Fril was suddenly pulled back to the living as she felt her head
struck against a tree branch hanging low. "Owww!" Fril screamed out in
pain.
"Hey! Watch where you're going. Or your going to get yourself hurt." Nobeman stunned at Fril's absence to reality. "That's gotta hurt."
"Your damn right it hurts. Damn that smarts." Fril explained as she rubbed her forehead with her palm softly.
"Are you going to be ok Fril?" Rouge asked Fril in a soft voice. "You did hit that pretty hard. What were you thinking about?"
Fril's eyes were instantly guided back to Rouge's and she paused for a second before replying. "Oh ah... nothing. Don't worry about it. Its nothing important." Fril exclaimed forcing her gaze off of his eyes and onto his chest as she replied.
"Well... ok, but please try to stay focused from now on. We don't want to lose you before the fight even starts." Rouge said compassionately as he motioned for all of them to continue.
As Fril continued forward she thought to herself. 'I'm sure I saw his eyes sparkle just before I was hit. What is it about his eyes that make me so weak in the knees? I'm a strong girl why can this barbarian of a man. I've never thought that he was ever attractive. But... those eyes. They just seem to call out at me. What is this warmth I'm feeling inside? It feels so warm and good. I've never felt this safe before. Why is this happening? Why him?' As she thought to herself her gaze had wandered onto the back of his head and she felt as if she was reaching inside trying to find out what was inside this guy. Why was he so special to her? Questions just swarmed around in her head as they continued farther into the forest.
"You know if we don't pick up the pace we won't get anywhere until dark and we were planning on being back in the camp before midnight. So lets get moving." Nobeman said as he picked up his legs and started to run into the forest.
Rouge quickly picked up his pace as well as they hurried into the woods. It took Fril a couple seconds to figure out what was going on and quickly ran after them. She had waited long enough that they were pretty far ahead of her. As she ran after them she saw a figure move in the corner of her eye. She quickly focused on it and saw that it was heading at great speed for the unaware Nobeman. "WATCH OUT!!" Fril yelled up ahead as she started to run faster.
From her distance she noticed a few other figures moving in the darkness and time seemed to slow as a red creature jumped out of a bush right for Nobeman's head. Fril's reactions were instinct at most. She quickly took a step and jumped forward into the air. Time seemed to float by so slowly that it looked as if it had stopped to Fril. She flew threw the air spinning in a spiral motion as she launched herself at the creature in the air. Everything moved so slowly as she flew forward and slamming her katar into the creature's neck. She quickly flew past it and planted her legs on a tree trunk as she spun around and jumped off into the direction of another creature. Time seemed to shoot back into phase as Fril jabbed her katar into the side of the Fallen's head. Quickly landing her feet onto the ground and sliding a few feet backwards she noticed the other Fallen in the area had ran off after their comrades had fallen.
"Holy shit! What was that?" Nobeman questioned as he felt a huge gush of wind fly past his head and watched as blood shot out from the side of him. He quickly looked at watched as a decapitated Fallen fell onto the ground. "What the heck. Where did that come from?" All of a sudden a tree in front of Nobeman cracked and he turned his head to watch as the trunk exploded outward. "Whoa! What just happened Rouge?"
Just as Nobeman asked a voice came into their heads from being behind yelling to them to watch out. Nobeman looked back as Rouge gazed forward at the tree and tracked his eyes to bushes to his right and saw Fril walking out of them.
"Fril?" Rouge questioned.
"Yeah what?"
Rouge gazed into her eyes. "Did you just do what I think you did?" Rouge asked as he stroked the back of his head.
"Um... I think so. I don't know how. But I think I just did it." Fril responded with uneasiness in her voice.
"What!? What did she just do?" Nobeman said in wonder as he looked back at the Fallen on the ground.
"Hey! Watch where you're going. Or your going to get yourself hurt." Nobeman stunned at Fril's absence to reality. "That's gotta hurt."
"Your damn right it hurts. Damn that smarts." Fril explained as she rubbed her forehead with her palm softly.
"Are you going to be ok Fril?" Rouge asked Fril in a soft voice. "You did hit that pretty hard. What were you thinking about?"
Fril's eyes were instantly guided back to Rouge's and she paused for a second before replying. "Oh ah... nothing. Don't worry about it. Its nothing important." Fril exclaimed forcing her gaze off of his eyes and onto his chest as she replied.
"Well... ok, but please try to stay focused from now on. We don't want to lose you before the fight even starts." Rouge said compassionately as he motioned for all of them to continue.
As Fril continued forward she thought to herself. 'I'm sure I saw his eyes sparkle just before I was hit. What is it about his eyes that make me so weak in the knees? I'm a strong girl why can this barbarian of a man. I've never thought that he was ever attractive. But... those eyes. They just seem to call out at me. What is this warmth I'm feeling inside? It feels so warm and good. I've never felt this safe before. Why is this happening? Why him?' As she thought to herself her gaze had wandered onto the back of his head and she felt as if she was reaching inside trying to find out what was inside this guy. Why was he so special to her? Questions just swarmed around in her head as they continued farther into the forest.
"You know if we don't pick up the pace we won't get anywhere until dark and we were planning on being back in the camp before midnight. So lets get moving." Nobeman said as he picked up his legs and started to run into the forest.
Rouge quickly picked up his pace as well as they hurried into the woods. It took Fril a couple seconds to figure out what was going on and quickly ran after them. She had waited long enough that they were pretty far ahead of her. As she ran after them she saw a figure move in the corner of her eye. She quickly focused on it and saw that it was heading at great speed for the unaware Nobeman. "WATCH OUT!!" Fril yelled up ahead as she started to run faster.
From her distance she noticed a few other figures moving in the darkness and time seemed to slow as a red creature jumped out of a bush right for Nobeman's head. Fril's reactions were instinct at most. She quickly took a step and jumped forward into the air. Time seemed to float by so slowly that it looked as if it had stopped to Fril. She flew threw the air spinning in a spiral motion as she launched herself at the creature in the air. Everything moved so slowly as she flew forward and slamming her katar into the creature's neck. She quickly flew past it and planted her legs on a tree trunk as she spun around and jumped off into the direction of another creature. Time seemed to shoot back into phase as Fril jabbed her katar into the side of the Fallen's head. Quickly landing her feet onto the ground and sliding a few feet backwards she noticed the other Fallen in the area had ran off after their comrades had fallen.
"Holy shit! What was that?" Nobeman questioned as he felt a huge gush of wind fly past his head and watched as blood shot out from the side of him. He quickly looked at watched as a decapitated Fallen fell onto the ground. "What the heck. Where did that come from?" All of a sudden a tree in front of Nobeman cracked and he turned his head to watch as the trunk exploded outward. "Whoa! What just happened Rouge?"
Just as Nobeman asked a voice came into their heads from being behind yelling to them to watch out. Nobeman looked back as Rouge gazed forward at the tree and tracked his eyes to bushes to his right and saw Fril walking out of them.
"Fril?" Rouge questioned.
"Yeah what?"
Rouge gazed into her eyes. "Did you just do what I think you did?" Rouge asked as he stroked the back of his head.
"Um... I think so. I don't know how. But I think I just did it." Fril responded with uneasiness in her voice.
"What!? What did she just do?" Nobeman said in wonder as he looked back at the Fallen on the ground.