The tale of the shadow phoenixes

Chapter three.

They went a little bit into the forest to play hide and seek. Leah volunteered to count. She covered her eyes and began to count to one hundred. “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve….” Leah counted on while the others hid. Arianna hid in a bush, Cole hid behind a large tree, Tom hid behind a bush, and James….climbed into a tree and hid up there. “….ninety seven, ninety eight, ninety nine, and one hundred! Ready or not here I come!” Leah yelled. She began looking around till she came to the bush Tom was hiding behind. “Hmm…who could this be?” She said slyly. “Tom! You can come out! I see you!” Leah said. Tom came out. He turned very red. “Was i the first one found?” Tom asked. Leah nodded. Tom sighed. “Don’t worry, you can help me find everyone else.” Tom’s face brightened. They began searching again and in a few minutes they found Arianna then Cole. “Now there is only James left.” Leah said. “Ok guys let’s spread out!” Cole said. They all went in different directions and began searching for James. Eventually they all gathered together underneath a tall oak tree. “I can’t find him.” Tom said. “Me either.” Cole said. Everyone nodded their agreement. “Then there’s only one thing to do.” Leah said. “James you won! Everyone has been found and we can’t find you!” Leah yelled, her voice echoing through the forest. No answer came back. “Why isn’t he answering?” Arianna asked. Suddenly a pine cone “fell” and bonked Arianna on the head. “Ow!” She cried out. Arianna rubbed her head. “Ugh a pine cone.” Another hit her on the head again. Then another hit Cole. Another hit Leah, then Tom. “There’s no way those pine cones are hitting our heads without missing.” Tom said. They all looked up to see James perched in the top of the oak tree, grinning. “Come down!” Leah called up to him. James carefully slid down the tree. “You could have been hurt!” Arianna exclaimed. James scoffed. “Yeah right, stop acting like my mother.” James said. Arianna huffed. “I think we should probably head home now.” Tom said. And so they went home, agreeing to meet again the next day.

-SunnyFox57.