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Morgan's Love

October 5, 2013
By Th3N3WDj-P0n3 BRONZE, Keyport, New Jersey
Th3N3WDj-P0n3 BRONZE, Keyport, New Jersey
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World War 3 destroys most of the planet. Along with most of the male population. Morgan, a 15 year old girl goes to the top of her favorite hill where she goes to count the stars once a week. As she counts them she hears a lud thud behind her. She then comes face to face with an elite soldier. However he does not know his name. He then passes out and she gets new clothes for him. Once he wakes up they head back into town. Morgans mother Julian meets the new kid and gives him three tasks to prepare him for a quest she wishes to give him. Also on the outskirts of Kyoto is a large cave. Huge creatures lurch in the dark cave and so does a large monster. No one survived going in there and the cave makes the population of Kyoto paranoid. Chris, the name given to him by Morgan, agrees to the request. Before entering he is joined by Morgan. What lurchs in the cave? They don't know. Chapter 1: THERE ARE NO CHAPTERS I was walking throught the woods one night. The sky was clear, the stars shined bright and the critters were scampering from bush to bush. Like tiny ninjas avoiding the sight of their target. I smiled as a rabbit ran passed me and finally noticed I was on top of my favorite hill. The very top was flat and only one oak tree was here. The moon lit up the top brightest here. As if all of it's reflected light was aimed at this one spot. I drop my back pack and sit at the edge, counting the stars until I was bored enough to fall backwards. Suddenly I heard a bang followed by a yelp behind me. I turned around to see a naked boy about my age. He got up on to one knee and rested his elbow on the other. My face must have turned red cause I could feel the burning run through my cheeks. Boys were rare now, especially in Kyoto. What was he doing here?
"Wh.. who are you?" I managed to say. He slowly raises his head and his dark blue eyes stared at me through his black bangs.
"I.. don't know.." He mumbles and suddenly collapses. I shakily rose to my feet, finding it to be a difficult task. When I got to him I managed to get an arm around me and dragged him to the base of the tree. I then pulled a blanket out of my bag and wrapped it around him. I then sat at my spot and started counting again.
I don't know what happened next but, when my eyes opened I saw him looking over the edge. My face once again became red.
"Wh.. what are you doing?!" I called out, extremely embarassed.
"What do you mean?" He looks over at me and smiles. "I'm just enjoying the view."
"Put some clothes on!" I replied
"And where am i supposed to get those? Want me to use a leaf?" He chuckled at the idea and I could barely hold back a laugh as I thought of the image. "If you can go get a few clothes for me that would be nice." H esits back at the base of the tree and I started down the hill.
About an hour later I was back witha bag of clothes. He pulled them on saving the shirt for last. After then we started down the hilla nd I decided to hide him in my house. Girls here would go nuts for him. After all he's the only male in the town. All the men died in World War 3. Only kids and grown woman and a few men who didn't join the batlle remain. Japan won but the victory was not worth the battle. Anyways, he decided the couch was comfy enough. So the only thought that came to my mind was how in the world did this boy just fall out of the sky and land here? Why am I stuck wth him? I just wanted to live the rest of my life alone, now that my mom was out of the house. I sighed and walked to the kitchen deciding to make a sandwich for the both of us.
"Here you should eat something." I told him as I handed him the turkey and cheese sandwich.
"Thanks." He replied and took it. I probably dropped my jaw as I watched him suck the sandwich in like a vaccuum. the sandwich was just gone in not even a second.
"No.. problem." I began nibbling on the one I made for myself.
"Where are we?" He asked and looked at me.
"Kyoto, Japan." I replied and continued nibbling on the sandwich. He sighed as if relieved to hear that. When I finished I took our plates and washed them. Just then my mother came into the house.
"Morgan are yo..." She pauses when she see's him on the couch.
"Mom this sin;t what it looks like." I tried to explain but what would I say. This boy just fell out of the sky?
"You have a boyfriend?! This is great!" She smiles and claps.
"Wh.. what?" I was confused. She wasn't even mad. Most moms would be pissed if they found their daughter hiding a male in their house. Apparently it's selfish with everything that's going on.
"Finally someone to fix this town!" She continues. "Last night all the women got together. We needed a ale to do a few tasks that we can't handle. This is the perfect oppurtunity to fix this town!"
"Wait mother. You're not planning to send him into the caves!"
"Yup. All the way to the center."
"Mom! No one survived there. Not even the last guy we sent." Just as I said this he suddenly appeared behind my mom.
"So your name is Morgan hm? And this is your mom?" He asks looking past her at me. We were both stunned by his speed. He was so cool about it to. His hand was in his pocket the other was still at his side. He looks at my mom. "So what's your name?"
