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Chapter 2: The Family
I tied the bandage on my arm tightly, admiring my handy work. Kyle and Sue were sitting by the fire, talking amongst themselves. I sat down beside them and Kyle looked at me.
"So what are you doing out here anyway?"
"That's none of your business..." I snorted at him and stood. "You two should go home," Sue stood up and glared at me.
"We can't. Those things chased us so far that we don't know where we are." I looked at her, a little worried.
"So... you're lost?" They both nodded in unison, and I sighed heavily. "Ok, so do you have any idea where you live?" Kyle stood up and pointed "That way. No..." He pointed in another direction. "That way." He snickered softly as Sue covered her mouth, hiding her laughter.
"C'mon, be serious! I need to get you home." I bent down and grabbed my sword, sheathing it and smiling. "Alright, let's go!" The children looked at each other, then back to me. "Where are we going?"
"To find your home."
We reached the edge of the forest within an hour. It was dark and Sue was asleep in my good arm. Kyle kept complaining about how he was tired or something, but I ignored him. We trudged through the darkness over a hill. When we got to the top I noticed lights at the bottem.
"There it is! We found it!" Kyle yelled and started to jump up and down. But then he stopped jumping and started to worry.
"I hope Mama won't be too mad..." I looked down at him and smiled.
"Ah, don't worry kid. I'm sure she'd be more than happy to see you come back in one piece!" He looked up at me and shook is head.
"Yea, she'll wanna rip me apart herself..." I couldn't help but laugh at this as we walked down the hill toward a house in the center of town. When we got there, I knocked on the door and waited. Kyle closed his eyes. Suddenly the door swung open and there stood what I thought was a woman. Her hair was mangled, her dress was torn, and she seemed like she had been in a fight and lost. But as soon as she saw the two kids with me her eyes flared up with anger. She grabbed me and Kyle, throwing us in the door. Kyle, Sue, and I lay on the ground, freshly awoken and fearing for our lives. She glared at us evilly, then looked at Kyle.
"WHERE WERE YOU!!!? I THOUGHT SOMEONE TOOK YOU OFF SOMEWHERE!!!"
"W-we were p-playing in t-t-the field w-when these wolves s-started to chase us, h-honest!" Kyle said, cowering in a corner.
"W-we ran into the w-woods and found h-him! He s-saved us!" yelped Sue, pointing at me. I gulped and prayed that she wouldn't hurt me. She grabbed me by the collar of my jacket, lifting me up and slamming me against the wall with a loud thud. She glared at me with a look that would make Satan tremble in fear.
"Is this true...?" I whined and nodded slowly. She set me on my feet and hugged me real tight.
"THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY BABIES!!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THEM!!!" I stared into blank space, confused as hell. One minute she was going to eat me alive, now she was hugging me. She looked up at me with a warm smile and spoke softly.
"How can I repay you? Would you like a place to stay? Do you need money? How about a hot meal? I have supper cooking!" I could turn down these gifts with ease, cause I wasn't intrested in taking anything they had. But when she mentioned food my stomach growled at me, so I accepted. She rushed off into the kitchen and I looked at the kids. They were laughing at themselves and me out of fear. I leaned against the wall and closed my eyes.
"About time you two got back, Mom was worried." I looked up to see a red haired teenage girl standing in the hallway, looking at Kyle and Sue. The she looked at me and frowned.
"And who is this joker?" I smiled and waves pathetically with my bandaged arm. She gasped softly and walked closer, taking it in her hand.
"You're hurt? What happened?" I started to say it was fine, but then I saw that it was soaking wet with blood. I told her what happened as she led me into the livingroom and sat me down on a couch. She left for a few minutes and came back with bandages and medicine. She started to treat my wound as Kyle and Sue went to bed. I was tired myself and I wanted to go to sleep, but I wanted to get back to my camp first.
"So who are you anyway?" she asked. I looked at her, a little confused. It had been a while since anyone cared to know who I was. They only wanted me dead. She smiled sweetly and said, "My name is Crystal, what's yours?" I smiled back and thought for a second. Should I tell her? I didn't think it was a good idea. What if she knew who I was?
"Hmmm, well... Why do you wanna know anyway?" She frowned a little, getting huffy.
"Hey, I was only trying to be nice, that's all!"
"Calm down, I only wanna know why! Why do you care about some stranger who walks in with a busted arm?" She seemed a little hurt. She sat back, her eyes wandering off a little, looking at the fire in the fireplace.
"Cause you remind me of him..."
"Who?" She started to speak when her mother came in.
"Supper's ready!!!"
