Book 3: Breaking the Ice
Me: Hi! I didn't expect this chapter to be so short. I made it a little longer, but it's still short to me. Well, get ready for some drama. Plus, Leah will finally talk in full sentences. *giggles* Her accent is like Buck's, except she's a female. Maryanne will probably be called 'princess' through the story.
Maryanne: I deserve that name.
Me: Yeah, sure. *turns to crowd and mutters lowly* Princess, more like a prissy brat. *clears throat* Anyway, please enjoy this unexpectedly short chapter.
Chapter 7: He's Here
Silence filled the cold, snowy atmosphere as a weasel and ferret sat side-by-side near a small stream. They drank the crisp water without a word spoken until the blonde weasel sighed, "I'm flattered that you wanted me to go with you to get something to drink. Did you want to talk to me about something? Oh, that's right. You don't talk, do you?"
The she-ferret's dark lavender eyes looked up from the stream to the female in front of her. "I only talk whenever I and my sister are alone. This is the only time I'm going to talk to you." Her voice was soft, but dark and had an accent.
Maryanne's hazel eyes widened in surprise as soon as she heard her speak. She didn't think she ever did talk. Ever since she and her sister moved in, all Leah's said was almost nothing. Pushing away the thoughts she had in her head, Maryanne asked, "Why don't you like talking to me?"
"Haven't you figured it out yet, princess? You're an indescribable horrid creature that has crawled from the depths of the Chasm of Misery. You care of nothing but yourself. Tell me, do you ever hear yourself when you insult my sister?" Leah's teeth were gritted in pure anger and disgust. She waited for an answer, but received no reply.
Growling, she lunged at her, only to be stopped by a familiar voice that she and Maryanne knew too well. "Hey, Ellie, look! It's them!" Maryanne laughed off the conflict between her and Leah and went over to Crash and Eddie, along with the other herd members.
Maryanne and her family have been well acquainted with the most-talked-about herd before Leah and Chloe lived with them. They all thought that she was a sweet girl, but soon, they will beg to differ, and Leah was going to make sure of that.
"Hey, guys! What are you doing on this fine day?" Leah grimaced sourly at the phony benevolence and saccharine voice that belonged to no other than that horrid female. If only they knew how she really was.
Her thoughts disappeared when a trunk lifted her from the ground into a hug. Leah looked up to see Ellie's emerald green eyes staring back at her. "How are you, sweetie?" The ferret gave her a sweet smile as she was set down to greet the others. She went over to Sid and gave him a hug.
"Hi, Leah! It's nice to finally meet ya'!" Leah gave Sid the same smile she gave Ellie. It was nice to know that someone was actually glad to see her. He sounded so sincere and excited when he talked to her.
It breaks my heart that this herd likes Maryanne. Leah sighed sadly. Don't get her wrong, she didn't mind that Maryanne had friends, but she did feel bad that she was fooling almost everyone around here.
"Hey, are you okay, Leah?" That fake compassionate voice. It was poisoning the ferret's mind. Sighing again, she said, "Yes, I'm all right. I just need some time alone." Those honey-colored eyes stared her down, but still kept their innocent glow.
"I'm afraid I can't let you run off without me, Leah. You'll have to wait." Maryanne giggled softly at Leah's aggravated glare. Even though the she-weasel favorites Leah the most, she loved to cheese her off. "Don't be a sourpuss. We'll go once we depart." Leah rolled her eyes. This is going to be a long day.
"Hey, Stella, Maryanne and Leah have been gone for thirty minutes. May we search for them?" Chloe waited for an answer anxiously. At the nod of Maryanne's mom's head, Chloe, Jason, and his other relatives went off.
Meanwhile, in the world beneath the ice, Celine was laying on her side on the couch. She hissed in pain every time she tried to get in a comfortable sleeping position. She stared up at the dull ceiling, her fingers lightly drumming on her flat stomach once she was settled again.
She felt something scaly rest next to her. Celine looked down and saw Remy curled up next to her, his chocolate brown eyes closed as he rested. She cracked a small smile before turning her head towards Jenna's direction.
"Mom, when is dad coming back?" Jenna turned her attention from Celine's portrait to the live kit that lay on the moss couch.
"I don't know. He'll be back, don't worry." Jenna was beginning to worry about Buck, too. He's been gone for thirty minutes. For Celine's sake, she tried her best not to worry in front of the kit. She's already scared her once, and she was not about to scare her again.
That promise wasn't kept for long, for Jenna could sense another vision was coming to mind. What was she going to do? Quickly, she said, "I'm going to be out there, waiting for dad. I'll be standing at the exit." Celine gave her a nod and watched as her adoptive mom ran out of the cave.
Something was up, and Celine knew it. For the past several weeks, Jenna has been acting strange. She could hear her screams at night while everyone was asleep, her anxiety level was off the scale, she kept looking around her as she walked, feeling stalked. To top it all off, she was screaming at random times of the day. Whatever it was, she hoped somebody would get to the bottom of it.
Her forest green eyes gazed at the she-weasel for one more second before flipping on to her stomach, hissing in agony again. Rosalina and Roxanne came out of their room, clean and refreshed. They noticed the kit on the couch and went over to her.
"Hey, Celine, how are you feeling? Not too well, I suppose." Rosalina sat down next to Celine, letting the kit rest her head on her lap. Roxanne knelt down to Celine's level to pat her and Remy's head. "Where's Buck?" Rosalina asked with a small yawn.
