Returning Bayley's hug with one of his own as best he could, Seth said "It's no problem, Bayley." Pulling away from Bayley with the ponytailed brunette doing the same thing, Seth, grin still in place, said "Now. Let's go help you make a friend!"
So, after the cuteness of last chapter, here's some cuteness and a little extra in this chapter. I hope you guys enjoy. =)
The red-haired boy was fairly new to Emerald Pines as this would-hopefully-make the last time he and his parents had to move to a new city. He was liking the last place they were in just fine...he had even managed to make a few new friends. So, to hear from his parents that they had to move again because of a job offer for his dad really made the 12 year old feel upset that he and his family were going to have to pick up and move yet again. 'At least this place has a nice place like this. At least I know where I can come and work on some of my drawings,' the boy thought, his pencil moving in lines and curves across the page of the sketchpad he had as he drew just a random picture of something from a cartoon he watched earlier in the day. The boy was so engrossed in his drawing that he almost didn't hear the voice of what sounded like another boy saying "Hey! Hey, you!" Looking up from his drawing, the boy was surprised to see two other kids coming his way, one boy and one girl. The boy had a somewhat shaggy crop of two-toned black and blonde hair and was wearing a blue t-shirt with what looked to be three turtles on it, black pants, and dark blue Converses. And the girl, who had long dark brown hair that was pulled into a side ponytail and had a headband in her hair, was dressed in a somewhat similar way. The girl was wearing a pink shirt that had a picture of a white cat in a red dress, a pair of knee length dark blue jean shorts, and a pair of red Converses that went up to her ankles. It was a bit surprising to the boy to actually have two kids approach him because, usually, he was the one that made attempts at trying to befriend the kids in all of the places he and his parents used to live; so, to be approached out of the blue by two kids was a bit of a surprise, but nothing he wasn't afraid to handle. Closing his sketchpad, the boy said "Um. Hello."
"Hi. Are you new here? I don't think I've ever seen you around before," said the boy with two-toned hair.
"Actually, I am. Me and my family just moved here because my dad got a job as a teacher at one of the school's in the city. I won't be going to school until my parents can get my paperwork done and sent to the middle school here. So, until then, I'm just getting a good feel for the city and the area around it," the boy said. Realizing he had struck up a conversation with two total strangers without really introducing himself, the boy said "I'm sorry. I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Sami, Sami Zayn."
"Nice to meet you, Sami. I'm Seth, Seth Rollins. And, this right here with me is my cousin, Bayley Martinez," the two-toned boy, Seth, said, gesturing to himself and then to the girl beside him, who seemed a bit...shy.
"Nice to meet you both," Sami said, smiling at the two kids. A bit of confusion dawning on him, Sami asked "You two look like you guys are my age. Why aren't you two in school right now?"
"We aren't in school because we're homeschooled," Seth said. "We were actually just finishing up our classes for the day when Bayley was coming outside and she just happened to see you sitting in front of one of the trees."
"Do you guys stay around here somewhere?" Sami asked, surprised to hear that Bayley was able to find him so quickly.
Pointing to the house that sat on top of the hill, Seth said "Me and Bayley live up there with my older brothers. So, basically, this whole area around here is owned by my brothers."
"Really?" Sami asked, immediately feeling worried that he was trespassing on private property. "I'm sorry. I didn't know. I didn't see any signs up, so I was just thinking this was a free space anyone could go on. I could leave now if you want me to."
"No, no. It's okay, Sami. My brothers don't mind," Seth said, hoping to reassure the boy. "Just so long as you don't go crazy here, they don't really mind all that much."
"Are you sure?" Sami asked, not wanting to feel like he was intruding.
"Of course, Sami. Besides, I'm pretty sure that if my brothers had a problem with you being here, they would've been out here already," Seth said, this not exactly being a lie.
"If you...say so," Sami said, calming down a bit. Looking back up to Seth and Bayley, Sami noticed that Bayley hadn't really said much since she and Seth had came up to him. Not wanting to seem pushy, but feeling curious all the same, Sami asked "Hey, Seth. Is Bayley okay?"
"Yeah, she is. She just gets pretty shy when it comes to meeting new people," Seth said as he looked over to see that Bayley was looking down at the toes of her shoes. Resting a hand on Bayley's shoulder, Seth said "Relax, Bayley. Sami's cool. He's not going to hurt us. Besides, remember. You were the one that wanted to come talk to him first."
"I know, Seth, I know," Bayley finally said. Looking up from her shoes and over to Sami, Bayley shyly smiled and waved at Sami, saying "Hi, Sami. Welcome to Emerald Pines."
