Primrose Crimson [English]

14: The Unknown

I'm still curious why Peter let me to travel alone.

Holding my map, looking on it and looking to the path. I walk alone in dark forest. I make sure to read each signage posted in each diverge path.

Not minding my way, looking at the large map. I bump to a human shape and wrap the map to the creature.

I pull back and hurriedly pulling the map.

"Sorr-" I was cut out when I look at him.

The same guy I meet week ago. He place his palm to my mouth to stop me.

"Shhh..." He say whispering and acting like he hears something.

I bite his palm to escape. He flinch to my action and 'aw' sound escape in his mouth.

He chase me and pull me back. He wrap his arm to my belly, pull me and slam me on the ground. It was not that hard.

The guy place again his palm to my hand. Tear flood to my eyes. I remember another nightmare happen to me.

"Shh...someones near." He say looking around and not paying attention to me crying.

He cast spell to us to change our colours to match in the ground. His gaze turn to me.

His eyes was dark, I can't see his features to my blurry eyes. His face turn to worry. His hand was warm and I can feel his breath to my face. I froze in my position still the nightmare running to my mind.

When group of creatures with torches pass by to us. He pulled out his hand and offer his hand to guide me to stand up. I refuse his hand and stand in my own feet. I wipe my tears flooding my eyes.

"I'm sorry. Don't cry. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to do that." He say to me opening his arms to hug me but I step backwards.

He handed me a handkerchief. He offer it to me to wipe my teary eyes and I take it since my hands is wet due to sweat and tears.

"I'm Brandon McArthur. How about you? What's your name?" He say still worries draw in his face.

He has brown eyes, pointed nose, thin lips, black hair and white skin tone. I eyed him from head to toe while sniffing. His features lighten from my fireflies in and from the moon. He is around 6' or above.

"I'm Liza Buenaventura." I say. 'snif' 'snif' 'hiccup'

"Do you own this fireflies?" He ask looking around to my fireflies flying around us.

If it's this movie. It was wonderful scene but its not and the moment is not romantic. The moment just give me hint to remember my bad days.

I just nod to him and start to walk back to my way.

"Where you going?" He ask following behind me.

I stop and face him.

"None of your business so leave me alone." I say turning back to start walk.

He keeps to walk behind me. So I run, he run behind me too. I feel irritated and face him again.

"Brandon, right? Are you following me? or we have same destination?" I said with annoyed tone.

He step back and shock draw in his face.

"The second question. I'm going to the blue house at the feet of Mt. Scream." He say rubbing his arm up and down.

"Oh..." I said and continue to walk.

He walk behind me and enjoying my fireflies giving us light to see our way. The only way to blue house and the mountain have only one path no alternative.

Why he need to go to blue house?

That was the only thing running to my mind. Why?

"You are going to the Mt. Scream?" He ask to me.

I didn't answer and continue to walk not minding his question.

We arrived to the house and I stop when I saw Peter waiting to me. No wasp any more. We can't use the wasp because the witch will notice us and Mt. Scream attacking any creatures.

"Peter!" I shout running to him. I hug him tight.

"Oh. Sorry I let you travel alone." He say.

"Why are you here?" Peter say. I pull back and he was asking Brandon.

"You know him?" I ask to Peter giving me smile and a nod.

"I got trouble and need a place to stay for a while." Brandon say leaning back on one of the tree.

"Oh, this is Tyler." Peter say introducing to me.

"What? He said he's name was Brandon." I say frowning to them.

"Tyler Brandon McArthur. He use his second name to become western residents. He is astral projector like you." Peter say, smiling.

I let out an 'o' expression to that.

"Btw. This is Primrose." He say introducing me to Tyler.

"Liar. You said your name is Liza." He said snorted to revelation.

"I'm using it to get eastern residents. So I change my name to hide my living record." I say sticking out my tongue to him. He just rolled his eyes.

"I'm wise to hide information if needed." I added.

"Whatever." He say.

"Whoah. Seems like both of you met in a trouble." Peter say leading us inside the house.

"His trouble." I retorted and rolled my eyes.

When we are inside. We light up all the candles and the woods on the fireplace.

"So...what happen to you guys in the forest? and you, what trouble did you do?" Peter say pointing to us and then to Tyler.

I sit in the couch and place my bag to floor.

"I bump to him accidentally and then he paused me with his hand." I say.

"I ran because I don't know him. He pull me, smack me to the ground, jump above me and put hand in my mouth to shut me." I say looking to him.

Peter was shocked what I told to him and turn to face Tyler.

"And she cry." Tyler say rolling his eyes.

"I cry because I'm scared. I remember some bad memories in your action." I retorted to him.

He just shrugged and hands up in surrender.

"Oh. Really bad." Peter say setting up our bed to sleep.

"So, what trouble you did? Huh?" Peter ask Tyler.

I turn my gaze to him and then back to my book of spell.

"I ditch some deal because their offer is horrible." He say playing his rings in his fingers.

3:00 pm. Peter and I sleep because we will travel later night straight to mountain to the witch. None stop because the mountain will cause us trouble.

I whisper to my fireflies to watch my stuff and I also make spell to my stuff. I don't trust the guy with us right now.

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A/N: Finally the guy! Are you excited?