Chapter 20 : " Trust "
When sun had rise above horizon I woke up stretching my legs still yawning a bit.
I walked out from under my shelter and began to walk towards water pond. When I made it and drink a bit I heard how someone was getting closer to me and after they arrive to the hearing distance I recognise that those voices were comeing from Maka and Miakoda conversing.
"He can't just sit here and do nothink! You know how much I hate if someone could do somethink but he dose not do it" said Maka.
"I know but I highly doubt he will want to do anythink for you. Aspecialy after you did what you did to him" replied Miakoda.
"I don't care about him! I only care about the pack and if he want to go I need to find out the way to getting rid of him in the way that he won't be able to get his gigas here" said Maka.
When I heard it I got terrified that he will want to kill me since he thinks I will just come back with my family. Why would I? They saved my life.
"Maka, listen, you know I want the pack to be safe as well but just look at him. He dose not deserved it, at lest not yet. But don't get me wrong I agree with you that he should stay until we will find out how to get him out of here without him knowing how to come back here." replied Miakoda.
They soon arrive to the pond and they finaly spotted me there shivering from fear after what I heard Maka had said.
"W-why you want to get rid of me?" I asked scared.
"I could just go and never come back" I added.
"Look Sky ... Eh" started Maka.
"Don't get me wrong. I want you to get lost since we have no buisness in haveing you here, but I'm not going to risk my pack for letting you go back to the family and bringing them here." said Maka.
"I already told you. Why would I do so? You saved my life and I won't forget it even after how you treat me." I said.
"Eh..." Maka just sighed and walked to the pond to take a drink.
"Sky, listen, we just got realy hurt after we had helped strangers like you. I know you don't need to be like them but you have to understand it's for the best." said Miakoda.
"I do, but I alsaw understand that if my family find out you had draged me here I might not be able to stop Kalash and others" I said trying to convince them it's better for everyone if I leave before somethink bad will happend.
"I understand but-"
"Wait did you said Kalash?" said Maka stopping Miakoda in the middle of her sentence.
"Yes ?" I said as I started to realise somethink.
"No way! Don't tell me you meet him before" I added.
"Meet who?" asked Miakoda.
"Kalash! Don't you remeber that giga ?!" replied Maka.
"Wait, Maka, how did he looked like?" I asked curious.
"Oh well that was long time ago almost four or even five years ago. He was just young at that time."started Maka.
"As far as I remeber he was black and had a stripes across his head back and tail, but I don't know if I remeber what colour they were." added Maka.
"Bloody red?" I asked unsure.
"Yea I think so." replied Maka.
"Oh you mean him. Now I remeber" said Miakoda.
"Well that sounds like we talk about same giga." I said.
"How did you met?" i asked curious.
"Well we were bearly adolescents at that time and we met him injured in forest snobbing and alone. So we took care of him but as soon as his wounds healed he left. We haven't heard from him since then." said Miakoda.
'So maybe that's why I'm still alive'I said to myself.
"And how did you met him?" asked Maka.
"You might found it hard to believe but in quite similar situation. The difference is that he was adult and I was juvenile and ofcourse I was the one who was injured and helpless. It was just after the night when I lost my whole pack after rexes attacked us. I was running for my life and I fell into quarry where after some time Kalash came." I explains.
"How about those bitemarks? What was that accident?" Asked Maka.
"I-i don't want to speek about it." I said lowering my head.
"Come on you can tell us" said Miakoda trying to reassure me.
"You sure want to hear It?" I asked.
"Yes tell us already" said Maka.
"glup well ... fine" I said.
"Before I even got adopted he did not quite like me staying there so during the test which was a hunt last task I had was defending my prey from a predator but I did not expected that he ment himself so after successful hunt he pushed me over form my kill pinned me down and grabbed me with his jaws. Even if he was trying to be gentle with it he still leave his teethmarks on my neck ." I said.
"And after Enna had found out that it was just to make me fail the test so i will be unable to stay with them she addopted me and since then she is takeing realy good care of me." i added.
"Well that's ... interesting." said Maka.
After some awkward silience Maka speeked again.
"Alright so ... you feel better today?"
"Well yes I do. Why you ask?. I answered tensed.
"Because I want you to earn my trust." replied Maka.
"O-ok?" I said unsure.
"What you want me to do?" I asked.
"First go and find Ragnor and tell him that I'm waiting for both of you at rocky falls. He will know where to go. Then you will know the rest when you and Ragnor will come to me." explained Maka.
"Sure think" I replied picking myself up and walking to upper part of the meadow.
Walking up I saw how Maka was conversing with Miakoda and soon after he walked into the trees.
When I made it to the part of meadow where caves where I walked near to the entrance of Ragnor's cave.
"Ragnor ? Are you here?" I asked peeking my head inside.
"No he is not here" said Ramsay.
"Oh sorry Ramsay did not ment to disturb you" I said lowering my head.
"Come on in he will be back soon he went to look around. That's why he is a scout he look around quite often." explaind Ramsay.
"You sure? Y-you know I don't belong here." I asked.
