What is up all of you awesome readers out there! It's ButterHunter here, back with another chapter to my story! Still hoping you all are liking how everything has been rolling so far.
When we last left off, Cameron and Snowy had just left the city that Paige lives in, and are heading back home. But they are being followed by a new figure. Ten bucks says you know who it was.
Anyway, let's jump right back in!
Chapter 24: An Awkward Meeting
Cameron POV…
Thirty minutes after the last chapter ended…
"Finally… we're home." I said.
The house was right there, just at the end of the small field we called our front yard. Me and Snowy both walked toward it, both of us rather tired. I guess it was because of the new stuff we were carrying. Even Snowy had a bag with her now, filled with all of her stuff.
We reached the front door, and knocked. Susie opened the door, looking a little tired. But when she saw it was us, her whole attitude changed. In a BIG way.
"Cameron! Snowy!" she said, wrapping both of us in a huge hug. For a second, all I could see was green. Then she loosened her grip and practically dragged us back into the house.
"I missed both of you so much!" Susie said, joyful.
"Susie… please let us go." I said, getting a bit uncomfortable with how she was holding me.
It took several minutes, but eventually she did let go of us. After a quick lunch, (Snowy and I both decided to wait till we got home for lunch.) we rested in the living room.
But of course, since Susie wanted to continue hugging me, but Snowy still wanted to be near me, that meant those two crowded in the same chair as me. It was a bit cramped, but it felt nice to be close to those two all the same.
Susie asked the both of us a lot of questions, from everything that happened to the stuff we brought back home. She was very surprised when the pieces of metal on my arms were revealed to be lethal weapons. Then her and Snowy had a girl moment when Snowy showed Susie the new outfits.
"My." Susie said, after twenty minutes. "You two both sound like you had the time of your lives."
"Hold on, Susie! I almost forgot…" I said, digging around in one more bag. I found what I was looking for.
"I got you something while we were there." I said, showing her what I got.
"Is that…" Susie asked, eyes getting slightly bigger. A small potion set, complete with a basic brewing stand was in my hands. The whole thing worked when a small, controlled fire was lit underneath it.
"Yep. I figured since you didn't have one, I'd get a brewing set for you." I said. At first, Susie didn't know what to say. She always had trouble making potions before, but this would help. I hoped.
Susie took the brewing set carefully, holding it like it was glass. For once, she was at a loss for words.
Then she finally spoke. "T-t-thank you… Cameron…" she said.
"It's no problem, Susie. It was nothing, I swear." I said, standing up to take the brewing set back. She let me take it and, on her request, set it down in the small work area of the house, on one of the furnaces.
I turned to head back to the chair… only to be met with a bear hug from Susie, who must have followed me silently. "Thank you… so much…"
"Hey, it's no problem." I said, surprised. 'How is she so stealthy like that?' I asked myself, but no answers came to mind.
For a long time, Susie simply hugged me tightly. I'm not sure when, but at some point Snowy got in on the hug too, wanting to be a part of this. So it was just us three, hugging together in our house.
Just like normal.
Time skip to 3:00 pm…
For a while, I spent some time upstairs sorting out the remaining rooms. We had Snowy's room and a storage room all set up, but I didn't know what to put in the other rooms. We had about three more empty rooms, waiting.
"Well… probably should get another guest bedroom ready. Snowy took the first one we made." I said to myself, getting to work. After another hour, most of the room was done, I just had to place a few more small decorations.
But while I was doing that… I felt something behind me. I turned around, but nothing was there. Maybe I was just tired from all the heavy lifting I had been doing.
So I went back to work, adding a few pictures to the wall. But two minutes later, I felt it again. Someone was right behind me, watching me.
I quickly turned around, but I still saw nothing. 'Urgh… snap out of it…' I thought to myself.
Now I tried to place some chests, in case whoever stayed here had stuff they wanted to store for a while. But after placing down only one large chest, the feeling from before struck me again. But now, I simply ignored it.
What a mistake that was.
A faint breath was heard. Barely audible. So light that I almost missed it. But I did. And then, a small bit of purple dust floated past my head.
