By the king’s orders, Liz and Vicky marched back through the fields they came from, except this time, without Daron’s guidance they proceeded to walk with no restraint.

Just like before, Liz and Vicky tried to walk with caution, maneuvering through the outer, more rural areas of the capital.  Their steps nearly match the same footprints left, but just slightly off.  They each had to watch their step as they saw the local people running in all directions trying to move as far away from them as possible. 

Liz watched as they ran into their homes and shut their doors or tried to find some coverage, to hide from their view. She sighed in disappointment, she didn’t understand why they were so frightened of them.  Was it really their size that made everyone worried?

Vicky, on the other hand, was trying to maneuver the best she could to match their footprints.  Trying to tiptoe out of the congested area without causing much damage.  Yet her size proved to be more of an issue than she thought.  Her heel pushing into the untouched ground or nearly missing someone.  

Eventually, they reached the outer borders of the capital and entered the forest district once again, finally relaxing their legs as they no longer had to be on guard and creeping around on their tippy toes.

“Well that went well,” Liz sighed, sounding less than happy but not completely upset.  She slowly turned to Vicky. “What's up with you?”

Vicky looked down at her feet as she continued to walk.

“Did we just get kicked out?  Like, I don’t know… we’re we rude or something?”  Vicky asked, seeming distraught at the idea.  She looked more sad than angry as they looked to be going over their conversation with the little people and their king.

Liz shrugged, as she too replayed their encounter, “I don’t think so?  I mean Vic we just got here, and like it sounds like this isn’t normal.  We just got to be nice and I'm sure they’ll be smiling in no time.”  Liz commented trying to stay positive.

“Then why didn’t they want to talk with us? We just wanted them to help us find our way back home,” Vicky replied as she exhaled deeply.  Out of nowhere, Vicky pulled her leg back and threw it forward with all her might, kicking a set of trees and a chunk of dirt that flew in the air higher than she expected. The surrounding trees toppled down like dominoes from the impact of her foot.

“Oh…” Vicky muttered on the accidental destruction she just created. What she didn’t realize was that it wasn’t just trees and dirt.  There were several animals caught in a sudden surprise act of destruction.  All from a simple action of swinging her foot into the ground in frustration.  Whatever was in the twenty foot square radius was uplift and flung across the land.  Clouds of debris rain down on the forest as Vicky held a shocked and perplexed look on her face at what just happened.

“Oh shit…” Liz replied, seeing the aftermath.

Vicky jogged to the region where the uprooted trees landed and got on her knees.  Liz watched her best friend slowly pick up the trees piled on top of others.  She tried to remove the uprooted plant life from the other plants.  “Uh, Vicky… maybe, uh don’t kick the trees so hard?” 

“I didn’t!”  Vicky quickly protested as she plucked a few more fallen trees out of the way.  “I just like… you know, tapped the ground, that’s all,” Vicky defended herself.  Vicky soon found that fixing her little outburst wasn’t going to be as simple.  It would take her a good while to fix up her mistake.

“I’ve never seen you act like that in a long time…” Liz said with a hint of sarcasm as she too got on her knees, right next to her worried bestie.

“I’m sorry.. I just..” Vicky paused before thinking of what she was going to say next. “I’m still forgetting how fragile this place is.  I swear I wasn't trying to kick a field goal or anything!”

Liz understood as she placed her hand on her friend’s shoulder. “It’s alright.  I know what you mean.  Kind of did something like that earlier around the castle wall.  But the important thing is no one got hurt,” she consulted Vicky.  There was no point in berating her for a mistake.  They just had to be more aware.

The girls kneeled in silence as Vicky gently placed the destroyed and almost obliterated trees on the ground before she got back up to her full height and changed the topic. 

Vikcy spoke her mind, “What did you think of the king and all of this?” 

Liz shrugged.  Her words were at a loss.  If anything she was just taking it all in strides and not trying to do anything rash.  “He seems okay, he at least gave us a place to stay.” She replied before Vicky began to chuckle. “What?”

