8:19am
(Angel's POV)
It's been about four hours of being on this bus, travelling on a highway known as a 'short cut' to Blodnasjon, only to cut six hours off the trip and only stopping once so Edd could switch places with Matt to give him a break from driving... and also because Matt was gonna be sick, telling me that the nerd-jock isn't his best when it comes to travelling long distances. Faith and Holly were sitting near the back of the bus listening to music, Vixen and Jacob were quietly talking to each other and Lilly was dead asleep in her seat whilst hugging a pillow. Tord had fallen asleep about half an hour ago along with Green, breathing quietly, clearly in a deep sleep. I unbuckled my seatbelt and stood up, shifting pass Green and being careful not to wake him before walking to the front of the bus where Edd and Matt were, Matt passed out in his seat whilst Edd drove. "How long until we get to Blodnasjon?" I asked, holding the back of Edd's seat to help me balance myself "About five hours, it's the first time we've used this highway... it was only finished two weeks ago" Edd answered "Why take this highway if you know the other way better?" I asked, raising a brow. "On the other road, it's a day-and-a-half trip... the council decided making this highway would be better, you can thank Tord for suggesting the idea to the Red Leader" Edd told me as I looked over at Tord sleeping for a second before turning my attention back to Edd. "So... Tord is just a Red Army soldier?" I asked "Yeah- well sort of, he won't be a soldier until the end of this year, but his one of the Red Leader's best 'students'" Edd answered... so Tord never told his friends that he's the next Red Leader? "Has he ever said much about his future with the army?" "Something about his father retiring and Tord taking his place, and the Red Leader ceremony he won't shut up about being held in Norway" then Edd's face dropped a bit.
"I know he's gonna leave us for the Red Army, it's always been his dream and it's about to come true, but..." Edd's voice drifted off a bit "We'll miss him, especially Tom- he'll feel a lot of pain since he's the closest to Tord... they're best friends after all" Edd softly smiled a bit "Best friends?" I quietly questioned... they act a little more different than that "But if you think about it, you can easily picture them as a couple" Edd laughed, making me laugh a bit too. "Yeah... what about you and Matt?" "Maybe-" Edd immediately stopped himself "N-no, as if" he nervously laughed "Like I- like he- what makes you think that-" "Oh sorry, I didn't mean to assume anything between you and Matt" I told him "I meant how would you and Matt react to Tord leaving? what's gonna happen with you two and Tom?" I asked, rewording my question as Edd signed in a little relief. "I really wouldn't know to be honest, only Tord has talked a bit about 'future plans'... the rest of us haven't" Edd answered "That's okay, just for now... live your life to its fullest while you still can, but also remember to follow your heart as well" I told him, Edd smiled a bit, clearly feeling a bit better after I told him that. "Well look at that- and I thought the older students were suppose to be giving out advice" he joked as I laughed a bit "You learn quite a lot in one go when you're in my shoes" I told him before pausing... my arm, it feels completely numb. I glanced down at my wrist to see a pale green mark, it looked a little like dead skin- I immediately shook the thought out of my head before heading back to my seat, shifting past Green who was still asleep before sitting down in my seat. Almost immediately, my eyes fluttered shut as sleep consumed me.
