The Darkness

Chapter 8

You think. And think. And think. While you were thinking you had the idea to shout to the figure, then you remember your warning. You can't speak to the girl. And you don't know if it's the girl or not. So you decide to see if Okami would go over to the figure. Not to close but far enough to see if it was the girl. You look over to Okami who was already walking over toward the figure as if she had read your mind. Okami starts to run to go faster. She runs for about ten minutes. Then she stops and sits there for a few minutes. Then she runs back. She didn't look scared, but she did look tired. So you took out some water and gave it to her. You let her rest for a bit then you start to head over to the figure, who was still far enough to where you can't tell if it's the girl. It takes you about 10-15 minutes to get far enough to see that it was a boy. He looked about 15-16 years old. You keep walking feeling a lot better knowing that it wasn't the girl. Another 10-15 minutes and you and the boy meet. You say hi. He says hi back. You both stand there, astonished to see someone else. You see that he has a backpack as well. He looks at Okami and says, so you picked a wolf? You say yes and tell the boy her name. He smiles. He tells you about his bird. It was a Hawk and her name was Taka. Not seeing her, you ask where she went. He tells you that she is flying in a different area to see what's there. So you pull out the map to show him where things are. He looks at it in awe. Then he asks if i know what all the colors mean. You say that you know that the blue dot is you, and the red dot Okami. And that you think that the pink dots are people. You look at the map and see another red dot moving swiftly. You point to it and say that you think that that would most likely be Taka. you ask him about the girl. And as soon as you mention her his face goes pale. You ask what his experience with her was like. All he said was that him and the girl were in a room and he felt as if she was going to kill him.