'Oh, shit…' I thought. I didn't want to look. I already knew what creature was behind me. An enderman.
Slowly, without looking behind me, I stood and slowly walked sideways to the door. The enderman did nothing.
I put my hand on the door handle, gripping it tightly. Still no response from the ender. Ender was my nickname for endermen.
I creaked the door open…
And just barely managed to shout, "SNOWY! SUSIE! COM- MMHG!" before it finally reacted, pulling me away from the door and placing it's hand over my mouth.
"Quiet!" the ender hissed.
'Wait… it talked? And with a female voice…' I thought through my panic. But I could hear footsteps quickly coming toward the door.
"Shit… now you've done it…" the female said behind me. Suddenly, she forcefully stuffed some cloth in my mouth, a gag. I couldn't say anything even if I wanted to.
Susie and Snowy reached and threw open the door, but stopped instantly when they saw what was going on.
"Nobody move!" the endergirl said behind me, suddenly holding a rather large, sharpened knife to my throat. "Or he gets it."
For a few seconds, no one said anything. Snowy looked furious, but she couldn't do anything without getting me hurt. Susie, on the other hand, looked at me, eyes full of fear. I did my best to convey with my eyes a message that said, 'I'll… I'll get out of this, I swear.'
Suddenly, the ender grabbed my hands and pinned them to my back, starting to tie them quickly with a rope. I struggled, but I couldn't break the tight bonds on my wrists.
"Pleasure doing business with you." the endergirl said mockingly. "Goodbye!"
And with that, she grabbed my hand and teleported, taking me with her.
Let me tell you… teleporting was not exactly my favorite thing. Imagine your stomach dropping after falling down a flight of stairs. Now multiply that feeling by fifty or so, and you'll have a decent idea of how it felt.
Suddenly, just as quickly as it started, it stopped. I collapsed to my knees, weak from the teleporting. Fortunately, I was quickly recovering, but I still felt a little sick.
"I… I…" the endergirl said slowly.
"I finally… did it…"
"I finally caught and restrained a human!"
She sounded very ecstatic about all of this, but I wasn't. I was sweating hard, as the situation hit me. 'Oh shit… Vivianna! I need help!"
"I know! I'm thinking… I can't help you break the bonds on your hands. If you can get those off your arms, then I can help you fight." Vivianna said to me, her voice sounding a small bit panicked as well.
'Break the bonds…' I thought, trying to think up a way. 'If I can get my sword…'
But before I could try and reach for it, the endergirl, who I still couldn't see as she was behind me, suddenly started getting my tool belt and my bag. "Nope. You're not gonna be needing these…"
"MMM!" I complained, but that was as much as I could say right now. 'Great, now what can I…'
That's when I remembered. The hidden blades. She hadn't taken them off yet. I thought back to Gowen's words…
'Well… the reason those are so pricey is that… those are one of a kind.'
One of a kind. As in, no one had ever seen these before. This gave me a huge advantage over her. 'But… can I cut the rope and not myself?' was my worry.
Meanwhile, the girl behind me was still talking. "We're still pretty close… I need to get further away from that house soon, or else…"
She kept on talking, but now it sounded like she had turned around. Now was my chance. I quietly flicked my wrists. Thankfully, she didn't hear the blades slide out. The blades cut the rope like butter, though not all the way. 'Good… almost there…'
I reset the blades and was about to do it again, but then the ender turned again. "Hmm… I can't believe I caught an actual human… for the first time in… ever."
Her small rant continued. "I mean… who would've guessed it? Me, the outcast of the clan, actually managed to contain someone. A male as well. That's even harder to do. But I did it! Finally… maybe I'll get some respect! I'll… I'll get friends, I'll be popular, everyone will know me…"
She slowly continued the small rant, thinking I couldn't do anything. Trying to see what would happen, I struggled a little on my bonds. The ropes still held, but if I could get another good slice on them…
"Eh? What are you doing?" the endergirl suddenly said, flipping me on my stomach. "You can't break free. You're completely stuck!"
