Chương 14: ~Festive~
+I recommend listening to Teir Abhaile Riu by Celtic Woman when they get to the town. I'll put a reminder at that part lol+
Konoye, Petak, and some other of the younger men were in one of the tribe's small boats, rowing to the nearby Earth Kingdom town, so they could join in on the festivities that were happening there. They were a good way away from the base when Konoye sighed as he leaned against the side of the boat, "I wish Elodie could have come with us. I feel like she would have been the life of the party." The men on the boat almost jumped off of it with screams when a feminine voice suddenly appeared, "Awe thanks, guys!"
Elodie popped up from under some tarps and such on the boat, a wide, mischievous smile on her face, "Those were very pretty screams, fellas." The men looked even more shocked when they saw the stole away. Konoye looked at her, holding his hand over his wildly beating heart, "What are you doing here? I thought Chief, Bato, AND Zokkik told you you couldn't go." Elodie crawled out from under her hiding spot and tried to fix her hair and clothes, "And you expected me to listen?" He opened his mouth to say something, before closing it then saying, "You've got a point."
Petak asked her, "But how to sneak in here without anyone noticing." Elodie grinned, "I can't reveal how I did it, but I can say that it was really easy to sneak out of the camp. A whole lot of a hack easier than sneaking out of a house with strict parents." All the men looked at her questioningly and she just smiled, "That's another story to tell. So, are we almost there?" All the men looked at her with wide eyes and one of them spoke up, "We need to get you back to the camp before anyone finds out. You were specifically told not to leave." Elodie sighed, "Come on guys, loosen up a little. If anyone finds out I'll just tell them that I snuck out and y'all didn't find out until we were there. I promise I'll be careful and won't stand out."
She gave all of them puppy eyes as they silently communicated with each other. Petak sighed, "Fine. We won't take you back." Elodie smiled at them and squished herself in between Konoye and Petak, "Thanks, guys! Y'all are the best!" Petak shook his head softly, "I don't have a good feeling about this." Konoye reached behind Elodie and nudged Petak's shoulder playfully, "Lighten up, dude. We won't get caught. And if we do, we'll just blame Elodie." Elodie scowled at him jokingly as the male wrapped an arm around her shoulder, "Don't give me that look. You're the one who said it." Elodie broke her scowl and the two bickered for a bit longer before Petak cleared his throat, "Um Elodie. I think you forgot something."
Elodie looked up at Petak with a questioning look, "Huh?" He explained, "Your clothes. They're not exactly... good?" Elodie looked down out her hand-me-downs that were way too big for her and pretty dingy, then looked back up with a grin, "You think I would let myself go out into public like this?" She rummaged through the tarps that she was hiding in for a couple of seconds before pulling out a blue cloak that she definitely did not "borrow" from Zokkik. "Ta-da! It has a hood, so it will cover my hair, and it will hide my clothes." The men looked impressed by Elodie's thorough thinking and she grinned at them. Petak still thought this was a bad idea.
(put the music "Teir Abhaile Riu" by Celtic Woman on now for full effect)
After about 15 more minutes on the boat, the crew finally pulled into the small Earth Kingdom town's harbor and Elodie pulled up the cloak's hood to hide her blonde and pink-ish hair. As some of the men tied the boat up, Elodie crawled out of it onto the dock, looking ahead at the town. It was lit up by colorful lanterns, there were people everywhere, and she could already smell all of the different foods the townspeople were selling. An almost overwhelming feeling of excitement washed over her as she was surrounded by the festivities. She hadn't realized how much being practically cut off from the world for months affected her.
Once the boat was secured, Elodie hook her arms onto Konoye's and Petak's and pulled on them, a huge smile on her face, "Come on!" The two chuckled at her and let her pull them around. They knew all too well how stir crazy you could get being cooped up on the sea, so they were happy Elodie could get out for a little bit.
Elodie was even more amazed by the cute town when she was submerged in it. She was practically dragging her two friends around to every stall, sampling all the foods, and playing some of the games that were available (even though she didn't know what half of them were). Konoye and Petak had never seen Elodie so alive and happy, so they felt good that they were part of the reason that she was happy.
They had been wandering around and enjoying their time there when Konoye waved Elodie over to a stall where a sweet-looking old lady was selling stuff. Elodie made her way over to him and hummed softly. He smiled and pointed to an outfit that was obviously Water Tribe, "Do you think that looks good?" Elodie nodded, "Yeah. It's a really pretty shade of blue." He nodded and told the old lady, "I would like the Water Tribe outfit." She nodded and handed it to him, he then handed it to Elodie, "Here." She scrunched up her face, "I don't know who you think I am, mister, but I am not carrying your stuff for you." He laughed sheepishly, "No you dummy. It's for you. You've been wearing those raggedy hand-me-downs for too long now." Elodie smiled embarrassedly, "Oh... Thank you. But, are you sure that you want to spend your money on me?" He nodded, a slight flush on his cheeks, "Yes... Now go put them on before I change my mind." Elodie laughed at him softly before asking the old lady if there was somewhere for her to change before going to put her new outfit on.
As she was doing so, the rest of the men walked up to Konoye and waited for Elodie. Moments later, Elodie walked out of where she was changing and thanked the older lady before clearing her throat, "So, what do y'all think of the new fit?" All of their eyes snapped to her and if this were a cartoon, all of their jaws would have dropped to the floor. The outfit was a bit snug on her, but it was extremely comfortable and nothing scandalous. It was a tunic type shirt that had short sleeves, a thick leather belt (that, might I say, showed off her curves nicely), and slits up to just below her hips. The pants were a darker blue and almost like leggings instead of the usual baggy pants. And, to top it off were some typical Water Tribe boots.
