Searching for a Myth

Guidance

Ian's POV:

We added a new member to our squad yesterday, his name is Andrew Coin, I'm not sure if I trust him, but oh well apparently Violet really does. I've been holding Hope for the last couple of miles, Andrew has been directing us to 13.

I ask him, "Are you positive you know the way?"

Poppy laughs, I can almost hear her rolling her eyes from behind me, "No, he just is pretending he's from 13 to get some innocent travelers off track."

Andrew laughs, "Sarcasm, I like you, and yes I'm positive, I heard your name is Ian."

I smile, "Yes it is, and this is Hope." I say, gesturing Hope to Andrew.

Andrew smirks, "Is she your baby?"

I stop my foot to the ground in rage, "No! Why does everyone keep asking me that!"

Lavina jumps into the conversation, "No, she's my baby, and I'd rather not tell you who the father is."

I really need to know who the father of her baby is! Like bad! I love Lavina and all but she just won't tell me, I don't know why, I've known her my entire life, and I'm currently the only person she has to lean on. From behind me, I hear panting, and that's Basil, Isabelle, and Amber.

Amber complains, "Ian I'm tired! So are Isabelle and Basil can we stop now."

Andrew sighed, "Sorry girls but we have to keep moving at this pace."

I hand Lavina Hope and Amber jumps on my back, I laugh and spin her around.  Devin picks up Isabelle and Violet carries Basil. We all laugh, I swear the little ones are the ones that bring us together the most.

Andrew and Violet begin talking, I have a feeling they'd be a cute couple, even though I think Andrew is a little younger then Lavina, but again I never asked, so I decide to talk to Devin.

I sighed, "So Devin, what's up?"

He sighed, starring at the ground, he really isn't in a good mood I can tell, "Following a stranger who claims they know where 13 is, yet we're not positive we trust him, so okay."

I nudge his shoulder with Amber still on my back, we're pretty much the same height, since I'm pretty short for a boy my age. "Come on, tell me what's messing with you?"

Devin shrugged, "Just, what I said to Violet you know, I regret saying it, and she's clearly mad at me, and I don't want her to be, she's my friend, even though she is 6 years older then me."

I nod, looking at him with a considerate glare, "It'd all be okay, it always is Devin, I yelled at Lavina when we we're alone, when we found your supplies actually, but we're fine now, see, just a little argument won't tear your friendship into pieces."

Devin cracked a small, weak smile, "I guess your right Ian."

I smirk at him, "Want to hear a joke?"

He rolls his eyes, "Fine you little cocky career."

I sighed, "Knock Knock."

He sighed, "Who's there?"

I said, "Needle."

He crossed his arms over his chest, not looking impressed, "Needle who?"

I smirked, "Needle a little freedom in Panem."

He laughs, "Okay that was funny."

I smiled, "I know."

We all then began to walk in silence, my horrible joke silencing all of us, but it was still funny, right? Then, I decide to talk to Mrs. Grumpy on the group, Poppy.

I walked towards the fire headed girl, "So Poppy."

She snapped, "What do you want!"

I rolled my eyes, "Jeez what is it? PMS?"

She laughed cockily, "No and No, just in a slump mood you know?"

I smiled, "I get it, anyways, you need anything?"

I dropped Amber off my back, since she was complaining.

She laughed, "No."

I smiled, "How bout a hug?"

She backed away, "Um hell to the no."

I laugh, hugging the smaller girl, I can tell she hates every second of it.

I smirked, "Better?"

She punched my shoulder, "Actually the opposite."

We both burst out into laughter for a second, I run my hand through my mud brown hair.

Andrew yelled, "Come on lovebirds, thought you needed my guidance."

I rolled my eyes, "Just friends."

Poppy laughed, so did I. I mean, she's like 13, and she's not my type anyways, I don't like feisty and insane girls, I love Poppy don't get me wrong, it's a friendly love, like the type I have with Dev, Vi, Basil, and Isabelle. Lavina, Hope, and Amber are way closer to me, and I'd take a bullet for each and every one of them.

I run up to Lavina, jumping on her shoulders, as I weigh less then her.

She yells, "Ian!!"

I smile, "You know you love me."

She giggled, "In your dreams dork."

Chapter by Jus_167 (Sorry it's a day late, personal problems)