Just had to add this in, in case I don't get to update for a while, ok?

And this might get a bit girly too, so… warning! And… maybe a rating JIC (just in case)

Here weeee gooooo!

Amanda

The next two months were probably the weirdest yet. After our weirdo experience with the Unicorn and that, we'd ended up in an extremely hot desert. And… after barely surviving that… we ended up chest-deep in snow. They… whoever they were… thankfully gave us warm clothes to wear during this time, but when we ended up in a woodland, simular to where we'd been when we'd first started. We'd had to get rid of the warm clothes because they'd just weighed us down.

Now, back in our pre-medieval clothes, we walked along a silent path, all of us feeling the effects of the last two months. Even Ax didn't seem to be doing too good, and he was pretty tough.

We were considerably thinner, and all of us wanted to just lie down and never get up. But Ithiell and Jake pushed us on, even though they themselves had no reason to push us.

We managed to find some fruits, and ate quickly, then continued on the path, which seemed void of all human life. Trees and gnarled roots were beginning to overgrow the area, and we had to be careful to overstep them.

I'd also noticed in the past two months that Jade was staring at me a lot. She seemed to want to talk to me, but there was just never an opportunity. I might know Jade like the back of my hand, but she also knew me. She knew I needed to talk about what had happened to me. Needed to get it out of my system before I could move on from it.

Once Jake and Ithiell let us stop to camp, and Tobias had flown off to find food, she pulled me away from them, and out of sight and sound of our friends.

"Amanda?"

"Yeah"

"Are you ok? I mean… you've been pretty iffy lately"

"Ah-huh"

She narrowed those intense green eyes of hers, staring at me. I sighed, and gave in.

"I'm just… scared, all right? I want to know why we're being played like this, and… and if they mean to try and kill us as well…"

"They won't. I'd kill them first"

"Oh I don't doubt that" I laughed. She smiled, and just listened as I told her about it. She hugged me about fifty times, and told me she was here for me. Like she ever wasn't!

Jade was a tom-boy, and was sometimes a little hard, and a little intense…but she also knew when to be there for you. She was good when I just needed some girly support.

I still wished she'd dress like a girl more often. I mean… come on! She looked really great in those clothes, those boots… that necklace… I mean, wickedly cool and stylish…

"Um… Amanda?" She looked a little 'iffy' herself. She was rubbing the top of her foot on the back of her other leg. She looked almost embarrassed!

"Yeah JD?"

"Um… I was wondering… have you… have you gotten your… your period since we got here?"

"Uh… yeah. Why?" I asked. She still hadn't looked up at me, and her face was redder than I'd ever seen it.

"Cause… um… I haven't"

"Say what!"

"Um… I think… I think I might be…" She looked up at me, tried to smile, but ended up dropping her head and fiddling with her ribbon a little.

"Do… you…"

"Well, at first I thought I was getting bloated, like those African kids who have no food, and are really skinny and have these big bellies, but then I took it all into account, and…"

I just stared as she removed her ribbon, which hid most of her middle, and… well… safe to say I was in shock at what I saw. A small bulge was beginning to show at her belly, while the rest of her was as thin as the rest of us.

"Jade, are you… is it…"

"First and foremost, Amanda. He's the one. And the only one, I might add" She tied the ribbon around her again, still red-faced, and biting her lip. I saw her shaking a little, but she managed to control it.

"Are you gonna tell him?"

She looked up at me. Well, it wasn't that far to look up, but… back to the point. I could tell she was scared.

"How can I tell him? I mean, he's already got enough on his plate anyway… don't think he needs this as well…"

"Jade, if he really loves you, he'll understand"

"Did you not hear me just now?" Her tone snapped straight back to her usual sarcastic one "He is troubled enough, and I'm not gonna add to that and give him a mid-life crisis at his age!"

I laughed. I couldn't help it. It just erupted out of me.

"Amanda…" Jade moaned, walking nervously around in a circle before she came back to stand in front of me. I just smiled at her, then took her hands, finally making my decision.

"Look, I'll talk to him. All right?"

She just stared up at me like I was nuts. I probably was.

"Seriously Jade. As you've all said, I just have that knack for breaking it the right way"

"Well… you've got a point…" She sighed.

"Don't worry. Everything will be fine"

"Uh-huh" She muttered, but hugged me anyway. This was what friendship was all about. Being there for one another.

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"Wh-hat! But… but how!" Jake almost shrieked. I clamped a hand over his mouth, indicating that he shush. He just stared at me.

We were away from the others, but… jeez, he was loud!

"How? Jake, you're a male. You figure it out"

He just stared at me. I sighed, then looked down… then up again. He followed my gaze…then his head shot up and he blushed.

"Oh very nice Amanda. Coming from you"

"Just giving you a hint"

"Ah… but…" he still looked shocked. I mean, behind that bright red face of his.

"Jake, you're male. Jade's a female. Male, female. Get it?"

"Are you patronising me?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Maybe"

"Did… did she say when it…"

"Uh… remember our second night at the freaky dino-dome?"

"Uh…oh. I knew there was something wrong with that fruit…"

"Sounds like you're talking about forbidden fruit or something"

"Oh ha ha, very funny" he rolled his eyes.

"Jake, this is for real. You're going to be-"

"Oh my god…" he suddenly gasped, then his eyes rolled up into his head and he… well… he fainted.

Gotta feel sorry for the guy though.

Just thought I'd leave you with that little… extra problem. Cya! I'm going to get dead now!