"Julian." My mom turns to him and smiles. "So you want to go?"
"It sounds exciting enough." He smirks. Plus with my strength and speed I can probably pull it off."
"Okay well there are a few challenges I want to give you before I can confirm you should go." She smiles and walks outside. I run up beside him.
"Please don't do this!" I pleaded. I don't know why I cared so much. I just met him, and if he dies then I can just do what I wanted to do with my life in the first place.
"I'll be fine. I've been through some pretty rough things. Such as the war that caused this world to be put in turmoil." He looks at me. "Just think of me as a super soldier. I just need to find my buster blade and this should be easy." I was stunned for a second. What he just said. Was he forced into the war? Did he go voluntarily? Super soldier? What did he mean?
"I still have some of my memory. So I an still do everything properly. I just need to learn my name." He adds.
"I'll just call you Chris for now then." I reply and try to calm down. Or atleast act calm. He goes outside and I follow.
"Okay sweetie I want you to rebuild and fix all the house on this street by tonight." My mom exclaims and smiles. "If you are as good as you say, that should be easy." Was she crazy?! No human could do that. She drags me inside before I could complain and Chris starts his task. As the sun began to set I saw Chris walk out the house at the end. The street looked amazing. The walls were redone with new wood and decorrations. Bushes were trimmed, grass was cut. All of them were seemingly perfect.
"How did you do all of this?" I asked in astonishment.
"I told you already. Think of me as a super soldier." He smirks and looks at the sunset. "It's getting dark out. Let's go inside and tell your mom I finished." He walks in and I follow.
"Done already?" My mom asks as we walk in.
"Yup. Wasn't to difficult." He says and sits down at his spot on the couch. "So what's next?"
"Get some rest first. You'll have the 2 other tasks tomorrow." My mom replies and he lays down, quickly passing out. I did the same after I got to my room. That night I dreamed of him falling though the clouds as I counted the stars. The numbers echoed as I counted. Just before he hits the ground his eyes open and he seems to be looking at me. He says something but I can't make out the words.
Morning comes and I wake up to breakfast on my side table. Chris was pouring me tea and layed it on a plate.
"Good morning Morgan. How did you sleep?" He asks and smiles warmly to me as he places the tray of breakfast on my lap.
"I slept fine. Thank you for the breakfast." I started eating and my eyes shot open. It was a rainbow of delciousness just pouring into my mouth. "Where did you learn how to cook?!" I asked instantly and continued to eat.
"There are a lot of things that I am really good at." He sits down on the side of my bed. "So do know what my mother has planned for me?"
"No this is all new. I guess she just wants to prepare you. See how fast, strong, and smart you are." I reply and finish the breakfast. I then start sipping the tea which tasted just as amazing.
"Hmph I feel specail." He laughs sarcastically and stand up when I finish the tea. "Shall we go downstairs?" He holds out his hand and helps me out of bed. As I change in my bathroom, he makes my bed for me and meets me downstairs.
"Okay challenge two. You have to cut down a few trees and bring back the chopped wood to make a bonfire tonight." My mother states and hands him an ax. He pushes the ax away and smiles
"I wont need that." He leaves and I start reading a few books, Finally he arrives in the door holding a colassal sword.
"5 hours later? Not bad. Where did you get the sword?" My mom asks and looks outside. I do the same and well I don't think. We have to worry about fire wood for the next 10 winters. There was so much wood and my mom looked like she just hit a jack pot.
"The sword is mine. I just it for a while. It's my Buster Blade." He explains and sits down.
"Well okay.. Your next task is to make enough food for everyone, tonight." She says and goes upstairs.
"Fun!" He gets up and goes to the kitchen. I follow and smile, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Can I help you with this one?" I ask.
"Of course." He smiles and hands me a bowl with a list of ingredients that I don't know where he got. But, I got them anyways and the rest of the day was amazing. He put some music on and in a way we danced, and cooked. a few times I dropped somethings and he caught them just before they hit the ground. Finally, we were finished and brought the food out, along with getting a fire started.
"Done!" We call out in unison and my mom comes out astonished.
"Great! Okay you can get some rest now. You'll be going early in the morning."
"Why do I need to do this though?" Chris asks.
"The cave contains things that we are all scared of. We fear they will come out one day and attack us. And in the center is a creature that we have only seen come out once. A large beast with red eyes and black hair. It's so huge that we're amazed it gets in and out of the cave."
"So you want me to kill all of the creatures in the cave?" Chris asks and sits down.
"That's the plan." My mom replies. Chris stays still and keeps his eyes shut. Finaly he opens them.
