Friends With a Monster

Chapter 3: Alone, and Scared

Weeks have past since I last saw Tord. Hunter was always bullying me for protecting the humans that night. He took it too far by trying to kill me. Fortunately,Theo taught me to protect myself from attacks so I fought him off. I knew that he would do it again so I took matter in my own hands. That night after we ate I went in to my room and packed my thing in my checkered backpack including my books and mom's necklace and silently walked out of the cave to the bay. The waves seemed to call me as the lapped at my claws.

The horn of a ship was heard and the light of it came into view. A bunch of people shouted as the ship docked and they all seemed to jump off and run towards the forest as if they were scared. I simply watched and continued swimming. After a bit I saw another boy, about my age walking off the dock and onto the island, but he seemed scared, cold, and alone.

I decided to stop and watch him, he had barely any clothes on, only shorts and crop top made of torn rags. His hair was a chestnut brown and it was messy. His eyes were dull and seemed to be colourless, and he gave off a cold vibe. He walked into the forest and I didn't see him anymore so I left.

I swam to where I had kept my lifeboat, and strained to get on but I managed to. I looked at the ores and remembered... I don't know how to work these.

Edd's POV

I walked through the woodland, oh how I am hungry and cold. I wish someone would have looked for me, even if I am just a laborer. I walked past a few more trees before stopping and falling down. I am exhausted. I rolled onto my back and closed my eyes, maybe today Death will come and free me.

Then I heard a twig snap, I knew it. My day was today.. Finally I can be free from my masters. I heard a few footsteps and groaned, oh no... my masters have found me dozing off, I'll be punished! I kept my eyes shut, maybe they'll think I am dead?

Then a cold, reptilian type hand was laid on my shoulder and next thing I knew I was picked up and slung over someone's back. I kept my eyes shut, this did not feel human.. But maybe whatever it is is nice? After a bit of walking I was practically throw down, and quite forcefully at that. I opened my eyes slightly, and saw I was on a boat. I sat up, panicked and looked around. Everything seems normal until I laid my eyes on the creature that had brought me here.

It was a boy, like me, he had on a blue hoodie.. Looked clean too. He also had light brown spiked up hair with purple horns, claws and legs. He lacked any eyes too, strange. I stared at him before realizing- HE WAS A MONSTER! I stood up quickly and jumped onto the land nearly screaming. I tried to run away but my legs gave out again and I fell onto the ground. He got up slowly and put his claws on my back, carefully and helped me up.

"I'm not gonna hurt you, I promise. I just need help.. And it seems like you need it too." His voice didn't sound like I thought it would, he had the same voice as me, but a bit deeper, not mention how caring his voice was.

"R-re *cough* really?" I coughed a bit and I remember how my throat was jacked up, how I couldn't speak without feeling pain. It was a punishment from my masters because I talked too much.

He nodded and lead me back to the boat, he sat down and waited for me to as well. "I don't know how to use these, but I need to leave.." he said picking up a necklace and putting it on. He seemed to shift into a human and I was in awe.

Then a few footsteps are heard and a gunshot is fired. Both me and him look over to where it came from and I see him, Mr.Yuu. I panic and stand up. The boy looked at me stood up too. "Are you trying to steal my slave!?" he yelled and glared at the boy beside me. "Huh? Wh-what? Slave? I didn't-" he stuttered, obviously not used to strangers.

I step up and immediately fall, I can't bare to walk my legs are in too much pain. Mr.Yuu walked over and grabbed my shoulder, and pulled me over to a cart, throwing me in there. The man holding it began rolling me away, and I watched him aim his gun at the boy, and pull the trigger.

As soon as I lost sight of him the trigger of the gun was pulled and growl echoed through the area. Next thing I know I hear Mr.Yuu screaming and the cart I was in got dropped and I tumbled into a tree. Then a few other monsters go running past me, about 2 stopping and dragging me off.

I don't remember much about what happened that night, but when I woke up I was terrified. I saw the boy that I had met and he was being yelled at. He curled into the corner and cried.. I felt bad. Then I realized I was being stared at. I was already shaking from the cold but my fear just amplified that. They all seemed to snicker as what I'm assuming to be the oldest come out with a knife- or well a sharp rock.

Tom's POV

I watched Theo come out with the knife Hunter had made. I began panicking. I may have only just met this boy but they're gonna hurt him! I stood up and Diane and Tiffany held me back. I tried to fight them, but again I am the weakest. I stop trying to stop him and begin to observe my surroundings.

The little boy was already scared, and now he looked to be on the verge of crying. "Tell them! Tell them who you are!" I shouted he nodded and took in a deep breath, and choked out some words, now I knew he couldn't speak but I could make out his words. "E-edd! My n-*cough* name is *Gag* Edd.." he started crying, I felt so bad now, he looked to be in pain. Theo stopped and dropped the stone and he began crying. This was a method I had learned to make him cry. Ever since mom had died he hated it when people said their name.

He hated it because he was reminded of when mom made him shout his name. He fell to the floor and I was dropped, my brothers and sisters going over to him and smothering him in hugs. I took this to my advantage and got up, signalling for him to follow me after I had taken the vines that were tied around him, off.

He stood up but fell again after he tried running, was he really that exhausted? I shook it off and ran over, picking him up. I ran off with him as my siblings began to scream for me, but made no attempt to follow. I got back to our boat and sat him in there, then myself. I looked at him and opened my mouth "Can you.. Not walk? Are you really that tired? And your voice.... Can you not speak?" I asked, quietly as to not alert anyone, because I saw a few humans while we were running.

He put up one finger and nodded and got a stick and drew in the dirt beside us, showing how he hurt his knee when he fell over from exhaustion last night, then he held up his second finger and nodded to that and made a snoring sound as he closed his eyes. Afterward he held up a third finger and nodded again, then drew in the dirt and made a picture of the man I mauled yesterday cutting along where his voice box is, and then showed me a scar on his neck right below his chin.

I nodded and then pointed back to the oars. He gasped and nodded again. He grabbed them and sighed, seeming to be really sad. He began rowing and groaned every now and then because of his exhaustion. We reached a small island, not the land I was hoping to find, but I suppose it would do. He stopped rowing and huffed out. I got up and offered my hand, he took it and stood up, falling into me but that was okay.

I put him up on my shoulders, he was really light if I am to be honest. I stumbled into a small cave and set him down. I looked around at the barren walls and tried to think of what we were gonna do now.. He couldn't go back to where he came from, and our communication is bad as he can't speak. I get up and look around... I'm not good at hunting, I don't know what I was thinking! I've gone and killed us both. I sigh and fall to the ground. He crawls over to me and hugs me, it gives off a loving vibe, something I've been needing.

I get back up and look at him, smiling. He lets go and scoots out of the cave a bit and looks around. He sniffs the air and points into the tree line, what is it that he sees? I sniff the air too, he smells food. He's probably starving.
"Do you.. Do you want food?" he nodded as I asked. "Do you want to go with me?" He urgently nodded his head, man what had happened to him?

(Dab don't hate me I just need to make the time of them being kids longer because we really don't want this book to be 6 chapters long-)