Chapter 18: Return to the Forest
Author's note: Hey guys! I think I might have gotten over writers block...I'm not sure just yet. But I've written 2 more chapters for you. I hope u like chapters 17 and 18. I promise ill get more done. So on with the chapter and the "bug chase" ^___^
The next morning everyone stared to get ready to leave. The wolves were full from last night's big meal and the wolfriders were ready to go.
Cutter went to see if Alex was in the hut with Jayra and Cori but she wasn't. He looked all over the village for her but could not find her.
Petal Wing flew around his head singing. "By the high ones, bug, shut up!" Cutter yelled and Petal Wing stopped singing and looked at him.
"You make Petal Wing very very vexed!" It said and flew around his head a few more times, making him dizzy.
"Yea well you make me have very big headache!" Cutter yelled.
Petal Wing stopped in front of him and stuck out it's tongue. Cutter's hand flew up to protect his face from it's wrapstuff.
"Petal Wing not spit in face unless soft pretty high thing say so." It said.
"Good well...I say not to spit in my face so...go away!" Cutter said when the wolfriders were ready to go.
Petal Wing paused and then flew away. Cutter gave a huge sigh of relief. Leetah smiled at this and they started up the mountain. When they had almost reached the top Petal Wing returned.
"Bug, will you please go away." Cutter said.
"You no soft pretty high thing Petal Wing listen too." It laughed and spit it's wrapstuff in Cutter's face.
"AHH! I HATE THAT BUG!" He screamed. His whole tribe started laughing to death.
"Do any iof you want to lose an ear?" Cutter asked showing New Moon and his tribe was immediately silent. He finished cleaning off his face when they made it to the top of the mountain.
"My chief...are we ready to go?" Someone sent to him.
He looked to find Strongbow and the others, who said they'd stay behind with Alex, in front of him with their wolves.
"Where's Alex?" Cutter asked.
"Down there..." Clearbrook said pointing on the other side of the mountain.
"I take it she's coming..." Cutter asked.
"Cub...do you know your sister to miss an adventure?" Treestump asked.
"Tam...is this trip really that dangerous?" Leetah sent.
"No." Cutter lied. "Alright let's go."
They all met Alex at the base of the mountain. She sat on Midnight's back. She was scratching his ears.
"Are we ready?" Cutter asked Alex, who just sat up on Midnight's back. Midnight walked ahead of Cutter so that Alex didn't have to look at him.
Skywise and Nightfall looked at each other as the wolfriders left the mountain side. Leetah and her cubs were riding a zwoot and Ember was holding choplicker, her wolf friend.
Redlance looked at Alex and smiled. "Don't forget your promise." He sent.
"I won't...if you don't forget yours." She sent smiling back.
Redlance nodded.
Cutter tried to talk to Alex the whole time they were crossing the desert but Midnight wouldn't let him get near her. Any chance he did, Midnight would snap at him.
"Alex, by the high ones, talk to me." Cutter sent angrily.
"Petal Wing..." Alex whispered and Petal Wing flew from Midnight's jet black fur.
"Don't you dare, bug!" Cutter said angrily.
"Soft pretty high thing say I could." And Petal Wing spit in Cutter's face.
Some of the wolfriders snickered under their breath. Cutter cleaned off his face and grabbed Alex's arm.
"No see here! Just because I want to help my lifemate find her friend doesn't mean you have to be mad at me!" Cutter yelled.
Alex yanked her arm away from him. "It does if you know the dangers of where we're going!" Alex yelled.
"Just because you don't have anyone to care for doesn't mean you have to take your anger out on me about it! I'm trying to help my lifemate. You have no reason to be made at me or her! You're her friend, you should understand!" Cutter yelled.
Everyone stopped. No one could believe what their chief had just said. Skywise was especially shocked. Alex stared at Cutter.
"...No one to care for..." She said quietly. "NO ONE TO CARE FOR! WHAT ARE YOU AND SKYWISE? WHAT ABOUT THIS TRIBE? I CARE ABOUT ALL OF THEM! NO ONE TO CARE FOR....BY THE HIGH ONES CUTTER, USE YOUR HEAD FOR ONCE! I CARE ABOUT EVERYONE HERE!"
