A/N: OK I'm just going to get to the point. There's an awkward moment between Tabitha and Jax in this chapter, so don't be like OH THIS IS RATED ME EEEWWWW. No, you'd be a dumb ass then. This is Rated T for a reason. Tabitha and Jax are infatuated/in love with each other, things happen, get over it. Also I underlined and bolded Their flaws because THEY HAVE FLAWS! My characters are not some perfect panzee'z no, my characters have underlining flaws that shape them into being who they are. I hate it when people say MY OC's Are 'perfect' If you EVER tell me that, I'll hunt you down and punch you as hard as I can in the face. Not perfect, just awesome...NOT PERFECT!
Well there's my rant for the day. I don't own anything, get over it XD
Review responses: (Newbies first today) Otherrealmwriter: WELCOME TO THE REVIEW FAMILY OF AMAZINGNESS! I will be answering both of your reviews in just one response *assuming that's ok with you-* THANK YOOUUUUUZZZ for all the nice compliments. I really appreciate you thinking that this is one of the better IZ fics out there. I only wish more people would think that too. But that's just me being ambitious. People just don't like it because my OC's are in it and they think that I'm going to make them perfect. The only one that was ever close to being the stereotypical perfect was Cari in the first book of the Don't Touch Me series. In which she was quite the girly girl. I resent showing such weakness then and I TRY not to show it now. So thank you very much for your compliments and reviews. I really do appreciate them and I hope to hear from you again for this chapter =3.
Psychochicken (My bro, as always):): Belieber zombies can't have the honor of being called Zombies...no they're just mindless dumbasses. I give you a thumbs up for killing them. JATR is probably one of the more fun romances to write about in this book because they're so new to all this and they're both very exuberant people and fun to be around. So they just click ya know? YOU MUST WATCH THE GUARDIAN! It's SOOOO FUDGING AMAZING THAT I WILL DIE WATCHING THAT MOVIE! It's one of my favs =3. Cari laughs and says yes books are amazing just as much as Zimmy is...maybe more because they don't talk XDDD LOLOLOL *shot* NO worries about Mia my best buddy. Sol will take very good care of her 8D. Tabitha's past is becoming more obvious every chapter. But some of it is just whacked up, like her dads connection to Vex which we will learn about during probably the saddest chapter I will ever write. I always tear up when thinking about it and writing notes about it. No spoilers though. UNTIL NEXT TIME ME BEST BUDDAY!
Book Casanova: I will also be answering both reviews in this one resonse =D. Jax says thank you for thinking he's sexy and he'd gladly sick Vex on that bitch for you! He also blushed and went DAAWWWWW when you called him cute...but that's just normal adorable Jaxyness. Jax say's he'd cuddle you into oblivion too but that's what he has tabitha for LOLOL. So your on the list my friend. And Zim just winked when you though he was protectively cute. Yeah that's Zim for you. FOr the Jax and Vex not liking each other thing...I'll explain later or read the last few chapters of Don't Touch Me...it'll all make sense then =D. Tabitha's past won't be completely revealed for a long time until I write the one chapter I'm dreading the most but it's drama. Can't write a good story without drama. Even if it hurts. JAXY LOVEEESSSSSS YOOOOOUUUUU and says he's gonna meet you in dat bar we been talkin about! He wants to meet you~~ :S. Keep it PG...my Oc's are fragile LOL. Well...not really so never mind that LOL.
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~Boom, I blow you up! That's how DeathWish does it.
Three days…it's been three days since things went to wholly hell and now we're just starting to get prepared for what's really coming up.
At the moment I was helping Vex re-wrap Mia's bandages while she relaxed and calmly talked to us about anything that came to mind really. It was mostly about her sister though. If she was ok, if she could see her, if she was wondering about her…everything. Half of them I could answer but the other half I couldn't. I mean Sky's fine, she can't see Mia yet…probably not until we're all getting ready to leave and I have no idea if Sky is wondering about her sister. She was distraught when she learned she'd hurt her so badly and didn't talk to us for a day or so but Vex went and talked to her privately and when she came back out she was slightly happier.
"Cari…" I mean…Vex looked exhausted when he came out but he always had a way with women. Even girls he'd never be interested in. He was a good person to talk to about nearly anything. As long as it didn't make him mad because then he'd just go on some hysterical rant about how-, "CARI!"
