"Mmmm." I struggled against the hand that was clamped over my mouth. I finally managed to get free as I bared my fangs and bit the hand, it instantly drew back.
"Ow, ow, ow!" I recognized that voice as I instantly whipped my head around and saw it was Ms. Okami.
"Ms. Okami!! You made it!" I ran to hug her as she gently hugged me back.
"Yes, of course I made it. That bite of yours, I can see you're improving. Sorry about that, I thought you were someone else." Ms. Okami apologized.
"Oh that's fine, you just nearly made me bite your hand off, are you alright?" I looked at the bite mark I left on her hand.
"Don't worry, us wolves heal fast, remember?" Ms. Okami reminded me.
"Ya, I remember. Oh, there's someone I want you to meet." I took Ms. Okami's hand to the clearing I saw Edward and Elizabeth at before Ms. Okami put her hand over my mouth. "Hey Edward, Elizabeth!" The two of them were still fighting until they heard us come then they stopped.
"Ms. Okami, meet Edward and Elizabeth." I gestured to my lifesavers. "Edward, Elizabeth, meet Ms. Okami."
"Nice to meet you Edward and Elizabeth, you two are apart of the Cirque Du Freak right?" They both nodded. "I've seen you around a couple of times."
"Nice to meet you too." Elizabeth spoke up.
"Oh, Ms. Okami, did you see Darren and the rest make it out?" I asked anxiously.
"Well, no. I didn't, but don't worry Ella, I know for a fact they're safe. I'm sure we'll bump into them again soon enough."
"Did you see my sisters?" Kira came struggling through the bushes as she stood by us.
"I actually did see them, Kira. They got out safely, don't worry. It's nice to see you kids made it out safe." Ms. Okami reassured Kira.
"Ya, we barely made it out alive. If it weren't for Elizabeth and Edward, we wouldn't even be here right now." Kira acknowledged the siblings.
"Oh, it was nothing. We're used to this." Elizabeth smiled a breathtaking smile.
"Enough chatting, should we get a move on?" I offered.
"That sounds like a good idea now. Elizabeth, Edward, would you like to join us or are you waiting for your mentor?"
Edward and Elizabeth looked at each other, "Actually, we don't have one. We decided to do this tournament with each other. We would love to join you though. Thank you."
"Ah I see. Well, then girls, get your things." Ms. Okami followed Kira back to where our things were. Hopefully they weren't stolen by some bear. Lucky for us, they were still there, we gathered up our things and continue on with our journey.
I kneeled down at the bank of the pond as I cleaned myself up, "Ahh, now that's refreshing."
"Look, there's fish in it too." Kira pointed out to the different varieties of fish swimming in the pond. She tried to catch them in her bare hands but they swan away. I laughed.
Behind us we could hear the hushed whisperings of Edward and Elizabeth, we decided to go join them.
"Hey guys." I interrupted.
"Hey. How was the water?" Elizabeth asked as she positioned herself on the mossy like surface while her brother positioned himself on the rock.
"Very refreshing, you guys should try some." Kira said.
"Oh really? We should try some before we leave then."
"How long have you guys been in the Cirque Du Freak?" I asked curiously.
"Well we just joined last year. It's a long story, how about you two?" Edward didn't seem to speak much because it looked like his sister did all the talking.
"Actually, I just came back from a vacation, I guess you could say, with Ms. Okami, so not long. I think Kira was at the Cirque Du Freak around a year or so along with her sisters." I estimated.
"Ya, pretty much. Did you two join at the same time?" Kira asked.
"I believe so." Elizabeth replied.
"I wonder how many days has it been. It seems like a very long time, so I kind of stopped keeping track." I sighed.
"I believe it's been only about two and a half days, so not long, but don't worry. I'm sure time will past by quickly and we'll be there in no time." Elizabeth said.
"If we're more careful into the obstacles we run into then it should be faster that way." Edward spoke up.
"I wish it was that simple Mr. Tall said there were going to be obstacles along the way, no way can we avoid them that simply." Kira reminded them.
"That is true." Edward said in a low voice.
"So, how about that vampire attack, huh? I bet it was another one of those challenges they set up for us." Kira said accusingly.
Edward and Elizabeth looked at each other hesitantly.