"I was right. This will be exciting." He smiles and goes inside, laying dwn on the couch only to pass out 5 minutes later. The fire and food was amazing but I called in early. Falling asleep in my bed hoping for another dream. This dream was the same but different. This time the moon was a blue color and when he talked he spoke more words. He hits the ground with a loud thud and I wake up. Chris was there again to give me another amazing morning.
Soon he walks out the front door and I shut my eyes, I couldn't lie to myself. I was worried, so I grab my bag and a knife and jump out my two story window onto the grass below. I caught up to him just before he entered the cave.
"Chris!" I call out.
"Why are you here?" He asks as he turns around.
"I want to come with you.."
"Umm is your mom okay with it?"
"Not really.. no"
"..." He sighs. "Stay close to me, Morgan. I don't want you getting hurt."
"Yay." I replied. Okay stupid I know but I would feel better with him. I didn't want to worry about him. The cave quickly got dark, but we brought a torch. he had me hold it so he could get to his sword faster. Once I lit the torch a huge spider as big as my head came out. Chris cut his in half almost instantly. A few more jumped at him and he effortlessly cut them down.
"Let's go." He looks at me and smiles reassuringly. The deeper we went the more the monsters seemed to grow. Finally I grew tired and we set a small camp. He let me go to sleep while he stayed awake. My dream came back. This time the sky was red and the moon was black. When I woke up Chris was pulling his sword out of a big that was as bug as we were. "We should get moving." He looks at me and helps me up. We start walking again and take every dead end turn just to make sure we kill every creature. Finally we arrived in the center of the nightmarish cave. The creature in the middle of the large area was really big. If he stood up it probably would cast a shadow over the torch. Luckily it was sleeping at the moment. Chris walked up to it as quiet as possible and raised his sword to it's head. Suddenly it's tail hit him and Chris was sent into the caves wall. Leaving a crater, he then fell and hit the ground. Slowly Chris and the monster rose to their feet.
"Chris, that bump on his forehead, maybe that can work!" I call out. Chris looks up at the face and darts up the wall. Running straight up it and jumps at the monster. It goes to swat him away but he twrils in the air just in time and lands on the things arm. He continues his charge and jumps up slashing at the mark. Suddenly he stops.

Chris POV: I leaped into the air to slash at the bump, but when I almost did. My past life suddenly flashed before my eyes. It was going backwards though, From this moment to the time Iw as born. My tasks being completed. Back up the hill where I was in a coma on one of the branches of an oak tree. Back up the parachute I took from an airplane to land on that hill. I was sent to destroy Kyoto. I then went back to my birth. "Let's name him.. Michael." I heard a female voice say. "Michael is a great name." A deeper voice replied. Then my vision came back and the monster hit me away back into the cave, out of his "Bedroom."

I ran to Chris as the creature decided to fall asleep. I wasn't sure what happened but Chris hesitated with the slash.
"Chris are you okay?!" I asked my heart was racing. Chris groans and sits up.
"I think I'd rather face a train head on then that things hits." He laughs.
"You almost had him what happened?"
"I.. saw my past. My name.. is Michael.."
"... oh." I didn't know exactly what to say to him.
"I'm going in one more time." He mumbles and stands up. I followed him to the large room and the monster got back up. Chris decided to run up the wall again but this time he swilred around it and leaped from behind onto it's head and stabbed into the bump, suddenly blood spiraled everywhere. Painting the roof of the cave red. The monster grabbed him and through him into the air, he starts falling and looks at me. Suddenly my dream flashed through my mind. To the part where he was falling. "I will be fine, Morgan. You can count on me. I promise." Were the words he was saying in my dream.
He hit the ground with a loud thud just as the monster collapsed. I ran to Michael and started to cry. Suddenly a hand touched my cheek. I open my eyes and see him smiling.
"Mike.." I mumbled.
"No.. my name is Chris and I never break a promise, you can count on me." He says calmly. Tears come to my eyes again and without control of myself I suddenly kiss him. Later that evening we walked out of the cave, he was carrying me on his back.
"I love you Chris..." I whisper as I shut my eyes and suddenly shoot awake in my bed. I hug my knees as a loud bang comes on my door before a boy my age kicks it down. A soldier from America, they began raiding Kyoto to put an end to this war.
The soldier didn't attack instantly though. Instead he took my hand and snuck me out of town. "What's your name?" He asks me.
"My name is Morgan.." I reply. My heart was beating fast, gunshots and screams came from the Kyoto.
"My name is Michael.. Morgan do you believe in love at first sight?"
"Wha.." I didn't to finish the next words made my heart jump and I couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.
"Morgan.. I love you." Chapter 2: I SAID THERE ARE NO CHAPTERS Just wanna say hi in case you were feeling lonely..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................


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