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"It's too late now.." Vida mouthed back when Sparrow turned around, "They already saw us."
Cyrus got up from where he'd kneeled on one knee to wrap some bandages around a smaller cut on Esmea's leg. "I don't know. Get them over here, maybe? We can't leave this girl unattended."
"They're kids! They're not gonna listen to me." Eira crossed her arms and frowned.
"We can't just assume that! Just be friendly, and maybe they will," Cyrus replied.
He let out a big sigh. "How many kids are we talking?"
"Uh…" Eira pinched the bridge of her nose, "Four more I think?"
"Okay, could be worse… Could be worse…" Cyrus was absolutely stumped on what to do.
That didn't matter much, because Vida just stood there, waiting for something to happen.
"Who… who are you?" she asked, batting her eyes and acting like she was trying to blink away tears.
"I'm Eira," She said to Vida, "Who might you be?" She asked, smiling softly.
"Don't trust her." Kyle said to Vida, walking up next to the little girl.
"Yep can't leave me alone." Esmea grinned and stood up. The bandages were on good enough. "Wow, it's the liar accuser." She waved with a bitter smile. She walked over to them and saw a small little boy, he was cute but way to young for this life. She felt bad. "And I'm Uriah, it's nice to meet you all." Uriah bent down to they're level, so they didn't feel looked down on.
Katya didn’t like these people and the attention she got. She spotted mean girl and liked everything even less. She looked around for something she could hide behind as she started muttering to herself.
Luna watched the children and noticed how one was talking. The rest must not have agreed witg her plan or something, “I-I’m Luna.”
“I’m Vida,” she said very softly, still trying to keep up something of an act by seeming as cute and fragile as possible.
Cyrus followed Esmea to make sure that she didn’t do anything stupid, and then he locked eyes with Vida. Her eyes widened when she saw him. He blinked and looked away, thinking he had scared her.
"But they're literally kids. This one looks around Esmea's age and this one looks like a baby." She said, gesturing to Kyle and Nathan
"Hey! I'm 6, not a baby!" He shouted
"Yeah, that's the thing… How did they get past our security, and why are they here, of all places?" Cyrus wondered aloud, "It's not like they could've sought us out, asking for training or offering a hand."
"We ran away from the bad men!" Nathan blurtednout then slapped his hands over his mouth.
Sparrow looked at cyrus "are you thinking…" she trailed off, her eyes moving over each child, looking at their dirty faces and demeanor.
"Oh… my god…" Cyrus murmured, "You might be right… These poor kids…"
He lowered his gaze a bit. "Where are your parents? Were you taken from them?"
Katya scowled as she hid behind Vida. The wall wasn't working as well as she wanted it too.
"Which bad man?" Esmea asked, her cold personality melting away. She had siblings and knew what it was like to be separated from the people you love. Plus she had a soft spot for younger kids since they always reminded her of all her younger siblings. "I escaped as well." She laid down her weapon and walked over to the boy with a gentle smile. She thought maybe her would trust her more than the adults. She didn't know if she could ever trust another adult. "I'm Esmea," She thought maybe that they escaped from where she did as well.
"I don't… I don't know…" Vida whispered, "They didn't say…"
She was close to real tears this time. She didn't remember much, and the men hadn't let on much about who they were. What she did know, however, was that something horrible must have happened.
Nathan looked at Vida and grabbed her hand. "We dont know. The man told us we had to help him." He frowned
Sparrow sat down on the floor infront of the kids "hey, it's ok. You're safe now." She said softly to Vida.
(Everyone's just surrounding Vida. Lol)
Luna watched the kids from the back, so Esmea was that puta's name.
Katya heard the voice of 'Esmea' and immediately connected her to the mean girl from earlier. She wasn't trusting any of these people.
Kyle gave Vida a hug, a small but comforting hug, "I don't think any of us know where they are…" He muttered.
(Vidais just that lovable lmao)
Spqreow saw anothe little girl standing by herself. She beckoned her over "c'mere." She said to Katya
Katya shook her head and back further away. She didn't want to be here, she didn't want to get caught, she wanted to go back to the forest.
Cyrus walked closer, but not too close. "Well, we can keep you here for as long as you need. If those men are who we think they are, then you're better off here."
Vida took another look at Cyrus and to his surprise, ran to him and grabbed onto his leg in a sort of hug. He was too tall for her to hug him normally. Then, she started sobbing.
Cyrus took a deep breath and patted her on the head, not knowing what he did to prompt this, but accepting it anyway.
"It's okay, darling… We won't let anyone hurt you."
Kyle crossed his arms, "I still don't trust you guys."
Esmea watched everyone closely. The adults didn't seem that bad, but that didn't mean she trusted them. Uriah walked a bit closer to Esmea. He didn't know what she was thinking, or what she was capable of doing and being so close to young kids just didn't seem right to him, but she seemed to be doing fine. Her eyes were softer, but as soon as she turned to Uriah they became cold again. Which made him more interested in knowing her background. "What are you looking at?" She asked, while standing. Uriah just shrugged, he wasn't going to try and get on her bad side more than he already was.
Nathan looked at Vida then the others and shuffled closer to Kyle and Katya