GRIFFIN'S POV:

After helping Bob and Aleesha up from half dying on the forest floor, we walked back to the girls home or "awesome hideout" as the boys and I like to call it. There wasn't much talk between us all because of the tension of just meeting each other and the fact we both had to put up with the same thing everyday. I heard the girls talking about aleesha's aim and how she had made up for the 'incident'.

I was feeling uncertain and that this was some kind of trap so I finally broke the silence.

"Um where are we going?"

"Here, Bob do you think you could climb?" I had heard Molly exclaim but didn't hear the response, I was to wrapped up in awe of this hideout of their's. After about 10 minutes of hazed dreaming I heard a cough.

"Oh ... wait ... what happened" I saw aleesha sitting down at the base of the tree.

"Sleeping beauty finally awakes, well the others went inside I wanted a bit of fresh air and to see if I could sneak off to training again." I saw a mischievous smirk hang on her face and a twinkle of childishness in her eyes.

"Well do you want help up or are you going to go and brake the law." My sarcastic tone consumed my voice as my smile grew larger.

"Just because I'm crippled." I watched her stand up and push the sleeves of her shirt back and climb up the tree to an opening which I'm guessing was a door. "Dosen't mean I loose my skill."

I laughed and climbed up following the girl inside.

ALEESHA'S POV:
I watched as he climbed up and how he looked at everything in awe. But I didn't realise he had taken my hand as I was standing next to him.
"Its not heaven but its a home." I said looking down blushing as his hand gripped at mine.

"The others are waiting, we better go to the living room." I started to lead him to the room, pointing out our bedrooms and other rooms along the way. When we got there I let go of his hand and walked in with him following me.
"What took so long we were starting to think you'd died?" Jayde had said melodramatically while glaring at Griffin.

I looked back at him and realised his face was bright red and he was looking at his feet. I laughed to myself looking over at Molly and Emma. They didn't look to happy and both gave me the we'll-talk-later glare as Molly shook a finger at me.

I poked my tongue out at them and sat cross legged at the fire roasting my hands. It was nice to be able to have everything we did and it was now even better knowing there were others in the same situation as ours.
"So what did you guys do?" words shock me out of my day dream as I realized the whole rooms attention was on me.

"NOTHING! It just took Mr Starer here to get over the hideout thats all." I pointed to Griffin who had a red face.

MOLLY POV:

"Okay" I was still suspicious "But you 2 are sleeping in SEPARATE rooms, with LOCKED doors." I stared at aleesha then shifted my gaze to the boy called Griffin, smirking.

"I-i wasn't e-even thinking o-of doing anything, i-i just h-held her h-hand." I heard bob laugh at the boys words.

"Griffin has a crush, Griffin has a crush." he laughed and jeered and I joined in quietly.

"Its not like you don't have a crush on Molly." my face went red and hot at Griffin's words, I saw his smirk and Bob's jaw drop a bit.

"D-do n-not" I stood up and went over to aleesha and sat down next to her.

"Anyway its Jayde and Aleesha's turn to cook so if you want to help them go and help." I looked at aleesha and she smiled. Getting up grabbing her twins hand and walking into the kitchen.

I stared at the fire and lost track of time. When I came out of my day dream Bob and Pete were sitting either side of me talking quietly. I smiled and and looked around for Griffin and the girl's but I didn't need to look, hearing the laughter coming from the kitchen knowing they were okay.

BOB'S POV:

I sat there talking with my twin with Molly in the middle, she was staring at the fire and smiling when her twin and Cameron walked in. She stood up silently and hugged her twin
taking a few of the bags from her hands.

"We'll put the bags in the spare rooms and lay out the beds." Emma had said smiling.

"Dinner will be ready soon so just wait here." I watched as Molly and Emma walked away talking quietly, just as Cameron had walked in.

"Hey buddy what's up?" I moved next to my brother and patted the spot of floor on the other side of me.

"Well not much, we just went and got the stuff and came back. This place is awesome though." Cameron had said grinning while sitting down next to me.

We all laughed. "I don't know how those girls could have made this place by themselves." I heard Pete say to us quietly.

"Well we did and we are damn proud of it." I heard a voice say.
It was Aleesha, she sat down next to us quietly smiling. "But i need o ask a favor of you."

Still a little taken back we all nodded and stared at her.

"Could you teach me how to fight?" I heard the whisper but it took me back a bit.

"But you already can" I couldn't believe she said that.

"Well" she looked down nervously, "I really can't protect myself without a bow and I'm brave enough to admit it." She sighed. "I need help."

She looked into my eyes for the first time ever. "Could you please teach me?"

I smiled "Of course we can."

Aleesha smiled and hugged me. "Thank you, thank you, thank you."