"Huh?" I asked and snapped out of my thoughts. Vex was giving me a concerned look while going another round with Mia's bandages.
"I asked ya bout ten times now fer the scissors, she's done," He said after a moment of silence.
"Oh…yeah; here you go," I automatically said without thinking. I reached over and grabbed something off the table before handing it to Vex and mumbling, "Sorry about that."
There was another long moment of silence while Vex just kept glancing at the thing in his hands and back up at me, "Are ya ok?" He finally asked. I looked over at him questioningly before seeing I handed him another roll of gauze.
I blushed at my stupidity before scrambling to grab scissors and exchanged them out for the gauze. While I was pulling my hand away from him, he grabbed my wrist making me jump in slight surprise. I looked up at him curiously; he was staring at me with slightly narrowed pupils. I already knew he was annoyed and concerned but I didn't really think too much on it, "Cari, are ya alright? I'm askin' ya a question kid."
My antenna perked as he released my wrist letting me pull it back to myself, "Sorry. I'm fine, no worries."
"Uhu, how long's it been since ya ate?" He pressured while carefully finishing up with Mia.
"Just yesterday, why?"
"And slept?"
"…Not recently but I have slept in the past three days."
Vex turned to me with a serious look on his face before sighing and shaking his head a little bit, "Jesus ya remind me of yer father. Now I'm only gonna ask ya this once, go back upstairs, pack yer things an' get some rest. We have a big journey comin' up in two days an' ya need ta be rested."
"But, Vex I'm fine really! I'm just spacy!"
"I said I was only askin' ya once, Car. Go ta bed…now."
"But, Vex I-."
"NOW, Cari." Vex growled with a warning look while resting his hand on Mia's shoulder. She'd gone silent since I handed Vex the wrong medical equipment. I gave Vex an even look before sighing and rolling my eyes, "Don't roll yer eyes at me child, I mean it."
"Fine…" I complained like a grumpy teenager before patting Mia's leg and sulking off upstairs.
"Can ya believe that child? Anyways, let's get ya some food before havin' ya rest again, ok kiddo? We have a big journey in a few days an' I need ta get ya as strong as I can by then. I don't know how far I'll be able ta carry ya." I heard him say softly to Mia whom muttered an 'Ok' very quietly. She may be getting put in the spot a lot more often now but she was still a shy young lady with in securities.
I continued up the stairs to see most the group hanging out in the living room. Jeb was sound asleep on the couch with bags under his eyes. He'd been spending the last few days trying to find us a place to stay under the radar until the ball where we can meet back up with our original…well my original group. Sky was absently staring at her hands, sitting against a wall and being unusually quiet for a loud exuberant girl. Rae was sitting at the very end of the couch, in between her dads legs, messing with a computer with some DNA data on it. Minerva was stretching and practicing some yoga over in the far corner and other than that, things were pretty silent around here.
However soon enough, all hell would break loose AGAIN and somehow, only three adults, Vex, Jeb and I were going to have to keep everything under control.
"Hey, Cari come take a look at this," Rae called out gently making sure not to wake her dad up. My antenna perked upon being called and I sulked over to her side to see what was up.
I looked at the computer screen as Rae started talking, "I've been doing more research on the files we found in, Moon's computer and look at this." She motioned to her computer and pressed the play button on something.
Before my very eyes I watched as a PAK latched onto an Irken and injected something into it before going berserk and stabbing its owner tons of times with its own PAK legs. My eyes widened and my pupils narrowed as I stared at the screen.
"Apparently the PAK injects the Irken with some kind of toxin before killing the host. Weird part is it stays on its victim until some kind of reaction happens, then it detaches and literally walks away on its own…how does that even work?"
"What kind of reaction?"
"Well as you can see here, the Irkens brain gets drowned by the toxin and the Irken's thoughts are now just orders being followed out that its PAK has given it. Then the PAK leaves after the orders are carried out and finds a new victim. Which is strange, you'd think if someone was going to try to wipe us out that they'd just kill us…not make it so complicated…that's why I'm wondering exactly WHAT they have planned for us."
I felt sick, an Irkens PAK betraying it and killing it but…not killing it? It doesn't make any sense to me. How does this thing spread then, "How does it spread?"
