Tamed

Chapter 30. In love

"Aaaaaargghhh" A scream echoed through the woods and swished into Aiden's ear canal. He was running through a narrow path which led to the place where Owen was lying unconscious. For half an hour he searched for help, but couldn't trace a single human being. He rushed towards his friend. Who was screaming? Did something happen to Owen? Was he in danger?

"AAargh" the voice came again. From a distance, Aiden saw Owen sitting on the ground, his legs spread out, looking around and screaming intermittently. He ran to him.

"What's wrong? Why are you screaming?" Aiden asked, studying his friend intently.

"You tell me man! Why am I lying on the ground? And where the hell have you been? Where the hell are the other two?"

"You fell unconscious. And stop being paranoid"

"Who was she?" Owen asked, staring into distance.

"She who?" Aiden was clueless. Was Owen being delusional? He thought to himself.

"That angelic beauty" Owen described, fluttering his eyelashes "Her long, beautiful locks, flying swiftly behind her, as she ran. Her glowing skin, as if it reflected the moon light." Aiden felt as if a ghost of a long forgotten poet had gotten into his friend. Or who knew, a fruit could bring out a poet in you?

"What are you talking about?" Aiden asked, shaking away the weird thoughts which were clouding his mind.

"I think I am in love Aiden" Owen blinked.

"Stop it Owen!! What's gotten into you. You are behaving strangely"

"Her voice... Sweet, heavenly voice. So soothing, heart-warming" Owen sang.

"Stop it before I punch you" Aiden had started to lose patience.

"Owen! You are all right?" Came Charlie's voice from behind.

"Char mate I am in love" Owen said, staring at Charlie, giving him a little scare. Charlie stopped dead on his feet and looked over at Aiden "What?" He crossed his eyebrows "Aiden, what's wrong with him?" He asked, in a hushed tone.

"I don't know mate, When I came here, he was sitting here, screaming at intervals. Now he is talking nonsense. I think the fruit makes you lose sense."

"Where is she?" Owen blinked.

"I am here" Natalie raised her right hand.

"Not you, you big loser" Owen scowled.

"Mind your words, you fat ass" Natalie spat back

"Heeyy! My ass may be fat, but you can't call me that" Owen protested.

"I can, you dumb ass"

"you are the dumb one, you little minx. No wonder you can't get boys"

"Stop it now Owen. I say STOP IT!!" Aiden yelled.

"Let him speak Aiden, let him take it all out. His words aren't going to affect me anyway" Natalie shrugged.

"Oh yeah? Because you are so unfeeling and uncaring, unlady like woman?" Owen smirked.

That surely pricked, making Natalie stutter, hurt evident in her tone "I .. I am nothing like that"

"Oh yeah? Then why doesn't anyone like your company? Why are you here with us, complaining and fighting every other minute?"

Natalie's feet involuntarily took a few steps backwards. "I know, no one likes me. I know you can't stand me. But I didn't come here uninvited! I came because HE DRAGGED ME IN!!!." She yelled, pointing at Aiden, but not taking her focus away from Owen, who sat on the ground as if his butt was glued there. Why had everything suddenly turned so dramatic?  What was wrong with her? what was wrong with the surroundings? she was clueless.

"You don't get to insult her, Owen Haywood" Aiden stepped up. "She is with us because I invited her. She is my friend and she is as important to me as you are. So get your fat ass up and let's get going and do what we came here for" Aiden gritted his teeth.

Natalie looked over at Charlie. His eyes looked as if he had something to say. But she quickly looked away.

"Her curly hair.." Owen said in a sing song voice again, as if he was unaware of the things he had said and done.

"Not again" Charlie muttered, running his hand through his ginger curls and pulling them in frustration.

"Reddish blonde. She helped. She healed" Owen kept speaking.

Aiden's eyes widened "Alzena!" he muttered

"What?" Natalie looked at him with wider eyes "Are you sure?"

"Yes, let's go" he said, grabbing Natalie's hand.

"Wait? What's going on?" Charlie was totally confused.

"Sorry, we gotta make haste, we gotta go! Now!" Aiden said.

"But at least tell me where!" Charlie demanded.

"Guys, help me up, I already feel tired" Owen raised his hand.

"Charlie, look after Owen, Natalie and I are going to go and find her" Aiden patted Charlie's shoulder, grabbed Nat's arm and they both started running. Charlie kept looking at their direction until they vanished from sight.

"Weasley!!" Owen screamed from the ground.

"And I am stuck with the wrong person" Charlie rolled his eyes before helping his friend get to his feet.