The Lost

Hello World

Hey guys, so I just want you all to know what I'm really trying to update more often. I hope that this will bring more readers . 

Also... I entered in the 2018 Wattys!! I've never done this before and I'm still not 100% on how it all works but lets hope that "The Lost" will get some recognition. 

Okay, well thank you for reading and enjoy.

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Recap:

"How do you know all of this?" I ask climbing up a small wall that makes the stream create a miniature waterfall. When I reach the top my foot slips but before I can fall backwards Kane has grabbed my arms and steadied me. He looks me in the eyes and I can in them a battle is happening. I stare into his chocolate eyes very much aware of how his hands are still on my arms and search for an answer.

Seeming to remember where his hands are, he steps back looking away for a second before reconnecting our eyes.

"Because I've been there."

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I literally fall on my ass from shock. I'm careful not to fall over the edge though. 

"Um...what?" I say from the ground. Kane reaches down and helps me up. 

"Let's keep walking," I stare at him blankly, that's it? He drops a freaking bomb on me then expects me to just keep swimming? "Come on kid I don't have all day and it's already mid morning." I follow him as we walk further up the river in silence. 

"That's it?" I finally decide to voice my thoughts, "How have you been there before?" He glances at me with a grim face. "That's for another time." Kane says not elaborating and walking faster. I walk just as fast to catch him. I decide to drop it considering that I've just met the guy and he hasn't asked me anything about myself. But I can't drop the fact that he called me kid.

"Okay fine I won't press you to tell me but what the actual hell Kane! Kid?" This time he smirks at me "Yeah, I mean your what? Twelve?" I gasp at his comment. I may not have basketball boobs or anything but my hips are okay. I'm just athletic so any curves I have is muscle. 

"Excuse me? Twelve!" He grins at me, "Yeah I mean..." his eyes flick down then back up to my eyes and he quirks his brow at me. I glare at him. 

"Okay thanks for saying my seventeen year old body looks like that of a twelve year old. Really boosts my self esteem." He chuckles and I smile with him. It feels normal to laugh and joke with him. It feels comfortable, like talking with an old friend. Or Noah. That almost makes me laugh, I just compared this fine looking guy to my annoying brother. Occupied with my thoughts, I don't notice that Kane's footsteps had gone silenced. I turn to see if hes just stopped walking to get a drink or something but when I turn around he isn't there. 

"Kane?" I spin around slowly to see if he's just messing with me but all I find is is water bottle laying on the rocks next to the stream. I close my eyes to try and listen for anything. I hear rustling to my left. Without a second thought I take off after the sound. If I have any chance of saving Kane from whatever or whoever took him, I need to catch them before we're too far away from the stream. I've had more practice with water than with the earth and I'm going to need it to help him.

My legs burn as I jump over a fallen branch swatting leaves and ferns away as I race after what I hope is the sound of Kane. I break through some bushes and see him and two men. One of them is holding a struggling Kane in his firm grip. Kane is trying to fight them but it looks like they hit his head and he's about to go unconscious. Without a further thought I thrust my hands forward and the stream water, which is still apparently within range, shoots forward.