《Into Darkness》 Chapter 1: Prologue Chapter 1: Prologue Chaos. Complete and utter chaos. People were crying and screaming. And I? I was running for my god damned life. ??? 20 minutes earlier... "I can''t believe we won!" I screeched and hugged my twin. I was grinning widely and jumping up and down. Why? You may ask. Because I just won the annual Easter challenge. You basically had to drop an egg from the top of the school without breaking it. It was ratherme, but since We won, we also won 250 pounds each, so I certainly wasn''tining. With this money I finally could afford the motor cycle I''d been longing for and I was thrilled. "Me neither! I can buy so much pizza with this money" Amber fake drooled and Iughed. "You better give me some too" I teased her, lifting an eyebrow and letting her know that I''m a little bit serious. "As long as you let me ride on your MC" She retorted with a smirk. "Yeah, yeah..." I rolled my eyes and she yfully hit my shoulder. We were on the way home to tell our parents the news. I smiled when I heard the birds sing and felt the sun kiss my skin. This day couldn''t get any better. Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. We soon arrived at our house and I rang the doorbell, waiting for either our Mia or Sandra to open. Yes, we had two mums. Our biological mum was 15 when she got us, so Mia and Sandra adopted us. When no one opened, I frowned and nced over to my sister, she was mirroring my expression. "They''re probably taking a walk or something" Amber calmed me and I nodded. She grabbed her keys, but when she was about to open it she stopped. "What''s wrong?" I asked her curiously. "The door wasn''t locked" She whispered, panic clear in her eyes. "It''s probably nothing, they just forgot to lock, that''s all" I tried to assure her and myself. I opened the door and slowly entered the hall. "Maybe you can send Mia a text?" I suggested, I didn''t want to worry Amber, but our parents never went for walks when they knew we wereing home from school. You see, our parents worked night shifts at the hospital and they usually left for work when we went to sleep. And by now they most definitely would have woken up. "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea" She agreed and started to tap on her phone. I froze when I heard something crash upstairs. I looked over at Amber in panic. "What the hell?" I whispered with wide eyes. I started walking toward the kitchen and cursed under my breath every time the floor creaked under my feet. "What are you doing?!" Amber scream-whispered. I slowly opened the kitchen drawer and took out the fattest knifes I could find and waved with them in the air to show her. Her mouth formed an ''o'' shape and she nodded. Crash. Ambers eyes shed with fear and I carefully walked back to her and handed her a knife. "I''ll go first" I said, taking the first step up the stairs. She gulped and nodded with big eyes. When we reached the top of the stairs, I looked around trying to find the crashes source. Crash. My head immediately snapped towards my room. I tiptoed towards the door opening and slowly peeked in. I covered my mouth to prevent my gasp from sounding, when I saw the man holding my favorite bra and examining it. "You peace of shit! What the hell do you think-" I started yelling but stopped when the man turned around. I heard Amber suppress a scream behind me. The mans skin looked rotten, but that wasn''t the thing that caught my attention. It was the big knife stuck in his head and the dark holes where his eyes were supposed to be that took me off guard. "Holy motherf*cking shit!" I cussed and turned around. "RUN" I yelled and both Amber and me practically flew down the stairs, I didn''t dare to look back, but I heard someone walking down the stairs behind us. Amber swung the door open and when I closed it, I could see the man trying to make his way down the stairs, but failing miserably. "LOCK IT, LOCK THE GOD DAMNED DOOR!" I yelled and Amber locked it with shaking fingers. "We have to get out of here" She said and I nodded. My eyes turned dark when I heard the sound of a child yelling. And then a woman. And another child. I looked around in panic and saw people running out of their houses everyone screaming and yelling. And then I saw them. At least 20 people, both men and woman were slowly walking towards the houses out of the woods, everyone had greenish skin and some of them seemed to miss body parts or have big wounds all over their bodies. "What are we going to do?" Amber cried out and I took her hand while frantically looking around. I didn''t know what to do, more and more of these people seemed toe out of the woods. "We''ll just have to run" I said and let go of her hand. Chaos. Complete and utter chaos. People are crying and screaming. And I? I was running for my god damned life. Chapter 2 Chapter 2 We weren''t the only ones running though, I saw our neighbors also running in front and behind us. "Mommy help!" I heard a girl yell and I nced over my shoulder. The mum that had carried the child has tripped over a branch and was struggling to get up. The kid was waiting by her side, impatiently trying to pull her up. I screamed when I saw one of the people grab the mum by her shoulder and tear the skin on her bare shoulder open. The woman cried and tried to run away, only resulting in the wounds getting deeper. The little girl was crying and I screamed once again when I saw one of the people grabbing the little girls hair and pulling. I turned my head around and looked in front of me, trying to forget about what I just saw. Amber was running next to me, her eyes snapping to mine and giving me a quick nod. "Where are we going to go?" She asked, she whimpered and I realized that she was crying. "I don''t know- HOLY SHIT" A woman jumped in front of me and reached after my face. "Get away from me" I yelled and ran away from her. "Are you okay?" I asked Amber. No answer. I looked up and in the big crowd of people running everywhere I couldn''t find her. "Amber?" I cried. "Amber!?" But she was nowhere to be found. I started crying and saw that people were too busy trying to save themselves to notice me. I turned around but I couldn''t distinguish the people from normal''s, since my vision was so blurred from crying. I saw a few people run towards the woods on the other side of our town, I guess it was the only way to get away from here really. We only had one road, leading out of the city and it would most certainly be pretty upied, I reasoned. My eyes were still searching for Amber''s long dark hair. Me and my twin had very simr facial structure and bodies, but our eye- and hair colours were biological dad apparently had, while I had inherited my biological mums unruly red locks and green eyes. I basically looked like the girl from ''Brave''. It might look cool on her, but I just looked like a troll. "The zombies are walking towards the school! My child is still there!" I heard a woman yell. The zombies? Oh my god. This was actually an zombie apocalypse. And that''s when it really hit me. Nothing''s gonna be like it used to be. Where are my parents? Are they safe? And Amber? What about my friends? The thoughts hit me like bullets and I started to feel dizzy. Also because I''d run at least 3 kilometers. I was getting closer to the woods and I saw women and men waiting behind the trees with what looked like guns. When I looked back, I couldn''t see any Zombies running this way, fortunately. I finally ran past the first trees, immediately feeling safer and took a deep breath. Where do I go now? "Mum, where are you?" A familiar voice caught my attention and I turned my head in the direction it came from. It was our neighbors little son, Harry. He was only six years and me and Amber used to babysit him. He was now standing a few meters in front of me, looking around with wet eyes. "Papa?" He cried out and my heart broke. I had to help him. I started running in his direction but before I got to him, a boy around my age lifted him up and put him in his back. "Don''t worry, little guy. I''ll help you" I heard him say. I decided to run after the guy, since he seemed so calm and collected. I didn''t recognize him, but I didn''t get the chance to look very closely neither, so you never know. But there''s more than one school here, or maybe he went to the local college? The further we ran, the less people I could see. People ran in different directions and in different tempos. When there were only around thirty people in sight, the boy who carried Harry stopped. "Hold up!" He yelled and people looked at him in confusion. I grabbed a tree to stop myself from running into him. People seemed to hesitate, but soon stopped running and looked at him. "I think we''re pretty safe for the moment, but don''t you think we should make up a n?" People hummed in agreement and I only nodded, still breathing heavily. I must admit that I was pretty impressed by myself for running so quick and not stopping. Especially since I''d only gone to the gym once in my life, I''m not even kidding. People were raising their hands and the boy were acting as the teacher. It wasn''t until now that I saw all of his tattoos and realized that he probably was a little bit older than me. Both his arms were covered in tattoos and I could see a few crawling up his neck. When I looked at his face, I realized his eyes were on me and I gulped. He must have caught me staring. When I stood this close I could see that his eyes were light green and that he had a lip ring. He had Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. chestnut brown hair, rather curly actually, but it was pushed back by a head band. He was rather attractive I must admit. He raised an eyebrow at me and I shrugged. "My aunt has an cabin about 7 kilometers away from here" A man in his early thirties said and I turned my attention to him. "Maybe we can stay there for awhile?" I suggested and I could feel the boys eyes at me. People agreed and the man lead our way. How he knew it from the middle of the forrest I have no idea, but I didn''tin. We started to jog after him, people were to tired to run and I wondered what the boys name was. Or maybe I should say man? I don''t know. Harry was still say on the boys back, but Harry seemed pretty calm and the boy didn''t even look tired, so I guess Harry wasn''t very heavy. After a few minutes I couldn''t hold myself. "Oi, tattoo boy over there!" He turned around and looked at me with an amused look. "What''s your name?" I asked him. "Carl-Bertil" He answered and I just stared at him. Heughed and shook his head. "Lucas" He then said and raised his brow as to say ''what about you?'' and I smiled. "I''m Raven" I jumped over a log and felt super badass and then continued jogging. "Whaaa" I said quietly, feeling pretty cool. "I''m Harry" The little boy on Lucas back said. "And I know you" He said, matter of factly, pointing to me with one arm. "I used to babysit him" I exined and he nodded in adnoledgtment. "I''m Peter" The man who was now leading us to his aunts cabin said. "I''m Oliver" Another guy said and so it kept on until everyone had said their names. If we weren''t in such an awful situation I would have find it amusing. After another hour we finally arrived outside a rather big cabin, I''d actually like to call it small mansion. But since it''s in the middle of the woods I guess cabin will do. Peter rang the bell and soon a woman in herte fifties opened the door. "Peter! I''m so d to see you''re okay, I saw everything on the news and tried to call you! I didn''t know what to do, I just guessed I''d be rather safe here in the middle of the woods" She rambled, she then looked over at us and stopped talking. "I see you brought some friends?" She looked at us with curios eyes and I managed to smile. "We realized we would be stronger together" He told his Aunt, who soon weed us all into her home. "You can call me Rosa" She said as she closed the door behind us. We were all stood in the hall, it was rather crowded, seeing as we were over thirty people. "You don''t happen to have any weapons here?" Lucas asked her casually and her eyes widened. "Uhm, my husband had a gun somewhere, maybe I can find it...? Oh and there''s knifes in the kitchen but that''s it" Rosa said, scratching her chin, deep in thought. Lucas eyes met mine and I walked towards him. "I''m not sure it will help... Me and my sister saw one in our house with an knife in his head and he was still moving" At the mention of my sister, I felt my eyes watering but I managed to keep it together. I realized I still had my phone and decided it was worth a shot. "What are you doing?" Lucas asked when he saw me grabbing my phone. "I''m calling my sister" After a few beeps it went to voicemail and I gulped down the lump in my throat. "She isn''t answering" I whispered. "I''m sorry" Lucas said, giving me a sad smile. I didn''t reply, I just looked at the screen. "What did you see on TV?" I asked Rosa, changing the subject. "The end of the world" Chapter 3 Chapter 3 "Wha-what are you talking about? How many Zombies are there?" I felt my chest tighten and I started to feel dizzy again. "The news were only broadcasting for about 10 minutes until they had to run. They said that there were approximately 10 000 in Ennd right know but that they were increasing in numbers quickly" 10 000? Holy shit. "What do you mean? Increasing?" Lucas questioned, confusedly. "It''s a virus and it''s contagious by blood. If theye in contact with an open wound, you be one of them... If they don''t eat you before that" I looked around the room and saw that everyone was listening to out conversation, most people shared my nervous expression. "A virus? But there must be a cure then? Mustn''t it? How do we stop them?" Peter practically begged his aunt, taking her shoulders in his hands. "They said that people were working on it, but until then; they said that the only safe way was to separate the head from its body" She mped her eyes shut, probably trying to the awful picture she''s given all of us, out of her head. "Oh god, we''re basically screwed" I muttered, earning myself a few res. "How are we supposed to get food?" "What about protection?" "Do you even have any weapons?" People were talking, trying to drown out each others and I just felt myself getting harder and harder to breath. I tried to get out of the crowd around me, but there were to many people in the way. My eyes turned dizzy and thest thing I saw before it all turned ck, was Lucas'' worried eyes. ??? "Raven? Are you