I woke up to the sound of someone climbing the ladder. Smoke bomb in hand, I looked down the ladder. It was a girl. She had short, strawberry blonde hair. Now she looked preppy. But she was kind of cute.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXPEoD56Wt
“Who are you?” I asked. She looked very startled, probably because she didn’t know that I was here. 112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIOwjARC3u
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“No, they're currently trying to find me. You?” I replied
“Same. I’m Zoe.” She told me
“I’m Ashlynn. But, you can call me Ash.”
I helped her up the ladder.
“Nice place you got here.” She said.
“I built it myself. My dad helped me before he got killed by a bear. The men killed my mom. Do you have any living parents?” I asked her
“Sadly, I never met my mom and my dad and I got separated in the woods. He’s probably dead. He told me to keep running.” She replied.
“Oh. I’m so sorry. Do you know why these men are chasing us?” I inquired.
“Yeah, actually. The men are chasing us because… wait. They’re chasing us because we possess some sort of magic.” I stood there letting that sink in.
“We’re magic? Like, I can just summon fire from my hand. Let there be fire!” Then suddenly a little flame appeared in my hand. I jerked back and said, “Go away!” The flame disappeared.
“Wow. I haven’t been able to do that yet. I can only summon a drop of water. I thought that this might help us defend ourselves against the men.” She then ran her fingers through her hair. Did I mention that she looked cute? Because she does.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtZ0UUpTAW
“Do you want me to get you a bed? Because I have an extra air mattress.” I asked.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoBOZDc4X3
“Sure. I kind of don’t want to sleep on the floor.” We both laughed at that one. I got the air mattress out and blew it up. Next thing I know, I’m laying on my bed with my eyes closing. I am VERY tired. 112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBkgRei9ot
Tonight, I don’t dream about my dad. Actually, for once I have a dreamless sleep. It feels nice. Just darkness. Nothing chasing me, or attacking me, or even shooting my mom. Just nothingness. 112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyXRQ4tpfN
When I woke up, Zoe was still asleep. I went outside to a nearby goose nest and grabbed 2 large goose eggs. There are plenty of goose nests in my woods if you know where to find them. I started a fire (of course I had a cup of water next to me just in case it got out of control) and put a pot of water over it. I hard boiled the eggs and grabbed a couple of berries that me and my dad used to eat. Then I started eating and a few minutes later, Zoe came outside with me.
“Sleep well?” I asked
“Yeah. For once I didn’t dream about the guys chasing me and you.” She stated.
“Okay. Well I made you breakfast and those berries are not toxic if you’re wondering.”
“Oh great. Because I was sure they would be.” She responded sarcastically. We finished eating and then she started on a list of things that we should do today.
“First things first, we see what you can do. As you know I can do water. I can also speak to animals. You can do fire, and I think that you should also be able to do plants because that’s what my biological dad could do along with fire.” She informed me
“Great! So, when do you want to start?” I asked
“Soon as we finish breakfast, probably.” She replied
“Why don’t we call the guys in the back suits trackers?” I
“What?”
“Trackers. Because they are trying to track us.”
“And the leader of this little party can be Chase.”
“Yeah.” After that we started laughing.
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“Next let’s work on throwing fire.” Zoe said. It was almost noon and we had already worked on lighting candles and other flammable things, controlling fire, and putting out fire that you make using only your powers. I was exhausted but I kept going because I knew that we would have a lunch break soon.
“Okay, so first things first, you are going to create a ball of fire in your hand.” I completed that with ease because of previous training.
“Next, move your arm in a swinging motion and think about it flying to a target. Please target the creek.” I tried once and set a patch of woods on fire. Zoe grabbed the bucket and put it out.
“Okay.” She said “Try throwing it farther.” I threw it hard and watched it soar through the air. It flew. When it finally started falling it was just about over the middle of the creek. It landed with a splash and a huge amount of smoke. I looked over at Zoe.
