Encounter with hunters

Fauzia was having fun at the house of one of her friends— s. Lots of sparkling particles all around the house, floating tray that would serve everyone fresh cold drinks.

Fauzia's jolliness makes others give less attention to her, even though she is affable. But, that doesn't bother her, for now. Wearing a big wide smile, she walks around and tried to socialize. Everyone smiles back at her, but no one invites her to join the conversation.

She was the first child of an Enchanter in over a hundred years. And for being an enchanter, she is allowed to enter the palace, which makes others envious to her, except for Sophie, Ria, and Crystal. She feels so lucky even though she had three friends cause at least she had someone to call as her friend.

"The party was cool, but I have to go now." Fauzia hurried away when she was able to say goodbye to Crystal. She went to the favorite spot of Sophie to meet her friend. She's expecting to see Sophie reading another book, but to her surprise, she saw Ria sitting on the bench, which is the first time seeing her here.

"Be careful, there's a possibility that you might chant a teleportation spell," Ria said while looking to nowhere.

"Who?" Fauzia said as she sits beside Ria.

"Hi Fauzia, I'm just reminding Sophie that- wait, where is she?"

"You're talking to no one," Fauzia said while smiling, trying not to make this awkward for Ria.

"What? She's right there and- and she's practicing some- spells…" Ria realizes that Sophie might chant some unknown teleportation spell that might be dangerous if it would bring her to other dimensions.

Back to the forest, where Sophie was about to leave when Huxley, the man on the right side, pulled her right on her wounds that made her cried out in pain.

"Don't you know how to be gentle ?!" Huxley let go of her slim forearm but keeping eye contact that making Sophie feels unease. "Why are you here?" - a cold voice escapes Huxley's reddish damp lips.

"I-I j-just came here to- uhm t-to search for my bag. Yes! My bag!" - Sophie nod repeatedly to reassure them. well, she hopes it worked.

"A-are Y-you S-sure? M-Ms. U-un-k-known?"

She crossed her arms and looked at the foolish-looking guy, Bryan, "YES!"

"Then why are you stammering lately?" - Finn, the most humble among the three, asked. "Probably ..." - Sophie couldn't answer, --what would I say? that I was afraid of you because you might take my magic?-- Sophie said inside of her mind. She then looked at them one by one.

"Waste of time" - Huxley starts to walk leaving Sophie a death glare when Bryan stopped him. "Where do you think you're going?" - He whispered to him.

Bryan pulled Huxley 5 meters away from Sophie who's still and steady as a statue. "We're going to leave Ms. Pretty here?" Bryan said loudly, trying to deceive Sophie with his flowering words. But it won't affect Sophie, as a wizard standing by at the forest of muggles, she would rather think of a quick escape.

"Anyway, I think I have to go now, so nice to meet you guys and- ahm I'm going to continue searching for my bag, eh, somewhere— bye!" Sophie said while walking backward slowly.

I saw them whispering at each other like .. they are making some decision. I can see that they were coming back to me, so I hurried off to walk away from them.

Huxley, a rich guy who loves black and demand respect everywhere he goes. He whispered to Bryan, a guy who loves red and a womanizer but smart. "Bryan we are here for the mission and not for that woman so can you, first get rid of your flirtation."

"We're going to leave Ms. Pretty here?" Bryan meant to loud his voice so Sophie could hear him. Bryan approached again and dragged Finn, the kindest of them, and with blue eyes "No way!" he answered his own question.

"And here's our Flirty guy," Finn said with a grin.

"I'm not kidding right now! Argh"

"Anyway, I think I'm going to go now, so nice to meet you guys and - ahm - I'm going to continue searching for my bag-- somewhere-- bye! " they heard Sophie said. "She is a witness that we are here or what if she really follows us, what if she knows, what if she's one of them?" they get Bryan's shot so Huxley urges Finn to chase after Sophie.

=Sophie's P.O.V.=

I don't know if I will run and let them think that I am running away, or just walk but they may change their minds and stop me. So the result, I'm running but time to time I stop, then walk, then run again.

"I need to get out of here."

Well then those guys let me get away, now all I need to do is get out of the area using-- "The book !!" I forgot that I had a book in my hand. This is not normal, as a bookworm why would I forget that I have a book.

I turned back only to witness an apparently endless and unchanging huge green place. Add the noise made by the trees that make the scene scarier. I went back slowly to the place where I left it. I hid in a large tree and then looked around. hmm quiet.

I slowly peeked to see if the men were still there. When I was sure they were gone, I searched for the book immediately. "Hey what are you looking for there?"

"The Book" who am I talking to? is that a guy's voice?

I stopped and tried to sense if someone was behind me. I looked at my back but no one. Maybe I'm just hallucinating because of fear. I continued to search for the book but a pair of blue eyes appeared in front of me.

"I-You, what are you doing here?" I looked for those with him but nothing.

"Where are your friends why aren't you with them?" he stared down at me for a moment as if dirt was on my face. Maybe I really looked like a witch now because I crawl through the grass. Before I could touch my face he spoke.

"I thought you were looking for a bag." as mindful as Sophie. "ahmmm becauuseee ... That book is in the bag," Sophie shows a wry smile. "You know it needs to be returned to the library." I smiled as I tried to hide that I was just lying .. I was lying.