Chapter 8 „Girls and Claws"

When there's a war, mostly men are fighting with each other. But how strong, cruel and fast men are, women can beat them. It doesn't mean that boys are worse than girls. The thing is that girls have their own way to get what they want. How most boys wouldn't ever hit a girl, girls can hit them. But when woman is cruel the most? Answer is simple. When other woman stays on her way. Two fighting girls can destroy everything. In those moments even the bravest guys don't try interrupt them, especially when those girls are daughter of the best guard and blowing everything up assistant of the Shaman.

Yeah, you're right. Mikayla and Belluna were fighting. 'Why? ' you ask. It's another simple answer. Belluna was helping them for a while but girls didn't have time to talk with each other. Of course, when they finally got the chance, something just had to go wrong…

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"Chill, girl! I will fix it!"

Belluna was running around the castle, chased by angry Mikayla. The guard had her machete in the hand, clearly trying to kill or at least injure the older girl. Bella, like she now wanted to call her, and Mikayla were sitting in the guard's room and talking about the vase that once again was in pieces. Boys broke it earlier, when they played 'hide and seek'. Don't ask me why the heck they were doing it but I think you know them as long as their kingdom to just ignore it. Anyway, Mikayla had enough of repairing the vase every time and Belluna wanted to help her. The rest you should know. Like always when she was around the castle, something had to explode. Unfortunately for her, it was Mikayla's bedroom.

Girls stormed into the throne room where Mason lectured the twins about playing in a armoury with their magical rings. Both of the kings weren't listening to the guard. Boomer dozed out, probably thinking about Beyonce or Selena Gomez, and Brady had the Great Book on his lap. At least he was reading it, what's also a little abnormal but nobody cared at the moment. One angry girl with a weapon plus one annoying yet dangerous girl equals huge troubles.

"Girls! Girls! What are you doing?" asked Mason.

"She destroyed my room!"

"I said I will fix it!"

Then Mikayla threw the machete in Bella's head but she quickly bent down. When Bella saw Mikayla going at her, she started running again. Mikayla was still chasing the older girl and the others tried to calmed her down. Of course, when they saw the look on her face, they gave up and moved back to the couch. After a while Brady couldn't take it anymore. How the girl can ever help him if they are fighting? Even before they were quarreling about the best way to the beach or if Fog should live inside or outside the castle. He didn't know what to do about the girls. With a sigh he almost throw the book on the table. The Great Book opened on some random page with a loud crack. The girls stopped and looked at the king who put his hands on a page and started talking with a small anger in his voice.

"How do you want to help me if you can't stand each other! When you're in the same room alone, you want to kill each other or you're fighting about nothing! I know. It's your room Mikayla but come on! She said she will fix it. She's sorry about destroying your bedroom. Just get over it."

"But…"
"Oh stop it! I think that the only way for you to get along is to be together all the time. I wish that you two could be together as long as you will start to work not fight with each other!"

And troubles started. Everybody looked at his hand on the book. Brady's ring started to glow a red light. One moment later the ring shoot two rays that hit the girls. Magic was powerful on Kinkow, especially the king's magic. Everyone in the room closed the eyes and when they opened them again, girls were standing a few inches from each other. At first everything seemed to be normal but, like I said, SEEMED to be. When Mikayla started to go towards her dad, she was pulled back. Brady and Boomer were confused but islanders knew what's going on. King's wish came true. Belluna and Mikayla will be glued to each other until they will stop fighting.

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Four hours. Exactly four hours was needed to give up. The Shaman, the Great Book, all Elders from Kinkow. Nobody could help the girls. If one trouble wasn't enough, soon after they sat in the throne room to think, a guard or rather a spy ran through the main door. A couple of days ago, Mason send him for information about a Coppery Lion from the Canyon. The canyon was a real problem. Most of the year there flowed a river. Stream was really fast and strong and no one could go there by the time. The spy ran back to the castle just when he saw an almost dried river-bed. They didn't have time. Girls had to go together and try to cooperate or Brady won't remember anything for a next year.

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Three guards, Mason and Mikayla with Belluna stood at the edge of the canyon. On their right they could see a wooden sign with the name of the canyon: 'Eye of the Tiger'.

"The guy who came up with the name had to be a sicker for the old songs." Said Bella with an amused look on her face and looked at the group.

"It was my idea." Mikayla drawled out the word through her clenched teeth and Bella went a little paler.

"It's not the time for quarrels. On the other side of the rock is a narrow crevice."

After a few minutes they were staying nest to the entrance. It was narrow, even too narrow than they thought. Mason or guards for sure wouldn't fit there but not two slimmest girls. Both weren't exactly happy but they had no choice. Mikayla was glaring at Belluna all the time. She was still upset about her room and even guilty look on Bella's face or apology from the bottom of the heart, couldn't change her attitude. Mason was worried. His baby-girl had to go down there with the most unpredictable person he knows. He offered his machete to the older girl but she didn't accept it. Maybe it's good, at least Mason didn't have to worry about his daughter head and other parts of the body. Slowly girls started to go through the crevice.

