NaNoWriMo; Rain Catching
Title: Rain Catching
Claimer: These people are mine. Take and die. 8);;
Fandom: Original (Now tentatively titled 'Dusted Timestamps.')
Character(s): Myun'li, Hon'gi, Halmeoni
Word Count: 1514
Rating: G
Author's Note: So, for those of you who don't know, I joined the National Novel Writing Month. 8DD; This is what you could call chapter one, I guess. XDD; Also~ Does anyone know the Korean word for grandmother? 8DD; I looked it up and found "Halmeoni," but I'm not sure. XD;
Undocumented Year, Korea
[1] Rain Catching
It was the middle of summer, the season where the sun should have been high, baking everything into a dark crisp. The air itself should have been so hot that you wondered whether or not putting a fish on your face would get fried with oil.
Which wasn't a very pleasant thought at all. But it a summer thought.
In actuality, however, it was drenching. Rain had been pouring nonstop for the last four days, drowning flowers and crops. Everyone was worried about their food for next winter and was becoming more and more displeased at the thought of asking the neighboring village for spare food. The people there were stupid, and no one wanted food from stupid people.
What made this whole ordeal even worse than it was (which was pretty bad), however, was that the torrential downpour left all of the kids inside, making the parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles have to deal with them. Any parent could probably tell you that having to deal with a kid who speant all of their time outside in the fields was more than enough trouble. Being stuck inside all day with them when they were bored and hungry and bored just made everything worse.
This was why two little children, Myun'li and Hon'gi, were stuck together over at Myun'li's grandma's home. The two's parents had acutally been smart enough to trade the kids with each other so they could get a break. The gods knew they needed it. (Especially with giving the village a super drought last year. Was it because they didn't pay any attention to the God of Life. Oh well.)
"Halmeoni, I'm bored. Can we go outside and play?" Myun'li asked on the fifth day of rain, bored as can be as she watched her grandmother chop up a radish.
"I'm really bored too," piped up Hon'gi, "Can we please go outside and play? We'll promise to come back in right away if we feel sick!"
The elderly woman chuckled, understanding the two's distress quite well. She could remember when she and hew own husband were children, unhappy and bored with the rain. She even remembered when the two of them asked her grandmother if they could go outside, and her reply.
"Come here you two. Let me tell you a story first."
Myun'li's eyes gleamed with joy and gratitude, practically sparkling as bright as the stars themselves. "Does that mean you'll let us out afterwords, Halmeoni?"
Again, she laughed, "We will see. Now, come and sit in front of me as I tell you the story my Halmeoni told me on a rainy day."
As the two came over, Hon'gi whispered to Myun'li, "Halmeoni's Halmeoni? Is it even possible for her to have had one?"
"Watch your mouth boy," the old woman said, clucking he tongue disapprovingly, "Of course I did. Now hurry up and listen. I'm sure you'll like the tale."
Myun'li and Hon'gi sat down in front of her, finally letting the tale begin.
"A long time ago, there were two people, a little girl and boy. It was raining very hard in their village, harder than even now."
"Are you serious?! That can't be possible!"
"Shhh! I'm trying to listen Hon'gi!"
Smiling an old grandmother's smile, she continued, "During that day, when all of the adults were out looking for wood, the boy said to the girl, 'Why don't we go rain catching?' The little girl didn't understand, so she asked, 'What is rain catching? I've never heard of that before.' The boy laughed, saying, 'All you have to do is go out and catch rain drops. They say that if you can catch a special raindrop, so pretty and blue that it must have been a gift from the gods. We might find something really pretty!'
"Ohh, that sounds so cool..."
"Tch, why would a boy care about a pretty thing? He should go and play in the mud!"
"Eww, that's disgusting Hon'gi! You'd get all dirty and smelly!"
"Oh yeah? Well I know for a fact that you love rolling around in dirt and grass!"
"That's different!"
