Chapter 9

Love In The Air

Rai slowly opened the paper and found a small paragraph on the inside.

Dear Rai,

I send this to you in the hopes you will understand why the government is doing this. When I was away for business...some things that I can never explain to you happened. That led to the governments decision to end my life. I put a locket and the bottom of the pond near here in hopes that one day you will find it while on a quest to save our family.

Love,

Amelia Golddust.

Rai read the note over and over and all the pieces of the puzzle started to come together. Rai smiled and handed the note to Alec.

Erina walked alone threw the forest seeking a place to think when she saw Takuma by the lake skipping rocks.

"Hey." She said as she walked up behind him.

He turned glanced at her then back to the lake.

"Hi."

"You skipping rocks?" She said.

"Yep. You wanna join me?"

"I don't know how."

"I'll show you." He said leading her to the edge of the water and handing her a rock.

"You just throw the rock in like this." He made the motion of throwing the rock then stepped back letting her try. She threw the rock at too much of an angle causing the rock to just plop into the lake.

"Guess I'm not much for rock skipping." She chuckled and picked up another rock.

For hours they were out at the lake skipping rocks and talking.

Erina sat on the ground hugging her knees. Takuma joined her and together they watched the sun go down.

They walked back to the camp and sat down by the fire together and Erina showed him a picture of her father.

"You look so much alike." Said Takuma.

"I get that a lot." She smiled.

Takuma pulled out a picture of his family and showed it to her.

The next day Rai got up and decided to go hunting. She grabbed her bow and arrows after eating and headed into the forest. It was a chillier day but Rai thought the cold air was refreshing and took a couple deep breaths.

She walked slowly bow loaded ready for a squirrel to jump out. She heard what sounded like a small creature running threw the leaves and she looked to see what it was.

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What did Rai find in the forest?! Find out in the next chapter! Sorry this and the last chapter were bad i wasn't in the writing mood today haha. Thank you! :DD