Alex looked at Redlance and Nightfall. Tears poured down her cheeks. Skywise looked at her.
"Syre?" He sent.
Alex just shook her head. The tears stopped and she looked at Cutter. "I hate you." She said angrily.
Cutter looked at her angrily but then his eyes changed. He became regretful of everything that had just came from his lips. "Alex..."
Alex and Midnight started to go ahead of the group. Skywise and Starjumper followed after her. Clearbrook paused for a moment and looked at Cutter, then she also followed Alex.
"That was not a very chiefly thing to say, lad." Treestump sent.
Cutter just looked at the ground.
"My chief, you should apologize as soon as you get a chance. She is your sister after all." Strongbow sent and they started on their way again. Skywise and Clearbrook were on either side of Alex and a few feet ahead of the others.
Alex looked back at Redlance. She pulled out her flute and showed it to him. He nodded and smiled. He could not see her face seeing as how she was looking around her arm but he could tell that she was smiling a little.
She put the flute to her lips and started to play. Immediately everyone became cooler. They listened to the music and felt like it was a cool breeze in that hot desert land. Many hours passed and they stopped to rest. Alex had stopped playing a few minutes before and put the flute back in her belt pouch.
"Alex...can I talk to you?" Cutter sent.
"Leave me alone." Alex sent sharply.
"Let me talk to her uncle..." Jayra said and took Cori's hand. The 'children' walked over to their mother and sat down.
"What he said was wrong...I say we kill him, even if he is our chief and our uncle." Cori thought angrily.
"No! Cori that's wrong." Jayra said.
"Cori....please do not start thinking like a human." Alex said quietly and pulled her knees to her chest.
"But I am human, mother." Cori thought.
"But you were raised by elves, Cori. Please calm down." Jayra whispered.
Cori sat beside his mother quietly. "You are human Cori and I do not disagree with the fact that it is some human's nature to kill but we do not. And you will not kill Cutter...he has to understand what he did was wrong and he will...sooner or later and will come apologize to me. It all depends on if I'M ready for him to apologize." Alex sent to Cori.
Cori nodded. "Yes mother." He said.
"Mother...will that be anytime soon...the others are getting worried that you two will never make up." Jayra said.
"I don't know." Alex said.
Clearbrook came up from behind them and gave them a smile. "Go help with setting camp, cubs. Let me talk to your mother."
Jayra and Cori hugged Alex and left to help the wolfriders set up camp for the night. Clearbrook sat down and looked at Alex.
"It's hard..." She said and looked over at Cutter. "He wants to say he's sorry but I think your right to wait...he needs to learn how much love you really give this tribe."
"He doesn't know anything...yet. He should have known a long time ago." Alex said burying her head in her knees.
Clearbrook hugged her and they sat quiet for a while. Night came and they slept. It was hot and dry but they were all too tired to worry about anything but sleep and slept soundly.
The next morning they woke and put everything away leaving nothing but the knowledge that they were there. They made it to the troll caverns within a few hours and Cori and Jayra looked a little scared to enter.
"Mother...this is that underground cave." Cori said.
"The troll cavern, lad. Trolls used to live here." Treestump said.
They made it through. They had to leave the zwoot behind so Leetah traveled with Cutter while Suntop and Ember traveled with Skywise and Nightfall.
They made it to the entrance of the cavern and left without disturbing anything. When they got outside they found the forest still as bad as Alex said it had been so long ago. The trees and green growing things were slowly growing back.
"...Cutter...it's....terrible." Dewshine said sadly.
They all walked around the forest for a while. "Is there where you used to live, beloved?" Leetah asked.
"It used to be a lot nicer. It was big and the wolfriders loved it..." Cutter said looking around.
"I'm sorry beloved..." Leetah whispered hugging him.
Suntop and Ember looked around in horror. "Who could have done this?" Suntop asked his sister, who shrugged.
