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Hunting

Hunting.

ˈhən(t)iNG/

noun

1.

The activity of hunting wild animals or game, especially for food or sport

That, is not the kind of hunting i'm talking about, not the sport in which trophied animals are killed and eaten. No Im talking about Hunting as in my country but i might as well be talking about the dumb sport of it too since that and farming is literally the only thing my country seems to do hunting season is a national holiday for us we take two weeks and shut the entire place down just to go shoot and maim animals i mean don't get me wrong i love the food like, Go meat! But honestly ?! Anyways, even the people are named after hunting equipment and weaponry here , no, seriously on my block alone the names of some the guys that i know are : Remmington, Gunner, Bo, Rocky,Ruger and Maverick like how insane is that ? My best friend . . her name is Katana for goodness sakes and not only that but they all also have these super cool powers where they can grow food just by stepping on the ground or have super scent to pick up on game or even super sonic sight and hearing allowing for expert tracking skills . . and then there is me . . My name is Honey .. . . I'm highly allergic to pretty much everything my country is about the animals shut down my air ways the pollen makes me sneeze . . . i clearly don't belong here.

Oof I fell over a tree root my clutch of apples spilling out around me everywhere and the ground beneath my fingers freezing on the contact Katana turned around at hearing my strangled squeal when i fell

" Honey are you okay ? " she asked stepping backwards as my frost traveled across the ground wilting the flowers she left blooming in her wake

"i'm-" achoo ! " fine" i stated blowing away a dandelion puff that exploded into the air when i sneezed i sat up gathering the apples and placing them in my basket Katana sat down just out of reach of my frost zone and waited patiently no one here could touch me or they would instantly freeze the only exception to that is my best friend-

" Hey Archer" Katana looked behind me and grinned

He stooped down and helped me gather the freezing fruit with a small chuckle " i swear honey you are the clumsiest person i know"

I frowned " yeah i know and being klumzy and having allergies just doesn't seem to cut it here and now all the apples are going to brown before i even get back to the village"

he grabbed my hand and pulled me up off the ground taking the basket from me i held in a breath waiting for him to freeze like everyone else who touched me but he didn't . . he never has .. and no one understands why not even me but i'm waiting for the day my luck will run out and he will end up just like the rest of them