Far, from Peril

LiLi creeped behind the bushes as she walks further and Leo follows skillfully behind her.

She paused and looked around while he leaned across the bushes to see what she will do.

LiLi bent down and slowly packed some sand in her palm and blew it into the gentle wind. All happens slowly but Leo waits patiently to see what happens next.

Then a blast is heard. Something really strong blows up and both of them turns back in fear. Though, LiLi still didn't notice Leo.

*BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ*

Bees? Oh come on! Not again!

"LiLi!" Chloe voice was heard and Leo quickly ran back to see if the others were alright.

"What are you doing here?" LiLi asks herself calmly as she just stood there, orchestrating a plan before the rest gets here.

But it isn't bees. It isn't flies. It isn't anything creepy.

But it is something dangerous!

Boulders!

Rock boulders! It's like it's being thrown from a far distance!

They all ran to where LiLi stood without pausing to take in a breath.

LiLi stared down into the forest a bit deeper and thought in fear.

If they go a bit deeper they will lose track of where they're going to.

"Felicity! Where do we go from here!"

"A bit deeper! Perilous shouldn't be far from here!" Aisha answers.

Joe carried little Salient and they all ran into the forest a bit deeper, carefully so that the Boulders miss them entirely.

"Why is Eartheneous existing?! It should go extinct for all I care!" Liam yelled as he jumped over a rock about his knee length.

LiLi and the rest didn't pause for any break or anything called catching a breath until they finally exited the forest. The heavy sun shone on them and then they realized that the Boulders only attacked within the forest and not outside it.

"Argh!" Liam yelled tiredly and Felicity collapsed on the ground. Panting heavily.

All of them except Leo and LiLi is on the ground now, trying to catch some air. LiLi has never ran for this distance before, so she felt sweat drip down her face, down the curve of her nose and then on the ground.

"Yo... You guys saw that... That... That was awesome!" Little Salient said as he got off Joe and ran to LiLi.

LiLi smiled. He didn't run, how will he know what they're legs faced and are still facing. She carries him and turns around to stare at the rest with a smile.

Leo faintly smiled. Seems like she loves little children, eh? Who doesn't?

Well, some people don't, due to what they went through as little kids.

"We have to keep walking. Perilous should be anywhere from here" LiLi states.

"Can you carry us? Cause I am fully aware that you ran with us without catching a breath" Joe retorted.

LiLi ignored him and faced the others. What he's saying is just passing through one ear and coming out through the other.

"What do you guys say?" LiLi ask, staring mainly at Leo but he didn't seem to budge.

"We will, but let's just rest for a while. We just ran for God knows how long" Chloe said and LiLi don't push further.

She drops Salient on the ground and walks away from them. Ryan looked at Leo and tugged on his sleeve.

"Bro... " he calls silently but Leo walks away from him.

If she is ready to talk, her conscience will judge her. But for now, she isn't ready.

Felicity talks to the two other girls including Aisha and laughs with them. The rest are on their own with silence reigning among them.

*******

Back at Peril City, Hang is seen on a phone call when Sandie enters the empty bar to talk about LiLi.

"Yes... I'll get some crates of drinks and if you have some, I'll take genes" Hang paused and listened to what the recipient have to say.

"Okay... Yeah... Thanks" And the call got hanged up.

He turns when he hear the sound of the door open and in came Sandie.

"Umm... Hello, what can I do for you?" he asks casually and Sandie removes the shades that is set on her eyes.

"Well, well... Aren't you a cute little thing now?"

Hand raised a brow and folded his arms across his chest as he listened to this awkward stranger.

"Aren't you supposed to be thinking of LiLi. You didn't call her or even text. Didn't even go look for someone that might be in contact with her... You just sat here and relaxed in a bar"

The corner of Hang lips raised slightly as he stared at this mysterious girl. "Who are you?"

"LiLi's roommate. Someone who misses her presence, but knows that if she comes back she will be a bit stubborn and ruthless sometimes... " her reply gave Hang a clue of who she is.

"Hello Hang. Sandie, your ex's girlfriend"

Hang reluctantly shook the hand outstretched to him by Sandie.

"I was wondering if you have heard anything from her" Sandie said after withdrawing from his grip.

"No. I don't want to because she's obviously the "Know all"around here" Hang gritted in between his teeth and went to the order board.

"But you were always there with her. Come on, don't let the devil temper with your thinking about her"

"Speaking of the devil, need anything? Drinks and stuff like that"

Sandie eyed the drinks he had on the desk and the cans of drinks in the waste basket.

"No... I don't drink genes" she said, eyeing the can of the drink called "Genes" in the waste basket.

"I didn't come here to drink nor eat anything. It's late and all I want to know is if you know or have heard anything from LiLi"

Hang smirked at this little fella. She and LiLi must be pretty close, maybe that's the reason she's becoming a beautiful pest to him at the moment. He just wanted to squeeze her pretty tightly and do whatever he wanted with her, but if he's gonna do that, he probably needs to win her first.

"LiLi's phone number doesn't exist since she is not in Peril." He simply stated and Sandie squinted her eyes.

What the damn phase is this guy talking about?

"What do you mean not in Peril? Isn't Perilous in Peril?"

Hang's smirk enhanced as he came out from in between the order board and his counter, and walked upto Sandie, closing up the space in between them. Sandie held her breath and watched him intensely.

"Perilous is far from Peril"