Aspen giggled and jumped at Cody again.
Jax didn’t say anything for a moment. He glared straight ahead. “You know, for saving your life, I should at least know why you were trying to leave the group,” he said quietly and sternly.
Brynn gasped for air. She wanted to get up, and she wanted to be fine, but she couldn’t, and she wasn’t.
Cody tried moving out of the way, but failed. So he just licked Aspen again along with a couple playful bites.
Timmy frowned. "So demanding, aren't you?" He replied with an upset tone. "I just so happen to like doing that? And checking out the surroundings?"
"Here," Owen said gently and laid down next to Brynn, "get on top of me and I'll carry you back to camp."
“No biting,” Aspen said in her squeaky voice. She pretended to be mature and walk away, but she came back to jump at him again.
“Sure, Tim, lie all you want, but you could have actually hurt yourself badly. You weren’t being smart or careful, and you could have killed yourself,” Jax shifted, sitting taller now, “think about what would have happened with your family- Hazel, Aspen, Cody, all because you were being careless. I mean, not that it matters to me, they all deserve better, and we both know it.” He smirked and started to walk away.
“No, I don’t want to go back,” Brynn winced at a sudden pain in her stomach.
"No jumping!" Cody replied trying to get out of Aspen's way. He let his little tounge hang out of his mouth.
"Always trying to make yourself look better, huh?" Timmy muttered. If they were away from the camp, and if he wasn't so tired, he probably would of attacked him right then and there. He just frowned instead and walked to Hazel. He tried to pretend nothing happened.
"Ok." Owen replied. For the first time ever, he was actually listening to his sister.
“Why not?” Aspen tilted her head. She got down lower and stared Cody right in the eyes. She whined at him, trying to trick him into feeling sorry for her.
Jax scoffed as he walked away.
“I want- I need to leave,” Brynn told him. She couldn’t even get up, but she knew she needed to. Her eyelids started to feel heavy.
Cody tilted his head. He came close to Aspen whimpering a little thinking she was hurt.
"Hey," Timmy said rather quietly. He was happy to see her even though he was so tired. "What are you doing away from the den?"
"Ok." Owen replied. "Climb on top of me, and I'll get you out of here."
Aspen kept the act up for just a bit longer, until, she sprang right at him, jumping on him again.
“Hi,” Hazel said sweetly. “Oh, Aspen got lost in the woods, I don’t really know how, but I think while her and Cody were playing. We had to go find her, and we just now got back,” she told him.
“But I don’t want to go back there. Not with you,” Brynn told him a bit harshly. “You’ll just get me in trouble again, that’s all you ever do,” she barely got out. She suddenly felt another twisting feeling inside of her. She threw up again, less this time.
That startled Cody. He jumped back and hurt his back paw on a rock He yipped in pain and ran to a deep corner of the den. Not knowing what exactly happened, he laid down there whimpering from his hurt paw and trembling in fear.
Timmy smiled a little. "A wanderer just like her father." He said sweetly. "I'm glad you found her. I hope she's ok."
Owen spun around a little. He wasn't feeling that well either, though he was doing much better. "But where else are we going to go?"
Aspen’s smile quickly sunk into a deep frown as she watched Cody. She kept her head down and slowly walked back to where he was. She didn’t really understand what had just happened, but she did know one thing, it was her fault. “I sorry, Cody,” Aspen apologized gently.
“Yes, you should have seen how far she made it,” Hazel smiled softly. “I think she’s okay now, though,” she assured him. “So, how did everything go on your hunting trip?” she asked him, curiously.
“Not we, me,” Brynn told Owen. She got to her feet and tried her best to stand. She only made it a few seconds before a wave of nausea hit and she fell again, whining as her body hit the ground.
Cody moved away from Aspen when she came over. He didn't understand that a rock had hurt his paw. He thought it was Aspen who did it somehow. "My paw." He cried. He looked at the bottom of it and it was bleeding a little bit. Seeing the little bit of blood, he cried louder.
Timmy smiled even more. "I wish I had." Then he frowned. "Well, we didn't catch anything." He said disappointed.
"But I can't leave you!" Owen presisted. And he wasn't about to.
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