~~~This is from Dani's perspective~~~
"What's wrong with all of you? I get the battle with the bear has shaken us up but that isn't it, is it?"
Suprised at the outburst, I turned my head away from the fire and looked at Kara. "Oh, did I look sad?" I asked, tilting my head, "I'm fine." I said smiling, sipping my hot sauce, it was my comfort food, or should I say sauce. "But then again I do have a little pain in my back, but nothing to worry about." I said, rubbing my back with a little frown.
Gray winced as if hit. I turned and gave him a reassuring smile but his hurt expression didn't change.
"That strange, I didn't see you get hit there." Lucy said looking at me inquiringly.
"You should be more worried about yourself," Kara said, looking at her, "Is your rib broken?"
"I-I don't think so." she said looking down, "I just think it's heavily bruised."
"Gray, let me look at your wound," I said, he hadn't let anybody touch it, I guess I had to give it a try. He turned his head away from me, "Gray..." I said in a commanding tone. He sighed and took his shirt off, I heard Lucy behind me draw in a quick breath. I looked at the four long scratches, or gashes I should say,it looked bad. I inspected it closer and with a sigh of relief I saw that it wasn't as bad as it looked.
"It'll heal, it doesn't look like it will scar. Thankfully, the bear only managed to graze you." I said and rummaged through my bag to the bandages and some anti-bacterial cream, I walked over to him and started to treat his wounds. "You should have let the others treat you," I whispered to him, "I know you have a hard time forgiving yourself, but at least give them a chance," I looked up to his eyes, two sorrowful, bottomless pools of gray that gave no answer.
I finished treating him and sat back down, getting out a puzzle, the one with the rings you had to separate. The puzzle was hard and I had a fun time with it, every so often I looked up at everyone else and they all had sad faces, faces that all knew the meaning of pain. I guess their pasts still weighed down on their shoulders. I was happy but it didn't mean I didn't know how they felt.
An hour passed and I heard a faint sound. I turned to Lucy and Kara, they were around the fire, Asuka was smiling in her sleep, Sky and Ariel were sitting silently away from the fire and Gray was sitting down by the cave wall with crossed arms. But where was that sound coming from? I put down the puzzle and turned into my wolf form. Everyone looked at me in surprise, "We have a visitor." I said.
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I tried to get Io into the story as soon as possible. I don't want you to feel left out HalfwayVamped!
I think this is my longest post ever, I'm still kind of new to posting. I left some hints here and there about Gray and Dani, I hope you caught them!
