Chapter 2: Day One
About thirty minutes later the rain had gone from a light drizzle to a heavy down pour. By this point Smellerbee's and Longshot's cloths were soaked and Jet's have been soaked for about fifteen minutes longer and he was heavier now that he was wet. Smellerbee felt as if her arms were going to fall off. Longshot gave her a look.
"I know Longshot, but where are we supposed to find shelter", Smellerbee said back to him. "We're in the middle of nowhere!"
Longshot gave her the "I know that already look".
"Well maybe the rain will ease up", she thought. The gloomy sky started to darken and it was still pouring. It was almost dark when Smellerbee called out, "Longshot, look a forest!"
Longshot looked up and she saw relief in his eyes. When they finally reached the forest it was dark and still pouring. They walked a little ways into the forest and found a giant apple tree. The branches spread out about ten feet and the trunk was wide.
"Well, it will give us some shelter", Smellerbee said half to herself.
When they were as close to the trunk as possible; they gently set Jet down leaning him up against the tree. Jet groaned and his face tightened up with pain, but he relaxed again when they stopped moving him. Longshot took Jet's hook swards out of his arrow holding pouch. He used them to climb the tree to get apples down for himself and Smellerbee. Longshot gave one of the apples to Smellerbee. She just looked at it. Longshot gave her a stern look.
"I know Longshot", she replied. Longshot was still glaring at her.
"I know, but I am not hungry", Smellerbee complained.
Longshot was still glaring at her.
"Fine", she said as she bit in to the apple reluctantly.
About an hour latter Smellerbee was fast asleep and Longshot was just drifting off into an uneasy sleep. Smellerbee awoke a few hours before dawn; the rain had eased a bit but not much. She glanced at Jet, he was shivering. Smellerbee got up and went over to Longshot. She woke him up and he looked at her sleepily.
"We need to get closer to Jet", she told him.
Longshot gave her the "huh look".
"He is freezing, we need to use our body heat to keep him warm", Smellerbee explained.
Longshot gave her a slight nod and went over to one side of Jet.
"Don't put any pressure on his chest", she said as she lay down on Jet's other side. They both dozed off hoping the rain would stop by morning.