“Sorry it’s nothing… just… I don’t know, what if we don’t want to stay there?  Like do we have to ask to leave or whatever?  Just saying that feels odd having to listen to someone like him.”

Liz wasn’t sure what Vicky was saying but she just let it go, without thinking too much about it.  Liz heard Vicky stop walking.  Not sure what was with the slow down, Liz turned back to Vicky and asked with a worried look, “You ok?” 

Vicky shut her eyes before replying in a sad tone, “No…”

Liz opened her arms as she knew Vicky needed that feeling of assurance.  There were times she just needed someone to hold and comfort her, and that time was now.  Vicky didn’t hesitate as she went into Liz’s arms.

“I just hope we can somehow find our way out of this.” Vicky replied as her chin rested on Liz’s shoulder.

Liz nodded, trying to sympathize with her friend while she continued to spout out her concerns. 

“We’ve had a long day. I can’t apologize enough for bringing us into this place but like you told me, at least we have each other.”  Vicky whispered into Liz’s ear before pulling back and giving a hopeful smile, “Right?”

Liz scoffed, “Oh come on, when have I not been there for you?  Girl, I couldn’t ask for anyone else to be stuck in this messed up dream than you,” Liz smiled with joy as Vicky gave a weak smile.

“Really?” Vicky asked, sounding unsure.

“Really,” Liz replied.  “Just try and not kick any more trees.  I have no idea if deforestation is an issue here,” Liz chuckled.

Vicky couldn’t help but smile and chuckle at the poor joke, “I’m sure they’re all a few centuries behind to have to worry about that.”  Vicky gave Liz another light squeeze in the hug.

Finally after a few moments Vicky couldn't help but ask, “Liz?”

“Hm,” Liz responded.

The grumble in her gut gave away her answer before she said, “Uh…I’m kind of hungry…” 

“Sameeee,” Liz replied, breaking off from their hug.  Liz looked around and tried to think of possible ways to fix their hunger. They looked around the surrounding area. “Yeah… that might be a problem here…” 

“Suddenly I regret not bringing that pack of beef jerky on our rafting trip,” Vicky commented as Liz smiled. 

Liz continued to look for something to eat as she spoke, “I doubt a bag of processed meat would hold us over…”

Vicky continued to smile at her best friend’s back as she scanned the area, “Maybe but it would be a nice snack.”

“Vic! Vic! Vic!” Liz spoke up sounding excited as her hand flung back to smack at her to get her attention.

“Ow.. what!” Vicky chuckled as her friend extended her finger to point at the river running under the bridge that the path crossed on the way towards their new home. “Found some water!”

Vicky felt some of her worry starting to lift from her shoulders. Finally something good was given to them in this horrible situation.

“Yeah, thank god.. what did they always say in those survival books, you can survive weeks without food but only three days without water?” Vicky asked, hoping for some confirmation due to her uncertainty. 

“Oh don’t sound so depressed.  I’m sure there’s some food along the side of the river.” Liz suggested.  “Let’s just grab something to drink, don’t need you to be passing out.”  Liz smirked, “Not sure if I could carry you the whole way if you faint.”

Before Vicky could protest Liz’s remark, she was off walking toward the large channel of water.  Going after her, they each reached the stream and started to use their hands to spray their faces to refresh themselves. They both sighed at the nice cold liquid cleaning and refreshing them as it splashed over their skin.

Liz proceeded to cup her two hands together grabbing as much water as possible before slurping a majority of it down her mouth. 

Vicky followed suit as they continued to chug the water, fearing that they wouldn't come across another river in a while.

“Ohhh, that’s fucking refreshing…” Vicky exhaled as she sat back down on the ground, oblivious of the large ditch-like depression she just created in the ground.

“Mmm, yeah.. it is..” Liz replied. “We should continue along the path. Hopefully we can come across some food.”

The two girls rose back up to return to the main road before Liz blocked Vicky’s path with her arm before she could cross the bridge.

“What’s wrong?” Vicky asked as her friend looked down.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea for us to walk on the bridge…I don’t think it can hold our weight.”

