A/N: Herro. Sorry about the wait, don't have an excuse, just been lazy. This chapter's kind of a filler and I apologize in advance for the lack of Emaya. They will reunite soon enough.

Destiny: Chapter 11

Caleb POV

Toby and I have been walking around these woods for what feels like hours. We lost Emily a while ago. If I hadn't known her and saw her running the way she was, I would have thought she was being chased by a serial killer or she was late for an all you can eat rib fest or something else that has great importance. But nope, that's just how out Emily takes her evening strolls. Whatever happened between her and Samara must have been pretty intense to have caused Emily to manifest the power of Usain Bolt. Toby and I are pretty athletic ourselves and have pretty good eyes but considering we're up against a very determined Emily combined with all these branches and leaves blocking our view, I do not believe we're at fault. Whatever, whether it actually is our fault she's lost or not, in Ezra's eyes, we're always to blame.

"Maybe we should just head back, it's starting to get dark and for all we know she could've headed back to the bus already" Toby says looking absolutely defeated by our current predicament.

"I seriously doubt that, this is the only path way in here, she would have to pass us to get out, and dude, you and I both know Ezra will mount our ass's to the wall if we come back without her" I reply, shaking my head and laughing slightly as I imagine Ezra's 'angry face'.

"More of a reason to go back, I haven't seen that vain that pops out on his head when he gets angry in a while" Toby says shaking his head and smiling at the ground as he walks.

"Well that is a very valid point, I kinda miss tomato head Ezra" I comment and we both burst out into laughter, attempting to hold back the tears forming in our eyes.

"Yupp, those were the days" Toby says after the laughter subsided.

"Yaa, you know we really need to..."

"AHH!"
We both stop mid stride and begin looking around frantically for the source of the random scream.

"Correct me if I'm wrong here but I'm assuming that wasn't you" I say trying to decipher which direction the yell came from.

"Emily" Toby whispers, leaving the path and taking off into the trees.

The look in his eyes was a look of pure determination. That look is very rare; he only gets it when he feels the extreme need to help someone he really cares about. The last time I saw that look was when he was trying to convince Spencer to go to U-Penn and forget about their relationship to focus on her future. Toby had always been the 'over-protective, looking out for your best interest' type. I mean, I care about my friends too but he takes that to another level. He's like... Father material and whatnot. I always kinda admired that attribute of his.

Suddenly a large growl is echoing through my ears and my legs come to a hasty halt.

"Holy shit" are the only words I can squeak out as I raise my head to come face to face with the beast before me.

"Um guys, since when are there bears in California, or am I just really late" Emily asks, from her spot on the floor behind us, just above a whisper as if any loud noises will send the wild animal off the edge.

I look at Toby and can see the scared look in his eyes as he and I stand face to face with a 6.5 foot tall grizzly bear that's standing on his hind legs.

Toby and I look at each other, almost reading each other's minds. We have spent so much time together in the past 2 years, we can practically speak telepathically. From what I'm getting from him and from what I'm sending, we both know absolutely nothing about warding off bears.

"I saw on a nature show once that you should make yourself like... big to scare off bears" Emily says, noticing that Toby and I had no ideas.

"Big?!" I question "That's really the best you got"

"Yaa... big" Emily says with a shrug, as if our lives did not depend on our next decision.

"Well, we're dead anyways so might as well" I say, rolling my eyes at the preposterous idea.

Toby and I stretch out our arms to their max capacity in a star like shape and stand on our tippy toes while unpleasant growls escape our lips in an attempt to ward off the beast.

'We are fricken idiots and pretty soon we're gonna be dead idiots' I think to myself as I hiss at the hairy skyscraper before me.

To all of our surprise, the animal starts to whimper, puts its front legs back in the floor and takes off in the other direction.

"Whoa, that actually worked" I say, the surprise extremely evident in my voice.

"Well that's one problem down, now onto the next. I don't suppose either of you remembers how to get out of here do you?" Toby rhetorically asks, knowing we are now lost in the woods, with bears and God knows what else, darkness threatening to consume us in a matter of minutes.

After 1 or 2 hours of aimless venturing through the vast wildlife, we finally found the pathway leading out of the forest. When we got out we went to the nearest store to ask for directions on how to get back to the parking lot where the tour bus is packed. We got the information and set out on our way.

"So you gonna tell us what provoked you to take this unnecessary excursion or are we gonna have to pry it out of you" I ask with a sarcastic smirk, looking down at Emily. She looks up, the moonlight barely illuminating her features, meeting my gaze with a small smile that I see right through.

"Let me guess, Maya?" Toby knowingly asks.

"I just needed some air" Emily says, barely above a whisper, looking down at her dragging feet, kicking pebbles as she walked.

"Do you usually venture through bear infested woods when you feel the excessive need for oxygen" I joke, earning a flick at the back of my neck from Toby.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" Toby requests, sounding extremely sincere.

She nods slightly and proceeds to tell us about the conversation she had with Samara.

As her story comes to an end, Toby and I can't help but swap knowing glares, smirking slightly at our new found knowledge of the situation. She looks up at us, looking somewhat angry.

"Is there something funny about this?" she asks, crossing her arms and looking agitated by our behaviour.

"You" I answer, stating the obvious, earning another flick from Toby. I send an annoyed glare in his direction, rubbing the back of my neck and expand on my response. "What I mean is girls in general". At my words, she looks at me with a raised eyebrow, yearning me to go on. "You guys over analyze things way too much. So what if Maya couldn't come on tour with us, I've seen the way she looks at you Em, she loves you and you know it and if she couldn't come than there's obviously a logical explanation as to why so just trust her". I finish, watching her facial expression change as she processes what I just said.

"Well when you say it like that it sounds so easy" she mumbles.

"That's because it is that easy. We all know Sammy has a thing for you and she was just trying to mess with your head. Don't let her get you Em. You're with who you want to be with. Just be happy for that." Toby chimes in causing a smile to form on all of our lips.

"You know what, I think you guys are right. I guess I just looked to into the situation" Emily says looking extremely gratifying as we approach the tour bus. We embrace in a big group hug.

"What would I do without you guys" Emily says pulling away slightly to look at us.

"Crash and burn most likely. Probably get eaten by a bear" I joke, provoking a wave of giggles from our group.

"I'll see you guys in the morning. Thanks again for everything. Goodnight" Emily yawns out scurrying, towards the bus.

"Nighty night" we reply.

"Oh yaa, and Em" I call after her before she enters the bus, causing her to turn around. "We live in the 21st century, if you wanna know what's going on with Maya stop acting like a caveman and CALL HER!" I order, earning a nod and a grin from the girl as she enters the vehicle.

Toby and I turn and look at each other, reveling in the day's activities. "Women" we say in unisons before we too head inside the tour bus to have a well-deserved, long rest.

AN: Sorry for the grammar mistakes. Writing & proof reading these at 3am on my small ass phone probably isn't the smartest idea. Please Review