5 Chapter 5

...Zack...

The moment I opened my eyes It was as if the world had changed, Shifting to meet my nightmare standers.

"Good question, but I am sure you know the answer" One of the boys says as he places his sword close to my neck.

"I have now idea what you are talking about" I said. This was not what I had in my mind when I when to sleep, but what kind of dream is this?.

"You see...." I try explaining myself, but before I even finish the boy who had the sword on my neck cuts me off. "Shut up" He stops before he finishes his sentence.

"That's enough boys" the older man says. The boy with the sword steps back from me then says.

"But commander he can be enemy" enemy? what is he talking about.

The Commander looks at me like he is seen something I don't see in self. Is like he is looking deep in to my soul,some serious eyes.

"Even if we assume that he is an enemy..." he walks towards me then he smiling. "He looks like little kid who's lost his way, and who happen to need help. I know when I see a fighter". Little kid?

I got enraged and before I knew.

L-little kid huh is this guy for real? I start shouting at him and before I knew I was standing up.

"I am not a little kid, and I am Canadian citizen I know my right, so stop joking around with Halloween costumes, and tell me who are you people? And how did I get hear? Did you kidnapped me?" so many questions but I had title courage to back them all up.

The Three of them look at each other, and burst into laughter so hard that I thought they were actually joking with me all this time.

"Okay guys sense I didn't fall for your prank, mine telling what's going on" I say to them talking without a care for the world.

"You are right commander he is little kid..." the boy with the sword says then he adds, "Who need to be tough a lesson". my blood became cold and fear started rash down my spine as the boy unsheathed sword gazed upon me.

I was terrified I mean I never had anyone attack me with a sword, and this sword look so real.

"It looks so real, am I going to die?" he rise his arms , but I stood their life less not able to move. I could have at least tryed to fight back.

"Come on David are you really going to kill defend lost kid," the other boy asks him, who was sitting in a distance this whole time watching. Davids, hands froze in mid-air then he slowly lowers the sword.

"You are lucky, but believe me next time you raise your voice to the Commander" he looks at me with a look seems like a death look, and simple adds with a fake smile, "I will kill you".

I was frozen like a rock, an capable of speaking, moving or even blinking, and to tell the truth I don't know why this was happening. Is this fear? is cold.

My hands where shaking, was it because I was afraid or I was angry? I didn't know why I was shaking. I couldn't control my body until I fell to the ground.

For someone who slept last night on his bed just to wake up in middle of a jungle under a tree with three strangers wearing a Halloween costumes I think am doing good job if I am still life.

....David.....

This was the most bazaar moment of my life. Is not every day you meet a stranger like this guy.

"Hey, Michael what do you think about him?" I ask Michael as we continue our journey back to Constantinople, and of course we took the guy with us. The Commander seems to have taking interest on him.

"I really don't think he is an enemy. I mean look at him I even doubt that he can fight, and I am sure he was going to die if we would have left him back there all along" He says.

"You're right I mean just look at the guy he doesn't even know how to ride a horse" I says as we look back at, Zack while he keeps failing from his horse, and struggle to keep up with us.

The Commander brought him with us? He might trust him or whatever, but I don't.

"Thinking about a beauty you left some where back home eh" Michael says playfully.

"No I am thinking about how I will beat you when we go back home" I say with a fake series face.

"Oh wow you know how to scare your friend princess ha-ha" he says riding his horse faster to run away from me.

"Your challenge is accepted Michael." I say as I draw my sword, and ride my horse faster after him.

Our horses run side by side as we try to claim victory from one another. The swords clashes, Michael swings a powerful strike I lower my head to duck it in the same time I use my horse as a support to jump on him before he returns his hand, we both fall on the ground.

I quickly take out my short blade placing it on his neck "Ahaa I win Michael" with a smile on my face.

He laughs pointing down to my stomach. I slowly look to see that he have small dagger pointed to me, "Did you?" he says laughing.

Oh he had that, "Is not fair" but I end up laughing at myself I should have expected it. I stand up then lower my hand to him.

"You boys don't stop fighting over everything do you" the Commander says as Michael stands up.

"It was test of skills commander. I was just making sure that Dave didn't lose his skills you know" Michael says as he smiles at the Commander.

"Are you to Sure it was not about girls" the Commander says.

We look at each other with a fake smile, "No"-"No". I was afraid my soul would have died before my body. Does such think even exist? We are literly troubling from fear 'inside'.

Is a com knowledge that the Commander doesn't like men in a relationship he believes that heart belongs not to the battlefield but to some lady, and for him that's enough to make an army lose a war.

"Oh well get your horse, and lets us keep going" he says like nothing happened.

Then we remembered, "the horses" we both say at the same time.

"Wh-where are they?" Michael asks me "Is not like I know" I answered him

"You are the one who jumped at me remember"

"Well You ask for it remember"

"Why are we arguing over this" Michael says "I don't know" I respond.

"I notice you guys were busy fighting" We hear Zack voice. "Huh" we both look at him at the same time.

"So I went ahead, and brought your horses back" he adds the Commander laughing saying "Good job Zack, Learn from him boys you were harsh on him, but he still got your back like a true brother"

Sense when did he became our brother? I wonder... don't tell me"He just made the first good impression on the Commander" I look at Michael

Michael & David: "Damn you stranger..."

Zack:"What's with this two"