Author's note: Hey guys! I think I might have gotten over writers block...I'm not sure just yet. But I've written 2 more chapters for you. I hope u like chapters 17 and 18. I promise ill get more done. So on with the chapter and the "bug chase" ^___^
The next morning everyone stared to get ready to leave. The wolves were full from last night's big meal and the wolfriders were ready to go.
Cutter went to see if Alex was in the hut with Jayra and Cori but she wasn't. He looked all over the village for her but could not find her.
Petal Wing flew around his head singing. "By the high ones, bug, shut up!" Cutter yelled and Petal Wing stopped singing and looked at him.
"You make Petal Wing very very vexed!" It said and flew around his head a few more times, making him dizzy.
"Yea well you make me have very big headache!" Cutter yelled.
Petal Wing stopped in front of him and stuck out it's tongue. Cutter's hand flew up to protect his face from it's wrapstuff.
"Petal Wing not spit in face unless soft pretty high thing say so." It said.
"Good well...I say not to spit in my face so...go away!" Cutter said when the wolfriders were ready to go.
Petal Wing paused and then flew away. Cutter gave a huge sigh of relief. Leetah smiled at this and they started up the mountain. When they had almost reached the top Petal Wing returned.
"Bug, will you please go away." Cutter said.
"You no soft pretty high thing Petal Wing listen too." It laughed and spit it's wrapstuff in Cutter's face.
"AHH! I HATE THAT BUG!" He screamed. His whole tribe started laughing to death.
"Do any iof you want to lose an ear?" Cutter asked showing New Moon and his tribe was immediately silent. He finished cleaning off his face when they made it to the top of the mountain.
"My chief...are we ready to go?" Someone sent to him.
He looked to find Strongbow and the others, who said they'd stay behind with Alex, in front of him with their wolves.
"Where's Alex?" Cutter asked.
"Down there..." Clearbrook said pointing on the other side of the mountain.
"I take it she's coming..." Cutter asked.
"Cub...do you know your sister to miss an adventure?" Treestump asked.
"Tam...is this trip really that dangerous?" Leetah sent.
"No." Cutter lied. "Alright let's go."
They all met Alex at the base of the mountain. She sat on Midnight's back. She was scratching his ears.
"Are we ready?" Cutter asked Alex, who just sat up on Midnight's back. Midnight walked ahead of Cutter so that Alex didn't have to look at him.
Skywise and Nightfall looked at each other as the wolfriders left the mountain side. Leetah and her cubs were riding a zwoot and Ember was holding choplicker, her wolf friend.
Redlance looked at Alex and smiled. "Don't forget your promise." He sent.
"I won't...if you don't forget yours." She sent smiling back.
Redlance nodded.
Cutter tried to talk to Alex the whole time they were crossing the desert but Midnight wouldn't let him get near her. Any chance he did, Midnight would snap at him.
"Alex, by the high ones, talk to me." Cutter sent angrily.
"Petal Wing..." Alex whispered and Petal Wing flew from Midnight's jet black fur.
"Don't you dare, bug!" Cutter said angrily.
"Soft pretty high thing say I could." And Petal Wing spit in Cutter's face.
Some of the wolfriders snickered under their breath. Cutter cleaned off his face and grabbed Alex's arm.
"No see here! Just because I want to help my lifemate find her friend doesn't mean you have to be mad at me!" Cutter yelled.
Alex yanked her arm away from him. "It does if you know the dangers of where we're going!" Alex yelled.
"Just because you don't have anyone to care for doesn't mean you have to take your anger out on me about it! I'm trying to help my lifemate. You have no reason to be made at me or her! You're her friend, you should understand!" Cutter yelled.
Everyone stopped. No one could believe what their chief had just said. Skywise was especially shocked. Alex stared at Cutter.
"...No one to care for..." She said quietly. "NO ONE TO CARE FOR! WHAT ARE YOU AND SKYWISE? WHAT ABOUT THIS TRIBE? I CARE ABOUT ALL OF THEM! NO ONE TO CARE FOR....BY THE HIGH ONES CUTTER, USE YOUR HEAD FOR ONCE! I CARE ABOUT EVERYONE HERE!"
