The Arks: Over Heaven (by Ben)

Chapter 14: Apology Accepted

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“Mmm, WOW. This is super good!” Neddy gasped as he took a big bite of his meal. Ruby was chewing viciously on a piece of orange-eyed beast meat.

“I’ve totally got to agree with you. It tastes better than the food back home,” Ruby said. Suddenly, her eyes sparkled like diamonds, as if she had an amazing idea.

“Wait a minute… What if we combine berries with the meat?!”

Neddy laughed.

“Oh yeah, totally! Like a meat-berry sandwich?”

“Yess! How good do you think that’s taste?”

“I dunno, but maybe we can make it some other time together,” Ruby responded with a smile, “It’s a little funny. I’ve always wanted to be a chef. So in a way, we’re cooking delights even when we’re away from home on this-”

“Dinosaur-infested island. But being a chef sounds like a lot of fun. You can make bank while making good food, like, wouldn’t that be the life?” Neddy said with a smile. The two of them laughed, until eventually Neddy’s smile faded away.

“Well, I’m just wondering one thing,” Neddy said, “Who, who exactly was Aurora’s boyfriend?”

The tone of the conversation changed, as Ruby looked off in the distance.

“Borealis was… A good guy, apparently. Aurora thought he was charismatic, but at the same time very smart and wise. He’s one of the reasons why Aurora decided to step it up and focus more on academics and… the future like college,” Ruby recalled.

“Did you like Borealis? Did you think he was a good guy?” Neddy asked with a raised brow. Ruby shook her head.

“No. I never did. Cool that he cared about her future, but to me it seemed like he didn’t care about anything else except that. He was always so obsessed with it. And all he ever did was care. He didn’t share any hobbies with her, did anything fun with her really. Just that. Planning for the future like some crazy hermit.”

Ruby took one last chunk off her skewer and swallowed it. Finished, she tossed the stick into the flames of the campfire.

“I never really liked anyone. I guess my way of love is different from others,” Ruby said. Neddy nodded solemnly and empathetically.

“I feel the same way too. Some days I just wonder if I’ll ever find-”

“If we’ll ever find the right person to love.”

As the two sat back and relaxed, full and no longer famished, someone giggled beyond the forest line.

“Hee hee, look at those two! I think they’re having a date or something,” Ben said, with a hand on his forehead. Samuel peeked beyond Ben’s shoulder.

“Oh really?”

“Wait a minute,” Aurora said, squinting her eyes, “Those are the two we’re looking for! Neddy and Ruby!”

“Wait, for real?” Ben asked, “I didn’t know your group was on a double date!”

Samuel slapped the back of Ben’s head, and he let out a “Youch!”. Star scowled, ruffling her feathers. Samuel’s Raptor made a chattering noise.

“Say that again, I dare you,” Samuel said.

“Sorry dude…” Ben whispered, “Okay, so what are we going to do? Are we just going to watch them?”

“No, idiot! We’re going, come on!” Aurora said as she walked up to the two.