The next morning I awoke early, earlier than Lizard who was obviously in a deep sleep because I slipped out of the room without his notice. I had taken the sweatshirt off and had my army shirt on along with my pants. I had walked over to my car and grabbed my I-pod when something caught my attention. Glancing over to the hills I strained my eyes but when nothing stood out I shrugged my shoulders and put my headphones in. Stretching out my muscles I readied myself for the, what I would estimate, three mile run I was about to partake in. Putting my hair up in a pony tail I sighed before breaking out in a jog towards the hidden road. I would probably make it to the gas station in about two hours as long as I keep my pace the same. I totally lost myself in the jog as I listened to the songs that my I-pod played. I kept my gaze ahead and when I had gotten off the hidden road I had to smile. I had only a light sweat coating my body and I was still feeling quite energetic. I ran for about another half hour before realizing I was not going to make it to the gas station and back, I would have if I had stayed as fit as I could be. I turned around to head back when a flash of light caught my attention. This time I didn't have my rifle, which seems to have disappeared from my trunk, to see what was going on so instead I just ignored it. Not my business to pry.
It took me another half hour to get back to the Test Village but I made it. As I put my I-pod back into my glove compartment I was aware of shouting, familiar shouting. Coming around the corner of a house I noticed Lizard yelling at…Ruby? Gritting my teeth I made it over there just in time to hear him cussing her out like there was no tomorrow. "WHAT THE FUCK" I screamed at him grabbing his shoulder to pull him away from the poor girl who looked nearly to tears. What happened next happened so fast I hadn't realized what had hit me until I felt the blood drip down my lip. Lizard had spun around to back hand me hard enough to snap my head to the side and split my lip. I looked back over at him with widened eyes as he glared at me with a mixture of slight shock, glee, and pity? No not pity. I didn't know what it was but I didn't care as my façade went from shocked to absolutely pissed in less than two seconds. Faster than I think he would have expected me, if he had expected it; I swung my fist at his face. I grinned as I felt it connect but it was wiped off as he grabbed my arm and twisted it making me go with it to keep out of pains way. Not giving up I slammed my foot up, getting him in the balls. As he cringed forwards I whipped around to knee him in the face. Only my knee didn't connect and I felt two rather large hands grab my arms and drag me away as Lizard straightened up, a pained look still on his face. I was wiggling, screaming profanities at him as Jupiter stepped in between us.
He glared down at me before opening his mouth to speak. "Wha' the fuck is going on?" He practically yelled in my face as Lizard tried to press past him. He didn't make it as Jupiter gave him a look and Lizard settled for looking extremely pissed. "The bastard hit me, what did you want me do?" I glared over at Lizard as he grumbled something under his breath. Jupiter looked irritated with both of us, more at Lizard I think. Or I like to believe. "So? Don' mean you gotta hit 'em back" He was probably referring to the shot to the balls, but I just snorted. "Your not suppose to hit ladies you know" With that Lizard turned around and laughed at me "You 'aint a lady, you're a bitch" He sneered at me, which got me going again and I struggled against whomever was holding me, Pluto I think. "Shut the fuck up you bastard" I said before stepping on Pluto's foot on accident. Surprised he let go just a little bit, but enough for me to slip out of his grasp and go for Lizard. I had surprised Jupiter and Lizard both and had gotten one hand on his clothes before Jupiter grabbed me by my waist and hauled me away from Lizard who had grinned and was about to hit me again. Instead of setting me down he threw me over his shoulder and carried me back to the house that I had taken residence to, while I screamed profanities at Lizard and pounded on Jupiter's back. We went through the house, I was still screaming profanities, and we passed through the living room, Big Mama looking curiously at me. We made it to the bedroom where Jupiter roughly dropped me on the bed. "Stay here" He said before shutting the door. Noticing once again that the door had not been locked I had an itching urge to go after Lizard again. But instead I sighed. What was the point? Jupiter would just have to pull us apart and I wouldn't get a hit in anyways. As my temper settled I began to feel bad for Pluto, I hadn't meant to step on his foot, it was an accident and I hope he wouldn't hold it against me. My door cracked open and I glared at it till Ruby's head popped in. My glare turned to a smile as I motioned for her to come in. She gasped at the blood on my lip and she hurried over to my side. Once there she raised a hand to wipe it off. "You okay?" She asked, stuttering. I nodded my head while smiling at her. "Yes" I said before she glanced outside. A frown came to my face as hers saddened. "Ruby, what happened?" She looked down but didn't say anything. "It's okay to tell me Ruby" I said kindly though she just shook her head and backed away. I let her walk away from the room and I wondered what Lizard could have possibly yelled at her for. Though what I heard wasn't exactly yelling. It was more like screaming. So for the rest of the night I sat upon the bed and waited for him to return so I could interrogate him.
