Seth POV again! Yay!
Seth looked around. He was on a horse with a few bags on it. Corrinne rode next to him. This entire thing about Corrinne scared him. He had never experienced any romantic things. He had only really had one crush other than Corrinne and he still did. He hoped she was still alive. Vanessa was tough and could handle herself anyway. What about this world? Vanessa hadn't faced the obsticals of this world. Seth shook his head and continued to ride. Nedwin was leading the way. Seth watched tiny Aram on his horse. Seth held back a laugh. That would never get old. Corrinne noticed him smiling.
"You know if you laugh, you won't live to see the sun rise tomorrow." Corrinne said, calmly.
"I hold back the laughs because I told kendra that I wouldn't be stupid." Seth said.
"Your not stupid." Corrinne said firmly.
"I know, I used to be though."
"You are one of the bravest people I've met and you remind me of Jason a bit."
"Did you like Jason?"
"A bit. That was a long time ago though."
"How long ago?"
"About a year or two."
"Are you still worried about your father?" Seth asked, trying to change the subject.
"I will always worry for my father."
"What's your story anyway? I never really got to know you too well."
Corrinne looked at the canopy of leaves above them and at the grass. "When I was young," she looked like she might cry, Seth instantly regretted asking her. "I was happy, until my father took us from our home. We went far to my aunt that lived in a tree that earased your memory when you entered. My father gave me fake memories in the tree, he told me that my aunt was my mother and that my father died. I always thought my father was just a great friend. Every time I walked out of the tree I remembered, I almost left once, my aunt died and I made myself stay at the tree to wait for my father there. Jason came to my tree while I was inside, he mentioned Galloran, while inside the tree I didn't remember him as a father. Around a half a year later, my father sent Nedwin and Drake to fetch me and I've always dreamed of the day he came to get me but I never dreamed of reuniting with him the way I did." Corrinne had tears streaming down her cheeks now. They had already gotten off their horses and started setting up camp. Seth hugged Corrinne.
"I'm sorry." Seth whispered in her ear.
"What about you?"
"What?"
"What's your story?" Corrinne still had her head on Seth's shoulder. He sat her in the grass and sat next to her.
"Umm, a few years ago, my parents went on a cruse and dropped me and Kendra off at Fablehaven. We didn't know that there were magical creatures there though. Kendra eventually figured it out and the rest is pretty simple. I was stupid and foolish, so I brought danger to Fablehaven multiple times." Seth said. She looked at him for a moment.
"Seth?" She asked after a few minutes of silence.
"Yeah?"
"That's the past, even if you were foolish and stupid, now you are smart and brave, that's why I like you." She said as she kissed his cheek. He smiled and laid back in the grass, Corrinne did the same. They eventually fell asleep after watching the leave be blown around by the gentle breeze.
Seth was awoken with Corrinne still asleep beside him. Kendra was crouching next to Seth.
"I thought I would come over and visit, but I can see that you are very busy." Kendra said. Seth held a finger to his lips and pointed at Corrinne who was still asleep.
"I didn't do anything stupid, Kendra." Seth whispered, very annoyed at his sisters tone.
"Sure, wanna go for a walk?" Kendra asked.
"You, want, to go for a walk? Just to hang out?" Seth became confused fast.
"Yeah. At Fablehaven we used to have fun, now we just sit around a fire all day. We could bring a few people if you want to be safe." Kendra whispered.
"Who?"
"Jason, Rachel, Drake, you, me, and Corrinne." Kendra said.
"Maybe later, I'm going to stay with Corrinne for a while." Seth whispered as he watched Corrinne sleep next to him. Kendra sighed and walked away.
"How much of that were you awake for?" Seth whispered in Corrinne's ear.
"All of it." Corrinne said sleepily as she put her head on Seth's chest.
"Sorry."
"Its fine, I'm glad you didn't want to wake me up and go on some silly walk through the woods."
"Its too dangerous out there, I hope my sister isn't as stupid as she thinks I am."
"I'm sure your sisters boyfriend won't let anything happen to her." Corrinne sat up slowly and Seth followed. The sun was on its way down.
"Its already getting dark. Drake better not come back here with my sister hurt or I'll kill him every time he comes back!"