"You know, we may never reach the end of the story unless you two be quiet," she said, sighing as she wondered if she would get a chance to finish cooking dinner.
Instantly, the two children shut their mouths.
"Now, as I was saying, the boy told the girl all about rain catching. While she tought it sounded fun, the girl worried that their parents would come back only to find them missing, not to mention getting sick. Eventually though, the boy convinced the girl to come with him, and the two ran out into the rain, holding their hands up high to catch a special raindrop. For hours or minutes or maybe just seconds, the two couldn't even tell anymore with what fun they were having, they let themselves get drenched in the rain as they searched and searched for something blue and shining.
"However, as time passed, the two could not find a special raindrop. All they got was water and shivering arms, drenched hair. The skies got darker and darker, when the girl said, 'Aww, see? It's just a waste of time. Let's go back inside now, before we get really sick.' Just as she said this, she saw a blue sparkle at the corner of her eye. Holding her breath, she turned around to see the boy with a small, shinging, blue stone, prettier than rainbow fishes and birhgt yellow sunflowers. It was prettier than the moon when it was full and fat, more amazing than the medicines the medicine man made, which cured anything and everything.
"The boy turned around to face her, proudly proclaiming, 'See? I told you we'd find one!' The girl giggled, giving him his deserved praise. Both of them then quickly ran back to the boy's house to dry off. After their parents scolded them harshly, even though they congratulated the boy for finding a raindrop, the two sat inside around a warm fire, warming up their limbs. Suddenly, the boy stuck out his hand, showing the raindrop again, the blue becoming even brighter near the fire. 'I want you to have it,' he said. The girl was surprised, of course. 'Why do you want me to have it? You should keep it!After, you're the one who found it,' As much as she tried to convince him into keeping it, he refused. Eventually, the girl caved in and accepted it, all with a bright smile. 'Thank you for it.' Smiling, he said, 'You're welcome, but no need for thanks. It's not a gift you know.'
"'Aww,' she said, pouting now, 'Why not?' He said, 'Because silly, one day, you'll marry me in thanks, okay?' Since the two were young, and she was sure he was joking, she said that she would. Years, years later, the two really did get married. It was a beautiful ceremony, during a spring shower with light gray skies and sweet, damp air. The two would live happy, happy lives together for a long time. Even when the two passed away, they say you can see the two as children holding their arms up high towards the sky on rainy days."
Before her, Myun'li and Hon'gi were speechless, no doubt taking the last words in. It wasn't long until Myun'li spoke though.
"Wow...that's so sweet! I bet the girl treasured the raindrop forever and ever," she trailed off, a dreamy smile placed on her lips.
Hon'gi didn't say anything, looking as if he was thinking very hard about something. Coming out of his thoughts, he told the grandmother, "Thanks for telling us such a great story, Halmeoni! But can we go outside now?"
"Yeah, yeah," Myun'li agreed, "Can we go out now?"
The grandmother laughed, getting up to poke her head out the entrance way. The skies were very dark, the rain and wind chilling.
"I'm sorry children, but it looks like you'll have to wait until tomorrow. It's far too dark now. You may even have to stay here the night."
Both at once, the two whined, "Aww, but Halmeoni! We're so bored!"
She shook her head. "I'm sorry. Why don't you two help me cook instead? It'll be better than staring at my walls, I can promise you that."
Nodding, they replied, "Okay..."
As the two got up and followed her, Hon'gi whispered to Myun'li, "One day, I'll get you a raindrop!"
"Really?!" she gasped, a huge smile creeping up on her face.
He nodded, completely serious, before he smiled and laughed. "But you're going to have to pay me back too! And it can't be with something normal. It's going to have to be special!"
Giggling, she said, "As long as it's not marrying you. That would be icky!"
"Hey! That's not nice! I'll get you for that!"
"Just try!"
Unfortunately, Myun'li's grandmother would finish dinner on her own. The two children had spent the rest of their time running around her home.
