Disclaimer: Eh, needless to say anymore... Not mine, people. Even after months and months... *Sniffles*
A/N: Whiehw, that's a long time ago since I've welcomed you guys here! Well, as I said on my profile... I've got no excuse, not even the tiniest, petty apology for why I didn't update this story in months. But, now I've got holidays - long live no school! - and thus I've got plenty of time to make work of this annoying writers block... And I'm back! I'm back on track with my story, and here's chapter eleven, at long last! I hope you enjoy, because I'm starting to enjoy writing this again!
'We are going to disappoint them, aren't we, Will?' Jake asked sounding a little defeated when Will once again jumped off his white horse to take another long break, claiming he "needed it to clear his mind". Jake didn't believe a single word of it. The blond didn't respond and instead chose to settle himself down onto the ground, ignoring Jake's glare completely. 'This is life,' he murmured while stretching his legs and putting his arms behind his head, closing his eyes and making himself comfortable.
'We made a promise, Will,' Jake tried again, before he jumped off his brown horse as well, calming the animal when his feet got stuck in the stirrup and he stumbled, making it snort. His only response was silence and a content sigh, along with a branch that seemed to snap in two, somewhere along the road. The brunette looked up at hearing this noise and stroked his horse, which suddenly moved a bit nervously. 'Will, we -' He couldn't get any further, as his brother interrupted him while opening one eye in an annoyed fashion.
'What is that stupid, buzzing noise I keep hearing? Wait… It sounds a bit like your voice, Jake. So shut up!' His gaze was hard and stern, and the elder didn't even think about arguing with him when he was in this state. So he just sighed and sat down as well, fumbling with a brown, withered leaf that had fallen off a tree. He decided that, while Will rested on the cold ground, he would take in their environment. And so, he looked up.
They were in a forest, or rather: something that had once been a forest. Now it only showed dead trees with crumbling, rotting leaves. It was quite normal, actually, since winter was nearly at the door. The one thing Jake couldn't understand, was why it was still so dark. The trees weren't planted very close to each other, so light should easily be pouring through the big gaps. Still, he couldn't see five meters ahead of him. And then there was that dense fog in which they were surrounded… He soon made up his mind. If they asked him for a place he would never return to, it would be this one.
'Aren't you cold?' he asked in an attempt to make the blond feel the freezing air that was making the elder shiver, so he would finally get up and move on. Alas for him, Will only shrugged. 'My skin is used to cold, unlike yours,' he answered simply. Jake wanted to say that it was actually the other way around, but he decided to keep his mouth shut, just like his brother had so kindly asked a few minutes ago. He crushed the leaf between his fingers and cleared his throat. My, this was a good example of an awkward silence.
Luckily for him, another noise sounded through the air. It seemed to be the rustling of the wind between the arid leaves and branches, only… It was a bit louder. And after a few minutes, it started to even get louder and louder and louder… Jake quirked an eyebrow and got up from his spot on the ground, albeit a tad frightened. What was that sound? His horse stamped and moved around nervously again, and he walked towards it, muttering calming words to it as he patted it on the back. That seemed to be the last straw for Will.
'Alright, I get your point, Jake! My goodness… Can't you even let me rest for a little while? It's the only peace I've got with you around, and even so you just have to ruin it again!' But Will's shouting didn't reach the brunette's ears as the latter had stopped petting his horse, eyes widened behind his glasses and mouth open. Will frowned. 'Jake? Did you hear what I said? You can at least try to act as if you were paying attention to me… Jake? Jacob?'
He walked towards his elder brother and shook him while pronouncing his name, but the only answer the blond got, was a shaky finger that was pointed towards a spot high in the trees. His frown deepened. 'What? What do you -?' Then, as he followed his brother's terrified gaze, he fell silent as well. His jaw slowly dropped as his mind tried to cope with what his eyes were registering. He saw something big and black, like a shadow, with four tentacles on each side of an enormous body, and with red eyes peering through the darkness, fixating on the Brothers Grimm.
Will swallowed thickly. It seemed they had found the monster.