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Chapters 18 & 19

The abandoned village was populated with many huts, each one becoming overtaken with grass and vines. It looked like no one had lived there for quite a while. I wasted no time in starting to open baskets in search of the Chief's drums. With the first basket I opened I got quite a shock. A spirit appeared!

"Great now it's a haunted forbidden village. What have I gotten myself into to?" I asked myself. Then I heard the ghost speak. "Place the urn I leave behind and my fallen Brethren & I will give you what you seek." For just a moment I ignored what he said. I didn't really want to get involved in paranormal activities. Then I opened the second basket, and another ghost appeared.

This one said to me "Death awaits us all, but he follows you." That kind of freaked me out. Then I thought, 'Maybe they have more power than I think. I wouldn't want them angry at me.' The second ghost disappeared but in her place appeared a type of urn.

I picked up the urn she left and looked at it. It looked really odd, but not threatening. I continued to look for the drums. I opened two baskets before another spirit appeared. He said to me "Thank the volcano you've arrived. Do not rush to judge the one that broke the taboo. Some events are meant to happen one way or another." I wasn't sure who he was talking about, but I nodded and he disappeared leaving behind his own urn. A third ghost appeared with the final basket I opened. This one was a child, and silent. He just smiled at me as he left his urn. When I stepped out of that building, in search of more hiding places for drums, I noticed a grassy section with three pedestals. I remembered what the first spirit said to me 'place the urn I leave..'. This is a good place to place urns, I mean I had three, and there are three empty pedestals. It made sense, so I put the urns in their places. When the last one was in place the first ghost reappeared. "Thank you for releasing us to join our ancestor. I know what you seek, return to the Chief's hut and look again."

'Well, what friendly ghosts. I'm glad I could help them.' I thought to myself. I then did as the old one said and looked in the basket at the Chief's hut.

I found it just where they said it would be. I guess they had taken it until they could be helped. I took the drums back to the village square hoping to find the Chief there. As soon as I stepped into view he approached me, making my search a lot easier. "Thank you Citryne. This calls for a celebration! I declare - LUAU TIME!" Said the Chief. He walked into the woods behind me, and everyone else followed. So I did too. This could be fun, I need some fun. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chapter 19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When we came to another opening the first thing I saw was Akolo. Just seeing him made my heart skip a beat, and made me feel as giddy as a school girl. He walked up and embraced me, making my entire body tingle. 'You know, kissing seems to be a common greeting here. I think I'll say 'hello' to Akolo' I thought. Then I leaned in to kiss him, for the first time.

He denied me! I was so embarrassed. I never thought he would pull away from me, but he did. He even smiled when he backed up. Then he turned around and walked away. As he walked away from me he said, "So you think your a hero now, but can you drink the volcano water?" Just hearing his voice made me forget what just happened. I love his voice. "Sure I can, just show me the way!" I said, before I knew what he was talking about. 'Drink water? What?' I thought. Akolo showed me to a pot of red water. He stirred it up for a minute and took a ladle in his hands, then dipped for a drink. I watched his expression as he gulped it down. His face darkened when the water passed his throat. Then he gestured for me to do the same, and handed me the ladle. I swallowed hard, then dipped a spoon full out for me. Putting the ladle up to my lips I felt the heat from the liquid. In one big gulp I swallowed as much as I could. "WOW! Hot, hot, HOT!" I said. Then after a second or two cool down, "Over all not that bad though." I smiled at Akolo.

"So you can drink the water, but can you dance the limbo?" He challenged. I thought, 'If it meant time alone in a hut with Akolo I'd wear a llama suit and spiked heels to the Pleasantview Symphony", but I said, "Is limbo the one where you fall over and wait for someone to help you up?"

I followed Akolo to a limbo stick, already set up.

Without hesitation, I showed Akolo just how limber and flexible I was. I bowed under that stick easily. "So you dance like a tribe member, but will you walk on the hot coals for me?" Akolo said, offering yet another challenge. "For you Akolo, I'd walk over hot coals on my hands." I told him with a very warm smile.

