Eden moans. "How far away is camp?"
Nicky looks behind himself. "Stop whining. It's your fault for getting lost."
Eden's too tired to comment. She walks in silent agony. Finally, they see the smoke of a fire. Eden lets out a huge sigh. "Thank God!" She begins to run toward the smoke.
"Wait!" Nicky exclaims, chasing after her.
Eden is dodging branches & tree roots. Her fatigue suddenly left her as she raced toward the smoke. She hears Nicky yelling after her, but doesn't stop.
She leaps over a tree root & lands in a clearing where the smoke is. She's breathing hard, but smiling. But she looks around. "This…isn't our…camp site."
"Exactly. It's mine." a voice said.
Eden spun around to see a girl about 11, with long shiny blond hair, hanging loosely & sky blue eyes. She's wearing a blue tank top with a fuzzy pink pin, a dark pink skirt with blue boots. "Who are you?"
The girl laughs. "Name's Greta Murkin." She walks around the scared girl. "And I presume you're one of the digidestined."
Eden is shocked she knew. "Yeah, how'd you know?"
"Because why else would you be here?"
Eden blushed. "That might work." She changes the subject. "So, are you one also?"
Greta cackles. "Of course."
"Then join us!" Eden said, excited.
Greta scoffed. "And why would I join some babies?"
Eden's eyebrows knit into a frown. "Babies?"
"Yeah. I'm 11 & you're, what, 5?"
Eden blushed. "No. I'm 7."
Greta shakes her head. "2 years off." She sits down by the fire. "Like I said, I won't be joining you."
Eden opens her mouth to protest when Nicky runs into the clearing. "Don't run off like that!" he scolds Eden.
Eden becomes angry. "What are you, my father!"
"No, but you might need one!" he shouted back.
Eden fumed. "Why do you care what happens to me anyways?"
Nicky is taken aback by this question. "What do you mean?"
Eden goes on. "Like I said, why do you care?"
Nicky clears his throat. "Because, I'm the oldest, so I'm responsible for you."
"And how old are you?"
"11." Nicky said.
Greta hears this & stands up. "11, you say."
Nicky notices her for the first time. "Who are you?"
She offers her hand. "Greta Murkin."
He stared at it, so she smiled & recoiled it. "Nice to meet you." he said, walking over to Eden.
Greta fakes a smile. "And you are?" she asks, sweetly, walking over to the two kids.
He looks up. "Nicky Bennett." He looked back down & said. "Come on, Eden. Let's go back."
They start walking, when Greta walks in front of them, eyes flaming. "Why are you being so rude?"
Nicky is surprised. "I don't mean to. It's just, I don't like girls like you."
"Girls like me?" Greta grits her teeth.
Nicky nods, folding his arms. "The whole snooty spoiled rich girl act." He grabs Eden's hand & brushes past Greta.
She goes still, then turns. "And what makes you think I like you?"
Nicky's eyebrows raise. "I never said you did."
Greta blushed, causing Eden to giggle. Greta glared at Eden. "Why are you laughing, snot-nosed brat?"
Eden stops, tears forming in her eyes. "I am not a snot-nosed brat." she murmurs.
Greta laughs. "Really? Then why are you hanging all over Nicky? Is it because you like him?"
Eden blushed even more. "I do not!" She abruptly let go of Nicky's hand.
Nicky frowns at Greta. "That's real mature. Teasing little kids."
Eden wants to point out she isn't little, but decides to keep her mouth shut.
Greta laughs. "I can't believe this. You actually like this girl."
It's Nicky's turn to blush. "That's disgusting. She's 7, for crying out loud." He turns. "I don't like kids that tease smaller kids." He begins to walk. "Come on, Eden."
Eden takes one last look at Greta & runs after him.
Greta watches, angry, but determined. "So, you don't like me? I'll make sure to change that." She walks back to the fire.
Greta was inspired by someone I actually know. The whole beauty queen thing. I'll update in the next couple days on account of going to San Francisco tomorrow.