Friend? Or Enemy?

He reaches to pick up his arrows. I help him. I pay close attention as he sticks his hand into his pocket, and pulls out a handkerchief. He wipes the arrows on it with out getting the gooey insides on his hands.
"Your lucky I came along when I did." He says.
I seem to ignore his question with my own anxieties about the strange snakes.
"What were they?" I ask.
"Those were Drapers. Nasty little critters, aren't they. They have poisonous fangs that kill you in 3 seconds flat."
My heart races. They could have killed me. He could have killed me, I think. But he didn't, he saved you, said the crystalized voice. There is still a chance he will, another part of me argued.
Before I'd realized it, Byron was done and was staring at me.
"I should get going." I say uncomfortably.
I turn to leave, pack in hand.
"Wait. You should come with me. I mean I would enjoy your company." He says.
"I don't think I should, I'm rather busy at the moment."
"Please, join me. It looks like your terribly exhausted. You could use some rest. Can't you do your important thing tomorrow morning after some well earned rest?" He asks.
I ponder this for a moment. I am very exhausted, I think. It would be rude to turn him down on such a generous offer. He did just save your life to. Plus, he's very handsome and it looks like he fancies you, the crystal voice came as a cool summer's breeze. Shut up, I told it. What about Ash? I asked it.
What about him, he's never made a move on you or told you he likes you. But what if he does? What if he just hasn't got around to telling me yet? If he really does have feelings for you, then why is he so scared to show it? What is he afraid of? Rejection? That you will return the feelings? If you ask me, a guy like that isn't worth the wait. He should just express his feelings with out help.
But I didn't ask you. And Ash is different.
Whatever, I just don't want you to get your feelings hurt. Besides, what are you afraid of anyway? If you are willing to criticize him, them you have to be willing to criticize yourself too.
I don't know what I'm afraid of.
"Alright," I say.
He grins.
That night, as I sleep in Byron's hammock,(because Byron's sleeping on the couch), I can't help but think of what the crystal voice said.
What am I afraid of? Rejection? No.
I think I'm afraid that Ash will feel the same way. But why? I slip into a painfully slow sleep.


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Byron...( Siblings of the Forest bk.1 cont...)

After a long time of walking, I got tired. But Ash's necklace kept me going literally.  It was pulling me the direction of my siblings. Ash and his magical charms. Eventually, I think the necklace got the feeling that I needed to rest, and it stopped. The moon had come out for its regular visit to its friends the stars. The darkness enveloped the whole meeting. My eyelids were getting tired. They began to droop and cover my eyes. Wait, I thought I need to eat. I pulled out the small amount of rations that I had taken with me. I began to nibble on some beef jerky. All of sudden, I heard a hissing sound coming from above the trees. I look up. A dropping sound catches my attention and I look at the ground. A creature catches my eye. I scream. Terrified. A snake slithers towards me. Not any normal snake I'd had ever seen. It was pure silver like moon light. It also had some peculiar black designs of it's back in the shape of flowers. I freeze. The snake is getting closer and closer, until I feel it's presence in my heart's rhythmic panting.
"Stay back!" I shout.
The snake doesn't listen and if that wasn't worse, others were closing in for the kill. Great, Mom you didn't give me anything to help myself. I felt completely useless. When the snakes were within striking distance, I decided to take action. I concentrate really hard on the snakes. Get them away from me, I think. I squeeze my eye's close. The hissing is coming closer, until the snake's repulsive breath is on my face. I hear it lunge at me and then nothing. Nothing but the sound of sizzling sound, like bacon on a hot skillet. I open my eyes enough to see the snake who lunged at me turn into dust. But, there were still others to worry about. They edged closer once more, this time with more caution.
Stay back, I'm warning you. Stay back or you'll pay the ultimate price. I think. Some how, I think it is working they are retreating. That's when I see the arrows. They are every were flying at the snakes. I see several snakes dead. There is a silverish looking blood spilled all over the ground. I stare in horror. Then, I see him the boy. The boy with the fiery red hair and yellow eyes. Eyes like a lynx, a predator. And he was coming towards me. I'm dead, I think.
"You should really be more careful out here,"he said.
I just nod very nervously. He could kill you at any minute.
"I'm Byron by the way, Byron Dore." He said.
"Elizabeth, Elizabeth Clarke." I say.
And I stand there very shocked.