Mystical Forest of The Forgotten Woods | Book One (COMPLETED)

Chapter 9: The Path through Briar Forest

Pug's POV

I stood at my bed sleepy-eyed. I better get sleep before or explode.I thought. "Raya and that boy aren't back yet. They could be in trouble."Flare fretted pacing back and fourth in the guest room. "Mommy! Paige is doing it again!!" Willow yelled from somewhere in her bedroom."Paige how many times have I told you. Not to climb  onto of the top bunk. It is very dangerous!" Flare yelled rushing out of the room. I slumped down on my bed and covered myself with the sheets. Akira climbed up top covering herself with a brown blanket. Shadow and Duffy were curled up sound asleep, Duffy on the top bed Shadow on the lower bed.

I only closed my eyes and let sleep consume me.

Pug's Dream:

I felt someone shaking me and opened my eyes. I was asleep in a grassy clearing, a meadow. Trees bordered the meadow not far from me. I blinked and looked at the person who had awoken me. It was some boy. A boy I haven't seen before. "Excuse me but would you like to tell me how you ended up in this area? I haven't seen anyone here before but me." He said. "Are you real?"I asked him. "I think I am. Every night I have the same dream. Sorry. Excuse me. My name is Owen" he said. I looked at him. He had bright green eyes like me. He also had deep black hair like mine as well. I had a brother but he had brown hair and yellow eyes.

"Oh, well okay, I'm P-" I stopped. I'm going to use my real name I thought to myself. "I'm Raven" I said. "Well, Raven" Owen said. "Where are you right now, in the hum.. uh. Real world?" He asked blinking. I sat up  and he helped me on to my feet. I wiped off my pants with my hands and dusted off my shirt.

"I'm at my friend, Raya's house, well her sister Flare's house. It's in Thornsdale. I met Raya when kids was on a journey with my faction called 'Nature'." I said. I noticed a flick on the side of his head. He was definitely an elf. "So your a elf girl named Raven who journeys with her faction called Nature and you add new people along the way?" Owen asked. His green eyes shone brightly. "So your in Thronsdale too?!?" He chirped. "I'm there too I will meet you In Mr. Smith's weapons shop" he said.

"I know I saw a town over past Flare's house. I can ask Raya to come with me into town some day to meet you In the real world" I said and pushed me hair out of my face. "We looked reall simular. Don't we?" Owen said and smirked. "Yeah. I guess we do" I said. I saw him start to fade then looked down at myself. "Were waking up aren't we?' I said. He nodded and waved goodbye. I waved back and we both faded away.

Raven woke up exhausted. Who was that guy.. well.. Owen of course..  but why was someone from the real world in my dream? Or was I in his dream?.. I don't know?... I sat up. My hair was a mess and I went over to my bad on  a wooden desk and opened it, pulling out a hair brush then brushing my hair.

"Finally Ra- Pu-I don't know anymore" said Raya. "Just call me Raven" I said. I could remember my sister, Robin and my brother, Lark. All cozy with our parents while I explored the world. "Raya" I said before she walked away. "Can you take me to Mr. Smith's weapon shop in town? I had a dream and I want to go see the weapons there.. well a actually I had a dream and there was a boy names Owen there and he lives in Thornsdale with Mr. Smith and it's weird I don't want to explain" I said. "You don't have to. Come on. Ill take you" Raya said. "I was eavesdropping and so was Duffy, Shadow and Akira and can come?" Asked Tyler waking into the room. "I guess so" I said. Tyler and Raya exchanged a smile and then Raya led us all out of the guest room through the living room and out the door. "Roman and Sly are still asleep. Let's keep it that way" Shadow said. "Towns not far, we'll walk" Raya said walking down the path way on the hill.

We went through a thick willow and spruce tree forest. A swampy and muddy land. A grassy plain and finally to a small wooden and thorn fenced town. "People love their thorns here" I murmured half to myself. Raya nodded and we entered the town. "The weapons shop is just down that path" Raya said pointing to a dusted gravel road. I nodded and took that path. Gravel cracked and cracked underneath my feet and I saw a tall boy standing  in front of the weapons shop. He had black and and bright green eyes. Owen. I recognized him straight straight away. I looked behind me and the others were at the clothing department. I strode up to Owen. "Hi" I said looking at him. He turned his head looking at me. "You came! Hi" he said. I nodded and he blinked.

"Let's sit down he said taking me to a table where we sat down and started talking about family, about Nature. About Thornsdale and Thornveil. We talked about food, favorite colors. Favorite type of tree. Relationships which I've never been in one in a looooooooooong time.

It was nice having someone to talk to. Especially someone who knows Thornsdale by memory and by heart. He told me about blind man Leo who would always give his family food when they were poor. He told me about working for Old man Smith. It turned out we had a lot on comments besides hair and eyes.
He's cute I thought to myself. He's handsome, nice, kind, funny, exciting, different from anyone I've ever met I added to my thoughts.