Just saying, all the print in this format are just comments. Also, THIS IS A GIANT SPOILER FOR OATHBREAKER!
Chapter 2
The next day, after Torak's "hunting trip", Shaiya was even perkier. She had a slight bounce in her step. Occasionally, Renn caught her staring at Torak's work hardened face. As the three continued toward the fire of long pine boughs in the middle of the clan land, Shaiya piped up.
"So, Torak," she began. "How long have you been here?" [just saying this takesplace afterOathbreaker
"Oh… about four summers… right Renn?" [feel free to correct me im just guessing.]
"Yeah, I guess…" Renn wasn't paying attention; she was studying the salmon cake she had picked up. Suddenly, without thinking about it, she crumpled it in her fingers. Just as she did so, Fin-Kedinn walked up to the three.
"Hello Renn, Torak, Shaiya. I trust you had a good sleep?" He smiled and continued. "We will need you to go hunting for the clan. As you know-" he gestured to Shaiya "- our best hunters are helping the Wolf Clan."
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As the three walked through the forest, Renn smiled, and quickly it turned to a grimace. They had passed the small clearing where Renn had suddenly kissed Torak. She had smiled, because… well that's obvious. She had grimaced because it felt completely wrong remembering with Shaiya, a stranger to the situation, just walking by. Renn glanced at Torak. He smiled at her, went pink, and resumed gazing at his feet.
"Torak, why are you blushing?" Shaiya giggle and tossed her blond, curly hair.
"Um…" Torak went redder and glanced at Renn. She just shrugged and progressed with studying the soil for prints. Without knowing it, she blushed herself.
"Really, what happened? Did I miss something?"
"Well… kind of… it's just that little clearing. Something happened back there…"
Renn panicked. She made a frantic slashing motion across her neck. Torak looked at her, confused. As Shaiya did the same, Renn just pretended to itch her neck, and plastered on the best fake-smile she could.
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After a successful hunting trip, the three of them made a job of skinning a young buck they had killed. Shaiya continued pestering them about the clearing.
"C'mon guys! Torak you told me everything back at the clan! Remember the time-"
"No, no I am not telling Renn that!" Torak glanced at Renn and realized what he had said.
"Oh… Really… so what was this story about Torak as a child, Shaiya?" Renn said, a grin slowly stretching across her face.
"Well-"
"Renn, I'll tell her about the clearing!" Torak defended himself.
"No!"
"What happened was-"
"Shaiya, don't tell Renn about Artemis!"
"There was a girl-"
"Renn kissed me at the clearing!"
"Torak!"
"Torak had fell in love with this girl Artemis. She was an older girl in the clan." Torak went red, and looked away. Shaiya laughed and continued. "So, he tried to talk to her, tripped over his own feet, fell over, and pushed her into the small pond the clan was set up by! The whole clan saw it." Renn couldn't contain it. She burst out laughing and rolled onto her back, abandoning the skinning of the buck. Torak went cherry red and busied himself with the skinning of the buck again.
After Renn could breathe again, she looked at Torak's face. It was still red, but it had calmed down. She then remembered what Torak had told Shaiya. Renn waited in suspense, hoping, praying, Shaiya wouldn't bring up. Of course, Renn's nightmare was bound to come true.
"So this little clearing-"
"Nothing happened!" Renn said loudly.
"That's not Torak's story." She chuckled and glanced at him. He looked from Renn to Shaiya and back.
"Well…"
"Is it true or not?" inquired Shaiya.
"Yes… I guess it was." Torak said after a pause. Renn said nothing, still skinning the buck.
"Yeah, a kiss either happened or not." Shaiya laughed.
"Yeah it did." Said Torak now, sounding almost prideful. Renn grimaced and skinned the buck more fervently.
"What happened?"
"Well, Renn and I were just talking and… Oh I don't remember… Then, Renn just leaned forward and kissed me." Torak glanced at Renn. It was her turn to be embarrassed. He puffed out his chest, smiled and continued. "It was so unsuspected, I mean everybody could tell she liked me."
"Oh really?"
"It was-"
"Torak," Renn broke in, "sometimes you make me regret it!" she said, louder. She threw down her knife and walked briskly away, toward her shelter, eyes filled with tears.