Vicky knew exactly what Liz meant but couldn't help but tease her as she made a shocked sound, “Did you just call us fat?

Liz snorted as she played along, “I'd prefer thicc to fat!” 

Vicky extended her right leg and tried to nudge the platform with her big toe, applying some pressure to test the structure. 

“Yeah… best not to risk it. Last thing we want is for the king to blame us for something we could avoid,” Liz warned as Vicky stepped back.

“So we walk through the river, then?” Vicky asked as the blonde giantess nodded slowly.

“Yeah it’s not that big a distance. Probably a couple of steps.” Liz tried to calculate. 

“Okay,” Vicky replied as she watched Liz immediately dip her toes and then her feet into the water, releasing a mild eep that could probably be heard in the general vicinity. “It’s colddddd!”

Vicky let out a soft giggle as she too began to make her way to the river and join her.  “Thanks for the tip, I'll make sure not to make the same mistake.”

“Ohhhhh god…” Liz shook as she began to move further inward taking a deep breath from the cool sensation.  Leading the way as the water continued to elevate up their ankles and stopped right before reaching her sheens, eventually leveling out. 

“I think this is as far as it goes Vicky, we are about halfway.. there..” she grunted as she began to strain as a result of the water temperature change for the first couple of steps. The cold sent a shiver up her leg and spine making her tremble for a brief moment, despite it being like she was walking through a kiddie pool. 

It didn’t take long for Liz and Vicky to cross the simple river, the almost stream-like obstruction was just a few steps before they were on the other side.   Heading toward the forest the two large women stepped through the trees pushing them out of the way as if they were walking through sets of bushes. Multiple snaps could be heard from the trunks of the trees as they toppled onto the floor. 

The growls from their stomachs made the situation worse before they observed something different in the upcoming set of trees. Not only were they shorter, but they looked like there were red polka dots on the leaves.

“What is that, Liz began as she ducked down to get a closer look before gasping with joy. “Vicky, I think these are apples!”

“Food,” Vicky sighed as she ducked and smiled. “Finally.” 

The two girls approached the closest tree.  They reached out and began to pluck the fruits from the branches with relative ease, before tossing them into their mouths. Unfortunately picking them was so tedious that Vicky couldn’t hold it anymore as she yanked a tree and began shaking it as the apples fell into her hand like shaking a tic tac container. 

Liz, noticing this was more effective, did the same as they pulled tree after tree trying to satisfy their enlarged growling stomachs.

Vicky extended her massive tongue and opened her mouth wide as the apples fell from the tree, only for a broken branch or two to join the group, almost unnoticed by the large woman.  After much munching and chewing, along with spitting sticks out like bones found in their fish meals, Liz and Vicky soon became content with their meal.

Liz giggled as she continued to munch on her apples before realizing that they had pulled the last tree with fruits in the area.

“I’m still kind of hungry,” Liz groaned, feeling the last of the red jewels land in her hungry gullet.

Vicky nodded slowly as she patted her belly, “But at least we're not starving.”

“True,” LIz muttered, trying not to let her grumbling and starving belly tell her how wrong she was. “Those apples weren’t filling enough.” 

“Hmm…” Liz pondered as she got up from her knees and began to look around. She was surprised when she moved some branches aside and exposed two animals battling it out against each other.

“Vic… look!” Liz whispered as her friend was wondering why the sudden stealth as she witnessed the fight as well.

“Lions?” 

“Yep. Maybe we can use them for dinner?”

Liz offered as Vicky began to make a queezey look before Liz finished the sentence.  “I don’t know, I've never had lion before,” Vicky said, very uncertain about trying something exotic like lion meat.

“Come on Vick, you gotta get out of your comfort level sooner or later.”  Liz whispered not spooking the animals.  “You got to at least try it.  For all you know you might like it, right?  Just give it a chance,” She said before Vicky nodded in agreement.

The two lions proceeded to claw at each other before one rammed on the other knocking them down on the field and growling with triumph only to whimper as they were both suddenly grabbed by a respective giant index finger and thumb.

