10K and Arcadia
Warren woke up first again, so she decided to wake everyone else up.
"Come on kids wake up!" warren called out. Arcadia, Ivony and Eclipse were in Arcadia's car. The rest were in or on the truck.
"10K, Arcadia get ready." Doc told the teens when he fully woke up.
"We still have to do that? Can't I sleep longer?" Arcadia complained as she opened her door and fell out of the car.
"You want to forfeit and let the kid win?" Doc questioned. Arcadia looked over and saw the smirk on 10K's face. She instantly got up and grabbed her rifle.
"Not a chance in hell."
"10K verses Arcadia in a shooting contest, who do you think will win?" Eclipse asked Addy. The red head shrugged. Doc and Mack set up an area where 1K and Arcadia could shoot. Once the area was ready, 10K and Arcadia walked over to it.
"Hey 10K?" Arcadia said, getting the teens attention. He turned to her.
"What?" He responded, but was answered by an action instead of words. Arcadia leaned over to him and kissed his cheek.
"Good luck." Arcadia smirked at the blush on his cheeks. She got down and began to prepare her rifle. After a moment of shock, 10K began doing the same.
"I didn't see that one coming…" Ivony told Eclipse. Eclipse nodded her head.
"Seems like we'll be saying that a lot while with this group." Eclipse responded. It was Ivony's turn to nod her head now. Once the two teens were ready, Doc walked over to them.
"You kids ready?" Doc questioned.
"Just what exactly are we doing?" Arcadia asked, curious and slightly confused.
"For one minute, you two will shoot at the zombies. You have to shoot as many as possible, only once. They have to be perfect headshots." Eclipse explained. She and Doc had talked about it more before they had gone to bed.
"I will keep count for 10K and Eclipse will keep count for Arcadia." Doc finished explaining. Both teens nodded their heads.
"How will you time us though?" Arcadia questioned, very confused. Eclipse held up a phone. More specifically Arcadia's old phone. "Oh, well that's a good idea."
"Where'd you get a phone at?" 10K asked, curious.
"It's Arc's. We keep it charged by using her car charger. We use it for music and pictures. It also has a timer and stuff." Eclipse explained.
"Well alright then." Doc said. "You kids ready?"
"Yes." Both 10K and Arcadia responded. They got to their guns and got ready to start shooting.
"Alright. Start." Doc told the two. There were quite a few Zs out in front of them. The two teens began shooting. Zs after Zs fell to the ground. Doc and Eclipse were keeping count in their heads. The others just watched as 10K and Arcadia shot quite a few Zs. A minute later, the phone's timer went off. The two teens shot their last Zs. The two dead Zs fell to the dirt with a thump.
"So?" Arcadia questioned, turning around. 10K turned around next. He also clearly wanted to know the score.
"Arcadia shot 24 Zs perfectly in the head." Eclipse said, happily. She was hopeful and had a feeling that Arcadia won.
"The kid got one less. He shot 23." Doc said, a little sad about it. 10K honestly didn't look very sad.
"Wow really?" Arcadia questioned, not really believing that. She smiled brightly, which caused 10K to smile as well. Though he hid his smile by covering his mouth.
"Yeah. That's awesome Arc." Ivony said, even though it didn't really seem like she meant it.
"Alright. The game is over, so let's get on the road." Warren called out to everyone. As Arcadia and the other two girls walked off, Doc went over to 10K.
"What was that about kid?" Doc questioned the teen.
"What do you mean?" 10K asked back, as he picked up his rifle.
"I saw you look over at her. It made you miss a shot."
"You saw that?" 10K slightly blushed again.
"Yeah kid, care to explain?" 10K opened his mouth to respond, but was stopped by Arcadia.
"Come on boys! I'll leave without you!" Arcadia yelled from the driver seat of her car. Everyone else was nearly ready to go. Doc didn't question 10K any further. He had seen the smile on Arcadia's face like 10K did. He saw how 10K smiled back, but hid it from everyone. 10K clearly was alright with losing to Arcadia in the shooting contest.
"Are you guys coming or not?" Eclipse yelled from the seat behind Arcadia.
"Yeah, hold on!" Doc yelled back. "Come on kid, sit up front." Doc and 10K got into the car. 10K sat in the passenger seat and Doc say behind him.
"Let's go!" Warren yelled as she began to drive the truck. Arcadia began to follow Warren with her car. She drove as fast as she possibly could while staying behind Warren. It honestly worried both boys who weren't used to her fast driving. The two drivers drove for a while, until the car began to choke.
"No…No...This can't be happening!" Arcadia yelled as her car died. Thankfully someone in the truck noticed, so Warren stopped the truck.
"Did your car just die?" Eclipse asked, but already knew the answer. Arcadia put the car in park, and put her head on the steering wheel. Doc and 10K gathered their stuff and got out. Eclipse did the same but she didn't go to the truck like the guys did.
"Son of a bitch…" Arcadia mumbled to herself. She still hadn't moved at all.
"Arc, come on. We have to go." Eclipse told her upset friend. In the truck, Ivony noticed what was going on, so she got out and went over to her friends.
"What the hell is going on? Let's go!" Ivony yelled, angry for some reason.
"I'm not going without my car." Arcadia said, not looking up. It could be heard in her voice that she was close to crying. The three girls began to argue quietly so that no one can hear them.
"Forget this!" Ivony suddenly snapped. She walked to the trunk and got Arcadia's two bags. She took them to the truck, and got in with them.
"Let it go Arc. You can't hold onto it forever." Eclipse told her friend harshly. She went to the truck with her bags, leaving Arcadia all alone.
"Let's just leave her!" Murphy yelled from the truck.
"We aren't leaving her." Warren snapped at Murphy.
"10K, go talk to her." Doc told the teen. He nodded his head and walked to Arcadia.
"Arcadia?" 10K asked, as he opened the driver door. Arcadia turned her head away from him.
"Leave me alone." She whispered.
"No, not until you tell me why you won't leave the car." 10K crouched on the ground next to the open car door.
"This is special to me. How can I just leave it?" Arcadia turned to 10K. He could now see that she had been crying.
"If you stay, you will die. Please Arcadia, come with us." Arcadia turned to everyone else, then back to 10K. She saw the look in his eyes. He wanted her to come with them.
"Fine…just let me gather some things." Arcadia sighed. 10K nodded his head and headed back to the truck. He told the others that Arcadia was coming, so they wouldn't leave without her. In the car, Arcadia opened the glovebox. She pulled out a locket and a few pictures before walking away from her car. She paused before getting in the truck though. She looked back at her car one last time. Once she got into the truck, Addy noticed what Arcadia held.
"What's up with the locket and the pictures?" Addy questioned. Arcadia ignored the woman, and stuffed the locket and pictures into one of her bags. Arcadia sat next to 10K, which watched the girl closely. He was feeling something for Arcadia. He just wasn't sure what it meant yet. Arcadia was clinging to her rifle as the truck began to move. She was also feeling things for 10K. She also wasn't sure what I meant yet.
