Characters: Elena Gabriella Véga, Julia Matthews, Ash, Blue Eyes, Caesar, Cornelia, and Koba

Rating: PG-13

Romance, violence, humor

Chapter 2: Everything is not what's it seems

I bet if anyone were in my shoes right now, they would be just as uncomfortable as I am.

I mean think about it. I'm being taken to some Ape Village, not knowing if they're planning to keep us hostage or what-not. Though I gotta give credit to the one named Ash, he seemed cool enough around us.

Though the one named Blue Eyes, he's acts like a little asshole who glares.

It was still nighttime, and Julia and I walked in, I guess the main center of the village. It's weird though, who know the Redwoods had a little story just past here. There was a fire up ahead, which stood center of six Apes; Two Chimpanzees, bonobo, gorilla, and a orangutan.

One stood up, looked a lot like Blue Eyes, but older. In the pure flicker of the fire, the male had dark brown fur, pale skin, and piercing green eyes which would described as he looked so stern fully at us 'If looks could kill'.

"Why are, you here?"

That made Julia and I freeze. Fear took over, and I tried to wrap this around my brain. He flipping spoke! The Ape spoke!

I stood still for another few minutes, but I shook my head as I snapped out of it and looked at him straight in the eyes. I wasn't gonna let this Ape make me feel fearful of him "We're from a colony just across the Golden Gate Bridge, my friend and I came here to study what's in this forest" paused, seeing the same stern eyes, "We heard rumors, that there's something here, so we came. We plan to stay here for at least a month or two, to document what goes on here. I guess the rumors were right then" I finished.

He looked over us thinking, then one, the Bonobo. Stood up, he had green eyes, but his left was a milky white. His fur weathered and darkened, scars covered him. I know don't judge a book by its cover, but there was something not right, he held what was anger, and to dig fear into you.

"Ceaser, they're dangerous! You can't consider letting them stay on our territory!" I glared, "Right here folks, right here, I can understand sign. And plus fool-" I gestured to the scarred Ape "I am only dangerous when I'm threatened, so you better sit down, or I'll just kick your ass, or any of your asses-" I gestured to all of them this time "If any of ya'll plan on doing us any harm"

Julia face palmed "Ugh, Lena..." She shook her head, and I looked at her innocently "What?"

"Do you wanna get them pissed off?" I sighed as I shook my head, "No" "Good".

Julia then faced them "Please, I'm sorry for what she said, look we won't be any trouble. We're just curious and ambitious teenagers who wanted to see what's up here, and we'll only be here for a month or two, but if we are any trouble you can make us leave. No worries" She grinned peacefully.

"Fine, but no weapons" He reached his hand out.

"Ceaser no!" The scarred one signed. Then I heard a rough, yet amazing voice that sent shivers down my spine.

"Dad! You can't be, serious!?" It was Blue Eyes, he sounded distressed. I looked at the Ape that was called 'Ceaser' He looked forbidding as he looked at the scarred Ape, and Blue Eyes "Enough! They will not be a danger to our society!" He reached his hand again as he walked down to us, he was about a few inches mine and Julia's height, but it didn't make me fearful.

I sighed, ugh seriously, this is stupid. I didn't want to give up my weapons "Alrighty then old man, here's my machete, my rope darts, my pocket knife, my two hunting knives, pistol, and rope sling, oh! And a shotgun!" He looked down at everything "Jeez" He muttered, he grunted to Ash and Blue Eyes, I guess to pick up our weapons.

"Wait, please don't destroy any of that, it was my fathers" It was true, my father obtained most of it when the Simian Flu broke out, and when my mother was the first one to die when I was seven, my father and I got separated when I was thirteen, the same age when I was taken to the Colony.

Though I had a feeling he's probably dead, most likely from being killed or the flu.

Ceaser nodded, but turned to us, he signed "I will let you to stay for tonight, in one of the huts, then in the morning you can return to campsite" He glanced at my thigh, that still was bleeding and had a fresh wound "Your hurt, I will have someone tend to it" then he walked away.

Boy was this a turbulent of a night, I felt someone shove past me. It was the scarred Ape and I glared at him, how rude. Julia helped me hop/walk to a nearby hunt that Ash showed us when he came back with Blue Eyes. And then we were left alone, I faced Julia.

