Into the unknown

27

The water below was not exactly too deep, but one could easily drown if they didn't know how to swim.
Kyle was the first to get out of the water followed by Florah and Derrick.
"Next time you won't quarrel while we are on a boat" said Florah
"It depends if there will be a next time" said Kyle
" Wait, where's Lucy?" asked Derrick as he looked around puzzled

"She can't still be in the water right?" said Florah looking in the water.
"Serves her right" said Kyle.
"We all got into this mess because of you two, so you will got back there and take her out" said Florah
"But her brother can go and save her" said Kyle
"You are a wolf and wolves can survive more in water than us. So in the water you go" said Florah.
"Think I like it more when you aren't so angry" said Kyle as he transformed into a wolf and went into the water.
"You know even if wolves can stay a bit more in water than us, they can't hold their breath for that long" said Derrick.
"Yes, normal ones can't,but, Kyle isn't like the others" said Florah as she kept looking into at the water in front her.
After a while Kyle finally brought Lucy on the shore by dragging her using his mouth.
Lucy looked weak almost like a rag doll.
"She still has a pulse just perform CPR and she will be ready to go" said Kyle as she dragged her near Florah.
"Does it look like any one else knows how to" said Kyle shaking off the water on his fur and transforming back to his human form wearing only a pair of pants.

Florah approached Lucy and felt her pulse, well Kyle wasn't joking she does still have a pulse. Florah immediately started performing CPR. After a while Lucy coughed a mouth full water on the ground beside her.
"Brother, please promise that we will never agree to go rafting with those siblings again" said Lucy as she regained her consciousness.
"Don't worry, we aren't fans of you either" said Kyle.
"Lucy they saved your life at least thank them" said Derrick.
"If it wasn't because of them in the first place we wouldn't be here" said Lucy refusing to apologize.
"You can't force a cow to drink water even after taking it to the river" said Florah as she stood up from her position and cleaned up her clothes.
"Who are you calling a cow?" said Lucy
"The one who answered" said Kyle indifferently
"Well anyways, we have to find a place to stay for the night" said Florah
"Can't we just go back?" asked Derrick
"Unless you have a way to climb a water fall, we can go back. But to go back it might take three quarters of a day, so we better camp for tonight and start early tomorrow morning" said Florah as she started walking to the forest in front of them.
" Well I am not going anywhere with you guys" said Lucy
"It's not like we asked you to come with us" said Kyle.
"Lucy if you have plans of dying in the wilderness be my guest" said Derrick as he followed behind the two siblings.
" I can easily survive" said Lucy "There is still water" she continued
" In which book did you read that one can survive with only water" said Derrick
Lucy looked at her surroundings, after some thought she finally gave in and followed them behind. The quartet walked for a while and finally reached a cave.
It was a bit dusty with webs and some dried out leaves in the ground,but had some rocks at the side which looked a bit comfy.
"Looks like we will be setting camp here" said Florah. " You guys tidy up the place, we will get some wood for the fire" she continued.
" Why can't we go sibling style it's not-"
"You guys need to learn to work together, maybe this night won't be a trip to hell" Florah cut Lucy short.
Lucy had no choice but to agree, she can't win against Florah in a fight so this was basically the best she could do.
" Fine" she gritted through her teeth.
Florah and Derrick went deeper into the forest to gather firewood and some fruits or nuts if available.
"Do this, do that. Why do we have to listen to her?" grunted Lucy as she threw some small rocks out the cave. Then she went forward to some other larger rocks and put them near the center of the cave.
As she put a rock down she cut her index finger.
"Ouch" she said in pain.
"Stupid rock" she said as she kicked the rock, but ended up hurting her self.
"Ouchie" she hopped on one leg in pain then sat on the rock she had previously insulted
"The rock did nothing why insult it" said Kyle as he took out some of the leaves and put them near the center.
"You are right the rock did nothing, it's that sister of yours" said Lucy.
"Florah is only trying to make sure we get back to the orphanage in one piece, just be lucky she hasn't yet snapped till now" said Kyle as he approached her, he put his hand near her.
"What... do you want?" asked Lucy as she backed her body away from him.
"Your finger idiot, I don't want to get another lecture from Florah about us, got it" said Kyle.
Lucy extended her hand for Kyle to observe her finger, it wasn't quite a deep wound but there was a lot of blood already clotted on it.
" Well it isn't that deep" said Kyle "Have any extra cloth on you?" he asked.
Lucy looked down on her shirt, it had two layers of cloth on it so she teared down a piece from the top layer and handed it over.
Kyle took the cloth and went out, since they were near to a stream of water, even though it was a few steps away there is bound to be some moss on rocks. After he returned there was some mashed up moss together with some herbs on the piece of cloth that he gently tied around her index finger, but pulled the ends tighter when tying it.
"Ouch, is this how you render first aid to a victim, I wasn't so harsh treating you before"
"No, this is how I render first aid to someone I despise but can't risk her dying" said Kyle.

"I apologize for my sister earlier, she can a real pain" said Derrick as he continued picking up some sticks for the fire.
"How long will you keep apologizing because of her?" said Florah "Just try living your own life for once and don't care about hers" she continued.
"Maybe someday I will try" said Derrick.
Florah continued picking up some firewood when she heard some movements, she stilled for a while trying to configure the movements.
" What's wrong?" asked Derrick, Florah continued following in slow steps towards  the sound as soon as she set the fire wood down. Soon after she immediately pounced behind a bush.
"And here I was wondering how we will survive tonight" said Florah as she came back with two rabbits in mouths that already died from being bitten to death by her elongated canines, blood was still trickling down the corner of her mouth, she looked like a vampire that just had its supper.
"You shouldn't go around biting animals leisurely" said Derrick as he wiped the blood trail off her mouth.
"It wasn't leisurely, this is our meal tonight" said Florah's
"Really and how to you plan to skin it and cook it"
"The old way" said Florah as she carried the rabbits and put her firewood on Derrick's pile.
"Come on let's go back before we return to a funeral"