“How was that?” I asked her. She didn’t say anything. She looked dumbfounded.
When she finally spoke she said, “Wow. That was…”
“Good?” I asked hopefully
“It was perfect. Just a little harder and you could reach 100 feet!” She seemed so excited. It was kind of attractive. Wait, do I like her?112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx83gkBhgC3
“I’m taking a nap.” I ran inside and jumped under the covers. Do I really? I mean it could just be a little feeling. I haven’t seen many people before. It’s possible that I like girls. Ugh! This is the worst possible scenario. I am on the run with another girl who’s just like me and I end up falling in love with her. I mean what is this? A sci-fi romance that my mom calls ‘the best in history’? Gods. I was about to get up when I heard the door open. Okay, years of overprotective mothers have trained me for this. I pulled out my best fake sleep. She didn’t notice. Soon I found myself drifting off from the combination of heavy training and emotional death. I succumbed to the darkness and fell asleep.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIf5N1ZWVw
Why do dreams always have to be so annoying? Like, I went to sleep to escape my current predicament and guess who I dream about. Well no other than Zoe. Looking so gosh darn hot. Oh how I love her. I’d rather not get into the details of the dream so i’ll just say this. If I keep dreaming about Zoe, I won’t be able to get over my crush on her.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmkYRZkYKr
I get up and start making breakfast. Same thing as yesterday. I keep thinking about Zoe. How she’s so tall and beautiful. With her bronze skin and gleaming blonde hair. And the way that it all matches with her jean overalls and rainbow shirt. How she seems so upbeat all the time. I wonder if she likes me. My short height, pale skin, black hair, and black outfit with an old oversize leather jacket from my dad might be attractive to her? I really don’t know. 112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Lmq0K4xBI
I finished making my breakfast and started to eat. I went to this old spot that me and my dad used to go to so that we could see that entire creek and the woods around it. The old tree was the tallest around. We had made a rope ladder to the top and the canopy of leaves was very sturdy. I was sitting and eating when I heard breathing. I looked behind myself and saw none other than Chase behind me.
“Move and I will shoot.”
“What are those nerf bullets?
“Tranquilizers.”
“Cool.” I was running through every possible escape route in my head. The best I could think of was jumping off the tree and using some plants to catch me. I haven’t used my plant powers yet so I don’t know if it’ll work. You know what? That’s my best option. How to disable the dart gun though? I could try and melt it. Heat up. I thought. I soon could feel my skin burning. No fire, just heat. I jumped and fell into the abyss.
When I was about to fall, I summoned plants. They only held me for a few seconds and then they snapped and I fell on my butt. Ow! That Hurt!
“Ash?”
“We have to go!”
“Why?”
“Run now, talk later.”
I started running towards another spot in the forest. It was a shed that me and my dad built, but it should work fine. It was just about midnight when we got there, and we didn’t see anyone follow us. I scouted around the area just to make sure, but there were no trackers and DEFINITELY no sign of Chase.
“So why did we do this?” Zoe asked
“In the woods yesterday morning, I was at this spot that me and my dad used to go to. I heard breathing and when I looked behind me Chase was holding a tranquilizer gun to my neck. I managed to damage the gun by heating up my skin, jump off the tree I was on, and land on a couple of plants that I made using my powers. That’s when I got you and we ran. Thankfully, the shed that I brought us to has everything the other house has, except electricity and electronics.”
“Sounds like you had an eventful day.”
“Mmhm”
“I think that we should take turns taking watch”
“Yeah. But first, let's check for trackers”
“Which kind”
“The electric ones.” We checked each other for trackers and when there was none we just assumed that they were very advanced in tracking us.
“Let’s head to bed.” Zoe suggested. I was very tired and stressed so I asked, “Could you take the first watch?”
“Of course. You seem to need it more than me.” She replied. I headed to bed. There were 2 beds so I took the one on the right. I fell asleep pretty fast and of course, I had a dream.
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I woke up to Zoe shaking me.
“Hey it’s your watch.”