The animals began to panic, shaking their four legs, as their alpha king status was now stripped by the more powerful species added to this food chain. It didn’t take long before they each began to go berserk around Liz palms.

The panicked actions the lions were taking caused Liz to instinctually cup her hands tighter to stop the possible escape. The sickening sound of yelping and crunching caused Liz to gasp in shock and release her balled up fists, however the damage was already done.

“Oh no…” 

“What’s wrong?”  Vicky asked, trying to get a look at what had her best friend worried.

Liz held her hands open as the lions were still on the surface of her palms.

“You killed them,” Vicky gasped as Liz still stood frozen, dumbstruck by what had just occurred.

“I-I didn't mean to do that…” Liz began as Vicky got closer to her.

“What’s wrong, I thought we were going to eat them, right,” Vicky asked, sounding confused at Liz’s reaction right now.

“Yeah, I mean, no… but like, not right now.  I just wanted to hold them so they didn’t escape, I didn’t even apply that much pressure… oh god…” Liz panicked as she began to breathe heavily at the sudden realization of what she did.  She felt like a child that just did something bad.

“Liz? Liz, calm down… it’s ok... they were just animals…” Vicky tried to assure her.  It wasn’t like Liz to break down, especially over something so small.  It felt weird that Vicky was now the one behaving like the supportive friend rather than having her best friend help her.  Liz was slowly calming down as Vicky patted her back.  Finally after Liz seemed to cool off, Vicky asked, “Do you want me to carry them?”

Liz slowly shook her head.  It was like she wanted to carry her own mistake with her, “No, I’m fine now.  Just, it was so shocking.  I hope it wasn’t too painful,” Liz whimpered, trying not to cry again.

“It’s going to be okay Liz, look at the bright side, we now have some food.  And now we know,” Vicky added, trying to make the best of things, “To be more careful, right?” Vicky replied as Liz began to nod.

“You're right.. you're right.. we just have to be careful.” 

Vicky looked up at the sky to notice the change from the typical blue to pinkish color.

“It’s starting to get dark out, we should hurry and find this place the king told us about.  I know we're big and all now,” Vicky chuckled trying to get Liz to smile, “But I think it’ll still be scary to be walking in the dark.” Vicky got a small smile from Liz before she placed the decided lions in her bra.

“Good idea. Wonder what time it is…” Liz added as the girls dug into their pockets and messed up clothes and pulled out their phones which were still intact and working, since they had them in plastic bags when rafting earlier.  Looking at the phone Liz found that it said 6am… which was totally wrong but since there were no towers nearby it obviously couldn’t update.  So with the time being completely off and no messages, she switched it off and shoved it back into her back pocket.

“I got nothing, the device probably got messed up when we were in the water.” Vicky said.

“No biggie, this place seems to be from a time when the dinosaurs still roamed the earth so good luck finding service…” Liz joked as she moved her hip to the side and crossed her arms.

Vicky couldn’t stop giggling. “Dinosaurs?! As if!”  Then Vicky sighed and held her hands up as she rethought it.  “Actually, based on what we’ve seen so far, I wouldn’t be surprised anymore,” she replied before she tucked her damaged phone into her pocket too. 

Liz looked up at the sky and a thought came to her,  “You think the number of hours here are different from that of Earth?”

“Maybe?  I don’t know to be honest.  If this place is like Earth, then that way must be going east, cause the sun sets in the west, right?”  Vicky asked.

“Oooh look who’s being a smartass,” Liz joked as Vicky rolled her eyes with a smile.  Liz gave her friend a wink as she extended her hand, “Come on, this way.”

—

The girls continued to march through the land, still trying to observe their surroundings before Vicky, who was leading the way, suddenly released a mild shriek as her body almost tripped, causing Liz to flinch forward on instinct in case she did fall.

“What happened?” Liz asked as Vicky looked down to see the giant cracked footprint hole on the road as a result of her foot landing on it.  “Oh boy,” Liz said, seeing the damage done.

“Is it bad,” Vicky asked, checking her foot for any injuries.

