Chapter 3: The Village {Lucy's Point of View}
The village was located in a small valley enclosed by tall deciduous trees. It would have been visually stunning it hadn't been for the eerie dark mist hanging over it during all hours, and the frightened expressions of the villagers as they went from one place to another. Even going to the house next door they carried pitch forks, or any weapons they could afford. When we arrived we were ushered into the village head's house. No one wanted to be outside, and if it was possible they wanted to stay close to one another. Children weren't allowed to step outside the house, even if they needed to go to the outhouse; the villagers had made accommodations in order to keep the children inside.
Too many young ones had already been taken, the most recent a three year old child with a bright smile. As the head explained the situation I couldn't help but notice how the villagers kept fidgeting and looking towards the boarded up windows. It was as if they could feel the little light the village had slowly withdraw and let the shadows creep in. As if on cue, a disturbing sound filled the air, and everyone froze, stricken with fear. Even Gray stiffened, and unconsciously I grasped his arm for comfort. Whatever was out there wasn't normal. Even if we had battled against dragons and countless of mages, I could feel the shivers crawling up my back.
The villagers that were inside the house immediately began to head out. They had to make their way home. Their families were left alone and they couldn't leave them out there. That meant Gray and I were meant to stay here with the village head. As I said good bye and hoped for their safety, Gray finished talking to the village head. He asked us to follow him to the room where we would be staying. He apologized for not being able to provide separate rooms, but they were a poor village whose funds were low since they had hired us, and their crop wasn't growing due to the fog and lack of care.
The other rooms were taken up by reserves of food and injured villagers.
"Could we talk to the injured?" I asked
"Of course, but I don't know how much that will help." The village head said, stopping in front of a door
"Any information we can get is helpful at this point." I replied
"You can see them tomorrow since they're already asleep. If you don't mind here is the room. Also, if you wish for a bath you will have to wait since it isn't allowed anymore until the morning. The warm vapor and the sound of splashing water seems to attract the beast. Make sure you don't go alone since even we don't know when it will start attacking in the daylight as well." He said turning to leave
"Thank you." I said walking into the room, after Gray
He had been awfully quiet and I knew he was thinking of Deliora. The situation was similar in the sense that a monster was the one committing the murders. I wanted to comfort him, but decided to stay silent since he seemed like he needed to be left alone. It caused me a twinge of pain to not be able to help him; to see him lay in his bed without a word. What I felt for him couldn't be real, but even so I couldn't help feeling his pain as well. I just wanted to curl up next to him to let him know he wasn't alone, but it wasn't…
"Gray?" I whispered
It took him a couple of seconds to reply, "Yeah?"
I wanted to ask him if I could sleep next to him, but I couldn't bring myself to open my mouth. I was frightened of the possibility that his reaction could be very bad. Instead I slipped into my straw bed and snuggled as close as I could to the wall. I wanted to say so much, but I couldn't. Since when had I become such a coward…?
Kass Time: Well here's Chapter 3! I'm really satisfied with this chapter.(: Thank you for reading! I'm working on Chapter 4 right now. I'll try to finish it to upload it tomorrow, but I'm currently working on two other fanfics, so please bear with me.:D Thanks so much for all the reviews!^^
