"They're everywhere!" someoneshouted. The girls now galloped off in every conceivable direction. About tenfeet ahead of Misty, a green-clad girl was t...ken from behind. Thick black legsenveloped her, drew back her petticoat, and pulled her, thrashing and shrieking,into the monster's lair. Within seconds only her legs could be seen, the pantiesalready at her ankles. Then she was gone. Misty heard more screams and heldher ears to shut them out. "Just . . . let me . . . get away" shesaid to herself. I shook my head and looked back out the window. The big oaf had somehow just embarrassed me! “Ha! Come on Sammy, I didn’t mean to embarrass you.” Jim said with a short laugh. “Hey, if it makes you feel any better I totally meant what I said.” I looked back at him and rolled my eyes. “You big flirt! I bet you talk this way to all the girls.” “Just the pretty ones.” We were pulling into the local grocery about then so I kept any quip I may have had to myself for now. It wasn’t till I had. "Then I accept," the smith said.Ree'al reached into his pocket and handed a gold piece to the smith but the smith would not take it."I'll take no money to be a Match Master."Ree'al gave him a slight bow and asked, "Can we have a few minutes to meditate before the match begins?" Meditate, for sparring? That is an odd request." Just a bit of showmanship." I was a warrior when I was young, and I take the Match Master's duties seriously. I will not take part of a match that is a farce." The smith's. So what are you doing here?” Kyle was a little curious why she was there but was just trying to not look like an idiot by not talking. “Oh I’m going to cheerleading practice. Yeah I’m going to be a freshman this year and I made the cheer squad.” “Cool that’s great I almost forgot you would be a freshman.” “Yep! Maybe we could hang out again unless you don’t want to hang out with a little freshman like me?” Gretchen kind of blushed when she said this looked away. Kyle smiled at this and said,.