We went to the gate and went through, and surprised nothing went through when we did. Then we went territory after territory until we finally made it to to the last one which was the Gila. "Its ok guys." I said "We made friends with these guys. Take us down Zain." "Sure." He told Hazel down girl. She slowly flew down and landed a little roughly. She looked at Zain apologetic. "Its ok girl. Need to work on the landings more." Then she licked him for thanks. "Hello? Oh I forgot his name again. Mr. Gila? Its Neve." Mr. Gila came out. "Well hello Neve. I see you made it back in one piece." "Barely but Yeah. I brought my dad and gramps." "Hello again." said Gramps. "Uh huh." Said Mr. Gila. "Why don't you guys rest. A bit. I'm sure your tired." The animals were in hiding and since it was safe, Lucia and Zain Joined them.
"Hello everyone!" said Mr. Gila. "Can I get your attention please! Our friend Neve is back. She made it back in one piece with Lucia and Dimitri." They all cheered except for a few of them. "Sir? Are you sure we should let outsiders in? I mean isn't it outsiders who killed mom and the others?" "Behave yourself Zan." "Yes sir." Then he went to his room. "Excuse me sir?" I said curiously. I wanted to make sure he was ok. "Yes Neve?" "May I talk to him? I think I can help. I too lost my mother." "Let me tell him you are coming in. I don't want him to hurt you." "Thank you sir." "Hey Zan." "Go away dad!" "Neve wants to talk to you. She too lost her mother." "Fine! let her in. Only her though." "Just don't hurt her. If you do, you know what will happen." "Yes sir." "Come in Neve." Said Zan. Mr. Gila told the others where Neve was so they wouldn't worry.
"Hello Zan." "Hey Neve. So I heard you also lost your mother." "Yes I did. I have been on this journey for six months. It will probably be a year when I go back to uncles. House. When I was ten. which was almost six years ago. There was a war. I had a baby brother not long before it started. Before the war, mom told me to watch over him. I had to take him wherever I went. Mom was sick I found out later. When I came in from playing with my friends, I took my brother home. Not long I found out people were attacking us. My mom was dying from a sickness. If she didn't they would have killed her anyway. I lived in the village where it mostly snowed. I am part fox and part Nue." "I see. Aren't you afraid to become a Nue?" "Yes I still am. Dad said my family and friends will help me. None of them will hate me no matter what happens. You said that outsiders killed you mother and the others? Who are the others if I may ask?" "Well it was the two you brought with you. Lucia and Dimitri." "I see. I know your mom was only trying to protect her family at the time. What my dad did was wrong. Even if he was defending himself. If anything, he could have just knocked her and the others out, but there must have been too many." "There wasn't that many that went out. There was only my mom and three others. They were my brothers." "I'm sorry. I wish there was something I can help you to deal with the pain." "Thanks Neve. I shouldn't have been so rude to other outsiders when it was only your father and grandfather." "Its alright Zan. Well. I should be getting along with the others. Maybe you can visit me sometime?" "I can't the barrier." "Oh that's right. Maybe I will come by again. If I can. Just here though thank god." "Yeah. That would be nice." "Oh and there might be flying foxes around here. Please be nice to them. They are all friends." "OK Neve. Thanks a lot. Now I have courage to tell my dad something when you guys leave." "Sure."
I walked out of Zan's room and said, "I'm back guys. Sorry it took so long. We should be going." "Why do you have a smile on your face?" said Wren curiously. "Who care's she looks prettier with a smile." Said Aries. "No reason. Lets go. Sorry to have to leave you." "That's fine. Hope to see you guys soon. So long " Said Mr. Gila. Then we headed towards home.
My brother and I got back on Hazel and everyone else ran in their fox forms or Raiju forms. Except for Zain, Artimis, and Ryder who rode their pets. We finally made it out. "Ok. Let's rest out here for the last night. If we leave early enough in the morning," said Artimis. "We will make it to the village before nightfall." Everyone got early to bed and slept.