When he finally did show up he glared at me but I just looked at him. "What happened?" I asked quietly. He just smirked and went to the other side of the bed. "Tell me what happened Lizard" I said but he just turned away from me. "Why should I?" I could tell that he wasn't happy at all even though the grin was there. Sighing I wouldn't get an answer out of him like that, nor with violence, so the only option left... "Lizard, won't you tell me?" I whispered to him. He had stopped doing whatever and turned to look at me as I slid off the bed. He was surprised and unprepared as I pressed myself against him. He had dropped whatever he had in his hands to place them hesitantly upon my waist. I wrapped my arms around his neck while leaning up towards his face. "Please?" I whined to him as he gripped my sides. He knew what I was doing, but the fact that I had thrown myself to him was surprising and before he really knew what he was doing he had whispered into my ear. "She…ah...helped a bitch" He paused as I kissed his cheek. "Get away" When he was done with his last words I smirked to myself before stepping away. "Thanks" I said before going to walk around him. And like last night he stopped me. Unlike last night I'm pretty sure he wasn't going to let me go. He stared at me with something else in his eye besides anger and want.
Despite telling myself never again would this happen I let it as his mouth crashed onto my own. Instead of ripping my clothes off like last time the kiss lingered, his hands stroking my sides softly as he pushed me down upon the bed. His fingers ran up to my chest and I groaned as he ran his fingers teasingly over one breast. 'Damnitt' I thought to myself as his other hand ran lower. It wasn't like I wanted it, but the way he was now it was hard to say no. When he reached down to take my shirt off it was then that my other half kicked in. I learned soon that it wasn't another half of me, the things I felt since four years ago had been dark desires that had finally been released. My shirt was off and I was capturing his lips again, our kiss deepening as he worked my bra off. It was a blur, what happened, the next thing I knew I was completely naked and he was nibbling at my neck. His grip had grown almost painful, but I didn't mind. I wanted to feel his fingers dig into my skin as he moved down to my breast. He took a nipple into his mouth and I moaned, arching my back as a wave of pleasure hit me. It wasn't long after that, that he had his own clothes off and was staring at me while waiting for something. Grabbing his arms I pulled him down and as our lips kissed for the third time, he plunged into me. I moaned into his mouth, as he grinned at me. He started slow at first, his fingers running up and down my flesh. His pace picked up and I groaned as his fingers dug into my arm while he watched my face contort in pleasure. It soon wasn't what it had started out to be and we were both groaning and moaning from the pace he was setting. My hips bucked up to meet his and soon I began to feel the familiar feeling that surely meant a climax. He thrust a few more times before I arched my back for the final time and brought his mouth to mine to muffle my cry. He climaxed soon afterwards and we lay panting upon the bed.
Surprisingly to me he didn't move from my side but curled his arms around my small frame almost lovingly. I was too tired to do or say anything and I just fell asleep content to accept his arms for warmth that one time. I buried my face into his chest and let out a sigh as my eyes closed and I faded from consciousness.
I awake with a strange feeling of peacefulness and content. Not to mention I had been toasty warm through the night and I had finally gotten a good nights rest. It wasn't until I tried to move and found an arm securely latched around my waist, my naked waist, that I panicked. I reached for the arm and when I laid my hand upon it I realized who it was. Blushing madly I moved my hand to lie back over the pillow and noticed that I was completely naked. 'GOD DAMNITT' I screamed in my mind as I remembered what had taken place last night. How could I have let it happen AGAIN? I lay there quietly, not wanting to wake Lizard up and let him see the frustration and anger in my eyes. No doubt he would mock me and I was scared to even face him. See, because there would be another emotion in my eyes. Satisfaction. I hated it, hated what emotions he brought out when he did shit like this. I glanced over at the chair I usually woke up in and noticed my phone. How long ago had I used it? And remembering the day that I last used it reminded me of what day it was. Tomorrow was the day those people come, I had to help them survive tomorrow. With those thoughts I shoved Lizard's arm away from me and moved off the bed to get dressed. I had to go speak with Big Brain. It wasn't till I was dressed and walking out the door that I realized Lizard was waiting for me. How the hell did he get out of bed without my notice? I must have been trying so hard to ignore him that I had.