alright?" I felt someone shake my shoulders and when I opened my eyes, I saw big brown eyes only a few centimeters from my face. Startled, I tried to get away, but I soon calmed down when I realized that it was Harry. "God damn it Harry, you can''t scare her like that" I snapped my head in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Lucas. "Sorry..." The little boy muttered, climbing of my chest. Lucas shook his head, but I could see that he was smiling. "Are you alright?" He asked me, his voice now soft. "My head hurts...?" I said, a little unsure. My head was hurting, but I wasn''t sure why. "You passed out and hit your head, that''s probably why" He exined and I sighed. God damn my ustrophobia. Luckily it wasn''t a very serious case of it, but when I was in crowds with too many people or in small rooms, I usually freaked. "Where am I?" My voice was hoarse and I coughed a few times. "You''re in the guest room, I carried you here after you''d past out" He calmly exined, he was sat at the end of the bed I wasid down in and next to him, Harry also sat. "Thanks... How is everything working out? What are we going to do about food? Are there any news?" I asked him, for a moment I forgot about everything, I almost thought it was a dream. "Well, we''ve made different groups and shifts. There''s always going to be 5 people outside the house and 10 people hunting for food. The rest of us are going to help inside of the house and they''re refurnishing the living room to a work out and fighting room" "How many are we even?" I guessed that we were around 35 people, but I hadn''t had the time to properly count. "36, we''re in groups of five that change tasks after every three hours... The only one that isn''t in a group, is little Harry over here" Lucas patted Harry''s head and Harry pouted. "They say I''m not big enough" He looked really mad, but he was too cute to be taken seriously so I ended upughing. Lucas smiled and offered me a hand. "You, me, Peter, Oliver and James are in one group" He exined, while helping me stand. I felt a little bit lightheaded and had to grab Lucas shoulder, to keep in bnce. "You alright?" He looked down at me and I nodded. He really towered over me, I wasn''t even that short, butparing to him I was the size of a freaking ant. When I felt a small hand grab mine I looked down to my left in surprise. Harry had grabbed my hand and looked at me with big eyes. "So you''ll feel safe" He said, with his innocent voice and my heart broke. I nced to my right and saw Lucas smiling down to him. What a softie. When we walked down the stairs, I slowly peeked down, making sure it wasn''t too crowded so I wouldn''t get a panic attack or faint. "What are you doing?" Harry asked, when he saw me leaning down and looking down the stairs. "Just making sure there isn''t too many people down there" I said, squeezing his hand tight. "Why?" He raised his eyebrows and looked up at me. "So I won''t faint or get a panic attack" I decided that it was best to answer honestly, since I''d spend a lot of time with them both. "I have ustrophobia you see" I exined when still looked at me with the same wondering face. "It means you feel bad when you''re in a small space" Lucas told Harry, when he still didn''t get it. "Ooohhh" He said, nodding and looking up at me with a smile. I chuckled and walked thest steps down the stairs. There was a few people in the living room, moving furniture and Rosa and a girl I think was called Cassie stood in the kitchen, preparing some sandwiches. I also saw a few people putting out mattresses in different rooms upstairs. "How are you feeling dear?" Rosa asked when she noticed me standing in the door opening. "I''m feeling okay" Cassie looked up from the kitchen sink and gave me a smile, which I returned. "Any news?" I asked, ncing over my shoulder to see if Lucas was still standing there, he was. "News channels all over the world are talking about it, the numbers just keep increasing. They also said that not everyone whoes in contact with the virus turns to Zombies" "That''s great news" I cheered. "They don''t turn, they die" Rosa finished and my cheery expression died down. "Oh" I looked down at my feet. I felt someone''s hand on my shoulder and turned my head. Lucas was giving me an encouraging smile and I bit my lip. "Well, I guess we should go help with the living room" He said, and gestured for me to follow him. We walked into the living room, where Oliver and Peter were rolling out an old carpet. "Can we help you with something?" I asked, resting my free hand on my hip, still Holding Harry with the other. "Yeah, you can go out with these cans and that table" Oliver said, pointing towards a few old beer cans and a table. "Out?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. "Yeah, they haven''t seen any Zombies, so it should be safe. There are 10 outside ready to protect you if not" He shrugged his shoulders and I nodded, walking over to grab the side of the table. I raised my brows at Lucas, waiting for him toe help me. Harry walked over to help but Oliver stopped him. "I''m sorry but it isn''t safe for you" He said, making Harry pout. "We''ll be back soon" I promised him and we started to lift the table. When we came outside, I got a little bit nervous and frantically looked around for any sign of danger. We ced the table behind the house and put down a few cans. "How old are you?" I ask him as casual as possible. "20, you?" "18, so you''re in college?" I followed and he nodded. "I go to a college a few hours away from here, I was just visiting my parents and little sister when..." I nodded so he didn''t have to finish his sentence, I knew how painful it was. "What are you studying?" I then asked. "Medicine and health... I was nning to be a doctor" "Oh... I guess that cane in handy" He just nodded and I looked down at my feet, as I always did when things got ufortable or awkward. "We should probably head back in" I said after a few moments of silence. He agreed and we nodded as we passed the guards outside. When we got back inside, the first thing I saw, was Harry attempting to hit Oliver. "You''ll never be able to punch the master of... Stuff" Oliver creatively said, while "dodging" Harry''s hits. I said dodging but it was more like grabbing him under his arms and holding Harry as far as possible away from his face. Iughed, catching Oliver''s attention. He gave me a small smile but soon frowned. "Ouch! God damn it" He cussed, ring at the little boy, Harry now wore a smug smile and crossed his arms proudly. "Riiight in the face" He said, sticking out his tongue. I heard Lucas snicker besides me and I joined him. "You up for a fight?" I asked, shooting him a challenging smirk. He stretched his arms cockily and returned the smirk. "Game''s on bitch" I muttered, as we stood in position. "Rules?" Lucas asked and I looked over at Oliver for ideas. "First punch wins? Three rounds?" He suggested and I looked over at Lucas to see if he agreed, he nodded and I gulped. "Go!" Oliver yelled and that''s when I realized, I didn''t know how to fight for shit. Bloody hell. Apparently Lucas did though, because before I could say ''bloody f*ck'' I felt a stinging pain on my cheek. "God damn it!" I yelled, rubbing the spot he hit. "Shit, sorry! I thought that you would dodge it!" Lucas apologized and I pouted. "Are you alright?" He asked and I nodded stubbornly. "Now you know I''m about as good as a toad when ites to fighting" I muttered and I saw Lucas looking down at me with an amused smile. "Oh go to hell" I flipped him off and sat down at a chair. "Maybe I can teach you? Just the basics." I looked up at him and shrugged, it couldn''t hurt. Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. "Great then that''s settled, but I think it''s time that we get ready" He sped his hands and I looked over at Oliver with an questioning look. "We''re hunting for food and necessities next shift" Chapter 4 Chapter 4 If I had to take a guess, I''d say that Oliver was around Lucas age, maybe a few years older. He seemed nice, but I''d barely known him for a day, so it was hard to say. "Well then, I really don''t know if running in skinny jeans are the optimal choice, but it worked earlier right?" I asked rhetorically, but they still nodded. "We''re off as soon as the others arrive... Where''s James and Peter, by the way?" I looked around the room and shrugged. "Probably on the second floor or at the toilet or something" I guessed and he seemed to agree. "We should pack some bags, so we can put stuff we find in it" A new voice said and I turned around and was pleased to see Peter. "Have you seen James?" Lucas took the opportunity to ask. "Yeah, he''s upstairs fixing our sleeping area" Peter answered, pointing up the stairs. "OI, JAMES?" He yelled. "YEAH?" We heard someone, probably James yell back. "COME DOWN AND GRAB A BACKPACK OR TWO WHILE YOU''RE AT IT" I furrowed my brow, my ears were extra sensitive right now, especially since I had a headache. "YEAH, YEAH, WHATEVER" Peter chuckled and smiled for himself. We soon heard footstepsing down the stairs and James appeared. "Here you go" He said to me as he handed me a backpack while smiling. The man, who seemed to be in Peters age or older also handed Lucas a backpack and gave him the same warm smile, which he returned. About an hourter, the doors in the front opened and five panting people came through them. "We''re back motherf*ckers!" A petite girl with short dark hair yelled. I raised an brow and she had a smug look on her face. I saw some of the older people look at Harry and then back at her with an disapproving look. "Great, then it''s time for us to leave" I broke the awkward silence and took the knife from the girl. "I''m pretty sure I need this more than you do now" I said, while she handed me it with an amused smirk. What the heck was her problem? "Did you see any zombies?" Peter asked a boy from the group and he shook his head. "We kept walking in the same direction we did earlier and eventually ended up in the town next to us, but it waspletely dead over there. No one was outside and the houses seemed empty." "There was people outside though" The girl I''d started to dislike, added. "But they were dead" The boy said, with a cold re at the girl. She shrugged and I frowned. How could she be so indifferent about all of this? "Let''s go" I muttered and grabbed Lucas wrist, surprising us both. He however, didn''t say anything and we were soon outside. "Are you to tired to run or are we good?" Oliver asked, as he started to jog. "Maybe we can jog fast or run slow?" Peter suggested. "Mm sure" We agreed and we were soon running past the trees listening to the birds singing. The world still seemed so peaceful, I was expecting clouds and rain but of course the weather didn''t change just because we were going through a zombie apocalypse. "So we''re going to the town they just visited?" I asked, seeing as we were running in that direction. "Yeah, it seemed safe enough and we can break into the houses or some shop and take food and maybe even find a gun or two" James answered. "Wouldn''t that be stealing?" Oliver stupidly asked and I rolled my eyes. Okay, calm down Raven. Stop being such a grumpy cat. James just stared at him and Oliver looked down at his feet, bro ably realizing what a dumb question he asked. A stupid, stupid thing to do while running. "Oooff" And that''s what it sounds like when you run straight into a tree. "Oh bloody hell!" I cussed and stopped running. I jogged over to Oliver who was now groaning at the ground. "Real clever" I sarcastically remarked and he red at me. "Just help me up" He muttered and I grabbed his arms and pulled him up. "Are you okay, mate?" Peter asked, he looked rather concerned, which I was too. But I''d guess it was for different reasons. He was probably concerned for his physical health, while I was concerned for his mental health. I mean, who runs into a freaking tree just like that. "Okay let''s keep moving" James voice snapped me out of my thoughts and I started to run after them. I could feel my legs getting tired, but I couldn''tin. "Oi, Luke!" I called, mentally face palming. Why did I call him Luke? Maybe he doesn''t like to be called Luke? God damn it Raven, why must you be such an awk- "Yeah?" I forgot about my internal battle and looked forward where Lucas eyes met mine. He raised his eyebrows and I gave him a foolish smile. "Wait for me to catch up?" I asked more than demanded. He ran slower and I was soon by his side. "So which college did you go to?" I asked him, a little bit bored. I was also trying to distract myself from the tiredness I was starting to feel. "I went to Oxford" He said it like it wasn''t a big deal and my jaw dropped. "That''s so cool!" I said with a fascinated grin. "Yeah, it''s pretty nice" He admitted and I looked at him with awe. When I looked away from him I realized that we were getting closer, because I could glimpse a house just a little bit further away. "Look" I said, pointing towards the house. A minuteter, we came to the end of the forest and we hid behind a few trees to make sure it looked safe. But the other group were true to their words, because the ce lookedpletely desert. It was sick that only a few hours ago, people were taking their dogs for walks and ying footballs in their gardens. I sighed but lit up when I saw a big Shopping Centre. "We should look over there" I said, pointing towards the big building. Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. "Maybe we should split up?" Peter suggested and I nodded. "Lucas and Raven, you can look for weapons while we get food" We quietly made our way to the shopping Centre. I squeezed my eyes shut every time we saw a dead body. I let out a quiet scream of horror when I saw a small girl with her throat and chestpletely covered in blood with a big open wound where her heart were supposed to be pounding. Lucas squeezed my shoulder and I actually hugged him. He froze at first, but soon rxed and returned theforting hug. He smelled like forest and mint. A weirdbination that surprisingly worked together. For f*cks sake Raven, don''t smell him. When we arrived we ran up the still working esctor and I felt goosebumps crawl up my arms. It was scary to see that everything was still working. I guess no one took the time to turn things off. "Jackpot" I cheered when I saw an arms deal. The great thing with living outside the big cities were that thy sold out weapons like it was candy. The door still stood open and we quietly made our way inside. "Let''s go for small handguns, we''ll be able to fit more of them into our backpacks" Lucas reasoned and I agreed with a small nod. Something behind ss caught my eyes. It was one of those fancy guns with designs all over it. It was a ck gun with bronze scrolls all over it and I bit my lip. I wanted that gun. "Oi Luke!" I called again and he looked over at me. Probably wondering why I wasn''t stuffing my backpack with guns yet. I nodded towards the gun and he red at me as if to say ''really?''