Ta-daaa :D This is only going on thanks to Ethan and Natalie. (: my looovly proof-readers. Have fun reading :] x
"Pikiiii~"
Piki groaned and slowly opened her eyes. They where heavy since she didn't sleep well the night before. Nellie was shouting her name.
"What Nellie?"
"Eds not back."
Piki sat straight up. Her eyes widened. "He's…not….b-back."
Ed should be back. Ed should be back. She repeated it in her head over and over. What if he got kidnapped? What if he got attacked?
Piki got out of her sleeping bag and went outside. The forest air smelled strongly of pine and…wine?
"Nellie, have you been drinking?"
She shook her head.
Wine…it's probably just my imagination thought Piki.
She got a bowl and poured some cereal. Nellie sat down and drank from her water bottle. A rustle came from the trees and Piki jumped. "Who's there?" Piki pointed a spoon at the trees as a silhouette came towards her.
A laugh came from the trees.
"….Ed?!"
Ed walked out from the trees doubled over in laughter.
Piki threw her spoon on the floor and started to shout at Ed.
"Im glad you think this is funny because while you where out there doing god knows what, Nellie and I where here worrying about your sorry ass!"
Ed wiped a tear from his eye and stood up.
"Relax sour puss, im in one piece aren't I?"
"Unfortunaly…"
Ed ran forward with arms outstretched and hugged Piki.
"Aw, you don't mean it!"
Piki pushed him off. "Im sick of your shit!"
She stomped into her tent and zipped up the door.
Ed looked at Nellie.
"Did you miss me Nellie the elephant?"
Nellie smiled. She couldn't stay mad at Ed for long.
"I got real worried about you, but I think you should apologise to her. She didn't sleep all last night because she was worrying about you."
Ed sighed and walked over to her tent. He tapped against the thin fabric of the tent.
"Hey…Piki."
"Go away dumbass."
"I want to apologise. Im sorry I worried you."
"You should be!"
Piki walked out of the tent dress in a pair of black skinny jeans with various chains and a bright yellow top with a smiley face on the front.
"Oooh don't we look nice today?"
"Flattery will get you nowhere."
She pulled on a leather jacket.
"Where are you going?" Nellie asked.
"Walking. Want to come?"
"Na. just don't get lost."
Piki nodded and walked off into the thick cluster of trees.
"That didn't hurt did it?"
Ed smiled at Nellie.
"What's for breakfast?"
"Twelve hours and she's still not back yet. Should we do something?"
Nellie shook her head.
"You know Piki. Hard as the next man."
Ed smiled. "I didn't know Piki was a man."
Nellie rolled her eyes.
Ed looked back out towards the woods where Piki had departed.
"Do you think she's lost?"
"Naa."
"Do you think she's got kidnapped?"
"Nope. Ed, just stop worrying about her. She'll be back soon enough."
Ed made a small mumbling noise in his throat and put a concerned look on his face.
Has she really got kidnapped?
…no she's fine.
But I can tell myself that all I want and it may not be true…
Ed sighed and looked at his watch.
22:05
She's been gone awhile.
"Im heading off to bed. She'll probably come back while we are sleeping. Nellie nodded and gave Ed a hug.
"Everything will be fine. I promise."
She walked off to her own tent and zipped up the entrance.
Ed walked into his own and put on his PJ's.
Oh look, now you match your PJ's.
Piki's voice echoed in his head.
He really hoped that she wasn't being held captive by a perverted mountain man.
He crawled into his sleeping bag and fell asleep.
"Ed…hey Ed."
Ed opened his eyes.
Nellie was knelt down on the floor of his tent in a pair of ruby red pyjamas.
"What is it Nellie?"
He sat up to talk to his friend easier.
"I…I can't sleep."
He laughed slightly.
"Aw did my ickle Elephant have a bad dream."
She blushed. "No… im just used to having Piki talking to me in the tent."
Ed smiled wider.
"Go get your tent and you can sleep in her tonight."
She smiled and ran outside.
She returned with a pale pink sleeping bag patterned with stars and laid it next to Ed.
"You promise not to do pervy things to me while I sleep."
He laughed. "As long as you promise me the same thing."
"Sure."
And with that she fell asleep.
Ed smiled one last time at Nellie and fell asleep himself.
Maybe things would be ok after all.
Piki tripped over another logs but quickly got up and ran off.
She could feel the blood from her wounds soaking her clothes which had been torn on various branches.
I can't let them get me… if they get me they'll get the others.
She staggered along pushing over whatever debris she found in her path, just anything to stop her pursuers.
She yelled and she fell into a muddy swamp pit.
Warm tears streamed down her face. Mud and open wounds mixed. Blood trickled down her body.
No. I can't give up.
She tried to get up but just kept falling.
She crawled to a tree on all fours.
She attempted to pull herself up the tree but the wounds in her arms felt like they would rip her arms off if she pulled up any harder.
After another attempt she gave a cry of frustration and fell to the ground with a large thump. She felt fresh tears stream down her face.
They're going to find Ed and Nellie.
This is all my fault.
My.
Fault.
She laid her head on the floor.
She had lost.
Oh come on Piki, I thoght you where better than that.
Ed's voice brought a smile to her face.
"Ah..." She whispered to herself. "I loved you really you old coot."
A rough hand touched her shoulder making her jump.
"Awh... how touching. Can we make a move now girly?"
What do you think? :3 Im not to glad how the ending turned out but feh.
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