Clockwork

Chapter one killer.

I gently put the fire wood down to make a fire for the night. I can hear a rustling sound in the bush, I draw my dagger out of my holder attached to my leg. The steps get closer and closer. I slowly feel the panic rising in my chest.

Out of the bush Daniel comes holding a stick with fish attached to it.

"Daniel you scared me half to death!" I tell him.

"Sorry Sammy.... How's the fire coming along?" Daniel asks.

"Not so great. Might have to use one of my symbols" I groan.

I turn my attention back to the wood that's standing in a tipi, I put my left hand out in front of me and focus my energy. I can fell the familiar heat in the palm of my hand. I shoot fire from the palm of my hand to the wood.

I smell this weird scent that I haven't smelled since fishing with Amber.

"Daniel what's that scent!" I ask scrunching my nose at the fowl scent.

"It's the fish that I'm cleaning" Daniel replies not looking up from the fish.

Once the fish is clean I take two sharp sticks and stick the fish through them. I cook the fish slowly. Once our meal is done Daniel and I sit under the night sky eating fish.

"Sammy when should we be moving?" Daniel asks.

"Within the hour. Since it's night we should tree hop so we don't leave footprints." I reply with a mouth full of fish and mint that I had gathered earlier on in the day.

I sit in silence eating until I feel we should get going.

"Time to go Daniel."I say getting up and dusting my self off.

Daniel nods in response.

I put out the fire and using the scalding ashes I cover up our foot prints. Before heading to the tree next to the bush that Daniel came through I check our supplies.

Water*

Left over fish*

Knives sharpened*

Everything seems to be fine.

I climb to the top of the tree, I sit down on a branch and wait for Daniel to climb up. I what for what feels like a century when Daniel finally shows up.

"What took you so long" I whisper furiously.

"Sammy I can't climb a tree let alone jump from one..."Daniel whispers back.

"Watch me and attempt to try and jump. Land as softly as you can." I whisper.

I bend my knees low, close my eyes and launch my self into the nights air without a moments hesitation.

It feels nice having the wind whip my hair, the cool night air biting at my cheeks.

All of a sudden my feet landed on something hard, I put my hands down to steady my self. I open my eyes to find myself in a crouching position. With all my strength I stand my self up and turn around to see Daniel looking paler then me on a bad day. Damn Daniel how hard is it to jump off a tree branch to another tree branch? It's simple if you really think about it.

I watch as he bends his knees slightly and launch himself in the air.

Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Daniel screams out in the silent night, I cringe at the sound.

Daniel comes hurling at me, the only thing I can do is open my arms up and catch him. It feels as if a giant rock has been chucked at me and if you think I'm telling you a false hood you're sadly mistaken.