Chapter 2: The Family
I tied the bandage on my arm tightly, admiring my handy work. Kyle and Sue were sitting by the fire, talking amongst themselves. I sat down beside them and Kyle looked at me.
"So what are you doing out here anyway?"
"That's none of your business..." I snorted at him and stood. "You two should go home," Sue stood up and glared at me.
"We can't. Those things chased us so far that we don't know where we are." I looked at her, a little worried.
"So... you're lost?" They both nodded in unison, and I sighed heavily. "Ok, so do you have any idea where you live?" Kyle stood up and pointed "That way. No..." He pointed in another direction. "That way." He snickered softly as Sue covered her mouth, hiding her laughter.
"C'mon, be serious! I need to get you home." I bent down and grabbed my sword, sheathing it and smiling. "Alright, let's go!" The children looked at each other, then back to me. "Where are we going?"
"To find your home."
We reached the edge of the forest within an hour. It was dark and Sue was asleep in my good arm. Kyle kept complaining about how he was tired or something, but I ignored him. We trudged through the darkness over a hill. When we got to the top I noticed lights at the bottem.
"There it is! We found it!" Kyle yelled and started to jump up and down. But then he stopped jumping and started to worry.
"I hope Mama won't be too mad..." I looked down at him and smiled.
"Ah, don't worry kid. I'm sure she'd be more than happy to see you come back in one piece!" He looked up at me and shook is head.
"Yea, she'll wanna rip me apart herself..." I couldn't help but laugh at this as we walked down the hill toward a house in the center of town. When we got there, I knocked on the door and waited. Kyle closed his eyes. Suddenly the door swung open and there stood what I thought was a woman. Her hair was mangled, her dress was torn, and she seemed like she had been in a fight and lost. But as soon as she saw the two kids with me her eyes flared up with anger. She grabbed me and Kyle, throwing us in the door. Kyle, Sue, and I lay on the ground, freshly awoken and fearing for our lives. She glared at us evilly, then looked at Kyle.
"WHERE WERE YOU!!!? I THOUGHT SOMEONE TOOK YOU OFF SOMEWHERE!!!"
"W-we were p-playing in t-t-the field w-when these wolves s-started to chase us, h-honest!" Kyle said, cowering in a corner.
"W-we ran into the w-woods and found h-him! He s-saved us!" yelped Sue, pointing at me. I gulped and prayed that she wouldn't hurt me. She grabbed me by the collar of my jacket, lifting me up and slamming me against the wall with a loud thud. She glared at me with a look that would make Satan tremble in fear.
"Is this true...?" I whined and nodded slowly. She set me on my feet and hugged me real tight.
"THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY BABIES!!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THEM!!!" I stared into blank space, confused as hell. One minute she was going to eat me alive, now she was hugging me. She looked up at me with a warm smile and spoke softly.
"How can I repay you? Would you like a place to stay? Do you need money? How about a hot meal? I have supper cooking!" I could turn down these gifts with ease, cause I wasn't intrested in taking anything they had. But when she mentioned food my stomach growled at me, so I accepted. She rushed off into the kitchen and I looked at the kids. They were laughing at themselves and me out of fear. I leaned against the wall and closed my eyes.
"About time you two got back, Mom was worried." I looked up to see a red haired teenage girl standing in the hallway, looking at Kyle and Sue. The she looked at me and frowned.
"And who is this joker?" I smiled and waves pathetically with my bandaged arm. She gasped softly and walked closer, taking it in her hand.
"You're hurt? What happened?" I started to say it was fine, but then I saw that it was soaking wet with blood. I told her what happened as she led me into the livingroom and sat me down on a couch. She left for a few minutes and came back with bandages and medicine. She started to treat my wound as Kyle and Sue went to bed. I was tired myself and I wanted to go to sleep, but I wanted to get back to my camp first.
"So who are you anyway?" she asked. I looked at her, a little confused. It had been a while since anyone cared to know who I was. They only wanted me dead. She smiled sweetly and said, "My name is Crystal, what's yours?" I smiled back and thought for a second. Should I tell her? I didn't think it was a good idea. What if she knew who I was?
"Hmmm, well... Why do you wanna know anyway?" She frowned a little, getting huffy.
"Hey, I was only trying to be nice, that's all!"
"Calm down, I only wanna know why! Why do you care about some stranger who walks in with a busted arm?" She seemed a little hurt. She sat back, her eyes wandering off a little, looking at the fire in the fireplace.
"Cause you remind me of him..."
"Who?" She started to speak when her mother came in.
"Supper's ready!!!"