Chapter 8: The Tree House_Part 2

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The night grew colder and darker, the only source of light was the stars, and the moon that shone dimly through the cloud that covered it.

Me and Axel sat in front of each other, I had sat on the mammoth blanket that was piled in the corner of the small tree house.

"So, tell me about yesterday, what happened with you and the sabers?" I asked curiously. I hadn't even thought of it before, I was too confused and had a million things on my mind.

"Well.." Axel said, then without moving his head, looked up, as if he was looking for the memory that would answer my question.
"From the earliest I remember, I lived with sabers, my mother and father were sabers, and so were my siblings. I ate like a saber, spoke like a saber, but I knew I didn't look like one..." A flash of sadness crossed Axel's eyes for a moment, then it was gone.
"My father lead the packs, but after he could no longer lead because of his old age, he gave the job to me.
And so I am their Alpha. But.. Since I was a child, I used to have flashbacks and dreams of my family... I was a baby, and they left me with the sabers to die, then ran off..." Axel finished sadly. "I don't know if it's just a dumb nightmare, but it doesn't matter anyways."

"I'm sorry." I said, lost for words.
Axel nodded, an I could see hr didn't want to talk about his family anymore, so I quickly went back to talking about sabers.
"So if you were raised by sabers, why aren't you walking and talking like one?" I grinned as I asked. Honestly, I'd like to believe that I believed him... But I didn't. It didn't seem possible at all to me.

"I watched your village and heard all of you speak, and I eventually picked it up." He grinned back.

There was silence for a few minutes as I thought back to yesterday.
Wait! I had shot one of the sabers!
"Oh um, I am really sorry I shot that saber yesterday... I just, you know, I didn't know.." I said nervously. As Axel looked up from the floor where he'd been staring and looked at me fave with no expression, I swallowed a lump of guilt in my throat.

"He's alright, you didn't kill him yet. And no need to explain yourself, I know it was self-defense. I always tell them not to go after humans or they'd get hurt." Axel sighed and shook his head. I was surprised when he said 'humans' rather than 'people'.

I was about to apologize again anyway, just because the feeling of guilt was still lingering in my throat and the pit of my stomach, but before any words came out of my mouth, I heard sharp tapping outside, it sounded like someone knocking on a wall of the tree house.
I couldn't imagine anyone else was as crazy as me in the world, who'd actually climb up into this place in the middle of the night.

I looked at Axel questioningly. Axel looked back at me just as puzzled as I was.
Maybe he had some friends here to  visit him without him knowing? I told myself. But I discarded to thought as soon as it came.
Who could he possibly know?

Me and Axel stood up and made our way to the opened door. I was walking slightly behind him, because I guess it was an unspoken rule when you visit someone, to walk behind them and let them lead the way.

We both stopped as we got outside, the cold night breeze making our hair fly wildly with it. I looked around, but everything was almost pitch black.
But as Axel did, I continued to scan the floors and walls, but couldn't see anyone or anything.
I was about to give up when I saw something shiny, the moon light was reflecting right onto it.
I squinted to make it out, when suddenly, it moved. Sharply tapping something on the floor.
As my eyes began to adjust to the pitch black darkness I finally made it out, the shiny thing was a beak.

"Cranky?" I called hopefully, and the beak stopped moving. "Cranky!" I repeated, completely relieved.
I walked over to him and knelt in front of him. "I thought you left me, you actually came back?" I smiled at the red eyed bird that walked closer to me. I put out my finger and he obediently stepped onto it, one foot at a time.

I stood up and looked at what he was holding in his beak. It was a snail shell. He must've been hitting it on the floor to crack it open.
I walked over to Axel who'd been watching curiously the whole time.
"This is my bird, Cranky. He lives right our my window." I explained.
"How long have you known him?" Axel asked. "A few days perhaps." I replied shrugging.

"And you've trained him that well?" Axel questioned. "Yeah." I shrugged.
Axel looked at the bird now, and Cranky looked back at him.
I looked from one to the other as they continued staring at each other for a minute or so. I decided to brake up the staring contest before it dragged on any longer. "Hey Axel." I started, and he looked up at me.
"Don't eat me bird."

I honestly wasn't sure if he would.
Axel smiled at me, then replied.
"You better keep a good eye on him."
When he said it, he sounded as though he was joking, but you never know.

About twenty minutes passed and I found myself leaning against the rails of the tree house, looking up at the star filled sky.
"I think I should be getting back home now." I said, not moving my gaze from where it was.
Axel appeared next to me, and he too leaned on the rails.
"I had fun finally speaking to a human, and a very nice one too." He said. I smiled at him, the cool night breeze tickling my mouth.
"Same here. Two friendless people becoming friends, classic." I said not rudely. "You have the chance to make friends in your village, so why don't you?" Axel asked.
My eyes were still fixed on the sky, and I thought for a second before I replied. "Nobody's good enough for me." Axel too was looking up at the sky, but now he looked at me.
"And I am?" He asked.
I turned my head to look at him,
"Depends if your nice enough to let me come over tomorrow." I grinned.
Axel shrugged, "Your welcome to come whenever you want, but I might not always be here." Axel explained.

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I was walked away from the tree house now, after almost ten minutes of climbing down. Cranky was knocked out on my left shoulder, his body rising and falling as he breathed deeply. He'd stuffed with snails, now I guess he'd completely exhausted himself with all the hitting of the snail shells.

I waved Axel goodbye as he stood in his tree house, waving back.

🐉

When I reached home I found my parents sleeping in the dining room on their chairs, with empty cups in front of them.
I chuckled a bit to myself as I entered my room then closed it.
I put Cranky on the bed post and dropped into bed. The last thing I remember before I fell asleep, was my head landing on my pillow.

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A holiday is coming up for me in early May until early June, so I won't update in those holidays, so this may be the last chapter for a little while, but I will sure make a lot after the brake! Take care! Peace! :)

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