That thought made her hum to herself a little. "Hmmm… stuck… as in you can't do anything to stop me… maybe I can have a little fun first…"
I really didn't like the sound of that. Especially with that… sultry tone in her voice.
"Hmm… was that in the rule book? About having fun with hostages? Let me think…" she said, humming again. Clearly, she was a bit scatterbrained.
'Now or never…' I thought, giving the blades another shot. This time, the rope cut clean through. I was free, but… if I wanted to get out of this, then I needed the element of surprise.
So, I quickly flipped over on my back, on top of my hands, struggling like I was still stuck. That forced the endergirls attention back on me.
"Hmmm? Still trying?" she said, with the sound of footsteps coming closer. All of the suddenly, my glasses get taken off of my face, and another cloth comes over my eyes, which she ties around my head.
"MMMH!" I complained, as the sound of her walking around me was heard.
Then, suddenly, her voice sounded again, sounding very close to my face. "Nope. I don't remember any rules about not getting to have fun with a hostage. Well then, maybe I'll give you something to remember. Something… I think you'll like.
Slowly, I felt her lay down on top of me. My panic level was rising rapidly, but I forced myself to wait. I needed to get this right. Otherwise, this whole plan would backfire on me. Hard.
I could feel her breath getting closer and closer to my face. "Yes… I'll give you a small taste. You'll love it… I know it."
I can see it happening in my mind, very vividly. A tall, blocky ender, moving its face closer and closer to mine… it made me rather sick. 'Just… hold on… a little longer, me…' I said, almost about to get the blades out.
I can feel her breath right on my face, maybe an inch away from me. "Mmmm… I wonder what it's like to do this… to a human. This will be very fun for me… I wonder if you'll have fun…"
"But first… if I'm going to do this, then…" she paused, before a hand pulls the gag out of my mouth. 'Almost…'
"There… that's better. Now nothing can get in my way…" she said, the seductive tone growing even more. Her hand rests itself on my cheek…
'NOW!' I thought loudly, pulling my arms from under my back and quickly finding her throat, blades extended. "Do. Not. Move." I said forcefully, pressing the blades on her throat.
The endergirl, once calm and collected, now started shaking as the reality hit her. "W-what…"
"DO. NOT. MAKE. A. FUCKING. SOUND." I said even louder, pressing the blades a little harder. I was horribly inexperienced with these things, but she didn't know that.
The ender shut up quickly. But she still shook badly. "Good girl." I said forcefully, a twisted grin on my face. "Now. You will do, EXACTLY as I say. Don't even try to teleport away. If you do, I'll have to go with you."
She didn't even complain. Forcefully, I rolled over, for more leverage. Now I had her on her back. Slowly, making sure one blade was over her throat, I reached up with my free hand and pulled the blindfold off of my face, and put my glasses, which she had carelessly put off to the side, back on my face.
And…
Now, it was my turn to be confused. 'What?'
The girl on the ground… she looked human. A very scared, pale human, with purple eyes, a black coat that covered everything from the waist up, and a black cap with the enderman eyes on her head. She was very tall, easily a half block taller than me. As I was at least two blocks tall, or six foot three inches if you wanted to get technical, that was pretty tall. A small black skirt was around her waist, and long black stocking ran up her legs, leading to some small black shoes on her feet.
"You're… a half-human?" I asked, confused. But she made the mistake of taking my confusion as a weakness, as she quickly tried to get out from under me.
"Oh no you don't!" I said, thrusting the blade into the air right next to her face. That quickly made her stop moving.
The endergirl's eyes were darting left and right, trying to think of a way to get out of this. Then she saw me still looking at her with intense anger.
She… she started blushing. Oddly, her blush was purple. Must be a side effect of being an ender. "S-stop… stop looking at me like that!" she shouted, covering her face with her hands.
'Oh right… half-ender. She must not like getting stared at. At least she doesn't attack if I look at her face, whereas all other endermen would go berserk.' I thought to myself.
The endergirl raised her arms and saw my face, which, against my will, was slowly softening. "P-please… please don't hurt me…" she said, with… was that a tear in her eye?
