#er..

Sweetpea sniffs around the ground and points at hedge. Before Styx has a chance to flee Atticus shoots his arm through the sticks gripping the "intruder's" arm.

'Fuck! Does this dude rock climb for a living!?' Styx questions, 'maybe he's blacksmith. Either way his grip is deadly..' that being said she leans into the pull and socks her shoulder into the blonde's armpit. With swift movements she slides her inside leg in front of his and pull the man over her shoulder.

"Nicht Ziel!" Atticus commands then groans. The great dane skids to a stop and barks encouragingly from the sidelines. Seconds later he pulls Styx down by his arm and brings up his knee to meet her forehead. The redhead stumbles back a few steps holding her head. He takes advantage of this moment to spin around on his back and rise to his feet.

'Something's not right...' the realization hit Atticus as he blocks the young womans punches and kicks. Although, strong and clear that she was trying to out some form behind each strike, it was... sloppy. Like she couldn't think clearly about the moves she was wanting to make. Give that the only thing moving her at the moment is pure adrenaline this makes sense. After finally seeing an opening Atticus pulls her into a head lock and lets her run out the last of her steam.

"Holy shit! Is he actually out if breath?" Kyran blurts after he and Galieo finally make it out back.

"Oh my heavens. Put her down you brute!"

"Brute!? Dude read the room she's the one who ran him ragged. Speaking by of which, where the fuck did she come from?" Atticus shrugs finally putting input in the conversation. The girl passes out and the blonde readjusts her in his arms.

"The chick with death glare? Huh weird. What's she doing out here? She looks sick."

"She does. Atticus bring her in, Kyran start making dinner if she wakes she'll need something easy to eat. I'll get her something to wear." Galieo takes charge.

The boys do as they're told and Galieo gets the girl changed into dry clothing.

'I hope she forgives me for that... wet clothing won't help her recover,' the anxious man thought. He'd taken off her wig and undoes her hair.

"Such pretty hair it's a shame she hides it. Like a raven or obsidian." he sighs. Mentally he fought the urge to play with her hair.

"You're got to be joking. How did she manage to fit alll of that.." Kyran circles his hand towards the hair, "into the wig?" He leans over the couch twirling a few strands between his fingers with curiosity.

"Wig cap and-" Galeio slaps his brother's hand away from the hair, "what looked like years and years of practice. If you look long enough you can see some bits that are relaxed to their natural state. It may seem wavy but she was definitely born with straight hair."

After having a homemade meal from Kyran the boys decided to discuss the girl.

"Okay so this chick gave Galieo the death glare after he basically ran over her-"

"It was an accident and your fault!"

"Semantics. Then she shows up at the cabin we're renting for the week and tries to beat the shit out of Atticus..."

"..."

"Sounds like fun. We should ask her to join the trip!" Kyran confidently suggests only to be met with an astonished look from his brother and the usual no change in expression from Atticus.

"Kyran, did you loose a screw during our hikes?" Galieo asks as Atticus shrugs. "You can't seriously be agreeing with him Atti!?"

"Don't call me that." Thr Blonde snaps bitterly making the curly haired man jump in his seat.

"Y-yes sir!" The obedient reply made Atticus roll his eyes. Kyran snickers as his brother clears his throat. "Fine. All I meant was that we don't know her and she doesn't know us. Who in their right mind would go on a cross country trip with three guys they don't know." Galieo explains. Kyran rises from his seat with a cocky grin and leans into his hands on the table.

"Match point bitch. This conversation is so over."

"Language. And Oh? What makes you say that?"

"Do I really need to mention your first night meeting Ma-"

"ZIP IT, LOCK IT, AND MELT THAT KEY"

"Shhh, you're gonna wake her~" the red head chuckles, "besides it's why you've been blaming yourself for not noticing when we first bumped into her right? You've been checking up on her every five minutes. She's going to be fine, ain't that right Atticus." The blonde nods agreeingly.

"..."

"Then it's settled, we'll try to convince her to go. We've done weirder and crazier thing anyways. Oh and Leo?"

"Huh?"

"Dont loose sleep over it. We can help her now and that's what matters."

"...right."