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Chapter 79 (Atlas's POV)

Same day

Atlas's POV

"Okay... well we should probably split up again" she whispers. I nod turning to go my own way. "There's a really big fucking spider out here" I warn turning back to her. She freezes at my words.  "Oooo a spider!" She cheers clapping her hands together.

I chuckle looking back at her "you definitely didn't get that from your mom" I smile wiping some blood from my brow. She nods doing the same as me. "This little imp thing punched me in the face" she laughs touching her swollen lip. "So I kicked it" she continues while I shake my head.

"That's one way to make the whole forest hate you" I chuckle rolling my ankle around in an attempt to stop it from hurting. "I'll see you after" she smiles, ignoring my earlier comment.

I nod and start to hobble away as she does the same in the opposite direction. Checking the ground for anything. Every step I took the fear in my eyes flicker to life as if I would soon set off a trap

A sudden movement makes me freeze and I straighten up looking around me.  The trees were extremely dense. Was it a creature or a... "Lev" I sing knowing the boy was more than likely hiding in the tree tops.

As I suspected a figure emerges from the trees dropping to the ground. "Well there goes my element of surprise" he chuckles his shirt torn and battered, scratches littering his arms.  "You look like shit" he smiles. "Big fucking spider" the only words I say as he instinctively checks behind him.

"Well I'll just end your misery here, but I doubt you're going to go easy" he looks to his arm trying to wipe some blood off of it.  It just spreads making him hiss which soon turned into a cough.  Shaking his head he attacks running at me. Quickly I jump out of the way.

Taking the advantage to run at him while his back is turned. "Woah" he mumbles bending backward as my arm barely misses him, grazing over him body. "Screw your flexibility" I shout getting a laugh in return before he stood back up.  "Well I'm actually pretty proud of it" he smirks jumping at me. Once again I dodge and he rolls to soften the impact quickly landing on his feet.

Standing Lev reaches for me, I duck, for once cursing my height. Using my hands to balance me I swoop my leg around trying to knock him off of his feet. He jumps back with a chuckle. "Almost got me" Lev clicks his tongue.

I stay silent as he runs back at me. I was still on the ground he had the advantage. Think fast. Gripping onto some of the damp leaves and dirt I throw it at him. "Damn, my eyes!" he yells bringing his hands to his face.

I smile jumping back up throwing my arm out to tag him him, he quickly brings his arm down in an attempt to touch me instead. "Just go down!" I growl, aggressively kicking, trying to get his stomach. Using this as a distraction. He smiles before easily dodging it.

He was so focused on that along with the dirt in his eyes that he didn't notice my hand reaching out for him. "Sorry about this" I mumble before reaching for his head. His eyes went wide as he finally noticed and tried to duck away.

It was too late and I accidentally grabbed his hair. I ended up yanking it and he let out a low grunt. Releasing his hair I smile. "I win" I laugh.  Lev goes to the ground laying onto his back, coughing.

"I hurt" he murmurs closing his eyes. "Lev Kuzmin!" His name is shouted scaring us both. "Somebody will be here soon for you" I whisper touching his shoulder. "Yeah that's good, I think I might have inhaled something while I was hiding in some bushes" he chuckles before coughing into his hand.  I stare in horror at all the blood that just came out of his mouth.

Figures started to form around Lev probably coming to get him. "When you get out of here, stop being an arse and ask Jax out" I laugh. He smiled and nodded. It just made him cough up more blood.