Grimm Games

Chapter 25: Jumping Jeffreys

With Jade and Millie by my side I tried to strengthen my spine to stand up to the brothers and appear strong and tall. "You're gonna attack us?" The blade on my cuff grew heavy, as if reminding me it was there and ready for use.

"Told you not to trust anyone, sis." Millie grabbed the rickety chair from the corner and slammed it to the ground, breaking it into a few fragments. The wooden leg she dug from the pile of splintered pieces made a decent club as she mimicked Spencer and raised it as if commencing a game of whack a mole.

Dylan gripped his spear even tighter. "What'd you got?" He glared at Millie, betting her to make the first move.

"Bring it!" Millie shouted, startling Jade.

Dylan scoffed. "You really think you can take us?"

"It's three against two," Millie pointed out. "What do you think?"

"Whoa." Jade put her hands up defensively. "Just hold on here. I didn't ask for this."

Dylan nodded toward Jade. "She doesn't even have a weapon. Yes, we can take all of ya'll."

"Three against two." Millie nodded to Jade before giving Dylan a menacing look.

She reluctantly nodded. "Yeah. Three of us against the two of you."

"So?" Dylan shrugged. "Three skinny girls against two real men?"

"Screw you!" Millie sneered. "Have you even seen my survival scores? You know we're a threat."

"What I did see was your sister falling more times than I can count," Dylan went on.

I scoffed. "It's not my fault balance and agility aren't my strong suit."

Millie scoffed and shook her head. "Don't tell them that."

I huffed, ignoring the ache in my gut. "Can we please stop this?" I finally lifted my cuffed arm with the blade attached. "This thing can take you out at any distance. We all know that."

"I'll put down my weapon when they drop theirs." Millie nodded to Spencer and Dylan.

They hesitated. Spencer taking the lead. "You first."

Seconds past and no one moved. Finally, I sat down resting my back against the wall. "You guys can stand there all day if you want. I need a break."

Jade cautiously sat beside me. The fear and uncertainty in her face prompted me to insert my hand into hers for comfort, hers and mine.

Finally, Millie dropped the broken chair leg. "Your stupid branches suck anyway."

Spencer lowered his club. "I made them with my bare hands."

"I can tell." Millie rolled her eyes.

"At least we have weapons," Dylan chimed in, leaning his improvised spear against the wall. "If we're not lucky enough to get knives then you have to be smart and make your own. But not all of us are that smart, huh?" He looked at Millie.

While they bickered back and forth, I dug out a protein bar from my suit and split it in half, offering a piece to Jade.

Spencer relaxed a bit, looking at me weird. "You're not gonna eat that, right?"

"I am." And I did. I popped a portion of it in my mouth and watched as Jade ate the other half.

He stared. "What about—?"

"We tested one on that rat," Millie said. "And from the looks of it, he's doing pretty good. Probably even better than before."

Dylan squatted against the opposite wall to get comfortable. "I never seen a Grimm creature attack another Grimm creature before."