Warrior Princess

Chapter 34

I stopped just before entering in the Baruna looking at its beautiful nature, there is this calm feeling around it or it is calm before the storm. "What happened?" Caleb asked stopping in his track and looking at me, I just shook my head and resumed walking. "I am just worried about others because of me you are all in danger" I said not liking the fact that my friends are in this situation because of me. He put both of his hands on my shoulders "Its not your fault, we choose this for us and we all will be fine" he said taking me in a brief hug. I sighed but my anxiety not lessening a bit. Every bone in my body is telling me that something is about to happen. Maybe I am just over thinking it. What wrong can happen, we just have to find the Gem and get out of there.

I didn't know that time how wrong was I thinking that.

"Eyes open, Senses alert, this place is dangerous" Chase said from the front as we entered in the forest. Suddenly environment change, calm feeling I was having a while ago looking at this place long gone, it was now replaced by dark aura. A shiver went down my spine when I saw bright blue eyes shining in the darkness of bushes, I can imagine whatever creature is that smiling at us thinking of us as its food. I blinked and the eyes were gone, they no longer were there.

Am I imagining things?

I quickly went beside Chase because he is the only one who can give me comfort in this situation. He looked at me raising his eyebrow but seeing the expression on my face, he stopped himself from saying anything. "Get your dagger out, I can sense creatures lurking around us" he muttered not looking at me, I quickly got my dagger out ready to pounce if I find any danger.

"Why are you feeling anxious?" he asked all of a sudden sparing me a glance, I frowned "How did you-" then I stopped myself remembering he accepted the bond. "I am just worried" I said biting my lower lip "I won't let anything happen to you" he said the same words again, I don't want to trust him, he is still my kidnapper. "I am not worried about myself" I said, he looked at me with raised eyes brow "Then?" he asked, I was about to respond, just then I saw shadow creature jumping at him.

"Look out!" I yelled pushing him away and stabbing my dagger in the creature chest directly, he growled and clawed at my hand drawing blood. In a second, he became smoke in front of me, Chase standing in front of me raising his sword. I clean my dagger from the gooey substance on my clothes, well they were already dirty. His eyes black and his focus was on my wound, blood was leaking from it. "I could have handle it on my own!" he snapped taking my hand in his. I rolled my eyes at him "Yeah, yeah, you have everything in control" I said sarcastically to which he flicked my forehead, I huffed "Did you just flick me like a kid?" I asked staring at him shocked, "Well you act like a child so I have to treat you like one" he said getting a black silk cloth from his pocket and pressing it on my wound, I hissed in pain "Its not deep, you will be fine" he said tying the cloth on my hand, "Thank you" I muttered examining my hand. Then I remember we weren't alone in this forest. I looked around me for my friends but not even a single soul was in sight. I frowned, "Where are they?" I asked, my body tensing, I looked around my surroundings.

They were here a minute ago?

He stared at me calmly "This place is enchanted, illusions everywhere, do you think it would have let us stay together" he said taking my hand in his, "We have to hurry, To break the spell we have to find the Gem".

I snatched my hand away from him "We have to find them first" I said turning the way where we came from, he growled "This forest is spelled, only way to find them is to find the Gem and I am not interested in wasting my energy in fighting those useless creatures" he said gritting his teeth in annoyance. I barely raise my eye brow "You go find the Gem, I will find my friends" I said stubbornly, he glared at me "Are you this insane or you have always been like this".