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Jamie POV

My mind freezes as I feel cloth from a shirt collide with my head. My eyes burst open to darkness, but my hand instinctively pulls out the knife from the hidden hole just besides my bed. My feet are on the ground in milliseconds and my body stands in a defensive position ready for my attacker… a Seeker.

"Woah man chill. It's just me, Isaiah!"

Relief washes through me relaxing all my tense muscles. Should have known. A Seeker probably wouldn't throw my own clothes at me. I roll my eyes as I make my way towards my bed again. Drowsiness begins to consume me with each passing second.

"Really? Its 3 in the morning… go back to bed."

I long for my soft pillow and dreams of living outside the cave again. Don't get me wrong… I love everyone here! Mel, Jared, Jeb, Doc, Wanda, Ian… I just want to be able to live freely! Not like some trapped insects.

"Well you can get your ass back in bed Jamie, but I'm gonna go welcome back Jared and them! See ya!"

"What! They're back! Wait …"

Isaiah's head has already disappeared before I could even finish my sentence. Why am I always the last to know these things? I struggle to get my shoes on as I'm jumping to get the shirt by my bed. I tug the shirt over my head and look down at my leg. Quickly I pull on my shorts to make sure the light scar from my knife incident is covered. Even though it is barely even noticeable, Mel can still detect it… It constantly reminders her that I'm her little brother thus making her believe that I am too young to do anything. That she needs to protect me every second of every day. No matter how hard I try, I'm still only 13 years old in her and everyone else's eyes.

I follow the light mutter of voices down the caves to the unloading dock. Immediately I catch Mel's eyes, and relief overcomes me. I'm still secretly afraid that she won't return one day. A smile instantly fills her face, but there is a hidden message behind it. The smile does not go up to her eyes; they remain sad and worried.

The joy that was on my face slowly melts away. Dread replaces the feeling, and I quickly scan the truck and its surrounding for clues. Mel must detect my reaction because I instantly feel her arms engulf me in a hug.

"Hey bud! Another promise kept as always!"

I feel Jared's strong grip on my shoulder steadying me from Melanie's hug attack.

"Hey there Jamie."

I spot Kyle and Sonny not too far away unloading the truck with boxes of supplies. Doc and Jeb are struggling with carrying the new target souls. A spark of sorrow tugs at my heart; I always feel bad whenever they bring in new victims, Part of the sorrow goes to the soul who will be stripped out and possibly shipped to another planet. Taken from their life here. The other part goes to the human who might never wake up because their mind is lost to the alien forever.

At first the success of the soul stripping was amazing! We had numerous people join our society in the caves. Eventually we began to run out of rooms for all of the new members. Jeb ultimately made us go on a mission to find a cave close enough to be used as housing. Luckily we found one that's only a 5-minute walk. The new people moved into the other caves, and I finally got a room to myself. Though recently I have began to miss the company. The love between Jared and Mel… Ian and Wanda… is a reminder of how lonely I am. I mean dating is hard enough when you're a teenager, but with the human race dying out, it's a little bit more difficult.

Anyway recently finding new humans is getting increasingly challenging. As time passes, so do the last hopes of the fighters. By the time Doc removes the host, the mind is too far buried. They are lost in the depths of emptiness, dead. Now we are lucky to even get one person. When the operation fails, we always put the souls back and return them to their homes. I mean they are passed out literally the whole time; there is nothing the seekers can get from them. Wanda always insists to let them live on peacefully.

Suddenly it hits me with full force. Panic arises in me and I frantically travel from face to face looking for her soft innocence.

"Wanda, Ian. Where are they?"

Mel frowns and anxiety consumes her features. I catch her look over at Jared with questioning eyes excepting him to know what to do. Jared sighs and fakes relaxation. Mel follows his lead and she swooshes my hair like she used to when we were younger.

"Jamie they're fine. Just don't worry about it."

I forgot how good Mel is at lying, but I know better than to trust her. Here she goes again not thinking I can handle it. I swat her hand away and stand as tall as possible.

"Look Mel you can tell me! I can take it."

"Jamie honestly why don't you just go back to bed. Jeb tells me you have field work tomorrow and you should rest up for that."

"Mel stop! I'm not some little kid anymore. I don't need you worrying about me and my reactions all the time!"

Mel sighs as if giving up, and Jared wraps his hand around her for encouragement.

"Hey Mel. Why don't you finish unpacking and I'll talk to Jamie here."

She's shoots him this glare questioning his sanity, but he returns with a look that screams trust me. Reluctantly she nods.

"Don't be telling him anything stupid now!"

She goes to give him a light punch on the shoulder, but he catches her hand and pulls her into his arms. They are suddenly in a deep kiss totally oblivious to the world. Jared pulls away and gives Mel a smirk.

"Do I ever?"

"Hey guys, I'm right here, remember?"

Mel's cheeks are rosy and her eyes are in a daze. It's the look she always has after kissing Jared. It's her look of loooovvveeee. I could say I'm slightly jealous of their relationship, but I know I'm just being stupid. She walks away, and Jared's eyes are piercing into my face.

"Let's go for a walk."

I know he's probably going to try and avoid the subject, so I just jump right in.

"What happened, Jared?"

Jared puffs out air and gazes towards the dark paths looking for the right words. I wish they could just tell me upfront instead of treating me like a delicate baby.

"Ian and Wanda were held up."

"Jared stop with this shit. Just tell me plain and simple what happened."

He gives me a stern look, and nods his head.

"Fine. Seekers caught us taking a body from a parking lot. During the chase, Ian and Wanda made it so the Seekers were just following them. Kyle and I were able to get away easily, but Ian had to drive away from the caves. He didn't want them to find the community. We are almost positive they got away just fine. Ian and Wanda just needed to stay back long enough just to make sure they are safe and in the clear. "

Jared finishes and his eyes search my face for any emotional signs.

"Well we have to go find them. See if they are ok. We should go now!"

I turn about to run to the truck myself, but his strong grip is already around my arm.

"No Jamie, the best we can do is wait. They're fine! Ian and Wand will be back in no time."

I want to contradict him, to tell him he's wrong. The best we could do is fight for our kind and go help them! However, I can't. He's right. I'm overreacting to the situation, just like a kid would.

We sit in awkward silence for a while, and I hear Jared's foot playing with a tiny pebble.

"I should have come with you guys…"

"You wouldn't have made a difference."

"I could have done something!"

He sighs as if giving up, but then his head perks up when he spots something across the field. A sly smile appears on his face.

"Besides if you came, you wouldn't have been able to talk to Jess."

He nudges my arms, and I fall to the side not prepared for the attack. When I recover I spot the figure he was looking at. She's petite, but strong, and her light brown hair flows down in delicate loose curls past her shoulders. Her smile glistens in the dim moonlight as she laughs at a joke. Her name is Jess, and she's one of the new humans that we were able to recover from a soul.

"Jess? What?"

"Dude, come on. It's obvious you're crushing on her. Have you worked your charm on her yet? Or do you need advice from a stud like me?"

Jared laughs, slightly making fun of me. He knows I suck at talking to Jess. I freeze up every time I even get close to her. I decide to fight back.

"Stud? You?"

"Yeah. I mean I was able to land your sister."

I frown in disgust as he winks at me.

"Dude gross… and that's only because she thought you were the last guy on Earth. "

He laughs and rubs my head.

"Touché but you still should talk to her."

Suddenly faint alarms begin to echo through the cave. It's the sound of Seeker patrol vehicles, and it's coming from the city. My heart drops, and I instinctively stand. Jared's on his feet too looking around in panic. What's going on?

So Jamie has entered the scene ready to live a little!

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