"Drake is a good fighter, your sister will be safe with him, plus Rachel is going, she knows Edomic, I could also talk to her telepathically if you want."
"You don't have too, not unless she doesn't get back before the moon reaches its highest." Seth mumbled the last part. Corrinne giggled.
"Your like her father!"
"If our father could see her, she would be grounded for getting a boyfriend that they hadn't even met yet."
"I would love to meet your parents one day, my father would probably want to also, if he's still alive." Corrinne looked at the grass. Seth looked at her and tried to think of something he haddent already said.
"From what I know about your father," Seth started. "Is that he is a king that loves his daughter, and he will make sure that he always returns to her." Seth said gently, hoping that it would cheer her up.
"Thanks Seth." Corrinne said, she leaned over and kissed him, Seth, once again felt like melting. He ended it when he felt like it was long enough. Corrinne smiled and laid back down onto the grass and fell back to sleep quickly. Seth watched her sleep for a while but soon became drowsy and fell back to sleep.
Thats it for Seth, now we are going to Kendra where she is walking in the woods with her friends, Jason, Rachel, and Drake.
Kendra watched Rachel and Jason walk side by side and hand in hand. She was so happy at the thought of that she and Drake had set them up. Drake walked beside her. He looked upset.
"You ok?" Kendra asked. Jason and Rachel were out of hearing range, Rachel could still read her mind if she wanted to, but Kendra trusted that Rachel wouldn't.
"I just wish I didn't let Bracken control me." Drake said.
"Drake, its ok, im here and nobody is hurt." Kendra smiled.
"What if you hadn't been ok? What if Bracken did actually get you?" Drake asked. Kendra's smile faded.
"He didn't and he never will. I have two amazing protectors." Kendra said.
"You are really focused on the positive today." Drake mumbled.
"Yup, I like not being in immediate danger. I know something will happen later but, for now, we should be happy."
"Happy it is." Drake said, he did a half smile and stopped walking. Rachel did the same. Kendra looked around there was nothing wrong.
"Jason don't move!" Rachel yelled. He took another step forward and a large spike came flying from the trees. Rachel pushed Jason out of the way and they both landed on the ground. Drake and Kendra ran over to where Jason and Rachel laid, watching for traps as they went. Kendra felt tears sting her eyes as she looked at the blood around Jason and Rachel.
"Rachel?" Jason asked. "Rachel!?" Jason shook her a bit. Drake knelt beside Rachel and checked her pulse.
"She's alive." Drake mumbled. Jason picked up Rachel's head gently. Drake mumbled Edomic words and levitated Rachel.
"We need to get her back to Ferrin and Nedwin. Keep watch for traps." Drake said. He continued to walk beside the floating Rachel with hid hands trembling. Kendra repeated the words that Drake mumbled and Drakes hands stopped trembling. He looked at her and nodded as if saying "Thanks" then he turned back to Rachel. Jason looked like a zombie with blood all over his dirty and slightly ripped cloths. Kendra walked and continued to help Drake with the levitation. Jason walked next to Rachel and held her hand.
"Jason run ahead to camp and tell Aram to ride to our camp and get Ferrin, then tell Nedwin that Rachel is injured and needs help immediately, I would go but im helping drake with the levitation." Kendra said. Jason nodded and looked at Rachel one more time then ran to the camp. Drake and Kendra continued to walk along the floating Rachel. The blood was pouring from her left side. Kendra tried not to look.
"We need to put pressure on her left side." Drake said calmly. Kendra placed her hand on the exact spot where the blood was flowing from. She winced but held her hand firm. Kendra could see Seth, Corrinne, Nedwin, and Jason running towards them. Seth arrived first.
"What happened?" He asked.
"Jason stepped on a trap, Rachel pushed him out of the way but got herself hit pretty hard on her left side." Kendra said, she tried not to cry too hard, she didn't even know Rachel too well, but it hurt so bad. It was her idea to go for a walk in the woods! Nedwin reached them and Drake and Kendra gently lowered Rachel onto the blanket that Corrinne had set up. Jason knelt at her right side and held her hand. Kendra knelt at her left side and put pressure on the wound. Seth sat next to her.
"You ok?" he whispered.
"Nope." Kendra whispered. Seth put his hand on her shoulder.
