Puron Psych

67

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At 7 AM in the morning, an excited Harald jogged through the field of grass leading to the shed.

He spotted Hyde, who was sitting on a wooden stool in front of the shed, wiping one of his blades clean. He skidded to a stop, knocking a bit of dirt onto Hyde's feet.

The two men made eye contact with each other. Harald chuckled nervously, regretting his action as Hyde flicked off a speck of dirt that landed on his blade. "She's all ready, charged, and yearning to sail!"

"Already," Hyde sat up straight. He wasn't that surprised. Knowing Harald for about 5 years, it wasn't uncommon for him to stick to his word about getting things accomplished. "Not bad." He spat on the ground.

"She's got a brand new panel, spankin' new navigation screen. Say if we travel through the night, the brightness will help."

"If we're not careful, it can also attract pirates."

"Eh, who cares? They're no match for us. They're the best at collecting. I'm always down to conquer and acquire some new gear."

Hyde's lips curved upward into a slight smile. The men both turned their attention to Harper, who just walked out of the shed with two coconut bowls full of scrambled eggs, minced meat, and chopped peppers sprinkled on top.

She made her way over to them and handed each of them a bowl. Hyde took his without hesitation, but Harald huffed and walked by her in response. Harper wasn't sure why he was still so hostile toward her, but she didn't let it affect her much.

"You're trying new recipes." Hyde raised a brow.

"Try it." Harper smiled at him. Hyde obliged, but his face scrunched up in disgust the moment he shoved a handful of meat and eggs in his mouth.

"What's wrong?"

"It's salty." Hyde gagged.

"Is it?" Harper tore off a piece of egg from the bowl in her hands. She placed it on her tongue. Immediately when the salt coursed through her taste buds, she spat it out.

"Oh! I tried my best this time. Why did it turn out this way?" Harper whined. Attempt after attempt she tried her best to improve her lack of cooking skills. Time after time again she continued to fail.

"I'll make another batch—"

"Don't bother." Hyde raised the bowl away from her grasp. "You should go ahead and pack. We're leaving today."

"Today?"

"You heard me."

"But... that's so soon..." Harper frowned. In thirty minutes, Yanpu was going to be picked up to go to school. He wouldn't even be able to finish, and that made her disheartened. "Can't we stay one more day?"

"And delay me receiving a cure further? No." Hyde forced himself to down the awful-tasting breakfast Harper made. He wiped his mouth and burped.

"If we want to arrive in Krahagh soon, we should leave now."

"Right," Harper mumbled.

"Don't look so upset." Hyde secured his blades back into his belt. "It's not going to change my mind."

"I know it won't. I'm just worried. Krahagh is... it's..."

"It's way better than Westona, that's for sure." Hyde raised Harper's chin with his finger.

"If I'm not mistaken..." He leaned in close to her. "Didn't you say that you loved me...?"

Harper blushed. "I... did." She admitted.