The Way It Should Be

Chapter Twenty

-Tux's POV-

I wake up and Evra and Darren are still sleeping, I quietly get out of my hammock and out the van.

Looking up at the sky I see the bright stars and see the waning crescent moon hanging overhead.

It almost looked fake from down here, back home it was a rather dull color since there wasn't much darkeness to really bring out the beauty of the nights sky above, but here? Here the color and vibrancy of the stars and moon make me feel safe.

Since I woke up so early I was bored and decided to do Evra and Darren's chores along with my own chore. It was all simple easy stuff, though it was tedious as I had not done them since I first arrived.

When I am all finished it's already around noon, they must be really tired still being asleep like that.

The wolves were easily confused to see me up earlier than the boys, only a natural response to seeing a person act differently.

I smile, "Don't worry."

Nona - unlike Scar and Pen - is really hyper to see me being awake before noon, or I guess at noon.

"Oh you're awake?" Hans Hands asks walking up to me.

I smile, "Yeah." I answer.

"What's wrong?" He asks.

"Nothing, just woke up early that's all."

He walks closer and places his hand on my head, "You don't have a fever."

I laugh, "I told you I'm fine. Good timing though, I needed to ask you something."

"Yes?"

"Could you please get some shampoo from Truska? I need to wash the wolves."

"Alright, I'll be back in just a little bit." He walks off and sooner than I had expected he came walking back - on his hands - "Here," he gets off his hands and falls to the ground and pulls a bottle out of his large hoodie pocket and hands it to me before walking away again.

I head over to the creak and fight the wolves to try and get them in the freezing water. I am already soaked and that was only to wash Scar!

After washing all three wolves I am exhausted, who knew wolves could be so cruel? I lay on the side of the creak, my toes slightly sticking in the water, but I'm too tired to move.

After what I assume is an hour I head the crisp sound of grass being stepped on. I open my tired eyes and stair an tgebpair of boys standing over me.

"You'll get a cold!" Darren protests, pulling me a inch just enough to get out of the water.

"Whatever..." I yawn.

Darren shakes his head, "Evra can you go get her a towel? I'll bring her back to the van."

Evra nods and heads away.

Darren rudely picks me up over his shoulder and brings me into the van. He lays me on my - now soaking - hammock.

I sit up, "You know how long it takes me to get a cold." I roll my eyes, "Just cause I had my toes in is nothing."

He rolls his eyes just as Evra walks in, throwing me the gray towel he got for me.

"Get dried and changed, we'll be outside." Darren says before pushing Evra out of the van with him.

I do as ordered and head back outside, still exhausted.

"Our chores are already done?" Evra asks, grinning at me.

"It's not that weird!" I say, playfully.