, "so... what was that?"

He begins to do the complicated gestures again, but I stop him, "no, no, try and say it."

He rolls his eyes, knowing it would just come out as a lot of squeaks, but he saw the large creature looking at him expectantly so he decided to give it a try, "well... Fluttershy missed my feeding time again, so I-"

He was cut off by a loud crashing sound coming from the kitchen. We both looked over to the sound worried, and was surprised to see a shocked Fluttershy standing in a hole in the wall. With a large metal plate, slightly dented on the floor at her feet.

Metal.