Dream A Little Dream
vHollow
Chapter Two:
Partners in Crime
"I heard you had a dream last night."
It wasn't a question.
Shannon sighed and turned to look at her step brother, "According to whom?"
"Just answer the question Shannon"
God her brother looked angry.
"Funny, it didn't sound like a question."
She could hear his feet moving faster along the padded sand behind her as he tried to catch up to her.
"Shannon wait!"
Shannon stopped and turned to glare at Boone, "For what? So you can interrogate me about a personal dream I may or may not have had? Why should I stop for that?"
"Because we both know your dreams are special, Shannon" he said quietly, refusing to break eye contact first.
"Those happened a long time ago and…"
"And look how it all turned out" he interrupted her. "Shannon you haven't had an episode like this since you were seventeen but now all of a sudden it starts up again?"
"It wasn't like those times, OK?" she practically shouted at him.
"So you did have one."
"Urgh!" she cried and stormed off the beach, leaving a terrified brother behind.
(Transition)
What neither Shannon nor Boone realized is that their assumedly private conversation was actually not so private after all. Hidden behind the long trail of undergrowth and trees stood two figures, one thought dead the other unknown to the survivors yet.
"It's already beginning to work itself out" muttered Ethan to his accomplice.
"It had better, we don't have much more time before they begin to start figuring things out for themselves. As it is these humans are more curious and adventuring than the scientists were."
Ethan looked to his companion and said, "The scientists were a problem, I admit, but now we have these survivors."
Ethan's fellow nodded his head in agreement, "I see your point. There is no longer any reason to allow the remaining scientist to live. They've extracted all they need from her by now, and if they haven't than we've overestimated them."
"I'll take care of the woman myself" volunteered Ethan, "It's the least I can do to make up for my failures so far."
"It is not entirely your fault" reasoned the other man, "the Fear worked well with the Scientists. Unfortunately it was not as successful with the newcomers. Now we will have to find new weaknesses. Thus the boy's current existence on the island now has a purpose."
"If there is a new weakness we can exploit within their group he will find it" promised Ethan to his partner.
"He had better. Now, take care of the woman. I'll tend to waking the boy" he ordered.
Ethan waited until his associate had disappeared into the collage of green and brown before turning back to watch as Boone finally left the beach and began looking for his hunting partner.
"They won't know what hit them" Ethan whispered to himself as he thought of the chaos that were about to erupt on the island.
Author's Notes:
Another (very short) chapter done! And with two more days to go! I don't want to reveal too much about Ethan's partner so I won't! But more about the boy will be revealed next chapter, but he won't actually meet the group until either one or two more chapters down the line. Incase you didn't pick up on it, Ethan and his Friend were talking about the French Woman and her fellow crew members when they referred to the Scientists. Grammar might be a little fuzzled right now but just bear with it for the time being. Like I said before I have just enough time to actually write a chapter let alone play with it forever.
Hope to have another chapter out soon and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE leave a review! Special thanks to MariAmber for being my first reviewer!