Walking across those hot coals was more painful than I could have ever imagined. It really hurt. I don't think my feet were ever the same again. The reward at the end was fully worth it though. Akolo said jumped in my arms and whispered to me, "You are definitely the woman for me, you are the best." The Chief interrupted and said, "It is time for your reward, please follow me." Personally, I thought Akolo was reward enough for me, but the Chief wanted to offer more. "The Chief honors you, I'm so proud of you my love!" Akolo told me.

"Citryne," the Chief said, "You did so well, I am happy to call you friend to the tribe." I blushed just a little bit. "Thank you, I am so happy to b able to help." "Bring her reward!" Shouted the Chief at someone.

Huhana walked up to us and said, "When you finish your raft and go, please always remember that the respect and appreciation of the tribe goes with you." Just then Akolo turned to me and frowned, then ran away. Huhana continued, "Don't you worry about Akolo. He will forgive you and eventually will learn to forget. Maybe." Suddenly the Chief shouted, "The volcano speaks! Everyone back to your huts!" Just as soon as the party had started, it ended. "I guess I should go too." I said aloud to no one. Then I went to my 'home'. When I got there, I looked around. Waiata was there and came up to me. I said to him, "Home sweet home, guy. Is this my home? Do I need to go back to where I came from?" I paused in thought. "Akolo feels more like home to me than anything else." Waiata looked at me. "Of course you make it feel like home too Waiata." I pat him on the head and smiled at him. "I'm too tired to think about it anymore tonight. I'll see you in the morning Waiata." I slept very soundly, but had some odd dreams about Akolo during the night. I hoped that I would have made up my mind in the morning.

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**Writers note: I am so sorry about the delay! Thankfully I have my game up and running, and I can get back to her story! Thanks for waiting, I hope you enjoyed the update.**

Sorry about such a delay in posting a new update for Citryne. For some reason I'm having a problem opening her game. It hasn't. So today I am planing to clean and defrag my computer, and keep trying! I'll get back here with an update one way or another! Thank you for your patience.

Chapter 16 & 17

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Chapter 16

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I glanced around the area that I had been directed to. It was an little odd place, and very chilling. Over on my right there was a huge pile of bones, I hoped from an animal. Though I did not have a clue as to what kind. When I looked around some more I saw, to my left, some sort of table, with all kinds of homemade bottles. Each bottle contained some liquid, of varying colors. Also there was a huge bowl that I assumed was used to mix these potions up, also assuming that they were potions. The Chief mentioned something about Shamans making potions... For a moment I had forgotten why I came. Then I remembered I was looking for the Shaman, and gazed around for him.

In the middle of the place there was someone, he looked like he was meditating. Since he was the only person around, I figured this was the guy I needed to see.

Rather boldly I approached the Shaman. I wanted to appear to know what I was doing, and also appear unafraid. Though neither of those was really true, I thought I hid that fact well. To the Shaman I said "Hi, I'm..."

"Rude and late." He interrupted. "Late, but...?" "SILENCE! I know who you are Citryne, now tell me why you are here." It wasn't a question, it seemed more like a demand. At first my anger about him being rude almost rose to a peak, I thought about telling him if he knew my name already that he should know why I was there too. Then again, he was a Shaman, capable of things I know not of, so I kept my sarcasm at bay and replied "Your Chief sent me to go into the abandoned village. I came to you for permission." "No one may enter. Lest the curse take over us all. Though you are not from here... Still... I have a jaguar guarding the area." The Shaman told me. He seemed to highly consider letting me go, but did not quite want to say yes yet.

"Do you think the curse would affect me?" "Volcano wrath does not discriminate! Until the Idol that was stolen from us is returned to the temple NO ONE is safe." I thought for a moment. Stolen Idol? Was he referring to Spaulding? My Spaulding? I asked him, "If I brought you the stolen Idol, would you let me go?" Shaman seemed thoughtful for a moment, taking my offer into consideration. "Yes. But who are you to accomplish what the Chief himself could not?" "Just a gal... willing to give it a try." I kind of giggled at his lack of faith in me. "Brave words for a foolish girl. GO NOW and do NOT return without that Idol!" He demanded. I left without another word. I really didn't want to say any more to him anyway. He was starting to freak me out. Why did he have to be so demanding? Well I knew where I had left Spaulding, and obviously it was not his home temple. I went to go get him for the pushy Shaman.

