Tenorils of darkness

Chapter 4

Andrew POV

About an hour on the train, I was getting frustrated having to stay still in the same place and not being able to go anywhere. Ava was still sleeping with her head on my shoulder guess she was still tired. I looked in front of me to see that Lucas was still asleep too. And Jacob was playing with his phone. I watched outside the window for a while. And then I called Jacob. "Hey, Jacob bro." He didn't hear so I waved at him and he looked at me and took off his headset and asked. "What up?" "Did you find anything suspicious yesterday I noticed you didn't talk about what you found out last night," I asked? "Oh yeah, it's just not right that that town was the only one that looked normal and every other town we found at least had one or two gang members. And I felt like the village was protected too. We have to go send someone to look more into that town. I am sure their base is in there no doubt about it" he said looking at me seriously I nodded in agreement. And I felt Ava move a little. Jacob and I looked at her and smiled. "Well isn't this so peaceful with both of them asleep". I asked to receive a gentle smile from Jacob. Ava and Lucas are only 18 years old and they have been training and going on missions since they were 9 years old. I wondered what kind of kids will join this time. "Do u think we will be assigned to train the recruits this time? "I asked Jacob. "I am going to ask to be a team leader to go back and look more into evergreen town," he said. "Then I will ...." before I could finish he said, "I think you should stay back and help train the recruits". He looked at me again and answered. I looked at him shocked. "You are the most experienced one of us. And you are the best fighter amount all of us. So I think you should train the recruits. Make them strong I feel like something about to change for the worst." he said again. I completely agree with him. Something is about to change even I could pick that up. It has been too quite and like the saying it's quite before the storm. Maybe Jacob was right I should stay back and help with the training. "I will think about it," I told him.

As I was talking from the Conner of my eyes I could see the girl I saw at the train station walking to the back. I gently placed Ava on the other side leaning to the window and looked at her as her tiny head rocked with the bumps of the train. "Jacob look after her she might fall" I told him and walked out before he could reply. I followed the girl quickly but she dispersed into the bathroom as quick as a bee. I decided to wait till she was done to see if it was Leona. I waited for her to come out as soon as she was out I knew it was defiantly her. I could have gotten lost in her eyes again. I was very surprised by our conversation. But I was disappointed when she lied to me about being on a trip when her friends I knew what I had seen earlier she wasn't here with her friends. It was clear from what I heard she didn't like the people she was with I looked at her hands and I noticed she has been painting as her hands had some paint in them. Even though it had looked like she tried wash it off. I asked if I could see her painting but she refused. I was hoping I could spend time with her but she made it clear she did not want to which surprisingly left me in disappointment. But I was happy to have met her on the train. I called her by the nickname I had come up with and her outburst was hilarious. I couldn't help but laugh after I went into the bathroom. "She is one strange women." I did my business and I returned to my seat to see that Ava was awake. And I saw that she had gone through my bag and found the snacks I had brought and was now eating them without a care in the world. I cleared my throat and folded my hands and stared at Ava with an eyebrow up asking her to explain herself. She stuffed her face with chips and smiled and me. Shaking my head, I sighed and sat down next to her. I looked at Jacob to see that he was smiling. "What? "I asked. "Nothing! Just saw how fast you ran out of here when you spotted a hot chick" he said. I looked at him shocked and said "I don't know what you are talking about I just needed to go to the bathroom". I said trying to not look him in the eye. It's very hard to lie to him. Since he is my best friend. "Wait a minute. Big brother ran after a girl?" Ava asked with a look of shock in her eyes. "No I didn't Jacob must be imagining things "I tried hard to stick to that story. "Bro! You are one bad liar. So tell me who is this girl?" he asked. I looked at both Ava and Jacob I could tell by their expression they were not going to let this go until I tell them .and it's a good thing Lucas is asleep if he finds out he will tell everyone and I will not hear the end of it from anyone. "OH! COME ON ALREADY SPILL THE BEANS BIG BROTHER!" Ava shouted which woke Lucas up. Oh great. Just great I thought. "Hey loudmouth I am trying to sleep here will you shit up" Lucas shouted at Ava. "We got bigger things to think about than your sleep you idiot. Big brother is in love" Ava replied to Lucas and he looked at me and raised an eyebrow "Really? Who?" he asked. Oh no I thought. My life is over should have let Leona kill me back then so I would not be having this conversation I thought. "So who is this girl?" Lucas asked. I looked at all three faces as they were looking at mine with interest. I guess I can't back out I got to tell them. "OK fine! Her name is Leona. She is a girl I met in evergreen town. She is a very talented artist. And she has pretty emerald green eyes. And very pretty long brunet hair."