The Missing Irene | Bk.1

The River PT. 2

"Well, how are we going to do this?" Koda questions.

"Easy we'll take turns." Bella replies. "Just you guys better stay far away while we wash up or Imma cut someone's eyes out."

All the boys raise their hands in the air signifying that they surrender. Bella lets out a sigh as she sees Max almost pouting. "Aww come on boys, don't be jealous..." Jee starts. "...Or do, we really don't care." Aj finishes for her.

Bella can't help but to giggle at her friends statement. Suddenly, there is a screech. Everyone turns to the sound of the screech to see Wind staring at the river. "NOPE! It is far to cold to bathe in this."

Bella turns back to Hunter "Would you mind heating up the river with your fire magic?"

Hunter looks up from where he had made a makeshift firepit and a fire. "Heck ya! I'm All fired up now!"

Wind looks at the wolf, "Oh thank Irene." Wind breathes out.

Hunter walks over to the river and starts to heat it up till it bubbles. "There you go!" he says with a smile.

"Sweet, now would you boys kindly LEAVE." Jee says with slight irritation in her voice.

"ok, ok, we are leaving." The boys seem to say in unison.

The men start to walk off and the girls start to undress into their undergarments. They all head over to the river and relax into the warm water.

Bella looks over to Jee "Sooo... you and Eren huh?"

Jee's cheeks flush a bright red, "We are just friends nothing else."

"That's what they all say" Wind says rolling her eyes with a slight giggle. While Jee sends a glare that could kill.

AJ face showed lots of concentration as they sat in the water cleaning themselves off, which by now the mostly were but wanted to stay in the warmed water a little longer. "What are you thinking about AJ?" Wind says to her friend knocking her out of her daze.

"umm nothing really, I thought I heard something but it must have been just an animal or something."

The breaking of a stick was heard. All heads were turned in the direction of the sound, while Bella quickly stands and conjures a sword holding it in front of her. "River," she calls out, "I swear to Irene, I will cut your damn eyes out."

The rustle and breaking of sticks gets closer to the group. "River I'm not kidding!"

Out from behind a tree comes a werewolf. It wasn't River though. In fact, it wasn't anyone of the males. It was a girl. She was about the same height as Bella, about 5'8'. She had light brown hair with pink tips that made it half way down her back. She wore a black and baby blue undershirt with a jean style vest over top. On her back was a sword. And last of all she had blue Ombre ears and tail. Her hands quickly shoot up above her head in a way to make herself seem not threatening, because Bella had her sword drawn.

Bella quickly lowers her sword and stairs at the new werewolf, who looked awfully skinny and beaten up. The mysterious girl quickly bows and rises back up. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you! Really, I was just walking and stumbled across you guys. I really didn't mean to intrude." She says giving another quick bow.

"Its okay." Bella says lowering her sword to her side, and the other girls started getting dressed. Bella does the same as she conjures new clothing to her body. "Who are you?" Wind questions while putting on her boots.

"AH! I'm sorry where are my manners, I am Isabell. Sky magic user." She sates.

"Well Isabell, where are you from? I don't think I have seen you around here before." Bella says as she looks the girl up and down.

"I'm from Magnolia. Its far away. Although I am only here because I ran away."

"Why did you run away?" Jee questions.

"People killed my family." She states as a tear starts to fall down her face. "They tried to kill me too! They didn't like magic users, they thought they were evil."

"Well Isabell, it looks like you could use a bath and a meal. Why don't you bathe and you can join us." Bella says motioning towards the warmed river behind them.

"Really? You trust me, you don't hate me for being a magic user?" Isabell questions with a look of shock on her face.

"Nu uh." AJ says. "We are all magic users as well, so are a bunch of people from our town are too! In fact Bella and Wind here are the daughters on Irene!"

Bella and Wind shoot a death glare at the neko, while AJ covers her mouth at what she just said. The twins didn't really like announcing who they were. They didn't like the popularity that came with the title.

"Oh my really? I'm glad I found more magic users!" Isabell says

Stomps of feet could be heard as all the boys come into the small clearing to see what is going on.

"What is going on here?!" Hunter says looking at the new comer lighting his fists.

"Relax." Bella says stepping between the two, "She is cool, she wants to bathe and she is going to becoming with us on our trip and back to town."

"But who is she?" Koda asks

"I'm Isabell. Nice to meet you." She says.

"Well nice to meet you Isabell, welcome to the group!" River says with excitement.

"Alrighty boys you need to leave for a bit longer so Isabell can bathe got it?"

"Yes ma'am" they say giving a quick salute and heading off.

"Boys, I swear." Bella says with a roll of her eyes as she turns around.

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