Edited: Grammar, Some Vocabulary, and Spelling.

Chapter 2:

Hope

"I-I can't leave you here!"

"J-just leave me here!" the yordle shouted, "I'll stall them long enough so you can get away! YOU HAVE TO GO NOW!"

Gnar started to form tears and shook his head and said, "I'm not going to leave ever again! I don't where my dad and siblings are so I'm not going to lose another person! It's all my fault. I never should have wandered off on my own. It's all my fault!"

Gnar's crying did not help at the fact that they had alerted a large void monster and it was heading at their direction. Gnar looked around desperately and tried to see if they was anything that he could use to carry the yordle.

Nothing.

"Just go now!"

Ignoring his requests, he grabbed a hold of one if his arms and started dragging it. It was barely working since the little yordle does not have the strength to carry someone bigger than him. But he tried. He tried as hard as he could.

Moving slowly but surely, the little yordle was able to drag the other yordle in an attempt to get away with the help of the yordle kicking his legs to create some movement but the large void creature was moving three times as fast.

Now feeling the tremor of the void creature's large strides, Gnar started to panic and the yordle kept insisting to leave him behind. Gnar still refused to do so. He still continued to drag the yordle and he found a large bush that they might be able to use to hide from the creature. He put the yordle down and quickly inspected the bush to see if there were any opening that they could hide in. Luckily, there was a small hole near the base of the bush that could probably fit in two small yordles. Returning to where he left the yordle just a couple yards away, he carried him with his help and went inside the hole.

Seconds later, the large creature came nearer as the vibrations as it treaded through the clearing more violently. Lucky for them, the creature just went past the bush and just continued to ram the forest looking for them.

"My name is Nako," the yordle said. Gnar looked at him like he was some sort of weird person. Of all the worst places, he chose to tell Gnar his name also at the wrong time. "I've told you mine, now what's yours?"

"Gnar."

"I like that name. I know this is so sudden and really at the wrong time since there's a large monster hunting us but I guess you were right. I haven't said thanks yet but here. Thanks. Back there though, I thought I was going to die but you never gave up on me so thanks again."

Gnar's frown turned into a small smile as he gave the wounded yordle a small hug and Nako, stunned by his actions and smiled, returned the gesture. Although they still weren't safe, Nako had peeked outside with some trouble as his leg wasn't in a good shape but he still managed to look out. When he was finished he told Gnar that they could go outside but they have to be careful as to not cross paths with the creature that still rammed at everything that went its way. Gnar helped him get up and he let Nako's arms fall over his shoulders as a makeshift crutch. Walking slowly and gently, they were able to get a ton of distance between them and the creature whose violent rambling could still be heard.

Gnar and Nako returned to where they last saw his mom and saw only his grandmother resting on the side of a big boulder. She gave them a quick glance and motioned Gnar with her finger to come to her and sit by her. Gnar sat down and gave her a quick hug. Nako, on the other hand, laid down on top of some leaves making a makeshift bed.

"Your mom is so worried about you, Gnar," his grandma said, "She's looking everywhere for you. But we should stay here until she comes back." Gnar agreed and put his head on her grandma's lap and slept peacefully

Gnar woke up to the sound of yordles talking and he looked up to see his grandma was still there. Gnar got up and walked around the clearing and saw his mom talking to someone. He walked further to see who she was talking. Gnar was able to get a small hint to who she was talking before he or she left. Like all yordles he has seen, he or she had orange fur just like his fur. But there was something strange about that yordle. He or she, Gnar didn't know, had a large necklace which had an embedded shiny stone that hung around their neck. His mom then turned around and headed to Gnar.

"Good morning little boy. You slept really quietly last night so I didn't wake you up."

Gnar ran up to her and gave her a warm embrace.

"So, what do you want to do today?" she asked, "Do you want to get something to eat or find dad?"

"Eat!"

Gnar instinctively took out his boomerang and waddled everywhere to amuse his mom. They told Nako to look out for their grandma while went to hunt for a while. Once they got to the forest, Gnar imitated his dad, crouching all the time whenever he hunted and Gnar always made fun of it yet it had always worked and it got him his prey. None of their prey would notice when their sneaking about and when they do, they don't even have to chance to get away and the yordle would get something to eat for the day.

Gnar's mom took him to an isolated area where Gnar was taught by his dad on how to hunt when he still a small yordle. Gnar remembered that there was a certain area of the forest that he would never dare enter. When he was small, he made the mistake of entering the small cave. His dad had warned him not to enter the cave because it was far too dangerous for him to enter. Gnar thought that it would be no fun at all if he couldn't experience the thrill of danger but then again, he was still a small child so he entered and he never wished to come back to the cave. Gnar then proceeded to the very edge of the area and waited for anything to pass by. While waiting, he heard a small and constant humming sound that came from his right side. This is it, he said to himself.

Gnar's mom was sharpening her weapon while Gnar scouted ahead to see what kind of game they would have. If it was big, yum! Gnar craved for food as he had not eaten in a day. His stomach rumbled just thinking about it. He went through the bushes without any sound so he wouldn't alarmf any prey and he did what his dad always did. Crouching around, he saw a large brown animal. Suddenly, Gnar gasped as pain ruptured throughout his chest and the animal immediately noticed Gnar's presence and started running opposite of him

"I want that now!" Gnar screamed and sprinted to the animal's general direction. Running blindly through the forest without actually knowing the animal is except where it headed, Gnar started throwing a tantrum and he admitted defeat by thrashing at the ground. He threw his boomerang up in the sky as he continued to scream and shout at his defeat. A couple seconds later, he heard a loud screech and soon his mom just popped out from the bushes around him and told Gnar to help him carry the animal she just killed. Gnar gaped his mouth in awe and stopped his tantrum and rushed to his mother's side.

