Breaking Free: A Zodiac Story

elax and bond over a campfire. We don"t want t

or dear life as the birds shot over the wall. "What?" Lib

s supplied for Leo. "Isn"t there suppo

ntals" bird. Aries glanced back at the blank space above the wall, narrowi

ried hurling rocks over to the other side, but they just keep on bouncing back. That"s how we figured out there was

arriers are weakening or something

people can... well, fly. Wouldn"t it make much mo

d, nudging his bird downwards. The other two birds

rong." Aquarius said, wrinkling her nose. "H

entals helped Sagittarius off the bird and sat her down by a tree st

o anywhere else. "Nope. Remember when you tried that? Didn"t

ambering off her bird. Scorpio pic

ring at the tree stump. Scorpio glowered at h

g her hand on his arm. Scorpio grunted in response and carefully put the blond haired water ele

g down next to the three. "Can someone get me s

water. "I"ll go with him." Aries announced, h

d, glancing over at the remaining

a said. "I"ll go w

p. Libra nodded and followed Leo out of the clearing. "Oh, an

eyebrow at the smiling fire elemental. "Maybe I should lead... and

y careful -" Leo immediately tripped over a root stic

fall, but it didn"t prevent him from landing in a large bush. "Ow!" Leo yelled, clawing his way out of the bush. L

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er hands in the water that Scorpio had provided.

mpanion. "Nope." Aquarius replied, fiddling with the pebble in her

s. The other two had been healed quite quickly and they were currently aslee

erries. Leaves stuck to his hair and clothes and there were several scratches over his arms and leg

ult that everything here is trying to injure me!" Leo pouted slightly, a smile tugging a

tood up. "You"re back. Would yo

pishly. "Oh, yea

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sappeared into the small vortex of air that hovered above the campfire - one of the sma

charred berries, complete with a blackened stick. "Have you hea

rd the water elemental and continued, "You know, the human that

tories back at home?" She chuckled and patted Leo on the head. "Hey g

k of burned berries forgott

t the short fire elemental. "He would hide und

oked between the two fire elementals, then he turned back to the other six elementals. "Aaanyway

used. A playful scowl crossed Aries" face as he rea

o his own trap." Leo burst into laughter. Aries stood u

he time I put a bag of flour on top of Libra"s door and he walked straight into it! Well, to be

were pulled on him. Aquarius chuckled as she imagined how the prank must"ve gone, then glanced over at the water elementals; Cancer seemed sl

e water elemental jumped with surprise as the sudden touc

r that time when that snobby guy - I forgot his name - but it was that time wh

er eyes widening, as Cancer added, "Yo

s said, grinning. "How did you do

d upwards in a smirk

the fire. "Shh!" He whisper-shouted, flattening himself against the log. Aries burst

t Leo. "You mean this guy?" she said

from escaping. Aries hurried over, laughing loudly as he looked down at the

ut of Aquarius" grip. "Thanks Sagi!" he yelled, only to be grabbed by Gemini. "Hel

aising his hands - only to be playfully tickled by P

she tickled Libra. "Hmph, fine. I will join - payback time!"

hemselves as he sprinted over to Pisces. "Here comes the knight in shining - oof!" He tripped over a tree root, his a

th where you"re going - ack!" He flinched as he felt someone breat

sing the air elemental to jump. Pisces gigg

hen she jumped as someone quite literally swept her off her feet. "W

Aries in the chest. Aries laughed and ran faster, clutching Cancer in his arms. "Try not

ing chasing each other around and laughing. Th

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tarius mumbled, rolling over. Gem

to rest my eyes..." Sagittarius muttered, as Gemini poked h

ree water signs were already there, roasting something over the fire. Aries had charred his food into a blackened crisp while chatting with Scorpio, Scorpio had already eaten before any of them had woke

thout even looking at Aquarius. Aries rolled his eyes. "If you"re going to make a joke, actually make

down next to Aries. "I just went exploring. There"s absolute

s. Gemini had finally gotten Sagittarius on her feet and they were walking towards the campfire. "T

ed, but he didn"t mak

, alert the others and hide. If you see someone you think is the earth elemental... well, just alert the

f water and air, so we can do the same for earth