Concealed - Jesse X Reader: Minecraft Story Mode

Chapter 23

Ow! Dammit!", Axel swore as he thunked his forehead on a chunk of rock sticking out from above him. Olivia couldn't hold in her chuckle, "Careful, there's a rock". Axel sent her an irritated scowl as we continued on. We crept through the dark tunnel, occasionally peering over our shoulders to see if everyone was there and how far away we were from the way we came. The further we went, the more cramped it got. The atmosphere felt dank and dreary, but I didn't dare turn to see what was splattered on the walls because honestly, I think it was better if I didn't know.

Lukas breathed heavily, being mindful of the amount of oxygen is being used. "How much longer?", he sighed, peering over my shoulder. His question remained unanswered as we continued through the cryptic tunnel. When responded with silence, Lukas rolled his eyes in exasperation, "That wasn't rhetorical".

"I don't know, Lukas", Petra seemed weary and fed up with the complaining. "We went through here once, we can do it again". My eyes lingered back on Axel. Could he still be angry with me? Of course, he was. Imagine that, me losing his trust because I refused to kill the enemy. Even saying it in my head made it sound ridiculous. I noticed his brows furrowing. He probably noticed me staring. Axel's head suddenly sprung up, making me slightly flinch. "What? You got something you want to say?", he smouldered with resentment.

Olivia glared at him, "Axel, don't start now", she told him.

Axel scoffed, irritation pricked at him. "Hey, it's not my fault she endangered all of us". I bit the bottom of my lip, instinctively, my face turning a bitter shade of red. Every part of me was trying to convince myself that all the things Axel spat out about me were just results of his rage and confusion. Inside I knew he never meant anything he said. At least, that's what I tried to tell myself.

"It's no-one's fault", Lukas explained, "I personally think she made the right decision". Although I didn't want and argument to brew up, it felt nice to know that through all this hell I had to face, someone was defending me.

【Lukas is on your side!】

Axel looked and felt provoked. At this pointed, I wanted so badly for Jesse to appear and diffuse this entire thing. But, he wasn't, so I had to do something before it got out of hand. I let out a small fraudulent cough, "How about we just focus on--".

"Don't go bossing us around and telling us what to do!", Axel snapped back at me. His shouting echoed across the tunnel we were in, causing a slight tremor at the sound of his voice. Debris and rubble fell from above. This place didn't seem very firm, if we weren't careful, we could fall straight through.

Lukas frowned at Axel, "Listen, we're all tired and confused", he stated, squeezing past him so he can go ahead. "But you don't see us pointing fingers at anyone!". Axel rolled his eyes, marching forward so he could catch up to Lukas and retaliate against him once again.

"You know what? I am sick of--".

Suddenly, the ground gave in below us as we all tumbled through the floor. As we fell, instinctive screams left us all. My eyes were wide as I reached my hand out to the sky, hoping there was something I could grab onto. My palm, however, felt nothing by crisp air as we all continued to descend. We were dropping for a lot longer than I thought we would, but time did seem to slightly slow down when we were in danger. My back finally met the floor with a sharp thud. The back of my head collided brutally with the floor. To say it hurt was an understatement. I sat up gradually, eyeing everyone else who was groaning in pain.

"Crap, I dropped my axe up there!", Axel cursed out.

Petra was the swiftest to recover, rubbing the back of her head and peering up at the ceiling where we fell from. I frowned, "That was a big drop". We all stood up, scanning our environment.