They carried the animal back to where they had left their grandmother and his mom made sure that nothing was following them. Gnar went ahead and gathered leaves as his mom told him to do so and laid it down by his grandma to keep her warm. Dawn was approaching so his mom took precautions in setting the fire up so that no one would be able to see it. She placed big stones on the sides to serve as seats. She then cut the meat into decently so that everyone in their group would have equal proportions but she cut Gnar's share a bit smaller because of his small tummy. Gnar protested and said that he wanted more but his mom said that he would have a tummy ache like the last he ate way too much. His mom was victorious that time and Gnar somehow forgot about their argument and headed to his grandma and lay next to her with the warmth of the leaves.

As Gnar's mom cooked the meat, the smell made Gnar very hungry and his stomach grumbled even more. "Mom, is that cooked yet?"

"It's almost close, Gnar. Just a bit more turns in this spit and it'll be done in no time." All four cut meat was skewered on a stick wrapped with washed leaves that Gnar's mom always kept whenever she left the house. She turned the spit for a few more turns and it was finally done and they simply ate and went to sleep.

The small group left the following morning to head wherever their paws would lead them. Gnar was still very sleepy so he couldn't do much but complain that it was still too early to wake up. Along the clearing, Nako would see the occasional berries and would pick it up but he would have to keep up the pace to catch up with the group. Gnar's grandmother still rested in his mom's back and Gnar was simply walking woozily while his eyes were still heavy with sleep.

Not being able to do much, Gnar was easily bored so he tried to find something to entertain him other than just walking around the clearing without any real purpose. So Gnar wandered around and tried not to stray too far from his mom and not get lost again. While successfully doing so, Gnar was still not able to have any sort of fun that he would've wanted rather than poking at some bugs that he occasionally found along the way.

Dawn had passed and the group were still walking and Gnar's mom found a small cave that they could use for the night. Once arriving, they ate from the meat that they had brought along with them from the animal they had caught the day before. After eating, Nako extinguished the fire and made sure that no one had seen the fire and went to sleep.

"Mom," Gnar said in his sleepy, "When are we going to see dad?"

"Dar, make sure your sister is safe. Don't go out. It's not as safe here unlike last time. I need to find something to eat. Don't leave even if someone asks you to come with them, okay? I will come back, I promise."

Dar and Nara stayed in stayed in a small hut that was still intact even after the attack. Although it was relatively safe where they were at the moment, Dar knew the dangers that might be possibly lurking outside so he just kissed Nara on the forehead and they played silly games as quietly as they could. Nara was having fun yet she was still missing her big brother Gnar. Ever since they left Gnar when he transformed which was a two days ago, his other brother was the only yordle that could really comfort her as she was really close to him. Yet she begged for Gnar to come and play with her.

Dar seeing her distressed, he knew that she missed Gnar but so did he. Gnar always protected them but why wasn't he here now, he thought to himself feeling on the verge of crying. Nara was there so he didn't feel that bad.

After a couple minutes of playing and goofing around the hut, Nara forgot that her bunny doll's ear had been ripped apart and luckily, the voidling lost grip of its ear and Dar had grabbed the ear involuntarily so he did not realize he was holding onto it until yesterday. Dar had no sewing skills whatsoever but their mom could just do the trick. Dar had told Nara to wait until their mom came so that she could fix it. Reluctantly, she agreed although she wanted him to fix it now.

Dar had waited for his dad's return while he tried his best not to bore his sister as he was getting bored himself. Unlike the day before, they had a whole place that they could run around and play with their surroundings and he felt like a kid once more because of that. They left the place because a small purple creature had wandered along. Luckily enough, their dad had seen the creature first and they left as quickly as they could and put as much distance as they could from the monsters. Dar had only brought with him his own pet bug that he kept in his small pack on his side. Maybe this'll work, he said to his sister. He showed her the big and was instantaneously amazed at what she saw. He put a small leather piece on the ground and set the bug down onto the piece of leather. Nara wanted to touch it but Dar had briskly put her hand away and told her that the bug would die if someone else held it other than him. So Nara swapped her attention to just watching it. Dar had taught the bug some tricks like go up his finger and fly back to the piece of leather. This just awed the little yordle girl just as when she first saw the bug.

"Brother, why haven't you showed me him before?" Nara asked gently while keeping her appreciative smile.

"Uh… I don't know."

"That's okay. You're my brother so yeah!"

Dar smiled at her and patted her at her forehead which was returned with a small hug. Dar had enjoyed her company more after the initial attack at their village.

An hour passed by, their dad had returned with all sorts of berries and they ate until all the berries their dad had collected was gone within minutes but he had spent two hours gathering them. Satisfied and happy with the food, their dad put both of them to sleep to a makeshift cot that he had raised not too long ago.

Meh… Got too darned lazy especially with tests upcoming this week.

Update 11/22/14: Tests are done. Recital is done. Studying is done(for now). :)