Title: To Safety
Author: untapdtreasure
Rating: K+
Summary: He pointed toward the reapers that were now crawling over the face of the rock in search of them and whoever else they could find.
A/N: written for a 'It's not safe here' prompt sent in for Marcus from an original character.
Ella hissed, "It's not safe here." Her eyes flashed quickly between anger and fear, unable to decide which she should feel the most given their predicament.
Marcus put his hand over the girl's mouth and moved his mouth close to her ear. "Hush. They'll hear you." He pointed toward the reapers that were now crawling over the face of the rock in search of them and whoever else they could find. He closed his eyes, silently praying that they made it out of this alive and back to camp. Abby would surely be missing them both by now.
He lowered his hand as he pointed behind them to the cave that Marcus knew came out somewhere on the other side. It would be a long way home, but they should make it without being spotted. He nudged her, indicating that he go ahead of him.
When she started to move forward quietly, he followed quickly behind her. His hand rested on her lower back to keep her moving in case he had to hurry her along quicker than they were moving. He could feel his heart hammering in his chest. He was almost certain that the reapers would be able to hear it as well.
It was a half an hour later when they finally emerged on the other side of the mountain. He closed his eyes as he stood at his full height and worked the kinks out of his back. "Don't you ever run away like that again," he scolded, unable to really sound angry with her. He was more relieved that they had made it out with their lives than angry that she'd gotten them in this mess to begin with.
Ella's eyes were round. Pupils blown wide as he tried to get her breathing to return to normal. Maybe staying back in camp wasn't such a bad idea from here on out. She'd never come face to face with reapers before, and she didn't care to again.