"Ya, I know right? I can't believe I didn't wake up earlier then that or I would have been their lunch. Thank goodness Kira attempted to wake me up." I remembered the attack from earlier today. "Where were you two when the attack hit?"
"Oh, we were in the bushes pretty much the whole time until the attack died down and that's when we met you guys." Elizabeth said.
Before we could say anymore, Ms. Okami told us that it was time to go.
By the time we reached the second check in point, the forest was engulfed in darkness.
"Finally! The second check in point, that was pretty fast, I must…" Kira abruptly stopped her sentence. I looked at her as I saw her stare at something or someone, I followed my eyes to where she was staring at and immediately knew what was about to happen.
I covered my ears as Kira let out a loud shriek and she ran over to her sisters, "OMG!! You guys made it! I was so worried!" Another small family reunion amongst Kira and her sisters. I then remembered about Darren.
I looked around to see if Darren, Evra, or Mr. Crepsley was around anywhere, but no luck. I ran to Ms. Okami's side and looked at the check in list to see if they have signed in already. I frowned in disappointment when I didn't see their names on the paper.
"Oh, Ella. You worry too much. Larten and I go way back and I know what he can do. I've also heard great things about Darren. He can take care of himself, don't worry." Ms. Okami put an arm around me for reassurance.
I sighed, "I guess you're right. I should stop worrying so much. Thank you, Ms. Okami." I smiled as I trudged along beside her to our tent. We decided to let Kira and her sisters catch up on things since the last time they saw each other. "Oh wait, where's Edward and Elizabeth?" I looked behind me for the two people.
"They're going to stay in their own tent. Plus, they had some business to attend to. I'm sure we'll see them again." We arrived at the tent.
I just plopped down on the bed and sighed, "Oh man, I am so tired."
"Get some sleep, we're leaving early in the morning to catch up to the others." Ms. Okami told me.
"What about the lessons?" I asked. I normally don't enjoy them, but they interest me at times.
"Oh ya, that's right. Well, when we have time, I can give you a short lecture on certain things I haven't taught you yet. Due to this journey, even I have been tired lately." Ms. Okami sat on her bed and started taking off her shoes.
I winced at a certain pain. I sat up and looked at my hand, "Ouch, when did I get this?"
Ms. Okami was at my side in an instant, "Let me take a look at that." I showed her my hand, "Hmm..looks like a small cut wound, nothing serious. Here." She took out a small briefcase and opened it.
Inside there were various items for emergencies, "You brought a first aid kit?"
"You can never be too careful." Ms. Okami smiled with her fangs showing. "Now stay still." Ms. Okami sprayed something on my hand, I guess to prevent it from getting infected. I winced a little. "Sorry."
"It's fine." Ms. Okami wrapped my hand in a gauze.
"There." Ms. Okami then closed the small briefcase and packed it into her knapsack. She then went back to her bed as she laid down.
I looked at my hand and moved it around a little bit to make sure my nerves weren't damaged, "Thanks. I think I'm going to take a late night shower. I'll be back in a jiff." I gathered some clothes from my knapsack.
"Ok, be careful." Ms. Okami told me.
"I always am." I smiled sarcastically as I walked out of the tent.
There were still a few people wandering around the campsite. Luckily for us, they set up a shower area, so we don't have to shower in the lake or something unless we wanted to. I decided to go for the shower area, it was a bit too dark for me to find my way to a lake. When I got to the shower area, it was inside a small building like room. I opened the door and went inside. The lights were on and no one was in the shower. You either had a choice to use the public showers with walls between each showerhead or use the ones where you can close the door so no one can see you naked. I decided to go inside the ones with the doors. I was a bit self-conscious even if there was no one around. I set my clothes and towel on the rack that was just outside the shower and I started to take off my clothes.
When I was finished, I set them on the same rack, apart from the fresh clothes I brought with me. I opened the door and went inside as I turned on the knobs to cold water. Something Ms. Okami taught me was that us wolves, we had an enormous amount of heat inside us, so we're like a walking furnace, so I figured it didn't matter what the water was turned to. I closed the door and reached for the soap that I had to provide for myself. I started drowning myself in the cold water until I heard the door open.
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Note from the Author: Hey everyone, I just wnated to say how much I appreciate all of you guys/gals reading my story and I do apologize for the delay. I was in a bit of a writer's block for this chapter, but I hope you enjoy it anyways! :
