Chapter Five "I'm sorry! I'm really sorry, Teo!"
Skyler said, crying a little. We were back in our hotel room finally. I wasn't sure why she was apologizing. "Don't be sorry. You did nothing wrong."
"You could've gotten hurt! And I just got him more mad- for all we know, he could be hunting us down right now! It's my fault."
I shook my head. "No it isn't. Right now though, we need to figure out how to get money."
"No we don't," she replied still sounding upset. "I stole Evron's wallet."
I couldn't help laughing. "I have to say, I'm impressed."
She smiled. "Thank you."
Then we heard thunder and the sound of rain pouring down. I frowned. "Hm... Can't fly in this. It would be too dangerous. We'll just have to stay the night and hopefully leave tomorrow."
"Oh... Okay."
"Are you okay with that?" I asked. I didn't want to make her uncomfortable.
Skyler nodded. "Yes. I'm fine. I... I trust you."
Suddenly we heard voices outside.
"What are they saying?" I asked curiously.
Skyler shrugged. "I don't know but I know who's voices they are."
"Wait... Are they..."
"Yes. Huo and Evron. They must've found each other."
"Okay... Stay calm. They don't know we're here."
"I am calm."
"Okay. Good."
It was hard to sleep that night. We both kept waking up, and the rain wasn't stopping, or even getting any lighter. Skyler was shaking the whole night. The next morning, the rain had stopped. It was kind of wet out, but that didn't matter. We wouldn't be on the ground, we'd be in the sky (which is much better in my opinion). Skyler was still shaking when we went outside. With good reason, too. I looked over and she was gone.
"Skyler?" I called.
Silence.
"Skyler! Skyler, can you hear me? Where are you?"
I took a deep breath. This was okay. She couldn't be far. I had only looked away for a few seconds. I then I heard her scream.
"Teo!"
I gasped. I tried to find where her voice had come from, but she only screamed for a second. Stupid three letter name. I pushed my wheelchair as fast as I could down a dark alley. She was tied to a pole, and Huo and Evron were standing near her talking about whatever it is evil people talk about.
"Skyler!" I yelled.
She looked up and I realized there was tape over her mouth. Huo and Evron came over to me.
"Well," Huo began, "look who's here."
Evron crossed his arms. "We aren't going to have a problem here, are we?"
I shrugged. "Let Skyler go and we'll have no problems at all."
Huo came towards me, looking vicious.
"Hey, you wouldn't hurt a handicapped kid, would you?" I said. I didn't like referring to myself as handicapped, but it's true, and I was desperate.
Evron said, "Actually Huo, you WOULD have to be kind of a jerk to hurt a handicapped kid."
Huo looked at him in disbelief. "You think I care?"
They started arguing. Carefully and quietly, I went over to Skyler and untied her. She ripped the tape off her mouth and took her staff out, which like usual, was strapped to her back. She used it to airbend Huo and Evron right against the wall. Evron tried to get up, but immediately fell back down. Huo yelled at us in frustration as we got out of there. We we're in the sky flying, when we found what could be our ticket home.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Skyler said, crying a little. We were back in our hotel room finally. I wasn't sure why she was apologizing. "Don't be sorry. You did nothing wrong."
"You could've gotten hurt! And I just got him more mad- for all we know, he could be hunting us down right now! It's my fault."
I shook my head. "No it isn't. Right now though, we need to figure out how to get money."
"No we don't," she replied still sounding upset. "I stole Evron's wallet."
I couldn't help laughing. "I have to say, I'm impressed."
She smiled. "Thank you."
Then we heard thunder and the sound of rain pouring down. I frowned. "Hm... Can't fly in this. It would be too dangerous. We'll just have to stay the night and hopefully leave tomorrow."
"Oh... Okay."
"Are you okay with that?" I asked. I didn't want to make her uncomfortable.
Skyler nodded. "Yes. I'm fine. I... I trust you."
Suddenly we heard voices outside.
"What are they saying?" I asked curiously.
Skyler shrugged. "I don't know but I know who's voices they are."
"Wait... Are they..."
"Yes. Huo and Evron. They must've found each other."
"Okay... Stay calm. They don't know we're here."
"I am calm."
"Okay. Good."
It was hard to sleep that night. We both kept waking up, and the rain wasn't stopping, or even getting any lighter. Skyler was shaking the whole night. The next morning, the rain had stopped. It was kind of wet out, but that didn't matter. We wouldn't be on the ground, we'd be in the sky (which is much better in my opinion). Skyler was still shaking when we went outside. With good reason, too. I looked over and she was gone.
"Skyler?" I called.
Silence.
"Skyler! Skyler, can you hear me? Where are you?"
I took a deep breath. This was okay. She couldn't be far. I had only looked away for a few seconds. I then I heard her scream.
"Teo!"
I gasped. I tried to find where her voice had come from, but she only screamed for a second. Stupid three letter name. I pushed my wheelchair as fast as I could down a dark alley. She was tied to a pole, and Huo and Evron were standing near her talking about whatever it is evil people talk about.
"Skyler!" I yelled.
She looked up and I realized there was tape over her mouth. Huo and Evron came over to me.
"Well," Huo began, "look who's here."
Evron crossed his arms. "We aren't going to have a problem here, are we?"
I shrugged. "Let Skyler go and we'll have no problems at all."
Huo came towards me, looking vicious.
"Hey, you wouldn't hurt a handicapped kid, would you?" I said. I didn't like referring to myself as handicapped, but it's true, and I was desperate.
Evron said, "Actually Huo, you WOULD have to be kind of a jerk to hurt a handicapped kid."
Huo looked at him in disbelief. "You think I care?"
They started arguing. Carefully and quietly, I went over to Skyler and untied her. She ripped the tape off her mouth and took her staff out, which like usual, was strapped to her back. She used it to airbend Huo and Evron right against the wall. Evron tried to get up, but immediately fell back down. Huo yelled at us in frustration as we got out of there. We we're in the sky flying, when we found what could be our ticket home.
TO BE CONTINUED...