The Awakening (A wild journey)

Chapter 5 - The Secrets part 2

I'm beginning to feel a lot like Alice in wonderland things just keep getting 'curiouser and curiouser' eve, Lara and Hunter all walk in silence when eve starts to notice that every step she takes she maybe didn't escape the fall after all now that the adrenaline is wearing off her ankle is hurting a lot. I dont want Lara or Hunter knowing i'm hurt and that i'm limping "what were you even doing out here I thought you didn't want to join the snowball fight Hunter?" "Good thing I was though considering the state kaleb got you in" "Hunter, kaleb didn't do anything he saved my life, it's no big deal he had me" eve tries to ignore the pain as she's walking "kaleb very much didn't have you, you didn't fall out that tree you were knocked out of it in fact-" but Hunter then breaks off and stares at eve with narrowed eyes "what's wrong?" "Besides not being able to figure out why your so bad" eve clenches her teeth and tries to not whimper at the fact that her pain is now excruciating "what's the deal with you and kaleb anyway? Why do you guy hate each other? "Eve-" "and don't try and lie to me i've been here long enough so stop treating me like i'm crazy" Hunter suddenly stops walking and turns to face eve before looking at her from head to toe "what's hurting you?" "Your hurt eve?" "It's nothing just got the wind knocked out of me" "it looks more than just being winded to me so now tell us what actually wrong" "i might of twisted my ankle in the fall" Hunter kneels down at eves feet before she can finish her sentence he's gently poking at her foot and ankle through the boot. "I can't take your boot off out here otherwise you'll get frostbite but does it hurt when I do this?" Eve gasp is the only answer Hunter needs he stands up and helps eve to her feet then suddenly swoops her up into his arms, eve stares at him with her mouth wide open as her brain stops working, am I really in hunters arms I mean it just can't be. His smell is like snow and orange it pushes eve over the edge and has her wiggling against him like a madwomen as they enter the entrance hall, if he keeps carrying me like this all t through he school looking and smelling like he does i'm going to be a mess.

"Can you please stop wiggling around so much please" "just let me down then you can't carry me all the way back to school and to my room" "watch me" eve glances at Lara for help but she's staring at both eve and Hunter like she might be sick "Hunter please be reasonable it's a long walk" "what's your point" "my point is i'm too heavy and your going to hurt yourself, chivalry isn't worth it" "hurt myself? Are you trying to make me laugh also i'm never chivalrous" "what do you call this then?" "Pragmatic, you'll hurt your ankle more if you walk on it" "you can't carry me all the way back to-" "eve?" "What?" "Shut up" I guess there are worse things in the world than being carried by a sexy god instead of struggling in excruciating pain, I should allow Hunter to carry me to my room as Hunter is carrying eve they move three times faster than if eve was hobbling along being them I really can't believe i'm in hunters arms it feels super romantic, i've never been carried like this by a guy before having Hunter hold me bridal style feels crazy but also feels really good thought it is totally unfair that his face looks even more gorgeously from every angle befor eve knows it she's outside her room. "Here, let me unlock the door for you, go on in Hunter" Lara holds back the curtain of beads and crystals that have been known to shock everyone but eve "thanks macy" Hunter smiles at her and she chokes from the shock seconds later Hunter places eve down on her bed "thanks Hunter, I appreciate the help" eve figured that would be the end of it but then Hunter shoots a look at her saying are you kidding me "you don't really think i'm just going to leave you here do you?" Hunter reaches down and gentle pulls of eves boot "I can take it from here" he shoots another look that tells eve to shut up again god, that's so embarrassing i'm going to pull my foot away and thank Hunter eve pulls her foot away and starts slowly taking off the double layer of socks she had on "I sprained my ankle Hunter i'm not dying of consumption" "the night is still young" "what's that supposed to mean" "you've been here three days and this is already the second time i've had to save you"

"seriously? Your going to blame me for a windstorm now?" He wraps hand around eves calf and gently eases her leg off the bed so he can look at her ankle "you didn't see Lara fall out her tree did you?" "Sorry i'm not good at holding onto a tree but if you didn't notice my branch did break" "oh, I noticed" "so what am I supposed to do exactly just not fall off" "that would be nice" eve tries to yank her foot away as Hunter pokes at the most painful spot but he ignores her though his touch is already soft he makes it even gentler. "There's no swelling luckily and only a little bit of bruising which means I don't think it's broken" "I already knew it wasn't broken" this time Hunter gives eve a half amused look which tells her not to push her luck. "Should I get some ice for the ankle" eve turns to answer Lara but quickly realises she was talking to hunter "ice would be great thank you" Hunter smiles at Lara when she suddenly freezes in place "oh, do you also happen to have any bandages that I can wrap her ankle and foot in" Lara doesn't answer "ok, Lara!" Still Lara doesn't answer eve ends up rolling her eyes I should shout Lara names to snap her out of this trance "LARA, EARTH TO LARA!" And suddenly Lara snaps back in reality "yeah ice, right i'm on it" "and... the bandage's" "oooo I have some actually" Lara starts rummaging through her draws she finally finds the bandages in the bottom draw the only ones she's got though are bright hot pink "will this one work hunter" "they are perfect thank you" lara lights up under his appraisal, eve just rolls her eyes again i should tease lara with hows shes being "wow how times do change huh lara?" "i have no idea what your talking about" however lara ducks her head while she blushes so eve knows thats not true, "thanks for getting the bandages" eve reaches out tontake the bandages from lara but hunter gets there first "i can do it really" "maybe i want to do it for you" lara heads to the door to get ice while making a sound like shes melting from the chemistry. Should i let hunter wrap my ankle?

Do i want his help? Should i do it myself? I have to be honest he said a smooth line "what your not protesting" absolutely not, not when he looks at me like that all intense and sexy "are you going to wrap it or not?" Hunter lowers his head and starts wrapping eves ankle without answering but eve can just see the small grin on his face, his fingers are cold as he's wrapping eves ankle but she cant help relaxing with his gentle touch especially when he strokes her calf with one of his fingers. "Hunter" "eve" this time his hand becomes a little firmer as he begins to lean in his sexy scent fills eves nose and makes her mouth water while her hands ache from wanting to touch him so badly i wonder how he was react if I buried my face into the side of his neck and just breathed him in Hunter leans in more making both their bodies touch slightly but its enough to send eves heart wild. "Eve" this time he's says her name more like its a promise, making eve gasp and causing her to full on melt his hands softly cup eves cheeks while she closes her eyes and leans into his touch when out of nowhere the door crashes open making eve jump out of her skin.