"She'll be fine." Seth said. Kendra nodded. Ferrin rode up on a horse with Aram and Warren next to him. Kendra entirely forgot that Warren had asked Tanu for a few potions!
"Warren! Tanu's potion!" Kendra shouted. Warren smirked, he opened a satchel he had and pulled out a red potion. He had it labeled, "For Emergencies" He popped the lid off and gently started to tip it over Rachel's mouth. Jason stopped him.
"Whats that?" Jason asked.
"It will heal her." Warren said.
"Your sure?"
"Do you want her back or not!?" Warren asked, frustrated.
"I don't want her to die! I don't trust you!" Jason yelled.
"Me and Kendra trust him!" Seth yelled.
"That's not good enough!" Jason yelled. Warren shook his head and dumped a small amount of the potion into Rachel's mouth. She swallowed. Jason stared at Warren with anger and his eyes softened when he looked back at Rachel. He was already soaked with blood, sweat, and tears. His clothes were torn and dirty.
"I cant lose her again. I've already let her go too many times." Jason whispered and put his forehead on hers. This only made Kendra cry more. Seth pulled Kendra into a hug and didn't let her look at Rachel. Kendra listened as Ferrin, Warren, and Nedwin pulled out tools and used them. Kendra cried on her brothers shoulder. Drake and Corrinne were trying to calm Jason down even though they were all crying as much as he was.
"Its not your fault." Seth whispered in her ear.
"It is!" Kendra sobbed.
"You didn't do anything." Seth whispered.
"I got them to go on a walk!"
"She's going to be fine." Seth whispered Kendra didn't respond.
"Jason?" Kendra turned around and looked at Rachel. Her wound was wrapped up and she was smiling. Jason looked down at Rachel.
"Im here." Jason whispered.
"Thank goodness, I thought I was dead." Rachel said, she laughed a bit.
"I wouldn't let that happen." Jason said. Rachel slowly sat up. She winced but smiled.
"Thank you, Everyone." Rachel looked around. She looked at her left side.
"Lets get you in clean clothes." Jason said. He picked her up slowly and gently.
"I should tell you the same thing, you look worse than I do." Rachel said. Kendra was still trying to stop crying. Seth let go of her hand and walked over to Corrinne, who immediately hugged him. Kendra started to walk back to the camp. Ferrin walked up to her.
"We need to go back to Trensicourt." He said.
"Why?"
"We need to tell some of the solders there that their king is missing, they will send scouts for them. They think he is safe on a journey."
"When do we leave?"
"Whenever Rachel says she's ready. You can tell the other teens, i'll tell the other adults." Ferrin said. Kendra nodded and walked back to Seth's camp. She grabbed her horse and rode back to her camp. She believed she was starting to grow close to her steed. It was a beautiful, young horse with black mane and a blue-ish grey fur. She named him Raxtus for the small fairy dragon back at Fablehaven. Only Seth and Warren knew that she named the horse after a Dragon. She hoped Vanessa and Dale were ok. She knew they were strong but, so many things could just, happen. She put her hand on the back of her neck, a small seed was sitting on the lower half of her neck. She could come back, her friends couldn't. Other than Drake, she wished everyone had a seed, especially her brother. She arrived and tried Raxtus onto the tree than had plenty of grass and low hanging branches for him to eat off of. She sat on the blanket she used as a bed and ate a snack. She packed her bags before Warren walked up to her. She hadn't had a real conversation with him since Fablehaven. She looked up at him and smiled.
"Hi, what's up?" Kendra asked.
"Ferrin just told me that we were leavening, I also wanted to see if you were ok." Warren asked. Her face was still wet from crying so much. She still had blood on her hands and a bit dripping from her clothes.
"Not really."
"Seth told me that you think its your fault. Its not."
"It is! I got them to go into the woods! Even though I knew it was dangerous!"
"Why did you go?"
"I was hoping that everyone could get to know each other better but since my brother didn't come, it wasn't too fun. Seth makes stuff fun."
This is how it would've gone if Seth and Corrinne had joined the walk.
Seth gently woke Corrinne up.
"What?" She asked, still tired.
"Kendra wants us to go on a walk with her, Drake, Jason, and Rachel." Seth said. It did kind of sound like fun.
