"How much more until we get there?"
Said a tired Kell
"Not much longer"
"Good"
Kell and I said in unison. Laci and Tony turned to look at us and once again Kell and I said something at the same time.
"What?"
They looked at each other and then back at us
"Cat got your tongue? You see, this is what happens when you live your whole life with someone like him/her. Hey, what's that supposed to mean?"
We said looking at each other
"You know what? Forget about it. "
We turned back a the guys
"Lets just keep going. You said it wasn't much time before we got to that place right?"
Tony and Laci looked startled, it took Tony a while to answer us though
"Yes. As a matter of fact its right over there"
"What? Couldn't you have told us that sooner?"
I said while running towards the jewel that was a few feet from me. I stopped running and turned back at the guys. Are y'all coming I asked. I turned around and noticed that Laci was hugging Tony on the ground, beside them was Kell who looked as if he had spaced out.
"Fu*ck! Not this again."
I ran back to Kell and he turned his back on me and started walking towards where we had just come from.
"KELL! GET YOUR A*S BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!"
No Kell. I can't lose you too! Adrenaline pumped through me, and I ran faster than I ever had before. I tackled him down and noticed he was crying. What? Kell never cries. Never.
"Kell, are you okay?"
"Wha- Red, you- you're okay"
"Of course I am. The question is if you are okay"
"I am now that you are here"
"The stone wall is just up ahead"
I said brushing off his comment
"What are we waiting for then? Lets go"
"Well, we were waiting on you and Tony to come back to us. Speaking of I wonder if Tony is good now"
"Oh? Were you worried about me?"
"Of course I was"
He looked at me with a shocked expression and I smiled back
"Lets go dummy"
He got up and we both ran in the direction where Tony and Laci were supposed to be at. I stopped as soon as I saw them and hid behind a tree, pulling Kell with me, the position was uncomfortable but we had to give the guys some privacy
"Wha-?"
Kell started saying, but I cut him off by covering his mouth and telling him to shush. I looked back at the guys and so did Kell
"Oh"
He said, noticing what was going on
"I don't think they're gonna stop making-out any time soon, we have to get out of here as soon as possible. How do we get their attention?"
"Uh, yeah, I don't know"
Kell cleared his throat as loud as possible, while stepping out of our hiding place
"Sorry to burst your bubble, but I think you should save that for when we get back"
He said to the guys. They looked startled and jumped about fifteen feet in the air. I couldn't hold back anymore and started laughing"
"S-sorry guys"
I said trying to catch my breath. They looked as red as tomatoes.
"Why don't we try to get out of here as soon as possible though, the jewel is less than thirty feet away, the stone wall isn't far after that, it should take us about 30 min to reach it, right Tony?"
"Y-yes"
"Good, shall we get going then?"
I don't really know why but I was smiling like crazy
"Of course"
Answered Laci. We got to the precious jewel that we had been after, however it wasn't just one, but two. The locket on the necklace opened up like the hag had said and the silver colored jewels floated towards it, placed themselves in the locket, and then the locket shut, its original color was bronze, but now it was silver.
"That was pretty cool. I wonder what your will look like Laci"
"Yeah"
After thirty minutes of more walking we got to the stone wall. The locket opened up again, but only one of the jewels floated out and placed itself in one of the carved holes. The other one stayed where it was.
"I guess you get to keep one"
Said Tony
"Yes, I guess you're right"
I said giggling. I had no idea how fun, yet horrifying this place was going to be.
"From here, we have to move right, we should see the green forest in less than a day. Lacis jewel should be right across from here. We will camp at the border of the black forest. Red, do you have any idea of what that place could hold?"
"The black forest messes with your brain. It creates fear, brings back your worst memories. Lacis powers and mine are the complete opposite. We can only use them for one thing. To create or destroy. My powers mess with my attitude and brain. The opposite of mental weakness is physical weakness. This is where all of your training will be put to test. Be ready to fight creatures, have your weapons out and watch your backs at all times. Never let your guard down. We have to take care of Tony and Laci more than anyone since they don't know how to fight as well as we do. Because they weren't introduced to us beforehand, or because they thought that everything could be solved with words. Laci, I really hope that you tried any paid attention to all of my fighting lessons all those years"
"Im sorry Red"
Said Laci in response
"Being sorry won't save your life"
I said sadly
"Kell, I'll take care of Tony as much as I can, you take care of Laci. Tony, lead us"
After about five hours of walking and talking to each other Tony decided that it was time for us to rest. We camped at the edge of the black forest. I woke up to someone sobbing. It was Kell. We are still in the black forest, I reminded myself. I dragged myself to where he was and hugged him tight. He opened his eyes and looked at me
"Red, you're okay"
He said weakly
"Of course I am silly. Go back to sleep we have a long day tomorrow"
I woke up and noticed that there were arms around me, while mine were resting on someone. I looked up and saw Kell right in front of me and remembered last night and for some reason I felt my face heat up. I turned around and saw Laci and Tony cuddling. Tony's eyes seemed to be red and puffy, as if he had been crying. So were Kells. I got up, ate and after a while everybody was up. I went over to Kell, hugged him and assured him that everything was going to be fine. Laci did the same to Tony. After we were done, we all looked forward. In front us was a very big, green forest. A forest that could tear us apart and kill us.
"Are we ready? Weapons out?"
"Yes"
We all said together, answering Tony's question
"Alright then. Let's do this"