'Goddammit, why do I have a soft spot for crying girls…' I thought angrily to myself, but I nevertheless retracted the blades. The girl sighed in relief, before I coughed to get her attention.
"Why did you kidnap me?" I said, the faintest trace of anger in my voice.
The endergirl only continued to shake in fear beneath me. "Hey, I asked you a question. Don't you know that it's impolite to not answer?" I said, anger slowly building back up again.
Finally, she spoke to me. "P-please… stop looking at me… I'll take you back… just stop looking at me…" she said weakly.
"You're gonna take me back?" I asked, my voice doubtful. "Really? After suddenly kidnapping me and then finding out that I'm dangerous, you suddenly will just let me go?"
"Y-yes… just please… stop looking at my ugly face…" she said, and now a tear was slowly rolling down her face.
Extremely confused as I was about everything that was happening, I decided that the best thing to do was to just roll with it. "Fine. Here." I said, looking slightly off to the side. I could still see everything that she did, in case she tried something, but now I wasn't looking directly at her.
"T-thank you…" she said, grateful.
"Whatever. Now, I want to ask a few more questions. And you'd better answer them." I said.
"First off, what is your name?" I asked.
"M-my name?" she asked, stuttering a little.
"Yeah, your name. So I don't have to just keep calling you endergirl or something." I said.
"M-my name… Andr." she said, quietly.
'Andr… not a name I'll forget, that's for sure.' I thought.
"Okay then, Andr. Tell me, why did you kidnap me?" I asked.
Andr thought for a long time before answering me. "I… I'm supposed to capture humans… for my clan… so that we can test them. And.. well… you're the first human that I managed to catch… if only for a little while."
'Hmm… that's… new. I never thought the monsters would actually capture humans. I thought they simply killed any that they saw.' I thought to myself.
"Okay, last question. Why in Notch's holy name did you try to kiss me?" I asked, REALLY wanting an answer for that question.
This question caused Andr to become extremely purple in her face. "Ummmmm… I… that's…"
Finally, after five minutes of her stuttering, she finally managed to work something out. "Ummm… because… well, see… I don't know exactly what happens to the humans that are captured… but I do know that it's probably not very pleasant… so I wanted to get you… one last happy memory… before sending you off."
"Didn't your mother tell you not to hang around strangers?" I said sharply. This earned me a small sniffle from the endergirl.
"I… I never knew my mother…" she said softly.
"Ohhh… shit… I'm sorry… that…" I said, realizing my mistake, but coming up with no way to take back what I said.
Andr was looking like she was about to cry. I knew I had to do something. Even if she had kidnapped me, I still couldn't just let her cry without at least TRYING to comfort her.
"Hey, look… I'm sorry. I… I didn't realize. Just… forget I said that, please." I said, trying to calm down the girl. Thankfully, after a few minutes she did calm down.
"Guh… You're mean…" she said. It was just barely audible. I almost didn't hear it.
But I still did. And you know what?
I completely agreed.
"Yeah… I deserve that." I said, just as softly. Andr seemed to be taken by surprise, but she didn't say anything. For a few minutes, she simply looked at me. I wanted to look back, but I didn't, partly because she had asked me not to, and partly because I didn't want her to see my face.
"I… guess I have to… take you back…" Andr said, still eyeing closely my hidden blades. It was at that point where I saw that we were at the top of a hill, not too far from the hill I had my first kiss with Susie. And I could also just barely see a light brown strip of wood planks in the distance, which could only mean one thing. The house.
"You… you know what… I'll walk. Just give me my stuff back and we'll pretend this never happened." I said, standing up off of her. For a moment, she looks at me dumbfounded.
"Are… are you sure?" she asked me, standing up and holding out my stuff.
"Y-yeah… I'll be fine. Just… don't ever try to do that again to me." I said, my voice regaining a little bit of anger just to make my point. I took my stuff back and, without even looking back at Andr, slowly start walking down the hill.
