I'm Not A Story (Aphmau: Aarmau AU)

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Chapter 5: Exploring Gone Wrong

Aphmau
I heard a twig snap, and squealed, jumping closer to Katelyn.

Cathy starts laughing.

"Cathy! Stop being mean!" Betty exclaims, hitting her friend lightly.

"Calm down Aph, it was just Cathy stepping on a twig." Katelyn sighs, patting me on the shoulder.

"R-right... sorry." I scratch the back of my neck, as my face becomes warm.

"Your pretty jumpy today Aph, is everything okay?" Jenny tilts her head.

"Y-yeah... just nervous." I say shakily.

"I thought I told you not to tell her that story!" Betty hits Cathy again.

"It was Zane's idea!" Cathy protests.

"Guilty," Zane snickers, "but this is funny."

I glare at him. Before we left to explore the area, Cathy had told me about a time when she went exploring. It was scary...

"Stop picking on her." Aaron grumbles.

"Yes sir." Cathy does a mock salute, before going back to snickering.

"Nah." Zane laughs evilly. Aaron shakes his head, and we continue to explore.

After awhile, we show up at a ravine edge. There's a bridge across, but with no side rails. It's also very loose.

"So, whose going first?" I ask.

"I will." Garroth says.

He takes a step on the bridge. Then another.

A moment later, he's across.

Everyone breathes a sigh of relief.

Vylad goes next. Followed by Katelyn, Lucinda, Jenny, Betty, Kawaii~chan, Zane, and me. Aaron goes last.

He starts across, carefully. I hold my breath, waiting for him to make it.

Halfway across, the bridge snaps.

With a yell, Aaron falls. Disappearing into the ravine.

"AARON!" I scream, running to the edge.

Zane grabs me before I run off.

"Aph, wait!" He pulls me back. "We can't do anything..."

I glare at him.

"Yes we can." I say quietly.

Zane glances at Vylad and Garroth. They nod. He let's go of me.

"Not alone." He says.

"Fine. Let's go." I say.

We back up. I take a deep breath.

We run forward, and jump off the edge of the cliff.

I can hear the others scream at us as we fall.

Aaron
I'm falling.

That's the only thing my mind registers.

That, and Aphmau's scream.

Am I actually going to die here?

Someone grabs my hand. My eyes open.

They close again when I hit the water.

It doesn't feel right.

According to science, I'm fairly sure I should have died from the impact of hitting the water. Or at least broken my back.