Strange Fruit

Curse looked up from his resting spot on a patch a grass under a tree. He had been staring at an oddly yellow shaped fruit that resembled a star. Stood up holding his hand out as he shot one dart at the stem of the fruit snapping it from the rest of the tree. Curse caught it and stared at it. "Strange..."

Walking along the beach, Kairi saw an unfamiliar face. Curious, she walked along the sand until she was next to him. "Hi." Seeing in his hands a papou fruit. "Are you going to split that with someone? You're so lucky."

Curse shifted his eyes though his mask toward the voice, "What exactly is it?" He asked tossing the fruit up several times stareing at it.

Seeing the question as an invitation, Kairi sat down next to the figure. "Well, it's a fruit. Heh. But not just any fruit. There's a legend."
She picked up the Papou in his hand, "They say that if you share a papou fruit with someone you really love, you well...I can't remember...but...the two people stay together forever. Even after death?..something like that. Cute huh?"

"Humph, I dont believe it and anyway I dont love anyone you can have it..." He said as Curse turned around and started walking away.

Kairi held the fruit in her hands then started to follow the stranger, "Wait. You should keep it."
She held it out. "So when you do find that someone, you can give it to her."

Curse snorted as he ignored the fruit being handed to him. "I doupt il be alive long enough to find someone. Not that I would look anyway..."

"What do you mean?" Kairi asked.
Her face showed concern.

"I just have a dangerous job..." He said simply.

"Well...that doesn't mean you'll die..." Kairi looked to the ground. "That doesn't exclude you from love either."

"The odd's that I will are greater then my odd's that I wont." Curse replied and started walking again. "Besides no one would love someone like me anyway.."

"That's not true! I've just met you and I think I could love you!"
...Kairi just spoke out without thinking, but it was true..

Curse froze for a second but resumed walking. "......See you later.."

How could she say that?! Kairi rebuked herself and sat down on the sand. How embarrassing...
Burying her head into her hands, she groaned. Stupid!

Curse looked around and sighed, where was he? He was lost. Maybe he should ask that one girl? NO, his pride wont allow it. He resumed walking though the forest as his pride slowly fell. "Ok where is she..." He muttered to himself.

A shadow fell over Kairi. But when she turned to see who it was, she gave out a small yell. It wasn't even a person, just a shade.

Curse heard a scream and turned around grabbing his sword, "The girl!?" He rushed though the forest and jumped in front of her sliceing the tree in half. "What the!?" He lifted kairi off the ground and jumped out of the trees way panting.

Realizing she wasn't on the ground anymore, Kairi looked to who was holding her.
"Oh! It's you!" Suddenly remembering her outburst earlier, she shook her head when she felt her temperature rise, "I can walk or, run just put me down."
Too embarrassed

Curse nodded as he dropped Kairi on the ground and put away his large weapon. "Right..."

What was that?

?

"There was something in the shadow." SHe said without hesitation. She was sure. "Something...alive..."

Curse sighed, "Theres nothing there. Come, grab that fruit and lets go." He asked himself why he was so worried about this girl.

"Go?" Kairi clung to his hand, "Where? And I'm not crazy! I really saw something!"

"Back to the village, once I know your...safe il come back ad cheak it out ok?" Curse tryied to give her a smile but it came out looking like a smirk as he bent over picking up the dropped fruit.