I traveled a good few hours to find him, and was very disappointed to find that he was not there! I was kind of lost then, unsure of what to do. Then I remembered there were other creatures here, fowl creatures... otherwise known as survivors. I hoped they didn't take Spaulding, I would never get him back! Okay so I had to go about this quietly. I planned on sneaking into my old Lagoon and looking for Spaulding. I had learned how to move through the woods and all over, with very little noise. I could do that. Walking toward my old home I had to pass Waiata's old home. I was about to keep walking but something caught my eye. I turned to look and there, in the center of a group of Orangutans was Spaulding! I nearly squealed for joy, more the fact that I didn't have to risk being seen by those silly survivors than that I had found the Idol. Then I realized that I didn't know these Orangutans.

I knew how to handle that though. I offered some bananas from a nearby tree, and soon they trusted me. It also helped that Tiki and Puna were there as well, urging the others on. They came right up to me, seeming to remember me. I was glad they did. It did not take long for them all to trust that I was not there to hurt any of them. I got my hands on Spaulding almost right away. Even though I accomplished getting him, it was really late. I was almost completely bushed. The Orangutans all came up to me begging for treats, so I have them a few more bananas before I left. I had to get home to rest before going back to the Shaman.

In the morning, after I made and ate my breakfast, I was greeted by my favorite Orangutan. Waiata seemed to miss me while I was gone, and begged for attention. He kissed me he special smoochy kiss and even groomed my hair, looking for stray bugs no doubt. I talked to him for a while, telling him all about that creepy Shaman, and finding Spaulding again. He seemed to listed for a minute or two, but then he snorted and walked off to climb a tree. I shrugged and decided to continue my journey. Getting this raft built was getting exhausting.

I reached the Shamans place quickly and pretty easily. I only fell twice in my traveling. He really brightened at the sight of Spaulding in my hands. Actually he was so happy, he grabbed me by the waist and twirled me around. Before placing me back on my feet he planted a huge kiss right on my lips. I was kind of shocked, and thought that a plain thank you would have sufficed. "You have done it! The Volcano smiles upon you! I must give you a gift!" Shaman called one of his guards to have them take a fancy bubble blower to my house. "You must take it, I insist." "Thanks, umm... Can I go to the village now?" I think he must have forgotten my reason for returning the Idol because his smile faltered and he looked very serious all of a sudden. After a moments hesitation he answered, "Yes, but be wary. To enter, go the the crossroad and meet Mata. She is the jaguar guarding the entrance to the village. Mata means "The Eye" for she is forever watchful. There will be no way around her, you can not 'slip' by her." "Can't you just order her to let me pass?" I inquired, hopeful. "My influence weakens every passing day. You will need to win her friendship as I did, by means of herbal charm." My thoughts interrupted his speech, 'great charm a jaguar, yeah, no problem'. "Pick a leaf of the Nepeto plant, and feed it to the great cat. Then Mata shall see you as a friend." He pointed to some tall grass nearby, "That is the Nepeto plant, take a few." I did so, and then left to get to the crossroads. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

With the Nepeto plant firmly in my hand I approached the jaguar. She seemed to be sniffing the air before I even got to her. Careful not to make any sudden movements, or move too quickly, I went up to her fairly swiftly. I did not want to waste any daylight. This trip was tiring enough, I kind of wanted it over with as quick as possible. When I got right up to her, I extended my hand with the leaf. Very delicately she sniffed at it. A small growl came from her throat, and I started to tense up. My legs were ready to turn and run, should they get and signal to do so. Then she opened her mouth, and the growl got slightly louder. Mata took the leaf I held into her mouth and munched it down. She seemed to like it. Actually right away she turned and trotted off. I am still not sure where she went. Even though I knew animals weren't like humans, I still hoped she was not planning to go get more seasoning to eat me with. Now that Mata no longer guarded the village, it was free to enter. I took a deep breath, afraid of what came next, and stepped into the trees. The only thing on my mind was the curse, the curse that claimed many lives...