Crossing fates

Forced family

In the middle of the early morning, Ahri got close to Asriel to wake him up, stopping for a moment to see how 2B was cuddling to him.

Ahri (whispering): Awww look at those two lovebirds, I would be a shame if I take the pillow of this little android, ok you wanted to be the watcher while I sleep, so wake up boy.

She kicked his stomach to wake him up, which worked perfectly, Asriel jumped a little by the pain, turning an upset look to Ahri, asking for an explanation.

Ahri (Whispering): Wake up little man, is your turn to watch.

Asriel gave a look of understanding, but then noticed how 2B was hugging him, causing an unusual reaction on him, surprising Ahri significantly, he didn't become flustered or started to panic, he simply started stroking the hair of the sleeping android with a warm smile on his face. Ahri saw him get out of 2B's grip carefully and without waking her up. By the moment he stood at her side she simply made a wry smile.

Ahri: Care to explain when she became so close to you?

Asriel just answered with a face that wanted to say, "It can be helped isn't it?" making her sigh in response.

Ahri: Just pay attention to the surroundings, I need to sleep too.

Asriel gave her a smile as confirmation and climbed a tree to have a better view of the zone, he saw Ahri lying on the ground close to Ruby, he chuckled a little when the red hooded girl snuggled close to her.

Minutes passed, and he didn't saw or heard anything on the proximities, but even with that tranquility he never let his guard down. His entire attention was on the surroundings, it didn't take long for his efforts to paid off, an animal got close to the improvised camp, but to his surprise, it was a little puppy, more exactly it was a little fox, with golden shining fur.

Asriel was amazed by the sudden appearance of the animal, but something took his attention almost immediately after looking well at it, the poor animal was limping, so he jumped down of the tree without a second thought, still paying attention to his surroundings; the little fox noticed him and stopped moving, taking a defensive position to the human in front of him. Asriel thought for a moment how to show the animal that he wasn't a threat, when he remembered the rests of the dinner, so he turned back slowly to grab a piece of rabbit meat and offered it to the little fox.

The animal was hesitant for a moment, but soon enough he gave up and walked closer to the man, giving a little bite to the meat, as to imply that he still didn't trust the offering. Asriel let the meat piece on the ground to let the fox eat it, and little by little the fox started eating with more confidence.

Asriel saw the little puppy with warm eyes, however seeing his wounded paw make him frown a little; the puppy finished his meal and got closer to him, with his little eyes showing curiosity towards the human that offered him part of his food. Asriel limited himself to stroke the fur of the fox to make him feel comfortable, which seemed effective.

The atmosphere was filled with peace and serenity, until a relatively strong wind flowed to them, when the wind stopped, Asriel turned his sight to make sure the girls were still sleep, but what he saw make his heart stop.

None of them were there, the fox seemed surprised as well for the sudden disappearance of the girls, and before any of them could react a tree suddenly moved, swallowing the fox, Asriel tried to save the little animal but another tree caught him and swallowed him too.

The area was emptied in seconds, like nobody was there in the first place.

-Time skip-

Ahri opened her eyes slowly, a green light shinned in front of her making her avert her gaze momentarily, when her eyes accustomed to the light she noticed she wasn't sleeping on the forest, she was on a cave or something like one.