Chapter 14 - House Tree(2)

"Wait~~you said that we have to cross this bridge.. Without a safety rope???" said Suzy. She cannot believe that they will not use a safety rope to cross over the strap bridge. Even in their old world, everyone will think that it is so crazy to cross the bridge without a safety rope.

"Hunters do not need safety rope. Safety rope only for the coward," said Lyeon.

"And if we fall to the ground, what will you do? You gonna save us?" ask Nic.

"No.. You will not fall. Trust me," said Lyeon. "Okey, whose first?"

The girls look at each other. None of them want to go first.They were afraid that something will go wrong and they might fall down. The percentage of falling down is so big because not only the strap bridge was scary but also they will not use any safety rope. This is the first time for them to experience this kind of thing so of course safety rope is so important and yet this man calmly said safety rope only for coward?

"Well.. Whose first?" asked Lyeon again.

No answer.

"Fine then.. I will choose who will go first," said Lyeon. He look at the girls. "Okey you... You will go first." Suzy shocked when Lyeon choose her. Without no choice, she walked to the strap bridge. Her friends watch her from behind.

"Good luck, Suzy.. We will support you from the back!" said Chellyne.

"Watch out, Suzy," said Emma.

Suzy look to the ground. Her heart stop beating for a second. It is so high from the ground. If she fall down from the strap bridge, Suzy will die for sure.

Suzy gulped. 'Okey, Suzy.. Lets do this!"

Suzy take the first step onto the strap bridge. The strap bridge shake when Suzy step in and Suzy hold onto one of the strap and she keep walking. She so nervous even she can she the strap around her shaking slightly.

Not Suzy only who feel nervous but also her friends. The girls feel so nervous to see Suzy walking slowly on the strap brigde. They also afraid that Suzy take a wrong step and fall down. No, Suzy cannot die. She have to pass this test!

After a while, Suzy managed to pass and she was so happy. After Suzy, Lyeon choose Emma to go next. Just like Suzy, Emma feel nervous too. One by one of the girls cross the bridge.

When it was the time for Becky to cross the bridge, she was so scared. She very afraid of high and she don't know if she can pass trough the strap bridge to the Eastern House Tree. While she was crossing the bridge, she stop at the middle of the bridge because she was so afraid to continue. She even close her eyes while crossing.

"Becky, come on, girl... You can do it!" shout Bambam, supporting Beckt from the other side. She already cross over the bridge so she already pass over the crisis time. Not only Bambam, the others shout too to give support to Becky.

Becky take a deep breath. Becky, come on, dude... You have to past this test.. You have to cross this bridge. Your friends already pass trough and waiting for you on the other side... This is only the beginning for your journey to get home.. You can do it!

After give courage herself, Becky take step by step slowly toward at the end of the strap bridge. Lyeon who was watching from the Western House Tree, smile when he see the courage from the girl although she was still scared. She has a long way to go. If she can't pass this then she cannot survive from the outside world.

Becky managed to cross over the bridge and when she arrived on the other side of the house tree, all the girls hug her and congratulate her.

"Don't get too over excited yet. You only pass this test... This even not the first thing for you to learn. Getting over excited about this is actually a childish. Now, get up and follow me!" said Dale. He walked to the left side of the Eastern House Tree.

" Geez, what is wrong with him? Can't he see we were celebrating?" said Rivera.

"Don't mind him... Lets go,"said Chellyne.

The girls follow Dale from behind and they wait for another instruction from Dale. This time they hope that they get an easy test.

" Alright, girls.. Who want to go first?" asked Dale as he looked at the girls. He was holding a wooden sword in his left arm. The girls didn't see the wooden sword before.

This time the girls can see a wooden bridge built on the other side of the Eastern House Tree. The bridge also tied up by a big and strong strap in a spider-web shape.

When the girls look at the spider-web bridge, they thought that their next practice won't be so easy.

Dale hand over the wooden sword to Emma. "You will go fist!"

Emma looked at the wooden sword and she looked at Dale again. "But--but, I don't know how to use a sword. I never touch the real sword before," said Emma, stuttered. She was so scared to be the first person to walked on the spider-web bridge.

"This is not the real sword. It was a wooden sword. Now, let's get start,"said Dale, insist that Emma should take the sword and walked onto the spider-web bridge.

Slowly, Emma take the wooden sword as she walked onto the bridge. When she take a first step on the bridge, the bridge shake slightly but enough to make Emma feel anxious and scared to continue walking until she reach the middle of the bridge.

Dale frowned when he saw how slow Emma just to walk onto the bridge. "Hurry up, princess.. Or do you want me to help you walked there??" said Dale with a sarcastic voice.

Emma give Dale a sharp gaze before she walked onto the bridge. She hold tight on the strap because the bridge was shaking hardly. When Emma reach the middle of the bridge, she stopped and looked at Dale." Now what?"asked Emma.

Dale grabbed another wooden sword and he walked on the bridge. He walked calmly like he was not afraid while Emma on the other side almost want to hugged the strap because the bridge shaking so hard." Now, you have to block every attack that I give to you. You will pass if I say so," said Dale while pointing the wooden sword toward Emma.

"What??" shout Emma.

"Ready, princess... I'm not gonna wait for you to ready.. Because the vampire don't wait for you until you ready," said Dale, swinging the wooden sword to Emma.

Emma stepped back to avoid the attack from Dale. She looked at Dale with a dark face. "Fine, if you said so."

Emma walked toward Dale and attack him. Dale was a bit shocked when Emma strike him but he still managed to block the wooden sword from hitting his head.

All Emma's friends start to shout excitedly and support Emma. In a short glance, they just look like a squad of cheerleaders.

Dale smiled with a sarcastic face. "Interesting."