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Bottom of the canyon was kind of interesting. Most of the canyons looked a little like a deep desert but not this one. On the walls were growing a lot of different kinds of plants. Actually, it was probably the only green canyon and also the smallest. The ground were slightly wet. Water started to come back. Soon the whole canyon will be underwater again. The girls looked at each other and made a silent peace. Mikayla went first cutting plants that stayed in their way. Then Belluna gasped. The guard looked at Bella but she wasn't anymore behind her. The shaman's assistant stood a few feet away touching some weird turquoise flowers with light purple leaves.

"You know what it is? It's a Lake Star. It's really rare, one petal of this and you can do every medicine!"

"Bella! We don't have time for it! Come on. There's a long way."

Belluna bent down. Mason's daughter knew that the older girl is upset that she can't be here more longer. Mikayla turned around and started to walk away. Belluna stood up, looked at the flowers for the last time and went after the guard.

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Mikayla and Bella were walking for a long time now. Mikayla didn't mind the silence but Belluna was bored. She didn't care anymore about younger girl's bad mood, she needed to talk to someone.

"Okay, what's your favorite colour?"

"What?"

"What's your favorite colour?"

"Why did you ask?"

"I'm bored. And I thought that we can talk, get to know each other better."

"…Fine. My favorite colour is blue. What's yours? Actually, I guess that all the colours you have on your head. "

"Yeah, really funny but no. It's black." Mikayla stopped and looked at the girl surprised.

"Black? Why? I've never thought that you may like it."

"I like the night. It's an old story. I don't wanna talk about it now." At first there was silent again but soon Bella come up with a question that Mikayla might not like.

"What do you think about king Brady?"

"I don't know. He's really annoying when he 'compliments' me or when he's stupid enough to jump from the high rock. The list of how annoying, stupid, dumb, idiotic he is might be longer than a…"

"Toilet paper?" Mikayla looked at her strangely.

"I was going to tell 'river'… Anyway. But sometimes he's brave, smart, really sweet…"

Belluna looked at Mikayla and smiled widely. The sasquatch daughter had a little dreamy eyes. Bella was now sure that the girl likes king Brady but would never said or even seen it. She was in denial and the older girl take it as a best sign to 'help' Mikayla realize her true feeling.

"You like him."

"What?" Mikayla snapped from her trance.

"You like king Brady."

"He's my friend and the king of the island. I have to like him a little."

"No, I mean you like like him. Like a girl can like a guy." Her smile was really annoying.

"I don't like him like that! If you don't know, I kissed him once and I didn't feel anything."

"When it was?"

"Huh?"

"When you kissed him?"

"About a year ago. Does it even matter?"

She turned around and went faster. Bella shook her head and rushed after the girl. Belluna couldn't be further than 30 feet from the guard or she would be pulled hardly into Mikayla's direction.

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The ground was wetter in the middle of the canyon. The girls knew that they are close to the monument called: Coppery Lion. Nobody has seen it for a long time and nobody remembered how huge it truly was. Soon girls stood on the verge of the clearing, looking at the amazing statue. It had a high of a three floored building in a red-orange colour.

"It was surely made from copper." Said Bella looking at the head of the lion.

"Yeah… So what's the next ingredient?"

"A Copper Tooth of a lion."

"What? You mean that we have to get THERE?" Mikayla pointed at the top of the statue.

"Is it a problem?"

"No, I mean, I don't mind climbing up there but HOW can we do it?" Then Bella opened her bag.

"Don't worry. I've got everything we need: a rope, hooks and some explosive charges."

Mikayla wasn't sure if Bella should be going up alone but perspective of being exploded, wasn't too encouraging. Belluna didn't seem to be athletic and climbing rather wasn't something she did a lot but Mikayla's flip-flops didn't fit for it too. She had to stay on the ground. The girl was really shocked when Belluna started to just jump from one ledge to the other in a swift movements. She wasn't even tired. Bella leaned against a lower part of the statue's muzzle. She looked at the teeth and grabbed a fang on her right. There was something she didn't tell Mikayla. The tooth they were looking for didn't belong to the monument. When the girl pulled the fang, something cracked loudly and on the other side of the clearing the ground stepped aside. After a few seconds of a clear shock on Mikayla's face and concerned look from Bella, from the hole both girls could here roars and growls.

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Brady and Boomer were sitting in their room. Boomer was tired. Last week he was going to the village and listening to complaining of the villagers. Brady on the other side was bored and worried. He couldn't leave the castle by himself. Guards wouldn't let him anyway. Being alone for most of the time wasn't too interesting. Boomer fell asleep and Brady thought that the best thing he can do, is to go to the castle's gym. He always did it when nobody was around. Some other guards were helping him and teaching new sword's movements. Somehow he had the feeling that he'll need it in the future. He started exercising after the dox adventure. After that Fog were always somewhere near to him. Now the animal was sitting on a small bench and looking with interest on the king.

"Hey little guy." Brady came closer and patted the animal. "I hope that girls are good. It would be bad if something happened to them."

Fog just looked at him but who knows if he could understand anything what the king said.

To be continued…

AN: Well, I didn't end it on time and I'm going on a vacation. If there is the Internet, I will add the rest. (If not, I will add it next Saturday) )