Chapter 11: Lightning

I think I made great progress with Tyler earlier! We seem much closer than when we started this journey.
We rushed over to Lindsey to see what she had found.

Just then, Tyler's wrist watch made a strange noise.

"Yo, Tyler Walker here." Tyler called into the watch.

"/Hey, Ty./" A familiar voice rang out of the watch.

"Someone's inside your watch, Tyler!"

"No, Brianna. It's just Kyle calling me on my communicator."

"Oh."

"What up, Kyle?"

"/Nikki and I found our symbols etched into a tree. And when we touched them, they glowed. We think that the temple will appear when we all touch our symbols together./"

"We just need to find our symbols!" Tyler exclaimed. "Lindsey, did you find two symbols that look like mine and Jay's?"

"Yeah. That's what I was about to show you when Kyle called you."

"Excellent!" Tyler shouted. "Kyle, we have our symbols!"

"/Great! Now we need the others symbols to possibly unlock the temple./"

"Roger that!"

"/Also, Ty, look out for Templars. They've found the island and are looking for the symbols. I think our old pal Lynx is looking for the temple./"

"I still don't see the importance in finding this temple."

"/I don't know either. But the Ninja said it was important./"

"Alright, then we'll see you at the temple I guess."

"/Yeah./"

Tyler FINALLY hung up with Kyle. I had gotten bored, so I was hanging from a looped rock formation on the ceilling.

"Come on." Tyler told me as he walked by towards the wall Linsey was pointing at.

I hopped down so the blood would stop rushing to my head. Then I followed Tyler.

Sure enough, the wall had two carvings on it. One of a storm cloud with eyes and a couple of lightning bolts coming down from it, and one of a water drop. I looked at Tyler and found the same symbol on the side of his belt. For some reason, Linsey growled when I looked at Tyler's belt. It's not like I was staring at his butt! But I might have just now since I was thinking about his butt.

Anyway, we waited for everyone else to find their symbols. Linsey had gone outside to find some firewood. Tyler and I sat on a large rock in silence.

"So..." Tyler broke that silence nervously. "Brianna?"

"Yeah?" What did I do this time?!

"I was wondering..." He keeps stopping. Why does he keep stopping? Wow, I never noticed how blue his eyes are.

"Yeah?" I kept repeating. Hopfully, he would get it out soon. I think I might fall for him if I look at him any longer. No! Brianna, you can't be in love with Tyler! Your one love is his brother Jay!

"... after this..." His hair moved like reddish brown waves when he talked.

"Yeah?" I said again as I looked at him. Was he... Blushing?!

"... do you want to hang out sometime?" That last bit came out a bit rushed, but I heard every word. Was he trying to ask me out?

That's crazy! Of course, he's not asking you out! He has a girlfriend and he knows you like his brother!

"Ummm... Sure." I replied, still nervous about if he meant a date, or if it really is just an invite to get together after the mission and hang out like friends do.

"C-Cool!" Tyler stuttered. He was looking at the ground now. I got up and went to help Linsey with the firewood. When I looked back at Tyler to find his face red as a tomato (or Kai and Nikki's suits) and covered by his hands.