. I grinned and he stood up. "Okay.. But I want the dark silver one with ck carvings" He whispered, also grinning. We''re such child''s, always wanting the shiniest and prettiest things. "We take themst though, just in case someone could hear us break the ss" I gave thumbs up and we packed some ammo and a few more guns. We soon stood in front of the ss protected guns. "One... Two... Three!" Lucas took one of the bigger rifle guns and smacked it against the ss, making the ss shatter in peaces. And then we heard the rm. "Oh f¨¹ck" I heard Lucas cuss and we quickly grabbed our guns and started running back. "WHAT DID YOU DO?" James yelled at us and Lucas and I looked at each other, mirroring each others embarrassed expression. "OH MY F*CK" I screamed when I heard something crash just next to us. It was a toy store the noise came from and I took a few steps back, making me back into Lucas. Out came a small boy, he looked like he was around Harry''s age or even younger and I took a breath of relief. But when he turned around I got a lump in my throat. The skin and flesh was missing at his back and you could see ribs and inner organs from behind. And that''s when I couldn''t hold it in any longer. I started to cry. "We- we can''t kill him" I choked out. Lucas wore a frown and I looked at him and then James with pleading eyes. "Can''t we just leave?" I asked quietly. "We should end his suffering" James said, with a sad frown. I cried even harder, tears were falling down my cheeks. "Please" I begged, my voice breaking. "He''s just a little boy" I continued and I saw James hesitate. Peter looked devastated and Lucas looked just as sad. I saw tears starting to form in Oliver''s eyes too. The boy came running back towards us with big dull eyes. "Let''s go" Lucas decided and he put his hand at the small of my back, pushing me slightly to make me start running. I was still crying and my vision was blurred by the tears. I felt something against my foot and fell. Bloody hell. I didn''t dare to look at what I''ve fallen over, but luckily Lucas offered a tattoo covered hand to help me up. "Are you okay?" He asked, his greens eyes filled with worry and I shook my head. "No I''m not" I answered truthfully. "Me neither" I heard him quietly mumble, a frown taking over his handsome features. Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The way back to the cabin was quiet and uneventful. Lucas ran next to me the whole way, but he didn''t try to start a conversation, he probably realized I didn''t feel like talking. Is life even worth living in a world like this? Everyone I cared about seemed to be gone. I walked into the house again, not greeting anyone. I just dropped the backpack at the floor and walked upstairs and say down in the guest room Lucas carried me too earlier. I sat down in the corner of the room and brought my knees to my chin. I rested my forehead against my knees and I once again felt warm tears leaving my eyes. Just a minuteter, I heard someone knock on the door. I didn''t answer or bother to look up, but the person opened the door and walked in anyways. I was expecting the person to speak, but instead he or she only sat down next to me. I nced over at the person and saw that it was Lucas. I didn''t know why, but it made me happy. He was looking at me with piercing green eyes. They were filled with worry and confusion. I sat up with my legs in front of me instead and leaned against the wall. I used the sleeve on my shirt to dry my face from all the tears. I looked up at him with big eyes and he tilted his head. "Uhm... Here''s your gun. Kylie tried to take it, but I told her it was yours" He handed me the gun and I smiled slightly. "Who''s Kylie? I can''t remember" Everyone said their names earlier today, when we were on our way to this cabin, but we were over 30 people and my memory wasn''t the best. "The girl with short brown hair" He said and I clenched my jaw. "Of course it was her, who else would take the nicest gun for her self just like that?" I muttered, pursing my lips. "My gun is much cooler" He bragged and I let a smile form on my lips. "Haha, no" I cockily replied and he grinned, pleased with himself to have gotten me on in a better mood. I scooped a little bit closer to him and rested my head on his shoulder. "What do you prefer to be called; Lucas or Luke? Or... Aha; Lucky!" I asked him out of the blue. "Uhm..." He chuckled. "I don''t know, my friends usually say Luke or Lucas, but I guess you can call me Lucky if you''d like" He looked rather amused and I felt d that he let me have my own nickname for him. "Just because you''re so lucky to be my friend" I added grinning and he rolled his eyes, but I could see that he was joking. "Yeah, yeah. Don''t get ahead of yourself now" I pushed his shoulder and he bursted outughing. I leaned my head against him again and closed my eyes. "Thank you" I mumbled. "For what?" His raspy voice asked. "For being here for me" I whispered quietly. ??? When I opened my tired eyes I was greeted by a dark room. I looked around myself and saw that I was ced on a mattress next to a few other sleeping people. When I looked closer I could see that the person sleeping next to me had curly hair and I immediately recognized it as Lucas''. I also saw a smaller figure just next to him and smiled when I saw that it was Harry. I slowly sat up and grabbed my phone out of my pocket. It was 5 in the morning. I grimaced when I realized that I only had 4 percent left. "Raven?" I heard Lucas whisper quietly. "Mmhmm" I answered. Laying down again, facing Lucas back. He slowly turned around so he could look at me and I smiled tiredly. He rubbed his eyes and yawned. "Do you know what time it is?" He asked quietly, careful not to wake anyone up. "5 in the morning" I answered, showing the screen of my phone. "Do you want to go up?" He asked and I nodded. Carefully we tiptoed out, I almost stepped on James but luckily managed to grab ahold of Lucas'' arm and move my foot before it collided with James'' face. I saw Lucas holding his hand in front of mouth to stop augh from escaping and I red at him. When we came out of the room, we closed the door behind us and I released a breath I hadn''t realized I was holding. "That was close" Lucas mocked and I stuck my tongue out. "Real mature" Hemented and Iughed. "Let''s head downstairs" I suggested, ignoring hisment. We walked down the stairs and sat down at the mat in the workout area. "Do you want me to teach you some stuff now?" He asked me and I nodded. Now was probably the only time we could be alone. I knew that there was a few people outside, guarding the house and the rest of people were sleeping. "We''re supposed to watch the house in an hour" Lucas reminded me and I nodded. "Well then you have an hour to teach me" My math skills calcted. You''re so talented Raven. You deserve an apud. "Oh really?" He teased me and Iughed. Lucas stood up opposites to me and offered me a helping hand. I ignored his gesture and got up on my own, sticking my tongue out. "How old were you again?" He asked and I flipped him off. "Maybe we can try the guns tomorrow?" I asked him and he nodded. "I''ve never shot anything in my whole life though" Lucas admitted and I nodded. This is from N?velDrama.Org. "Sandra taught me how to shoot when I was younger actually, my grandma owned a rifle range a few years ago" I admitted, I didn''t tell him that I participated in many differentpetitions and was in fact a junior world champion and won a silver medal in the world championship. "That''s cool, are you any good?" He asked me, slightly surprised and I shrugged. "Eh, I''m okay" I said casually, but my inner devil was smiling. I''ll freaking show him tomorrow. Chapter 11 Chapter 11 After Lou dropped his truth bomb I had to sit down and take it all in for a few moments. Bloody hell. We''re actually screwed. "Do they even know where the Virus came from?" I hesitantly asked, staring deep into his light brown eyes. "Apparently someboratory, they were experimenting on how to make animals and peoplee back from the dead. Something went wrong, and one of the animals managed to run out of theb, carrying the virus. You already now what happened after that" He shook his head, biting his lip. "And they don''t have a cure for it?" I feltpletely helpless. This was were my home would be from now on. "People are working on it, but nothing seem to be working and now during the circumstances, it''s even harder" "Well f*ck me" I muttered and at the same time, Lucky opened the door. "Uhm..." He scrunched his brow and I chuckled awkwardly. I looked over at Lou for some help, but he just smirked. "I''d love to" He winked, before standing up and walking up the stairs. "What was that...?" Lucky asked confusedly. "I have no idea, I said ''f*ck me'' as in ''oh f*ck'' if you''re wondering" I rambled on, I didn''t know why I defended myself but oh well. "I get it, calm down" Heughed and I saw Colton''s head peek up over Lucky''s shoulder. "So here''s the wheelchairs... And here''s a pair of crutches" Colton said, he pulled the wheelchair inside and Lucky handed me the crutches. "Why two pair of wheelchairs?" I asked confusedly, I only needed one. I would probably be fine with just the crutches if I was honest. "One wheelchair inside and one outside. The one outside''s wheels are much rougher. The one inside is, so you won''t make a mess inside. And the crutches the doctors said you could try if you''d like" Colton exined hastily, not breathing a single time. When he fished he took a deep breath and gave me a wide grin. "How am I supposed to make it to the second floor?" I then wondered, I didn''t want toin, but it was a big issue. "Oh that''s why you''re living with us and not Tyson and Loren. This house is made for people with wheelchairs too. You see that door?" Colton said, pointing to a dark red door and I nodded. "That''s an elevator" He surprised me and I gaped. "That''s awesome, thanks for getting me all of this" I hugged them both and Lucky helped me sit down Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. in the wheelchair. "These aren''t electric, so you''ll have to work pretty hard to push them or have someone push you" Lucky reminded me and I nodded. "That''s fine, I guess that''s some extra workout" I shrugged and I soon stared to push myself over the floor. I was happy to be independent again. "Do I just open this door, or?" I looked up at the door, waiting for an answer. "You gotta push that button" Colton took a step forward and pushed it, making it light up. A few secondster, the door opened itself and Lucky pushed me inside. "I''ll meet you upstairs" He smiled, giving me an ensuring thumbs up before walking away. I looked around the elevator and saw a mirror for the first time in three days. Holy crap, I looked like a monster. My hair was dirty andpletely tangled. My face was covered in dirt and I looked like I hadn''t slept for ages. I groaned and pushed the button to the second floor. The door slowly opened itself and revealed an smiling Lucky, standing behind it. "You did it" He mocked and I flipped him off. "Can I shower with this ster?" I asked Lucky and he nodded. "But you''ll have to cover it with a stic bag or something. Oh, and we should take you to the doctors tomorrow and let them look at your wound... They''ll probably do a better job than I did" He walked down the stairs again, probably to get me a stic bag, and was soon back again with a... stic bag. "You can put this around it so you won''t get any water in it" He said, handing me a rubber band. I handed him and pushed my self into the bathroom. Don''t ask me how I did it, but after half an hour. I''d finally managed to wash my hair and body, without ruining the ster. When I got out of the shower, I grabbed a towel and put it on the wheelchair before jumping on one leg and sitting down. I dried my hair in front of the mirror and frowned when I didn''t see any brushes. And groaned when I realized my period had started and that I had no pads or tampons. "Oh f*ck" I yelled and soon realized my mistake. "You alright in there?" I heard Lucas ask, I could only imagine his mean smirk. "No. First of all; I don''t have any clean clothes and second of all; My bloody period just started and I have no tampons!" I whined, but then Iughed when I realized I just made a period joke, without realizing it... Period. "I guess you can borrow a t-shirt and some shorts from me... I don''t have any, uhm, tampons though" He ufortably told me and Iughed. "Oh really?" I sarcastically remarked, pulling my fingers through my still rather wet hair. "No... Should I ask Colton to go to the storehouse...?" "Yes, please" I said sweetly. "I''ll go get some clothes, eh, try to avoid getting blood on them?" I justughed and waited for him toe back. I soon heard someone clearing their throat awkwardly and I raised my eyebrows. "Yes...?" Why was I enjoying this so much? "Here''s the clothes, Colton will be back-" He stopped and I furrowed my brow. "He seems to be back now, wait a second" I rolled my eyes and took of the stic bag on my leg while waiting. "Here you go... I didn''t know what kind she needed so I took a few different" I heard Colton mumble and I didn''t know if I should''veughed or blushed. "Great... Is there even so many different kinds?" "I have no idea, man. There was like 15 different types and I waspletely lost. Reba was guarding the store right now and she justughed when she saw me run around" I found myselfughing and I heard them both cough. Boys. "Well Raven, uhm, here''s your stuff... We''ll leave you to it" Lou said, and I soon heard them walking away. I slowly opened the door, frantically looking around, before grabbing the clothes and tampons and quickly shutting the door. "Smooth Raven!" I heard Lou yell and I face palmed. "Shut the hell up" I yelled back and I heard himugh. When I looked in the mirror again, I saw that a big grin was covering my face and I couldn''t seem to get it away. I looked at the different packages of Tampons, Colton brought 5. Oh lord. I then looked at the clothes and saw