Five Little Sacrifices

Chapter 20

"BICKSLOW!" Sting shouted angrily as he suddenly appeared from behind trees like an enraged wildboar.

"Yikes!" Bickslow shouted with total surprise.

"I'm gonna KILL you!" Sting roared running right towards the seith mage.

"Abort the mission!" Bickslow yelled leaving Rufus where he was and instead escaped from the wrath of the Sabertooth's Master.

"I'm gonna make some corned beef out of you!" Sting threathened while he chased after Bickslow, almost running over Rufus at the progress.

The memory mage huffed looking after two mages who quickly disappeared at the forest and Sting's loud yelling was getting farther and farther. He had no idea what Bickslow had done to make Sting so angry, but luckily he didn't need to find that out. He only needed to continue!

Rufus smirked and turned around, almost having a heart attack when there was already someone standing to block his way.

"Oh god!" he hissed grasping his chest.

"No no, not a god", Freed chuckled. "But as his fiancé I can take a message from you to him."

"Are you all gathering in the same place on purpose?"

"Only because of a pure coincidence, I can assure. Just like Orga appeared to help you get away from Laxus."

Felix yawned as he followed Chester and he was starting to get bored. This game was too long, he was hungry and tired. They hadn't seen anyone in a while and Felix wasn't even sure where they were anymore. He knew they were still inside the runes, but he had no idea where in there they were.

Chester looked at the younger boy who was dragging his feet.

"Do you want to sit down?" he asked. He was tired too, he had to admit it. All the running around and walking was hard. And moving around here was so much different than in a city.

"Hmm-m..." Felix mumbled and he nodded, rubbing his eyes.

"Okay, let's go sit over there, they said we can rest if we want", Chester said and he pointed towards a big apple tree.

Felix nodded again so they went over to the tree and sat down on the grass. There were just enough shadow for them so it wasn't too hot.

"I'm hungry", Felix sighed leaning against the old tree.

"Me too", Chester said as he sat down and leaned against a rock. "That food earlier was really good. It was my first time eating a camp food or whatever it's called."

"Really?" Felix asked surprised.

"This is my first time being in a forest like this."

"I have been camping many times with mama and dad. And sometimes with Bicks and Ever", Felix smiled. "It's so much fun. We can go fishing and pick berries and stuff, and sometimes we can go swimming if there's a lake or a river near."

"Isn't it dangerous to swim in a place you don't know?" Chester asked. For him all this was so new and maybe even little bit scary, though he didn't want to admit it. It was so quiet all the time. It made him nervous.

"Yeah, I'm not allowed to go swimming if there's no adult around."

"What if there's some big beast that bites you?"

"That's why adults make sure first it's safe to swim there. And whatever there is, dad can zap it with lightning", Felix grinned.

"I have never seen them fighting in Domus Flau", Chester confessed. "Kids can't go there without adults after all."