The Next morning everyone woke about eight o clock. "We will get halfway there before Hazel has to rest. Unless hazel pushes herself. I'm sure she will. She always does." Said Zain. "I'm not making any promises though." My brother and I got on and everyone flew. "Everyone split up on the animals.
A while later, it was night fall. Hazel ended up pushing herself after all. We finally made it to the village. It was finally the month of Aries and Lucia's birthday. "Hey Aries. Its the month of your birthday isn't it." I said. "Yeah." "Let's go talk to the elder now." I said. "So we went through the gate to talk to the elder.
"Hello elder. We made it back." I said. "Neve? You made it back! Oh I am so happy. Aries? Is there something you wish to tell me?" "Yes sir. I will tell you when you are done with Neve. I need to talk to you alone. OK Aries." "Elder? May we stay with you and grandma again?" "Yes. That is the plan. Just go over and let her know you are there." "Oh and Elder? When you get home, You will have a surprise." "OK Neve. I'm glad you made it back. I assume you brought your father back?" "Yes. I was also surprised my grandpa was there too." "So you saved him too. May I speak with them?" "Yes. Sure." "Aries? Me and the others are going to go on ahead. We will meet you guys at grandma's ok?" "OK Neve." So me and the others headed on to Grandma's.
(Knock knock) I knocked on Grandma's door. Me and the others were hiding Aiden and Ten Ten. "Hi grandma. Hello Neve! You made it back Safely. I'm so glad." "We have a surprise for you grandma." I gestured for the men and Keyon to move. "Hi mom." said Ten Ten. "Oh my gosh! Aiden! Ten Ten! Oh my babies!" She ran to them and gave them a hug. "Ahem." Said Artimis. "Can Neve and her brother get settled in their rooms?" "Oh my. I'm sorry. Yes. Since Ten Ten is here, she will share a room with Neve. Lucia can share a room with Quinn. I put an extra bed in there just in case my babies decided to visit." "Oh grandma. My dad and grandpa are here too." "Oh I'm sure my husband will find them a place to stay." "Oh good. I'm sure they would want to see me before I go to bed. What are you going to do Artimis Ryder and Zain?" I said. "Oh we have friends here we can stay with. Thank you for your concern Neve." said Artimis. "Keyon? What about you?" "Oh I live here remember? Oh yeah. Sorry. I forgot." "Its fine. I know Aries lives here too." "Yeah. That weirdo cousin of mine." said Keyon. "Hey I just thought of this Keyon. If I marry Aries, I will be your cousin too." "Yeah. That would be cool." "Oh yeah Keyon. We need to talk. Excuse me grandma. May I go to Keyon's to have girl talk for a bit?" "Sure. I'll let your dad and the others know where you are going when they get back." "Thanks. See you." "OK lets go."
Aries, Dad, and gramps were just getting to Talia's when they saw Neve walking with Keyon. "Hello Talia." Said Aries. "Where are Neve and Keyon going?" "Oh don't worry about them. They are going to Keyon's house to have some girl time." "Oh ok. I hope she has fun. OK Talia. I'm heading home. I'm sure mom and dad will be wanting to see me." "OK. Aries. See you tomorrow." "Yeah." Then dad said, "Well if she is having some girl time, we will just see her tomorrow. We have an inn all paid for, for a couple Nights." "Oh. That's good." "I was hoping you would at least be here for a while longer." Said Talia. "Oh well." "We won't impose on you guys for longer than we should. Come on Dimitri." Dad joked. "Hey there. You haven't called me Dimitri for a long time." "I know. I called you dad. I never knew my dad. He died before I was born." So they were off.
We finally got to Keyon's house. "Here we are Neve." "Mom. Dad. I'm home." said Keyon. "Keyon? Is that you?" said mom." Yeah its me." Mom and dad ran over to Keyon and gave her a hug. "This is Neve mom. She was the one me and Aries were protecting. Guess what?" "I will tell them Keyon." "Oh ok." "What she was going to tell you is, I am Aries girlfriend." "Oh is that so? Well I am glad he has someone. You know about the rule here Neve? In about another year, Aries will be shipped off somewhere." Said Keyon's dad. "Yes I know. We already have arrangements from the elder I hope. I have to talk to him tomorrow about it." "OK. I came here to have some girl talk with Neve. She will be staying at grandmas tonight and tomorrow night. Then they have to leave. I'm going in my room with Neve mom." "OK Keyon." So We went in her room.