Not bothering to look at him I walked out the door. My stomach grumbled quietly so I grabbed a package of pop tarts to eat on the way. I had walked out the door and was eating the first one when I felt Lizard pull on my arm. I turned to face him, mouth full of pop tart and raised an eyebrow at his expression. He seemed confused about something but when I looked at him he just glared and pushed me forward. What the fuck was that all about? I would have said something but I had a mouthful of food and I just wanted to get over to Big Brain and get over what I was going to talk to him about. We were about halfway to the house we were going to when the smell hit me. I dropped my food, clutched my stomach, a hand flying to my mouth and covering my nose, and almost emptied my stomach of my contents. I felt Lizard's hand on my shoulder and I glanced at him and saw that damn smirk on his face. "What's wrong?" He asked almost sweetly. I glared at him, abandoning the pop tart on the ground and holding my breath while glancing at the house we past. Unfortunately I shouldn't have. The door was open and someone was inside chopping up a dead body, the freezer they kept the extras in wide open and I could see various body parts along with too much blood. I had been in the army but I had never seen that much blood or corpses mangled in such ways. I side stepped away from the house, right into Lizard who grabbed my shoulders. I didn't care at that point; I just wanted to get away from the odor and the sight. Tears sprung into my eyes as they fell upon a smaller, boy or girl, mangled within the freezer.
Unlike what I would have thought Lizard steered me away from the house and towards where Big Brain was. He seemed to be surprising me a lot lately. We walked into the house, me silent, and Lizard still smirking at me. Big Brain glanced over at us and I sat down on the couch a few feet away from him. "I need my guns" I said, still a little gone from what I saw. Lizard snorted while Big Brain laughed. "I told you tomorrow they come, if you want my help I need my guns back" I said, a stubborn glare on my face. Big Brain considered for a moment before his eyes wandered away from me. "If they don't show, you have your guns to kill us with" He said with a good reason. "I wouldn't do that, I told you that I would help you and I don't lie" I said with a frown. I never have lied, never will lie and I wasn't going to start there. He looked back at me and nodded his head. Lizard moved over to another room and came back with my shotgun and sniper rifle. He pulled the Desert Eagle out of his belt loop and I shook my head. "Where's the other one?" I said still glaring at them. They both looked at me with a puzzled look. In which I returned with a frown. "Where the fu…" I stopped mid sentence. I remembered then and a light blush came to my face. I had given the other one to Kandi. I fell silent and looked out the window to watch Jupiter pass by going who knows where. The other two were quiet while I stared outside and when I finally did turn around I found Lizard fiddling with my shotgun. Instead of glaring I simply walked past him, grabbing the sniper rifle. I would take the Desert Eagle and Sniper rifle back to the room me and Lizard shared and get the shotgun from him later.