"He went to the 'Garden of Health' to find some things that will help me feel better. Mom said that he should be back soon."
"Well, when he comes back, tell him that Roxanne and I are getting ready to leave for our quest." Rosalina grabbed a leaf pillow that lay on the right side of the couch, just below Celine's feet, and placed it under the brunette's head as she got up to leave.
Before she took another step, Celine shot up from the moss couch, ignoring the searing pain that hit her, and wrapped her arms around Rosalina's waist. Her cerulean eyes widened in surprise then looked down to see green eyes staring back at her. "Please, don't leave, yet! I'll miss you!"
Rosalina and Roxanne's eyes watered with tears. As much as it pained them now, they felt like they had to leave. They did say they were going to leave today, after all. On her knees, Rosalina collapsed in front of the kit and held her close, her heart breaking at the sound of her soft sobs.
Celine held on to her, not wanting her warmth to leave her side. "We'll miss you, too, sweetheart. Maybe, once we find our mates, we'll see if one of us will be able to stay down here so we can visit you. How does that sound?" The twins' faces lit up when they saw their little foster-sister's frown slowly turn into a smile.
"Sounds like a plan!" All three laughed and bundled up in another sisterly embrace. Rosalina and Roxanne loved how quickly Celine's emotions changed at times.
Outside the cave, Jenna was panting and whimpering as she awaited another horrifying vision. This time, Ben was circling around her, his eyes glued to her figure. He had this predatory gaze in his brown eyes that made Jenna feel weak and squeamish. Finally, he spoke, "I'm here. Stop with the visions and see for yourself."
The female let out an ear-piercing scream erupt from her throat, frightening a few pterodactyls that they flew away from the trees. She grasped her head with baby blue eyes widened in fear. With a shaky breath, she turned around to see Ben right behind her.
"Hello, Jenna, such a pleasure to see you again. So, how's life in the Dino world treating you?" There he was. His brown eyes stared back at her light blue eyes once their gazes touched. His body was leaning against a tree until he walked towards her. Jenna choked. He was right. He was here now. What is he going to do to me? The female wondered worriedly. Part of her wanted to run, but she had Celine to watch over until Buck came back.
Before he could do anything to her, Rosalina and Roxanne ran out of the cave with smiles on their faces. "Daddy, hi! What are you doing down here?" Rosalina smiled brightly at her dad's sudden appearance. Ben turned to his girls and smiled happily.
"I'm just coming by for a visit." He sighed as he stared at his mature-looking daughters. If he could go back in time, he would, just to raise them with Clarissa and be a happy family, but it seemed that it was too late for him. He snapped out his thoughts and looked back at Jenna. "They have grown up so fast."
"Y-y-yeah. It happens." Jenna replied, feeling very uncomfortable by his presence.
Suddenly, Buck came back from the garden with different plants and leaves. They heard him drop the plants and turned their heads.
On Buck's face, was an angry glare, his piercing electric blue eye stared directly at Ben. Jenna groaned softly, afraid of what was going to happen now. "Well, well, well. Buck, is this not a coincidence? I see that my daughters still remember me. That's good. I know Jenna still knows me. Even though she tries to forget, I'm always on her mind."
Buck let out a low growl. He felt his paw tighten around the hilt of his knife. Hold back, Buckminster. As much as you want to do it, just don't. Buck let his grip on the knife loosen slightly. "Yeah. She sees you in her dreams and visions. They are not positive dreams and visions at all. Because of you, and mostly me, she's living in fear."
"I'm shocked that you're taking responsibility in your mistake, Buck. I was sure that you were going to put all the blame on me, but instead… You've really surprised me, my friend." Ben wrapped an arm around Jenna's shoulders, angering the male and frightening Jenna.
"I'm no' your friend, mate. You were the one who tried ta' take advantage of Jennifer. For that, I'm never going to forgive you. Because of your "smart" move, she's afraid twenty-four/ seven and can't find a way ta' relax. If you think that you will get away with harassing her, you're mad." Buck bared his fangs and got on all fours, getting ready to fight him.
Ben turned to the twins and whispered, "Go back in the cave. This won't take long." Rosalina and Roxanne did as they were told, but they poked their heads out on one side of the cave to watch the brawl. Rosalina was confused. She looked down at Roxanne.
"What are they doing?" Rosalina asked her twin with concern written all over her face.
"I think they're fighting for the girl." Roxanne smirked up at her sister. However, the blue-eyed female didn't approve of this. She made a move to go out there and break up the fight, but Roxanne's arm blocked her from going any further.
"Stay here. We don't want Celine to worry." Rosalina followed her sister's finger that pointed to the resting girl on the moss couch. Sighing in defeat, Rosalina stayed in the cave, still fearing the worst.
Me: Uh-oh!I apologize that this chapter was short and kind of sucked, but the next chapter will be better. I'll try to make it better. Anyway, poor Celine. I almost forgot about Remy in this chapter. *chuckles* My bad. I just made a new Facebook account, and I found most of the people I know from my school on there. Yay! So, now, I may have someone to talk to after a long day at school and finished with homework. School hasn't started for me, yet. But next Friday, it will. Can't wait to see my friends again!
Well, I hope you enjoyed this short chapter. The next one will be longer. Feel free to leave a review!
P.S: Hey, if you refer back to Book 2: Breaking the Ice and you go to the chapter where the prank began, it kind of was Buck's fault, as well as the possums', and then Ben decided to forcefully steal some kisses from Jenna. So, his fault, too.
Bye!
Sweethalo90 :)