OK. Remember what I promised you on our journey? About me helping you with Quinn." "Oh. I totally spaced." 'Keyon blushes just hearing his name. So cute.' I thought. "Jeeze. OK. ok. Woman." I said. "Here's the thing." I told her all about Quinn and her eyes went wide in shock at some of the things I said. "So that's what Quinn is like. So now that you know that about him, do you still like him?" "Yes. Even more now then before." "OK. Now that you know a lot about him, I want to hear your opinion on how to approach him?" "OK so. I think I will ask him to be friends at first. Then when we get closer I wait till he asks me out." "No! No! No! Keyon. Not with Quinn. We will be leaving here in 2 days. You can't be friends. You have to be something more! Keyon. Listen to me me. I may be young on love. Keyon. How old are you?" She looked embarrassed. "22." "OK. That's good. Quinn just turned 21. If you wanted Quinn to approach you, how would you want him to do it?" She thought for a minutes. The she daydreamed for a few minutes.
"Keyon? Keyon. Keyon! Keyon!" She snapped back out of her daydream. "Oh sorry. I was daydreaming. What was the question?" "OK. Follow me Keyon." "Where are we going? Mom. I'm going out for a bit." "OK. Don't stay out too late." "Mom. I am an adult remember? I came home because I wanted time with you. Can you stop acting like I'm a child." "Sorry. Just get home safe." "I will mom. Bye."
"OK. Lets go." So I dragged Keyon away from her house. "You know Keyon. The reason I like when people tell me how they feel when they feel it, is because I hate that ridiculous face people always make when they are in love. I watch them and think. Tell the damn person you love them already. I mean come on. How old are they exactly." "I see what you mean." said Keyon. "Oh and don't worry Keyon. I know Quinn likes you too. I see the way he looks at you when your not looking." She blushed. "Really?" "Yeah. Ok. Here we are." "Wait at Talia's? Why?" "Stay here a min. Keyon." "O-Ok." I went inside to see if Quinn was able to talk. Keyon was outside waiting for him. "Quinn. where are you?!" "Yes. I'm right here." "Quinn. Lets go the living room. We need to talk." He followed me in the room and Lucia was there.
"Hey little brother. Can me and Quinn have the room a moment? I need to speak grown up stuff." "OK sis." He listened to his sister and went in the living room. "OK. Now. I know how you feel about Keyon. She feels the same way. I have her outside waiting." "Neve? Are you serious?" "Wait. Don't go out there yet. You know I don't like those faces that are in love. It drives me nuts." "Yeah. That's why I told Aries to tell you already." "Yeah well. You have been making that face since pretty much we went on the journey from here. If you make that face again, I swear to god I will punch you. Tell her you love her already. Find out where you are going to live in the next two mornings. We will be leaving." "Yes. Neve." Said Quinn. "I know." "First of all, I want to know what you like about Keyon. She's cute when she blushes. I like how strong she is." He talks as if he is dreaming. I hit Quinn. "Stop it already. Quinn. I already told her everything I know about you." "What? Oh Neve. You didn't." "Yes I did." Quinn had an embarrassed blush. "Ok. She said she just loved you more for it. Now get the hell out of here and tell the woman you love her already. Jeeze. Hold on a min though. Wait for me by the door. I will go out first."
I went back outside and talked to Keyon. "Keyon. I am tired of these looks. I have a surprise for you." I knocked twice on the door. (knock knock) Quinn walked out. "Quinn!" said Keyon. "Now you two do whatever and don't come home too late. We don't want to think its a burglar coming in or something." "Thanks Neve." Said Keyon. Quinn nodded. So Quinn and Keyon walked out into the night on their nightly date.