Celadon

Celadon Chapter 11

The walk was in silence for the next few hours, the only sounds being the wind gliding through the trees, the slight chatter between birds and the odd hiss of pain when thorns tore into someone's legs within the shrubbery surrounding them. The trees were beginning to thin now, more daylight being able to get through the cluster of leaves and light up the path in front.

"We should be almost there," Stated Solis as he lifted his sister over a large log, then climbed over it himself. "The forest is becoming thinner, which means we're reaching it is end."

"Taken long enough." Sen muttered as she also climbed over the fallen tree. Grayson lent over and squeezed her shoulder gently in reassurance.

'Calm down,' Gray's voice echoed in her mind.

"I am calm," Sen replied out loud, ignoring the odd glances the others gave her.

'No, you are not calm. You are stressed out and upset. You are scared about what we will find at the cave.'

"Shut up, Gray." She stuttered, her face heating up in embarrassment at her feelings being caught out.

He smiled lightly at her, before gently taking her arm and pulling her away from the rest of the group.

'You need to stay calm, getting upset won't help anything.'

"I am calm, Grayson."

'No, you are stressed, that isn't calm. Just close your eyes and breathe deeply, rest yourself, let your emotions calm down. You need to keep calm or you'll lose control of your Myst. No matter what you say, Sen, you do not have full control. Electricity is hard to control after all, there is no knowing where it can go.'

"I suppose you are right, just this once." Sen smiled, before closing her eyes and taking deep breaths, feeling her stress and worry slowly melt away as she took in the scents and sounds of the forest around her. Somewhere in the distance, she could hear a cricket chirp, the birds tweeting to each other in the trees above, the odd rustle as a fox ran through shrubberies around them.

'Better?' Grayson asked, snapping her out of the calming trance.

Sen nodded in reply. "Much better, thank you." She smiled at him again, staring into his powder blue eyes that were shining lightly in the sun.

Grayson stared back, gulping slightly at the butterflies that seemed to be flickering around his chest. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he told himself to tell Tess off for that later on, after all, it was probably her friends making him feel so strange.

It was only seconds after that thought that Sen and Grayson's lips met and slowly began moving against each other's. After about a minute of this meeting, the two seperated, both smiling.

"Thanks again," Sen smirked, unable to stop thinking about what had just happened. Grayson grinned in response and began to pull her back to where the others were waiting impatiently.

"Have fun sucking each other's faces off?" Solis asked with complete seriousness, his eyebrow rising a little at the blush that spread across their faces.

"Maybe we did," Sen shot back. "It is more than you've been getting recently, after all, are you jealous?" She taunted.

"Hn, cheeky cow." Solis turned on his heel and began to walk away.
Sen smirked in response, but stayed silent as she began to follow him. Gray giggled lightly, the sound like heaven to Sen's ears as he rushed behind them, Bryce and Serenity soon joining.

It was not long until they'd all made their way out of the forest, the trees now few and far between, thankfully without another run in to another Unicorn. Serenity was beginning to shiver now, the sun beginning to set over them and casting a cold breeze to rattle their bones. Of course, Serenity being herself, she had brought nothing more than the dress she was wearing, which ended just above her knees and was sleeveless. Bryce could clearly see the goosebumps beginning to form on her arms as she subconsciously rubbed them, trying to warm the chilled skin with friction.