The Dark Entity

Chapter 6: Feave

Clank... clank... thump.

Mizu opened his eyes and sat up slowly. It was sometime in the middle of the night, although he didn't know what exact time it was. The four of them had decided to put up their tent in a large meadow so they could sleep. Mizu had been woken up by the loud thumping and clanking noises that where coming from outside the tent. He walked towards the flap of the tent and unzipped it, his curiosity taking over. He walked out to see what the ruckus was and saw two animals.

They were Ignacia and Clover's pets- whom they had told him the names of while they were walking here. Koki'o and Phoebe were playing around in the meadow, chasing after butterflies and each other. Phoebe obvious had the advantage, with her ability to fly. The noise Mizu had heard was the two creatures falling on top of their bags that were filled with utensils and dishes. The thumping had been the sound of them running around.

Mizu knew how playful animals could be sometimes because he had a creature too. Its name was Enyo. Enyo was a water creature that was a mix of blue and purple- similar to Mizu's hair. It had a fish-like tail and loved to swim. Enyo couldn't survive without being in the water, so Mizu had created a small ball of water that went wherever Mizu did, for Enyo could stay in. Enyo would adapt and change in size according to how large or small the body of water it was in. Currently, it was in a small form to fit in its floating ball of water.

Having seen what was making the noises, Mizu went back into the tent, immediately falling back asleep.

• • •

Clover slowly opened her eyes, but shut them closed after a blinding light flooded her vision. The tent flap had been left wide opened and the sunlight was pouring inside. Mizu and Ignacia were still asleep, so she assumed Astrid had gone outside for fresh air or to go to the bathroom.

She lazily stood up, rubbing her eyes.

"Come on, Koki'o!" a voice from outside laughed and spoke.

Clover smiled, hearing Astrid playing with her new-found pet. She walked out of the tent and saw her best friend running around the meadow, with Koki'o following closely behind them.

"Oh, good morning, Clover," Astrid greeted, running up to her.

Clover walked up to Astrid, putting her arms around their waist and her head on their chest.

"Good morning," Clover replied, yawning right after.

"You get all cuddly in the mornings," they commented, hugging her back and putting their chin on top of the girl's head.

Clover hummed in agreement, "Do you know what time it is?" she asked, looking up at them. "We should probably get going soon."

"I think its almost nine. I woke up around half an hour ago and checked Iggy's watch," Astrid responded, as the two of them parted from the hug.

"Do you want to get us some breakfast while I'll wake up the others?" Clover asked, tilting her head slightly in question.

They nodded, making her smile and turn around gp back in the tent. Astrid's eyes lingering on the girl for just a moment longer.

• • •

After breakfast, the four teens walked through the forest with their heavy bags on their backs.

"Are we going to use that necklace to find another person?" Mizu asked, looking over at Iggy, who had Phoebe sitting on her arm.

"Yeah, I was thinking we could stop right up at those logs up there and do it," she responded, pointing over at three logs that had fallen up ahead.