Teens in the Jungle

Luis

He took a deep breath. Admitting this was risky, but nonetheless, she was right. She'd owned up, now he had to do the same. "You were probably worried I'd think you were evil or something for being a witch, huh."

She gave a half-nod, perplexed, and waited for him to continue. It took him another moment, "Well...Jeez, this seemed so much easier two minutes ago. To be honest, I don't know what you'd classify me as. To put it bluntly, I guess," He gave her a wry smile, "I'm Death's son."

She rolled her eyes, "Oh, come on. Now that's ridiculous."

Luis shrugged, still smiling, "What, with the whole squeamishness before? Yeah, I know." He sighed, "Thing is, my dad's just the head of the family. We're all meant to pitch in and help with all that stuff. My uncle's bar is kind of like a crossover point to the afterlife. One last party or some such thing." He smirked, "But I guess I'm not useful for much here. I mean, I can talk with my family from time to time, and I've got some minor healing abilities, but that's about it."

I stared at him, amazed:
"Wow, and I thought I was weird." He smiled, slightly.
"we should go back," He said, after a short silence "Dinner must be ready."
I remembered that I was actually hungry, and looked up.
"Yeah, the others must be getting worried, but before we go, promise me you won't tell
anyone what I told you, okay? I mean, you might not think it's creepy, but I don't think anyone else would be that understanding, after all I don't remember hearing of any sons of death being burnt at stake, or anything like that... wait are you immortal, then?"
That was something that hadn't occured to me before that, but he was death's son, I highly doubted death would kill their own child. But then again, what did I know...

James

"Ms. Midori, what happened to you?" I demanded. I hoped she hadn't been attacked by what had been after us earlier.

Ms. Midori didn't respond though. She just moaned and laid on the ground. "Ms. Midori, if something is out there that is putting us in all in danger then we have to worry the others."

Maeve

I sat by the fire and listened to the others conversation. I didn't contribute much though. Something felt wrong. The forest felt wrong. I wondered if anyone else felt it too.

Alexis

I had eaten my dinner but I was still hungry. My wolf appetite had taken over.

"I'm going for a walk." I said.

Chris looked as if he wanted to come but I hurried away before he could follow. I ran to the edge of the trees before I transformed. I changed to my wolf form and stretched out.

"...Alexis?" I heard Chris' voice.

I turned to see him standing behind me, in shock, and looking extremely huntable. I couldn't help but growl at him.

"Alexis...you're..."

Turn away Alexis. It's Chris, you don't want to hurt him.

My senses were fighting hard but I turned and ran into the jungle. I heard one faint call of my name as I ran farther and farther away.

iniyuki

i opened my eyes. it was very painful but i noticd that i was back on my tent. My wounded parts were wrapped in amateur bandages as my head lay on a soft clothing. I looked at it and saw my kimono. Naturally i would get angry but i did not. I was at peace.

I heard James and Lindy telling what had happened and telling us on how is Mori. I did not answered but closed my eyes. I was too tired to say anything. I painfully held my necklace and let my dreams control me.

Lindy

i was very worried about ms. Midori. Whatever attacked her seem to be deadly. Her weapons were all gone and what was left of her bow was broken in two pieces.

I saw James standing before me looking weary and puzzled to what had happened. He grab a dagger and took two cooked rabbits with him.

"Where are you going?"
"I'm going back to the cave," he said, "i'm going to tell others to what had happened to midori."
"But you can't us, Ms. Midori is in a serious condition!" i screamed as i held her hand trying to check her pulse. "Plus, what happened if they come back for us."
"The camp is well guarded and if they do come then-" he trailed off not knowing what to say.
"Ms. Midori showed me another cave close to here." i said a bit relief and afraid. "If they come, we'll be there."

~Comet~

A wind came into the cave and both me and Star dropped our food-which we do not have a habit of. We both smelled two things we weren't expecting; a wolf and James.

First of all, wolves aren't common on deserted islands last I checked. This wolf would pose a problem if we ever came across it; preditory instincts and all. The smell was already making me and Star edgy.

"You guys okay?"

"Claustrophobic." Star said, not wanting to scare anyone. Or give away our little secret. That would be bad.

"Both of you are suddenly claustrophobic at the same time?" One of them said (I really need to remember names)

"Twins have that." I said, growling.

I'll go get Luis and Kate, you go get Chris and Alexis Star said. I nodded.

"We're going to get some fresh air."

Maeve

I was the only one left in the cave. I huddled by the fire. I sure hoped they would hurry back. I wasn't a typical scaredy cat, but this island felt bad.

I pulled by knees to my chest and rested my chin on them. I closed my eyes and took deep breaths until I heard footsteps coming back.

