Chapter 5- Trapped

Danny awoke to the sound of rumbling. He blinked his eyes upon and slowly sat up. He stretched and popped his back.

McGuffin, McIntosh, and Wee Dingwall had also awoken from the sound. Danny squinted his eyes, It looks darker. Good thing the fire's still going on.

"Oh no!" McIntosh yelled, as he looked at the entrance to the cave. Danny, and the other boys, looked at the horrific sight. Shit. Danny thought. The entrance, their way out, was blocked. A giant stone covered the whole entrance, making leaving impossible. Someone had to have moved the boulder, Danny thought, it's too big to have moved on its own. I can move it, but not without exposing my secret and I can't risk that.

Merida groaned as she too awoke to all the noise, "What's happen'?"

"There's a giant boulder blocking the entrance. We can't move it, there's no way to get a hold on it to move." McGuffin said gravely as he shook his head.

Merida groaned, How are we going to leave?

"How are we going to leave?" Wee Dingwall asked. They all sat around the fire, thinking. Danny ran his fingers through his thick locks.

"We can't. Not through the way we came. However, once Merida is doing better and fit, we can go farther into the cave and see if there's another way out." Danny said as he sighed.

"What do we do till then?" McIntosh asked.

"We can talk about ourselves," Merida suggested. She still didn't know much about her suitors, or Danny and this would be a chance to get to know them better, "We still don't know much about each other. We have nothing else to do anyway."

McIntosh, Wee Dingwall, McGuffin and Danny looked at each other, she has a point.

"Well, guess I'll go first." McIntosh said. Everyone listened to him as he explained about his life. How he had two little sisters and a little brother and that his father raised him to the best in everything he did, and how his mother had died when he was a tot.

"I'm sorry about your mother." Danny said sincerely. McIntosh looked at him surprised; No one ever said that before.

"Can I go next?" Wee Dingwall asked. Merida nodded her head politely at the strange boy. Dingwall explained that when he was little, ,he was hit in the head, and it caused him to grow up different. He explained about his mother and father that were sad for him, but still loved him. He explained about his three little sisters, and that they loved their older brother and would hug him every time he got back from a journey.

Interesting, everyone thought. They were a bit relived to finally know what caused Dingwall to be so….out there sometimes. But he could pay attention to some things for an amount of time.

"Guess it's my turn," McGuffin said shyly. He looked down from everyone's looks of curiosity. He slowly explained about his life carefully. He explained that he was always being trained by his father. His mother always was worrying about him when he went on a journey. He also had three little sisters and a little brother. They would all tackle him with love and hugs when he got back, after all they were only tots, and loved him. When he was done, everyone looked at Merida, since she was going next.

Merida sighed. She explained that she had three little brothers, and that they were trouble makers. She said that her father, King Fergus, also known as The Bear King, was a lovable father. She said that she didn't get along well with her mother though, because she liked the fighting and the archery more than 'learning to be a proper lady.'

When she was done, they all looked at Danny. Danny looked at them surprised. He didn't know that he would also 'story tell.'

"Well, Danny," Merida said, "It's your turn."

"Sorry," Danny said embarrassed, "I didn't think any of you would be interested about me."

"Of course we're interested," McIntosh exclaimed like it was the most obvious thing in the world, "On the trip, you barely talked. And when you do start talking the most we've heard, it's about healing. It's kind of strange. So yes, we want to know about you."

Danny sighed, "Okay. My father is a hunter. Both he and my mother are also inventers."

"Your mother is an inventor?" Merida asked, Strange that a lady of age would be an inventor…

"Yes, it's not that uncommon where I'm from," Close enough, Danny said.

"Oh." Merida said, embarrassed.

"Yes. I have one older sister and a little sister. And I have two very close friends. One of them is the girl I am with."

Not WITH exactly, but I highly doubt that they would understand a crush.

"Who's your girl?" McIntosh asked, Who in the right mind would be with him. He seems weird.

"Her name is Samantha," Danny cringed, Sorry Sam, but they would ask to many questions if I just said Sam, since it is more of a guy name.

That is a pretty, but strange name, Merida thought, Still not as strange a name as Danny.

"Are you feeling better Princess Merida?" Danny asked.

"Very. I can move now."

Danny nodded his head, "that's good. Let's head towards the back of the cave, it looks like it can go on for awhile. We can probably find another entrance."

Author Note:

Still good? Still like it? This was bit of a bonding chapter, but I hope you still like it. Don't worry they will find what they were searching for…. eventually. Like I said, I do have a plan. Thanks to the reviews, and I hope to see more. Reviews do keep me happy. I hope to get this story done today, so I will be updating it a lot today. School, where I am anyway, starts tomorrow. I am not excited, it's going to be my 8th grade year. On the bright side, I will see my friends again, since I didn't see them during the summer.

-CWA