Alex looked at Redlance and Nightfall. Tears poured down her cheeks. Skywise looked at her.
"Syre?" He sent.
Alex just shook her head. The tears stopped and she looked at Cutter. "I hate you." She said angrily.
Cutter looked at her angrily but then his eyes changed. He became regretful of everything that had just came from his lips. "Alex..."
Alex and Midnight started to go ahead of the group. Skywise and Starjumper followed after her. Clearbrook paused for a moment and looked at Cutter, then she also followed Alex.
"That was not a very chiefly thing to say, lad." Treestump sent.
Cutter just looked at the ground.
"My chief, you should apologize as soon as you get a chance. She is your sister after all." Strongbow sent and they started on their way again. Skywise and Clearbrook were on either side of Alex and a few feet ahead of the others.
Alex looked back at Redlance. She pulled out her flute and showed it to him. He nodded and smiled. He could not see her face seeing as how she was looking around her arm but he could tell that she was smiling a little.
She put the flute to her lips and started to play. Immediately everyone became cooler. They listened to the music and felt like it was a cool breeze in that hot desert land. Many hours passed and they stopped to rest. Alex had stopped playing a few minutes before and put the flute back in her belt pouch.
"Alex...can I talk to you?" Cutter sent.
"Leave me alone." Alex sent sharply.
"Let me talk to her uncle..." Jayra said and took Cori's hand. The 'children' walked over to their mother and sat down.
"What he said was wrong...I say we kill him, even if he is our chief and our uncle." Cori thought angrily.
"No! Cori that's wrong." Jayra said.
"Cori....please do not start thinking like a human." Alex said quietly and pulled her knees to her chest.
"But I am human, mother." Cori thought.
"But you were raised by elves, Cori. Please calm down." Jayra whispered.
Cori sat beside his mother quietly. "You are human Cori and I do not disagree with the fact that it is some human's nature to kill but we do not. And you will not kill Cutter...he has to understand what he did was wrong and he will...sooner or later and will come apologize to me. It all depends on if I'M ready for him to apologize." Alex sent to Cori.
Cori nodded. "Yes mother." He said.
"Mother...will that be anytime soon...the others are getting worried that you two will never make up." Jayra said.
"I don't know." Alex said.
Clearbrook came up from behind them and gave them a smile. "Go help with setting camp, cubs. Let me talk to your mother."
Jayra and Cori hugged Alex and left to help the wolfriders set up camp for the night. Clearbrook sat down and looked at Alex.
"It's hard..." She said and looked over at Cutter. "He wants to say he's sorry but I think your right to wait...he needs to learn how much love you really give this tribe."
"He doesn't know anything...yet. He should have known a long time ago." Alex said burying her head in her knees.
Clearbrook hugged her and they sat quiet for a while. Night came and they slept. It was hot and dry but they were all too tired to worry about anything but sleep and slept soundly.
The next morning they woke and put everything away leaving nothing but the knowledge that they were there. They made it to the troll caverns within a few hours and Cori and Jayra looked a little scared to enter.
"Mother...this is that underground cave." Cori said.
"The troll cavern, lad. Trolls used to live here." Treestump said.
They made it through. They had to leave the zwoot behind so Leetah traveled with Cutter while Suntop and Ember traveled with Skywise and Nightfall.
They made it to the entrance of the cavern and left without disturbing anything. When they got outside they found the forest still as bad as Alex said it had been so long ago. The trees and green growing things were slowly growing back.
"...Cutter...it's....terrible." Dewshine said sadly.
They all walked around the forest for a while. "Is there where you used to live, beloved?" Leetah asked.
"It used to be a lot nicer. It was big and the wolfriders loved it..." Cutter said looking around.
"I'm sorry beloved..." Leetah whispered hugging him.
Suntop and Ember looked around in horror. "Who could have done this?" Suntop asked his sister, who shrugged.