Hey everybody. This is my first story for The Host and I know I'm starting out with an odd couple but I liked the stories I read so here it is. Just so you know, it starts out after they meet Nate and Burns. Hope you like it.
Disclaimer: The only thing that belongs to me is the plot line. Everything else belongs to Stephenie Meyer.
We walked back to our jeep after meeting Nate and Burns. Jared jumped into the front and drove down the highway. After about an hour I felt myself drifting off on Ian's shoulder.
He stoked my arm and hugged me closer to his warm body. When I woke an hour later, Mel had taken over the driving and Jared was passed out on the passenger seat. Ian was also asleep, so the only people awake were Kyle and me.
I carefully puled Ian's hand from my shoulder and gently placed it down. When I looked up Kyle was staring at me.
"Is everything okay Kyle?" I asked. He just smiled and shook his head. "Everything's fine Wanda," he said, "Just thinking 's'all." I looked down and stared at the jeep floor. After a short awkward silence, we started chatting about random things, such as favourite colours and food.
I quite liked having a friendly chat with Kyle. When you got to know him he was actually quite friendly.
I shuffled over and sat next to him. When we finished talking we sat in silence but this time was different, it wasn't so awkward.
I woke with a start as the jeep went over a bumpy patch and I looked up, realising I was asleep on Kyle's shoulder. I jumped and scrambled over to Ian, who was half glaring, half smirking at his older brother.
"Morning Sleeping Beauty. I honestly didn't think my brothers shoulder was comfortable enough to fall asleep in but you've proved me wrong," he joked and I internally sighed for some reason.
"Guys, we're coming to a store up ahead. Get ready Wanda." Jared called back. I grabbed my coat and crouched down, ready to make a speedy exit from the jeep. When Jared stopped the jeep, I quickly jumped out.
I pulled the large trolley around with me, filling it to bursting and as I left the shop I smiled at the security guard. Over the months I'd spent in the caves my deception had greatly improved and Ian told me I could lie to the Pope by now.
I barely squeezed all the shopping into the jeep but thankfully we were meeting Aaron in the next town.
I got back into the back of the jeep and squeezed in between Ian and Kyle. We reached the next town in less then an hour. We pulled into a deserted car park and waited for Aaron to arrive.
When he finally arrived we all climbed out of the jeep and opened the trunk. We pulled everything over to the van and stopped for a few minutes rest.
"Did you guys run into any trouble in the shop?" asked Aaron. "Nope, it's so great having Wanda around." laughed Ian.
Ian and Aaron swapped as driver of the van. Mel sat in the backseat of the jeep with Kyle and me, leaving Aaron and Jared in the front.
We travelled for a week before turning back for home but as we neared the place where we turned into the desert, the sound of sirens broke the silence. We all gasped in fear as we saw the metallic lotus cars drive up behind us.
"Kyle, get the gun ready. I think we're gonna have a stand off on our hands," said Jared as he pushed the accelerator as far as it could go. Kyle pulled down his window and leaned out as far as he could go. I leaned into Mel as he shot at the seekers.
As we drove under a tunnel the seekers pinned us in from all sides. Jared cut the gas and punched the dashboard in anger. "How could I let this happen?" he growled.
"Please exit the vehicle." called the seekers over a bullhorn. Aaron reluctantly opened his door and stepped out. Jared, Kyle and Mel also stepped out and I followed suit.
When the seeker saw me her eyes bulged. "Well well, what have we here?" she asked curiously. Kyle growled next to me and I looked up at him.
"Seeker rivers, grab the big one first. I wanna know what his problem is," she ordered. Rivers stepped towards Kyle but I blocked him.
"If you want Kyle then you'll have to go through me first," I said angrily. "How cute, is this your little human boyfriend?" she sneered. "No he's not my boyfriend. He's more like my brother," I explained, looking back at Kyle for his reaction. He looked down at me and smiled warmly. It made me feel all fuzzy inside.
"That goes for her too. If you want her you take me too," he threatend, stepping up next to me. "What do I do Seeker Fire Flower?" asked Rivers, confused. Fire Flower thought for a second before pulling out her gun. Kyle, Aaron and Jared did the same and stood, ready for a fight.
Jared fired the first shot at Fire Flower's shoulder. She fell to the ground and dropped her gun, which skidded over to me. I fired at one who was closing in on Kyle, who also collapsed. I continued firing shots, forgetting the fact I was using a gun, a weapon of violence.
We pulled them into the trunk and sped off quickly, turning back to our desert turning point. Thankfully we had collected many cryotanks on our raids, just in case we ran into trouble with any seekers.
When we arrived back, Ian was standing at the van, looking very worried. When he saw me he ran over and swept me up into a bone crushing hug.
When he set me back down he turned to his brother. "What the hell happened to you guys?" he asked. "We ran into some seekers. We shot 'em 'nd shoved 'em into the trunk." he explained, laughing slightly.
Ian walked to the trunk and opened it, pulling out one of the bodies. We all walked over and helped, though I wasn't much help. All I could do was grab the leg of Rivers, who was being carried not-so-gently by Kyle.
We took the bodies to Doc who got to work immediately. I walked down to the river room, heading for a nice refreshing bath. As I walked into the bathing room, I thought I heard someone behind me, but when I looked there was no one. "Must be my imagination," I said to myself.
I washed my hair and scrubbed my clothes. I dried off and put on the fresh clothes I had bought on the raid and when I got back to my room, I found Ian lying on the bed.
"Hey there Wanda, where have you been?" he asked cheerily. I sat on the bed next to him and gave him a hug. "Just having a bath. Is Doc finished with the bodies yet?" I asked.
"Yeah, he finished a few minutes ago. He's after getting really good at it lately. Probably the practice," he pondered.
I laughed and cuddled into him, resting my head on his chest and listening to his heart beat.
There it is everyone. Hope you like it. Please read and review.