Freedom's Cost PT 4

------------------------------------Dave-------------------------------------------------------
    Dave knew that he was doomed to loose the stare down from the start. That didn't stop him from trying. Grey eyes glared into bright red. The shorter troll growling softly as Dave met his stare dead on.
    "Not gonna wear the collar."
    "Yes you are..."
    "Nope."
    "You have to, moron."
    "Not your pet, man."
    "You are now!" The troll tackled him with a snarl and clipped the red collar around Dave's neck. It was loose but that didn't stop the troll from smirking with victory.
    "Yes you are, Dave."

----------------------------Jake---------------------------------------------------------------
    Jake sat silently, leaning against the tall tree. Keeping watch as the others slept. He had claimed first watch, simply because he wouldn't have been able to sleep with all the thoughts running through his head.
    It was almost compleatly silent, the only noise being the soft chirp of insects and John's soft purr-like snore. John looked so peaceful, Jake noted. The boy was young and innocent, and it was hard to remeber that the boy had been the one to kill a troll just hours ago. Such innocence lost to the ever changing world around them. Such shame to see it lost.
    Jake frowned softly, it was unfair. John shouldn't have had to go through what was going on. He shouldn't have been forced to go through the process of being bought, sold, or treated as a pet. John was still so fagile, like glass almost. Like Jade was...
    Jade... No, Jake would not think of her, not now at least. He had had plenty of time to mourn while he was a captive. Maybe he would think back on her later, but not now. Not here.

---------------------------------------Roxy----------------------------------------------------
    Roxy slowly blinked awake as a hand softly shook her shoulder. Jake's tired eyes seemed to glow softly in the moon light as she sat up. They were a lovely shade of green,a fact Roxy had learned time and time again as she grew up. Jake's eyes could tell a story if they weren't always cloudy with thought as they were now.
    Roxy sat up and yawned softly as Jake layed down next to John.It wasn'tlong until his breathing matched John's and Roxy was able to let her mind wander a bit.
    So much had changed so quickly, just yesterday she had been at home with he sister drinking from her glass as Rose read outloud about magic and wizards. Now she was in the middle of a forest on an alien planet with two boys,only one of which she knew!
    Roxy suddenly wished she had a drink. Something fruity. Didn't have to have any liquor in it, just had to be sweet. Sweet enoughforRoxy to be able to ignore the world aroun her for a bit. Maybe she wold add just a shot of something into a drink, just to give it a little kick.
    That would be nice.