Hi, peoples! Okay, this will probably be my last update before summer "vacation" starts, 'cuz my mom's going to make me get a summer job this year… (Gasp Dun-dun-DUNNN!) Sooo, yeah… That means I won't have ANY time for typing…
Anyways, like I mentioned in the last chapter, we won't be hearing from Bastion from here on out. At least until the group meets up with him again… along with a certain society we've all heard of before… (coughlightcough)
Warnings: See previous chapter warnings.
Chapter 11
The door rattled a bit as Alexis jiggled the knob before giving up with an aggravated sigh. "I guess we have been gone for a while. This door never gets stuck." She cringed in pain slightly, clutching at her stomach again and squeezing her legs together.
'I really hate wasting bullets…' Chazz thought, pulling his gun out. "Cover your ears," he said. Three seconds, two bullets and a very soft nudge later, the door creaked open.
After a quick "thank you", Alexis walked into the room and over to a dresser on the far left. To everyone's surprise, the clothes in the drawers were perfectly clean and didn't show the signs that the rest of the room did. After grabbing a pair of jeans and underwear, Alexis made her way over to the bathroom.
While she was in there, the boys all looked around the room. They noticed the two beds next to Alexis', and they all froze. Even Jaden had a faint look of concern and plaintiveness in his eyes.
"What do you think happened to Mindy and Jasmine?" Syrus asked in a hushed voice, breaking the silence.
Chazz couldn't help shuddering. The spiky-haired Slifer placed a hand on the blunette's shoulder.
"It's probably best that we don't think about that right now, Syrus," he said quietly, hoping to god that Alexis hadn't heard.
Fortunately, it seemed she didn't. Just then, she stepped out of the bathroom with a somewhat relieved look on her face. She was now wearing just the jeans and the black sleeveless turtleneck that she usually wore under her uniform, along with the sneakers from before. She chucked the blue-and-white uniform into the nearby laundry chute. She shrugged when the others stared. "Force of habit," she admitted sheepishly.
"Okay," Chazz said while checking his Rolex, "it's been about ten minutes since that… alarm thing went off. They seem to happen in 15-minute intervals, not counting the time when the world goes all nightmarish, so that means we have about five minutes before the next one happens. Then we'll have to be on our guard again. Anywhere you guys wanna do before then?" he asked.
"… Weapons…" Jaden murmured, staring blankly at (or possibly through) Chazz.
"Okay, I've only been here once before, but I'm pretty sure the Obelisk Girls' dorm doesn't have an armory," Chazz replied, staring back just as expressionlessly.
"But it does have a kitchen," Alexis said. "And where there's a kitchen…"
"There's knives! Lexi, you're a GENIUS!" Atticus cried, hugging the younger Obelisk.
"Then it's settled," Chazz said, pushing the door open again. "Let's go."
…Sigh… Well, it looks like that's all for now until late August/early September, but look on the bright side! This will give everyone time to read my other fanfics, and check out my art on Fanart-central and Deviantart! (the hyperlink is in my profile.)
And so, until next time, see ya!