OOO! What will Charlie do? Uhh.... heh... nothing. -.-

But anyway, I want to do the next story for Tancred's view. Uhh thanks to the people who read this! But reviews are much loved, my christmas present? =D

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No sudden words escaped Charlie's lips, his eyes were directed on Emma, and Emma only. Slowly after a long minute of looking at his girlfriend his gaze wandered towards Tancred. No one moved, they hardly dared to breath. How would they get out of this one.

Tancred took a step forward "I-"

Emma quickly clamped a hand over his mouth. "It's not what you think Charlie."

Charlie returned his gaze to her, "I do not know what to think, so maybe you should tell me."

A stoic expression told Emma that he seriously was confused, she could see that what was between her and Tancred was so obvious and yet she could see he was trying to give her the benafit of doubt. "Alright." she sucked in a large breath of cold night air, the flashlight and headlights on the van illmuminated their frames against the shadows. "I woke up in the middle of the night, wondering if you were back yet, I wanted to clear my head because I couldn't sleep... So I got up and got dressed and that was when Tancred heard me and woke..." so maybe the kiss wasn't a good thing to include, she shivered, looking as if it to be the cold, "And he said he didn't want me walking in the woods without someone with me. So he came with. Nothing happened, end of story."

Charlie watched her shiver and shrugged off his coat, draping it over hehr already sweat-shirted shoulders. "I believe that." he said softly, his gaze still looking as if to penatrate her thoughts and find the truth, finally they seemed to give up. "Lets pack up and go home, mission acomplished."

"Really? So Naren's safe?" Emma said, forcing herself to smile brightly in appreciation for Charlie's close friend, she sidled up to him and leaned against his shoulder. "Alright..." she yawned, 'Alright' seemed to be the only word they knew. She smiled at both guys tiredly before starting for the tent.

Tancred reached out and grabbed her wrist, by impluse.

Emma whirled around and looked at him, shock clear in her face.

Blushing he dropped it swiftly. "Sorry, sorry!" he said. "I was just going to suggest that Charlie and I pack up and you catch up on some rest in the car.

"Oh," Emma said, clutching her wrist with her other hand. "Thank you." she said weaving around them and heading for the back seats.

Charlie watched Tancred suspiciously for a second, then decided to trust his friend and shrug it off. "Well, lets hurry, it's not getting any warmer." He felt the cold starting to get to him now that he had given his coat to Emma. He pushed aside the flap to the tent and went in to roll up the sleeping bags and gather their belongings.

Tancred followed him in, zipping up his bag and folding his sleeping bag in half the long way and starting to roll it.

Emma, meanwhile, slipped onto the backseat and sprawled herself out over the three seats in the row. She was to confused to sleep, but she really appreciated Tancred's offer to rest. She closed her and her breathing steadied, but she was not asleep. She lay against the vinyl that tickled her neck. And ever so slowly she drifted off to sleep... She did not wake when the doors slammed and when the van started.

Tancred looked back at her, "How are we going to drive with her being asleep?" he asked softly to Charlie.

Charlie's mouth twisted up and some sort of thinking way. "We'll just have to drive slow." he replied shifting the car gears into drive and pulling away from the site.

All sat, or slept, in a still silence for several moments. Finally Tancred spoke, "I really shouldn't have done that."

Charlie's mouth formed a long grim line, "No you shouldn't have." He agreed, and the lapsed back into silence.

They pulled up along side the Thunder House and Emma woke with a start, she gave a sleepy smile to both boys. "Here, let me help you." she said, opening her door as they stopped and jumping out before either boy could protest. She landed and stretched her arms behind her back and strolled towards the trunk.

Tancred sighed, swinging himself down and loping over to carry the more heavy equipment.

The two struggled up the long path the to Thunder House, Emma waved as he went in the front door and he nodded back. No words spoken. Emma turned down the path again and took Tancred's still warm seat in the van and the white car rolled off...

Nevermind on that Tancred thing...

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Again sorry for the shortness, the fourth chapter will be longer!