'My Myun'li and that rascal Hon'gi, huh?'
Claimer: These people are mine. Take and die. 8);;
Fandom: Original (Now tentatively titled 'Dusted Timestamps.')
Character(s): Myun'li, Hon'gi, Halmeoni
Word Count: 1514
Rating: G
Author's Note: So, for those of you who don't know, I joined the National Novel Writing Month. 8DD; This is what you could call chapter one, I guess. XDD; Also~ Does anyone know the Korean word for grandmother? 8DD; I looked it up and found "Halmeoni," but I'm not sure. XD;
Undocumented Year, Korea
[1] Rain Catching
It was the middle of summer, the season where the sun should have been high, baking everything into a dark crisp. The air itself should have been so hot that you wondered whether or not putting a fish on your face would get fried with oil.
Which wasn't a very pleasant thought at all. But it a summer thought.
In actuality, however, it was drenching. Rain had been pouring nonstop for the last four days, drowning flowers and crops. Everyone was worried about their food for next winter and was becoming more and more displeased at the thought of asking the neighboring village for spare food. The people there were stupid, and no one wanted food from stupid people.
What made this whole ordeal even worse than it was (which was pretty bad), however, was that the torrential downpour left all of the kids inside, making the parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles have to deal with them. Any parent could probably tell you that having to deal with a kid who speant all of their time outside in the fields was more than enough trouble. Being stuck inside all day with them when they were bored and hungry and bored just made everything worse.
This was why two little children, Myun'li and Hon'gi, were stuck together over at Myun'li's grandma's home. The two's parents had acutally been smart enough to trade the kids with each other so they could get a break. The gods knew they needed it. (Especially with giving the village a super drought last year. Was it because they didn't pay any attention to the God of Life. Oh well.)
"Halmeoni, I'm bored. Can we go outside and play?" Myun'li asked on the fifth day of rain, bored as can be as she watched her grandmother chop up a radish.
"I'm really bored too," piped up Hon'gi, "Can we please go outside and play? We'll promise to come back in right away if we feel sick!"
The elderly woman chuckled, understanding the two's distress quite well. She could remember when she and hew own husband were children, unhappy and bored with the rain. She even remembered when the two of them asked her grandmother if they could go outside, and her reply.
"Come here you two. Let me tell you a story first."
Myun'li's eyes gleamed with joy and gratitude, practically sparkling as bright as the stars themselves. "Does that mean you'll let us out afterwords, Halmeoni?"
Again, she laughed, "We will see. Now, come and sit in front of me as I tell you the story my Halmeoni told me on a rainy day."
As the two came over, Hon'gi whispered to Myun'li, "Halmeoni's Halmeoni? Is it even possible for her to have had one?"
"Watch your mouth boy," the old woman said, clucking he tongue disapprovingly, "Of course I did. Now hurry up and listen. I'm sure you'll like the tale."
Myun'li and Hon'gi sat down in front of her, finally letting the tale begin.
"A long time ago, there were two people, a little girl and boy. It was raining very hard in their village, harder than even now."
"Are you serious?! That can't be possible!"
"Shhh! I'm trying to listen Hon'gi!"
Smiling an old grandmother's smile, she continued, "During that day, when all of the adults were out looking for wood, the boy said to the girl, 'Why don't we go rain catching?' The little girl didn't understand, so she asked, 'What is rain catching? I've never heard of that before.' The boy laughed, saying, 'All you have to do is go out and catch rain drops. They say that if you can catch a special raindrop, so pretty and blue that it must have been a gift from the gods. We might find something really pretty!'
"Ohh, that sounds so cool..."
"Tch, why would a boy care about a pretty thing? He should go and play in the mud!"
"Eww, that's disgusting Hon'gi! You'd get all dirty and smelly!"
"Oh yeah? Well I know for a fact that you love rolling around in dirt and grass!"
"That's different!"
"You know, we may never reach the end of the story unless you two be quiet," she said, sighing as she wondered if she would get a chance to finish cooking dinner.