"Its ok. I don't mind you. You are still smaller so I'm not afraid of you" she said laughing abit.
"if you say so" I said slowly walking in.
"Anyways why you came here for Ragnor?" she asked.
"Well ... " I started laying nearly at the entrance so I won't be too close to Ragnor's mate. Who knows how would he react.
"Maka asked me to get him so he would come with me to a place called rocky falls." I explained.
"Oh. So Alpha wants to see what you can do" she said giggleing.
"Is that good ?" I asked unsure if I want to do it.
"Depends on the results" replied voice behide me.
That was Ragnor. When I saw him I imideitly backed away from the cave head and tail low since he was focusing his eyesight on me. I felt like somethink bad is about to happend.
"Let's go then." he said and start walking away.
"O-ok" I said picking myself up and walking closely behide him.
We walked for a while and we soon had to climb to the small hill. When we made it Maka was already waiting for us sitting on the rocks close to the small waterfalls.
"Come closer Sky" insisted Maka.
I slowly moved closer unsure of what they will do with me.
"Alright now me and Ragnor will test you out, your abilities." said Maka.
"The first test is going to be strength." said Maka.
"What do I need to do ?" I asked scared.
After short silience Maka spoke up.
"Survive."
"Wait what?!" I asked confused.
Then Ragnor began the attack.
'I really don't like this' I said to myself as I turned to be standing face to face with Ragnor.
"B-but I don't want to fight." I said scared for my life.
"Consider this as a play fight. He won't fight seriously but do your best Skylen" said Maka.
Seconds after Ragnor attacked it was so fast that I could bearly jump back to dodge it.
"Nice! You are fast" said Ragnor backing away.
"Your turn" he added.
"O-ok" I said still a bit scared.
I charged to the left and them I quickly turned to the right so he won't be able to react this fast. Unfortunately I did not expected that a strategy I use against bigger pray that wants to fight back or a rex won't work here. Ragnor quickly turned and jumped at me before I could react.
"Nice plan but you give you next move away by looking on the path you will want to take." said Ragnor explaining where I did mistake.
I was now calmer since I knew it's realy just a test nothink more.
"My turn" he added jumping in the air trying to catch me off guard. Fortunately I runned forward makeing him landing behide me which I planned on using and I made a tight U-turn to try and top him over to the side.
"Haha got ya" I said proudely after I succeeded on topping him over but I fail to noticed his legs were ready to kick and he send me flying good few meaters.
"Sky when I said it's a play fight I did not ment you acting like overgrown hachlings." said Maka.
"Think of Ragnor as a predator who wants to take your prey and you need it cause otherwhise you won't feed your family." said Maka trying to somehow motivate me.
We were doing it for realy long until I finaly succeeded on pining down Ragnor. We were both exhausted at least that what I was thinking.
"Alright Ragnor stop playing, I know you are not exhausted" said Maka.
"Dame it you have good eye" replied Ragnor.
"That's why I am an alpha" said Maka.
"Wait ... So you just ... let me win ?!" I asked trying to catch my breath.
"I just felt bad because you were trying so hard and just because I'm older, stronger and have more stamina I was on top anyways." replied Ragnor.
"Ok so if you had finished it's time for another test" said Maka.
"You jokeing right ?!" I said laying on the grass trying to rest.
"Of course not. Get up." said Maka.
"I can't. I'm bearly standing." I said looking at the ground trying to avoid eye contact.
"That's the part of a test. Stand. Up." He replied.
"I-i can try" I said trying to do so.
"That's it come on that's the spirit!" He said.
I tried my best to do it even if my legs were shaking.
"Good job Sky. You want a prise for it ?" he said laughing a bit.
When I heard it I lowered my head in embarrassment looking at the ground.
"Alright, jokes aside next I will want to test out how you sneek. So move to the bushes over there and try to make as less sound as you can" added Maka.
So I did just that. I tried my best and after I walked passed Maka he called me to him and said.
"If not the fact you was breathing so loud I would not hear you at all" he said.
"Its because I'm still a bit exhausted so that's why I was breathing so loud" I said.
"I know Sky I saw you run before few days ago so I'm not gonna test it. Work more on your stamina and strength." stated Maka.
"Ok I will try." i said.
"What was that test for anyways?" I asked.
"I might use you for now as second scout." explaind Maka.
"But I just want to go home" I said.
"Don't worry you will. Sooner then you think." said Maka.
"Alright lest go back" he added.
When we made it to the meadow the sun was almost ready to hide behide horizon.
"We are back Mia." said Maka walking up to Miakoda.
"Welcome back. How it went?" asked Miakoda.
"Better then I was thinking." replied Maka nuzzleing Miakoda and she nuzzled him back. They were looking so good together they just complement each other so well.
As I was takeing a drink and was thinking about it at the same time I got interrupted.
"Sky it's almost sunset and we are all walking to ouer caves better do the same." said Miakoda.
"Alright" I said and walked to my small shelter.
Time went by as I was thinking.
'Why would Maka want me to be his second scout. What's the reason of that sudden change?" I slowly started to fell asleep thinking of possible reasons of that change.