I blushed madly and hugged her back. She sat back down laying on her back staring at the ceiling.

"I want you all to stay here with us, Hopefully the girls will agree with me."

JAYDE'S POV:

I sat at the kitchen bench we had and watched Griffin stir at the soup we had made. I laughed to myself knowing I wouldn't have imagined seeing this even in my wildest dreams.

"So your sister" I looked at him intently his words startling me he looked away. "never had a boyfriend?"

I smiled "Nope, none of us ever have." I smirked knowing what he was gonna say

"Bob is gonna ask Molly out so don't be smirking like that."

I laughed. "I know that but at least wait a few months before asking her out, other wise..." I trailed off thinking of the sight of my fist in his face. "We'll do something that will hurt, okay."

He looked at me suspiciously "Okay, deal."

I watched as Aleesha and the boys walked in. Griffin was standing upright and shoulders back. We laughed at his sudden change.

"At ease solider." She walked over to me and hugged me.

"Will you agree?" I heard her whisper, knowing exactly what she meant.

"Of course." I said smiling, I would only agree for her sake.

"So is dinner ready" I heard Griffin ask, the boys murmuring in agreement. I quickly looked over at them and Aleesha stepped back from me.
"Let me have a look." Aleesha walked over and hit her hip on his, making him move over.

EMMA'S POV:

After fixing up the bed and luggage for the boys we walked back to the kitchen and saw Aleesha and Jayde had collected the boys together and finished cooking dinner.

SOUPE! Molly and I jumped at the smell and sat right down at the table we used for dinner. "So nothing sexual happened while we were away?"

I smirked looking up from my steaming bowl of soup at Aleesha then Griffin. He blushed and I laughed to myself.

"No nothing happen." Aleesha said happily unaware of the sudden colour change in the boys face.

I looked over at Molly and we nodded, knowing aleesha was safe for now.

"So how does your life work? We would all like to know." I raised my eyebrows at Pete's question.

"Simple really, we eat, sleep, talk and train." Jayde laughed at her last word, all of us knowing to well what aleesha was gonna say next.

"Training is an important part of our protection-"

"-and self defense, letting us live our lives full of adventure and thrilling risks in a safe way." the girls and I smirked as we finished off what aleesha had started saying.

Jayde lent over and hugged her twin because she had been blushing with annoyance.

PETE'S POV:

I took a deep breathe and stood up knowing what I would say next would arouse questions.

"Will you excuse aleesha and I for a second, we have something to discuss." I looked over at Aleesha and she nodded.

Standing silently walking towards the living room so they couldn't hear us. She closed the door and looked over at me.

"So what is it?" I looked into her eyes and smiled.

"Why do you want to train when you already are?"

She looked at me shyly and then looked at the floor. "I haven't told you what happened yet have I?" she looked up at me with tears starting to shine in her eyes.

I looked at her with concern and before I knew it, I was hugging her.

"One of those men attacked us." she took a second to steady herself, still sobbing on my shoulder. "I took him on one with a short sword, I know my only strength is archery but i wanted to protect my girls."

I looked into her eyes as she spoke those words, she was still sobbing but her eyes looked ... different.

"I value their lives over mine. They are my world, my life and the reason I'm alive today." she started crying and I pulled her in closer and let her head fall on my shoulder.

"It will be okay, and yes I will train you" I dried her tears smiling and walked her back into the dining room and finished dinner.

CAMERON'S POV:

I watched them walk back in. Dinner had been silent as soon as they left. Aleesha's eyes looked red and there was a huge smile on both of their faces.

"Any announcements?" I smirked as I watched Aleesha poke her tongue out at me for a split second then she became serious.

"Yes there is." she looked around at all the girls and I couldn't understand what they where planning. "We are going to offer you a once in a lifetime opportunity."

The boys and i exhaled in unison "Okay what might this proposal be"? I heard bob ask intently leaning forward interlocking his fingers.

"Well ..." Aleesha started nervously looking over at the girls again for support.

"We are wondering if you are going to stay with us" Jayde blurted out and then put her head in her hands.

"Sure" we all chorused happily.

"Well then its settled your one of us." the girls said all smiling.

I laughed.

"Then I have an announcement too." Pete said, he looked calm as always as all eyes turned to him.

"Aleesha do you wanna tell them" I started to sweat.

They aren't gong out already are they?

she nodded.

"I am going to start training extra time if the boys will be willing to train me."

I could hear the sounds of the girls mouths dropping. I myself, couldn't believe it.

"How about we all train harder and more time and the boys can join in" I could see Molly was trying to make Aleesha feel more comfortable about her new situation.

"Sure if you guys want to." We all looked around at each other.

"Deal!"