Top of the World!

[Mya]

At the top of the tallest mountain, you will find yourself on top of the world. Why you are there, that's up to you. But be careful you don't fall off...

[Paradichlorobenzene]

Akakios wrapped his arms around a rock in an effort to keep from slipping off the steep side of the mountain. It was a long way down, he was sure, and if he hit the floor, he would probably turn two dimensional. That single thought was enough to make him tighten his chokehold on the rock. He really should be making his careful way down, but it had taken him forever to climb up there, and he wanted to enjoy the view for a little while longer. If he was careful, there wouldn't be any harm in doing so, right?

Grunting, he dug his heels into the earth and pulled himself up onto a slightly flatter piece of land. Lying back, he stared at the sky, attempting to shield his eyes from the glaring sunlight with his hand. He was going to stay here for just a lil' while longer. A lil' while longer and he'd be on his way down. A lil' while longer and...

He started to snore.

[epikwonder]

-Masaru-

-Masaru-

As she was silently scaling the mountain wall, she sensed someone near, but couldn't quite place who. She shook her head, trying to clear her head. "Finally..." she thought as she reached the top of the mountain. As soon as she breathed a sigh of relief and took a step, she tripped over something... or someone.

"Hey!"

[Paradichlorobenzene]

Akakios snapped awake, wincing at the sudden pain in his gut. "Ow, ow," he muttered, eyes scanning the area for the person responsible. "You have eyes, I believe?" he asked, as his eyes fell on the girl. "The last time I checked, I wasn't invisible."

He hoisted himself into a sitting position, and raised an eyebrow at the girl, waiting for an answer.

[epikwonder]

-Masaru-

She sat up slowly and painfully. That darn person lying there had tripped her. "Well, maybe if you weren't sleeping there I wouldn't have tripped over you." She growled.

Her inner self told her not to be so rude. "...I'm sorry. Okay?" She looked away. "I wasn't watching where I was going."

[Paradichlorobenzene]

"Next time, make sure you do," he replied, turning his attention back to the view, and the fact that they were somewhere high, high up. "And tripping over in places like doesn't seem like a really good idea."

He turned slightly so that he could face the girl, and not risk falling at the same time.

[epikwonder]

-Masaru-

"Yeah... I know. But you still shouldn't sleep in a place like this. You could... fall off." She gestured at the edge. "Yes?" She looked back at the boy and decided to talk to him. Having allies out here was definitely better than being alone. Allies could help you if you were in a tight spot. She sat down next to him.

"So what's your name?"

[Paradichlorobenzene]

“I’d rather you tell me yours first. Because I’m just paranoid that way,”

Akakios pushed himself up slightly, and lay back down on the grass. Passing his gaze over the clouds, he let a small smile come onto his face. “And lying down like this gives you quite a good view of the sky,” he added. “As long as I’m careful, there’s no need to worry.”

[epikwonder]

-Masaru-

"My name's...Masaru." She looked up at the sky. It was beautiful, however foggy and dark... Smiling as she tapped her gun at her hip, she took a deep breath, breathing in the cold mountain air. She hugged her knees to her chest.

"You still haven't told me your name."

[Paradichlorobenzene]

"I know I haven't. My name's Akakios. Nice to meet you."

Akakios flipped over and lay on his side, and studied the girl carefully. She didn't look particularly suspicious, but he never knew. "Not meaning to be nosy, but what are you doing up here?"

[epikwonder]

-Masaru-

She smiled at him, raising a hand to swipe some of her bangs out her face. The wind was quite strong. "Ehh, nothing. Just wandering around... How about you?" She replied.

She wasn't familiar with the guy so she wasn't wasn't quite ready to reveal anything about her. Not that he would believe anything about her anyway. Masaru picked at the ground. Her index finger caught on something sharp. Bringing her hand slowly up, she could see it had left a long line of red going up her finger. "Ouch." She winced.

[Paradichlorobenzene]

"Revisiting old places, I guess. Although I can't actually remember being up here much," he answered softly, closing his eyes and letting the wind whip the hair around his face. Maybe it wasn't so bad to have someone else up there after all...

"Ouch."

He opened his eyes at the sound, and saw that the girl had a cut on her finger. Probably poked herself on something on the ground. He shook his head. "Let me have a look," he got up and attempted to pull the girl's hand closer to him.

[epikwonder]

-Masaru-

She pulled her hand away. "I'm fine, don't worry about it. So You've been here before?" She cocked her head. "But its practically in the middle of nowhere..." Masaru studied him, he didn't quite look like the pickpocket or rouge sort, yet there was something special about him.

[Paradichlorobenzene]

Akakios was tempted to ask "Are you sure?", but, guessing that girl was probably capable of taking care of herself, he held his tongue. He pausing slightly, he thought of an answer to her question. "Well, I'm not sure. It's been a while since I've been to Rike."

Counting, he added, "Six, or seven years."

[epikwonder]

-Masaru-

"I see. Did you family live here or...?" She asked. Ripping a piece of cloth from her shirt, she wiped away the blood. Taking out a couple of herbs and rubbing them on the wound staunched the bleeding. Then, she bound her hand with the same piece of cloth. She leaned back, satisfied. "So tell me more about yourself."

[Paradichlorobenzene]

"Hmn, yeah. They lived here, I guess." He flipped over, and buried his head in the crook of his arms. "It's all in the past, though." It wasn't that he minded the past, actually. He really didn't actually care, to be honest. But in the end, home was still home, and everyone was bound to feel that way in the end... Right? "How about you? I think I've revealed too much about myself."

[epikwonder]

Masaru laughed lightly. "Not at all..." Memories of her past flashed back in her mind, causing her to wince. The wound on her finger pained her a little, but it was something she was used to... The constant pain. The faint smell of blood caused her head to spin a little.

"Me... I'm Masaru. There's not much to say. I'm an orphan. Pretty much all my life, I've been wandering the lands, though I feel like I haven't even covered a small portion of it yet." She took a deep breath of clean, mountain air, trying to clear her head.

[Paradichlorobenzene]

A wanderer, eh? Living a life where nothing was permanent, except change itself, always on the move. As much as that reminded him of, well, him, he wouldn't classify himself under that category, though. There was a difference between wanderers and travellers, the latter of which he was proud to be.

Even so, both of them had their similarities too. "The world is a large place, isn't it? To know as much as we can, we've got to keep moving, but even then, we now only a mere fraction of what's really out there."

[mikan]

A girl went to this mountain and after one step, She saw the people on the mountain.. " Who are these people?" She thoughts,.. She went infront of the people. and said " Excuse me, May i know who you are?" she said. Sarah smiled.. " This place is dangerous. Why did i come here?" She said softly with people not noticing her...