The Runaways

Chapter Seventeen - Only Awake For Five Mintues

Elias

"Wakey wakey everyone! It's time to get up~"
I woke up the next morning to the sound of a woman's unfamiliar voice. Opening my eyes I saw it was a nice day outside, on the warmer side even for it being fall. When I looked up there was a woman standing right in the middle of our camp. She had nice clean boots that matched her light brown gloves. She had a large cloak hanging around her shoulders with a creamy tuft of fur by her neck. She had brown hair that was tied into a ponytail. Her mouth and jaw were cover by a black scarf similar to what Remington wore. And the look was all wrapped up with a deer skull worn on her face as a mask. The skull covered her face while two antlers protruded upwards. The only thing you could see form her face were her big hazel eyes.
I sit up in confusion and stare at her, I've never seen this girl but she sounded familiar. Everyone picked there heads up tiredly to look at her with confusion and fear. Remington on the other hand looked up at her and jumped back.
"Well good morning Mr.Prince glad to see you're not hung over for once," The woman said as she bent down and tapped his nose.
How did she know Remington? And how did she know about his drinking problems?
Remington stood up and quickly grabbed his cloak and wrapped it around himself, he looked a bit panicked, "Guys lets go," Remington ordered.
"Oh no! You are not doing this again mister!" The woman sneered, "You're not getting away this time!"
"Yeah? And how do you plan on stopping that?"
"What is going on?" Corban asked.
"Wait you don't know her?" Warren asked.
The woman raised her hand at Remington's threat and snapped her fingers. Within a split second arrows came flying at us all landing just on the edges of where we had set up camp. We all jumped a bit, Cleveland let out a small scream of fear and grabbed onto Warrens arm as the arrows landed so close to everyone. I looked up at the others as we all exchanged scared and confused looks.
"I'm getting my money Prince. You've been running from me for years! I was lenient with your payment but you still couldn't deliver like you promised! I want my God Damn MONEY!" The woman ordered.
"Okay okay, look, I see that your mad, I get it, but it was years ago! Surely you've recovered by n--"
"And surely you've got the money by now? Right Remington?" The woman retorted cutting off Remington.
"Look. I'm sorry I don't have the money quiet yet, but It'll be done, like I said it would." Remington said as he acted rather calmly.
"I'm no idiot Princey so I'm gonna give you two options here, you give me the money now, and you never have to see me again. Or you can continue to be difficult, and we can just hand you off to the syndicates for a bounty. I know their looking for their money from you too. Hey who knows, maybe they'll swap out a few kids in exchange for you," The woman said as she looked past Remington's shoulder and stared Warren in the eyes as he stood there glaring at her.
"Remington what the hell is going on?" I ask.
"Yeah who is this?" Reece asked.
The woman turned around to look at us, "Really. This is what you've ran away to? God, I almost hope you don't have my money so I have a good excuse to wipe your sorry ass off this pl--"
Remington punched her across the face. "RUN!" He ordered as he then took off.
"WAIT REMINGTON WHAT THE HELL!?" I yell as I run after him in a sprint.
"DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY!" The woman yelled to her band of archers hiding in the trees, all had the same skull like mask as hers but without the antlers.
As I ran I momentarily looked back to see what was going on. Cleveland, Warren, Corban and Reece all took off their were arrows flying right at us.
"WATCH OUT!" I yelled as they began to hit the ground at our feet. At one point I felt one whiz by me nearly stabbing me in the arm.
As we ran Remington suddenly stopped and turned around hoping into a small dark hole in the ground half covered by a fallen tree. I stumbled a bit and follow him in along with the others. Thankfully the trees had helped hide us so they should miss us.
We all sat there panting.
"What the hell Remington!" Corban exclaimed.
"Shut up shut up!" Remington shushed, "they can be right over us!"
"Okay well you gotta tell us what's going on!" Reece whispered, "First the Syndicates and now this?! What the fuck man?!"
"Okay okay! So I made some bad trade deals with a couple of big gangs! It's not that big of a deal guys!" Remington whispered.
"They've been after you for years?" I ask, "Must be a lot of fucking money."
"Yeah it was and I'm a dumbass! There are you guys happy now?!" Remington whisper yelled.
"No! Because we're fucking running from some crazy deer lady because of your problems!" Corban argued.
"Well how was I supposed to know she'd be here huh?! I had no idea!" Remington but back.
"How did you even get money from them? WH- why would someone as big as the fucking Syndicates give YOU out of all people enough money to hunt you down for it!?"
"Because I'm a smooth talker that's why!" Remington spat back.
"WHY DID YOU NEED MONEY FROM THE SYNDICATES?!" Corban yelled.
"BECAUSE I DID!"
"Guys we can't keep yelling--"
"WHY?!" Corban questioned cutting off Maeve.
"BECAUSE IM A FUCKING DRUGGIE! OKAY? ARE YOU HAPPY NOW CORBAN?!" Remington exclaimed.
"NO BECAUSE IM STUCK IN A FUCKING HOLE BECAUSE OF YOU! I JUST WOKE UP NOT EVEN FIVE MINUTES AGO AND I ALREADY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS SHIT!" Corban exclaimed.
"WELL I APOLOGIZE A CRAZY FURRY FOUND US AND WOKE US ALL UP THIS MORNING!"
"What's a furry?" Reece whispers to me as they yell.
"And she's found you again!" The woman's voice said as she peaked down into the hole, "You guys should learn how to use your inside voices when hiding."