Sorry for not posting in a while- been really busy with school stuff and I haven't had much time for writing L A very Jamber chapter this time but I needed to set it up for future storylines/relationship drama. Please comment J
It was nighttime- cold, damp and dark as the escapees lay in wait. The howling of the dogs grew more distant- fading away into the evening sky. They were in some kind of barn, Jay thought. Nowhere else could possibly harbor such a pungent odor. Trudy had collapsed a while ago onto some of the hay bales; exhausted from the chase. He didn't blame her. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Amber still sat upright next to him, staring off into the distance, he might've caught some shut-eye himself.
They'd run for what felt like hours- weaving in and out of valleys; hiding in caves; even, at one stage, nearly drowning themselves in a river as the dogs closed in on them. Amber thought it would get rid of their scent. Well- his scent- according to her, they were only tracking him because they only had access to his possessions. She was quite clever actually- for a mallrat. He'd heard they were mindless savages- only intent on destroying any form of peace that came their way. Of course, Jay had always wondered how such disorganization was ever so successful. Then he met her...
She was far from mindless, or disorganized and it was clear she had been steering the mallrats this whole time. Amber was a monster, yes, but something inside her knew that pure mindless havoc would not gain her power. It was appalling really- her ability to know so much about the terrors of the world and still venture to make it more of a living hell. She could do it, too. In fact, she probably still had enough support from the people to singlehandedly bring down Ram if she wanted to. But she wouldn't- not yet. That puzzled him actually.
" Don't think too much." Amber's whisper cut into his thoughts, "You might end up with an aneurism. We wouldn't want that."
" Sarcasm?" he asked, too tired for her incessant innuendo
" Not sure." she quipped, smiling slightly as she turned to look at him.
" Are you always this perplexing?" Jay already knew the answer to that, but for some reason he still felt the need to ask.
" It'd be no fun if I was predictable." she pointed out, resting a head on her counterpart's shoulder.
Jay stiffened slightly- surprised by this sudden, almost gentle maneuver, but it soon became clear that she had no hidden agenda- not this time, so the blonde techno relaxed again, and closed his muscular arm around her shoulder, pulling her in closer.
They could've been sat there for centuries- not talking or even looking at each other. To say Jay felt uncomfortable would've been an understatement- he'd never seen her so… vulnerable. Finally she spoke, her voice wavering slightly- something was troubling her.
" Do you know where he is?" she asked tentatively.
" No." Jay replied- it was true- prisoner locations weren't his responsibility. Amber hesitated.
" Do you know if he's alive?"
" Ram doesn't kill unless provoked. As long as Bray didn't cause any trouble, he's alive." Jay sighed. Talking to Amber about her boyfriend was difficult for him- now that they were… he wasn't sure what to call it… involved?
" So he's dead then?" she laughed.
Jay looked down towards her. She was smiling but it her eyes said otherwise.
" What happens to us? If he's still alive?" Jay asked. It had slipped out really- it had just been playing on his mind for so long that he simply couldn't contain it anymore.
" He'll kill you." she replied, "Unless I go back to him."
" So either way, this is a dead end relationship?"
" No." Amber smiled, sitting up. "This," she stroked Jay's chest slowly, " Is our chance to take back the city. Forget about Bray, and that stuck-up moral bitch of yours; they don't matter. We'll take down Ram and rule with the only thing that matters in this world."
" Power and Chaos?" Jay smirked, taking hold of Amber's hand as it slowly caressed his cheek.
" Power and Chaos." she nodded.
They kissed, as if to seal the agreement. Jay only hoped that when the time came he could live up to her expectations. He hadn't forgotten though- she still didn't answer my question about what would happen once she got Bray back. Jay knew that would be playing on his mind for a while now, but somehow, as their kissing grew more intense and Amber quickly straddled herself onto Jay's hips, he somehow managed to set aside those doubts. He no longer cared where they were headed. All that mattered was right now, and right now, they were unstoppable. She was his and Bray was gone. They were going to unleash madness…
TO BE CONTINUED...