Chapter 9

Reunion

Roan ducked into the weeds. She would make this special.

"I don't see anybody." one of them said. Jacob's face sunk. It had taken a long time for her to find his clue.

"Are you sure?" he asked, scanning the weeds as if he thought she might jump out and yell "Suprise." (Which was exactly what she planned to do.)

"Face it, Jacob. She's not coming. Maybe she doesn't want to be ugly forever."

"You don't know Roan like I do. She wanted to stay ugly more than anything in the world!"

"Well, it is a dangerous jorney....."

Jacob shook his head. He wouldn't beleive that she was dead, Roan knew.

She move toward them, trying not to make a sound. Soon, she could see their feet.

"Come on, lets go back."

Roan leapt out of the weeds, landing right beside Jacob.

"Wha- Roan! I can't beleive your here! Why were you in the weeds?"

"To suprise you, of coarse!" She wrapped her arms around him.

They walked through the forest, with Roan and Jacob holding each other's shoulders tightly, together again.