~ Creepy ~
Finn admitted something, "Piper, these guys creep me out."
She just gave him a glare. "That's just rude, Finn. Especially after all they've done for us."
Finn rolled his eyes. "Doesn't change the fact that these guys are creepin' me – ow!"
"Please, I didn't hit you that hard. Stop being a baby," Piper sighed, ignoring the kicked-puppy expression Finn was wearing.
"As adorable as your flirting is can someone ask how far we are from camp? I'm freezing. I'm going to start losing fingers and toes if I don't warm up," Stork hissed from behind them. His had his long arms wrapped tightly around his lithe frame and was shaking like a leaf.
Sympathy was in Piper's eyes. "Don't worry, Stork, we're almost there."
Stork mumbled something dark and just shivered some more.
Finn didn't seem all that sure either. "How do you know that? We've been walking in this underground tunnel for how long? And it keeps branching all over the place! How do we know these guys know where they're even going, huh? Maybe they're leading us in circles," Finn whispered into her ear.
Piper sighed, her gaze straight ahead. Their guides walked in front, pretty much every one of them helping carry the massive bulk of a grown Wallop. They had lead to the way into a small mouthed cavern that had split apart into several tunnels, one of them they were currently taking. Piper could understand Finn's mistrust. She had felt the same way the first time too.
"Don't worry, everything's going to be alright Finn, trust me. Junko will get fixed up, we'll get warm and we'll get to see her."
"You and Aerrow never talk about this place much, that time we got separated, remember? But you've mentioned her, who-"
"Soon, Finn," Piper promised.
A/N: I feel terribly guilty about the lack of updates. Ch. 54 was written for a while, but I haven't had time to update. Try spending 8+ hours staring at a computer screen - guess what you DON'T want to do when you come home. School is almost done - updates should be less sporadic. Also forgive any spelling/grammatical errors.