Beautiful Creatures.

Chapter 50

(Through Her Eye.)

It was their fifth night in Mala, and little had changed. Doug had said they would take it easy for a week to recoup for whatever lay ahead. So rested they did, spending most of their time at the Inn.

Hercules was sitting on a bench beneath a tree with his laptop, working on his new book.

He did not even see Buttercup approach him; he never expected her to, because she did her best to avoid him even when they were eating lunch and dinner together.

"Hey."

She said.

He looked up.

"Hi."

She wore blue jeans and a white blouse, with her hair in a high ponytail.

"Let's go somewhere."

She was not asking, but rather telling him. She had been watching him from her room's window for several hours before making this decision.

He closed his computer and placed it in the bag.

"Let me take this back to my room first.

"Ok."

She said.

He told his mind not to think about it as he walked to his room. Just go with the flow. He placed the laptop on his bed, locked his room up and retu