Instantly, the two children shut their mouths.
"Now, as I was saying, the boy told the girl all about rain catching. While she tought it sounded fun, the girl worried that their parents would come back only to find them missing, not to mention getting sick. Eventually though, the boy convinced the girl to come with him, and the two ran out into the rain, holding their hands up high to catch a special raindrop. For hours or minutes or maybe just seconds, the two couldn't even tell anymore with what fun they were having, they let themselves get drenched in the rain as they searched and searched for something blue and shining.
"However, as time passed, the two could not find a special raindrop. All they got was water and shivering arms, drenched hair. The skies got darker and darker, when the girl said, 'Aww, see? It's just a waste of time. Let's go back inside now, before we get really sick.' Just as she said this, she saw a blue sparkle at the corner of her eye. Holding her breath, she turned around to see the boy with a small, shinging, blue stone, prettier than rainbow fishes and birhgt yellow sunflowers. It was prettier than the moon when it was full and fat, more amazing than the medicines the medicine man made, which cured anything and everything.
"The boy turned around to face her, proudly proclaiming, 'See? I told you we'd find one!' The girl giggled, giving him his deserved praise. Both of them then quickly ran back to the boy's house to dry off. After their parents scolded them harshly, even though they congratulated the boy for finding a raindrop, the two sat inside around a warm fire, warming up their limbs. Suddenly, the boy stuck out his hand, showing the raindrop again, the blue becoming even brighter near the fire. 'I want you to have it,' he said. The girl was surprised, of course. 'Why do you want me to have it? You should keep it!After, you're the one who found it,' As much as she tried to convince him into keeping it, he refused. Eventually, the girl caved in and accepted it, all with a bright smile. 'Thank you for it.' Smiling, he said, 'You're welcome, but no need for thanks. It's not a gift you know.'
"'Aww,' she said, pouting now, 'Why not?' He said, 'Because silly, one day, you'll marry me in thanks, okay?' Since the two were young, and she was sure he was joking, she said that she would. Years, years later, the two really did get married. It was a beautiful ceremony, during a spring shower with light gray skies and sweet, damp air. The two would live happy, happy lives together for a long time. Even when the two passed away, they say you can see the two as children holding their arms up high towards the sky on rainy days."
Before her, Myun'li and Hon'gi were speechless, no doubt taking the last words in. It wasn't long until Myun'li spoke though.
"Wow...that's so sweet! I bet the girl treasured the raindrop forever and ever," she trailed off, a dreamy smile placed on her lips.
Hon'gi didn't say anything, looking as if he was thinking very hard about something. Coming out of his thoughts, he told the grandmother, "Thanks for telling us such a great story, Halmeoni! But can we go outside now?"
"Yeah, yeah," Myun'li agreed, "Can we go out now?"
The grandmother laughed, getting up to poke her head out the entrance way. The skies were very dark, the rain and wind chilling.
"I'm sorry children, but it looks like you'll have to wait until tomorrow. It's far too dark now. You may even have to stay here the night."
Both at once, the two whined, "Aww, but Halmeoni! We're so bored!"
She shook her head. "I'm sorry. Why don't you two help me cook instead? It'll be better than staring at my walls, I can promise you that."
Nodding, they replied, "Okay..."
As the two got up and followed her, Hon'gi whispered to Myun'li, "One day, I'll get you a raindrop!"
"Really?!" she gasped, a huge smile creeping up on her face.
He nodded, completely serious, before he smiled and laughed. "But you're going to have to pay me back too! And it can't be with something normal. It's going to have to be special!"
Giggling, she said, "As long as it's not marrying you. That would be icky!"
"Hey! That's not nice! I'll get you for that!"
"Just try!"
Unfortunately, Myun'li's grandmother would finish dinner on her own. The two children had spent the rest of their time running around her home.
'My Myun'li and that rascal Hon'gi, huh?'