The Ancients

Meeting answers

My eyes slowly open with the rising sun casting an orange glow across the floor of the cave entrance. I had slept on the floor next to the bed where Sean laid keeping an eye on him throughout the night, making sure that he didn't cause himself any more pain. Prince was still asleep so I stood up and quietly and walked towards the cave opening and stood outside where the sky that was once blackened by the storm, was now painted with strokes of blue, orange, red and yellow cirrus clouds. 

I walked up to the edge of the cliff and sat down with my legs dangling beneath me, watching the sunrise over the forest treeline. My mind began to wander over the events of yesterday and what would happen today.

Why did I challenge Troy? How did Troy find out about the Silent Zone? Why did Sean protect me? Why did I watch my friend get hurt and do nothing? What if Troy found out about Lo-

"That was beautiful singing last night. How comes you don't do that more often?" Sean's raspy voice caused me to jump and stop my trail of thoughts. I turn around to see him leant up against Prince in the cave opening to keep his balance and my mind began to wonder again as he stood there.

Jesus, he looks good without a shir- STOP IT NOW, HE IS HURT STOP THINKING LIKE THAT.

"You should be in bed resting Sean, I only stitched you up yesterday" He shook his head and laughed slightly and gave me a side grin. Prince walked him over towards me and helped Sean sit next to me without falling over, Sean giving a small hiss of pain as his back twisted slightly. I lay my hand over the bandage as he moves closer to me and looks over the fiery horizon. 

"First off that was a weird way of saying thanks for the compliment. Second what happened to my shirt? Third I have a lot of questions that I have a feeling you're not really going to want to answer." I glanced over to his face to be met by a warm inviting smile and I let a small laugh escape my mouth.

"Okay fine, thank you for the compliment. It was a lullaby that I remembered from my family and I prefer for other people not to hear me sing. To answer your question about what happened to your shirt... I had to take it off to fix your back. It's by the bed in the cave." Sean looked at Prince and gave him a nod and the stag went back to the cave and soon returned with his shirt in his mouth.

I was both relieved and disappointed when Sean put his shirt back on, the light bounced around his skin that slowly disappeared under the fabric of his torn shirt. We both sat in silence for a few minutes and observed the colours the sun had cast upon the forest and the fresh smell of the rain for yesterday's storm that hung in the air. I let out a small sigh as I turned to face Sean "So, what is it you want to know? I will let you ask any three questions and I will give you the truth"

He seemed to stop for a few moments to carefully choose his questions, I already had a vague idea of some of the questions he might ask and I already begin to formulate how to explain some of the answers. 

"Alright first question, why did you challenge Troy?" 

I sat myself a bit straighter at the mention of his name and what I had done yesterday. "Well there are a few reasons. It was the only way of saving you and stopping him if he has the idea that he could easily beat me senseless without any repercussions. Also, I am done hiding and cowering away from him and it's time to put that piece of shit back in his place." 

Sean seemed to nod in agreement and respected my answer with silence until he spoke his next question. "Why do you have a cave with a bed and supplies in it?" He somewhat chuckled at the thought of someone living in the cave.

"It's for when I come on weekends to visit Loki. I will often spend the night in the cave so that I can spend more time with him. That's why I often say no when you or any of the others say about spending time with you guys on weekends." He nodded in understanding while I mentally prepare myself for the inevitable next question. 

"I think you already know what I am going to ask next Amber" 

I shifted a bit uncomfortably on the rock beneath us and think of the best way to explain it to Sean, I did say I would answer him truthfully. I let out a small sigh and face Sean.

"Would you like to meet him?" I trust Sean enough with what I have seen the past few days and as soon as the words left my mouth his face lit up with excitement then confusion.

"I would be honoured to meet Loki but are you ok with it. I know that no one has seen him and you don't really like to talk about him much?" it put a small smile on my face that he was concerned about me telling him but I can't hide this away for much longer.

I stood up and took a step back away from the edge of the cliff and offering a hand to Sean to help him up. He hissed again from the pain in his back from the stitches but managed to keep a smile on his face. As we both stood there in the morning sun looking out at the horizon of trees I took a deep breath preparing myself physically and mentally for what is about to happen. 

" Loki þú getur komið út öruggur!" I called out over the cliff and waited as Sean gave me a confused look. "You didn't understand any of that did you" I laughed and he joined me shaking his head.

"Can't say that I did there, what wa-" Sean got cut off by a mass of birds erupting from the forest tree line as a loud crash could be heard making its way through the vegetation bellow the cliff base. My smile grew at the thought of seeing Loki again yet my stomach was doing backflips at the thought of someone else knowing about him. The crashing in the forest soon stopped and I stood in front on Sean at the edge of the cliff and I watched as his face changed from confused to staring behind me awestruck. 

"Sean, meet Loki my Ameoba"

"H-hold up-p. Lo-oki is a-a..."