A scream errupted from the right. Emma and Andy leapt to their feet. Emma looked over at Andy, he pulled a knife out from a bag slung around his broad shoulders. He offered it to her. She nodded, and took the knife.
They approached where they'd heard the scream. They'd told the other's that they could check it out, better two than a group.. right? Andy lead the way, simply because he'd heard it better. He pushed past out stretched brances, and slowly, they came to a small clearing. There was a kid, maybe 12, a bit shorter than Ares, he had ginger red hair, and, strangely, light purple eyes.
Andy stepped out, Emma behind him, infront of the kid "Who the hell are you?!" He shrieked, taking a step back, Emma winced as he screamed "You look older than me, and yet you scream like a two year old, she muttered, Andy started laughing at her remark, making the kid, give the two of them a disgusted look.
"Well, well, don't suppose it's another?" Quintin appeared from the bushes at the other end of the clearing
"We told you all" Andy paused, letting the others hear, he just noticed the sound of their breathing "To stay back at camp"
"Well, that would just be no fun, now would it?" Jason walked out beside Quintin, Jane and Allison came out from behind Emma and Andy.
"Holy shit"
"I have a feeling already that this kid's gonna be an ass"
"Yep"
"You know I can hear you right?"
Emma glanced at the kid
"Oh, good, come join this conversation if you don't mind" She muttered sarcasticly, the kid was infront of her in a second, he was taller than her, so she took a step back, she took out the knife and pointed it in his direction.
"You dont have the guts"
"Try me"
"Alright"
He grabbed bolted over and lifted Quintin into the air by the throat, Emma's breath caught in her own, she gulped, and walked over, Quintin dangled, his feet thrashing. "Well, trying to commit murder now are we?" Emma spat at the kid, got the knife into the right position, ad stabbed him in his left shoulder.
He dropped Quintin with a scream of pain, Emma walked back to Andy's side, and handed him the knife. Jason, now hauling back a near-faint Quintin, shrugged as Andy shot a glance at him, more questioning than anything, Ares just didn't care, Allison and Jane were stairing, open mouthed, at Emma, she shrugged, and sat down, she felt a strange, crawling sensation up her arm, she looked over, it was a small, squirrel-like creature, it had two eyes on each side, two, three inch tall ears, and its fluffy tail was 6 inches long, its fur was softer than anything Emma'd felt before.. not that she rememebered feeling anything soft, other than Charlie.
Andy looked down and saw the small creature, now perched on Emma's shoulder, and sat beside her "That's cool lookin'" he said, petting the small creatures peanut butter coloured fur. She nodded looking down at it, it had silver coloured eyes, not to mention, small fangs, Emma stroked it, suddenly remembering Charlie was in her duffle bag again, asleep, she shrugged, the little creature climbed down to her hand, with her free hand, she reached into her duffle bag, and pulled out an apple, "Peanut" Emma murmured, still petting the creature "What?" Andy aske with a laugh "Peanut. Im going to name him Peanut" She looked into his emerald green eyes and grinned. Peanut hopped onto Emma's head, they just laughed.