As I made my way back, I couldn't help but feel… guilty. Very guilty. I knew I should have been furious about what happened before. And I still was, by all means. But…
I don't know… everything happened so fast. Maybe… maybe I could've changed the past if I had acted differently. But even so… even if she kidnapped me, did she really deserve to cry? Did I… really deserve to be free right now?
I was so wrapped up in my thoughts, I didn't even notice the soft sound of teleporting behind me...
Five minutes later…
I finally arrived back at the house. 'Ugh… I'm drained. Maybe I'll just go to bed early today…' I thought to myself, unlocking the door with the house key Susie had given me a long time ago.
Before I could even react, I stepped inside and was instantly met with a white flash of color coming right at me. A second later and I was on my back, with Snowy on top of me, hugging me tightly. "Master! You're back!"
"Oww… Snowy, watch that lunge. It hurts to land flat on my back, you know." I said, managing to push her off just enough to be able to sit up. Susie came running from upstairs when she heard me hit the ground.
"Cameron! What happened?" she asked, pulling me off the ground, Snowy in tow.
"I… I don't want to talk about it. Let's just say I managed to escape, and when I did, that endergirl simply disappeared in fear." I lied. I swore to myself I would tell them the truth later, but not right now. Today had been way too long of a day, and I wanted to relax.
Susie didn't look very happy with my explanation, but she could plainly see just how tired I was. "Well… come on, you look exhausted. Come over here and sit down. I'll get you something to drink…" she said, darting behind the counter.
"That sounds lovely." I said, smiling a little. Somehow, I managed to get over to my chair in the living room with Snowy still wrapped around me.
'Man… everything always seems to happen around me, huh?' I thought to myself.
"I'll be honest. It kinda does." Vivianna said to me. "Oh well. The important thing right now is for you to relax. I can help."
'Thank you.' I told her. Just like that, a soft wave of calm spread through my whole body, making me relax.
"Master…" Snowy said, still hugging me. "Am I not doing a good job in protecting you?"
"Huh? What do you mean?" I asked her.
"I mean… since I've been here, I've failed to save you twice now. First, when you were that gray mess, and now today, you were taken away by an endergirl. It… it makes me feel like I'm not doing a good job in protecting you." Snowy explained, her voice soft.
"Nononono… Snowy, of course you're doing fine. It's not your fault these things keep happening." I said quickly, trying to snap her out of it.
"I… I am?" she asked, looking me directly in the eye.
"Yes. I couldn't imagine not having you around." I said, petting her on the head. Her second favorite place to be petted.
"Mmm… I guess… if you say I'm doing okay…" Snowy said, scotting even closer to me. At that moment, Susie came from the kitchen, a few glasses in her hands.
"Here. Maybe this can help you feel more energetic." she said, handing me and Snowy a cup of tea each. I drank deeply, definitely feeling better than before.
"Thank you Susie…" I said, leaning backward into my chair. "Man… I need a break. These past few days have been… well, crazy."
"You deserve one." Susie agreed, sitting down in her chair. "I mean, first the whole you turning gray thing, then you go out and train with some freaky magic, then you go and see your sister and the town she's living in… and now you get taken away by some endergirl."
"Just a few days… that's all I want." I said, gently rubbing Snowy's back. "With just me, and you two. That's all I ask…"
And surprisingly…
I did.
For the next few days, nothing very important or interesting happened. The three of us only stayed around the house, doing small tasks. The majority of our time was spent simply relaxing around the house, doing nothing other than being with each other.
Soon, January rolled around, bringing with it chilly weather. But we were pretty cozy, what with the small fire we lit every day and the fact that Susie could make hot chocolate for the three of us. I found myself thinking that life is pretty easy going right now.
Of course, that made everything spin out of control again.
A week after I had been kidnapped, I had taken the role of going out to the mine once again so I could gather more resources. Snowy normally would've asked if she could come, but Susie needed her to stay so they could work on relocating the sickbay. Now it would be larger, and have it's own room upstairs. As an added bonus, more patients could be attended to with this bigger room.
Anyway, soon I found myself walking deeper into the cave, working toward the place where the torches ended. I'll be honest, while most find mines and caves creepy, to me… it kinda feels relaxing. Being in the mine, breaking ores and such helps clear my head, makes me think better.