"Hi" was all Sami could manage to get out upon getting this greeting from Bayley. To actually see Bayley's face up close was fairly surprising as Sami wasn't counting on Bayley being so...so cute. Even though he had just met the ponytailed brunette and her cousin, Sami couldn't help the warmth starting to climb up his cheeks.
Seeing this exchange between Bayley and Sami, Seth couldn't help but grin a bit because, in a way, he felt that Bayley meeting this new boy was going fairly well. He was on the verge of opening his mouth when he heard a low growl. Looking in the direction of where he heard the noise, Seth was startled to see a Centipeedle. Grabbing Bayley and pulling her behind him, Seth said "Bayley. Get Sami and take him up to the house."
"What? Why, Seth?" Bayley asked before getting her answer in the forms of the Centipeedle that was slowly making its way towards them and the sounds of Sami's startled screams. Running over to the redhead, Bayley said "Sami? Come with me. We need to get out of here."
Not seeming to hear Bayley and instead keeping his terrified gaze locked on the creature that was making its way towards them, Sami asked "W-wh-what is that thing?"
"It's something bad that will hurt you. I can't explain now. You'll just have to come with me," Bayley said, grabbing Sami's hand and pulling the boy up to his feet. Bayley was fairly surprised to see that Sami wasn't really resisting her efforts to pull him away from the soon-to-be battle between Seth, who had already summoned his staff, and the Centipeedle that was still lowly growling. Casting one last look at the scene, Bayley pulled Sami behind her as the two ran for the hill. Turning around the trees that were at the bottom of the hill and running up the hill as fast she could, Bayley and Sami were almost at the house when another Centipeedle leapt up from the side of the hill and landed in front of the two, its maw wide open with acid dripping from its mouth. Stopping dead in her tracks, Bayley couldn't help the crippling sense of fear that took hold of her. She had seen the Centipeedles in the house the day she got the Cookie Cat mini fridge from the store, and she thought they seemed fairly harmless for the most part; but to see one like this in front of her now was fairly terrifying as she didn't know how she'd even begin to try to attack. She had just learned to summon her shield the other day, so she wasn't exactly sure how she could actively defend herself in a situation like the one she found herself in now. She couldn't even hear Sami's frantic yelling or the Centipeedle's low growling as the next thing she knew, a stream of green acid was coming her and Sami's way. Snapping out of her fear-filled daze, Bayley held both of her hands in front of her and shouted "NO!" What happened next surprised both kids: From Bayley's outstretched palms, her shield came out, only it was bigger than it was the last time she had summoned it as it was big enough to keep both her and Sami protected from the acid. Smiling in immense relief over this, Bayley looked to a very surprised Sami and shouted "Sami, get behind me! It's safe behind my shield!" Seeing Sami hesitate before getting behind her, Bayley kept her hands out and her shield up as the Centipeedle spat more acid in her direction. Still scared of trying to figure out just how she'd kill the Centipeedle, Bayley screamed "Dean! Roman! I need some help out here!" Her screams of help were suddenly answered when the door to the house swung wide open and Roman practically flew out, his gauntlets already summoned as he rocketed down and landed a thunderous punch that got a shrieking scream from the Centipeedle before it exploded into a cloud of dust. Lowering her arms as her shield disappeared, Bayley ran forward and wrapped her arms around Roman in a tight hug as she said "Thank you thank you thank you thank you so much, Roman" and felt Roman one armedly return her hug with one of his own.
Having watched all of this happen before him, Sami was pretty amazed by all of what he just saw. In between the monsters, Bayley making a shield just appear out of nowhere and the guy flying out of the house and punching-basically, killing-the monster, it all seemed like a lot for the 12 year old to process; even more so when he saw Seth just fly up the side of the hill and join Bayley with the man. It had barely registered on him that he was being asked if he was okay until he saw Bayley looking at him and talking to him. Finally managing to find his words, Sami said "Whoa. That was so awesome!"
Well, now. Looks like Bayley making the acquaintance of the red-haired boy certainly went rather...unexpectedly. Just to recap right quick, we have a new character introduced in Sami Zayn, who's the new kid in town. And it looks like he took to meeting Seth and Bayley pretty well. The only thing about this encounter is that pesky and lethal Centipeedles had to show up and ruin the fun. Hooray for Bayley defending both herself and Sami until Roman came and saved the day. And, after all of this, it's pretty surprising that Sami said that everything he just saw was awesome (where most people would probably collapse in total shock). Next part is going to round out and end this little arc of Bayley's Universe, so until that installment, don't forget to R&R please. =)
