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Daniella jolted awake, hearing a snap of a branch. Her shot forward, sitting up from her slumber, waking the deer that slept beside her. Her head snapped around in different directions, alarmed and somewhat frightful of what was lurking in the now, very dark forest.
She looked up at the night sky. She had slept on the grass hours until it became dark. The deer's ears perked up. He stood up, standing in front of the merfolk, looking at whatever or whoever was or is in the trees.
"Ella!" Jacob's voice carried out through the trees, making her flinch and relax in relief. Seeing it safe, the deer bowed before galloping away into the darkness, leaving no trace of himself.
She sighed before getting up and brushing off the dirt that stuck to her pants. "Here!" she called out, skin slightly tinted in a shade of dirt brown.
Jacob appeared, popping out of a bush, making Daniella shriek in surprise. She sighed once again, clutching her chest. He rushed towards her and enveloped her in a tight hug. "I thought you went missing." he muttered into her hair as she wrapped her pale arms around his torso.
"I fell asleep, sorry." she apologized, pulling back from his warm hug. He shot her a small reprimanding look. "Well, you almost gave me a heart attack. You're lucky that Billy isn't back." he scolded before they started their walk back towards the house.
