They walked back slowly to the camp, being careful not to make any noise to alert the others. Lara was probably a deep sleeper, which was not an issue, but the other new comer could not be accounted for, especially since they have all these new suspicions about her.Draven tried to think as they walked back to the camp, but he was distracted by the events that led him right here. No matter how much he thought about it, he needed Leo. He needed Leo so very much. He won’t be able to handle Diane all on his own.Speaking of Diane; she was no longer in the camp when they got there. The blanket she slept on was still there, the roughness signifying that someone had slept on it. Where had she gone? Now on alert the both of them looked around in fear, wondering where she might be.“A number of things could have happened right now,” Draven said.“Nothing happened right here. She stood up and left,” Leo said.He then brought out his sword from his side hilt. The sound of the sword leaving the
Diane was flabbergasted. The minute Draven touched her hand and his fingers burned into her skin, she knew the danger was closer than usual. How would she explain that he had endangered their lives far more than she would have? Here they were, all afraid that she was about to cut their heads off when they were the one inviting death closer with their actions. For all she knew, she was innocent. She only acted the way any player in the game would; it wasn’t her fault that they just won’t get over it.She bored holes into Draven’s back when he turned around to sleep. She could bet with her life that he probably slept with a smile on his lips now that he knew that she only had one life left. He even had the audacity to sleep with his back faced to her; like he was challenging her to act out and kill him if she has the tenacity to.Diane ignored the mad voices in her head and went to sleep on her back. It took a while before her eyes finally closed and her breathing eased into a slow slee
Diane hated the situation she was in. She stopped closer to him and looked into his eyes. He had changed in many ways that she had missed; his extra broad shoulders and his commanding aura. They would fit so much as a team, but she’d never seen him apart from Leo. She knew he would never leave him; someone that had lied to a couple of strangers just so they drove him to where Leo was. It was crazy.“What do I want?” She asked and then smiled. “Draven, if it was so obvious that I was using you, shouldn’t you have found out by now what I’m using you for?”“You’ve been evasive,” he replied with a grunt. “We’re apart from the others now. Stop with the mystery and tell me what the hell it is. What are you doing? What do you want?”“I want a partner!” She practically yelled. “My god, if you’re as smart as you claim, shouldn’t you have discovered this by now? I want a partner, Draven! I can’t afford to be alone…”“Because you just have a life left?”“No, not that… it’s complicated.”“I have
“What action did you take, Diane?” Draven asked seriously this time around.“Relax, it’s not that big of a deal.”“If it’s not that big of a deal, you won’t be here, fidgeting about telling them to me and seeking help,” he pointed out. Diane sighed and twined her fingers together. “Fine, I’ll just tell you anyways. You must understand that I didn’t know he was the owner of the game at first. I just happened to suck him there through my powers,” she explained.Draven resumed his walk towards the river. It was essential to get there. If by chance Leo comes across them talking, he’d think it was just unserious talk once they were in the water. Deep down he knew that Diane’s truth was meant for him and him alone; which was why she tracked him out here anyway.“Just tell me the next thing you did,” he said.“I wanted to make this story as short as possible but I’m not seeing the possibility of that happening.” She heaved a deep, depressed sigh. “Anyways I suck this guy here and he’s stunn
Draven was really beginning to enjoy the water. It was so warm and so relaxing to his muscles, that he decided he wouldn’t let Diane’s words get in between him and his pleasure.“So does this guy have a list of what he wants to do to you or what?” He asked carelessly.Diane popped her head above water again. “Yup, he has this long ass list. Ruining my flesh wasn’t even on his list. He wants a lot of things from me and trying to steal my womb was one of them.”Draven was so shaken that the water became dull and cold. “Damn, you must have pissed him off.”“If I did to you what I did to Draven, I don’t think you would have escaped it.”“I escaped your death.”“That’s because I let you go.” She stared into his eyes before swimming away. “You were useless to me and your death wouldn’t have motivated me in any way, so I let you go.”“Am I supposed to say ‘thank you?’”She looked back at him and smiled. “Nope. I’m just telling you what would have been if I had my hands on you and was bored.”
Leo was full of suspicion. All his life, he always trusted his instincts. He always knew when something was wrong and would fight solely against it. The first day he saw Diane, he didn’t necessarily fight her, even though he had his reservations about her.She was stunning then. She was still stunning now, but most of that allure faded when he discovered that she wasn’t even a good person. Worse of it was that she killed him just because he got in her way. Her heart was full of darkness. He knew that now and he was weary of her.He thought that Draven knew this two. The both of them had stayed up to discuss how they didn’t trust her, and even then Draven wasn’t fully on his side. He kept wavering, kept looking for unnecessary reasons as to why she would have come to him. Leo wasn’t as stupid as his friend, nor did he let his compassion get in the way of what he wanted. And all he wanted was Diane to be gone forever and out of their lives. How hard was it? Why would Draven say one thin
The journey was tense. Draven and Leo had not said a word to each other, while Lara and Diane seemed to be getting along—if Diane scowling at her for several times in a minute was considered getting along with one another. None of them rode on the mountain bear as they had not yet concluded their arguments. Leo would not speak to Draven until he had made it clear if Diane would be staying or not, and Draven on the other hand didn’t know how to send her away without revealing his secret.And so they continued to walk in silence until Diane stopped the bear in front of a flower field, forcing the rest of them to stop too.“I’m just going to feed baby boo so she doesn’t doesn’t find any of yall attractive,” she explained to them.Draven saw this as an opportunity, however a slim one. If he could convince Diane to feed the bear and catch up to then later, then they can use that opportunity to escape her.“You’re feeding him grass?” Lara suddenly blurted. “He eats grass? You should have to
“What are you doing here?” Draven asked harshly.Diane shrugged as she approached them. “I followed, why? Although I must say that the change of route was unexpected. Whatever for?”“We were running from you,” Lara admitted.“Running?” She shook her head regrettably. “You guys, am I some monster to run from? Although those attempts are futile because I have this beast with me. She can smell you from a mile away.”“You said she’s dying,” Draven chipped in, eager to remove the running away rumor. “What could she be dying from?”Diane stared directly at him. “I heard you guys discussing a moment ago that everything here is dying. I guess now that everyone is noticing these changes, I don’t need to keep it a secret anymore.”Leo stood up from his spot. This was it. This was the one thing he knew that wasn’t right.“What aren’t you telling us, Diane? Are you responsible for the silence in the forest?” Leo laughed. “It’s got to be way more than that.”“You’re right; it is way more than that