Chapter 6: Initiation pt. 3
Gasping for air, I stopped near some rock outcroppings, dropping Sam gently against a rock face. I plopped down next to her, panting. "Well, that was certainly something. You okay, Sam?" I said, looking back to her. She was shaking visibly, clearly afraid of something.
"Hey, Sam.: I said, nudging her. "Sam. Sam!" I started to yell at her, trying to get her out of this state and to respond to me, when she suddenly threw her arms around my chest and sobbed into my shoulder.
Why she was doing this, I had no idea. Her actions thus far were a downright mystery to me. I barely knew this girl, didn't know anything about her, or what happened to her past, but this obviously had something to do with it.
Trying to calm her down, I hesitantly put my arm around her, comforting her in any way I could. As soon as I did that, her sobbing slowed down. A moment later, the sobbing eventually turned into sniffling, and she finally calmed down a little. "Sorry," she said hoarsely. "You must think I'm stupid, huh? Afraid of a little smoke." She smiled lopsidedly.
I shook my head. "Nah you're alright. It's good to be afraid." I told her softly. "Everyone's got a fear of something. I've got one. Well, several, but that's not the point."
Sam looked at me and asked such a strange, innocent question, it almost made me think she was a five-year-old: "What could you be afraid of?"
Oh, man. What a question to ask. Where do I even begin? My fear of being controlled without me knowing it? The one of insects (seriously, anything with more than four legs is creepy)? Or maybe…
"My fear of losing anyone closest to me." I murmur. "I've always had that."
Sam leaned against me and said. "I don't like fire."
"Well, I would've guessed that." I said, putting a smile on her face. "But why exactly are you scared of flames? Not that it isn't bad."
Her smile faded at my query. "I-I don't like to talk about it." She buried her face into my now-wet shoulder. "It's not something I like to talk about."
I squeezed her a bit. "Don't worry. You won't have to." I told her. "By the way, your tears are gonna leave one hell of a stain on my jacket."
She giggled, and then a voice crowed from above us. "Awww…look at you two. Perfect couple!" Rilek said. I looked up and see him leaning over the rocks, with the biggest smirk on his face.
"YOU!" I yelled, my face already growing hotter by the second. Rilek launched himself in the air, and landed next to me, laughing all the while. "Oum, you guys are so hilarious!"
I looked towards Sam, who was currently being smothered in a massive hug by Bella, with whom knew a little bit of what had happened from Sam.
"So, you're Bella's new partner, eh asshole?" I growled at Rilek. He just smiled. "Long story short," he started with his smartass smirk. "She helped me out from a bunch of Ursai. I could have handled them—"
"But he was worried about 'style points' as he called it, and didn't see them coming." Bella interjected, still having a tight hold on Sam.
"Yeah, that sounds like him." I agreed, a smirk creeping over my face.
"Hey, Bella. Ya might wanna let go of Sam over there." Rilek said, smiling devilishly. Oh, this isn't going to end well. "Nerik might want to hold her for just a bit longer."
"That's it!" I yelled, throwing my fist towards him. He nimbly leapt out of the way, and then leaned casually on the rock wall. I charged at him again, hitting nothing but the rock with a dull thud.
Wait a minute…
"Uh, guys? Something's wrong with this rock." I called, backing away slowly. We all faced the rocks, praying that this was just some stupid rock, that nothing bad was going to happen, even as a large, red eye opened, and glared straight at us. We all did the smart thing then and ran, even when we heard the rumbling of the very earth moving upward.
"The hell is that thing?!" Rilek screamed over the noise. "It's gigantic!"
"It's one of the rarest types of known Grimm. I think it's almost one of the most ancient." Bella yelled back. "It's a Draon!"
The massive Grimm, finally out of the earth, roared, its giant lizard-like maw spewing out a great tongue of flames. Then the thing turns to us, and began to move slowly, then speeds up, its tail swinging in wide arcs, smashing through the trees.
We had to get away from that thing?! My luck can't be this bad.
A/N: Okay, so a few words before I sign off. Firstly, there will be one last chapter in the Emerald Forest, so be patient. Also, that last chapter will be hopefully a longer chapter. Secondly, I can't guaruntee a new chapter. I will try my best though! As always thanks so much for your support! Please read and review!