Wanna Make You Mine.

22

<Ray. Are you busy later?> Gilda arrived at her destination, near her friend, leaving Don's collar as he collapsed to the ground, suffering from his food.

Ray was shaking his head
<do you need something?>
<Yeah. it's about ...> she hadn't invented an excuse yet and said the first thing that came to her mind

<training!>

<training?>
<Yeah training! Don and I want to prepare as well as possible for this trip. We don't want to disappoint your expectations, do we don?>
She turned to seek the boy's support, but only saw a figure lying on the ground

<Don. What are you doing.>
<not now Gilda. I'm suffering a serious loss .... I have to .....recover psychologically....>

She facepalm as Ray chuckled at the scene.
<okay. I will help you>

Oliver put on his cloak and went to choose a rifle
<take this> Emma handed him a bow
<but I am not able to use it>
<I'm here to teach you right? You have to learn how to handle all kinds of weapons in order to survive>

Oliver nodded and took the bow she was holding and they headed together to the exit of the shelter

they crossed the forest, side by side, looking for some prey they could hunt.
oliver blushed slightly at that situation as he felt emma yank him and push him behind a tree.

<Emm->
<sh!>

she put her finger against her mouth, urging him to be quiet, and then point to an animal perched on a branch of a nearby tree alone

Oliver nodded. He took the bow in one hand, an arrow in the other and crouched behind a bush, positioning himself according to emma's advice

<Raise your arm a bit more and relax your shoulders> she whispered

She was teaching him just like Sonju did with her and it all brought back a little nostalgia.
She thought back to the first time she learned to hunt and how her arms were shaking,just like Oliver's at that moment.

<relax. Take a deep breath.> she put her hands on his arms helping him to calm down and take aim.
<remember. You're doing it for our survival, to be able to continue living, for our family> she whispered softly to him.

Oliver took a deep breath and nodded.
He stopped shaking and tried to concentrate, shooting the arrow at the animal.

He hit it. It fell from the branch to crash on the ground.
Oliver ran to meet the prey and a pained look formed on his face

Emma put a hand on his shoulder and smiled to reassure him
<don't worry. If you always aim at that point they will not suffer>

Oliver gave a small smile.
<well.... that's enough for today > she said as she collected the pray while the boy looked away
<you need to improve your aim. Tomorrow we will try again okay?>
<emma I don't want to bother you. You have to focus on the journey you will face>
<don't worry. I help my family with pleasure!> And with the backpack on their shoulders they walked towards the refuge

<enough .... Ray ... I'm exhausted ....pleaaaase>
Don was lying on the ground, tired and sweaty from Ray's planned intensive workout

<stand up, man! We still have 70 push-ups to do>
<WHAT?!> Gilda yelled in shock <but we're exhausted!>
<Didn't you say you wanted to get ready for this expedition?> the raven folded his arms.He had been training with them too, doing the same exercises, yet he didn't look tired at all

But he sighed.

<okay. That may be enough for today>
<O MY GOD thank you> said the girl falling to the ground next to don

<you and your ideas> he whispered to her
<you could have helped me find a better one instead of thinking about your croissant!>
<Hey ... it was a delicate situation>
<oh please>

Ray looked at them giggling
<come on get up. You deserved a reward.>said getting their attention <who wants some muffins?>

<YEEEYYY> They jumped up and cheered. The fatigue was gone.
They headed down the corridors following the oldes, passing the stairs.

Anna was helping Zack carry some boxes of supplies, but walking down the stairs she tripped
<Anna!> Zack yelled, attracting the attention of the three downstairs.

Anna closed her eyes waiting for the impact against the ground, which did not happen.
Ray caught her. Besides, he was the only one in that situation who had quick reflexes.

<is everything okay?> he asked her as she slowly opened her eyes trying to realize the situation.
<thank you ray!> she wrapped her arms around his neck in gratitude, while he was still held her in his arms.
Don and Gilda sighed in relief.

<Mh? Oh! They're back> Don turned around, towards the end of the corridor
<What> she asked to him. She then turned to the point indicated.

She was right there.

Emma had just entered the shelter.
She felt a lump in her throat. She felt like someone had just punched her in the stomach.

<Emma?> Oliver walked over to her,placing a hand on her shoulder.
Her gaze lost in front of her, like if she had seen a ghost
He looked at her confused
<What are you looking at->

He followed her gaze seeing the same scene in which emma was lost: Ray holding Anna tightly while her arms were around his neck.

Gilda was about to open her mouth to say something, but stopped when she saw emma smile at her, walking calmly towards the weapons room, followed by Oliver.

Gilda and Don exchanged a worried glance as the Raven didn't notice anything that had just happened. He was still talking to Anna to make sure she was okay, turning his back to the shelter entrance.

Arriving at their destination, Emma took off her cloak and bow, and placed them in their place
<Emma are you okay?> Oliver asked as he saw her leave the room with a sack containing the freshly hunted food
She stopped and after a couple of seconds she turned around smiling at him.
<yes. I'm just so hungry!>
She left the room.
the boy wasn't quite sure of the answer but he wanted to believe her.