“Uh, naw.  It’s fine, I'm sure no one will notice,” Liz remarked, making sure not to add more footprints on the road as she walked around it.  “Come on,” Liz told Vicky not giving her a chance to worry over it.  “I’m starving let’s go eat.”

The growling from their stomachs became audible again as they got closer to their destination. 

“I’m hungry Lizzzz,” Vicky moaned.

Liz kept her own complaints down, no need for both of them to whine to each other right now, “I know, me too… but we are almost there. Let’s just find a good spot to camp and then we will see about getting some more food.  I don’t think these lions are gonna keep us that full for dinner.”

It didn’t take long before the girls heard the sound of faint waves.  The ocean was nearby.  Which meant they reached the borders of the kingdom, just like the king told them.  This was where they would be camping.

“Liz, do you hear that?  It’s the ocean!  Oh I don't think anything could sound so great.”  the excitement and relief in Vicky’s voice was a welcoming sound for Liz.

“I don’t know about you but I could use a wash.  Today was one hell of a day,” Liz sighed as she and Vicky headed toward the sounds of crashing water.

Upon arriving at the beach, they were caught off guard as their feet felt the major difference between the dirt and soft sandy surface. They saw the edge of the land they were walking on as the horizon was full of rich salt water. 

“We did it!” Liz cheered as she paused to admire the view from her towering height.

“Sure is beautiful huh?” Vicky asked as she joined her friend in admiration.

“You could say that again.”

She stood in place as the waves splashed into the shore quickly reaching her wiggling toes before flinching away as the cold water made contact with her feet.

“Jesus, that's cold!” Vicky giggled as Liz didn’t need to think twice before stripping nude and proceeding to run into the ocean.

Vicky gasped seeing her friend naked before Liz rolled her eyes. “Oh c'mon like you haven’t seen a pair of tits before. Strip with me!”

Vicky couldn’t help but stare at her best friend's body as her running caused Liz’s large C cup breasts to jiggle up and down. The blonde giantess had never felt a romantic connection to a girl as she remembered dating two guys in the past before ending them due to a douche personality and a mutual agreement. Perhaps she was beginning to start a new chapter.

“Are ya just gonna stand there or are you going to join me?” Liz called out giggling as she was already splashing into the water.

Vicky snapped out of it as she realized how creepy her staring was getting.  “C-coming!” Vicky replied nervously as she was finally knocked from her trance, taking off her mangled shirt, bra, and shorts before meeting up with her friend.

Vicky emitted a high pitched scream as her upper body was splashed with more of that cold seawater, courtesy of Liz goofing off. She then stood by as Vicky took a deep breath and dove underwater, the splash being immense like a nuke just went off underwater, before emerging a few meters away and swimming around. 

Despite the situation they were facing, Liz was surprised yet relieved to see that even being a 100 foot giantess, swimming in the vast ocean of this world helped play with her mind into thinking she was back to normal size. 

As the girls continued to play by splashing one another, they were caught off guard by the sudden appearance of a group of pointy-like fins approaching them. 

“What is that?” Vicky asked before one got close to her and made contact with her pinky.

“Oh jeez what the?” She continued as she brought her hand up with the mammal still attached to her small finger. 

“Is that a shark?” Liz gasped as his mouth was still attached to her friend, its body hanging and tail swaying.

“I think so…?” 

“Oh my god Vicky does it hurt?!” Liz asked with a loud and worried tone before Vicky began to chuckle. 

“Liz, relax, I honestly barely feel anything. I think giant skin is too thick for them to penetrate us.”  As Vicky examined the shark clinging to her hand, Liz noticed another and another.  Soon there seemed to be a lot more than just a few.  

“Wh-” Liz gasped looking at the swarm of sharks, “Why are there so many?”

Liz tried to wonder why they were so attracted to Vicky… and then she saw it.  Liz hardly noticed it and Vicky probably didn’t feel it, but there was a little blood leaking from her feet.  Vicky must have injured her foot sometime today.  Between kicking the trees or stepping on the rocky road, she had a few cuts or injuries.  Ones that were leaking a little blood, which was attacking these fleshy chomping sharks.