"Sounds like we are going to finally have some fun!" Corrinne said as she smiled. She stood up and walked over to her horse. She gave it a apple and pet its nose. It was almost as if she was telling it goodbye.
"You guys ready!?" Kendra yelled from where she was. Jason, Rachel and Drake stood next to her. Seth looked at Corrinne, she nodded and walked over to him.
"Yeah!" Seth shouted as he and Corrinne ran over to where the other teens were standing. Kendra smiled.
"Lets go!" She said. Seth hadn't seen her smile like that in a few days. It made him smile. Jason and Seth immediately started telling jokes and getting everyone laughing. Rachel and Drake stopped walking.
"You guys ok?" Seth asked.
"No! Everyone down!" Rachel yelled. She pulled Jason to the ground. Drake pulled Kendra down, Seth almost didn't go down but he did and he pulled Corrinne down with him. A wooden spike flew through the air and swung back and forth until it slowed down. Rachel stood up first. She looked around in the trees and spotted a girl climbing through the trees. Rachel ran and climbed the tree at a extreme speed. She grabbed the girls foot and pulled her out of the tree. They both fell out of the tree and they landed. Everyone ran over to where they landed. Jason knelt down next to Rachel.
"Rach? Rachel!?" He gently shook her. She woke up and held her head.
"That hurt." She whispered. Jason hugged her. Seth walked over to where the other girl landed. She was thin and had white hair.
"Do you guys know her?" Seth asked.
"No." Corrinne said. She looked really young. She opened her eyes. They were crystal blue. He bright skin complemented her hair and eyes. Seth helped her stand up but held her wrist tight to make sure she didn't run off.
"Why did you launch a spike at us?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah, and how did you know we were going to be here?" Kendra asked.
"My father knows all, he ordered me to kill Kendra or Rachel, he even wanted the cute ones dead." She said and motioned for Drake, Seth and Jason. Her voice was soft for a rude person. Did she just call him cute? Seth looked at Rachel, Kendra and Corrinne, they all looked more than infuriated.
"What about me?" Corrinne asked.
"He wants to kill you himself in front of your father." The girl said.
"You dare threaten hurting my father!" Corrinne looked ready to charge, Drake held her back.
"Who are you!?" Kendra asked.
"I am Shara, daughter of Salmos, niece of Vanessa." The girl said. Seth almost lost his grip on her arm. Salmos had a daughter?
"Lets bring her to Ferrin. He is technically our leader as Galloran is absent." Jason said.
That's what would've happened if Seth had gone along! I really didn't like the version with Rachel getting hurt but that's the version im going to use. Im still going to have Shara show up sometime though. :)
"Your fun." Warren said.
"Really?" Kendra asked sarcastically.
"Yeah! Your fun in the safest way!" Warren said. Kendra sighed. Warren sat down next to her and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Im not fun." Kendra sighed.
"Your better than fun, your safe."
"That's not any better! It makes me weird!" Kendra laid her head on her knees.
"Your not weird, your special." Warren said, trying to fix what he had messed up.
"Yeah right."
"Kendra?"
"What?"
"Remember what you said back at Fablehaven, on the porch?" Warren asked, a bit awkwardly. Kendra tensed and buried herself deeper in her knees.
"Yeah." She said, her voice muffled.
"You were the only one who could get me to do anything while I was albino. That doesn't make you weird, it makes you special." Warren said, kindly but still awkward. Kendra pulled her head out of her knees and smiled slightly.
"You scared me so bad when you first woke up. I almost fell out of a tree!" Kendra said as she giggled a bit.
"I didn't exactly know who you were."
"I didn't know you too well either. I only knew what Dale told me."
"It must have been really weird then."
"What?"
"Kissing me." He said even more awkward than before. Kendra shot up to her feet.
"Yes it was very weird. I need to go talk to someone." Kendra walked away as fast as she dared. She looked back to see Warren getting up to follow her but just stayed where he was. Kendra bumped into someone. She turned and looked to see Drake standing in front of her. She really didn't want to talk to him, especially after what just happened with Warren.
"Hey!" He said happily.
"Sorry."
"No, its funny to have you bump into me actually, I was going to tell you Rachel is healing really fast and should recover fast."
"That's great!"