The Beauty In The Nightmare

4

An hour or three had passed and Britha was done wandering. She had did her best to avoid others but still managed to be pointed at and whispered about, which annoyed her. She grabbed an apple out of the basket on the counter top and made her way back outside and into the yard. She set her orbs on a tall white oak tree and made her way to it. The tree sat on the farthest side of the yard, the white fence went through the tree, making it that one half of the tree was in the yard the the other was not.

"Hey!" Tyler shouted as he quickly hobbled after Britha, limping heavily as his left knee was wrapped tightly. Britha quickened her pace, now somewhat jogging to the tree. Degan's words rippled through her mind. Tyler growled deeply and hobbled faster, soon realizing she was heading towards the fence. A grin spread across his lips as he pulled the handgun from it's holster on his hip.

Degan sighed from his place on the deck as he turned and picked up the sniper rifle that was propped by the glass sliding doors. He then propped the barrel of the sniper on the railing. He then pulled out his phone and sat it on the rail, waiting for the alarm to go off, signaling that she crossed the fence, before pulling the trigger. Till then he stood and watched through the scope of the sniper.

Fear and frustration surged through Britha's body as she reached the fence. Her ear twitched as she heard a bullet click into the chamber and she stepped up on the fence then climbed into the tree. Degan's lips curled into a proud smile, his trust in Britha increasing. He then shifted, his aim now focused on Tyler.

"I'll just shoot you anyways!" Tyler growled out, hobbling closer to the tree, now aiming up at Britha.

Her body trembled as she climbed onto a farther branch. "Lev meh alone!" She managed to raise her voice as she chucked the apple at Tyler. Degan chuckled softly as the apple hit Tyler in the face. Britha's orbs immediately darted to the deck, locking onto Degan. She sighed in relief as Degan huffed, knowing that it was is chuckle that gave him away. He then smirked and winked at her before peering back through the scope, watching as the branch she was perched on snapped, sending her to the ground. She released a small pule as she fell. Degan smiled once realizing she had landed on her feet.

Tyler huffed and squeezed the trigger, the sound of the gun echoed throughout the area, causing everyone to stop what they were doing and come outside. Once realizing that the bullet had completely missed he threw the gun at the ground and hobbled after Britha who was running towards the house.

Degan propped the sniper back against the wall by the doors and watched as Britha bounded up the deck stairs. She then hid behind Degan, peeking over his shoulder as Tyler came up the stairs. "What the hell is going on?" He crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes at Tyler as he came to the top of the steps.

"She tried to jump the fence, I shot at her and chased her back." Tyler's words came fast, causing his voice to crack.

Britha's pink hues glowed softly as she pursed her lips. "Dat's nut what happened..." She whispered softly.

Degan huffed heavily and balled a fist. He then cocked his arm back and thrust it forwards. His fist connected with Tyler's face, his nose releasing a crack as he lost his balance and fell back down the stairs, releasing a groan as his body hit the ground. Everyone flinched, feeling his pain. One of the girls ran up to Tyler and helped him to his feet. Her ginger curls were matted around her antlers, her blue eyes filled with worry and sympathy. 

"Damn it Lana, you've been here for 8 years, you should know better by now..." Degan shook his head in disappointment as Britha noticed that Lana, that all the females had trackers on. Lana kept her head low and stepped back once Tyler had regained his balance. "And Tyler, we all know how much I hate lairs..." Degan turned on his heel and wet into the house, Britha followed behind him and the others all went back to what they had been doing.