Well I'm back, this is the sequel I've been promising. I hope you guys enjoy it at much as you did the first story. :)
"I've decided to never get shot again." Spencer says as she sits up in the passenger seat. We're on our way back to Vegas. We've been driving for about twelve hours now after spending over a week scavenging for pretty much anything we could find. We're divided among three vehicles. Glen, Spencer, Aiden, Kyla and Angel are riding with me. Carmen, Jo, Jayden, Jessica and Francisco are in Tim's car. And Spencer's parent's and Jackie are in the last vehicle. They're carrying most of the scavenged goods since there's hardly anyone in their van.
"So you were trying to get shot this time?" I turn to my girlfriend and question her with a raised brow.
"Eyes on the road Romeo." My sister says behind me and I can't help but roll my eyes at her. Kyla usually isn't this abrasive. It's like ever since Spencer came into my life she's been extra...bitchy.
Maybe she thinks she's losing me or something, I'm not sure but she's gonna have to learn to love Spencer cause when this is all over and things go back to normal...I know Spencer is the girl I wanna spend the rest of my life with.
"I wasn't trying to get shot per se." She says glancing at me. I turn and give her a confused look. "I've never been shot and I've always wondered what it would be like to get shot, and now that I know... I've decided that I don't like it." She finishes her sentence by placing a hand over her wound.
"Aw." I say and reach out to take her hand in mine. "You're crazy, you know that right?" I ask and she smiles.
"She knows." Her brother shouts from the back seat.
"Shut up and make out with your boyfriend!" Spencer turns around and abruptly yells to her brother. Kyla, Angel and I, all giggle.
"You have anger management issues." Her brother replies.
"I'm working on it!" She shouts angrily but doesn't turn and face him.
I turn and smile at her, "You don't have issues baby." I say shaking my head.
"Lies." Kyla says from the middle seat. Spencer chuckles and nods.
"How much longer until we stop?" Aiden whines from the backseat. "I'm starving."
"There's a bag of chips on the floor back there." I tell him.
"I want foooooood." He whines. I shake my head and chuckle.
"You know for you to be so buff, you sure do act like a girl." Angel says to him and everyone, including Glen, bursts into laughter.
"Well..." Aiden says, tilting his head and sticking out his tongue. I watch the entire scene from the rear view mirror.
"I could use a break from riding." Spencer says from beside me.
"Okay." I nod and put on my blinkers to the right to let the other cars behind me know I'm pulling over.
"Oh, so when Spencer says it...it's alllllllll good then huh? Just do whatever she says do we?" Aiden says and I chuckle at him.
"Yup." I say simply and get out of the car as the other two pull up behind us.
"Why are we stopping?" Tim asks, getting out his van.
"The kids need a break." I say with a smile.
"Ah." He says and nods. "Half an hour." He says and gets back in his van. I've grown quite fond of Tim, he's nice and a really great leader. And he's the only one that didn't ask me a billion questions after I explained the whole 'my blood is kinda the cure' situation. My sister is included in those people.
To be fair to Kyla, she had no idea what was going on all those years. Why I was always the one taken to 'bring your daughter to work day.' She didn't know so I really shouldn't have expected anything less than a ton of questions. I honestly expected anger, or disbelief...something along those lines. But after the initial shock set in she was totally back to her bitchy old...well newly bitchy self. It's been just us two for so long that I don't think she really appreciates the fact that I've fallen for and given my heart to almost a complete stranger.
She's always been protective of me.
–
"I'm not joking Ash, this girl is no good for you. You need to dump her."
"You have no proof of any of this Kyla, you're just making accusations." I tell my sister as I walk into my room and flop down on the bed.
"I may only be in middle school but I'm not naïve Ashley. I know when someone is lying. Jaz is a liar, she only wants to use you." She tells me coming in behind me and shutting my door.
"And you know this how?" I ask with a raised brow.
"I just do." She counters. "I'm your sister Ashley, and I'm telling you...don't be with this girl." She stops and shakes her head. "She's going to hurt you, I promise."
