Just a really, really short chapter (I decided to split the next chapter into two parts so I could update sooner, because the second part of the chapter is…still in my head lol)

Return to camp (part 1)

The rain glides off of the tree leaves, I feel the drops fall on me, I feel them trickle down my face, cold tears from above. I don't cry, it doesn't mean I don't feel like crying, I cant, I have to be strong. I shift Elie in my arms, covering her from the rain, I can smell smoke in the distance, the rains probably killed the fire that Elie built, and maybe the remains of dinner are still there. I chuckle under my breathe; I'm so hungry the piece of charcoal (all that's left from our eventful dinner) is almost an appetising thought. Elie must be starving…sometimes I wonder if Elie would be happier if she wasn't here, then she would never have to go through all of this, I can't bear the thought of her going, I don't want to think about it, but would she be happier if she had never met me and was still playing arcade games completely ignorant of the Etherion inside of her, the rave, and Raesha Valentine…? Sometimes I wonder.

"Ms. Elie!" Exclaimed Griff when he saw Haru carrying her through the under bush.

"What happened to Ms Elie"

"I don't know"

"You don't know? Where is musical?"

"Not here ok!" screamed Haru in frustration

"Oh…" whispered griff and began receding from hence he came

"Griff…I'm sorry" sighed Haru

"No its ok I know when I not wanted" said Griff before moving to his area of the camp, leaving Haru and Elie alone again.

Haru walked into his tent one foot in front of the other he seemed to have lost all control, everything was spiralling, the Rave, Elie, griff, the shadow guard, nothing was going right. He placed Elie gently down on her bed , her eyes where still closed and her cheeks where stained with tears, but her face was calm, whatever had happened she seemed to be alright now. Slowly Haru brought his hand down to Elie face, and moved his thumb over her cheek and tenderly brushed the remains of her tears away. His thumb slowly brushed against her lips, but Haru snatched his hand away no not now. Sitting, Haru made himself comfortable on the tent floor next to Elie, and watched her sleep.

Around them the rain fell.

I wonder if Musica is aright, I hope he doesn't use his silver abilities to make a metal umbrella, lightning and metal don't really go well together...hopefully he realises that.

"What do you think Elie? Do you think Musica would be dumb enough to make a metal umbrella in a lightning storm?"

Silence greeted him

"I'm sure you'd answer if you could Elie"

Haru leaned back and looked up and the roof of the tent, he let his mind wander from Elie, the shadow guard, any thought which flew blindly into his head, until he felt something sharp prick his hand.

"Oww! A bug?"

"Plue…" came the reply

Haru laughed out loud, the sound was almost alien, and it shattered the silence of the tent like a stone thrown through glass. It hasn't been that long since I laughed out loud, has it?

"Hah now I'm also calling you a bug, Plue"

"Plluuuuueee"

"You said it, I suppose Elie has more influence over me than I realise, huh Plue"

"Plue"

Plue sat down next to Haru, staring at Elie in his normal trembling manner, after looking at Plue trembling he realised that he himself was also shaking. Haru looked at his clothes and realised that he was still soaking wet from his trek in the woods, his t-shirt clung to his back, sending chills down his spine. He peeled the wet shirt from his skin and discarded it, taking a dry one out of his bag, his hair was still damp and wet tendrils fell before his eyes, their fallen droplets leaving wet marks on his now dry shirt.

So there we are, next part in the story, sorry about the slow plot line, because this section was sooo short I thought id say thanks to you guys for reviewing especially: RayxJade(it doesn't bother me how many times you review ;), meg-of-the–moon, Arialy , animefanatic36(first reviewer) and Prozacfairy (I liked "Hidden" its nice to see another Rei/Kai fan) and everyone else of course 