“Oh my god, Vicky you're bleeding!”  Liz shouted pointing to her foot.

Vicky was just as shocked as Liz was, “I, when?  I swear I don't even feel it,” Vicky said trying to see where the cuts were.

“Does it really not hurt,” Liz asked, watching the sharks swim around Vicky.  She had no doubt they were trying to bite her. 

Vicky just shook her head.  “They actually tickle.”

As Liz was wondering if that were true, she felt a tickle as something tickled her hand that was still in the water.  Peering down, Liz saw a couple of sharks trying to latch onto her.  “Oh my… I got two!” 

“See,” Vicky gave Liz a knowing smile.  “It doesn’t hurt right?”

Liz shook her head.  Wondering if the sea creatures would eventually leave them alone…

“VICK!  I got a brilliant idea!  You like sushi right,” Liz spoke, pulling her hand up out of the water with a few splashing sharks trying to get back into the water.

“Uh… yeah, i guess…”  Vicky shrugged.  It wasn’t till she saw the couple of flopping sharks in her friend's hand that she knew what she was getting at, “Oh!  That’s brilliant Liz!”

Both girls giggled and laughed as they proceeded to pull a few sharks out at a time while the swarm of sharks tried to munch on them.  If anything, the tickling sensation only made Liz and Vicky gather more quicker as they were stuck still while biting them.  

“I never thought i would hold a real life shark in my hands,” Liz laughed seeing the small mound of sharks she gathered.

“I used to be so afraid of them, but now?  They don’t look so scary at this size,” Vicky giggled before she placed her thumb over the shark's head and applied pressure, killing it instantly.

Liz frowned seeing her friend end its life so quickly, so easily.  The sight of Vicky going about her business like she didn’t even consider the shark as a living creature was a little numbing.  Vicky never did anything violent, in fact she hated violence.  It was so out of her character.  Liz would have brushed it off as an accident, like the lions and her, but Vicky didn’t so much as bat an eyelash at her actions. 

Vicky turned toward Liz who was still watching her.  “Liz… I don’t think I can carry any more,” Vicky admitted, pushing a few into her jaw.  Vicky started to chew and the look of delight and relief spread over her face.  “Ooo that’s so good,” Vicky muttered around the munching.  “Mmm…” the brunette latina moaned as she played around with her food before swallowing.  “Mm, eating them raw isn’t half bad.  You should try some Lizzy!”

Liz brought her 2 sharks closer to her mouth before using her free hand to pick one up and slowly move it closer for her tongue to taste.  Liz was expecting something different when she tossed one of the sharks into her mouth.  However, her eyes opened widely during contact with her taste buds as she began to savor the taste; it was juicy, soft, and salty.  She couldn’t help but smile at the amazing taste before swallowing. 

The two girls munched and moaned as they devoured the sea food.

“Wow.. that's greAAAAAT!” Vicky finished with a simultaneous burp. “Whoops, excuse me.”

Liz giggled as she wanted to join in too, forming a fist and patting her chest.

“Saaaaame” Liz belched.

The girls laughed together as they rubbed their moderately fulfilled stomachs. It was a lot more filling than small fruit, that's for sure.

“We should get out of the water before we get cramps!” Liz offered as she pointed toward the beach.  It wasn’t till now that she noticed how dark it was starting to get.  “Let’s hurry Vicky, I don’t know about you, but I want to at least find my clothes before it’s too dark.”

Vicky felt a blush come on her as she thought of being nude out in the open… like she was now in the ocean, “RIGHT!”  Vicky squealed as she nearly ran through the water to get her clothes.  Liz watched her friend frantically splash past her making her giggle at the bashfulness of being nude.  To be honest Liz liked seeing her friend like that sometimes, it was cute.

