Polar Opposites

* :( ~Festive~

+I recommend listening to Teir Abhaile Riu by Celtic Woman when they get to the town. I'll put a reminder at that part lol+

Konoye, Petak, and some other of the younger men were in one of the tribe's small boats, rowing to the nearby Earth Kingdom town, so they could join in on the festivities that were happening there. They were a good way away from the base when Konoye sighed as he leaned against the side of the boat, "I wish Elodie could have come with us. I feel like she would have been the life of the party." The men on the boat almost jumped off of it with screams when a feminine voice suddenly appeared, "Awe thanks, guys!"

Elodie popped up from under some tarps and such on the boat, a wide, mischievous smile on her face, "Those were very pretty screams, fellas." The men looked even more shocked when they saw the stole away. Konoye looked at her, holding his hand over his wildly beating heart, "What are you doing here? I thought Chief, Bato, AND Zokkik told you you couldn't go." Elodie crawled out from under her hiding spot and tried to fix her hair and clothes, "And you expected me to listen?" He opened his mouth to say something, before closing it then saying, "You've got a point."

Petak asked her, "But how to sneak in here without anyone noticing." Elodie grinned, "I can't reveal how I did it, but I can say that it was really easy to sneak out of the camp. A whole lot of a hack easier than sneaking out of a house with strict parents." All the men looked at her questioningly and she just smiled, "That's another story to tell. So, are we almost there?" All the men looked at her with wide eyes and one of them spoke up, "We need to get you back to the camp before anyone finds out. You were specifically told not to leave." Elodie sighed, "Come on guys, loosen up a little. If anyone finds out I'll just tell them that I snuck out and y'all didn't find out until we were there. I promise I'll be careful and won't stand out."

She gave all of them puppy eyes as they silently communicated with each other. Petak sighed, "Fine. We won't take you back." Elodie smiled at them and squished herself in between Konoye and Petak, "Thanks, guys! Y'all are the best!" Petak shook his head softly, "I don't have a good feeling about this." Konoye reached behind Elodie and nudged Petak's shoulder playfully, "Lighten up, dude. We won't get caught. And if we do, we'll just blame Elodie." Elodie scowled at him jokingly as the male wrapped an arm around her shoulder, "Don't give me that look. You're the one who said it." Elodie broke her scowl and the two bickered for a bit longer before Petak cleared his throat, "Um Elodie. I think you forgot something."

Elodie looked up at Petak with a questioning look, "Huh?" He explained, "Your clothes. They're not exactly... good?" Elodie looked down out her hand-me-downs that were way too big for her and pretty dingy, then looked back up with a grin, "You think I would let myself go out into public like this?" She rummaged through the tarps that she was hiding in for a couple of seconds before pulling out a blue cloak that she definitely did not "borrow" from Zokkik. "Ta-da! It has a hood, so it will cover my hair, and it will hide my clothes." The men looked impressed by Elodie's thorough thinking and she grinned at them. Petak still thought this was a bad idea.

(put the music "Teir Abhaile Riu" by Celtic Woman on now for full effect)

After about 15 more minutes on the boat, the crew finally pulled into the small Earth Kingdom town's harbor and Elodie pulled up the cloak's hood to hide her blonde and pink-ish hair. As some of the men tied the boat up, Elodie crawled out of it onto the dock, looking ahead at the town. It was lit up by colorful lanterns, there were people everywhere, and she could already smell all of the different foods the townspeople were selling. An almost overwhelming feeling of excitement washed over her as she was surrounded by the festivities. She hadn't realized how much being practically cut off from the world for months affected her.