𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐎𝐧𝐞 ✈︎𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐅

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟔

Beast from air

It was dark and the stars twinkle in the sky. Most
Littluns slept in the shelters, others still awake, but would eventually doze off. Like Percival who's head fell on Y/n's on arm. She picked him
up like you do with any other child, with their head on your shoulder and hands one the butt to support their weigh. She carefully laid the little child down in the shelter as he snuggled with his arms and legs.

She went back outside with Piggy and Simon. She sat next to Piggy, which he only gave her a quick glance. A whoosh sound through crackling and crunching sounds came this way, and out of it, were the twins. They catch their breath with terrified expression. they crouch, panting.
"Ralph, wake up!" they ran into a shelter where Ralph was sleeping.
"What's going on!" Y/n stood up. along with Simon, and Piggy.
"We saw—"
"—The beast
Each twin said.
What Y/n could assume, Ralph is awake.
He came out of the shelter.
"You can't go out--it's horrible!"
"Piggy-where are the spears?"
"I can hear the_"
"Quiet then. Lie still."
They lay there listening, at first with doubt but then with terror to the description the twins breathed at them between bouts of extreme si-lence.
"Sam 'n Eric call them to an assembly. Quietly. Go on."
The twins still holding onto each other, spread the news to every shelter. Ralph grabbed the conch and blew it. I the hunters came through the jungle with their spears.

All the boys formed a circle as SamnEric explained what they encountered.
"We've seen the beast with our own eyes. No-we weren't asleep_"
Sam took up the story. By custom now one conch did for both twins, for their substantial unity was recognized.
"It was furry. There was something moving behind its head--wings. The beast moved too-"
"That was awful. It kind of sat up_"
"The fire was bright-"
"We'd just made it up-"
"more sticks on-"
"There were eyes-"
"Teeth-"
"Claws-"
"We ran as fast as we could-"
"Bashed into things-"
"The beast followed us-"
"I saw it slinking behind the trees.
"Nearly touched me"
Ralph put both hands on his waist.
"You're not pulling are legs are you?"
Twins aggressively shook their heads.
"We'll hunt! Who'll come?!" Jack called them back. A lot of boys raise their hand.
Ralph moved in patiently.
"These spears are made of wood, don't be silly"
"Frightened?" Jack sneered at him.
"Of course I am who would it be?"
Piggy took the conch.
"Couldn't we kind of--stay here? Maybe the beast won't come near us."
"Stay here? And be cramped into this bit of the island, always on the lookout? How should we get our food? And what about the fire?"
"Let's be moving," said Jack relentlessly,
"What about the littluns?"
"Sucks to the littluns!"
"Someone's got to look after them."
"There was no need! Now there is. Piggy'll look afterthem " Ralph pointed at Piggy.
"That's right. Keep Piggy out of danger."
"Y/n" Ralph turn to her then Jack did same.
"Why should she come? She won't be able to take that beast down"
Y/n squinted her eyes at Jack. She felt a little offended, but it was good that she should stay.
"I'll stay with Piggy. Someone needs to comfort the littluns"
Ralph nodded then the boys went off. leaving Piggy and Y/n with the littluns.
Percival wrapped his arms around Y/n's waist,
Looking up at her with his big worried eyes.
"Will the beast be gone? Miss Y/n" his voice qu-ivered. Y/n gave a comforting smile, petting the boy's dark hair.
"Ralph and the others will take care it. he knows what he's doing. I promise"
The boy grin then buried his head against her tummy. The other littluns huddled all around,
Forming it into a group hug. Piggy watched in awe. It made him smile. The hug ended with them, stepping back.

Y/n felt a rumble in her stomach. She really craved for something to eat. She took a steps in the jungle. But stop, when Piggy was
curious of her move.
"Where are you going?"
Y/n slightly turn her head.
"To get fruit. Any of you want any?"
The littluns nodded.
"But should you wait?"
"I'll be back"
"But what if—"
"I'll be back"
Y/n, sounded annoyed with the questions from Piggy. She's was really irritated and just wants food right now. She calmed herself down.
"I guess I ought to have one"
Y/n gave a nod then disappear into the jungle.
It was hot as hell. Oh she just wishes she could a have a bath right now, with full of bubbles; the lavender scent from the soap, getting a hair cut and picking up a tooth, putting some toothpaste and brushing her teeth.

She put her hand to her mouth to get a smell of her breath quickly pulled away from how bad it is. This wasn't very lady like. She sighed in irritation and slouched with her arms dangling in front. She saw a couple of fruits hanging from the tree. These ones were bit high up, but that didn't stop her. She's going to get food, one way or the other. So Y/n jumped and gripped on the tree and started to carefully climb up. successfully reaching the fruits. She came down with a slide with her legs and arms.
She grabbed a couple more then begin to walk back the shelters.
Along the way, she got impatient, and decided to take a bite out of one of them. The sweet juice from the fruit pleased her taste buds. She goes at it, biting every place without even chewing.

She made it back at the shelters and gave each fruit to the boys.
They were eating in silence till Piggy looked at Y/n. She ate every fruit like a whiled animal, not even stopping to take a break. Piggy gulped.
"That's your 8th one."
Y/n didn't respond. She finished, tossing the seed away and grabbing another fruit.
The littluns chuckled at her aggressiveness. Y/n
knows this isn't really how ladies are supposed to eat. But her mother isn't here so who'll tell her how to eat? Juice was dripping around her mouth and already on her clothes.
Piggy turned his attention back on his fruit, taking a bite.

Time flew slow, Piggy was on yapping. Telling stories about his life.
"Now this story is about the place where I live,
called Camberley."
Y/n wasn't paying attention. Though she did hear him. With her head leaning on her fist, while still chewing on the fruit.
"Now Camberley is quite an old place, but it hasn't been called Camberley all the time. It
Use to be called Cambridge town. And they used
to get mixed up with the letters between Cambridge or Cambridge town. So the letters that were to a person in Cambridge town, used to go to a person name Cambridge"
Y/n sighed in annoyance but Piggy didn't take notice.
"So they got a bit mixed up so they thought they'd changed the name in the post office, because it was a post office that had all the trouble of sorting the letters. And-and they thought they'd
Leave the can from Cambridge town"
he licked his lips.
"And there are lots of rivers around there, Canberra because a lot of the towns near."
"And that's the story of Camberley".
Finally he was done. He then looked at Y/n.
"What about you Y/n?"
"Hm?" She snapped out of her head.
"Uhh...well" she dragged the fruit down to her lap, the juice staining her skirt.
"I live in [made up town]. With my mother, and
father and grandfather."
"Me and my mother always talk the most. She taught me many things, mostly about taking care  of the house."

Piggy raised his hand. which seem to get her attention.
"May I ask how you got mixed with us?"
Y/n licked her dry lips.
"I was meant to go to a plane full of other little girls. But I somehow got into one with boys."
"They didn't notice I assume"
Piggy nodded.
Y/n dragged the fruit back to her mouth, eating again.

(Art not mine)