Sorry guys I've been really really busy lately and I also had writter's
block and couldn't figure out what to do next but I think and hope I got
over the writter's block ^_^ but I'm soooo tired. I stayed up for a long
time trying to find out what to do next =_= UGH! Anyway I hope you enjoy.
And don't worry the WHOLE story isn't about Alex, plus I just started and I
needed to introduce everything, and get everyone to know about Alex ^_^
enjoy
Chapter 9: The Quest
When they got to the bathing area, Cori jumped in, clothes and all. Jayra woke with a start, hearing water splash. She looked and smiled. She jumped out of Alex's arms and before jumping in the water she turned to Clearbrook and Alex.
"Ms. Alex? Can you stay here and watch for bad things? Like that lady." Jayra asked.
Alex and Clearbrook smiled and nodded. The two children bathed happily. Alex and Clearbrook sat by the side and watched. Alex's smile turned to a frown and she jerked her head around.
"What's wrong Alex?" Clearbrook sent.
"I thought I heard something, and it feels like someone's watching us." Alex sent.
"Don't worry, it's probably some little animal." Clearbrook sent smiling.
Alex nodded. After a while Jayra and Cori finished bathing. They all started back to the hut. Cleabrook and the children were in the hut when Alex froze. She knew something was wrong.
"Why were you watching us?" She asked.
"-How did you know I was here?" A voice asked.
"I have my ways." Alex said turning around.
She found Rayek standing behind her. His eyes were for once not angry.
"Why were you watching us?" Alex asked again.
"I have my reasons." Rayek said quickly.
"Yea sure. Anyway I have stuff to do." Alex said smirking and turned back around to the hut. She took a few steps, then paused.
"Thanks for helping me." She said. Rayek froze. "How did she know?" He thought.
Knowing Rayek was shocked and Looked behind her and smiled. Then she started walking again. Rayek was going to say something but paused and decided it wasn't such a great idea and he watched Alex walk into her hut and then he walked away.
"So what happened?" Clearbrook asked.
"He's being nice for once." Alex said. "Strange huh?" Alex walked over to the children.
"Goodnight Jayra. Goodnight Cori." Alex said hugging them. "Goodnight Ms. Alex." The children said together.
Alex got up and walked over to the table she had sat the cloth on. "Thanks Clearbrook."
"It was nothing. Your secret is safe and if you ever need anymore help, just ask and I'll give it." Clearbrook sent.
"Thanks." Alex whispered.
Clearbrook said goodnight to the children and left. Alex set to work on making new clothes for her and now the children.
"Me, ---Cutter's sister? But how, I've lived with the humans for so long?" She though while she worked.
She worked thought the night. Not getting any sleep. The sun came over the bridge by the time she had finished making the clothes for her and the children. She sat the clothes down next to the bed for the children, so when they woke up there would be a surprise waiting for them.
"I wonder who that person was that they saw earlier. Could it have been Winnowil? They did describe HER." Alex thought.
She went outside and sat against the hut. She looked toward the caves and thought about the spirit and what it said. "Cutter----My---Brother?" She thought over and over again. A dark figure was coming out of the cave. Its eyes were bright yellow in the darkness of the cave. It walked slowly out of the cave, staring at Alex. She wasn't frightened though, because she knew who it was.
"Hello Midnight." She sent. "Confusion fills your eyes Alex. What is wrong?" Midnight sent.
"Nothing. I'm just a little tired I guess." Alex said getting up.
"Alex?" Someone sent. "Yes Cutter?" Alex sent.
"I'm going to go on a quest with Skywise. I told everyone else but wanted to tell you too even though you are probably still mad at me. I just didn't want you to worry." Cutter sent.
"I'm not mad anymore. Hold on okay, I'll be right back." Alex said as Cutter came out of the caves. Midnight and Alex went into the hut and came out a few minutes later. Cori was riding on Midnight and Jayra was in Alex's arms. They had all put on some new clothes. By this time, everyone had come out of the caves and was saying goodbye to Cutter and Skywise. They saw Alex and the others and stopped everything. They all stared at the group that had just come out of the hut.
Alex put Jayra down and everyone could finally see what she was wearing. Alex wore a baby blue tank top and a tan pair of short shorts. She bent down and whispered something in the children's ears.
"Go see Savah, okay." Alex said. Jayra and Cori nodded and ran to Savah's hut.
"Savah, I need you to take care of them for me for a little while. I have to go with Cutter and Skywise, on their quest." Alex sent to Savah.
"What?! Child, you are leaving?" Savah sent.
Alex went to Savah's hut. "Savah, I need to be with my family." Alex sent.
"I have to be with my brother and the one that I love. Please, you have to take care of the children for me, just for a little while." Alex sent.
Savah looked at her surprised. "Cutter will not approve of this." She sent to Alex.
"My brother never approves of anything I do---he's like our father. But I don't care. Please Savah, PLEASE!" Alex sent.
"The children will miss you." Savah sent.
"We will be back as soon as possible." Alex sent.
Jayra ran up to Alex and grabbed one of her legs. "Miss Alex! Thank you so very much for the clothes. Please promise you'll be back as soon as you can?" Jayra said.
