Zervis: PURITY (Book 2)

Chapter 9: Can't Get My Hands Off You

Mavis' POV

Zera and I walked past the busy aisle of the Resort. There were so many merchandise being sold here like souvenirs, hats, towels, rentals, and many more. But my attention is on food. Food is life. Lucy always wonders how someone as small as me doesn't get fat from eating a lot of sweets.
"Mavis, what would you like?" Zera asked "Hmm...something hot like tempura..." My eyes scanned the area. There wasn't a stall selling it.
"Maybe it's on the other side." There were many people on this side so there is a possibility.
"Yeah maybe you're right..." We continued walking forward. The further we walked, the more crowded the pathway was. I kept squeezing my way into the sea of people until I lost Zera. There was no sign of her. Since I was short, I couldn't see her figure with these tall people surrounding me.
"Zera?!" There was no reply. She must have made it through the crowd. I have to keep moving forward. As I did so, I felt as though someone or something was following me. I got this sudden chill down my spine that they are close by. It probably was Invel again. I didn't have any luck finding Zeraso I gave up and walked back to where I cam from.

While doing so, I felt it again that sudden chill. This time, soemthing happened. I felt someone slap my butt cheeks. "Eek!" I covered my exposed butt cheeks with my hands. "Hey! Pervert!" I turned around to see no one standing behind me, only the sea of people going back and forth. Maybe I just bumped into someone. I kept on walking away, about a minute later there was another slap to my butt cheeks! "Ah!" I desperate covered my butt. Turning around, still no one was there, he must have blend in with the rest of the moving crowd. I focused my eyes on the people behind me, in front of me, left and right. If I see something off, I will run for the hills. Being cautious, I walked away one more time while keeping my hands down, let's try and see if something happens again. I quickly turned around and there was no one but something strange happened, I saw a glimpse of something black pass by me in milliseconds. I know saw something and I am not crazy, that totally happened. Let see what happens the fourth time. Now that I know that something is here, I need to have solid evidence that what I saw was real. I kept on walking. My heart was pumping from the truth I'm about to discover. Ten seconds into walking, the sudden chill came back. I did not hesitate to turn around. Just in time because I saw it. Turning to the left, I followed that dark aura, it disappeared into the forest just outside the border of the aisle. My curiosity got to me because I am this close to uncovering what I just saw. Swallowing the lump in my throat, I passed the border line and walked right into the forest.

Normal POV

Nothing out of the ordinary has happened so far. I imagine the forest to be dark and scary but not this one. I'm impressed, they sure kept these grounds under maintenance. This was nice, very peaceful and relaxing. But I had to stay focus, looks can be deceiving. For all I know, some maniac is gonna jump behind those bushes and kill me. Just to be safe, I picked up a fallen branch to use in case of an attack. Venturing into the dark side of the forest, I noticed that this part wasn't well maintained. I think I'm heading io the right direction.

All of a sudden, the wind started blowing to that certain direction. I wasn't focused on my surroundings because...
"Ahhh!" I quickly covered my butt cheeks. "Who the fuck are you?! Stop slapping my ass, pervert!" I yelled all around. Something weird just happened, when did the forest came this close to me? Did the trees and bushes move by themselves? My feet were shaking and my heart was beating loudly. How stupid can I be? I promised myself to never leave the herd and here I am now...lost and might possibly get eaten by the predator. Whoever the predator is.
Another slap was given to my butt. "Agh!" I started running away back to where I came from but something stopped me. "The pathway...it's gone!" Looking around, I tried to recall at least one part of the landscape to get back in the right track but nothing came to mind. There were voices behind me calling out...