Tension flight Chapter 7:

There was a lake in front of them. It was getting hot so Leo was happy at the sight of it.. He ran in front of Annie and took his shirt off. He suddenly dived into the water. The cool water cooled off his skin and gave him a relaxing feeling. He went back up to the surface to see Annie standing there is disbelief. He forgot that they weren't close in any way but class mates and he just took his top off in front of her and worst of all his mark was now visible.

He took his belt of and threw it onto the bank so his sword wouldn't rust. "You should come in! It's refreshing!" he called out She went red in the face.

"We aren't on earth so I don't have any spare clothes," She replied. I'm so stupid thought Leo. He nodded and went back under water. He water was very clear and didn't sting his eyes at all! Fish swam around him not scared of him at all. They were all different kinds of colours. They were beautiful! The sun would reflect of their scale too making it even more spectacular!

He finally decided to get out of the water. He walked onto the bank to see Annie sitting up against a tree. He bent down to get his belt and fastened it around his waist. Beads of water were clinging onto his body making him shine. His hair was wet and mattered making him look even hotter to Annie. Annie couldn't help but stare. He suddenly turned around to see his birthmark. What is that? She thought it would be better not to ask. Leo walked up to Annie and sat himself down next to her. "That swim was nice," he said.

Annie slowly nodded trying not to look at him. Why was someone like him next to her? He noticed her reaction. "What have I done?" he asked.

"It's your body…" She pointed. Out he looked all over him.

"I don't see anything strange…" he said. Annie felt like killing herself. He didn't know he was hot? "The thing is nothing is wrong with your body," She said. He grinned. "You think I am good looking ai?" he asked. Annie blushed.

"But I have a flat stomach," he said patting it.

"Do all boys care only about muscles?" She asked. Leo shrugged and leant against the tree she was leaning against.

They sat there for a bit before Leo asked "So that day before we came here, why did you hide behind me?" He asked. Annie shrugged.

"I don't really know. I know Millie was being mean like usual and I wanted someone to protect me," Annie said. Leo laughed.

"You picked the wrong guy! I am terrified of Millie as well,".

"I didn't. I ended up in a world I never knew existed," she said happily. Leo found a hint of something else about the reason why she was happy but he couldn't recognize it.

"We should be heading off soon. Walk aimlessly to find something," Annie said. Leo got up and stretched. "Sure we shall head off," he said and he put his shirt back on. They started to head towards the setting sun. It was making the sky pink orange and yellow. Beautiful blending colours.

This place was getting more boring by the day! They hadn't run into anything for a few days. They didn't even know what they were looking for. Leo had noticed he never heard that call. Could it be that they were going in the wrong direction? Annie was humming a simple but catchy tune. It sounded like that song that was very popular at the moment. She suddenly stopped and Leo walked into her. "Why did you stop?" He asked.

"I thought I saw something up ahead," She said. She turned her head a bit to face me. "It must have been my imagination," She said and started walking on again.

Annie suddenly diverged to the left. Weren't we supposed to just walk on straight so we could trace back? "Hey Annie where are we going?" Leo asked.

"I saw something again over there so I thought we'd go around it," She said.

"Are you sure it's not your imagination playing up since we haven't done anything entertaining in ages?" He asked. Annie shot him a glare that made him feel guilty about what he had just said. "Sorry," he mumbled and silently followed Annie.

The walked on for a bit until it started to get dark. Annie placed down the bag and sat on the ground. "Shall we rest here?" she asked. Leo fell to the ground in relief. A break! He laid down and took his hilt holding his sword off his belt so he could sleep comfortably. Annie handed him some berries to eat. They hadn't come across meat in awhile and they had already eaten the pink rabbit. Leo quickly ate the small blue square berries and nuzzled into the cold grassy ground to sleep.

Leo heard something growl and a whimpering sound. He looked up so see a creature cornering Annie. She looked over at Leo with wide eyes. The creature was like a lion but bigger and it had a bird beak and wings! As Leo got up and grabbed his sword the creature pounced at Annie. She screamed in terror but suddenly the creature screeched and stumbled backwards. A big gash was on its cream brown face. Leo looked over to see Rosa standing there with a sword. She smiled.

"What brought you guys out into this territory of mine?" she asked. The creature saw her and flew away in fear. Annie looked at Rosa in surprise. Rosa was small like a 10 year old. Her black hair fell into curls that ended at her chest. She had snow white skin and crystal blue eyes. She looked down at Leo and his sword. "You haven't learnt how to use it so why do you wield it?" She asked. Leo looked down at his sword. Rosa didn't need an answer because she walked up to Annie and helped her up.

"You should be weary of this area. Beasts live here," She said. She sounded so young and wise the way she talked. "Who are you?" Annie asked. Rosa smiled sweetly. "Rosa Finsor," she said. Annie looked at Leo recalling he said her name when he woke up in that den. Rosa put her sword into the ground. The sword was three fifths of her height. How could she wield such a big weapon?

She sat herself down on the ground. "It's the first time I have seen travellers arrive in this dimension," she said. "No one ever comes that is why this place is so peaceful. No human interference like on Earth," She said.

"Do you live here on your own?" asked Annie. Rosa shook her head.

"Oh no! There are people who live here! It's just they live in a small village not far from here," She said. She suddenly shot up again.

"you guys must be staving! Come," she said and started to skip into the woods. Annie and leo slowly got up and followed her into the forest.