CHOSEN

Chapter 55

I wasn't.

Her face reddened, and she folded her hands. . . and puffed her cheeks. 

"O-Oh, so now you noticed. I'm disappointed, Marley of Moonshine", She tilted her head upwards, pretending to be angry at me.

But I immediately saw through it.

'She was disheartened when she realized that we didn't recognize her. So she became angry and lashed out a bit. Humph! What a troublesome child', my wolf commented.

I smiled at her comment, before walking up to Octavia. "Sorry for not noticing sooner! Could you find it in your heart to forgive me?" I asked with a smile. She hesitantly opened her lips to speak, then she closed her lips, then turned her back to me. "Come on Octavia! Please? Please?" I walked in front of her, and she turned around again.

"Please? Pleasee? Please?!"

 "Okay! Okay! Don't destroy my eardrums!" She yelled. I giggled, then engulfed her in a hug. She squirmed uncomfortably, and I  quickly let go, giving her space.

Too much affection wasn't really her thing.

"How are you? You okay? How was the journey? Tell me what happened."

Octavia sent me a strange look.

"Didn't you already ask Elliot all of this?" She asked. I nodded, then replied. "I know, but now I'm asking you."

She lowered her gaze, and her ears drooped a little. "That's stupid. I'll just be saying the same things Elliot said", she spoke, and I smiled. "I know, but it will be in your point of view. Who knows? Maybe Elliot forgot about something, or maybe she didn't emphasize on an event as much as she should have."

Octavia's eyes lit up.

"I know right! She downplayed so many events that happened a couple of days ago. She even forgot about some things we saw in that city she told you about. Geez! I got so angry listening to her! She can't relay events correctly at all! First of all. . ."

She took my hand, and retold the events that happened while we went over to her tent. Once we obtained a change of clothing, towels, soap and washes, we proceeded to head over to the nearby river to bath. Even there she spoke animatedly about the events that had occurred, and even told me a few things that Elliot forgot, or chose to leave out due to embarrassment.

"Ha ha! She drew. . . hearts on his. . ." I held on to a nearby rock as I laughed at what Octavia just told me. "Yeah! drew all over his face, then licked it off. It was crazy."

"Crazy is an understatement."

I composed myself, and watched as she attempted to shake herself dry. "Hey, stop that. Dry yourself off like a normal person", she growled at my statement, before flicking a few of her wet locks behind her head. She started walking and I quickly followed her, grabbing her hand. "Hey! Wrap the towel around you! And dry your hair young lady."