Chapter 2

His name

Keeta got up and laid on the soft couch, she was too tired to stay awake but too nervous to go back into her room. Keeta's stomach was bruised because of the punch she'd had earlier but nothing to serious. She laid there for about thirty minutes before waking up. She sat up and stared out the house window at the large green grass field that ended at the edge of the forest. There where some flowers near the forest's edge that she liked to visit. Her father hated the forest and he hated it even more when Keeta went near it but she loved the forest. Her father insisted it was dangerous and that playing with "Filthy clans people" was dangerous. Of course Keeta didn't care he was nice.

Keeta threw off the blankets on her bed and ran down stairs thun thunk thun THUD. Keeta loved the noisy her father was always so annoyed by them it was fun to run up and down them, till her father came running out of the kitchen mad and all red in the face. Sadly Keeta didn't have time for that he was waiting. She ran past the kitchen which smelled of cooking pancakes. She continued till she reached the door, she stopped and grabbed her coat off of the green coat rack which stood proudly by the door just waiting for another coat to be draped on it's short skinny arms. Keeta pulled it franticly over her arms then opened the door and walked out and onto the porch. it was blue just about the same shade of blue as the sky.

Keeta jumped over the blue steps her shoes splashing in the mud that had formed in front of the porch. She took off again towards the tree's the run took almost thirty seconds and Keeta was gasping for air when she reached the forest. Keeta hunched over to catch her breathe for a few moments before standing up straight. Keeta glanced around oddly it was kinda cold. Of course though he hated it when she acted uncomfortable so Keeta managed a smile.

"I'm HERE!" Keeta yelled beaming with joy. Keeta stopped and stood there with the wind as her only response. Keeta suddenly felt scared and small. "hello..." Keeta murmured under her breathe like a whisper. Keeta felt the tree curl over her as she seemed to grow smaller she wrapped her arms around herself. As she walked a few steps into the forest she glanced over her shoulder she couldn't see the house anymore where was he...or better yet where was she! Keeta was startled to she a shadow suddenly loom over her. Keeta yelped and turned only to find it was just the shadow of a tree. what am I getting so nervous about it's just a- Keeta's thought's stopped short when she felt a sharp pain in her side. She spun around and threw out a fist. She stared as the small figure dropped to the ground dodging her punch.

"you...Jerk!" Keeta growled as the boy climbed to his feet laughing at the girl's nervousness. "you can't sneak up on a lady like that! Stupid boy!" Keeta growled as the boy fell over laughing he had tan skin, black hair and...Keeta couldn't remember what color his eyes were. She clenched her fist as the boy continued laughing Keeta stopped and smiled "you can't jump out of the tree's all quiet like. You scrawny squirrel." Keeta said deviously. The boy stopped laughing and glared at her.

"I'm not a squirrel! I'm more of a...wolf or something big...with sharp teeth and claws...Like a bear!" He said as he jumped to his he made his hands look more like claws as he growled and walked over to her try to imitate a bears growl. Keeta jumped to her feet and ran laughing at this fun new game of tag. Keeta ducked under some branches and jumped over others. She continued running till she heard a loud WUMP Keeta stopped and stared at the boy ho was laying flat on his face. Keeta walked up to him and pulled his black hair. "ow" he whined Keeta stopped pulling and let go of his hair. She stared at the klutzy boy who'd tripped over his own feet.

"Your right your not a squirrel...your too clumsy." Keeta sighed as she laid down next to him. He rolled onto his back as well. Keeta stared at the sky and smiled she glanced over at him Keeta's eyes went wide as she stared at him the boy looked sad and almost like he was going to cry. Keeta sat up "Whats a matter?" she asked staring at her sad looking friend. He took a breathe and sighed he turned and stared at Keeta.

"My dad and I...went to a clans gathering today and afterwards he said that village people were bad and dangerous to the forest...Whatever that means." He sighed Keeta sat there and stared at the ground how could someone hurt an ENTIRE forest? Keeta knew a person could hurt animals so...was that what they meant? Keeta crossed her legs and leaned back using her arms for support.

"Well you can hurt animals so..maybe your father thinks that the villagers are going to hurt all the animals?" Keeta sat there and sighed that didn't sound correct, there had to be some other reason. Keeta didn't remember the rest all that well he got up and some games with her then he escorted her back to the edge of the forest where the memories became a little clearer. Keeta was standing there with him when he turned towards her.

"Keeta I'm leaving I don't know when I'll see you again but...I'll never forget you." He turned and smiled Keeta stared and into his silver eyes she felt the tears coming back to her with the wave of emotions.

Keeta sat up on the couch the tears from her dream trickled down her cheek leaving a cold wet feeling. Keeta smiled and jumped out of bed she ran to her room and grab the slip of paper from the present from yesterday. I remember now Keeta thought triumphantly as she ran to the bathroom, she took the piece of paper and pointed it backwards to the mirror she stared and the huge scribbles on the back of the message as they form into a name, no not a name his name-

Torak.