Stay Gold

Traveling Together!

Elizabeth's pov

Hoseok rekindled the fire that we had, making sure that I was warm enough as my clothes were still a bit wet. Jimin dug around in my bag for the food that we had packed away while we were at Yoongi's place. We were lucky that Yoongi had actual food that the three of us could eat, I had also made sure to pack food that he would be able to eat as well. Since I was still wet, Hoseok had placed me closer to the fire. "We need to get you out of those wet clothes." He said, "I can help with that." Jimin spoke up, I looked over at him and gave him a grateful smile as he held in his hands a change of clothes for me. "Thanks, Jimin." I took the clothes from him, standing to my feet. "It's no problem, Liz." He smiled, making me pat his head. "Please don't wander too far, Elizabeth!" Hoseok called as I walked away to find a place to change, "I won't!" I eventually found a spot to change, hiding behind a large boulder. When I unfolded the clothes, I was shocked to see what he had given me. He managed to correctly figure out how I like to dress, which was crazy. I slipped off my wet clothing, slipping on the white strapless shirt, dark brown denim pants, black underwear and a black sleeveless vest which went over the white shirt. I gathered my wet clothing, deciding to put them away in my bag rather than throwing them out. I headed back over to the boys, who were stunned by the outfit I was wearing, except for Jimin. He just smiled at me, patting the spot next to him.

"Wow, you look amazing, Elizabeth." Hoseok smiled at me.

Why does he always look so handsome when he smiles? I swear, it's like the sun is smiling at me.

A bright pink blush sported my cheeks, "Thank you, Hoseok." He gave me a look, "Thank you, Hobi." His look turned into a cheeky smile, while Yoongi rolled his eyes and nudged the angel he was sitting next to. He didn't say anything, but I could see that Yoongi seemed to like what Jimin had managed to conjure up. I could see that Jimin was very much pleased, I guess he really understood my style of clothing better than Damian did. Jin wouldn't stop staring at me, making me nervous. I took a seat next to Jimin, who handed me a bowl of food.

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It wasn't long before the four, now, five of us left the cave and headed for Wayver Woods. It was early in the morning, so the sun was out and shining. But for some reason, it wasn't very hot, in fact it felt a bit cold. As we got deeper in Pxsyi Forest, I was struck by how beautiful and breathtaking the scenery was. The trees were covered in beautiful green and blue leaves, it looked like a set straight out of a fantasy play. And although the forest was lush and beautiful there was something sinister and dark about it that really made me nervous, I hated when I felt like this. I stuck close to Jimin and Hoseok, who were walking beside me. We were following behind Yoongi, who had the map and Jin trailed behind us. I noticed that the woods weren't as quiet as I originally thought it would be, there were birds chirping and various sounds of other animals chattering. I was still a bit shaken up by what had taken place just a few hours before we left the cave, I was so close to being killed by a siren. I should have been more careful, Baekhyun warned me about Sirens and Mermaids. I just can't believe that I was stupid enough to forget what he warned me about. "So Jin... Wanna tell us how you ended up in that cave?" Jimin asked, "Actually.. That was the last place I had tracked my sister too." He said, his blonde swaying gently in the wind.

"When he first took my sister, I trailed after him the best way I could. About a month ago, I tracked her to that cave and ever since then I've been there. Trying to track her down, she wasn't there when I finally did find that cave. All I can really tell is that he headed West with her." He explained, looking around as we walked. A branch snapped behind us, making Yoongi stop in his tracks. He paused for a moment, looking back past us. When nothing happened he shook his head, turned back around and started walking away with us following him.

"What about you, Jimin?" Jin piped up, the conversation picking up again.

"What about me?" He quirked an eyebrow, his eyes shifting to Jin who was now walking beside him.

"How did you end up with Elizabeth? And why are you traveling with her?"

"Yeah, I was wondering that too." Yoongi started, still looking ahead as he walked. "Well.. Jimin saved my life." I started, turning heads to me. "My second day in the Pxysi Forest, I found myself being stalked by a wolf which I had no clue was following me. When it attacked me, I ran as fast as possible but that thing kept up with me. Before I knew it, I was backed into a corner when-"

"I stepped in. I was in the same area that she was in and heard her screams. Then I saw the wolf and knew what was going on, so I stepped in and scared it off." He finished, "So then we kind of just paired up to go find my brother. But I'm also going to be helping him save his town." I said, hiking the bag up on my shoulders. "Save your town?" Yoongi quipped, he probably looked confused as hell.

"Why do you need to do that?"

"A warlock cursed the town. The wolf that attacked Liz was the same one that had been attacking my town. He casted some sort of spell and now most predatory animals have been attacking the village. The reason Liz is helping me is because Humans are that warlock's weakness, Liz can definitely get him to lift the spell. And the crazy coincidence is that he is also out West." Jimin gave me a small smile, which I returned.

"There is no such thing as a coincidence." Yoongi said, looking back at Jimin. "Well at least, that's what I think." He said, shrugging his shoulders. "Don't you think it's weird that both of the warlock's we are after is West?" Jimin quirked an eyebrow at Yoongi, who shook his head. "Lot's of mages, especially Warlocks go West. You two could be chasing two different warlocks." He suggested, "Maybe.. But the one thing both of us have in common with our warlocks is that they have a weakness for humans." I stated, "He doesn't attack innocent bystanders." I explained, causing Yoongi to look back at me.

"What?" He looked confused, a strange emotion flickered in his brown eyes as he looked at me.

"The Warlock that we are after doesn't attacks humans or innocent bystanders." I reiterated, "But didn't the warlock attack you, your brother and your best friend? I'm assuming that both your brother and your best friend are human, correct? If he doesn't attack humans, why did he attack you?" Jin asked, he looked confused as to why the warlock would bother us. "The warlock that attacked me and my family has been bothering us for years. He has some kind of grudge against my family and I have no clue Why. It's always been that since I can remember. And now.." I paused, staring at the ground. "Now, he has Damian and I'm scared that I'll lose him too. And Baekhyun... He was so injured during that fight with the golem that took Damian. They both were fighting hard to protect me from that thing. And instead of being able to help them.. I let my brother get taken away." I shook my head, took a deep breath and closed my eyes. With determination clear in my mind, I looked up at the four men standing in front of me. "I will get my brother back, even if I die doing it. He's the only family I have left. I will make sure that warlock leaves everyone alone once and for all." I stated, leaving them a bit stunned.

"Then let's get your brother back." Jimin said softly, his brown eyes mirroring his expression.

"Yeah," Jin nodded, as Hoseok gave me a small smile. "I won't let anything happen to you. So don't worry, we will get your brother back." Hoseok took my hand in his, giving me a smile. "Let's keep moving guys, we don't want to be out in the open when it gets to be dark." Yoongi nodded his head, so we continued our journey through the forest. I just hope we don't run into trouble out here.