Chapter 18

"Scout?" Shayne asked looking at her.

"Yep, my name is Scout," she responded.

"Well, why're you eating our food that we got?" He asked while rubbing the back of his head.

She looked up at him. "I-I told you di-didn't I? They-They just looked so g-good. A-And I was re-really h-hungry a-and-" the tears were starting to come back into her eyes.

"Don't cry!" Shayne abruptly stood up, waving his arms in front of him. "I was just asking, why're you eating the food that we shot down out here? Can't you get food in the village?"

"Well, about that," she mumbled while looking down. "The birds people shoot down out here, they're more fresh, and-and, if the people don't see me- well, lets just say I can eat it for free." She mumbled.

Then Kan spoke up, "Well, why can't you just get food from the village?"

"That's simple really," she looked up at him, "they say I'm really hyper. I also end up breaking lots of things when I go there. They don't like that." She said with a completely serious expression. "Sometimes I break things on purpose to."

"Why do you do that?" Blade asked. "Wouldn't they like and help you out if you didn't do that?"

"Cuz it's fun," she answered back with a blank expression on her face.

"So what do we do now?" Shayne asked. "I mean, you all saw Mia yesterday, we can't go back again without any food."

"Your right," Kan said. And then the four of them turned to Barry.

"Hey Barry!" Shayne called out. "Your a dragon aren't you? Lets go hunting for birds with your fire breath!" Hey yelled out running up to him.

After twenty minutes of walking around no one had seen any animals. "Why aren't there any animals in this forests?" Shayne asked aloud with boredom all over his voice.

"How should I know?" Kan answered back.

"Are you guys looking for animals to hunt?" Scout asked. All of them turned around to face her. Realizing she just came up.

"Are you following us?" Shayne asked.

She nodded, "I'm bored I have nothing better to do."

"Well we are. Care to help us?"

"Well, I'll start off by saying that you guys are in the wrong part of the forest. The animals are usually on the other side," she simply answered.

"WHY DIDNT YOU TELL US EARLIER?" The four of them yelled.

"You never asked," she simply replied.

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Elsewhere on the island:

Two men were talking in the middle of the forest. "I haven't seen Scout for a couple days," one man said.

"Your right, I heard some people came to hunt on this island. She probably takin' all their food," the other one replied. "More food for us then."

"Yeah, you got that right." the other man answered back.

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"So Scout, do you care to tell us why your like messing with the villagers?" Blade called out as Scout was running circles around them leading them to the other side of the forest.

"I told you it's fun!" She yelled back. "I guess it's in my breed that I like to follow the hunters," she said. "My breeds is a hunting dog you know?"

"That explains a lot," Blade answered back.

Then Scout stopped in front of them an d sat down. "What's wrong?" Shayne asked. "Have we gotten to the other side of the forest yet?"

"No," she answered.

"Then what's wrong?" He asked.

She looked into the forest. Then her eyes became wide. "They're coming," she said.

Please Review

Scout is really so much like my dog. Crazily hyper and chews up everything she can get a hold of. When we take her in the woods she likes to run laps around us and chase animals too.