Benji headed deeper into the forest with the woman and further away from the woman’s lackeys. He also had no intention of getting on a crowded bus again, not when he was already in a forest. He was at home in a forest; fresh air, space to run, things to eat and way more trees than people which is how he preferred things. “I don’t take orders, certainly not from humans who seem to be a bit off their rockers. If using us as decoy’s is what your about than I don’t need to know anymore. Scientists use us as ingredients and it sounds like you want to use us too. I’m not a thing, I won’t be used like one.” He said his piece in a quiet but stern voice, he didn’t want to lose his temper but he wasn’t backing down on this. “Thanks for the ride, but I think I’ll be on way.” Benji said as he left the woman and headed deeper into the woods. 

There was a shift in the wind and slight but noticeable scent was now in the air. This new scent caused Benji to pause, this was familiar, but something he could quiet place. He headed closer to the scent as it invoked in him happier memories, and he inhaled deeply trying to get a stronger sense of the smell. Suddenly the exact memories that scent was tied to hit him and he smiled, [i]Willa.[/i] What were the chances that they’d both be in the same forest, at the same time? Hell if he hadn’t caught her scent he wouldn’t have believed it, but he trusted his sense of smell more than any other. He headed towards the scent and even when he was close enough that he should be able to see her, he could not. 

“You wouldn’t be hiding from me, now, would you Red?” He asked grinning. He didn’t call her by name, he knew how she felt about staying hidden and with others roaming the woods he didn’t want to blow her identity or anything. He hadn’t felt this happy in a long time, he hadn’t seen his friend in years, hadn’t even known if she was alive, but now he knew. He wondered if she was still mad at him, they hadn’t been on the best of terms when they lost touch but he couldn’t imagine she’d stayed mad all these years.