"How did she know I was leaving?" Alex thought.
Alex bent down and hugged Jayra. "I promise." Alex said looking at Savah, as she hugged the child. Cori ran to Alex and hugged her too. "Miss Alex, promise you'll be careful?" Cori said.
"I will." Alex said smiling and standing up. She looked at the children and then at Savah. "I will be back." She sent walking out of the hut.
"Midnight?" Alex sent.
Midnight came to his master's side. Alex got on Midnight's back and they went to Cutter and Skywise, who were now saying goodbye to the sunfolk. Leetah and Cutter were getting along exceptionally well (^_~). Leetah and Cutter hugged and Cutter got on Nightrunner. Skywise went over to Alex.
"Alex?" He said.
"Yea?" Alex asked.
"We're leaving now." Skywise said. "Okay." Alex said smiling and leaned over Midnight to pick up her pack that was left lying on the ground. Skywise looked as though he wanted to hug Alex and say goodbye.
"What? Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not stayin' here." Alex sent smiling and winked at Skywise.
Skywise was surprised at what she said, but was kind of happy that he didn't have to leave her.
"Cutter?" Alex sent.
"Let's go Skywise." Cutter said looking at Leetah one last time.
"Cutter?" Alex sent again.
"Yea?" Cutter sent.
"How long will we be gone?" Alex sent.
"What! You mean us---Skywise and Me! No! You're not coming!" Cutter sent angrily.
Alex crossed her arms and looked angry. Midnight began to growl.
"I don't want you getting hurt." Cutter said. "We could meet humans on the way or trolls or anything." Cutter said.
"You think I can't take care of myself? I know how to deal with humans. I should know, I've lived with them for 15 years!" Alex accidentally yelled out.
She froze, clutching Midnights fur. "Oh crap!" She thought.
Cutter looked stunned. He didn't say anything, but he just stared. Alex looked at Skywise, whose mouth was slightly opened in surprise. She saw the other Wolfriders staring at her in surprise, except Clearbrook. She was the only one looking at Alex with care and sadness in her eyes. Alex was holding Midnight's fur in her tight grip. She looked down at the ground and closed her eyes tightly, to hold back her tears. Midnight knew something was wrong, there's always something wrong when she grips his fur that way, so he started to walk away. Cutter reached for Midnight and Alex, but Midnight snapped at him and ran off.
"Alex!" Clearbrook sent worried. There was no answer.
Cutter and Skywise started after Alex. "She's lived with the humans? With the humans for 15 years? But why did she live with humans they would have killed her? And why for 15 years, she's 18? She was right, she does know how to handle humans." Cutter said as they went through the desert.
"That's why she was so protective of those human children." Skywise said.
Chapter 9: The Quest
When they got to the bathing area, Cori jumped in, clothes and all. Jayra woke with a start, hearing water splash. She looked and smiled. She jumped out of Alex's arms and before jumping in the water she turned to Clearbrook and Alex.
"Ms. Alex? Can you stay here and watch for bad things? Like that lady." Jayra asked.
Alex and Clearbrook smiled and nodded. The two children bathed happily. Alex and Clearbrook sat by the side and watched. Alex's smile turned to a frown and she jerked her head around.
"What's wrong Alex?" Clearbrook sent.
"I thought I heard something, and it feels like someone's watching us." Alex sent.
"Don't worry, it's probably some little animal." Clearbrook sent smiling.
Alex nodded. After a while Jayra and Cori finished bathing. They all started back to the hut. Cleabrook and the children were in the hut when Alex froze. She knew something was wrong.
"Why were you watching us?" She asked.
"-How did you know I was here?" A voice asked.
"I have my ways." Alex said turning around.
She found Rayek standing behind her. His eyes were for once not angry.
"Why were you watching us?" Alex asked again.
"I have my reasons." Rayek said quickly.
"Yea sure. Anyway I have stuff to do." Alex said smirking and turned back around to the hut. She took a few steps, then paused.
"Thanks for helping me." She said. Rayek froze. "How did she know?" He thought.
Knowing Rayek was shocked and Looked behind her and smiled. Then she started walking again. Rayek was going to say something but paused and decided it wasn't such a great idea and he watched Alex walk into her hut and then he walked away.
"So what happened?" Clearbrook asked.
"He's being nice for once." Alex said. "Strange huh?" Alex walked over to the children.
"Goodnight Jayra. Goodnight Cori." Alex said hugging them. "Goodnight Ms. Alex." The children said together.
Alex got up and walked over to the table she had sat the cloth on. "Thanks Clearbrook."
"It was nothing. Your secret is safe and if you ever need anymore help, just ask and I'll give it." Clearbrook sent.
"Thanks." Alex whispered.
Clearbrook said goodnight to the children and left. Alex set to work on making new clothes for her and now the children.
"Me, ---Cutter's sister? But how, I've lived with the humans for so long?" She though while she worked.
She worked thought the night. Not getting any sleep. The sun came over the bridge by the time she had finished making the clothes for her and the children. She sat the clothes down next to the bed for the children, so when they woke up there would be a surprise waiting for them.
