Arnold and Helga left the village with a couple of warriors to keep them company after a scout returned late at night to inform, Seban that La Sombra was located North-East from the waterfall. Helga kept looking all around her just having the feeling of nothing but eyes trained on them all. When she won the contest so he can come to San Lorenzo she had no clue that they would get to this level of crazy. The relationship part she loved. The hoping to find his parents alive and functional, she wished for. The crazy part is something she was having some issues with.

"Are you all right, Helga?" Arnold whispered. He saw the tension she was exuding along with the pulse that was drifting from her fingertips as they held hands.

She figured not to lie to him. "Doesn't it feel like there are eyes everywhere just staring us down?"

"It does and I'm hoping it is just animals." Glancing behind him at one of their companions, Arnold saw how he shook his head to that. "More Green Eyes?" He questioned the male in which he nodded.

"They won't be watching for long till we leave the border." He finally spoke. "They help guard our village."

"I'm sorry for asking since I forgot, but what is your name again?" Helga inquired softly.

"Taku and he is Razak." Taku replied not being offended in the slightest at her question.

"Thanks. Nice to meet you both." Helga smiled a bit at him in spite of her nervousness.

"So no one else has been to your village except for my family?" Arnold was just as nervous as Helga so in order to fight it he had to try to ask more questions, or at least distract himself in other ways.

Taku looked upon him with kind eyes. "You are correct. Razak doesn't speak much of your language so if you have any questions please ask."

"I can speak other languages." Helga offered. "I learned while living or visiting other places."

"That is great to hear and I'm certain he would enjoy speaking to both of you. Razak prefers to usually remain silent though."

Helga glanced over to, Razak who turned his head to regard them at the mention of his name. He appeared to be about Arnold and her age at the most. "I can understand that." She acknowledged.

After that they remained quiet to continue their journey with only once Arnold paused after receiving a strange feeling making him switch directions slightly. Helga only questioned him with an eyebrow quirk but didn't dare speak a word since, Taku and Razak didn't seem to object.

It would be an hour before they would meet up with anything truly deadly as the sound of a bullet whizzed by them making Arnold cover Helga up as they ran behind a tree. Hearing a cacophony full of shouts were heard making Arnold take a chance in looking past the tree to see where everyone was. Glancing back to her again he indicated they should start sneaking off.

"What about Razak and Taku?" She whispered out cringing when a bullet hit the back of their tree. "Ok I guess we crawl then." Helga quickly relented as she followed Arnold away.

"They'll find us. They are also trackers." Arnold assured her.

So they both crawled quickly away as they tried to keep track of their surroundings. For some reason, Arnold couldn't help but think what his grandma would do in this situation remembering her take no prisoners approach to life. He also wished she was here right now even when they heard a voice behind them.

"What do we have here? Two little piggies run away from home." His voice sounded almost snake like. "Now come and look at me."

Doing so, Helga shifted herself closer to Arnold as they both peered up into the eyes of something who looked like they haven't shaved in over 3 weeks or washed their clothes in that long either. Even though he held a rifle aimed towards them along with his companion that joined, it was his eyes that felt more deadlier.

"These must be the twos La Sombra told us to get, eh Earl?" His dirty blonde companion asked in a dopey tone.

Earl smirked. "Yep. Now get up." He said in a tone of voice that told Arnold and Helga to obey. "Put your hands up and if you try anything I will put a bullet in your beautiful companion's head."

Arnold glared at the man with pure venom seeing how that rifle didn't waver or shake while he kept it aimed towards, Helga. "What did you do to our companions?" Arnold bared his teeth at how the other one took each of his hands behind his back to secure him.

"Them? They are both dead." Earl chuckled at his answer.

Helga remained silent as she felt her hands being forced behind her back and tied up. The other one, Dopey, stepped back to point his barrel at their backs nudging them into a direction to walk into. Some Christmas vacation they were having so far. She just hoped to get out of this with him so they can enjoy private moments together. She did hope to get his parents back.

Sorry for the short chapter.

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