Luis

He scratched the back of his head a little, "Again, that's kind of hard to explain. In a sense, I am. I can't properly die, because my family's managed to worm its way around the rules. That's essentially how it works, bargains get struck in other worlds and you get immortality. But it has a price. If I get killed, then I get drafted into about a hundred years of continual work for my dad. Then I get time off again. And then once he finishes his service, something like a millenium, I think, I've got to take over for the same amount of time. Or one of my siblings or cousins, depending on who draws the short straw. They've all started working off some of their years with volunteer work, but I can't really stomach it." He shrugged, "The main appeal is that once the millenium's up, whoever did the job gets proper immortality. No more strings."

Kate seemed a little shocked by the whole explanation. After all, she'd said she'd only just found out about this whole deal with witches and fairies and the like. She collected herself and glanced across at him, "Well, we'd ought to be getting back up now. And remember, not a word."

"Not a word about what?" Star asked, appearing on the path in front of them. Luis and Kate exchanged a slightly nervous look. After all, Star was only human. There was no way she could understand their world.

Before either of them had to think of an excuse, however, something howled in the forest. Or, rather than a howl, one combined with a loud hissing noise, as though from a snake. But snakes didn't howl, did they?

"Never mind." Luis said, looking nervous, "I think we'd better get back to the camp."

iniyuki

*i had a dream once of myuself on a roof with my danna. I remembered this place as if it were yesterday.

"If i were to die in the tournament, what shall you do?"
"You are not going to die, yuki," he said as we both stare by the ledge.
"But how can it be possible. 24 of us came in and the court left the 11 of us to survive only to be killed by each other. Don't even tell me that i will survive."
"Then what am i to do, yuki?"
"Please teach me how to fight. My archery may be good but that is useless to the otehr contestants. I have seen you hunt, defend yourself and all of it i envy you."
"WHy? if you were to kill me."
"Because i want a good fight between us two just in case we meet there."

Lindy

i shook my head from sleepiness. It was already dark and the fire before me was dying. I hurriedly made it back to life as i checked on Ms. Midori's wound.

She was still sleeping. Her breath was slow but steady. SHe opened her eyes partly and i greeted her just before she goes back to sleep.

I huddled to myself before the fire withj soft tears from my eyes. I am alone with Ms. Midori injured. I cannot defend myself or even survive without her help.

And as i brush off my tears, i saw Mori standing before us.

~Comet~

I found Chris easily enough, and he had a weird look on his face. A look I didn't particularly like.

"Chris," I growled, "Get back to the cave. Where's Alexis?"


~Star~

Secrets. There were already secrets amoung these two and it bothered me. Secrets weren't a good thing when me and Comet weren't the ones keepking them.

Comet, you're going to have to take some memories

What happened? He asked, sounding a bit distracted.

Secrets

"Agreed. Me and Comet saw the wolf and I came to get you." It was a lie, but smelling and seeing werent' so different.

Kate

We ate our meal, silently as we waited for Alexis to return. I knew that Star was suspicious, I could almost breath the tension in the air, Chris seemed weirded out about something, Star was suspicious, Luis was death's son ,I wasn't sure what to think... As always, of course, I tried to make a joke out of a serious situation, as soon as everyone was out of earshot, I whispered:
" Hey it can't suck THAT much, you're the next Joe Black, if what you say is correct." I certainly hoped he'd watched that movie, but judging from his confused expression I elaborated:
"You know as in "Meet Joe Black", The movie?" he shook his head.
"Never mind." I sighed. I had such a terrible sense of humor.
Next thing I knew, Alexis walked in, followed by Comet. Chris looked relived, I noticed, but at the same time sort of confused.
"We need to talk." He said, when she came in. She followed him out. More tension.

Chris
I looked at Alexis, not trusting myself to speak.
"Look Chris-"
"Well...this whole island is so weird, first Meave...now you...I just don't get it.
"You're only human." She said, soothingly.
"And you aren't?' I asked.
She looked down
"No."
"So will you tell me then, what exactly is it that you are?" I asked her.

Lindy

i saw mori beofre us standing with some tiredness in her eyes. I did not know what to say before she fell down on her knees and cried like a child.

I came at her and try to calm her down.
"Its okay, Mori, you're safe with us. There is no need to fear."
She stopped crying for a while before she stared at the sleeping figure of Ms. Midori and her expression was a bit puzzled.
"Ms. Midori has been hurt, Mori. I do not know what but she is in a serious condition. Come to the camp, it will be much safer there."

I led her to the camp where her first action was to get a fried fish and ate it completely whole. I watch her eating at it childlike as i looked back at Ms. Midori.
SHe was sleeping quietly with her kimono huddled before her. She no longer has an expression of pain in her face and as i checked out her wounds behind the bandages, they are healing in a rapid rate.

Alexis

I couldn't bring myself to meet his eyes. He wanted to know what I was. I wasn't even completely sure of what I was.

