Blindfold-(Newscapecomics/crew)

(6) Readheaded Warrior

                            Jon's POV
       We were all walking together silently. We had been walking for about 30 minutes now, and no one had said a word in awhile. We were all following Uni, who seemed to walk a little too confidently in the direction he was leading us. I mean, I know he has some strange sense of where he's supposed to be going now, but I just found it strange. We were walking down a path that was shaded by trees. It was strange though, everything else seemed to shine brightly, except for our path. That's kinda weird... I thought skeptically to myself.

        "See Uni! There's more!" Cory suddenly yelled, making the three of us jump in suprise. Uni turned his head towards Cory, whom was standing a few feet away, looking down at the ground. Uni sighed then walked over to Cory, "Cory, they're just horse tracks." Uni said calmly.  "No. they. aren't! I swear that they aren't!" Cory snapped back. I could tell that Uni was getting impatient, but I also became aware of something else. Tommy was sniffing the air as if his cat senses had picked something up. His tail fur began to rise a bit, and his ears twitched. He slightly bared his teeth, and he looked at Uni and Cory, who were arguing angrily at the moment.

       "Cory you need to chill!" Uni snapped. "Guys-" Tommy began, but Cory cut him off. "I just don't want us to get ambushed!" Cory snapped back. "GUYS-" Tommy said again, except louder this time. "Well maybe if you spent less time arguing with me, and more time walking, then we could leave this 'dangerous' area fastest!" Uni growled back. Cory opened his mouth to argue, when a loud yell rang through the air. "SHUT UP YOU DINKWEEDS! IF YOU TWO WOULD STOP ARGUING LIKE A MARRIED COUPLE, AND START LISTENING, THEN YOU WOULD KNOW THAT WE'RE BEING WATCHED RIGHT NOW!"

       I stared at Tommy in suprise, while Cory and Uni stared wide-eyed at him. Then Cory and Uni exchanged embarrassed glances, and the air took on a more serious tone. "Umm...What?" I questioned nervously. Then, a bush near us began to tremble, then it stopped. We all stared at the bush, anxiety making the air around us thick. Then Cory murmured to Uni quietly, "Uni...Can you sense what's behind that bush..?" Cory questioned quietly. Uni didn't say a word, he only began rapidly tapping his feet. His mouth was straight and emotionless with concentration. Then he spoke up, his voice slightly suprised, "It's a girl-" He began, but before he could even finish his sentence, a blurr of red flashed out of the bushes.

       I gasped in suprise as a girl with bright red hair jumped out of the bushes and right to Uni, but the air was tense. The girl with bright red hair was standing behind Uni, a long, sharp sword pressed dangerously against his neck. Uni was completely still, all except for his slightly rapid, fearful breathing. The girl bared her teeth lightly, her eyes looking quickly from Uni to us back and forth. Her greenish-blue eyes were filled with slight rage and determination. I stared at her eyes, Wow...She has beautiful eyes... I thought to myself. Then the girl spoke up in a slightly high, but tough voice, "Is there a problem with me being a girl?" She growled. Uni didn't dare move, but he quietly stuttered, "N-No, I never said-" He began, but she cut him off. "Im not just any girl, im a warrior!" She growled, triumph in her voice.

       I could see the others looking slightly suprised as she said this. This was only because, girls weren't allowed to be warriors. People said that they weren't strong enough, but this girl seemed plenty strong. "Let him go!" Cory suddenly snapped. The girl only smirked, "No, I should kill him for insulting me like that!" She snapped, pushing her sword harder against Unis neck. I saw Uni start to pat his foot, but the girl pushed her sword harder against his neck, "Move again and I'll slit your throat without hesitation." She whispered. "He didn't do anything to you!" Cory growled. The girl opened her mouth to argue, but Tommy spoke up first.

      "Excuse me miss, but you say you're a warrior, correct? Well, im no expert, but im pretty sure that warriors kill honorably, and it isn't honorable to kill someone for a small misunderstanding." He said confidently. She girl glared at Tommy, "Well he-" She began, but Tommy cut her off. "Well he is blind. The only way that he can get any idea of his surroundings is to sense it, so what other description could he give, besides it's a person, but that isn't alot of information. And I know this boy,  he wouldn't have said it if he'd known it'd offend you, so let him go." The girl looked suprised, then she glanced at Uni. She seemed to notice the blindfold, and she gasped quietly. Then, she put her sword down and lightly pushed Uni forward. Uni quickly walked forward, his breathing rapid in fear. Cory immediantly jumped forward and wrapped his arms around Uni. Then Cory glared towards the girl, "What is wrong with you!?" He exclaimed angrily. She glared back, "Im sorry! I've had a bad past, and it's a sensitive subject!" She snapped back, referring to her gender.