Fifteen Journey - Chapter 46

A/N: Now, I don’t know what to write. Oh well, some spotlight for Fred at last. Rock on!

Chapter 46 – Past meeting

Fred was extremely tired. A day had passed since Rick had fought Matt, it was night already, but the group was not capable of doing all the necessary things. First, they had to move from the place they were, so that the player would not know they’re location and, then, they had to ntake care of Rick’s wounds in the back, front and from the battle with Katie where he injured his hand. Mike was the responsible for medical treatment as he was the only one who took that subject at the universal academy, so Fred and the three girls spent almost the entire afternoon collecting plants to prepare some medicine.
Fred’s job was never finished so he had been given the task of keeping an eye on the surroundings for about 3 hours, in case someone would attack. He wasn’t inside his robot but had it near in case it would be needed.
Why was he there at the clod weather? He could be at the fireplace, telling a story to his brothers right now. Instead, she was “serving” a guy who had never done a thing for him. However, he did had create a bond of friendship. If Fred now said to Rick he’d leave, Rick would not accept it that easily. Plus, he had a very good reason to stay.
Suddenly, Fred heard a noise in the bushes and a heavy breath.
“Who’s there?” he asked afraid it would be another Tourch player.
Instead of attacking him, the new presence hugged him.
“I’ve missed you too much… Too much…”
Fred recognised the soft brown hair and hugged her in return. “You shouldn’t be here… I’m serving-“
She looked directly at him. “Rick Flaim, I know.”
“How did you…?”
She lowered her head. “I’m serving a Tourch player as well.”
“Who is him?”
She avoided eye contact. “I cannot tell you, he ordered me not to do so.”
“So know you are following someone else’s orders! That’s not the Elain I know!”
She smiled remembering the old times. But became serious short after.
“Matt told him everything, including the battle you’ve had. Aren’t you hurt?”
Fred nodded negatively.
Elain pushed him closer to her again. Smelling her scent was something Fred had missed for quite a long time, so he stayed like that for a long time. That scent remembered him of the past: their walks in her garden, their adventures, their fights, and, most important, their friendship. Elain was just a few centimetres smaller than him, which she noticed.
“You’ve grown up again, haven’t you?”
“Sorry…” she punched him in the face.
“Stop growing up already! And to think that I used to be taller than you…” but she quickly recovered her smile.
Fred sat in the wooden bench. “Here, take a seat.” She did so. “Want some noodles? My companions made them.”
Elain was suspicious about the veracity of the soup but quickly changed her mind after tasting it.
“It’s wonderful!”
“You should have tasted the soup Mat did for the girls… Have you ever tasted his food?”
She was still eating but she answered quickly.
“No, Matt is usually busy with stuff so we do all the cooking…”
“We?” he asked suspicious.
“Me and another player…” Fred assumed it was the remaining undefeated player. “Well, time is running and I must go…”
“Already?” he asked obviously sad.
She nodded and stood up, looking around for the place she had appear in. “Just one more thing: Sloan is not easy to defeat.”
“Sloan, hem…”
“Yes, please be careful. As for the place he’s in…”

Next Chapter:
“It’s time for you to die…” - Defeat