Petak cleared his throat, "You look like you're from the Water Tribe." Elodie giggled, "I hope that's a good thing." She started walking past them and joked, "Y'all might want to close y'alls mouths. Bugs might fly in them." They snapped out of their trances as Elodie made her comment and they looked embarrassed.
After enjoying the festivities for a bit longer, Konoye and Elodie decided to go on a walk to get some fresh air. Elodie looked at Konoye and smiled at him, "Thanks again." He raised his eyebrows, "For what?" She laughed softly, "For my clothes. For letting me come along. For being a friend. You and Petak have really made my life easier here. So, thank you." Konoye smiled at her, "You're welcome. I am pretty great, so-" He was cut off by Elodie punching him in the arm, "You punk!" They ended up play fight for a while until Elodie was somehow wrapped up in Konoye's arms. They were both laughing, but Elodie soon realized what position they were in.
She calmed down her laughs and was about to move when Konoye brushed back her hair gently, and within seconds, his lips were on hers. She was shocked as Konoye pulled back from it. They stared at each other for a couple before they both busted out laughing. Like it was the kind of laugh that made you bend over and tear up. Konoye covered his mouth and said in between laughs, "Oh my gosh that was horrible!" Elodie nodded in agreement and wiped away some tears, "It was like I was kissing a sibling!" Once they had both finally stopped laughing (which took like ten minutes), Elodie held out her hand, "Let's never speak of this again." Konoye returned the handshake, "Like never never speak of it."
The two were still cracking up by the time they reached the festival again and Petak looked at them questioningly, "What happened?" Elodie and Konoye just shook their heads and tried to stop laughing again.
Suddenly music started playing and people were pushed out, so there was enough room for dancing. Elodie's eyes lit up when she realized what was happening. She grabbed Petak's hand, "Come dance!" He was going to protest, but she ended up dragging him and several other men along with her.
Konoye was happily watching Elodie outshine everybody dancing when he felt a large hand grip on his shoulder, "Where is she, Konoye?" The male gulped and turned around to come face-to-face with a very unhappy looking Hakoda. He tried to avoid the question, "Oh hi chief! Funny seeing you here." Hakoda was not having it as Konoye tried to babble out some excuses. However, his attention was caught by the certain someone in a cloak dancing with Petak.
Elodie was having the time of her life, not knowing that doom was upon her. She was slightly sweaty and out of breath as she danced with Petak and several other men that came with them. She was currently dancing with Petak again and he smiled at her, having to yell slightly over the music and noise, "You're really good!" She grinned at the compliment, "Thanks!"
Elodie was doing some spins that were a part of one of the dances when she spun right into someone. She stumbled backwards slightly and rubbed her nose (which took most of the hit), "Ah I'm sorry! I should have watched where I was going." The person she hit answered, "Or maybe you should have stayed home like you were told to." Elodie's eyes widened as they snapped up to Hakoda's, "Oh heyyyy. Nice to see you." He grabbed onto her hand and started to lead her to the boat that he brought to the town. She could see that he was more than just mas, more than angry even, so she didn't even try to protest.
She didn't even say anything until they were in the boat, "Hakoda... I'm sorry." He said roughly, "I don't want to hear it Elodie. You blatantly went against mine, Zokkik's, and Bato's wishes. You could have put yourself in danger! The authorities are corrupt in the Earth Kingdom, and if they would have noticed you- I don't even want to think about it!" Elodie definitely felt bad now. She scooched closer to him, "I promise I was careful. And I'm sorry that I went against y'all, but... but I just needed some time." He gritted his teeth slightly, "Time for what exactly?"
Elodie rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, "To think and get out to have fun? Someone who I thought liked me basically said that he didn't really want to be with me because I was too close to his children's' ages. And, I've been confined to the camp or ship with absolutely nothing to do for months! I was going insane." Hakoda sighed, knowing she had valid points, "Can we just admit that we were both in the wrong?" Elodie let her arms drop and nodded, "Yeah. I guess we were both in the wrong."
There was an awkward silence for a long time before Hakoda spoke up again, "Elodie, I'm sorry for what I said earlier today. I guess I'm mainly scared to be in a relationship again because... because I was feeling guilty." Elodie looked up at him as he continued, "My wife- She died many years ago, and I guess I was feeling like I was cheating on her. But I know she would want me to be happy and be with someone that I love." Elodie looked up at him with panicked eyes and he laughed softly as he stopped rowing the boat so he could hold her hand, "I'm not saying we're at the "love each other" stage yet, but I feel the potential." She wasn't as freaked out now, "Hakoda, I-"
He gently cut her off with a kiss, "I want to bewith you Elodie. I don't care if it's publicly or privately, I just want to bewith you." Elodie smiled and grinnedcheekily, "Well, nothing's stopping you." It took them a lot longer to get backto the camp than it normally would.
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Sunny_SideDown We have an extra-long chapter today because this story has over 1K reads on the two platforms it's on combined!!! This book literally came to me after I had a weird dream, so I never expected it to get more than like 15 reads. So, thank you so so so so so much for the support!!!!
Next chapter will have a special guest character~ I wonder who it will be???
Also, should their ship name be Eloda or Hakodie? Do people still use ship names?
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