Reckoning
By: KaKaVegeGurl
Author's Note:
I've decided that fer now I'm going to leave Chapter 1 and 2 as they are. Though this isn't and never was going to be a Jamber.
If you all haven't re-read the prologue, you may want to. It's been re-vamped.
Everyone take a seat and get comfertable! Have a nice steaming cup of yaoi! Enjoy!
KaKaVegeGurl
Side Notes:
"..." Thoughts
Chapter 3 - Choices and Mistakes
Amber stood up and straightened out her shirt, "I'm sorry to hear that it's been hard for you, Jack."
The red head looked up at her and smiled weakly; he finally stood as well, "It's awlright. I guess it hasn't been that good for you either."
"Nah, not really." Amber patted his shoulder for comfort and made for the door, "I'll see about getting you something to eat. You look really hungry."
Jack nodded slightly, "Well we're all sort of hungry. It's been a long day."
"Alright, well… First we should see about getting you washed up. How did you manage to get that dirty? The others looked fine, but you look like you've been-"
"Beaten badly? Stuck in a dark, dirty room for more then three days without food?" Jack smiled humorously, "Try both."
The Eco Tribe leader frowned, "Well yes, you could say that. Let's… Definitely get you some food and a bath."
Jack walked towards her and grabbed her just above the elbow to stop her from leaving, "Can-can I ask you something?"
"Sure go ahead, Jack." Amber watched him as he turned away and looked out the side window, down the walk, out to the group huddled around a fire.
"Promise not to mention this to any of them?" The red head bit at his thumb's fingernail before looking back at her, "I don't want them to try to talk to me. Or pity me."
Amber nodded finally and made to go for the door once more.
Again Jack spoke to stop her, "Should I try?"
"Try what?"
"Should I try to forgive her or talk to her?" Jack asked when Amber turned to him for a third time.
The dirty blond haired girl smiled widely to him, "Well you shouldn't exactly just leave it at that. Maybe it was an understanding? Or even a lie?"
Jack bit his lip and looked down.
"Maybe an accident?"
The tribe brainy nodded in response, "Awlright. Maybe your right."
"Ellie, you saw what happened to Jack. Don't do this."
Blond hair whipped about as the girl in front of Alice tied her boots, "I can do it. Jack's out there and I can't stay in here without him, I'll go crazy."
Alice glared down at her, "Jack got caught going out the same way you want to. What's the point in trying again? I'm sure they've already tightened up the security down there."
Her younger sister coughed lightly and ignored her, "Yeah well… I'm not Jack."
Alice frowned and rolled her eyes, "You don't even know where to look for him. How do you know you're going to find him?"
"I will."
Ellie stood up and grabbed a silver jacket off her dresser, "Look," She said turning to look at Alice finally, "Jack is out there; probably not in the city. And I'm gonna find him and you're not gonna stop me."
"Fine. I won't," Her sister said hesitantly, "But don't get caught. And if you do find him… Save us."
Ellie stopped and walked up to her, pulled her into a light hug, "I will find him."
Alice hugged back before letting go, "For your sake I hope you do."
It had been almost five days since Jack and the others had found out that Amber was still alive. But the Mallrats couldn't help but feel guilty that all of the others were still trapped back in the mall with that lunatic, The Guardian.
The tension around them was as thick as gravy, especially between Amber and Bray. Both had been talking but only a little, and most was just yelling.
Over the time Ebony had expressed her utmost discomfort with being around Amber and/or knowing Amber was there.
Lex and Dal both seemed to be content with their current situation; both didn't care where they were as long as it wasn't with the Chosen.
Bray, however, was constantly in a sour mood. With the argument between him and Eagle constantly raging in his mind; the Mallrat leader seemed to, at all times, have a stick shoved up his ass.
Jack was the only one that really agreed with Ebony; he just wanted his friends back. He wanted Ellie back. He wanted to talk to her, he wanted to be back at the mall, worrying about the amulet and arguing with Danny about setting up bugs back in Ebony's hotel. He didn't want to be here, doing nothing, listening to an angry leader while his friends starved and suffered in the mall with a crazy group of people that worshiped a dead man that served no purpose in his life as Zoot.
"I would ask Eagle but there's no telling if she'll agree to it or not."
Jack shook his head slowly as he stared at the ground, "But we have to do something. Ellie and the others are stuck in there. If we don't get them out there's no telling what will happen. He could kill them if he wanted."
Ebony smiled widely, "I agree to that, we should storm the place. Get out of this forest. We belong in the city. With out friends."
"Why are you so eager to get away from here Ebony?" Bray asked with a slightly raised brow.
"I thought you wanted out of here too Bray. Don't you want to save our friends? Or are you too busy worrying about 'Eagle'?"
Bray glared at the tanned woman before him, "I do want our friends back just as much as-"
"Forget it," Jack interrupted the argument, "I'm going on a walk."
Lex, Ebony, and Bray all looked up as the red head stood from his spot in front of the large fire and trotted off from the camp.
Ebony turned back to Bray, "I don't want to get away. I just think he had a good plan."
Ellie leaned against the back of a building, staring out at the vast forest before her, the sound of birds chirping filled her ears but they didn't lighten her mood any. This search was getting hopeless. Maybe Alice was right, maybe she couldn't find Jack.
Her knees and feet were both sore from searching around in the forests all day, and she was hungry; and tired.
And lost.
Gaining the overwhelming feeling of defeat she got up and was about to go into the forest before she changed her mind, maybe it would be better if she should just found a place to stay for the night.
It was getting late, and the sun would be setting soon.
Just as she decided to call it a night, a thick arm wrapped around her waist and a hand covered her mouth.
She felt heated breath against her cheek as fear mounted in her mind. About to kick and fight for freedom, she stopped and waited for a response from her captor.
Finally, after both their breathing had slowed down, the mysterious person behind her spoke.
"Don't yell. Don't even fight me."
Ending Notes:
Ha ha! Big cliffy there! Chapter 4 will come out soon hopefully. Review? I hope you liked it, wait fer more!
KaKaVegeGurl