I soon reached a split in the path, one I had taken before. The left path was one that was still ongoing, I hadn't reached the end of it yet. The right was still unexplored, probably filled with plenty of ore. But I wanted to leave it for now. I wanted to get to the end of one path before going down another.
So I started to head left. But just before I did… I heard something. I couldn't fully make it out exactly, but it sounded like it came from the path on the right.
Normally, a noise that didn't come from me would mean that I should get my sword out and get ready to start swinging. But this… this wasn't a normal monster noise.
Slowly, I creeped to the entrance of the right path. The sound was definitely coming from there. And… it sounded like crying.
'What the… who's down there?' I asked myself.
"Should… should we look? I mean… I can only help so much if there's not any water down there…" Vivianna said to me.
After a minute of hesitation, I started walking into the cave, placing torches down. The further I got in, the louder the crying noise sounded.
Left, right, straight, right, left… the passage was long, and was riddled with ore, but I didn't mine any of it. I was too curious about that crying.
Finally, I rounded one more left cautiously, and…
The noise was revealed.
'Oh, shit.' me and Vivianna both said/thought at the same time.
The area I was in was a massive room, carved into a circle. Ores dotted everywhere on the walls and floors. And right at the end of it…
Andr.
She was sitting on the ground, her back turned away from me, and she was sobbing loudly to herself. The sound echoed throughout the whole room.
I didn't even know what to do at that point. Part of me was like, 'What the fuck is she still doing here?!' and another part was like, 'What is she upset about?'
Slowly, I tried to back up, and get the hell out of there. I wasn't too far from how I got here. If I could disappear far enough down the corridor, I could maybe get away.
But of course, life couldn't be that easy.
Suddenly, a torch I had placed on the wall next to me started to fall. I quickly tried to grab it, but it was too late. It fell from the wall, and landed on the stone floor. Loudly.
Andr's sobbing stopped instantly. My face was turning white in fear. For maybe half a second, I considered running for it.
Then she quickly turned around. And looked right at me.
For the longest time, neither of us said a word. I was sweating like crazy, knowing how monumentally screwed I was. She simply stared at my face, a tear still slowly trailing down her cheek.
"Uh…" I started, trying to find anyway to get myself out of this. My voice quickly died in my throat when she stood up. And she did not look happy.
She started walking quickly toward me. I started to panic, shealthing my sword and turning to make a run for it. But Andr quickly teleported in the hallway I had come from, trapping me.
"Nonononono…" I said quickly, backing up away from her. She kept coming closer and closer to me, until I ran out of room to back up. "S-stay… stay back!"
Andr didn't listen to me. She slowly continued her walk, until she was two blocks away from me. By now, no tears were on her face, but she still did not look glad to see me.
"You…" she started. "You have a lot of nerve… to find me after what happened."
"I-I-I-I…" I stuttered, trying to explain myself.
The look on her face forced me to shut up. I couldn't think of anyway to get myself out of this mess. And then… she rushed forward. I couldn't look, I turned right as she raised her fist…
Only…
I felt no pain.
Nothing hurt…
And… was she…
Andr was gently holding me… sobbing into my shoulder. For a second, my mind was about to explode from confusion. 'W-w-what… what is going on?' I asked myself, finding no answers.
After a few minutes, she pulled herself together and released me. "S-sorry… that kinda just… happened. I… needed a moment." she said, embarrassed.
Questions popped into my mind like fireworks, so many that I didn't even know where to start. "What… why… huh?"
"T-to… to tell you… um… the truth…" And began awkwardly. "I… I never actually wanted to send humans off… because I like humans. They're interesting to watch. But I guess… I kind of just lost it a little in the heat of the moment…"
"..." I didn't say anything. I simply stared in confusion.
"I… I said this before! Stop looking at my face!" she yelled in embarrassment. Purple blush was on her face again, which was… interesting to say the least.
"W-why…" I asked.
