Chapter 4
Three days later
Luella stood in the arrivals hall waiting for Modoka and her niece to come out of the baggage reclaim. She couldn't wait to see her old friend again. Looking around she noticed Amber by a coffee stand ordering coffee and flirting with the guy behind the counter. Amber and Oliver were both alike and not alike, both were intelligent and had finished school at a young age but there areas were different and so was their attitude towards people. Amber was friendly and bubbly where Oliver was cold and sometimes cruel. She wondered about this girl Oliver had left in Japan, he was heartbroken and was moodier than usual.
"Here ya go mum" Amber said thrusting a latte under Luella's noise. "And a free blueberry cupcake" Amber was hyperactive this morning which normally meant she was up to something. Luella was about to ask what her daughter had done when Modoka's cheerful voice rang through the airport. Spinning around Luella ran to her long-time friend and the two hugged. Mai watched her Aunt embrace her friend and noticed a female looking Naru walking towards her.
"You must be Mai" the girl said with a smile. "I'm Amber Davis, Oliver's little sister" Mai shook Amber's hand "The woman suffocating your Aunt is my mother Luella" Luella took that moment to notice Mai and she squeaked. "Is that her?"
Modoka smiled "Luella dear, this is my niece Mai." Luella then pulled Mai into a huge hug. Amber cleared her throat. "Mum, case?" Luella nodded and lea the last members of the team to a deep green Land-Rover. Amber climbed into the open back and sat on a car seat installed there, Mai noticed a second seat and asked if she could join her in the back. Modoka smiled and watched as the two girls bond as friends.
Luella and Modoka sat in the front seats and began the drive to the campsite. The woman gossiped about what had been happening. Modoka then noticed a familiar black bag in the back seat.
"Luella, Why is Oliver's bag in the backseat? Did he forget something?" Luella frowned "Not that I'm aware of….wait a minute. Amber dear?" Luella pulled out a walkie talkie in order to communicate with her daughter, Amber looked at her mother. "Why is your brother's bag in the car?" Amber smiled a sweet, innocent yet it looked evil at the same time and said nothing. Luella decided to drop it as trying to pry a secret off Amber was difficult, Oliver would often say getting blood from a stone was easier. Shrugging her shoulders Luella started the land-rover and began the three hour drive to the campsite.
On the back of the land rover Amber handed Mai a thick blanket and a white board. 'Trust me it's easier to write than shout over the wind' she had written on the board. Throughout the journey the two girls had become good friends while the old friends caught up on latest gossip.
Suddenly the Luella slammed her foot on the breaks. Amber frowned and unbuckled herself "What's wrong?" she asked and looked out of the windscreen. Swearing she quickly turned and helped Mai out of her seat and into the Landover.
Before them was a row of goblins, Mai saw them and screamed the goblins began to surround the vehicle "evig su eht nerdlihc" they chanted "evig su eht nerdlihc, evig su eht nerdlihc, evig su eht nerdlihc" suddenly a bell was thrown at the goblins. The goblins laughed and began to advance but then just as quickly as they appeared, there attitude changed they made an ear piercing screech and ran into the forest. Mai also thought she heard a soft thump. Luella heard the same and jumped out of the car and rushed to where Mai last saw Amber. Mai waited as Amber was put into the back seat next to her. She looked like Naru after he used PK, did Amber do the same?
Luella started the car back up and continued the drive to the campsite. About ten minutes later they arrived to a shocking sight. There in a bright pink t-shirt and bright blue jogging trousers was an angry Naru. Mai heard Modoka burst into fits of laughter. "Oh I have GOT to get a picture." Mai looked again and realised that the t-shirt had writing on: I support Bro-Sis incest and marriage.
"Where is she?" Naru ground out. Martin and Lin were in the background trying not to laugh while Bou-san, Yasu and Ayako were laughing loudly and proudly. John however looked a tad concerned.
"We were attacked and she fainted after sending the creatures away" Luella tried to reason. "Well for someone who is unconscious she can run away pretty well" Mai looked to where Amber was to find the seat empty and the door open.
Mai opened her door and stepped out only to be crushed by Bou-san, Ayako and Yasu. Mai smiled, she had missed her friends. After being let go by the over excited trio John gave Mai a small hug and smiled.
"Its good to see ya again mate, we really missed you"
Mai looked around at all her old friends and was overwhelmed, the guilt and sorrow she felt for leaving them and the fear of what the creature from her nightmare could do to them caused her to faint, she could just hear Modoka scream her name in the distance before she lost consciousness
Hi all Sorry its taken a while to update *Cough* Two Years *Cough*. Sadly I've been fighting Depression and Anxiety and after chapter 3 i had a melt down and couldn't find the strength to keep posting updates, I'm better(ish) now and will try and update this story. please review :)
KNT
