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Chapter 1

We were finally heading home after a month and a half of raiding, which more like shopping now. Wanda and Burns worked together gathering supplies for us all. He absolutely worshiped Wanda, her being form the Origin as well as nine planets and all that. It was a bit annoying for me I guess, but hey, she liked talking to him. Wanda talked to Sunny while we were at home in the caves but Sunny wasn't much fun for conversation.

Now we were in Colorado in January and it was freezing. Which was nice for a change and so was the snow. However I think we all missed the warmth of the desert. Jared, Melanie, Jamie and I were beginning to load the moving truck with boxes. We were on an abandoned road that ran next to a huge river.

I stopped Wanda as she tried to pick up one of the smaller boxes.

"Wanda..." I warned teasingly

"Oh, Ian! Leave me alone!" She said exasperated as she tried to lift the box.

In one swift movement I picked her up.

"Hey!" she complained "Put me down!" Her attempt to try and sound hateful was rather comical as she struggled uselessly against my arms.

"No" I said and then I kissed her and her struggles stopped. Heat flooded though my veins as I felt her lips on mine. All too soon someone cleared their throat. We looked up, everyone was starring at us. Wanda, embarrassed, turned pink and avoided looking at us all. Jamie spoke first,

"Could we keep it G rated please? I think I'm going to be sick. Also I don't know about you guys but, I'd kinda would like to go home sometime soon. It looks like snow again and it would be nice if it covered our tracks." Kid was getting smart. "So I say 'let's get outta here' ok?" we all murmured it agreement.

"Wanda, go for a walk with Burns or something, and if you try to help, I'll tie you to a tree. So, go" I set her down and she started to walk back to the box she was lifting. "Wanda, I'm serious" I said spinning her around to face me.

She glared at me for a moment "Oh fine" she huffed, and then started stomping off towards Burns. "You win." I smiled triumphantly, I almost always did.

Reluctantly, I turned my attention back to the boxes. Wanda and Burns were walking along the river, talking. We were almost done when I heard it above the roar of the river. That one sound that turned my world upside down: a splash.

A/N: cliffhanger sorry. Review please. i hope to update soon.