Six Hours Later, 2pm
"We're nearly at the forest!" Edd yelled, immediately waking up the dead tired teenagers in the bus, meaning all of us... well, except for Tom and Tord which encouraged Matt to take a picture of the rare sight and how 'adorable' both of them looked asleep side-by-side. The bus soon hit a bump which jolted both Tom and Tord awake "Holy crap- Edd! watch it!" Tom yelled as the rest of us laughed whilst Tord still looked unsure of what just happened "Tord, come up to the front" Edd called from the driver's seat, Tord unbuckled his seatbelt and walked up to the front of the bus. Edd then whispered something to Tord as Tord himself nodded his head right before Edd stopped the bus in front of a forest. Tord hopped out of the bus and over to the locked gate keeping the outside world from entering the forest as Edd turned his head to the rest of us "Everyone, welcome to Ice Cold Forest!" Edd announced as Tord held the forest's gate wide open. Edd turned back around and drove the bus in through the opened gate before stopping, allowing Tord to quickly close and lock the gate behind the bus, and hop back onto the bus, closing the door behind himself as Edd continued to drive through the forest. A boost of energy bolted through my veins as the bus drove through the forest... dark energy. A few minutes later, the bus pulled up beside a beautiful cabin with a lake behind it... Tord was right, this place is in the heart of the forest. To me, this place seemed like a beautiful paradise with a volt of dark secrets no one knows of. We got our stuff and headed over to the door of the cabin. Tord unlocked the front door, letting all of us walk in first as the older teens followed in behind. Tord closed the front door before quickly heading upstairs as the rest of us looked around at the bottom floor of the cabin. Tord soon came back down stairs "Girls' room is first door on the right, boys' room is on the left whilst Matt, Tom, Edd and I will be in the room down the hallway" Tord stated before letting us all upstairs "Just know, at some point I'll come in and run you all by the rules about being here at the cabin, okay-" "Relax Tord" Edd told the norwegian before heading upstairs with the rest of us. Me, Holly, Faith and Lilly walked into our room finding two beds and an air mattress setted up... Lilly and Faith immediately claimed the beds. I signed "Guess we're sharing" I said, turning my head to Holly "Yeah, that's fine- but next time we're on a trip, me and Angel get the beds" Holly told Lilly and Faith, glaring at them as the two tried to not laugh.
(Green's POV)
Vixen and Jacob claimed the two beds, leaving me with the blow-up air mattress. Jacob had already went downstairs to join the others whilst me and Vixen stayed a little longer in our room "Alright Green, be honest with me on this" I looked over at Vixen, raising a brow "What?" "You're 'bounded' to Angel, right? like a 'forever promise'?" Vixen questioned as I still felt confused "Yeah, I guess- I mean that's how it was explained to me-" "And to be bounded to someone, you would have to had to like them a lot, right?". "I don't see where you're going with this" I said, standing up as if preparing myself for venom instead of words "Do you like Angel?" "Of course I do, she's my friend-" "No, I mean do you love her?" Vixen asked as I choked on my own words. "W-what?! the fuck are you talking about- no! she's just a friend" I told him "Yeah cuz sitting next to a girl, keeping everyone away from her and actually following her to an army base she was a hundred percent gonna be safe at because you feared that she'd be harmed... just means that you think of yourself as a friend" Vixen stated sarcastically. "Trust me, you're in love with Angel" Vixen smirked and a second later... I grabbed him by the throat and slammed him into the wall "Hey! easy mate..." Vixen choked yet I tightened my grip "Okay! okay! I'm sorry!" he struggled to say. "I'm not judging you or anything- I think you picked the right girl, trust me" Vixen said, hands trying to rip my hand off his neck as I narrowed my eyes "I promise I won't tell!" he tried to assure me yet in the back of my mind, something told me not to trust him. "But one day- she's the only thing that can kill us, and one day she will" Vixen reminded me, my own eyes falling to the ground, thinking about what he just said... and he's right, one day... when the day comes, there will be death and she'll be the cause of it.
"And some advice" I looked back up at Vixen "Ask Angel out or at least find out how she really feels instead of hoping that a pathetic ring will do it for you" Vixen told me "She should know by now that she is yours and yours alone, you're probably gonna have to say it to her face and remind her-" "Fuck off" I spat yet he still kept going. "She's yours, and if you don't what anything to happen to her-" "Angel is her own person, she belongs to no one" I snapped before Vixen managed to rip my hand off his throat and throw it away. "Really? then why the fuck hasn't she been acting like the fucking 'leader' she's suppose to be?" Vixen harshly questioned me "Think about that- at some point, Angel's gonna have to grow up and come to terms with her new life" he spat, glaring right back at me "Her old life is over... she needs to get over it" Vixen then walked out of the room, leaving me alone with the cold words he had left behind.
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