“What?” I said half awake
“It’s your watch.”
“Oh. Okay.” I got up and walked out of the shed. When I sat down on a log, I looked up and saw the prettiest starry sky ever. Wow. It was a mix of blue and purple with TONS of beautiful, gleaming stars all in perfect motion. After looking for a while I found myself shivering. I suddenly realized that I was VERY cold. I gathered a couple of logs and set them on fire. The mix of the woods and the beautiful sky really made this a picture perfect night. I remembered the song my dad used to sing to me before bed.
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When the night is cold
And the wind is loud
You can count on me
And I will make you proud.
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When you’re afraid
Alone with no place to go
You can count on me
And I will make you proud
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You make me feel proud
Every time you’re here
For you do so much good
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I will do the same
Every way I can
By being there
To help how I can
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I started to sing it and soon I found all kinds of creatures next to me. A bunny even hopped into my arms. I pet it and soon I said something to it.
“Hey friend!”
“How are you?” I asked
“I am running away from these guys that are trying to catch me and my friend Zoe, but you could totally come along with us!” I told it
“Nice name!” I complimented her.
“Thank you!”
We went into the woods together and collected food. Then we went back to the campsite and cooked the food. There was a plethora of berries and eggs. After we cooked the food, me and clover went to wake Zoe up.
“Zoe, wake up! It’s breakfast time.”
“Huh?”
“It’s time for breakfast.
“Is that a bunny?”
Yeah. long story. I’ll tell you during breakfast.
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“So let me get this straight. During your watch, you were singing when this bunny, that you named Clover, came up to you and asked to join us.”
“Mmhm.”
“So you talked to it.”
“Yup. Or maybe it was just in my head but I heard it.”
“You are learning your powers fast.”
“Oh. I forgot that powers could be a reason that I can communicate with Clover.”
“Yeah. That's probably why.”
“Got it.” I kept eating. Wow, I made a really good breakfast. And being able to summon fire with my hands helps to make the cooking process faster.
“Today I want to see how you talk to animals”
“Mmmkay.”
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“See if you can call and tame a bobcat.” It was almost time for dinner and I was exhausted. None of the animals stayed with me like Clover did, but I felt a connection to them all.
“Okay, I guess.” I whistled with my fingers and I could almost immediately see the silhouette of a bobcat.
“He - ey!” I said. It slowly walked (is that what it does?) towards me. It carefully nudged my hand with the top of its head. A sign of trust.
“H-hi! I wanna be your friend!”
“Wow” Zoe remarked. The bobcat laid down next to me and I started stroking it’s head. “Looks like you made a new friend.”
“I love it.”
“Cool”
“Can I keep it?”
“You sound like a little kid.”
“So yes?”
“I don’t care.” I got up and started making dinner. I went by the firepit and called the bobcat towards me. I motioned for it to lay down next to the logs by the fire. I started making dinner and Zoe went inside. I don’t know why, but she did, and her hair flowed perfectly behind her as if the wind was trying to bewitch me. She was so very hot. 112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35BdxWyy3o
I foraged through the woods to find food. I looked in bushes, trees, nests, and even on vines. In the end I found grapes and goose eggs in a LARGE amount. Guess we would be eating this for a while. I lit a fire and slowly rotated the goose eggs above it. I want to try and make hard boiled eggs but I don’t have anything cold to put the eggs in so fingers crossed it works. I popped one of the grapes into my mouth. It tasted tart but at the same time a little sweet. I only ever tried grapes one time before this. Three nights before my dad died. The memory brought back a painful thorn that I had buried deep inside me. I didn’t want it back. I carefully grabbed the eggs and peeled one. It’s probably still cooking inside but it looks hardboiled. Mission accomplished. I gave an egg to the bobcat (I should name her). She ate it out of my hand.
“I’m going to call you Pepper.” I told her. She purred (is that it? I’m no expert) in agreement.
“Zoe it’s dinnertime!" I called out.
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