Chapter XIX

Ally




   "No." Rina said, then turned to me. "Now, shall we get you ready? Or do you want to wait 10 minutes?"
   "10 minutes, please." I squeaked.
   Keesa, Will, and I all moved away from the volcano until we were halfway down the mountain. We sat down, and Rina threw a large box at us. Will caught it, then opened it up.
   He took the food out: butter-cakes and three packets of unicorn tea with a hint of raspberry. We took one each, and slowly snacked on it.
   "Too bad you couldn't stay with us..." Will said, while sipping the unicorn tea. He threw his butter-cake away. "It would've been awesome."
   "I just wanted to see my mom and dad again.... I miss them terribly." I said, and sipped my packet of tea until it shriveled up.
   Keesa ripped her butter-cake in half from anger. "It's not fair!"
   "What's not fair?" I asked. "Is it that I can't stay human?"
   Keesa's face softened, then felt something in her pocket. I saw string peep out of her pocket, but she pushed it in quickly, hoping that no one saw it. But I did.
   "The boy... I'm sure he's fine." I reassured her. "He's free of Aku, and he's in that good place Up There.
   Keesa remained quiet, and I only let her be.
   "Ally?" Will asked, and took out his gun. I tensed. "Kill yourself. Now."
   Keesa and I froze. Keesa angrily pulled out her knife, and knocked Will to the ground, trapping him with the sharp blade.
   "Who do you think you are, first helping Ally and then telling her to shoot herself?"  Keesa said, gritting her teeth.
   "Why not kill herself now, so you'll just be put out of misery instead of waiting in that crystal?" Will said. I became angry too, but as I took out my sword, Will pushed the knife away from his neck, then cut my forehead.
   "At least I won't die!" I snapped. "And when I'm back from my idle stage, hopefully my you'll be there so I can rip your throat out for telling me to go suicidal!" I paused, waiting for a comeback. Will couldn't speak. "Some friend you are."
   I drew out my sword just in case, then began to eat my butter-cake. Will snatched the knife from Keesa's hand, then pierced me butter-cake, then threw it away.
   "You think you can eat your way through problems?!" Will exploded, his face turning bright red. "NO!"
   I grabbed my sword and Will took out his gun, but before I did my attack, Keesa somehow stopped it with her bare hands. Keesa first glared at Will, then at me. She threw my sword down at the ground, clenching her hurt hand.
   "And we shouldn't let Ally turn crystal with a fight. Enough said." Keesa said.
   "2 more minutes, guys!" I heard Rina say.
   I only stared at Keesa's hurt hand. She didn't even look like it was bothering her! And how could she stop my sword if it was going so fast? I closed my eyes, then took a deep breath.
   "I think... I should give you guys something. Just before I turn... into the ice." I said, and untied my hair, using the necklace's old chain. I gave that to Keesa. I turned to Will. His eyes were still mad, but he seemed to try and let go of the argue. I took out a weathered, kind of red chef hat. It was Chef's.
   "How did you...?" Will said, his eyes beaming.
   "Let's see that I took it from Chef's head, just before we ran into the lich." I grinned.
   "Time's up. Come on."
   We all slowly walked up the mountain again. We stopped at the peak once again, and it was time to say our good-byes.
   Keesa was breaking into tears. "Please... please awaken again. You're like my younger sister."
   "I promise." I said, and we gave each other a tight hug.
   I turned to Will, and his nose was a bright red as if to run away from his tears. I shifted position awkwardly, since we just fought.
   "I'm... I'm sorry." Will said. "I didn't want you... I mean, a human, to leave... the people again."
   I took this in, wondering why Will was turning red and stammering his words. Then, Will gave me a hug too. A heartwarming hug.
   "Let's... just start the process now." I said, looking down.