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Camo's P.O.V.
"She's gone!" Peter pounded on my door. I quickly flung off my covers and ran to unlock the door.
"What?!" I asked as I opened the door.
"Libby is gone." Peter said out of breath.
"Well where do you think she went?" I asked rhetorically.
"She isn't there. Nibs checked. Did she say anything to you before she left?" He asked.
"No. Wait, is Marie still here?" I asked.
"Yeah but she's still sleeping." Peter said.
"Well we have to see if she knows anything." I said rushing past him towards where Marie was staying. I knocked on the door and she answered.
"If you're looking for Libby, she isn't here." Marie said as she let me into the room.
"I know. I was wondering where she might be." I said.
"She said she needed to get away for a while." Marie responded as she packed things Libby had given her.
"Where?" I asked.
"Do you think she would have told you if she didn't want you to find her?" She asked, putting her hands on her hips. "Look, I've known Libby fir a hell of a long time. And as soon as she feels crushed, she looks for escapes. She doesn't want to be a burden to anyone. Plus, she was hurt. She is going to be at the last place you'd expect. I don't mean to be rude but I need to get out of here."
"Right...okay. Well do you know if she is alright?" I inquired.
"Libby will be fine. She can take care of herself. She only has one weakness." Marie replied as she zipped up her bag.
"And that is...?" I asked, starting to become impatient.
"Whoever she happens to be in love with." She smiled as she picked up her bag. "Now if you excuse me, I must be off to start a new life. Thanks for everything." And with that she walked out.
"Well for fuck's sake." I sighed then hurried out to the meeting room to join the others.
"This is all my fault!" Nibs yelled and pounded his fists on the table. They had a map in front of them with places crossed out. They had already covered a good amount of land.
"Nibs, it's fine. We'll find her." I assured him.
"What if someone or something has already got to her? What if she slipped and hurt herself?" He asked worriedly as he tried to figure out where she went.
"I just talked to Marie and she said that Libby can take care of herself and she just needed some time away." I said softly.
"I don't have a good feeling about this though." Nibs said. "There's something off, I can feel it."
I looked at the map then dragged my finger along it to the places they haven't been to yet then landed on Indian grounds.
"You don't think..." I trailed off.
"Everyone pack up." Nibs said. "We're leaving ASAP."
Everyone hurried to get their things together and we were off in 5 minutes. We used fairy dust because it was the easiest mode of transportation and we needed to get there fast.
After we checked in with the Indian guards we went to talk to the chief.
"Honey Suckle come here in night. Then disappear. Leave without things." He said motioning to Libby's belongings.
"Honey Suckle is a fitting name if you know what I mean." Binky whispered and elbowed Marmaduke.
"Fuck yeah it is." Marmaduke said. Mary slapped Binky and then Nibs told them to shut up.
"How long ago did you notice she was missing? And did you hear anything?" Nibs asked desperately.
"One squaw saw what happen here." Chief said and motioned for a girl to come forward. She was a little shorter than me and had short brown hair. She looked to be about fifteen or sixteen but I couldn't really tell. She was very pretty and also reserved.
"I can show you." She said but did not have the Indian dialect. Nibs immediately followed the girl to the woods where she began to explain what happened. "I was gathering berries when I heard a commotion. Libby was standing there talking to some gentlemen which appeared to be pirates. They tried to take her and she struggled and took down the two men. I have to say, she is a very good fighter, but that's beside the point. One of the men said something to her and she gave up. She went with them. I heard one of them say, 'We won't need rope. She has enough incentive.' She left without anything and she held her head up high like a proud girl."
"It's those damn pirates!" Nibs yelled.
"She went this way." The girl said walking through the woods. "I only followed them for a little before they sensed me."
"Will you take us that way?" Peter asked her calmly. She nodded then quickly picked up her pace.
"My name is Red Oak, by the way." She added.
"You look like a Kathleen to me." Tootles smiled at her. She giggled and blushed a little.
"You can call me that if you'd like." She said.
"Jesus Christ." Slightly shook his head. "It looks like we've got another one to add to the group."
"What do you mean?" Anna asked.
"Ever notice how all of us seem to start pairing up and we add another person to the group?" Slightly said. Anna nodded slowly.
"Yeah I guess that's true." She laughed.
We continued on our way and we stayed mostly silent. It felt like forever until we finally stopped.
"Here is where I retreated." Red Oak/Kathleen said.
"What's that up there?" Tootles asked pointing to something on the ground in the distance.
"Is that glitter?" Binky asked taking a closer look. We came to the conclusion that it was indeed glitter.
"Did anything else happen here?" Nibs asked her.
"I wasn't going to say this because I know how you're hurting, but they did hit her. She was wearing a shiny jacket and I assume that's where those came off of." Kathleen said. Nibs looked outraged and completely upset.
"We have to find her." He said. "Did they continue this way?"
"Yes." She responded. "Maybe I can help you. I'm an excellent tracker." Nibs nodded. He led the pack with her. I fell in line with Peter towards the back.
"He's really torn up." Peter whispered.
"Of course he is." I answered. "They love each other." Peter made a disgusted face like a child does when grownups kiss. "They do!"
"I know, I just thought it was more like a fuck buddy thing they had. You know? Considering how much they went at it." Peter whispered back.
"That's because super horny and in love make for a lot of sex." I laughed quietly.
"Why aren't we going at it?" Peter asked grumpily.
"Because I have more self control." I said. "Notice I say 'I' not 'we'."
"Not when you're drunk." Peter laughed softly.
"I would argue but that's true." I whispered. "So is your plan to get me drunk?"
"All of the time." He smiled.
"OH SHIT!" Tootles said as we came to a clearing. We were at the ocean side and a ship was docked there, but it wasn't Hook's.