"I'm an animal.." I whispered.

"You're not an animal Alexis." he said softly.

I looked at him in disbelief. "Did you not see me Chris?" I was starting to get upset. Not only had I never told anyone about myself before, but I never fully accepted it myself. "I'm a monster."

Chris didn't say anything.

"And you think so too." I walked away from him. I walked towards the cave, but I didn't feel like having to explain it to everyone there. I remembered Ms. Midori's camp. They didn't know anything. I could go there.

I started running in the direction of where they had said there camp would be. I eventually found it and Lindy was sitting on the ground looking distraught.

"Hey." I said.

She jumped a little and looked to me. "Oh, hello."

"Can I stay here?"

James

I ran into the cave and Luis, Kate, Star, Comet, and Maeve were sitting by the fire.

"Where are Alexis and Chris?" I asked.

"I'm right here." Chris said as he walked into the cave. He looked upset or worried, or both.

"Where's Alexis?" I asked.

"She ran off." Chris answered.

"You let her leave?" I yelled. They knew almost as well as I did the dangers of the jungle.

No one said anything for a few minutes.

"Why are you back here anyways?" Comet said tensely.

"Ms. Midori was attacked." I explained. I explained the whole incident. How she came back from the jungle and has been asleep ever since. Everyone was shocked and scared. I had to admit, I was too.

"It's not safe for all of us to be split up." Maeve said.

"It's not safe for us to be on this island at all." someone stated.

I looked at the others in the cave. We needed to do something. There was something in the jungle, and it wanted us gone.

Lindy

I stared at the new comer. I know the girl standing before the campsite.
"Can i stay here?" she ask.
"Sure..." i said as i stood guard beside Ms. Midori

I was not surprise to see the surprise look on her face when she saw Ms. Midori lying on the ground with numerous bandages around her body.

"What happened?"
"She has been attacked. I do not know what or who? SHe did not tell us. But all i know was that she was supposed to find Mori who went off alone and when she came back-"
"Mori?"
I pointed to the girl who was happily eating her fried fish by the edge of the campsite. I looked at Alexis for a while before i gave her a piece of rabbit meat i had cooked. She sat down and inspected Iniyuki

"So how is she?" she ask.
"She is fine. Her wounds are healing and she would awake maybe after a day or two."

Iniyuki

* I had another dream and in this one, i stood on a small crowded house and before me was a figure of myself sitting on a mat and my trainer.

"A geisha must always be modest,iniyuki..."
"But how can i be one, if i am learning archery. Other geisha teased me for being tomboyish."
"That is not what it is suppose to be. A woman cannot simply lived as if doing nothing with no stretch of her own muscles."
"That can be solved through dancing,Miss. I know i can dance but you have prohibited me to do that and replace it for-"
"Enough,iniyuki, other trainers have their own reasons and so i have mine. You'll see soon to why i have let you do this."

Alexis

I was allowed to stay and I was glad. I did feel bad, no terrible really, for running off like I had. But Chris couldn't possible ever look at me the same way again. Not with knowing what I was. A werewolf, I suppose. I regretted being so careless with my transformation.

I must have looked troubled because Lindy started speaking to me. "Are you alright?" she asked.

I looked up at her. "No, not really." I said.

She contemplated this for a minute. "Do you want to talk about it?"

Not really, I thought. But I had to give her some answer. "Just boy trouble I suppose."

Lindy nodded. She seemed as if she was done talking about my problems, which was fine by me.

Luis

He and Kate were still getting tense looks from Star as they ate their dinner. “So what do we do, then?” Luis finally said, looking across at James.

“Well, we’ve gotta go back there!” He said, surprised Luis even had to ask, “We’ve gotta make sure no one else gets hurt, so we all need to stick together.”

“I agree,” Luis replied, “But it’s dark now. Miss Midori seemed pretty tough, so if she got injured as bad as you say she did, whatever is out there is really dangerous. And I don’t think we should risk ourselves.”

Comet glared sidelong at him, “That’s right. We’re not all capable of handling the jungle alone, or in pairs. Are we, Luis?”

Luis frowned, “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Star turned her own suspicious look on him, “He’s just wondering what Kate meant when she told you not to say a word about whatever you two were talking about down there. And what was so important that you, who seems to be so nervous around the jungle, would be willing to go and chat about around sunset.”

Luis sat back, “Well, you’ve got my opinion on the subject. Miss Midori’s camp is well enough defended, and I don’t think we should move until morning. Any other subject,” He glared at Comet and Star, “Isn’t worth discussing.”

**I hope I got Star right. I wasn't sure if I was putting her out of character there, I was just going off what was said before about her and Comet not liking people keeping secrets from them. Also, I'm going to be gone for a couple of days, so can someone keep Luis alive?**