Chapter 16: Jason
"This is awesome, Ru!" Only a little bit into the trip, and I'm already connected with Ru.
My long, cropped dark, dirty, white blonde, and bright blonde hair (Combo of my mom and dad's hair, dark & dirty and white & bright blonde) is being blown to the back of my head in the crazy wind.
The musty smell is way stronger now. It's burning the very hairs in my nostrils.
"Hey, Ru? Do you know what that smell is?"
Ru sniffs the air cautiously. " You're right...what in the devil's name is that?"
" I don't know! That's why I was asking you! Duh!"
" Can you not shut your mouth?" Wow. Did he just say that! Oh, it's on Ru. It's on like Donkey Kong!
"I thought we were friends!"
"Oh, if you want to be my friend you better EXPECT that!"
Then we just look at each other, trying to see who can do the stupidest face. And ended up laughing so hard, Ru got off track. Soon, we were standing on a turret's pointed roof.
Then out of nowhere, a strange thing swoops down and tries to get me, but I duck and it misses! Wait- it looks just like something out of my mythology textbook! A griffin!
" WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT!"
The crazy griffin started cawing like the little bird toy Olivia used to play with. At least, until she found out if you press the button for a minute, it won't stop chirping.
" Calm down, it's my friend. LIGHTNING!"
The griffin comes down gracefully, landing next to Ru.
" Um...hi...Lighting." I'm sure Ru's doing a prank on me. He wouldn't seriously be friends with a griffin, right?
Then the stupid bird/eagle/thing...oh ya. Griffin. Oh well. Then the Griffin comes over to me and pecks me. Then, he paws me down like I'm some sort of toy! WELL, GUESS WHAT! I'M NOT A STUPID TOY!
"Hey! Lightning likes you!" Ru exclaims.
" Well, I don't want him to like me! Tell him to get off! NOW!"
The griffin caws so sadly, a little tear pricks at my eyes.
"Don't be MEAN! He's just trying to be nice!" Ru looks at me accusingly.
Fine. I just can't take it. I dig around in the knapsack and come up with a peach.
"Want it?" I say, offering it to the griffin.
The griffin caws happily and accepts it, grinding it up in his mouth.
"He's never had a peach before," Ru explained.
" Will he be okay?"
" Well, in the past, he broke out in a sugar attack when he had a strawberry, apple, and an orange. So there is a VERY high possibility he will break out. Thanks a lot, Jason."
" Hey! I was just trying to be nice! It's not my fault!"
We stare at Lightning. He seems okay, but we can't be sure.
Then he starts scratching his ear.
"Er...Jason?" Ru turns just in time to see me nearly toppling over the edge. "Dude, are you good?"
Darkness.
