novelzi Chapter 90 Hug Fest!
Chapter 90 Hug Fest!
Five minutes later...
"Umm, Jade, it's been five minutes," Emily said with a wry smile on her face. She didn't know Jade was so clingy before.@@@@
"Just for more minutes, please", Jade said, refusing to let go.
"N-no, w-we don't, have the time!" Emily explained while prying Jade off her. She fixed the jacket and closed the zipper. Luckily, it reached her knees, so she wouldn't be too embarrassed walking around with it, though being commando underneath was still a problem.
"Arg!" Just as she was about to sigh in relief and walk to the others. She was again hugged tightly. This time it was Hope, and she did it in an even more exaggerated way than Jade by using her legs as well to hold Emily. So, at this point, Emily was carrying Hope, who wasn't saying anything as she walked forward. Although it was quite a task to deal with these clingy friends, she could feel their love for her which made her newly regenerated heart feel warm. It always felt good to know that you're loved after all...even when it's a bit extra like her current situation.
"Can anyone help me get her off m...oh come on?" Emily was submerged in hugs before she could even finish asking for help removing Hope from her. The others had joined in on the hug, Layla included, she couldn't keep her usual calm in this situation. Even Jade came for a second round to the dismay of Emily.
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Another five minutes later.....
That's how long it took for Emily to convince them to let her go.
"We're beyond happy to have you back, Emily", Audrey spoke with a happy smile on her face. A few happy tears ran down her cheeks. Although she was also part of the five-minute hug, she almost jumped to hug Emily again but controlled herself as an adult.
"Although I never really left, I'm still glad to be back" Emily replied with a smile of her own.
"Mmm" Before anyone could say anything else, Elsa's little voice was heard from behind them. Emily immediately walked toward her.
Elsa slowly opened her eyes with some confusion in them. Then as if remembering something, her eyes widened for a moment before tears started flowing out of them. She didn't even bother to move from where she was laying, nor look to the sides. Just continued looking at the sky with her reddened blue eyes full of pain.
The others didn't disagree. And they quickly left the area. Jade dragged Jack along while Audrey princess carried Muku. Luckily for him, he was unconscious, or he would have died from embarrassment.
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"Jack!" Sarah screamed as soon as she saw the unconscious Jack getting dragged by Jade.
"Don't worry, he's fine. Just unconscious, he'll get up in a while," Jade said why letting go of Jack's collar, allowing him to fall to the ground with a thud. Sarah glared at her as she ran forward but didn't say anything. She checked on Jack, and after seeing that he really didn't have any wounds on him and didn't seem to be injured, she was appeased.
"Can I ask what happened, if you don't mind" She gathered the courage to ask what had happened while holding Jack's head in her lap. Her whole group wanted to know what was happening when they kept on hearing explosion after explosion in the distance. When they finally made up their minds to go over and see what was happening. The sky which had long darkened in the direction, released a lightning bolt that struck away all their confidence.
"Oh, that, nothing much, just somebody dying because of the appearance of a Rank Two beast, it getting beaten up and killed for it then the person coming back to life looking all prim and proper" Jade explained in a way that left Sarah with a lot more questions than she had when she asked the first question.
She was also interested in knowing why Mr Muku, who seemed to be invincible before, was in such a state. But after the previous reply, she didn't bother, she just assumed it happened while fighting the Rank Two beast or something. After seeing a glimpse of what seemed to be straight pandemonium before. She no longer questioned that the group had at least one person who was a Rank Two Evolver.
"Since everything here has been taken care of, let's go," Jade said while walking to their track. She jumped to the back. Layla, Chloe and Hope joined her. Chloe left the front seat to Emily because of her "situation" that wouldn't appreciate a strong draft.
"Hmm, this is actually not so bad" Jade said while she sat on top of the rice that was covered up by a tarp below them. It was a lot softer to sit on than the meat from before. Hope was beside her with Muku's head lying on her lap. She even had a smug grin on her face, after all, she had won a rock-paper-scissors match for it. She didn't mind how bloody he looked just enjoyed getting to touch his head for a change, even if she liked being patted by him. The others were giving her side glances filled with jealousy.
And so, the return journey began; this time, Audrey released her Rank Two aura in their immediate surroundings. So no beasts dared to bother them, it seemed Rank Two beasts weren't too commonly found yet. Which was a pleasant surprise for the group since only Audrey was ready for battle.
Well, Emily was also ready since she had also reached Rank Two, but no one had actually noticed it yet. She had long noticed that they were oblivious due to all that had happened, but she didn't say anything, she wanted to see how long it would take them to realise it. To think the terrible incident had actually become exactly what she needed to rank up, she couldn't wait to tell them about it and see their expressions.
The journey went smoothly and they arrived around 5 pm. Jack had regained consciousness along the way. So when they arrived he was ready to talk with them about how they were going to divide the rice. He almost wet his pants when he saw Emily getting out of the track with a smile on her face as if she wasn't the same person he watched get impaled and killed by a rank two beast.
Jade smiled at him while placing a finger on her lips with a dangerous look in her eyes. It was clearly an indirect way of saying, keep your mouth shut or die. And of course, like the real man he was. He nodded in agreement, internally promising himself to never mention it even if he's beaten to death. What? Thought he'd refuse to keep quiet? Tsk, that's not being manly! That's just being an idiot!