Vicky was the first to make it to the beach and started to put on her clothes as Liz arrived a little later.  By the time Liz was pulling her bra on, with the lions still in them, Vicky was dressed and pushing another shark into her mouth.  Liz slid her shorts up her hips and soon her top and then shirt before shaking her head, flinging her damp hair around spraying water everywhere.  “Ahh, so refreshing,” Liz sighed, feeling a little cleaner than before.  Although salt water wasn’t the best solution to bathing, it would do for now.  Maybe tomorrow they could find some fresh water like a pond or lake.

Vicky slurped up another shark as she peered across the area in the dining light.  “So, should we just camp here?”

Liz snorted, “Oh god no.  It gets freezing on the beach at night.  Come on, I remember seeing a pretty good spot on the way here.”

Liz led the way toward what she recalled was a nice place.  A small cluster of mountains giving the girls a walled off area, with some privacy to some degree.  Not to mention Liz smiled at seeing the waterfall dripping down from one of the cliffs.  She wasn’t sure if she saw that correctly beforehand, but now she was happy her eyes were lying to her.  The water ran into a little river that flowed off somewhere.  With fresh water  the girls didn't have to worry about getting thirsty.  This might be as good as it gets.

“Oh wow,” Vicky gasped.  “I didn’t even see this place.”

“Yup,” Liz smirked, feeling proud about her discovery.  “Lucky for you, you got me!”  After her little boasting remark, Liz couldn’t take it anymore, “Sorry I got to let these things out.”

Vicky watched her friend start to dig into her shirt and under her bra.  She watched with more interest and wonder, as she waited for her friend to pull out her breast.  However Vicky felt a wave of blood flush over her as she watched her friend pull out the two lions she was referring to and not her breast.

“You okay over there,” Liz asked, seeing her friend look a little off.

“YUP,” Vicky commented as she popped one of the last sharks into her mouth and looked away.

“Do you know how to start a fire?” Liz asked as she started to set up the lions and place to cook them.  There was only so much that Liz could do at once and prepping some food and making a fire was a little too much for her.

Vicky shook her head.  “No.. but, maybe if we are lucky..” Vicky said as she began to search her pocket. “Oh thank god it’s still here..”

“What?” Liz asked, confused by what she was trying to search before opening her eyes with shock from the device her friend revealed in front of her. “A lighter? Not that I’m complaining, but why the heck do you even have that?”

“Eh, boss likes to smoke every now and then.  One day he didn’t have his lighter so I bought one,” Vicky rolled her eyes, “You know to get in his good graces… fat load that did for me.  Anyway, didn’t want to toss it so…kept it. I think you should be saying hallelujah right about now.”

Liz didn’t know if she should be happy at the news/story that Vicky gave her or upset ather freaking boss.  Either way, she was glad they had a source of fire.  With a lighter things went so much faster than Liz thought it would go.

The food was cooked and munched on.  With a small fire going, both girls were able to warm up a little and relax as they digested not just the food but the day so far.  It was a lot to take in and with a little chit chat around the bond fire, if one could call it a bond fire at it’s size, they were soon tuckered out.

“Alright… I’m gonna hit the hay!” Liz said as a yawn got to her. 

“Lizzy?” Vicky spoke, sounding a little worried.

“What’s up Vicky?”  Liz asked as she heard the little pet name she had for her when she needed something.

“I know this is stupid to ask, but do you mind if you cuddle with me?” 

Liz, at first frowned at the request but soon turned into a smile as she approached her and got into a big spooning position. “Of course.”

“Thanks Liz, it’s kind of cold…”

“It seems this place is pretty humid during the day and chilly at night. Weird ass weather.” Liz observed as she wrapped her arms around her friend.

As they lay on the ground using their clothes as covers, Liz broke the silence again.  “Today wasn’t so bad right?”

“Heh, I guess not.” Vicky replied as she continued to snuggle into the arms of her best friend. She didn’t know why, but something about being close and protected by her loving friend made her feel funny. She felt her heart speed up and other parts of her shiver but just assumed it was as a result of the wind.

“Night,” Liz muttered as she hugged Vicky, who felt like she might not get such a decent night of sleep with someone holding her like this.  Even if it was her best friend just trying to keep her warm through the night.