"Jules, how can you act so trusting around these intellectual Apes?" I asked, still trying to figure out how she's so calm.

"Well I have a good feeling that they're not gonna do anything to hurt us, plus one of them is letting us stay for tonight" She was referring to Ceaser and I sighed, then I saw another ape walk in, it was a female. With pure black fur with a tint of blue, pale tan skin, and crisp green eyes. And on her head was a little headband I guess that was made out of I guess sticks, and little orange flower blossoms. And she looked pregnant, was this the healer that Ceaser sent?

"So your the human?" I nodded, "Yeah, are you the healer that Ceaser sent?" She nodded as well.

The Apes had a weird technique of cleaning up wounds, with some sort of green leaves to take out the infection, but to help I wrapped a tourniquet around my thigh to stop the pressure of the bleeding, Julia helped as well "So is that one ape Blue Eyes okay? I didn't mean to hit him in the face with a stick and throw a rope dart at his arm, but if there's someone stalking around my tent, I get all defensive" She laughed a little bit "Of course, my son and Ash are still curious, and they're teenagers now" My eyes widened.

"Oh he's your son? Well then I'm sorry for beating the crap out of both of them" She laughed again "That's fine," So far, her, Ash, and Ceaser are the most friendly ones I met, so I did have to give them a little trust.

"What's your name" Julia said and signed at the same time to the female ape, and she turned to her "Cornelia, what about you two?"

"It's Elena Gabriella Véga, and my friends name is Julia Matthews, we're from a colony that's across the bridge" Then something clicked in my head, Cornelia and Ceaser? Weird just like the Roman couple Julius Ceaser an Cornelia.

Even though I had my guard up, and after what Ceaser and Cornelia did for us, I decided to trust them and Ash of course who had the personality of a fun go lucky guy.

"Thank you" I signed to her, she smiled and walked out. Sleep took over Julia and I, and that was the night I first dreamed of Blue Eyes, he was a little asshole, but his eyes said everything about him.

It was of a pure and powerful soul, that was stubborn. And man his eyes were an amazing ice cold blue, and his face was sorta like a humans.

Next Morning~

I felt the heat of the sun through the cracks of the hut. My eyes fluttered open and I sat up, and looked around Julia wasn't here and I sighed. What was she up to, I slipped on a pair of jeans and a red tank-top with black sandals and I brushed out my hair. I put on my backpack and put my duffle bag over my shoulder since we would be going back to the campsite.

I just realized that the campsite was quite far, so it would be at least an hour before we get there. As I walked out all I saw were, well so many Apes. A lot were eating breakfast, everyone became silent. All eyes were on me.

I felt like the new kid at school, today was going to be hectic and awkward.

"Hey Lena!" I turned as saw Julia, who had her hair in her usual ponytail, along with an orange tank-top and gray jean shorts. She was sitting with both Blue Eyes and Ash, I walked over as she waved me over.

I looked at Blue Eyes and Ash "Sup" I announced waving at them "Anyways Lena, a few Apes brought our tents and bikes closer to the village, mainly because we're being on watch or something like that"

"Or being stalked" I muttered, "What was that?" I grinned sheepishly "Nothing!" I turned to Ash and Blue Eyes "Sorry for beating you guys up yesterday, I know it was uncalled for" Blue Eyes faced me with that same cold gaze.

"I don't trust humans" I glared, asshole. I just flipping apologized to him and his friend!

"And yet you remain around us though" I tried to hold back the curse words as I folded my arms over my chest.

It was an awkward silence, but Julia stepped in "Okay enough of the glares to eachother, and since we're supposed to be documenting what's here so maybe you two can stop by our campsite and we could question you or whatever" I'm still wondering how Julia can be so calm, trusting and so...straight forward! Mainly because of her lighthearted personality I think.

Ash gleamed at the idea, "Sweet!" And Blue Eyes rolled his eyes.

After breakfast, Julia and I hurried back to our tent and bikes, which were close to a river. The trail wasn't very far from the village, my guess was that they used this trail for fishing or whatever. Two Apes watched from a distance to keep an eye on us, I hated the idea of something watching us twenty four seven.

Still just from tonight and this morning has been weird. Hopefully in the next three weeks will be more normal.

Stay tuned for chapter 2!