HermitCamps (Book 1- Done) [A HermitCraft AU]

The Morning Before the Storm (True Prologue)

Zedaph's POV:

The dinner was wonderful, Alex was cute, the hermits were wonderful, and so much fun to talk with. (Some of the Hermits, if not all were wholesome as heck.)

At the end of the day, Grian, Beef, Xb, and I went back to the Hermes Cabin.

While walking there Xb asked: "Now that I'm been claimed, do I have my own cabin?"

Grian thought for a minute, "Yeah, you do, but it hasn't been built yet so you can chill with us for now."

Beef signed, "Now I'm kind of jealous, you don't have to deal with Zed's snoring."

My face got flustered, "Hey! Not cool!"

Xb laughed, "Honestly, I might even miss the snoring."

"Well then, we could have sleepovers!" Grian put his hands into the air.

We giggled the whole way back and when I hit the pillow, I fell asleep and started snoring.

Honesty, with Xb and Beef talking about their dreams, I wanted to have a dream like that, I don't really remember what the last dream was about, sometimes about pirates and getting lost at sea? But that night, nothing, I was just floating in a black hole. Nothing at all. (I asked the Hermits about that, they all had roughly the same dream, huh, don't you think that's weird?)

I woke up because of some buzzing in my ear, and giggles from someone.

"What... is that a bee?" I asked then realized "Oh my gods, is THERE A BEE?" (I had a terrible and embarrassing experience with bees when I was young. Xb and Beef, you SNITCH-)

Xb looked like he was about burst with laughter, Beef was basically on the ground half dead and Grian held up a recorder that had buzzing noises in it.

"You never told me you nearly swallowed a bee when you were a child," Grian said, his mouth pressed into a thin smile.

"I was dumb as a kid ok? And Xb... Beef..." I said while sternly turning to them.

If looks could kill, I think I could have killed Xb and Beef twice, their face turned into visible fear and Grian roared with laughter in the background.

"What did I say about telling anyone about that story."

"Sorry! We had to, there was no other way to wake you up," Xb said, still giggling like a madman, and dashed for the door.

"Wait what? Xb! Wait for me too!" Beef said, and before he ran out of the door, he looked at me and muttered, "Sorry!" then dashed off.

Breakfast was wonderful, Cleo had like three cow livers, so the dining area smelled like beef. (Not saying my buddy Beef smelled bad, but sometimes the dried blood on his work suit stinks.)

When the hermits were voting for what class they wanted to have when I suddenly wanted an apple.

It was something Beef's mom usually says, "An apple a day keeps the doctors away."

And of course, the fruit plate was the farthest away, so I asked to be excused and went there.

I went there, the table was neatly decorated, I went there, took an apple, and took a single bite when demon metal bulls went charging out of nowhere.

The pair of bronze bulls were the size of an elephant, the horns shinnied a glistening silver, their eyes were ruby red, their body was mostly gearing and at the creaks of the gears showed red lava running through the body. (Ok off-topic, but I think watching gear turn and work is super satisfying.)

I was caught off guard and fell on my butt, and because of that, the first bull missed me.

The second bull gently put its hoof on my chest, at first, I didn't feel anything but then it got burning hot really fast, I yelled in pain and hoped the hermits heard that.