A couple days later

I yawned I a sat up.. Spot, hearing me, sat up from my side and trot off to go pee. I got an apple out of my bag and started munching on it. I admit I missed Briar, but he knew who I was so there was no way I could stay.

"Hello!" a voice call in the distance obviously getting closer

I frowned. Was that… I closed my eye and did that trick with my mind that let me see magic. Sure enough the four magic signatures I had gotten so familiar with were drawing closer. Spot smelled them he stood stock still looking out to where they . He wanted to dart to them but he wouldn't leave my side.

I quickly got up and grabbed my bag hurrying off in the opposite direction of the four I said "Spot come on" he darted to me and we made our way through the woods. I was careful not to disturb anything. The harder time the had the better.

I found a small cave hidden away and quickly went inside, sinking to my knee's and tilting to the side wonder how they had found me. Spot lay beside me.

"Jack are you out here" Briar's voice rang throughout the forest. Spot whimpered, wanting to go to them. I petted him slowly talking to him, calming him down. A few minutes later I heard briar again, disturbingly close.

"Jack come out," he cried emotions mixing in his voice," We know your in that cave." I tried to get up but I fell finding out the hard way that Daja((is that spelled right?)) and Tris had wrap my feet in stone. "Crap," cursed and started prying at the rock, not knowing what I'd do once I was free.

I heard a sigh at the cave entrance and whirled around ready to fight. Or as ready as I could be seeing as I couldn't even stand. Briar stood at the entrance shaking his head a look of sympathy and annoyance on his face.

"Hello" I said in a small voice. For once I was defeated, with no place left to run, no where to hide. For once I had been out tricked.

"hello" he replied calmly I didn't understand why he was so calm. He walked up to me and put a hand on my shoulder. I flinched and pulled away. He winced as if he had done something wrong..

"Jack listen,"

"My name ain't jack" I mumbled halve heartily. I was lying nd we both knew it and we both knew we both knew it.

He sighed again. "okay… but listen I don't want to hurt you." I snorted" is that really so unbelievable?" he asked quietly.

I answered in the same voice. "in the end everyone wants to hurt me, whether directly or indirectly, whether it's my feelings or my body, everyone wants to hurt me in the end"

He got up and walked out side and I vainly tried to free myself once more. I heard talking outside. ' wonder if there discussing your punishment ' I thought sorrowfully, tugging at the rocks.

"there magically enhanced there not going to break." I turned around and saw that all four had entered the cave. It was Daja who had spoken. Spot got up and walked over to them happily. While Tris bent down to pet him. And I muttered traitor, tough I didn't mean it. Briar looked thoughtful.

Suddenly a grin split his face and sandry giggled. I saw that Tris and Daja were smiling to.

"What's so funny" I demanded in dread. He gave me the last thing I wanted to hear as an answer, or one of the last things.

"we have decided on your punishment." he announced.

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Sorry it's been a bit, my other story's a bit more popular even though it sucks. so i've been working on that. this one, i'm hapy to say isn't as short as the others. so i hope you enjoyed. please review!