It didn't take me long to get back to the room and when I opened the door I found Ruby sitting on the bed. A smile came to my face as I decided now was the perfect time to teach Ruby to dance. "Hello Ruby" I said while putting my guns on the floor. Ruby glanced at them before beaming at me. "Hello" Her hellos had improved greatly and that made me smile even more. "Ruby, would you like to learn how to dance today?" Her eyes got wide as she listened to me and I gave a soft laugh. "Yes" She said eagerly, her s hissing out. I laughed again and held out my hand for her to take. I turned around and stopped as I saw Lizard glaring down at us. I returned his glare and pushed past him, taking Ruby with me. We moved out to where my car was and I opened the door. "You can't dance without music" I told her with a wink at which she giggled. I turned on the same song I had played when we went to the Gas station and turned to Ruby. Grabbing her hands I started to sway side to side, waiting for her to pick up the simple motion. I giggled as she swayed along with me which made her giggle. Soon I was teaching her other dance moves, so soon we were dancing and she was doing a very good job at it. I giggled and we spun around before swaying again to the music. I started singing as we danced, which made Ruby giggle at me. She liked to hear me sing. We danced some more before we stopped, the songs turning to rock and I smiled down at her. "Good job Ruby" She smiled at me in turn and as I turned the music off I sighed. I had to ask her to do something she might not forgive me for. "Ruby" I said while turning to her. "Do you think you could do me a favor?" I asked with a soft smile on my face. She smiled back at me while shaking her head eagerly. "Can you stay in my room tomorrow? I have something that I'd like to put together but I don't have time to do it" She looked a little confused but nodded her head and I smiled. I was glad that one of my grandmother's old puzzles where in the back of my car. "See, I have this puzzle and it's really pretty so I thought that I'd put it together than frame it" She looked up at me curiously but I just smiled in encouragement and she smiled back. At that moment Lizard rounded the corner and I frowned. Ruby turned her head and I could feel her go pale. "Hey, come over tomorrow and I'll give you the puzzle" I whispered to her quietly and she nodded. Ruby ran off as Lizard came closer and I raised an eyebrow as he fiddled with my shotgun. "Quite messing with my shit" I told him with a glare and he only gave a half interested look before messing with my gun again. I stalked over to him to yank my gun from his hands but I stopped when he took it apart. "What the hell you doin'?" I yelled at him as he dropped one part and messed with another. I bent to pick up the other one, holding it to my chest like it was a discarded puppy.
He gave up with whatever he was doing and tossed the two pieces at me which I barely caught and he turned to walk back to the house. He gave me a look from over his shoulder, a glare and I sighed. I really hated being treated like a puppy. I started forward after shutting the car door. "Any special reason you were takin' apart my shotgun?" I asked him, glaring lightly at him. He just smirked at me and gave a shrug of his shoulder. "Bastard" I mumbled when he spun around and pinned me to the house. "Bitch" He replied before kissing me, my wise were wide with shock. I struggled, not wanting a repeat of last night. After a moment he pulled back, my arms were full of the pieces of my gun so I wasn't able to push him back. I glared at him as he smirked down at me. "What?" I said as he raised an eyebrow at me. "Do you want me to say thank you?" I said sarcastically to which he broke into a grin. Grumbling to myself I pushed past him to walk into the room. I put together my shotgun quickly and dropped it on the bed before walking over to sit on the other side and watching out the window. Lizard walked in a few seconds later and I heard his steps stop at the edge of the bed. My head was resting on my hand while I stared out the window. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" He said growling at me, but I could hear a bit of curiosity or maybe it was concern. I sighed and for the first time I closed my eyes and allowed myself to slump in front of him. "You wouldn't understand" I said quietly while I tried not to fall into an emotional state. I didn't want to be here and it was hard to keep myself together. I was surprised to find him standing in front of me and I was immensely surprised when his hand lifted my face up to look at his. I expected to see some sort of humor there, and was surprised again when he looked at me with something like concern. "Tell me" He said simply.
My eyes started to water. Did he actually care? Probably not but for now he would have to do. "I don't want to be here, I don't want to kill those people" I murmured quietly and instantly his eyes hardened. He pushed me back, hands at my neck while he smirked down at me. "I could kill ya now" He whispered at me, a crazed look in his eyes. "I could give you want you want" He murmured to me while leaning in close. I closed my eyes and his hands tightened on my neck. Even though I was almost willing to let him squeeze the life out of me I had to stay, for Ruby. "No" I choked out. And he looked at me curiously. "You sure?" He smirked at me and I looked at him, fear plain in my eyes as he squeezed harder. "Yes! Yes I am" I said while grabbing his wrist trying to get him to stop. He watched me for a second before letting go. I rolled over onto my side and took in a few unsteady breathes and coughed a couple of times. Instead of getting up I stayed there, curling into a little ball and waiting for sleep to come over me. It wasn't too late but I wanted the day to be done, but I didn't want to wake to tomorrow. As my eyes closed I faintly heard the door close and I curled into a tighter ball. 'Tomorrow was going to kill me' I told myself. But little did I know it wasn't me who was going to be dying.