that it was a in white t-shirt, a pair of boxer briefs and a pair of shorts. A white t-shirt? And my bra was literally drowning in sweat so that wasn''t an option. Oh crap. I put on the t-shirt and saw that it was pretty see through. I red at it and then out on the boxer briefs and shorts, wondering what the hell the little opening in the boxers was suppose to do. I shrugged and let my still, dull hair fall down over my shoulders, to cover my boobs, since it was so see through. Bad idea. It made the t-shirt wet and even more see through and I cursed under my breath. Bloody hell. The t-shirt was way to big for me and went down to my knees, I didn''t even need the shorts, but chose to wear them anyways. It was freaking mission impossible to get them on when I had the ster. After a few minutes of struggling, I finally opened the door and rolled out of the bathroom and into the hall. "Where is everyone, someone needs to entertain me" I whined, crossing my arms over my chest. For more than one reason. "We''re in the living room" Lucky called and I rolled in to the elevator and took it down. When I got out of it, I realized that Oliver and Kylie together with the boy I think was called Tyson and another girl, were sitting in our living room too. "Oh, hey guys!" I smiled, making my way to the couch, but staying in the wheelchair, since it was to much work to get out of it and into the sofa. "Hi, I''m Loren" The new girl said, holding out a hand for me to shake. "I''m Raven, it''s nice to meet you" I politely responded. Loren seemed to be a little bit younger than us, maybe around 15. She had light blonde hair and ice blue eyes, freckles were covering her face. "I''m Tyson''s little sister" She then exined and I looked over at Tyson. They had the same hair and eyes and they both shared the freckles. I could see the simrities. I greeted Tyson with a smile, which he returned. When I looked around the room I saw that, Colton was sat in between Oliver and Lou and Kylie, Lucky and Tyson were sitting in the couch opposites. Loren was sitting on a beanbag, in the middle. "Oi, you need a bra, your nipples are showing" Kylie remarked and I felt my cheeks redden. "God damn it Kylie" Iughed, crossing my arms over my chest to cover up. When I looked up, I saw both Lou''s, Colton''s, Lucky''s, Tyson''s and Kylie''s eyes on my boobs. They all looked away except Lou and Kylie when I looked up. Oh god. "You can borrow one of mine, if you''d like...?" Loren nicely offered and I nodded. "Thank you" I smiled and she ran out of the house. "We were just about to y some game, to get to know each other" Lucky exined and I grinned. I loved these kind of games. "Truth or dare, or never have I ever?" I asked excitedly. "If we y never have I ever, we can''t use alcohol, for two reasons... We don''t have any alcohol and Loren is too young" Tyson chimed in, as the responsible big brother he was. "Okay, well I think we should go with never have I ever... Do you have anything gross in your fridge?" I asked Lou and he nodded. "Vinegar" He smirked and I wrinkled my nose. "Oh f*ck" Me and Kylie cussed at the same time. Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Colton got up from the couch and walked into the kitchen. At the same time, Loren opened the door and waved with a bra in her hand. "Here you gooo" She smiled, handing me the bra and Iughed and thanked her. I then rolled into the bathroom that was located on the first floor and took of my t-shirt and put the bra on. It was a simple purple bra, way to small for me, but it worked. I mean, Loren was a few years younger, so it wasn''t strange at all. I put the t-shirt back on and then rolled back to the living room, where Colton was filling sses with vinegar. "Okay, who starts?" Kylie asked and I shot my hand up in the air. "Me!" I shouted and evilly smirked. "Okay... Never have I ever... Had sex with a girl" I grinned widely as everyone except Loren took a ss of vinegar and drank it up. "Oh that''s gross" Kylie whined and Iughed. "I''ll go next" Lou smirked, staring into my eyes. "Never have I ever, had sex with a boy" He raised his eyebrows at me and I stuck my tongue out. "Oh for fucks sake" I heard Kyliein, as she downed another ss of vinegar. "But I thought you were gay?" Oliver asked, confusedly and I also raised my brow. "I was young, okay?" She shrugged and Iughed. I looked over at Loren as she, also smiling, could avoid drinking the vinegar. "Wait... You''re a virgin?" Lou, asked me. He seemed surprised and I shrugged. "Yeah, It''s not like I''m some kind of prude, but I''ve simply never trusted anyone that much" I blushed a little, it was annoying to have everyone''s eyes at me. Lou was still staring at me and I averted the attention to Kylie. "You can go next" I suggested and the awkward silence was gone. "Okay... Never have I ever... Kissed more than three people at the same night" I gritted my teeth and took up a cup, to everyone''s surprise. "Like I said, I''m no prude" I shrugged and downed the cup. The taste was awful and I had to stop myself from spitting it out. "Eww" I whined. This is from N?velDrama.Org. "More than three guys? What the hell?" Kylie asked and I now realized I was the only one who''d done it. "Uhm... Long story?" I tried, but they shook their heads and were once again staring at me. "I was really f*cking drunk, okay? Well we were ying truth or dare at this party and someone dared me to kiss everyone in the circle, both boys and girls" I red at Oliver''s smug look and flipped him off. Lucky and and Loren were gaping and Kylie was smirking. Why were everyone smirking at me all the time?! "Can I go next?" Loren''s sweet voice asked and I nodded, gesturing for her to start. "Uhm, never have I ever... Gone skinny dipping" She proudly smiled and I patted her shoulder as in a thank you. Kylie and Colton both grabbed a ss and downed it with a grimace. I looked over at Tyson and saw that he was looking at Loren with a proud smile, d that she hadn''t done any of these stupid ass stuff. And so it went on and I drank a few more cups of vinegar, but the one who had it worst were Colton and Kylie. "How old were you when you lost your virginity?" Kylie asked Lou, as we now had moved on to truth or dare and Lou was being a pussy. "Seventeen" He shortly answered, lifting an eyebrow as to ask ''is that all you got?''. "How old are you?" I then asked him, I hadn''t thought about it until now. "I''m neen" I looked up at him and then pursed my lips. "Truth or dare Raven?" Tyson asked, he seemed to have warmed up a little and wasn''t as nervous as earlier. "Dare" I cockily answered. "Ooohh" Oliver mocked me and I shook my head,ughing. "I dare you to kiss Lucas" He smugly said and I gasped. "Which one?" Imely asked, but he just lifted his shoulders and dropped them. Both Lucky and and Lou were staring at me and I started to sweat. What am I going to do? Oh crap. I hesitantly opened my mouth to ask another question, but mped it shut. Lucky was staring at me with a furrowed brow and Lou was smirking. "Oh crap" I muttered and looked over at Kylie to get some help. She stuck her tongue out and I frowned. Oh crap oh crap oh crap. "Uhm... Umma close my eyes and spin around... That way I won''t know who I''m pointing on" I reasoned, still freaking out. "Nope, just chose Raven. How hard can it be?" Oliver oh so smugly remarked and I made my way to him and smacked the back of his head. Lou, who was sitting right next to Oliver was still staring at me quietly. You have got to think this through now. You knew Lucky better and you had a thing going on. But... If you kiss him, you almost have to be with him. If you kiss Lou, Lucky will be pissed and I will have no chance with him after it. "Can''t I kiss Oliver or Colton instead?" I asked without thinking and Lou''s stare hardened. "Nope" Tyson mocked, popping the ''p''. "Just kiss Luke" Lou groaned and I looked up at him with big eyes. He was ring at me and I scrunched my brow. "Okay then" I muttered and turned around hesitantly. Lucky looked pretty calm, so I guess I should''ve calmed down too. I rolled the wheelchair, so I was sitting opposites to him and leaned forward, puckering my lips. He leaned forward too and we were only a centimeter away from each other. I closed my eyes and the space between our lips. It was a soft and sweet kiss, it made me feel warm and fuzzy. When we pulled back, I was smiling foolishly at him and he was also grinning. I rolled back to my former position and refused to look at Lou. After a few seconds I did so anyways and saw that he was staring down at the floor and I frowned. "You know what? I''m actually really tired... I think I''ll go to bed now" I waved goodbye to everyone and took the elevator up to the second floor. I had just managed to get my shorts off when someone knocked on the door. Since the t-shirt was long I figured it didn''t matter if anyone saw me right now. "C''mon in" I called, waiting for the person to open the door. When nothing happened I rolled to it opened it to look who had knocked. The only thing I heard was someone''s door mming and I scrunched my brow. What the heck. I shrugged and took of the bra under my t-shirt, figuring it would be ufortable to sleep in. I sighed when I let my head hit the pillow and smiled when I felt the soft madras underneath me. In the woods, we''d slept in shifts, but we hadn''t dared to stop in the towns so we had to sleep on the ground. I was just about to fall asleep when I heard someone yell and I immediately sat up. "Let her go! Stop it! Please stop..." It sounded like Lou and I reached for my crutches and stood up. I made my way out of the room and to Lou''s room. "Don''t hurt her, please let her go!" He yelled and I mmed the door open. He was stillying in his bed, he was sweaty and his bare torso was exposed. I made my way to his bed and patted his shoulder. "Hey, Lou, it''s alright. It''s just a dream" I whispered and I felt him rx. "Nora?" He asked, his voice raspy from screaming. "It''s Raven" I whispered stroking his cheek. His eyes shuttered open and a frown took over his face. I jerked my hand away and blushed. "Are you alright?" I asked quietly, looking at him with big eyes. He smiled a weak smile and nodded. "You can talk to me, you know that, right?" I had to assure him, I wondered who this Nora was. He hummed and closed his eyes again. "You remind me of her" He mumbled and I furrowed my brow. "Nora?" I asked, and mentally face palmed. Such a stupid question. But he didn''t answer, his eyes were closed and he was breathing slowly. Realizing he''d fallen asleep, I got up and pulled the nket over him, before exiting the room. The rest of the night I spent junking about Lou and who this Nora could be. Chapter 13 Chapter 13 The next morning I felt pretty crappy, I hadn''t gotten enough sleep. But I heard that everyone else had gotten up, so I decided that I should get up too. I got into my wheelchair and rolled out of the room, not bothering to change out of the t-shirt. The first thing I did was to use the bathroom and do my business, before heading downstairs. I took the elevator down and when I opened, I saw Colton and Lucky talking. It smelt like pancakes and a smile crept up my face. "Look who''s finally awake, we made waffles" Lucky said, gesturing towards the kitchen and I grinned. Waffles, even better. "Where''s Lou?" I asked, while I put a waffle on my te. They didn''t seem to have any jam or cream, but sugar was fine. "You mean Lucas?" Lucky asked and I nodded. "Obviously" I chuckled. I heated some water and made myself a cup of tea. "He''s out running" Colton chimed into our conversation and I wrinkled my nose. "So he''s one of those people. Ugh, I''m happy if I get out of bed before the sunset" Iughed at my own I happily chewed on my waffle while they were talking about different jobs at the camp. "So you get to chose what you''d like to do?" Lucky asked, his head was leaning against his hand and he were looking deeply in thought. "Yeah, well kinda at least. But if you''d like work as a raider, I think Sandra would let you." Colton exined and I looked up at this. "Are you two raiders?" I asked, referring to Colton and Lou. "Mmhmm, we run into the city and get stuff we need. We fight zombies if we must" Colton exined and I felt myself getting interested. "I want to be a raider" I decided and crossed my arms. "Not with your leg" Lucky pointed out and I frowned. "Oh f*ck me" I whined and crossed my arms above my chest. "About that, the doctors said that you shoulde by, so they can check in on your leg" Colton remembered and I nodded. "I''m just going to get dressed, you can show me there then?" I demanded, more than asked and he nodded. I took the small elevator up to the second floor and then once again realized that I had nothing to wear. I decided that the shirt could be used today too and put the bra and the shorts on too. I then made my way to the bathroom to wash my face. When I got down again, Colton and Lucky were still sitting in the living room, talking. "I''m ready to go" I rolled passed them, feeling pretty fly and then started to sing. "You see me rolliiiiin'', they hatiiiin''" I yelled and they both lifted their eyebrows. "C''mon, what are you waiting fooooooooor??" I then started to sing and Colton rolled his eyes with a grin. "Just go" He pushed and I shook my head. "You gotta help me to the wheelchair outside" I reminded him and he sighed. "Jump on my back then" I smiled innocently and he helped me up on his back. He then put me down in the wheelchair outside and I realized that it was much harder to push by yourself. "Do you think you can push me?" I asked sweetly, giving him my best puppy eyes and he cocked an eyebrow. "Fiiiine" he gave in and started to push me across the camping. People stared as we passed, probably due to the fact that I was still singing ''You see me rolling'', but who knows, it could be something else too. I saw many guards run around and it made me feel a little bit safer. We soon arrived outside a cabin, with a big ass Red Cross on the outside. "Here we are" Colton said, as he rolled me into the little cabin. Inside it was white walls and everything felt very clean. "You must be Raven" A guy who looked rather handsome for his age said. He looked around forty... maybe fifty and he had dark hair and a gentle smile. "I''m Doctor Shepherd" He said, reaching a hand out. "Yeah, I''m Raven... It''s nice to meet you" I awkwardly said, smiling shyly. "I''ll be back in half an hour" Colton said as he walked out of the cabin, leaving me with the