Bente, MJ, and Lynn trudged slowly up the mountain up towards the hunting cabin, following an obvious trail of Skandians. MJ knew the route since his father used to take him and Willy up there all the time. When the small cabin came into view, MJ noticed his uncle running out, followed by Willy and Emmy.

"MJ!" Willy said smiling. He ran and hugged his brother tightly before noticing Bente. She gave him a smile, but he just looked confused. "What are you doing here?" He asked, rather dully. He was just starting to get over her and she returned. Emmy came up behind him and clutched tightly onto Willy's arm. She gave Bente a small, yet fake smile.

"Hi, I'm Emilia, and you are?" She asked rather coldly.

"Bente." Bente said biting her lip. Her gaze shifted between Emmy and Willy, confused at their exchange. Willy noted the awkward silence that hung over the whole refugee camp, So he blurted out something he never thought he would say.

"Bente, Emmy is my girlfriend." He said. Bente's face dropped, Lynn let out an unladylike snort, and MJ's face was full of glee.

"About time too!" MJ said grinning. "Been waiting for that to happen for a month now!" He laughed. The rest of the camp was silent. Quint looked like he was ready to punch Willy. Abby and Jesper remained silent. Hal was silently chuckling and Erak stood abrutly.

"You're what!?!" He demanded.

"Willy? Might I have a word with you in private?" Emmy asked, tugging on his arm. She stated it like a question, but he knew he wouldn't have a choice anyway. She pulled him back into the hunting cabin and shut the door behind them. She went over to the window and closed the curtains so no one outside could see in before turning to Willy with a furious look in her eyes.

"Why in Gorlogs breath would you say something like that in front of your ex?" She hissed. He stood there uncomfortably before scratching the back of his head.

"I don't know! I panicked, alright! I'm sorry." He said. Emmy let out a sigh.

"So what are you going to tell them?" She asked folding her arms.

"Um...I wasn't going to take it back. It makes it so Bente won't come after me." He said with an innoccent look on his face. He wasn't expecting it, but she slapped him, right across the cheek. His mouth drifted open in shock, but she didn't seem phased.

"If you think you're going to use me to get back at your ex, you chose the wrong girl, Will Jr." She spat. She turned to leave, but he snatched her wrist before she could leave.

"Em, please don't tell!" He pleaded. Her eyes were filled with anger towards him.

"Give me one good reason why I should go along with your scheming plan." She said. Willy thought for a moment before looking her in the eyes. He didn't say anything, he just tugged her wrist so she stumbled into his arms. When she looked up with curiousity, he stole a kiss from her lips. He put so much passion into the kiss, that it stole her breath away, causing her to gasp. It took a few moments before she relaxed and kissed him back, causing him to smile in his victory. The kiss lasted longer the Willy expected, though he didn't mind. He had  been waiting to kiss her ever since he recognized his love for her, when they were chained together for a whole day.

   The door opened and Hal stepped him. The two of them pulled away from each other and refused to meet Hals gaze as he began to chuckle.

"So when were you going to tell us?" He asked sitting down on one of the beds. Emmy blushed and Willy smirked triumphantly. 

"Maybe after I told Emmy herself." Willy said. Hal rose an eyebrow in confusion.

"I just learned myself. I thought he hated me." Emmy explained. Hal smiled again.

"Well, looks like your "Talk" ended well. You'd better come join us outside though, Erak's ready to kill." Willy went slightly pale and Emmy smiled, looping her arm around his.

"You'll be fine. My uncle wouldn't hurt a fly."

***

"Why didn't you tell us?" Lynn asked Emmy as they sat around the fire. Erak had just finished giving Willy "the talk" where it was basically him screaming at him for a good three hours about treating Emmy right. Emmy shrugged.

"He didn't seem like he could even stand me." She said glancing over to Willy, who was speaking with his family. "I guess I was wrong." Lynn noticed a small smile come to Emmy's lips as she watched Willy converse with his parents and brother.

"It was obvious the whole way back to Araluen. He couldn't keep his eyes off of you." She said in a matter of fact tone. "Though I'm not sure Bente can stand the sight of you." Lynn said smirking. Bente looked like she had something bitter in her mouth as she examinded Emmy.

"Yeah. But what about you?" Emmy asked. Lynn rose an eyebrow.

"Me?"

"Yeah, you. What's going on between you and MJ? I meant to ask last time we saw you, but I forgot." Emmy said. Lynn looked confused.

"There's nothing going on between me and MJ, I'm not sure where you got that idea from." Lynn said chuckling nervously. 

"I can tell. You like him, he likes you. Maybe he's waiting to admitt it until after you're finished with your training?" Emmy stated. Lynn shifted uncomfortably. She was about to deny it when Willy came over too the two of them.

"MJ and I volunteered to go as a search team tomorrow morning. We're going to search for survivours of the fire. Want to join us?" He asked the two of them.

"Yes, sure. Is Quint coming as well?" Emmy asked glancing over at the first mate who was still pouting a little way off.

"I'm not sure. He doesn't want to talk to me. He's acting like he's mad at me for some reason." Willy said shrugging.

"It's pretty obvious what's wrong with him. He's in love with Emmy as well, and since Willy took her, he's mad at you." Lynn said casually. Emmy let out a snort of laughter.

"Well aren't you the girl of many answers!" She teased. Lynn blushed in the dim lighting.

"What? My training has taught me to be observant!" She said defensivly. Emmy rolled her eyes.

"Yes Willy, We'll be there tomorrow." She said. Willy nodded once and left them, returning to MJ to tell him the news. Lynn and Emmy watched as he left, and suddenly Lynn smiled.

"He is pretty cute, isn't he. No wonder Bente's mad at you." She said similing. Emmy glared at her.

"Oi! He's mine!" She said laughing. She caught herself and covered her mouth. "I never thought I'd say that, especailly towards Willy!" Lynn laughed and the two of them stood and headed towards their bed rolls.

***

Hello! Sorry it's been a while. My parents took my kindle away, so I've only been able to write when my sister decides to take a break from the laptop...which is never. For some of you who may not have gotten the memo, Willy and Emmy are together! Finally! I've been waiting to write this chapter forever, I just had to get to it first. Fun fact though, I originally planned to have Lynn and Willy fall in love, but then I thought up of Emmy. Hope you all liked it! Please comment and vote!

~Avis