Freed

Edan

Chapter 22

Edan

After the sun goes down and there is a few laughs Jade speaks up. "I'll take first watch." She takes a final sip of her soup and sets the cups down.

"No let me do it." Chrys says. "I'll take first shift. I'll wake you up half way through the night." "All right. I'll go look to see if I can find anything in the workshop." Blaze sets down her soup and disappears in the darkness.

There is some silence in what we do next. I get up and go the direction Blaze went. I see a faint light and walk towards it. "Hey." I say. "Hey." She is holding two blankets and five of what seems like some sort of cushion. We search for more and I find one more cushion and three more blankets.

We head back and everyone is in a comfortable spot. I toss a pillow and blanket to each person and keep the extra for myself. "Keep warm snowball." Blaze throws another blanket to Chrys and he sticks out his tongue.

I use the pillow to raise up my feet. My right one hurts really bad. I fear it's too serious so I don't check. Jade stays up looking at the rain. I'm so tired I fall asleep half way through my 'goodnight'.

I'm being beaten by the Hydras and I can't get away. My head is spinning and no one is there to help me. I wake up screaming in a cold sweat.

I sit up to see if I awakened anyone. Yet there is no one. Jade looks at me startled and smiles. "Bad dream?" "Yeah." I turn around and I think I should take over watch but before I get up Chrys does.

He walk toward Jade and whispers "My turn, you get some rest." Jade nods and curls up in a corner and falls fast asleep.

I would too but I fear nightmares. I hear soft light footsteps and see Blaze come into view. She walks over and sits across from Chrys leaning on the wall.

"I can't sleep." She says softly. "You want to take my shift?" Chrys begins to stand up but Blaze grabs his hand and sits him back down.

I turn and fake snore to get a better look at them. Blaze sighs and Chrys says quickly "About that thing you said in their headquarters. Did you really mean it?"

Blaze turns away. "Honestly, I felt embarrassed in front of the others. Thinking it was stupid to love someone at a time like this, but yes I did mean it."

Chrys grins and looks straight into her eyes. They faces slowly get closer until they are kissing. "Awe" I say kinda loudly. I close my eyes and fake snort again.

They break away and stare at the three sleeping babies. "Did you hear something?" I open my eyes again and they are staring at each other again. Blaze looks beautiful in the twilight, meanwhile Chrys looks handsome.

They are so perfect. I eventually fall back asleep with no dreams. I wake up with a start as soon as Blaze clangs a pan and pot together. We all jump up and she stops.

The first thing she says is "Edan, what's for breakfast?" she smiles. I frown. I put my hands behind my back and pull them out again. "How about some berries." I pull out an assortment of strawberries, blueberries and cranberries.

Everyone grabs a few and Chrys puts some ice in a cup and hands it to blaze. She melts it and cleans it out. I put the berries in the cup and carry it.

"Let's get a move on!" Wendell says. We all get up and I realize my foot is worst than I thought. I begin walking but it hurts so I limp. Wendell sees and stops. Everyone turns to me.

"What's wrong with your foot?" My foot is crooked. "Nothing." I sit down and take off my shoe and it's not my foot but it's the part above my ankle.

Blaze fake gags. "Oh my gosh! It's not supposed to bend that way." Chrys say quizzically. Wendell runs back to the workshop. "Guys I don't need help I'm fine. I'm not some little petite rich girl. I can fight for myself and I have two legs, I should use them." I get up and my knees buckle "And I'm going down." and I fall on my butt.

Wendell comes back with a piece of wood. He puts it by my leg and straightens my leg to the piece of wood.

"OW, OW, OW, OW!" There is a sharp pain in my ankle. I fell like it got stabbed a million times. Wendell ignores.

"I need something to tie- I put my hand on his and grow vines tying the wood to my leg." I realize he made a splint.

"Thanks" I smile and he smiles back. He lends me a hand to get up.

We begin walking again until I realize. "Um, where are we exactly going?"