[Code Chaos]

"I know right, that's why whenever I go swimming I make sure the water is heated." After they got done talking about cold water Blackrose handed the egg to Yoshi. Then she saw that Hana had found another egg that looked just like the one she had just found. "All right shall we get moving again." She smiled at Hana and Yoshi and they began to move again.

[Kitsumi]

As they began walking again, Yoshi stumbled over a loose rock. "Shit!" He shouted the obscenity before realizing that Hana was present. He slapped his hand over his mouth, blushing. "Erm...sorry about that. And Hana, don't you ever say that word, okay?"

Hana covered her mouth and giggled. "That's naughty, Uncle Yoshi! But don't worry, I won't say it. Are you okay?" She turned to Blackrose and added, "Can you believe that he's actually a good fighter? He seems too clumsy to be any good at it, doesn't he? But he's one of the best!"

{9}

[Code Chaos]

Blackrose began to laugh she thought it was funny whenever someone shouted an obscenity around a little kid. It was mainly because whoever said it didn't mean to. "Yeah he does seem a bit clumsy. But, I'm sure he could beat up anyone evil." She smiled a Hana and turned to Yoshi and asked, "are you ok?"

[Kitsumi]

"Clumsy? Oh, so I'm clumsy now, am I?" Yoshi smirked. "You didn't seem to think I was clumsy when I was rescuing you from that runaway horse." Standing up, he brushed himself off. "And yes, I'm fine. I just wasn't expecting that."

At the mention of the runaway horse, Hana turned to Blackrose. "Oh, you have to hear the story! Ask him to tell you...it's fantastic! Ask him about it!"

{10}

[Code Chaos]

Blackrose was happy that Yoshi was fine she didn't really like to see people get hurt even though she jokes about it sometimes. "I would love to hear it I love stories." She was excited to hear about what happened with this horse. She waited for Yoshi to begin when she saw what Yoshi really tripped on. She picked up a gold and black egg.

"Look what you tripped on Yoshi." She held up the egg for Yoshi to see.

[Kitsumi]

Before Yoshi could start the story, Blackrose held up yet another egg. "I tripped on an egg?" He shook his head. "It's a miracle I didn't crush it. I like those colors together, though. Black and gold always look good together, don't they, Hana?"

"Stop stalling, Uncle Yoshi!" Hana turned to Blackrose. "Tell him to tell the story already! He's being silly and holding off on telling it. He'll tell it if you ask him to, though."

{11}

[Code Chaos]

"It looks like that I was surprised it wasn't at least cracked." She smiled at Hana and said, "alright I shall. So whats the deal with this horse story?" She couldn't wait for Yoshi to tell it. She smiled at him and waited for him to begin.

[Kitsumi]

Yoshi sighed, but his eyes were alight, proving that he actually did like telling the story. "Well, for Hana's eighth birthday, we rented some horses for her and her friends to ride around on a little track we set up. Hana's horse, however, was scared of bees. When one came near it, the horse freaked out and took off, jumping over the fence. Hana was holding on for dear life, and all of us were afraid for her!"

"But Uncle Yoshi saved me!" Hana continued the story. "He jumped on another horse, rode it near mine, and then stood up on it's back and jumped onto my horse! He made my horse stop, and then got off and walked both the horses back to the track. He saved my life!"

{12}

[Code Chaos]

Blackrose was enjoying the story she always loved ones with heroes in it. It was cool too cause the hero was real and standing in front of her. "That is so cool I wish I could do that but sadly horses freak me out." She laughed and smiled at Yoshi and Hana. She was a bit embarrassed though she never told anyone what she was afraid of due to the point that it was a stupid fear.

[Kitsumi]

"There are other ways to be a hero than performing acrobatics on top of a horse." Yoshi reached forward to place a gentle hand on Blackrose's shoulder. "And honestly, I don't think I was much of a hero. I was scared to death the whole time. I'm afraid of horses too." It was weird for him, admitting a fear. But if the woman had admitted hers, than he could admit his.

"It's true!" Hana chimed in. "After saving me, he kept shouting about how horses were untrustworthy. And he said he would never ride one again, and wouldn't have ridden one that time were my life not in danger. He was actually pretty funny shouting like that."

{13}

[Code Chaos]

Blackrose felt better since she now knew that she wasn't the only one that was afraid of horses. "The reason I'm afraid of them is because they look so awkward when they walk. Not only that who would make a lifelong commitment to a shoe." Alot of people thought her fear was funny but she truly was freaked out by horses she couldn't even get near one without screaming. "Well they can't be trusted they might one day take over us all."

[Kitsumi]

Yoshi laughed at Blackrose's explanation of her fear. "Well, those are certainly good reasons to be afraid. You shouldn't be afraid of me, though...I get new shoes at least three times a year." He winked, although he really didn't know why. What he was doing wasn't in a flirting way, but more like a friendly way. Blackrose was a sweet girl, and he liked her...as a friend.

"Oh, look!" Hana's squeal could probably be heard from halfway across Evelon. "There are the waterfalls! And oh, there's an egg right near the bank!" She ran over, grabbing the egg. Holding it up, she smiled proudly.

{14}

[Code Chaos]

Blackrose laughed at Yoshi's joke it was good to laugh after talking about what she was afraid of. She looked over where Hana had pointed and saw the most beautiful waterfalls. Blackrose saw the egg and stopped dead in her tracks it was the prettiest egg she had seen so far it had every color imaginable on it. "It's so beautiful and so are the waterfalls. Ive only seen on waterfall and it doesn't compare to these."

[Kitsumi]

Hana was about to answer, but suddenly, the part of dirt she was standing on began to crumble. Her arms windmilled, and she opened her mouth as her eyes widened. She screamed, but only for about a second or two before she splashed down into the water. When she surfaced, she was sputtering and crying. "Yoshi, help me! It's deep in here! Help!"

Yoshi had paused to grab another egg, but Hana's scream caused him to look up. Spotting her in the water, he ran forward. He wasn't as close to the water as Blackrose was, though, and he hoped that she would be able to help.

{15}

[Code Chaos]

As soon as Blackrose heard Hana's scream she looked over and saw the land start to fall. Hana fell in and it seemed like she couldn't swim. So Blackrose quickly ran over dived in and grabbed onto Hana and swam towards land. She may not have the skills she did when she was in The World but she could still save anyone she saw in trouble. They got on dry land and she asked, "are you ok?"