The Curse

Chapter 2 Journey

(Pic if Jinx)

*I had been traveling with Kyle and Taz for awhile now. I had to make sure nobody knew my gender for some odd reason so I had kept my hair cropped short and when it wasn't short I would tuck it in my cloak to make sure nobody could see it. The cloths I wore were guys and I had learned to ride like Kyle and Taz though I was much more wild in my riding than they were. I have been traveling for seven years with them now. So I would be about twelve. If I keep on the track I am now I won't be able to hide I am a girl for long. I had aquired an albino servel when I was traveling and she has been with the traveling band ever since seeing as we are the only girls, animals included in our group we have to look out for each other. Usually when people see Darkshadow they stay away seeing as he has 'a wild look in his eyes'. If he doesn't scare people away Jinx will.*

"Ivy we need to go into a town to pick up more supplies, if their is anything you need now is the time to get it."

"Sure. Where will we meet up at?"

"The back gate of the town."

"Ok,I am off then."

*I shifted only a little bit but Darkshadow had learned through the seven years each and every move I made and what it meant as I to him. He took off at a gallop and came really close to town before I had to have him slow down. Yet another typical town. People yelling out what their selling people thieving some running errands. Even for a girl I didn't look my age and definitely not for a guy. I always looked younger than I was. Dark Shadow had become a huge horse by horse standards standing at 28.5 hands tall he was a giant. People cleared a path for me and little kids stared wide eyed as adults watched me carefully. I won't blame them. I had an unusually eye color and my skin tone was rather pale considering how much time I spent in the sun on my journy. My hair was constantly reflecting the sun emitting and emphasizing its white silvery glow. Yet another reason for me to keep hidden. With me being a stranger and in a dark ashen colored cloak which covered most of my face and being on a giant horse with a small albino wild cat on my shoulder I drew a lot of attention and emitted the arura assassin. The only feature that betray otherwise of me being an assassin was my calm gentle doe eyes. Sure they weren't brown rather a blue and a green eye but they were shaped like them. I dismounted Darkshadow by him kneeling down on his front legs for me so I slid off. I balled my hands and adjust then resembling holding something and pulled forward and he followed me. I released my fist and calmly walked through town. I tied Dark Shadow up on a holding post loosely so he could move if he had to at my command. So now I was less conspicuous with only a servel on my shoulder. I walked into a store with a bunch of things, cloths, food, saddles a bunch of stuff.*

"Hello how can I help you?"

"I am just looking around."

*I had masked my voice to make it sound masculine. It had taken a good while for me to perfect it but I could now pass for any age of a guy and any language too, accent wise. I went over to a first aid section and grabbed some needles syringes and stitching thread. I also got some numbing stuff and antiseptic. I went over to a weaponry section and grabbed some daggers and sword sharpeners. Towards the end I hade stocked up on more food and lots of water. I had gotten a bunch more canteens. I went and paid for it. The owner not asking any questions. I could tell she dealt with shady people before and by her movements she knew as long as she didn't intend to hurt me I wouldn't hurt her.*

"If you don't mind me asking a question of you, are you by any chance a girl?"

*I looked up at the owner she was a short old lady and she had been around the block a few times I could tell. She also held a trustworthy face. I gave a short nod. I knew she wouldn't say anything. She slipped something in my leather bundle I couldn't tell what it was but I knew it wasn't dangerous or Jink would have stopped her.*

"Something for later on your journey."

"How much?"

"It's on the house. Consider it a deal for all of the thing you bought."

"Thank you."

*I walked out of the store and I slipped my new items into my black leather satchel and I saw a group of hug boys leaning against the wall waiting for me to come out of the store.*

"What do you have in the bag of yours?"

"None of your business."

*I squared my shoulder off standing a bit straighter and I deepened my voice more so I sounded older.*

"Aww come on give us a peak."

*I turned my head a bit and gave them a side glare. I readied myself for an attack. I saw the leader of the group of twelve nod and they all started to close in on me. They then pounced. I avoided their attack without touching them and let them collide with each other in a pile. I walked off keeping my confidence. I had no need to fight such pathetic things. One of the guys pulled a dirty move on me by grabbing a stone and mud and tossed the mud in my eyes and the palm sized rock at my head. Out of instinct I grabbed my daggers and got into a fighting stance. I couldn't see them but I could hear them. I ended up hitting all of them with the butt of my dagger so now only the leader was left. I wiped my eyes and he had a shocked look on his face.*

"Who are you?!"

*I have an expressionless look and walked away. I whistled to Dark Shadow and he came jogging up to me. I reached for his long wild mane and hoisted myself up onto his saddles back. I had sold his saddle and was paid more than it was worth, in my opinion. I then sold his bridle which went the same way and rode back out to the meeting place and met my traveling party.*

"Get into a fight?"

"No, the fight chose me,as always."

"Remember don't show them your face or your skin."

"I don't, nor will."

*We rode back off at that.*