Doctor. "I heard you broke your shin pretty bad, please enlighten me" He pushed me into another room, with a hospital bed in it and helped me up on it. "Yea, uhm, I was attacked by a zombie and when I fell I hit my ankle really bad... I then tried to run away from the zombie and the bone came out of my leg... I don''t remember this part though, since I passed out from the pain" I summoned it, and he nodded. "We stopped my at a chemist''s and got a ster kit... Lucas stitched me up and corrected the bone" I then exined, I wrinkled my nose at the memory and Derek nodded. "I''ll have to take the ster away, in order to see if it''s alright and not infected" He exined and I nodded. "Christoffer should be here with the narcotics" He looked at the door and soon a young guy ran in with a needle and I froze. "Crap" I muttered under my breath. "I''ll have to open the stitches and look at the bone too, is that alright?" He asked and I gulped. "Do what you have to" I sounded much more confident than I actually was. The boy gave Derek the needle and he injected it. I soon started to feel dizzy and then everything turned ck. ??? "Oh f*ck, Raven are you alright? I didn''t know she would have a full blown f*cking surgery, holy crap! Colt, why didn''t you tell me?" "I didn''t know mate, I swear. I just thought it would be a normal check and then she''d be fine to leave"'' "This is all your fault! She''s been out for days" "Raven, please wake up" I slowly opened my eyes and quickly closed them again when I saw how light it was. "Ummph" I managed to get out and I heard a few people breath in. "Raven?" I felt an arm on my shoulder and I slowly opened my eyes, now seeding in opening hem fully. The first thing I saw was a pair of green eyes. "Raven, oh my god" When I looked around, I saw that it was Lucky that was sitting next to me, holding his hand on my shoulder. Both Lou, Kylie, Colton and Loren was here. "What happened?" I croaked out, my voice barely working. "Derek had a surgery on you, but the idiot managed to hit a vein and you lost tons of blood, you almost died" Lou exined. My eyes widened at this. "What?" I panicked and I frantically looked around the room. "How long was I out?" I then asked, looking at Lou, who was looking straight back at me with worried eyes. "For five days" Lou mumbled and I almost fainted. "Holy crap" I yelled and I gulped when I felt my throat hurting. The door opened and I''m came Derek. "Get away from me! You almost killed me" I cried out and his eyes widened. "Calm down Raven, it was an ident" Lucky reminded me and I red at him. "She has the right to be pissed, I''m pissed too" Lou chimed in and Kylie nodded. "If she would have died... Them I would have returned the favor" Kylie threatened and I gaped. "Wait, wait, wait. I''m sorry! Just... Just forget about it, okay?" I apologized to the horrified Doctor and he slowly nodded. "I''m really sorry, it was an awful mistake of mine" He grumbled and sat down on a chair. "You''re going to be alright though, you''ll just have to take it easy for a few days" He exined and I nodded, hesitantly. "How long am I stuck with crutches or a wheelchair?" I then asked him, I made eye contact with Lou and he was giving me a weak smile. "At least a month" He reasoned and I groaned. "I''m basically screwed! What if it came a bunch of zombies here? I couldn''t fight and I couldn''t run, I''d be screwed" I whined and Lou''s eyes hardened. "We''d be by your side" Lucky assured me and I red at him. When I saw his hopeful eyes my re softened and I pursed my lips. "I''m still screwed" I muttered and Lucky shook his head with a smile. "When can I leave this ce?" Derek furrowed his brow and then looked at me. "You should stay the night and then, maybe, you can leave tomorrow" I sighed and cleared my throat. "Oh well" I mumbled and Derek soon leaved the room. "You know what?" Loren then spoke for the first time. I looked over at her curiously and she pursed her lips. "We can have a sleepover here, so she won''t feel so lonely!" She smiled and Iughed. "Yeah, OMGOMGOMGOMG. Lucas, please, please, please" Colton pleaded Lou and I kept on "Fine, whatever... But then we''ll have to bring madrases and nkets... And someone have to bring food" "Yes! I''ll get the food and you can get nkets... Oh and you can get Tyson and Oliver! Okay and you do that... And you can go get that..." Everyone was talking and I kept onughing at everyone''s hysteria and excitement. Soon almost everyone were on their ways to get stuff. "I''ll wait with Rave" Lou said, as Lucky hesitated in leaving. I gave him the thumbs up and he smiled before leaving us alone. "How is your leg feeling?" He asked looking down at my nket covered feet. I removed the nket and blushed when I realized that my shorts were off and I was wearing a hospital Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. robe, it was pushed up, pretty high, revealing the boxers he borrowed me a few days ago. "Oh god, these are ancient now and holy fuck my period. And how haven''t I peed in five days?!" I blushed when I realized that boxers weren''t the only thing I was wearing. I was wearing a freaking diaper. Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Oh god. "Holy f*ck this is embarrassing" I wanted to hide under my nket and nevere back out. "Hey, calm down. It''s nothing to be embarrassed about, everyone pees and poops" He said,ughing slightly and this made me blush even more. "Oh f*ck me" I groaned and heughed. "I''d love to, but I''m pretty sure the idiot doctor wants you to rest" He smirked and I hit the back of his head with my palm, making himugh even harder. "That was pathetic" He mocked me and I stuck my tongue out. "However, my leg feels pretty okay. It doesn''t hurt as long as no one touches it or I move it" I ever so smoothly changed the subject, the consequence being Lou rolling his eyes. "Who''s Nora?" I then asked hesitantly, I didn''t want to upset him. "She was my little sister" I froze at the words were and looked down at my hands. "I''m sorry" I quietly mumbled and he shook his head. "Wait, how do you even know of her?" He asked, scrunching his face. "Err... You were kinda screaming a few nights ago and I ran into your room... Well tried at least, and you were moving and sweating. I tried to wake you up and you eventually calmed down... Then you said something about how I reminded you of her... Nora" I whispered thest part, it felt to personal to say out loud. "Oh" Was all he said, he looked down at my hands and I gulped. "She was only 6 years old" He choked out and I felt my heart brake. "You don''t have to-" I started but he cut me off. "No, I want to tell you. You''ve been so honest about your family and I need to talk about this" His voice broke at the end and I grabbed his hand. "It''s been killing me" He whispered and I gave him a sad smile. "I was sitting in the kitchen, cooking pasta carbonara, Nora''s favorite food, I was on holiday from College and I hadn''t been home for over a month... My parents were in the garden, trimming the grass and watering flowers... And then I heard screaming. I immediately ran to the window and looked out, that''s when I saw a Zombie for the first time. I freaked and grabbed a knife out of the cab. I grabbed Nora''s hand and ran out of the house, to see if my parents were alright" He took a deep breath and I gulped. "They weren''t" I could see him, trying to hold his tears back and I squeezed his hand. Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. "There were more Zombies, at least 10. And it only kepting more and more... Nora cried when she saw the zombies eating my parents organs and I wanted to, but I had to stay strong for Nora. She was holding my hand so tight, and we started to run away, she got up on my back and we ran with everyone else, towards the forest... But then someone, a zombie, grabbed her. And pulled her off me. I tried to-" He stopped, his eyes were filled with tears and he was sobbing and so was I. I didn''t know Lou that well, but he seemed like a pretty closed off person and I felt honored that he wanted to open up to me. "I tried to save her, but... The zombie, he snapped her neck" He had stopped sobbing and was only looking at me with pleading eyes. I was full on crying though. "He snapped a six year olds neck, she had barely seen the world. She was too young, too- too pure and innocent" I kept quiet, not knowing what to say. ''I''m sorry'' wasn''t enough. "It''s okay to be sad, it''s okay to cry. The only thing that isn''t okay... Is to give up. You have to believe that life is still worth living, because if you don''t. You''ll never be able to move on and live a happy life" We were looking each other and I realized that he was leaning in. While I was in a diaper. Omfg. Do I want this? You have to decide. Lucas or Lucas. Heheh. Staph it and concentrate. Our lips were only millimeters away and I decided to go with the moment. Our lips just brushed when someone mmed the door opens and I jerked away. "H¨®LA BITCHATCHOS I BROUGHT PIZZAAAAA" Oliver yelled as he entered and I blushed, but covered it up with augh. Lou shared the same expression and in a way, I was happy that Oliver had intervened. And when I think about it... I don''t have to choose. I can be a single ass bitch if I want. A strong and independent woman. Hell yeah. But then again. They''re pretty hot. Oh god damn it. But you can''t lead them both on. That''s awful to both of them. Someone needs to p me. "Where did you get pizza?" I stupidly asked him and he raised his eyebrows. "F*cking Santa gave it to me, what do you think?" He sarcastically remarked and I flipped him off with a smile. Soon everyone was here and they were sitting around the bed on madrases and pillows, having it rather cozy. I did really appreciate everyone being here and keeping mepany. I hadn''t really been able to look at either Lucky or Lou though. I blushed when I looked at Lou and I felt guilt when I looked at Lucky. Which was stupid, since we actually weren''t together, we weren''t even dating. "Herr you gooo" Loren said, as she handed me a te with a few pizza slices on. I licked my lips and happily started to consume the unhealthy little pieces of heaven. "So what do we do?" Colton impatiently asked us and I shrugged. "We can y 20 questions or something. Someone asks 20 questions and everyone has to answer truthfully" Tyson suggested and I pursed my lips and nodded. "Sounds fun" I agreed and Loren nodded. "Okay... Who was your first crush?" Tyson asked and I rolled my eyes yfully. "Err... A boy called Cole when I was like 8 years or something" I tried to remember. "A girl called Lindsay" Lucky said and Iughed. "I was fourteen, she was together with another boy though" He cringed as he thought back at it and I shed him a smile. "Mrs. Young, my English teacher... I was 11" Oliver admitted and I grimaced. "That''s kinda gross" He red at me and I smiled sweetly. And so it went on, we were on the 19th question when Loren asked a question. "When did you loose your virginities and to who?" I looked around as they all moved in their seats, rather ufortable. "You already know I was 17, it was to my girlfriend at the time" Lou calmly answered and it made me happy that he didn''t loose it drunk at a party. "I was 16, it was to my best friend... After that she never talked to me again though" Colton said and I felt a little bit bad for him. "Probably because you sucked in bed" Lou deadpanned and I gaped. "F*ck you" He muttered and I had to stop augh from escaping. "I was also 16, it was at a party to some guy I barely can remember" Kylie didn''t look like she cared, but I still felt a little bit sad for her. "What about you Tyson?" Loren asked her big brother with big innocent eyes and he looked over at us in panic. "Uh, It wasst year and it was with Gina" He quickly admitted and Loren gasped. "Gina? What? But- just what? She seemed so innocent I just can''t- what?" She stuttered out, She sat on her madras staring at her brother with wide eyes. "But she was my best friend! What the hell?" She spat and I gasped as the realization dawned on me. "How old are you both?" I asked. "I''m 16 and he''s 18" She muttered, her arms connected around her knees. "Wait... You f*cked a fifteen year old?" Kylie asked, clearly surprised and so was I. I hadn''t expected that from Tyson. "No, she''s one year older than Loren and one year younger than me" Tyson muttered, he seemed pretty upset with his sister. "But she was my best friend! Why didn''t you tell me? How long had you two been seeing each other? Were you together? Did you love her? Or was it all just a one night stand? Because if that''s the case I''ll freaking kill you" Loren was furious and it was very visible. Her cheeks were flushed and she was clenching her fists. "We''d been seeing each other for a few months, no we weren''t together, but yes, I loved her. And I didn''t tell you because I knew you''d flip out. Just like you''re doing right now!" He was also pissed, he was ring at his baby sister and she was returning the re. "No, if you would have told me from the beginning I wouldn''t have been mad! You- I, I just never thought you would keep such a big thing from me" She stared down at the floor and I felt really awkward and ufortable. I shared a look with Lou and I knew he felt the same. "So... What about you Luke?" Oliver asked Lucky and I face palmed. Idiot. "I was, eh, fifteen. And I- I don''t even want to tell you guys since it was so awful..." Fifteen, holy crap. "C''mon mate" Colton pushed him to admit and he sighed. "Before I tell you, just know that I''d never do something like that now. I was young and incredibly stupid" He looked like he was in pain and I wondered what could have been so bad. "I was pretty popr in my school, I had a lots of girls chasing me and all that. And one night my friends dared me to take a girl in our ss''s virginity. And I epted the challenge. She was already crushing on me, so I took her on a few dates and then she gave in. And that''s how I lost my virginity and took hers" When he finished telling the story, we were all quiet. I couldn''t believe what I''d just heard. He took a girls virginity as a bet? This is just like ''After'' holy f*ck. "I still regret it and I would travel back in time and change it if I could" He added, but the damage was already done. I couldn''t look him in the eyes and everyone was still sitting quiet. "That''s truly awful" I choked out, snapping everyone out of their dazes. "I know" He shortly answered, I could tell that he felt regret and was sorry for what he did. But still. How could anyone ever do that? "We should probably try to sleep now, it''s getting prettyte" Loren whispered, probably regretting her question. I just nodded and leaned back in the bed. I looked down at Lou, he was just next to me on a madras and he was wearing a frown. When he noticed me staring, he looked up at me and we made eye contact. He smiled an emotionless smile and I closed my eyes, trying to forget everything I just heard. "Good night" I heard Loren say as she turned off the lights. "Good night" Oliver and Colton answered and after that the only thing I could hear was everyone breathing. This wasn''t how I''d thought the night would turn out. Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Surprisingly, I fell asleep quite fast and slept pretty well. When I woke up the next morning, I realized that everyone was still sleeping. But when I looked down at Lou''s madras I realized that he was missing and I felt my chest clench. Where the hell could he have gone? I thought about waking Colton up, but then remembered that Lou usually took a morning run. I eventually calmed down and felt my heart slow it''s beating. I watched as Lucky''s chest rises and fell and I wondered how the heck someone as nice as Lucky ever could have done such a thing. He said that it was in the past though. If a murderer said that he regretted murdering a person, he would still be a murderer, right? My inner voice spoke and I gulped. But he didn''t murder anyone. And he did sacrifice his own virginity. Stop making up excuses for him. I sighed out loud and massaged my temples. I wondered if Sandra had visited me during my time as unconscious. She must have, she''s my mum for gods sake. I heard someone move and my eyesnded on Loren''s small frame. She seemed to me wakening up and I soon saw her eyes flutter open. She sat up and yawned and her eyes soon met mine. "Good morning" She whispered quietly, her voice was still groggy from wakening up and I returned her smile. "Good morning" I politely responded, while stretching my arms and yawning. We fell into afortable silence and I looked out of the window in the room. The sun was already up in the sky and you could hear birds sing outside. "It''s weird" Loren suddenly said and I turned my attention to her. "How just a sentence can make you change your opinion about someone so quickly" She finished, her eyes were resting on her brother and I pursed my lips. "He''s still your brother" I reminded her softly. "And Luke is still your friend" She spat and I frowned. Damn. "Sorry, I''m just so surprised that''s all" She apologized with a sad smile. I shrugged it off and assured her that it was fine. The silence fell upon us once again. "Where''s Lucas?" She then asked and my eyes wandered to Lou''s empty madras. "I think he''s out for a run" "How the hell does he have the energy for that so early in the morning?" She said my thoughts out loud and I chuckled. "I have no idea" "Would you shut up, I''m trying to sleep" Kylie groaned into her pillow and Iughed. "Sorry" I excused us quietly and she sighed. "Whatever, I guess I should wake up now anyways" She yawned and sat up. "I heard you were having a heart to heart, may I chime in?" She asked and I raised my eyebrows. "Both Tyson and Luke seem to be sorry for what they have done. Well maybe not Tyson, but at least he regrets not telling you earlier. And Tyson loves you, so get over it" I red at her for being so insensitive and she rolled her eyes. "And Luke has changed, you know that. His past doesn''t define who he is now" I kept quiet and looked down at my nket covered knee. "I know I''m right" She smugly added and Iughed. I flipped her off and rested my head against the pillow. The door creaked open and I scanned the person walking in. The tall frame and capturing eyes gave it all away and I waved to Lou as he entered the room. "You''re still sleeping?" He asked quite loudly, Oliver groaned loudly and sat up. "For f*cks sake, mate" His voice, thick from sleeping yelled. "What''s happening?" Tyson asked as he also woke up. Colton groaned as he woke up and the first thing he did was show us all the finger. Kylie hit Lucky in the head and his eyes shot open. "Dude!" He yelled, his voice even raspier than usual. Oh god that''s hot. "I want breakfast so get up and make me some" I whined and they all red at me. "I can''t freaking move" I reminded them and they all sighed and rolled their eyes. Soon people were on their feet and they walked back to their ces to bring us breakfast. "I can keep Ravenpany" Oliver offered and I cocked an eyebrow at him. "You''re just tozy to walk back to the house" I deadpanned and he shrugged. After half an hour, Lou came back with a te of sandwiches and some juice. Soon the others came along with coffee and pancakes. "I crave coffee" I literally moaned when I smelled the warm drink being poured into my cup. "Aahh" I sighed as I sipped on the coffee. "How can you drink that?" Lou asked, scrunching his nose. "What are you talking about? It''s amazing" I fluttered my eyes closed as I took another sip of the warm drink. "No, it''s so bitter and it makes your teeth yellow" he was staring at me in disgust as I kept drinking. "Nope" I popped the ''p'' and smiled brightly at his grimace. He shook his head and stubbornly held onto his ss of orange juice. "You''re such a twat" Iughed and he flipped me off with a chuckle. I noticed Lucky staring at me from the side, but I ignored it and kept the conversation with Lou going. "How can you run at the morning? I''d die" "It''s rxing and it helps me think" He pulled his fingers through his newly showered hair and raised his shoulders and dropped them. I tilted my head as closed my eyes, I felt an headacheing. "You okay?" Lou asked, with food in his mouth and I slowly opened my eyes again. "I''m starting to get a headache" I whined and he furrowed his brow. "Do you need some aspirin?" He asked me and I shook my head. "I think I''m fine for now. I just need my coffee" 15 minutester, we had all finished eating and it was time for me to go home. I was so happy to get back and have a shower. And afterwards Lou gave me some new, woman''s clothing which made me even happier. It was just a normal tank top and a pair of sweatpants, but still. And a pair of actual panties and a bra in my size. When we had gotten back, I''d decided to stop using the wheelchair and use he crutches instead, so I got some work out at least. So currently I was slowly making my way down the stairs with my crutches as the rest of us sat in our living room. "Tadaaaaa" I yelled when I finally made it to thest step. "I did it! Uh huh, uh huh. I did it! Uh huh, uh huh" I sang as I jumped to the couch and sat down. "That''s the way, uh huh, uh huh, I like it, uh huh, uh huh" Colton corrected me and I flipped him off. Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. "Don''t ruin my moment" Me and Lucky still hadn''t spoken, since he revealed his... Past. I knew that I had to say something soon, the tension between us was ruining the mood in the house. So I sat down in the couch next to Lou and then decided to start off with something simple. "Can you hand me that pillow?" I asked Lucky, making eye contact. He was visibly surprised and his eyebrows shot up, I saw a small smile tugging at his lips though. "Here" He said, quietly and I grated him with a smile. I decided that I would try to speak to himter, if we ever were alone. "So what are we doing today?" I asked them and Colton raised his hand. "Maybe we can walk around camp and say hello to some people? You haven''t really been outside that much" He gave me a friendly smile and I nodded. "That sounds great, maybe I should visit Sandra too" I thought about it and then realized that she hadn''t visited me when I was at the hospital cottage. "Did she visit when I was passed out?" I asked them, gritting my teeth. I didn''t even know if I wanted to know the answer to that question. "Yes she did, a few times actually. She yelled at Derek too" Lucky said, still quite quiet. This made me smile and I nodded shyly. "Well, I''m ready to leave" I said, gesturing towards the door and slowly standing up and grabbing my crutches. The boys stood up and followed me to the door. I slowly made my way down the small stairs that led to the ground outside the house and then started moving towards a tree close by. I leaned against it and waited for Lou to lock the door. When they started to walk towards me I pushed myself off the tree and joined them as they walked towards the centre of the camping. "Hi Colton! Hi Lucas!" The same little girl that informed us about my wheelchair cheered as she saw us walk past. She was sitting on a big rock next to a boy her age and he looked down at his knee nervously. "Hi Ana and hi Eric!" Colton answered in the same cheerful tone. Lou gave them both a smile and a small nod and I waved awkwardly. "Where are you going?" Eric quietly asked and I couldn''t help but quietly ''aww''. "We''re just walking around and looking for something to do" Colton continued and Eric smiled a small, small smile. They talked a little bit more and then we continued toward the reception where Sandra was. When we came into the conference room she was standing opposite the grumpy old woman who wouldn''t let us in the first day. I couldn''t remember her name. They were discussing something and it seemed pretty important, seeing as Sandra was waving her hands all over the ce and her eyes were wide open. "Mum?" I asked and she looked over at me. Her harsh expression softened and she gave me a warm smile. "I heard you were awake, I had nned toe and visit youter today!" She said, walking over to me and giving me a tight hug. "Caren, Sandra, what''s happening?" Lou asked sternly, his eyes were filled with worry and it made my chest clench. Caren, now I remembered. "We have got some news" Sandra whispered and I furrowed my brow. "What kind of news?" Lucky asked besides me. "Both bad and good" Caren muttered and I bit my lip. "The bad news are that Tim and Sarah leaved for a raid, three days ago and they haven''t returned..." Sandra wore a gritted expression and I hoped that these strangers were alright. "And the good news?" Lou pushed and I looked over at Sandra again with wide eyes. "The news said that they''re sending rescue forces to save people that are still virus free. They are moving them to the U.S, since it''s still pretty free from the virus... The only problem is that the airport is over 500 kilometers away from here" That would take at least a week to walk. "And when are the ins arriving?" Colton asked and I panicked. "Three days, and they''re only staying for 4 hours" Oh crap. Chapter 16 Chapter 16 "Do you happen to own any cars?" Lucky asked and Sandra nodded. "Only five though, and we are over a hundred people, plus weapons and food" Caren chimed in and I sighed. "But there''s cars in the towns, maybe we can take one of those... I know how to Hotwire them" Lou said and I looked over at him and nodded hastily. "That''s true, maybe we can make this work after all" I was positive that we could make this work and I was feeling rather excited. "We have to announce this, can you gather everyone?" She asked Colton and Caren and they nodded and walked away. "So I want all of you on the first cars and the kids" She says as she takes out a paper ands starts to scribble on it. "We''re 109 people here and the cars can take 5 people... We can send 25 people to take the five cars we have and go get some more cars and maybe a truck if they can find one. Everyone else will start to get their stuff and move our weapons and food out to the reception..." She mumbled and scratched her neck. Soon Colton came running in and waved his arms in the air. "Everyone have gathered and are waiting" Sandra nodded and quickly made her way out. I made my way on the crutches, Lucky waited for me and I shed him a grateful smile. When we came out, all I could see was like 200 eyes staring at my mum and I swallowed. How did she manage to be their leader? "I''ve gathered you all to tell you something important. Earlier today, the news said that enforcement woulde to our airport and would bring survivors to the United States. We only have three days to make it there so everyone must help" She continued her speech and gave everyone different missions, since I was pretty helpless on my crutches, I only stood by the reception and took care of all the children. About five hourster, everyone was gathered again and there was cars waiting. "We''re leaving straight away" Sandra spoke and I swallowed. We managed to convince her to let me, Lou, Kylie, Tyson and Loren to go in the same car. She had made Lucky, Oliver and Colton go with some others though, which made me kinda sad. "I''ll see you when we get there" Lucky said, hugging me tight. I looked up at him and nodded. "Of course" I smiled and kissed his cheek. "See youter" I said as I jumped into the car, next to Lou in the drivers seat. Kylie, Loren and Tyson sat behind us. Tyson and Loren still seemed to be mad at each other and I understood. But they were siblings so I was sure that they''d work it out. "Okay, off we go" I heard Lou mutter as he started the car. We were currently sat in an all ck Range Rover, as soon as Lou and Tyson had found this car thy had called dibs and immediately drove it back. I certainly wasn''tining. It was around 4 P.M. right now, but since it was summer, the sun was still pretty high. I held my gun in my knee. Even though I had run out of bullets the day James got attacked by that Zombie, I still kept the gun. It was a part of me now, so I didn''t want to leave it. And as soon as I had loaded it again, it was as good as new. "I''m still jealous of that gun" Kylie muttered and I looked back over my shoulder and stuck my tongue out. We had only driven for about half an hour when Lou hastily stopped the car, making my body jerk forward. Luckily I wore a belt, so the only harm done was my chest hurting a little bit from the belt. I quickly looked around and saw that everyone seemed to be alright. "Why the f*ck did you do that?" Kylie asked, pretty pissed off, it seemed. "There was a rabbit on the road" Lou shrugged and I rolled my eyes. "Aww" Loren cooed when she saw the fluffy little creature make its way to the woods. "I basically died" I breathed and Lou red at me. "I couldn''t just let the little rabbit die" I shook my head in disbelief and took a deep breath as he started to drive again. By stopping the car, there was at least two more cars behind us that had caught up. I could glimpse Colton in the drivers seat and I waved, soon I saw him wave back and I giggled. Lucky was sitting next to him and he also waved. I grinned and them turned back in my seat. "Is it Colton, Oliver and Luke?" Lou asked me, his eyes never leaving the road and I nodded. I stared at his muscr arms on the wheel. There was something sexy with boys driving. STAPH IT RAVEN, YOU CRAZY OLD HAG. Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. There was different tattoos making their way down his arms and my eyes stopped at a picture of someone that looked very much like Spock from Star Trek. "Is that Leonard Nimoy?" I asked him in a high pitched voice. "It''s Spock" He mumbled and I rolled my eyes at his obvious statement. "No shit, but why Spock?" I then asked curiously. "Since he uses his logic to survive and I admire that" I gaped and looked at him with big eyes. "That''s pretty cool actually" I quietly added and I saw the sides of his lips lift. "I know" He looked over at me and winked, before turning his attention to the road again. I heard someone snicker and turned my head. It was Kylie in the backseat, she was looking at me with a knowing smile and I red at her. That made her smile widen and the mischievous glint in her eyes made me want to yell at her. When I looked over at Loren, she shared Kylie''s expression and so did Tyson. They all had the look ''Oooh, I think you liiiike him''. They were still all looking at me with mocking smirks and I turned around and crossed my arms, letting out an long annoyed breath. "What''s wrong, Rave?" Lou asked me, shooting me a quick concerned nce. "Yeah what''s wrong?" Kylie mocked from behind and I shot her a death re that basically said ''I''ll kill you''. She snickered once again and I gave Lou an assuring smile. "Nothing, I''m just tired, that''s all" I covered it up, yawning a little to further prove my point. I caught Kylie sharing a look with Loren and I ''humpfh''ed. "Try to sleep a little" Lou suggested and I nodded, resting my head against the seat. I had a hard time finding afortable position, but soon fell asleep. ??? When I woke up, it waspletely dark outside. The only light came from our car. I groaned and turned around, Lou was still driving and he quickly nced down at me and smiled. "We''re almost there now" He said quietly and I yawned. When I looked back, I saw that both Kylie and Loren were sleeping, Tyson was looking out the window. "You should''ve woken me up and made me drive a little bit, you need to sleep" I shook my head in disbelief, what if he fell asleep and killed us all? "I''m fine" He said shortly and I red at him. "I can see the bags under your eyes, just stop the car real quick and I can take over" I pushed and he sighed. He slowed the car down and pulled over and I gave him a small smile. He then got out of the car and I jumped over to the drivers seat. He then got in on the other side and closed the door. I quickly fastened my seatbelt and started to drive again, Lucky, Oliver and Colton had driven past us and I let driving behind them. "Now sleep, you freaking moron" I furrowed my brow and stuck my tongue out. "Yeah yeah, whatever" He yawned, which made it hard for me to make out what he said, but when I asked him to repeat himself, he was already asleep. I looked at the time and saw that we''d driven for over 6 hours. And another half an hourter, Lucky, Oliver and Colton''s car made a turn. And when I followed them I saw the airport and I grinned. When we arrived I saw small tents that were lit up. There was cars everywhere and a few people sat around a bonfire. There were more survivors. When people realized that our cars wereing, hey stood up and pointed toward us. I slowed down my car just behind Lucky and Colton''s and parked it next to a big tent. I gently shook Lou''s shoulder and I saw his eyes flutter open, revealing his beautiful eyes. When he saw me he smiled and it made me grin. "We''re here now" I whispered and he slowly sat up. Tyson woke Kylie and Loren up and I grabbed my gun and crutches, before I slowly got out of the car. I hid my gun behind my back and looked around. I felt someone''s hand on my shoulder and I immediately tensed, just to rx again when I realized it was Lou. Before I had gotten the time to take this new ce in I heard someone clear his throat and my attention was drawn to the new person. "Well you''re not zombies so I guess you can live" An arrogant looking blonde guy said, as he lowered his rifle gun. "Why thank you" I sarcastically retorted and he smirked. "A sassy one aren''t ya" His blue eyes sparkled with amusement and I saw his eyes rake my body. The guy looked like he was about Lucky''s age and was rather handsome. Blonde hair, blue eyes, pretty tall, he looked Scandinavian. "And your name is?" Lou asked, annoyance clear in his voice. "I''m Tate" He was still wearing an arrogant smirk and I sighed. "Lou" "I''m Raven" I said, raising my brow, challenging him on his next move. "This is Jake and Niall" He gestured,zily pointing towards to the guys standing next to him. "And they are incapable of speaking?" I ever so wickedly asked. He ignored myment and turned around to the slowly forming crowd behind him. "They''re clear" He yelled and then turned back to us. "How many are you?" Thest of our cars was currently driving in here and I knew that Sandra was in it. "109" Tyson who was leaning against our Range Rover answered, copying Tate''s nonchnt look. "And do you have a leader?" He continued asking and my eyes traveled to Sandra who was currently making her way towards us. "Yes, me" Sandra said as she stopped in front of Tate. Since he was leaning backwards against a tree, she was currently towering above him and I could see that he was intimidated. "Uhm, nice to meet you, wee?" He straightened up a little bit and brushed some imaginary dust of his shirt. "Thank you, are you the leader?" Sandra asked professionally. Tate nodded and shed my mum a charming smile. "How nice" My mum mumbled, forcing a smile in return. They stared at each other for about 10 seconds before Tate pushed himself off the tree and gestured towards the tents and the small crowd of people that had formed. "Well, make yourself at home... I don''t know if we have any tents for you though, so if you didn''t bring any, you''ll just have to manage" He walked away with the two boys next to him, whose names I can''t remember. "We did bring tents right?" I heard Colton ask in panic and Iughed and nodded. "Let''s set it all up then" ??? About an hourter, we had finished setting the tents up. We decided to keep all our food and other stuff in the truck, since it was safer there. So if you needed anything, you had to ask Sandra or Tyson for the key. The tents that we had brought was pretty big, so there was space for 10 people in each tent. So Kylie, Colton, Loren, Tyson, Oliver, the Lucas'' and me were sharing a big tent. We were currently lying around a small fire in the middle of the tent. It was prettyte and it waspletely dark outside. I''d decided to go to sleep straight away, since I was so tired. The others were still awake, taking about something random. I fell asleep listening to their fading voices. Chapter 17 Chapter 17 The next morning I''m d to tell you I was awaken by the birds singing. So for the first time in a year, probably, I woke up with a grin. I sat up and yawned as I looked around. Lou and Oliver were both missing, but the rest still seemed to be asleep. I got up and took my crutches. I slowly made my way out of the tent, I was careful not to step in someone''s face. The sky waspletely free from clouds and the sun stood pretty high. I was extremely hungry so I walked to the truck where all out stuff was loaded and saw that someone had put a few chairs and a table with food to take. Around one of these tables I saw two familiar faces and I walked over to them. "Hiiii!" I cheered and sat down next to Oliver. "Good morning" He greeted me in the same joyful tone and I got a smile from Lou. "The weather is amazing, it''s hard to believe we''re in Ennd" I said once I''d made myself a sandwich and grabbed a ss of water. "I know really!" Oliver agreed and I took a bite of my sandwich. The bread was a little bit dry and the butter had melted, but it was better than nothing. At least I had cheese on it. "I talked to Sandra earlier and she sad that we were free to do whatever we wanted as long as we stuck together and had weapons with us" Lou told us, looking around for activities. "Maybe we can look around the airport?" Oliver suggested and I nodded. "Sounds good, I''m pretty handicapped so I can''t really do anything physical" I looked down at my poor leg, it was still in its cast and It would be stuck with it for another 2-3 weeks. "Why aren''t we sleeping inside the airport?" I then asked as the thought hit me. Oliver and Lou both shared a look and then shrugged. I sighed and we kept walking towards the big building. The airport looked like any other airport really and I''d visited it more than once earlier when we''d traveled. I remembered that this Airport had both a Victoria Secret store and a praline shop and I got really excited. When we got to the second floor where all shops where I got lunatic and ran - tried to at least- all over the ce. I squealed when I got inside the Victoria secret shop and quickly made my way to the bras. When I found a few in my size, I grabbed them quickly and ran into the dressing room. One light pinkze bra in particr, really fit well and looked he fine on me. I then walked out of the store with a grin, happy that I didn''t have to pay and kept walking to a cloth store. I decided to give myself a makeover and grabbed a pair of jean shorts and a cute blouse. Lou and Oliver had seen a candy shop and since then I hadn''t seen them. After I had visited the small shoe shop and grabbed myself a pair offortable, but pretty fash sneakers I was pleased and decided to find the boys again. Well I say a pair of sneakers, but I could only wear one, since my other foot was covered in gym pain and bandages. I headed towards the candy store and when I heard noises I grinned. "OLLIEEEEEE AND LOUUU" I yelled in a sing-song tone. "We''re here!" Oliver answered and I fastened my speed as much as I could with the crutches. I walked into the candy store and started tough when I saw the two boys on the floor, their knees filled with sweets. Lou was currently munching on a chocte bar and Oliver had opened a box of choctes and was picking out all the ones with white chocte. They both looked up at me with wide eyes when they heard meugh and then grinned a boyish smile. I saw Lou''s eyes traveling down my body and I raised my brow. "A picture wouldst longer" I cocked an eyebrow and he smirked. "I don''t have a phone nor a camera so... Staring will be have to do" he cockily replied and I rolled my eyes. "Chocte?" Oliver offered, handing me me a snickers. ??? We stayed in the candy store for a while, just eating and talking. And when we decided to go, my stomach was hurting from to much sweets. "I should''ve stopped after that bar" I groaned, holding a hand over my stomach. "I shouldn''t have eaten anything at all" Lou muttered and we both groaned. We looked over at Oliver, he was still eating and didn''t seem bothered at all. "Wanna taste this fudge? It''s delicious! You can feel both the raspberry AND the licorice, you should-" He started, handing me the piece of fudge, but just by looking at it I felt my stomach turn and just like that; I emptied my stomach over his feet. "Oh my god, it''s all over my shoes" Oliver cried out and I flipped him off. "Are you alright" Lou asked with a frown and I gave him a thumbs up. "I''ll go get some new shoes" Oliver sighed, running back towards the airport. "Oh f*ck" I cussed as I emptied the rest of the contents in my stomach over the ground. "I''m never going to eat again" I promised and slowly made my way back to our tent. Lou rested a hand on the small on my back and when I looked up at him, he would give me encouraging smiles. "Prettydy looks pretty dead" I hear someone snicker and I clenched my fists as I turned around. I felt Lou''s hand tense on my back and I nced up at him. He clenched his jaw and red at the person speaking. Tate. "Can''t you just go and... I don''t know, die?" I suggested, furrowing my brow. "And join you? I''d love to, but I have to take care of a camp" I flipped him off and started to walk away. "It''s not like you can outrun me!" He yelled and I stopped straight in my tracks. "Did you just quote Twilight?" His face visibly paled and I heard Lou snicker besides me. "No...?" I smirked devilishly and then finally arrived outside our tent. I ducked under the tent opening and sat down, with a loud ''umph''. "Oh no! Raven has turned into a Zombie! We have to kill her" Kylie yelled when she saw me and I flicked her off. "Shut up" "What happened to you, you look awful" Colton chimed in, not really making me feel better. "Freaking snickers and licorice and fudge and Nute-" I didn''t finish my sentence as I - even though I thought my stomach was empty - threw up one more time. "Jesus" Kylie squealed in disgust. "Sorry" I muttered and at the same time Lucky entered the tent. "Oh my god, what happened?" His eyes were wide with worry and I wanted to hug him, but I was scared that I would throw up at him so I just gave him a weak smile andid down. "I''ll go get her some water" I heard Lou say to Lucky and soon I felt a cold hand on my cheek. "What happened?" He asked quietly and I shrugged. "Wayyyy to much candy" Oliver, now back exined and I whimpered, feeling really sorry for myself. "Just eating candy can''t have made her that sick... You- you aren''t pregnant, right? You said that you were a virgin, but maybe you and Lucas-" Lucky began, panic clear in his voice and I started tough. "No, are you kidding me? I''m not freaking pregnant. I''m still as virgin as ever. Maybe I was food poisoned or something" I rolled my eyes at his silliness and pulled my nket over my head, blushing slightly. "Here''s your water" Lou''s deep voice said and I peeked out under my nket. "Why is she hiding under her nket?" Lou asked, furrowing his brow and I pouted and looked at Lucky. "Lucky is embarrassing me" I mumbled, taking the ss from Lou and quietly thanking him. "He thought- HAHAHAH - that - HAHAH - she was pregnant - HAHAHAHA - with your child" Kylie cried out in betweenughs and I felt my face turn a darker shade of red. I saw Lou''s expression change from confusion to