"I wonder who that person was that they saw earlier. Could it have been Winnowil? They did describe HER." Alex thought.
She went outside and sat against the hut. She looked toward the caves and thought about the spirit and what it said. "Cutter----My---Brother?" She thought over and over again. A dark figure was coming out of the cave. Its eyes were bright yellow in the darkness of the cave. It walked slowly out of the cave, staring at Alex. She wasn't frightened though, because she knew who it was.
"Hello Midnight." She sent. "Confusion fills your eyes Alex. What is wrong?" Midnight sent.
"Nothing. I'm just a little tired I guess." Alex said getting up.
"Alex?" Someone sent. "Yes Cutter?" Alex sent.
"I'm going to go on a quest with Skywise. I told everyone else but wanted to tell you too even though you are probably still mad at me. I just didn't want you to worry." Cutter sent.
"I'm not mad anymore. Hold on okay, I'll be right back." Alex said as Cutter came out of the caves. Midnight and Alex went into the hut and came out a few minutes later. Cori was riding on Midnight and Jayra was in Alex's arms. They had all put on some new clothes. By this time, everyone had come out of the caves and was saying goodbye to Cutter and Skywise. They saw Alex and the others and stopped everything. They all stared at the group that had just come out of the hut.
Alex put Jayra down and everyone could finally see what she was wearing. Alex wore a baby blue tank top and a tan pair of short shorts. She bent down and whispered something in the children's ears.
"Go see Savah, okay." Alex said. Jayra and Cori nodded and ran to Savah's hut.
"Savah, I need you to take care of them for me for a little while. I have to go with Cutter and Skywise, on their quest." Alex sent to Savah.
"What?! Child, you are leaving?" Savah sent.
Alex went to Savah's hut. "Savah, I need to be with my family." Alex sent.
"I have to be with my brother and the one that I love. Please, you have to take care of the children for me, just for a little while." Alex sent.
Savah looked at her surprised. "Cutter will not approve of this." She sent to Alex.
"My brother never approves of anything I do---he's like our father. But I don't care. Please Savah, PLEASE!" Alex sent.
"The children will miss you." Savah sent.
"We will be back as soon as possible." Alex sent.
Jayra ran up to Alex and grabbed one of her legs. "Miss Alex! Thank you so very much for the clothes. Please promise you'll be back as soon as you can?" Jayra said.
"How did she know I was leaving?" Alex thought.
Alex bent down and hugged Jayra. "I promise." Alex said looking at Savah, as she hugged the child. Cori ran to Alex and hugged her too. "Miss Alex, promise you'll be careful?" Cori said.
"I will." Alex said smiling and standing up. She looked at the children and then at Savah. "I will be back." She sent walking out of the hut.
"Midnight?" Alex sent.
Midnight came to his master's side. Alex got on Midnight's back and they went to Cutter and Skywise, who were now saying goodbye to the sunfolk. Leetah and Cutter were getting along exceptionally well (^_~). Leetah and Cutter hugged and Cutter got on Nightrunner. Skywise went over to Alex.
"Alex?" He said.
"Yea?" Alex asked.
"We're leaving now." Skywise said. "Okay." Alex said smiling and leaned over Midnight to pick up her pack that was left lying on the ground. Skywise looked as though he wanted to hug Alex and say goodbye.
"What? Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not stayin' here." Alex sent smiling and winked at Skywise.
Skywise was surprised at what she said, but was kind of happy that he didn't have to leave her.
"Cutter?" Alex sent.
"Let's go Skywise." Cutter said looking at Leetah one last time.
"Cutter?" Alex sent again.
"Yea?" Cutter sent.
"How long will we be gone?" Alex sent.
"What! You mean us---Skywise and Me! No! You're not coming!" Cutter sent angrily.
Alex crossed her arms and looked angry. Midnight began to growl.
"I don't want you getting hurt." Cutter said. "We could meet humans on the way or trolls or anything." Cutter said.
"You think I can't take care of myself? I know how to deal with humans. I should know, I've lived with them for 15 years!" Alex accidentally yelled out.
She froze, clutching Midnights fur. "Oh crap!" She thought.
Cutter looked stunned. He didn't say anything, but he just stared. Alex looked at Skywise, whose mouth was slightly opened in surprise. She saw the other Wolfriders staring at her in surprise, except Clearbrook. She was the only one looking at Alex with care and sadness in her eyes. Alex was holding Midnight's fur in her tight grip. She looked down at the ground and closed her eyes tightly, to hold back her tears. Midnight knew something was wrong, there's always something wrong when she grips his fur that way, so he started to walk away. Cutter reached for Midnight and Alex, but Midnight snapped at him and ran off.
"Alex!" Clearbrook sent worried. There was no answer.
Cutter and Skywise started after Alex. "She's lived with the humans? With the humans for 15 years? But why did she live with humans they would have killed her? And why for 15 years, she's 18? She was right, she does know how to handle humans." Cutter said as they went through the desert.
"That's why she was so protective of those human children." Skywise said.