A/N: Hey I am back with a story (shock horror) I know it's a rare site to see stories posted up by me. Anyway I decided to have a go at writing a story. Im sorry for taking a long time to put up anything on here, I have been very busy. Anyway this story is a Lost World story, so I hope all who read it love it. So on to the story enjoyJ. Ares War Kid
Disclaimer: I own nothing to do with the Lost World, wish I did though. All that belong to me is Aryan, Safwan, Mawiya and Raawiya and the tribe Ma'd.
It was early dusk on the plateau and not a sound could be heard from the Treehouse. No dinosaurs were roaming, nor were they in sight. If they were, they would probably be far from the Treehouse. All was quiet except for a small rustling of leaves. Suddenly, a young man ran past, heading toward the Treehouse. He didn't dare go too close, as he knew what lay there. He stopped a few feet away from the electric fence, and hid behind a small bush, looking up at the Treehouse. He soon saw a slender blonde female, who looked exactly like he was told she would. He was about to take a step forward to see if he could meet with her, as he had done so many times before, but a noise on the other side of the fence stopped him. Something was approaching. Not wanting to risk being seen, he ran a little way back and waited.
Up in the Treehouse, Veronica was standing on the balcony, keeping a lookout for unwanted visitors, and for Marguerite, Malone, Roxton and Finn. Her friends were due back tonight after a two- day hunt for some food and a spot of fishing. Challenger had refused to go, as he was busy with scientific studies of a species that he hadn't come across before. Veronica stayed behind to help Challenger. She also wanted to keep an eye on the garden, as well as to restock other foods that they were running low on. Lastly, she was receiving a visit from someone who came from her past. Her past that she failed to tell the others about…. There is one piece of her past that they don't know yet, a piece that she has expected to return for as long as she remembers. Should I tell them about it; will they still love me as they do now? Will they forgive me for not telling them about it straightaway? Veronica thought this while looking out. A sudden noise to her right brought her out of the trance cast by her memory. She noticed the silhouette of a man running away. Another noise came from the left, the sound of Finn's and Marguerite's laughter.
'Challenger! They are back! Looks like they shot 2 raptors and a boar,' Veronica shouted down to Challenger, who was in his lab. Turning back to look outside, she heard his footsteps run up the stairs as he came and stood next to her
'Looks like we won't be low on meat for awhile, with the raptors, the boar, and with the fish that my darling Finn is carrying', Challenger replied back. Veronica was the only one so far who knew the feelings that George had for Finn.
'I didn't see the fish there. Don't worry: no one knows about your feelings. How is the research going?' she asked him
'It's going as well as it can. I still haven't got a clue as to what it is that I need to determine', Challenger informed her. They both turned back and watched their friends make their way back to the Treehouse.
Down below, Marguerite, Roxton, Malone, and Finn came out of the wilderness. Finn was carrying the fish that she caught, while Roxton and Malone were dragging the raptor and wild boar between them on a travois. Marguerite had the rifles to carry.
'That wasn't funny, Roxton! I advise you not to do that again.' Marguerite said to him, but in a teasing tone.
'Ah my dear, it so was. The look on your face was a beauty,' Roxton replied in a loving tone.
'Flattery will get you nowhere with me, Lord John Roxton,' Marguerite shot back, with a playful smile on her lips. Suddenly a noise from the other side of the fence disturbed their talk, and the silhouette of a fleeing shape caught their eyes.
'What was that?' Finn asked.
'I don't know, and I don't want to find out, either! The quicker we are behind the fence, the safer we are!', Marguerite snapped as she headed for the lift to go up in the Treehouse. Finn, Roxton, and Malone all exchanged a glance, then shrugged their shoulders and followed Marguerite's idea. When the lift came down for the second load, Finn went up with the fish she was carrying, and promised the guys that she'd get Vee and the cold storage meat boxes that Challenger had made. With those at hand, they could cut the meat into small pieces so that it would be easier to store. And not make a mess in the Treehouse.
Agreeing to this, both Roxton and Malone placed the raptors and the wild boar on the outside table, and started cutting them up into reasonable sized pieces. It wouldn't take them long to put the cut, trimmed pieces in the meat storage boxes. Finn and Veronica came down just after they'd finished cutting up the raptor.
'Perfect timing there, ladies', Roxton said to them when they arrived at the table.
'We always do have that, don't we, Vee?', Finn said with a smile while nudging Vee with her elbow.
'He-he, that we do, Finn. By the looks of it, I think we might need more boxes. I told you so, Finn.' Veronica said while laughing.
'Well, I'll go get the rest then, if someone helps me', Finn said, with a mock hurt expression on her face.
'I will come and give you a hand, Finn' Malone offered
'Thank you so much' was Finn's reply, and they headed back up into the Treehouse to get the remaining boxes. Veronica and Roxton began to put rest of the meat away and started to cut up the last raptor and the wild boar.
'What was up with Marguerite? I first heard her laughing, and then when she came up, she was in a foul mood, moaning about something being too near here. She slammed down the guns and went off to have a shower or a bath,' Veronica told Roxton.
'I don't know. She was all happy and teasing until we all heard a noise from this side of the fence, then she just suddenly changed,' Roxton replied. As silence fell between the 2 friends, they continued what they were doing. Finn and Malone arrived back in time to help put the food in the boxes and they all headed back up to the Treehouse. They put the boxes in the cold storage area and bade each other goodnight before heading to bed. All but one: Veronica decided to head outside to the right side of the electric fence, where a young man was standing. 'Aryan, good to see you again,' Veronica said to him while smiling.