ETON

Chapter 11.

"Oh, you have a, uh interesting choices in friends." The same girl stated.

"THAT'S NOT HIM!" A guy yelled in response.

"Well it has to be, my aim is never off!"

"Well maybe just for once your aim was off!" A hand appeared through the bush followed by an arm and then a whole person. "See, he's right here." A young olive skinned male confirmed to the girl he was talking to. He wore a tight, turtle-necked, partially sleeveless, shirt and casual battle pants. He seemed to be wearing some sort of slip-on boots that looked comfortable enough to be sneakers. Then of course there was the most outstanding part of his looks being the spikes coming from his arms and thin, lizard-like, tail coming from his lower, lower, back.

"Hi Titan, how's it going?"

Titan pointed at the new person and looked at me, "Told you he was real. So far so good Newton, oh, and this is Eden." Newton smiled at me and then look back to the bush he had just appeared out of.

"Well technically I didn't miss at all, so my aim's fine." The girl accompanying the lizard-boy put her hands on her hips as she came out of the bush. She had fiery, flame-colored hair with rare creamy-white-blonde pieces scattered about, she wore a simple dress, two strands of it crossing her collar-bone to attach behind her neck and sleeves just barely hanging on her shoulders. She had a sash around her waist that was tied in a neat knot at the back, the two ends trailing off and waving around as she moved delicately. She held a gun in hand with two whips attached to the sides of it and a confused yet frustrated look on her face.

"Fine, whatever you say." Newton said dismissively with a wave of his hand. He turned to Titan and smiled, "So, where to next?"

Titan turned to me, "Any idea Eden?"

I was about to suggest the way I was heading, as I still remembered it from before I bumped into Titan, but a huff sounded from the girls mouth.

"I know exactly where we're going, I'm Orilina by the way." She informed me and Titan as she passed by us going ninety degrees away from where I was just about to head. I waited for her to disappear before silently giving the others orders.

"Hey Titan, she may need some help over there, catch up with her and try and direct her that way." I pointed in the direction I thought to be the ruins and watched him jog off. "Newton right? Remind me to thank him later." I set off in my original direction smiling to myself.

"So why not send me off with her?" Newton questioned walking backwards while looking me up and down.

"To be honest, Titan's a little intimidating, besides I think you might of had enough of her." He smiled at me and returned to my side. "Thanks." He replied and we continued our path out of the clearing and into a large portion of forest, I was sure this was the right way.

"May I ask why you're so calm to be around me?" He asked, a little bit of sadness in his tone.

"I have no reason not to be, plus your tail is fun to watch." I laughed a little as he grabbed a hold of his tail. He had a jokingly hurt expression on his face before joining me in laughter.

A sudden shout in the distance made the spikes on his arm stand out, I took a step to the side to avoid getting jabbed.

"Seems like other teams are having a hard time." I sighed.

"And five boarbatusks aren't?" He questioned me confused.

"Well there were two of us and technically only four seeing as Orilina took the last one out. They also didn't charge at us all at once they kinda just waited for their turn."