Hey all! Well, chapter two's up! It's not as edited as normal, but I think it's okay. Thanks to sakyia and banana for the reviews! Chapter Two: News
"Wh-where's Ian?" I asked, my voice shaky.
It was silent for a moment, and then Trudy stood.
"I, ah, think it's best that we be going now." She murmured. She left along with Sunny, Sharon, Kyle, Brandt, and, surprisingly, Jeb. I gazed at the rest of them expectantly.
Melanie was in no condition to tell me, Jamie appeared to be in shock; Doc was grave-faced and didn't meet my eyes. I started to get extremely nervous, wondering why someone wouldn't tell me. Finally, after several agonizingly long minutes, Jared spoke.
"Wanda, we have something to tell you. Please don't go ballistic on us." He started. I nodded and he continued.
"Ian was…he was…" Jared swallowed, and I could see him fighting back shameless tears. He swallowed again and finally continued.
"Ian was…captured. By the Seekers. We tried to stop them, Wanda, tried to save him, but they were armed and ready. We couldn't do anything." Jared's voice was a whisper by the time he finished speaking.
I felt my world come crashing down around me. Ian. He was gone. The Seekers would take him and have a soul implanted. I understood now what Melanie had meant when my old comforter, Kathy, had mentioned that Jared and she/I could be together if they'd captured Jared. I felt the same way now. I wanted Ian with me, and not some stranger soul. She was right. The body doesn't matter. Not unless Ian's in it.
"H-how did it happen?" I choked out through my sobs.
Jared took a breath to steady himself, and then told me the explanation I so desperately wished to know. "We had just finished getting some medical supplies from the pharmacy. We did what you asked, Wanda, and pretended to be one of you. All went well at first. We were getting the items scanned. It was night, and we were exhausted. We weren't careful enough. The clerk had a flashlight, and she must've been paranoid, because suddenly, she flicked it on and shot it right into Ian's eyes.
"We didn't know what to do, and panicked. Ian yelled for us to run, while the clerk hit a button behind the desk and sirens blared. I grabbed Jamie and got him out to the car, they wouldn't know if we disappeared fast enough. We were quite a ways away from here, so they couldn't track us well.
"I went back into the store to get Ian, hoping that he'd gotten out already. Two Seekers knocked me down and had me pinned. I was ready to accept that I was going to die, and just had to hope Ian made it out and managed to escape with Jamie." Melanie clutched tighter to Jared's arm, but Jared took little notice. He stared at me intensely, judging my reaction. I pleaded with my eyes for him to continue. Jared quickly obliged.
"He had made it out, but he didn't run. He got to the car and asked Jamie where I was. When he heard the sirens go off, he knew that they'd gotten me. He ran back in. he ran back in to get me." Jared paused, closing his eyes. It was a few moments before he could continue.
"Ian found me in my position. He shoved the Seekers away from me and helped me up. He told me to run. To get out of here. Then the Seekers over took him. I saw one inject something into his body, and then Ian started to lose consciousness. He yelled for me to tell you that he loved you, Wanda." Jared finished. I didn't need to be told what happened next. For I already knew.
And now I had to find out how to get him back.
So there was chapter two. So far it looks like I'll be able to continue. Hope you enjoyed and please review!
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