Chapter 3
Eliwood shot up. He also couldn't get to sleep. He looked for a book to read, but it was too dark to see. He felt the floor of his tent for the book that Roy was reading earlier; Marth felt a hand on his face. He slapped the hand away from him, and sat up.
"Eliwood, what are you doing?" he asked.
"Do you know where the book is that Roy was reading?" Eliwood asked.
Marth shook his head, "I don't know...you've been awake all this time?"
"I can't sleep."
Marth collapsed back down on the floor and tried to sleep.
"Marth?" Eliwood asked.
"What?" Marth growled.
Eliwood was silent for a moment, then he spoke up.
"I'm sorry to disturb you, but...why are we here again?"
Marth was angry, "Because we wanted to!"
"Could you guys keep it down!" Roy said, sitting up. His eyes were red.
"Sorry."
"Why are you guys awake, anyway?" he asked.
"We can't sleep." Eliwood said.
"I WAS SLEEPING, UNTIL YOU WOKE ME UP!" Marth yelled.
"Shhhh...QUIET!" Roy said, "You know how cranky the others get when you wake them?"
"We have a long day tomorrow, let's just PLEASE get some sleep!"
"I said I can't-" Eliwood was interrupted by a growl.
"What...was that?" Roy asked.
"I'm not sure." Marth said. He peeked outside the tent, and saw nothing.
"Nothing's out there."
"That's...weird."
Then they heard that noise again.
"If somebody's doing that, please…..stop it!" Roy said.
"Wasn't me!" Eliwood said.
"Not me either." Marth said, shrugging.
The group paused for a moment, they heard nothing.
"M-m-m-maybe it was just a bear." Eliwood said.
"BEAR?" Marth said.
"Go to slee-" Something caused Eliwood to jump back, "AHH! sh-sh-shadow!"
"What!" Roy turned around. There WAS a shadow behind him. Roy scooted back.
"What kind of shadow is that?"
"I...don't know." Marth said.
The shadow moved closer, they were expecting a huge claw to rip open. Instead, they heard a knock.
"Uh, guys?" Eliwood asked, "Do bears knock?"
The two shrugged.
"Could you keep it-"
"AHHHHH!" The boys screamed.
"BEAR!" Marth yelled, hiding under his sleeping bag.
"Where?" Calvin said, looking around frantically as he hid in the corner.
"I HATE BEARS!" he yelled, then Marth started to laugh.
"Sorry Calvin." he said, "We uh….we thought YOU were the bear."
"Aw man...anyway, is this yours? We found it in our tent!" Calvin said, handing Roy the book.
"Oh...thanks." he said.
"This camping trip is bogus!" Eliwood said, growling.
Marth looked at him, but didn't bother saying a thing.
"Let's just get some sleep." he said, burying himself into his sleeping bag.
Calvin sighed, and then left.