Storm was annoyed with Hermione.
The entire time they've been away from the guild, Hermione kept clinging to Storm's arm as if her life depended on it. Hermione kept trying to give Storm kisses, which he blocked all of them. To Storm, Hermione was the most annoying girl he knows and that includes even Nashi.
Storm, Hermione, Jason, Silvia, Hunter, and Alaric trudged through the woods. Whose idea was that? Alaric's. It was a dumb idea that served no real purpose. To say the least, it wasn't very fun one bit.
"Hermione, can you let go?" Storm growled, annoyance evident in his tone.
Hermione simply batted her eyelashes. "Don't you want the others to know that we are madly in love with each other?" she asked.
"All they know is that you're delusional!" Storm said.
Alaric rolled his eyes, walking a few feet away from them. Jason, Silvia, and Hunter walked behind him. No doubt Silvia is just as crazy, but at least she's not a complete and total psycho.
"Oh, my beloved," Silvia said to Jason, "are you alright? You're frowning." Hunter scoffed at that but didn't say anything.
"Of course I'm not okay," Jason said. "My sisters are gone, Syria." Hunter, Alaric and Storm snorted.
"Um... it's Silvia actually..."
"Did you hear that?" Hermione questions just as there was a rustling in the bushes. She clutched on to Storm even tighter, which he didn't know was possible. Silvia wasn't sure whether to cling to Hunter or Jason so she settled for both. Alaric just stood there awkwardly.
Since no one was attached to him, Alaric asked, "Who goes there?"
Rosalie fell from the bush and stood up quickly when she noticed everyone staring at her. "You guys," she scolded, "what are you doing here? It's not safe. Not after what happened to the twins."
"What were you doing behind a bush?" Hunter asked his older sister in annoyance.
"Just... observing." Rosalie blushed.
"You're here, too, Rose?" asked Elliot, who was followed by Emilio, Ellisa, and their cousin, Alexa.
Rosalie huffed. "What are you guys doing? What is everyone doing?" she questioned in exasperation.
"Same as you," Ellisa says. "Is Zach here as well?"
"No," Jason answered. "Who're you?"
"Ellisa."
Jason found that name familliar...
"I'm Emilio... not that anyone asked."
"We should all head back," Rosalie said.
"This is a big group," Alaric said. "We can take on anyone that gets in our way." Rosalie wasn't so sure about that but didn't comment.
Alexa giggled. "Yeah," she said. "I agree."' She glanced at Jason. "Hi, I'm Alexa, but my super special friends call me Lexi."
Jason may have blushed causing Silvia to glare at Alexa.
"Sister!" came Kuro from behind a tree as he ran up to Silvia and hugged her.
"Kuro?" Storm and Silvia questioned.
"Just because you're twins doesn't mean you get to leave me out!" Kuro said.
Lizzie, Zander, Peter and Skylar came out. "What's up?" Zander asked with a grin.
"We're here!" Skylar smiled.
"Is everyone here?" Jason asked with a tight frown.
Rosalie silently counted and then nodded. "Well, except for Zach," she said.
Hermione groaned. So much for time with my Storm...