embarrassment to confusion to I don''t even know: His eyes traveled from me to Lucky to Kylie and I was certain that I looked like a tomato right now. "What?" He finally choked out and I had to keep augh from escaping. "HAHAHAH" Well that went great Raven, good job. And then I went quiet and decided to stick with being quiet and embarrassed. "Well that''s good" Lucky spoke after a few moments of awkward silence. "Are you feeling better?" Oliver asked me and I shook my head. "Not really, I think I''ll just rest for awhile" I admitted, my stomach was hurting really bad and my throat was burning... And on top of that I still felt really sick. "We should get that cleaned up" Kylie pointed out, staring at the puddle of vomit. "That''s really gross" Oliver scrunched his nose and I once again hid under my nket. "Where''s Tyson and Loren?" Lou asked Kylie and she shrugged. "Tyson and Loren went to talk somewhere, I think" She got out of her sleeping bag and left the tent. "I''m getting some food!" She yelled, probably waiting for Lucky toe join her. "You can go, Oliver and I can keep herpany" Lou assured Lucky and he looked over at me as if to ask if it was alright. I nodded and gave him a weak smile and he soon ran out. "Wait for meeee" I heard him yell after Kylie and I found myself smiling. "I want more food" Oliver suddenly eximed and soon he was running after Lucky and Kylie. "I WANT MORE FOOOOOOD" He yelled, leaving me alone with Lou. Iughed quietly, resting my throbbing head at the pillow. When I finished drinking my water, I felt a little bit better. But I was still pretty down. I realized this was the first time, we''d beenpletely alone since our almost kiss and I felt my cheeks burn at the thought. N?velDrama.Org content rights. "Uhm..." He scratched the back of his head, clearly realizing the same. "I should probably clean that up" I mumbled, slowly trying to stand up. "Can you hand me my crutches?" I asked tiredly, pointing towards them. "No, youy down. I''ll fix it" "No that''s just embarrassing, I can do it" I insisted, grabbing the crutches on my own. "Don''t be silly" He grabbed my left crutch and just like that our faces were close together again. I quickly dropped the crutch and sat down, widening the space between us. I didn''t want to kiss him after I just vomited. Three times. We finally decided to clean it all up together and after I almost threw up for the fourth time. We finally finished it and I once againid down in my sleeping bag. Lou was lying on his stomach next to me, rolling his thumbs. "Should we talk...?" I asked quietly, I was scared of what he would say but I needed some closure. He looked at me with a stern expression and I gulped. "We almost kissed... Twice" I said, nervously tugging a strand of hair behind my ear. "But you like Lucky?" "No...? I don''t know, maybe. I haven''t known either of you for that long. Lucky for maybe three weeks and you for like one and a half" His stare got colder and I felt like crying. He looked away and took a deep breath. "Raven, I''m a boy" He finally spoke, his voice raspy. "Well obviously" I tried to lighten the mood, but failed quite miserably. "I''m only looking for some action, but obviously I''m not going to get that from someone like you" Chapter 18 Chapter 18 He stood up and left the tent, leaving me confused and... Heartbroken? What the f*ck? I could just stare at the wall of the tent. Why the hell would he say that? Did he really just want me for sex? Then why would he choose a virgin? Oh my god. Maybe he made a deal with someone. But then he wouldn''t admit that he just wanted sex... Right? I didn''t even know what to think. I pulled my fingers through my unruly hair and pursed my lips. Oh well then. Screw him. I''m not even sure I like him. It doesn''t even matter. I sat up, grabbed my crutches and walked out of the tent. I dried my tears on the way to the truck, where I was certain I would find Lucky. I felt like I needed a hug right now. I was d to see both Lucky, Oliver and Kylie sitting with one sandwich each. "Hi Raven!" Oliver cheered, gesturing for me toe sit. I slowly sat down. "Are you feeling any better?" Lucky''s soft voice wondered. "Yeah, a little bit" And I was telling the truth, I did feel much better. My head wasn''t hurting as much and even though I still felt a little bit sick, my throat wasn''t burning anymore. My heart felt a little bit colder though. "Where did Lucas go?" Oliver asked and I gritted my teeth and took a deep breath before answering. "I don''t know, he just left" I tried to act unbothered, but I''d never been a good actor. "C''mon" Lucky said, grabbing my hand and dragging me away. "Where are we going?" I whined, I wasn''t in the mood for an adventure. He didn''t answer, he just gave me a warm smile and gestured towards the woods. When we finally made it to the edge of the airport, where the forest began he sat down on a big stone. "Come sit" he ordered, patting on the stone next to him. I sat down, rather confused and made a grimace when I felt how cold the stone was against my bare legs. "So... What happened?" I gaped, had it been that obvious? But I didn''t want to tell Lucky, since it was partly about him. "I- I don''t want to tell you, you''ll think it''s silly" I looked down at my knee and brushed some imaginary dust of my blouse. "C''mon love, just tell me" I felt goosebumps form on my skin as he used that nickname. Love. How British. "Well... We kinda almost kissed twice. And then he asked me if I liked you... And I said ''I dunno'' and then he was all like ''I''m a boy Raven, I just want some action'' and I was like ''The f*ck mate''... But then he had already left" I cringed at how pathetic I sounded and I whimpered under his eyes. "He said that?" Lucky''s voice was filled with concern and... Anger? "Well yeah...? And then he said that someone like me obviously wouldn''t give him any" I felt my cheeks redden and I wanted to p myself for being so weak. "He''s a f*cking dick" Lucky muttered and I chuckled. "Yeah.." I agreed quietly and Lucky''s cold fingers caressed my cheek. "We should probably head back" I murmured after a few moments offortable silence. He nodded and helped me stand up, handing me my crutches, which I hadid down on the grass. We slowly made our way back and I rolled my eyes when I saw Tate waiting just outside our tent. "Stalker much?" I spat, very cringingly and he just smirked. I felt my nostrils widen out of annoyance and I just red at him. "Pms much?" He replied in a high pitched voice, mocking me. "Actually, no" I flipped him off and crawled into the tent, ignoring his eyes on my back. "God he''s such an-" I began but I was interrupted by the annoying piece of shit once again. "Sex God?" I heard his voice outside the tent and I growled, sounding like a freaking wolf or something. "Calm down, puppet" I heard himugh and Lucky was trying to sympathize but I could see him trying to bit back hisughter. "Really?" I asked when I was certain that Tate had left. "He''s seems like a fund, I wouldn''t be so quick to judge him if I were you" Lucky said, like the oh so very typical British boy he was. "Thanks, boo" I heard Tate say from outside the tent. "Oh god I thought he left" I muttered but then loudly added "C''mon he seems like a f*cking douche, more dick in his head than down there" Lucky shrugged and sat down next to me. "Hey!" Tate yelled grumpily and his head peeked inside our tent. "That''s not very nice and for the record, my "down there" is pretty damn bi-" I threw a shoe at him for him to shut up and he sat down in our tent. "Ouch" He whined, rubbing his forehead, where I hit him. "Stop being such a pussy" Iughed and he raised his eyebrows. "You are what you eat" He replied and I gaped. "Damn" I had to give it to him, that was a pretty godeback. "Ooohhhh" Lucky said and I hit him, stillughing. Even though Tate was a cocky ass, he was actually pretty fun. Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. "We should totally-" I started but stopped when Lou entered the tent. I gulped harshly and looked down at my legs. "Cat''s got your tongue?" Tate teased but when he saw my face he realized that it wasn''t the time to joke around. Lou got into the tent, looking unbothered and grabbed something in his bag. "I was just grabbing my gun, Oliver and I are going to shoot" He said, wickedly sending me a wink. I saw Lucky clench his jaw, making it more prominent and if we weren''t in this situation right now, I would''ve made somement about how hot he looked. Screw it. He looked sexy as f*ck. "Uhm... Okay. Have fun?" Tateughed awkwardly and waved. Lou smiled and waved happily, exiting the tent. "Bloody hell" I yelled when he left. "He''s such a piece of shit! How could he act so f*cking unbothered?" I asked incredulously. "What...? Did I miss something?" Tate raised his brow and pulled his fingers through his dirty-blonde hair. "He''s just a bigger douche than you" I crossed my arms and wrinkled my nose. F*cking Lou. "Should I feel offended?" Tate asked and I shook my head with augh. "Naahhh" I found myself grinning and in a way better mood. Well that was until Loren''s head popped into the tent with a horrified expression visible on her face. "ZOMBIES" And once again, all hell broke loose. Chapter 19 Chapter 19 We all got up from our seats and I hurriedly grabbed my crutches and gun. When we got out, there was people running around everywhere. I could only see three zombies and started shooting the one closest to us. Lucky had also grabbed his gun and sewers both firing like crazy. When the zombie finally came up to us, his head fell off from all the bullets that had passed through. Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. "Hell yeah" I yelled and gave Lucky a quick high five. "Really?" Tate asked, an incredulous look on his face. I shrugged and looked around for the other two zombies. One of them were already dead, but the other one was reaching for an unarmed kid. Lucky and Tate ran closer and started to shoot it, Lucky had managed to get his hands on a big ass knife and stuck it in the Zombies throat. I grimaced when the dark blood went everywhere, in both Tate and Lucky''s faces included. Tate kept pushing the knife in and after another few seconds he punched the head off. "ALL ZOMBIES ARE DEAD, YOU CAN CALM DOWN" Someone yelled and I took a deep breath out of relief. Lucky and Tate started to walk back to me, they were both drenched in blood from head to toe. "A hug?" Lucky asked jokingly, opening his arms for a hug. I wrinkled my nose andughed. "I think I''ll pass" "I think there''s showers in the airport... We should probably get ourselves cleaned up" Tate said, gesturing toward the airport. Lucky nodded and they started to walk towards the truck to get some soap and new clothes. I slowly made my way towards the dead zombie and looked down at it with a grimace. Blood was still sipping out of the neck and I almost threw up again. "We should get rid off it" I said to some guy, who was also looking at it. He nodded and got a friend to help him. I left since I couldn''t carry it with my leg. Someone else had carried the zombie next to our tent away and thest zombie. Luckily we seemed to be fine now, but I wondered how the heck they coulde so long into the camp, with all the guards we had. All the thinking was making my headachee back, so I decided to forget it and head back to our tent. I got in and saw that Loren, Lou, Tyson and Oliver were all sat there. "Where''s Kylie and Colton?" I asked Tyson, trying to ignore Lou''s smug look. "I don''t know" He shrugged and I rolled my eyes, sitting down on my sleeping bag, which unfortunately was just next to Lou''s. We talked for a while and after a few minutes Loren seemed to notice that Lou and I weren''t talking to each other. "Has something happened between you two?" She asked with her brow raised, probably expecting us tough and shake our heads. When neither of us did so, her eyes widened and she red at Lou. "What did you do?" She asked him angrily and I felt a smirk tug at the side of my lips. "Yeah Lucas, tell her" I viscously added. He red at me and even though I was smirking, I felt my insides explode and burn. "It''s nothing" He muttered quietly and Iughed emotionlessly. "It''s nothing, really? C''mon Lucas, tell her" I could see that he was annoyed by me calling him Lucas instead of Lou and it felt really nice that I was pissing him off. "What. Did. You. Do?" Loren''s re was ice cold and was actually scaring me. "I told her that I only hung out with her to getid" He finally said, his eyes empty of emotion and he was staring right at the wall. "YOU WHAT?!" Both Oliver, Loren and Tyson yelled at the same time. "What the f*ck, mate? I thought she was your friend" Tyson said, his eyes wide. Oliver''s haw hung open and in his eyes were pure anger. I was expecting him to yell at him, but instead he did something I never would have thought of. He punched him square in the face. Lou groaned out of pain and held his hand over his jaw, where Oliver had hit him. "I would be mad at Oliver for punching you, but I think you deserved that" Loren said, her face still filled with chock. Lou looked betrayed and I scoffed, he felt betrayed? What a hypocrite. I was almost expecting an apology but instead he just got up and mumbled something about getting some ice. "I''m so sorry Raven" Loren said, her eyes filled with sympathy and sorrow. "It''s alright, I guess I just wasn''t expecting it from him, ya know?" I shrugged my shoulders and gave Loren a hug, to assure her that I was fine. Oliver was cussing about what a dick he was, when Lucky and Tate came into the tent. "What did we miss?" Lucky asked, his hair still wet from the shower. "Oliver punched Lou in the face" Loren had a cold smile on her lips and looked down at her hands. "What?" Lucky''s eyes shot open in chock and he turned to me, his eyes asking me if it was because of earlier events and I confirmed by nodding. He got into the tent and sat down next to me, putting an arm around my shoulder and pulling him closer to him. I closer my eyes and rested my head on his shoulder, feeling the familiar scent of mint and forest. "Just forget about him" Lucky whispered so quietly that only I could hear and I nodded, smiling weakly. "Thanks" The words were almost to quiet to be heard but Lucky seemed to hear. "For what?" I could feel his head turn, probably to look at me and I sighed tiredly. "For being you" I wasn''t sure if he heard, but I was too tired to care and I fell asleep against his shoulder a few seconds