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Good Morning!

(Chocolate's P.O.V.)

"Good morning!" I heard a loud voice holler though the camp. It was distinctively Arexa's voice, and I saw her start to move toward our tent. I heard the rest of the females stir and make their way out aswell. I had been awake for not very long, so I was a bit groggy. Gingerbread gave me a weird look for a moment, then I realized why.

There was a pale skinned, blonde haired mass curled up to me, he rustled into a short wake. His head moved against my bare shoulder, which was freezing from the cold night. He opened his eyes barely, turning his head up to me. His eyes widened and gave him a soft smile. His face reddened, and he moved away from me slowly. Tiramisu and Gingerbread giggled to one another. Arexa had shaken the tent to wake Red Wine, came out with a very flirty smile. Red Wine had taken an interest in Arexa, who didn't really notice his feelings. He looked to his side and saw the two men against the tree. "Well, that's where you guys slept. I thought maybe Coffee would have killed you, Chocolate." He let out a chuckle while Gingerbread knocked the back of his head. They got into a small bickering fight, which gave Coffee and I a chance to get up undetected by the two. Arexa has made her way back to the tent and started grabbing supplies that might help us. Red wine eventually joined her while Gingerbread, Coffee and I marked out where we were exploring.

We decided to go from Gloriville to Light Kingdom then make our way home, we had two days to pick up supplies we needed. Arexa also wanted some exotic spices, to bring back to Popcorn and the rest of the cooks. She wanted to improve the restaurant, it was one of her main goals. Red Wine always admired her admiration to it, which is why he was so fond of her. He did everything he could to help her achieve her goal. She had a good connection with him, as he was one of her first food souls. Atleast that's what Coffee had told me. After they got their bags packed up and we had the map marked, we started on our two day journey. Gingerbread led the group as she was the strongest of us, Red wine and Arexa followed behind. Tiramisu, Coffee and I followed behind.

We were walking through the mountain hills, when we came across a patch. It was freshly cut down, almost like a fight happened here. Red Wine went up to it first, scavenging for anything left over. Tiramisu and Arexa went to the bushes and started collecting spices. Gingerbread stood near and kept an eye on all of us, to make sure nothing happened. After a minute of Coffee deciding what to explore in this area, he went into the bush deep. I followed him, when I heard a shriek in front of me. My heart started pounding, I moved faster until I hit a steep cliff. "Coffee!" I yelled, worried over someone I met not long ago. I heard rustling below me, and peered over the cliff, it was probably 10- 15 feet before you hit land again. I saw him down there, he didn't appear to have any injuries. He looked up at me, waving his hand for me to come down.

"Come here! I saw something!" He yelled up at me. I looked for a safe way down, which I couldn't really find. I found a spot halfway down, so I braced myself. I slid down the side of the cliff, dropping to the rock I saw I could stand on. I got on it then jumped down to the level Coffee was on. Coffee smiled at me, grabbing my hand and dragging me around some path. It looked like it had barely been walked on. We appeared to be on the side of a mountain, which I would admit was a beautiful view. He stopped at a small bush, picking off a berry. He held it out to me, smiling. "It's a soul fruit, they are amazing for us." He said, basically telling me to eat it. I really couldn't say no to that smile, so grabbed it and plopped it in my mouth. My eyes widened, it was delicious. I've been on explorations before, but only for supplies and if I ever did come across berries or spices, I couldn't have any. He could see I was pleases so he turned around to grab another. I guess I had been so focused on the view, I didn't notice the small stain of red coming through his white shirt. I stood and looked at it, it was obviously a bad cut.

"Coffee.. Your back is cut, did you fall?" My voice was very concerned. He turned back to me, not phased by my question.

"I did, But the soul fruit heals us. So I didn't think much when I fell." He turned back to me, giving me the soul fruit to hold. He grabbed tie and took it off, I instantly felt my face grow warm. He gave me his tie and turned around, unbuttoning his shirt. It slid off his shoulders with ease and showed the cut in his back. It was mostly dried and crusty, it hurt me to see him hurt. He turned around and grabbed the fruit from my hand, taking a bite. Once he finished the fruit, all that was on his back was a scar. I remember my old Master Attendant would inject us with needles if we were hurt, never gave us something to eat. He started to do up his shirt but I stopped him for a moment. I turned him around to face me and put my hand on his chest, just over his heart. I could feel it speed up and when I looked up at him, his face was softly smiling. I placed my head in his shoulder, smiling.

"Thank you.." I whispered quietly, he put his hand on my head gently and held me for a moment. I raised my head and looked down at him slightly. I moved my hand from his chest to his soft cheek, he smiled at me. I moved in closer to him, closing my eyes slightly. I could feel his breath against my lips.

"Chocolate! Coffee!" We both looked up. It sounded like Gingerbread. We heard our names being called again, this one a little more distant.

"We are down here!" Coffee yelled, pulling his shirt back on. I saw Arexa at the end of the cliff, she almost slipped but Red Wine caught her around the waist and held her.

"How's your get down there!?" She yelled at us. We explained ourselves and how we found soul fruit. She threw us down an extra bag and told us to grab some. We both noticed a lake, we all decided we'd meet at that, then we'd almost be to Light Kingdom. It was about noon, so we had a few hours to get there. "We will meet you there! We expect you to not be too long. If you get lost, head back to camp!" Arexa yelled at us before directing the rest up the main path. Now it was just Coffee and I, we were alone. We packed the fruit and started on our journey down the back path. He started slipping down the steep path so I grabbed his hand. Once he steadied, he didn't let go.

This is going to be one great walk.