Lunar Shadows and Winds Embrace

Did you know wood causes splinters??

Hello!! Welcome back! The outfit above is basically your "Working out" clothes!

Please enjoy this chapter, I had so much fun writing it!
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The sun was just beginning to rise above some clouds, the rays of light leaking through a poorly covered window as (Name) was awoken from her slumber by a joyful, "MORNING!!" And a blinding smile from her younger brother. He shot up out of his own futon and began to rush around their tiny cottage. 

An irritated voice was heard from a few feet away from (Name), "I swear to the love of god Yumiko, if you don't quiet down I will push you off a cliff." Her eldest brother, Sora, had his arm draped over his eyes, blocking the rising Sun from his view.

"But today is the day you will teach me!!" Yumiko shouted joyfully as (name) covered her poor ears from her brothers cries of joy.

"I never said that" Sora grumbled from his position on the floor, his face adorned with a tired frown, "Yes you did! You said you would teach me how to chop wood!" Yumi cried out with whatever childish rage he had, "You promised!" 

As if some type of realization hit him, Sora sat up reluctantly, yawning as he stretched his arms above his head, his joints popping, and his neck cracking as he began to stand up, "Ugh, I guess did say that..." he mumbled under his breath, obviously regretting his choices the other day.

"Yeah! So we are going out right now!" The young seven year old cried out with a new found energy that (Name) didn't even think was possible for him to gain. 

"No, I am going to make some breakfast first." Sora stated as he walked over to the makeshift kitchen they had, getting a fresh cup of water from a small pipe system they had managed to make their first month in here.

"Water?" He asked (Name) as he began to fill another cup up for her, "Nah, I'm good" She groaned out, her body yelling at her to lay back down and fall back asleep as she sat up, rubbing her eyes free from sleep. "Your loss." He said shrugging his shoulders and finishing the water in his cup.

Yumiko, who was long forgotten in the side conversation, seemed to be displeased with the halting in his plans to begin chopping wood right away, "Pleaseeee, I promise I'll listen!!" He complained, trying to persuade Sora into forgetting about breakfast. 

Suddenly a pillow was chucked straight into his face. As it fell a baffled Yumiko turned to the culprit. (Name) had swiped Sora's pillow and threw it at him, "shut it! You may not need the food but I sure do." She huffed out as her body rose from her futon.

However, as she began to walk a tiny figure launched at her, grabbing her legs and toppling her to the ground, "That wasn't nice!" Yumiko shouted as he began a little game of tug-a-war with (Name's) hair. 

Crying out with pain as her precious locks of hair were abused, she tried to flip Yumiko over, which in turn caused him to go into a full on battle cry, trying his hardest to wrestle her to the ground. Which, (name) gladly participated in.

Sora sighed in disappointment as he watched both his younger siblings fight to the death on the ground. He turned away from the sight and began to cook up some deer meat he and (name) had collected the night before, and started to unwrap some rice balls they had bought at the nearby village.

By the time he had finished preparing the food, both (name) and Yumiko had finished their battle, only to promise each other that they would continue later. 

Sora sighed again at their momentarily enacted truce, "You guys gonna make me get gray hairs.." Sora dramatically said, "and I'm only 19!" He placed a hand over his eyes while fake crying.

"Wow, what a dilemma." (Name) said sarcastically as she began to stuff her face with food, rice getting all over her face. 

"You eat like a pig." Yumiko stated as he also.. began to stuff his face with his meal, "SAYS YOU!" (Name) shouted back, swallowing her food as she spoke. 

And so began their shouting match with each other, only to be broken when Sora sternly told them to shut their mouths or he would personally drown them both with his own to hands. 

Only then did they both quiet down to a few words whispered between them.

After breakfast, the two boys headed out towards the chopping grounds, while (name) changed out of her sleepwear. 

She changed into her standard work day outfit. A short-sleeved, black t-shirt with some loose-fitting cargo pants that were pretty comfortable and easy to move around in. 

Her h/c hair was tied up into a high ponytail, and her bangs that were getting to long for comfort, she made a mental note to cut them down later, was pinned back by a handmade hairpin her brother made her out of some wood and flowers. She placed on her shoes and made her way out towards the chopping grounds where her brothers had ran off too.

As she walked, she looked around at her surroundings, taking a mental note of the changes and checking for any and all animals near by. As much as she loved to sight-see, it was important for her to take consideration the dangers of the forest, and so she made it a point to keep an eye on the area surrounding their house.

However, as always it was peaceful. The large trees that seem to grow taller every day, provided plenty of spaces to play hide and seek. She played the game every other day with Yumiko, he loves to hide in crevices near trees or in rocks. It made would make it difficult for her to find him, if he kept quiet that is. Leaves wrestled in branches as wind picked up and blew up fallen leaves and smaller twigs that littered the floor. Birds chirped, and others caught as they flew above her head.

(Name) enjoyed peace and quiet, something she could only ever have when walking towards inevitable chaos, which was the chopping grounds. Speaking of that pit of despair, she heard the frantic cries of Yumiko as he fell backwards, landing on his back with a hatchet in his hands, above his head.

(Name) but the inside of her cheek as she held back a laugh at the way Sora chastised Yumiko on his clumsiness, "You need to hold it tight, but also keep your posture up right. Like this," Sora said, demonstrating the correct way to keep yourself from falling backward. When Yumiko saw her walk up, he broke concentration and waved to her. Which, unfortunately earned him a punch to the head for being a, "Careless mutton-head" as Sora stated.

(Name) quietly chuckled as to not upset Yumiko anymore than he already was, and walked over to her section of the grounds. She picked up her designated hatchet, lifted it above her head and brought it down onto the awaiting block of wood, successfully cutting it in half. 

She continued this until she heard a loud crying noise sound from her side. She set the hatchet in her hand down and began to snoop over to where she heard the cry.

Soon enough she saw Yumiko rolling around on the ground, he would definitely need a bath later, holding his hand out in what seemed like pain, "What's going on?" She voiced her concern as she looked down pitifully at her younger brother. 

"He went to pick up a piece of wood and got a splinter." Sora said, a bit of amusement adorned on his face.

When Yumiko saw (Name) he ran over to her and grabbed onto her waist, shaking his head back and forth, successfully dirtying her clothes with dirt and snot. He looked up and said in the most dramatic tone she had ever heard, "(Name)! Did you know wood gives splinters!?"

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Welp, that's chapter 1! What do you guys think?
This chapter was around 1360 words long! I hope you enjoyed!