Hehe… Hi guys…. Long time no see… Hold fire on those tomatoes! That's right, you! Over there! The one in the shirt!.. No, not you, you! The one in the shirt! Yes, you! I see you! Keep those tomatoes out of this, my friend!
Anyway, now that that has been dealt with, hello everybody! I'm so sorry it has been so long since I last updated and you will be unpleased to know that this chapter has been ready for months, I just never posted it. It has been collecting dust in my flashdrive for who knows how long. Sorry ^.^'
Anyway, I am not going to keep you long with my excuses. So let's get through the announcements.
Thank you love for being my beta, I hope to see you soon! It means the world to me that you help me with my writing.
I do not own Jurassic Park or Jurassic World, but I do wish I owned a Velociraptor.. Actually, no I already have one. Her name is Phoenix and she has a licker problem… Anyone who got that worthless joke gets 10 points.
Anyway, please enjoy this installment of Claws and Nails!
Ame growled under her breath as she heard the heavy footfalls of Owen Grady behind her. He was making no effort to actually be quiet, which could mean all the difference between life and death in her world. It irked her to no end.
As Owen stepped on yet another twig, she snapped. Rounding on her heel, her hand lashed out… Only to be stopped by his quick reactions and his grabbing her wrist.
Owen raised an eyebrow at the sudden attack, meeting her angry gaze straight on.
"You foolish idiot! You are being far too loud!" she hissed at him through her teeth, using her free hand to gesture to his feet. He noticed that she was subtly twisting her wrist in an attempt to loosen it from his grip.
"And?" he questioned with a smirk, tightening his hand around the dainty wrist. It honestly did not look like it could do much damage to him, yet he was learning that he should not assume anything when it came to the creature known as Amethyst Borders.
"Anything can be out here, your noise can draw unwanted attention," Ame growled as she finally gave to yanking on her arm to free it from his grip. With another silent snarl sent his way, Ame turned away from him and stalked away, barely making any noise underneath her own feet.
Owen raised an eyebrow at her hostile temper and smirked to himself. She was feisty, even more so from the creature inside of her, apparently. A little spit-fire. Not that he would call her that to her face as she would probably tear him to shreds.
He once again began his pursuit after her and came up next to the growling form. It was getting harder to make out definite shapes of the world around them as the sky got darker and darker. Again, the moon provided little insurance.
"There is nothing out here, so there is nothing to be afraid of," Owen said simply. He heard Ame snort in an unrefined manner.
"If you truly believe that, then you are a far bigger imbecile than I had thought," Ame growled quietly. Despite the darkness, Owen could see that her back was beginning to tense, her shape beginning to become far more rigid. "The vast majority of the island is still unexplored, in fear of the unknown and the dangerous. Therefore, no one knows what could be behind their beloved gates of Jurassic World," Ame finished simply as she pulled ahead. She was eager to get out of the open.
This thought had not occurred to Owen, despite knowing all too well that it was true. He grunted quietly and fell silent, much to Ame's relief. She did not want to continue a mundane conversation.
The two walked silently for a while longer, until Ame suddenly stopped. Noticing this, Owen followed suit, just before colliding into her back.
"We are here," Ame muttered.
"Where is here?" Owen questioned, looking around. There was nothing in sight that made the area that she stopped any different from where they had been walking.
Knowing what thoughts were running through his head, Ame merely walked to a rather thick tree that was to her right and pointed up. From where she was pointing to, something that looked like a rope ladder could be seen, hanging in some of the lower branches.
With a leap, Ame's fingers grasped a low hanging section of the rope and pulled down what indeed was a ladder. "Follow," she ordered as she climbed up. Her body was nimble and swift, conditioned from the climbing itself and from the daily exercise she often exerted. She may not run in her human body, but it is easier to do regular physical activity in such.
Owen watched, stunned, as she disappeared into the extremely dense branches of the tree, before he realized that what he was looking at were not branches.
Instead he was looking at a cleverly hidden, large treehouse.
And that is chapter 12 of Claws and Nails. Not long, but it follows the format of the other chapters, so no complaining!
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