"Well, you're fourteen, I'm not really gonna listen to some advice from a fourteen year old. What do you know anyways." I say, a bit harsher than I intended and I can immediately tell that I've hurt Ky's feelings. She drops her head and starts to walk away. "Ky I'm sorry I didn't mean for it to come out like-"
"Don't..." She says putting her hand up. She shrugs, "...you're right. What do I know? I'm just a kid." She finishes and leaves my room. I sigh and flop back on my bed.
"You ready to go kiddo?" My dad knocks on my door and peeks his head in.
"Yeah, just give me a minute." I turn my head to the door and tell him.
"Everything okay?" He asks coming into my room and sitting down on the bed next to me. I sigh and sit up.
"I think I hurt Ky's feelings." I tell him and he nods in understanding.
"Sister's fight honey. It's a part of life and growing up. I'm sure she'll forgive you in no time." He smiles and kisses my forehead. "Now come on, you don't want to be late for your date." He says getting up from the bed.
"I'll be down in a sec." I smile at my father. He's always known how to make me feel better.
–
"How much longer until we reach Las Vegas?" Glen asks as him and Aiden file out the back seat.
"Oooh Glen, trivia." Spencer says coming up next to me. "Is Las Vegas a state or city?" She asks and smiles. They really do have an amazing relationship, much like me and Kyla. I'm sure they would do anything for one another.
"Don't be an ass, Spence." Glen shakes his head at his sister and pulls Aiden towards the trees.
"That means he doesn't know." Spencer purses her lips and nods.
"Must you crack so many jokes about his intelligence?" I ask, wrapping my girlfriend up in my arms.
She shrugs and thinks for a moment, "Yes." She nods and smiles. I lean in and kiss her lips.
"PG-13." I hear a deep voice come up behind us and say. I turn around and see it's Spencer's dad.
"Dad!" She whines and he just smiles. "Go awaaaaaaaay." She says trying to push him back in the direction he came from.
"Okay, Okay." He says holding up his hands. "I'm going. But I'm watching you two." He adds, doing the 'fingers to eyes to us' gesture.
"I'm sure." Spencer says sarcastically but her dad doesn't pick up on it.
"I like your dad." I turn to her and say with a smile.
"That makes one of us." She rolls her eyes and kisses me again.
"Where are we?" Kyla yells from the van.
"Still in the midst of a zombie apocalypse so why are you shouting?" Is my reply. Spencer chuckles beside me. Kyla shrugs and asks me again.
"Fort Smith, Arkansas. Maybe if you stayed awake for more than an hour you'd-"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." She cuts me off and shuts the van door.
"Well okay then." I turn back to Spencer and smile.
"That Tim guy said that we have time to cook up some Vienna sausages on a fire if we want to." Angel says coming up to Spencer and me.
"You.." I trail off and Spencer shakes her head. "We'll pass." I turn back to Angel and say. She nods and walks off.
"Are you two friends?" Spencer asks with a raised brow.
"Why? Would that make you jealous?" I ask wiggling my eye brows.
"Hardly." She says and turns to walk away.
"Hey!" I half shout and grab her arm, pulling her back to me. "You wouldn't be jealous if I befriended another girl? Another attractive girl?" I question. In case you were wondering, Angel isn't bad-looking at all. She has long black hair, gray eyes, sun-kissed skin and a heck of body, but she's not my type.
"Nope." Spencer shakes her head and my mouth drops.
"Really?" I ask after a moment.
"Yes Ashley." She chuckles. "Do you want me to worry about you and Ang-"
"Oh God no." I cut her off, shaking my head. "I'm just saying you know... in the future when things get back to normal and-"
"I'm not worried." She shakes her head and kisses my lips. "I'm gonna go talk to my mom for a minute, be right back." She tells me and saunters off.
"Hurry back cause I miss you already!" I shout softly after her and she turns and smiles at me.
Vegas gave me Spencer... how befitting to hope it gives me the answers to the curecure.