The Winter Goddess. Chapter 1. Unforseen Advantage.

Looking up, I see no sun. It had been consumed by white, huge clouds.The temperature was just right. This allowed us to continue our activity. "Ready Zuchire" I call out, anticipating the approval he would give. I look on down the range, keeping my eyes upon the two red gongs that sat against the green grass behind. It helped make them stand out, exactly what we want. The wind blowing lightly as I wait for that call.

"Yes, ready now. Going hot." He responds. "Going hot". I say in confirmation. I keep my eyes on the targets, ready to spot any splash on the ground indicating misses. Seconds later, two pings ring out instead. He actually hit them, my mouth open in awe. "Two Hits. Awesome". I say with pride. For someone who had never fired a rifle before, he was definitely improving. He makes safe the gun and comes to me, smiling. He had all the right in the world to. "Did you see that? Haha~". He asks as he sits. "I did. You are a pretty good shot, you know?. We high-five each other.

"So I guess we are done for today?". He answers. "Yes, for now anyway. But let's​ go down range to see where the rounds landed exactly.". "Ok, let's look. Also, we need to pick up our equipment." I say standing up. We walk down to see how he did. As we do, I am distracted by something. Finally getting there, we see what looks like a be small white box. It is sitting just behind our target setup. "Zuch, did you put that there?". I look at him as he continues to stare at this strange item. "No, I didn't. Maybe someone left it behind." We keeping looking it over. It just didn't make sense. Curious, I reach down and grab it, in order to pick it up. I quickly discover a problem. I couldn't pick it up, though it did not seem like it might be heavy. Worse, I couldn't remove my hand. "I think I am stuck." I declare, looking up at my friend. "Could you help me?".

Thinking this surely must be some joke but would play along,he comes around to where I am. "Lel, let me." He grabs my hand and starts to tug on it, but only the thing that changed was his theory. "Darn! You wasn't kidding." Nope, I surely wasn't. "You thought this was a joke but I am not going anywhere.". He finally apologises "I am sorry. Let me try again.". He trys harder, but nothing. Suddenly, out of nowhere, came the unexpected. It was a sound of something whirring, coming from this box in front of us. It scared both of us. "Jeff, what is that?".

The sound was getting louder, making us panic further. "I don't know but I don't want to find out why. Let's get out of here.". We now pull even harder but, it was all in desperation. This could be a bomb of some kind or weapon. Was this it? Will we become a headline? Not giving up, we really put everything we had into it. Then it happens. A red ring, floating about a foot off of the​ earth, appears directly in front of us. We can only stare at it in disbelief as some unnatural force propels closer to it. We both close our eyes, knowing the end had come. Then silence.    

   After what seems forever, I open my eyes and look around. The box, red ring, and my friend, had vanished. So had my surroundings. It was obvious to see that I was in a room. A bed, dresser, and big mirror were what stood out. Still speechless of what just happened, I get up. I needed to figure this out, this mystery. Moving to the door, something catches my eye. A portrait, one very nicely done, hangs on the wall. In it, was a girl. Wearing clothes of white, along with a weird hat in matching color, she stood. Her body didn't seem to have much height, neither did another area. Just below are words written in a fancy font. This was surely her name. It read "Blanc". ...

...Chap 1 Fin.

I am just trying something different. I have been wanting to do more writing but couldn't think of anything. So I came up with this and I know it isn't perfect whatsoever. This is my second fic. I am still learning so please let me know if you see a mistake. It will get better as I go. Thank you :3

Dedicated to my good friend Zuchire. :D.