"B-b-b-because…" she said, clearly looking like she wanted to disappear. "I… I'm… I'm… shy…"
"B-but… isn't it impolite to not look someone in the eye when you're speaking to them?" I said, slowly calming down.
"W-well…" Andr said, unable to argue with my logic. "T-that's…"
"What… whatever." I said, dropping the subject. But I still refused to look away from her face. I found myself looking into her swirling purple eyes. When I had first met End, (Paige's boyfriend, in case you forgot.) his eyes had almost made me nauseous, whereas Andr's… they were almost hypnotic.
"W-w-w-well… now that… you're here… I… I want to say something." Andr began, light purple blush still on her face. I didn't say anything. I had a feeling where this was going.
"I… want to say… I'm sorry. For… what I did before. You know… kidnapping you and all that. I guess I kinda… lost it for a while when I saw you. Can… can we forget about what happened last week?" she said, a small tear forming in one of her eyes.
Call me insane, but I did want to forgive her. It's not her fault she was supposed to capture humans. That was just her clan's orders. Plus, I had learned long ago how to detect when people are lying. I knew for a fact that she wasn't, she spoke too… awkwardly about this. As if she didn't share this with many people.
"I… I suppose." I replied softly. Her face lights up, and she wraps me in a huge hug. "Guh! An… Andr… You're… too… strong… stop…" I choked out. I forgot that endermen have very strong grips. Not to mention they are a lot stronger than a simple sword.
"Oh!" she said, before loosening up so I could breath again.
"Thank you…" I said, grateful.
It was a good minute or so before she broke away from me. Wondering what time it was, I quickly checked my watch.
5:00 pm.
I returned my sight to Andr… for three seconds. Then the time slapped me in the face again.
"OH SHIT!" I yelled out, surprising Andr badly. "I've-I've… I've been gone for three hours now! Those two are going to kill me!"
I quickly grabbed my bag, which had fallen off of my shoulder without my knowledge, and started getting ready to make a run for it. But I was stopped by a hand to my shoulder.
"What?" I asked. "This better be good." I added under my breath.
"Umm… I just thought… I can make your trip much faster for you… by teleporting you there." Andr said, smiling awkwardly.
I blinked a little in surprise. "Wait, what? You… you would?" I asked, not sure I believed her.
"Of… of course. I just hope… No, nothing, never mind." she quickly said. Something… something was off here. Something I just couldn't place my finger on.
"If… if you're offering…" I said, slowly reaching out my hand. She took it, blushing a little harder.
"Just… prepare yourself. Most people… well, not everyone is used to teleporting on the first few times." she said gently, before her eyes glowed a little bit, and together, the two of us teleported away.
Andr was right, the first few times of teleporting were not very pleasant. At least I knew what it was like, so I could at least try to prepare. Even so, my stomach was doing flips by the time we came to a stop.
It took me a second to regain myself. When I looked up, I was back in the main room, but the girls weren't there. Probably still upstairs doing something. "Well… that was much faster. Thank…" I said, but my gratitude was cut in half when I realized Andr wasn't next to me. She was on the ground, writhing in pain. "A-Andr?!"
I shook her gently, and she replied softly, "Pearl… drained… too… much… energy… need… rest…"
"Susie!" I called out. She came running from downstairs, just like I had assumed. But she came to a stop when she saw what was going on.
"W-what…" she said, stopping when Andr let out a loud cry of pain.
"We… we need to get her to the sickbay!" I said, grabbing her by the legs. Susie grabbed her by the arms, and we hoisted Andr upstairs quickly.
Whatever questions I had would have to be put on hold for now. Our top priority was getting this girl to safety.
What a mess this girl would be causing for us later…
And, that all for this chapter! Yeah, I think about 6,000 words works much better. More stuff for you guys to read, that's what I think.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this new chapter. I hope you all still like how this whole thing is playing out. It's the best thing in the world to be able to type this story out, just so awesome people like you guys and gals and read it and enjoy.
As always, if you guys want to play MC with me, PM me with your MC username, what server, and when. And if you want to join my survival server, PM me and ask if you can join. Still lot's of spots open. But until next time guys, stay awesome.