"I don't know, it's an infection inside the PAK that is manmade, so it's programmed into the PAK's system."
"So it's like a virus?"
"Yes…it IS a virus, but I don't know how to reverse the effects or stop it yet."
"Well this is bad…really bad. I don't even think we CAN reverse the affects but let's look more into it later. I hear, Vex coming up and he'll kill me if I'm not in bed resting," I said through a yawn while my antenna picked up the soft thuds of footsteps coming up the stairs.
"Alright," Rea mumbled calmly while going back to more research. Meanwhile, I turned around and started hurrying to get to my room but I didn't make it. Vex and Mia reached the top of the stairs before I could pass it.
Mia's antenna perked upon hearing me coming and Vex frowned at me while his pupils narrowed angrily, 'soooo screwed,' I thought with a sheepish smile.
Tabitha's POV.
I yawned and stretched out next to the warm body cuddling me. I don't remember when I fell asleep but it felt good to get a few extra hours in. Especially since I woke up three days ago, only to get sympathetic looks from Jax. He'd been acting funny ever since movie night but I wasn't about to question him on the subject.
It was way early in the morning now…maybe around 3 AM, I didn't know. I'd been shifting around most the night since the TV was still on from the earlier moves Jax and I had been watching. Most of them were horror movies but they were still enjoyable.
Jax was sleeping next to me, spread out on the bed…taking up most of it. I didn't mind though, I'd push him more towards his side of the bed if he ever tried to advance onto my territory and he'd just groan in his sleep and roll over. That's a man for you.
It was ok right now though because he was still cuddled up to me in his sleep and softly snoring with his arm intertwined with mine and our hands locked together. So I was content except for that constant annoying light shining from the TV. What's worse is I couldn't find the remote to turn the damn thing off.
So I just constantly fidgeted and moved around trying to find a comfy, warm spot where the light wouldn't shine right in my eyes. Which is what I was doing now.
However instead of finding my comfy spot, a certain someone stretched out next to me and groaned angrily from being disturbed, "Tab, honey…can you turn the TV off please?" He slurred out quietly. Clearly he was still in and out of sleep.
"I would if I could find the remote," I grumbled back. Jax just yawned and pulled me closer to him while waking up a bit more.
"Where'd it go?" He muttered while groggily looking around on top of the blankets. I shrugged and moved the blankets a little bit to see if I could spot it.
"I'll look for it," I mumbled while reaching my hand under the covers and fishing around for it. My eyes lit up when I finally found it, "I got it."
However instead of actually having the remote, Jax's eyes snapped wide open with narrowed pupils. He shot straight up in bed with a yelp while shouting, "HOLYSHITTHAT'SNOTTHEREMOTE!" I jumped in surprise at the sudden outburst before my face heated up in a dark blush…oops.
"That's not the remote," He said absently while staring at me, still wide eyed, "Not the remote."
"I realize that now, thank you," I grumbled awkwardly while staring at him.
"That wasn't the remote," Ok now I couldn't help but start laughing at his blank expression.
"You've told me that like four or five times now honey," I said as I tried to hold back laughter. He just stared at me for another long moment before repeating the same sentence…again, "Jax I know it wasn't the remote now, you don't have to keep saying that."
He looked down for a second off in his own little world before grabbing something and holding it up in the air, "I found the remote." Ok now I couldn't hold back any longer. I just broke out laughing and holding my stomach because I was laughing so hard.
"You are so freaking hilarious when you're embarrassed!" I hollered while he shook his head for a second and regained his grip on reality.
"More like violated, Jesus woman, you at least have to make me buy you dinner first." Now I laughed harder.
"Finally got that did you?"
"Yeah…it took a while. Anyways thanks for the surprising wake up call, can we go back to sleep now? It's 3:10 AM for Irk's sake."
"Yes we can, just turn off the TV so I can actually sleep please," I said in between giggles and gasps of air. Oh I loved him when he was discombobulated, even when he wasn't of course but he was just so much more fun to tease when he was confused.
He nodded before turning the TV off and setting the remote on the bedside table. He then proceeded to stretch out again and wrap his arm around my waist. Well at least he wasn't taking up the whole bed this time, but he was still more onto my side of the bed, "Jesus Christ move over!" I growled while nudging him with my elbow.
He just grunted before scooting over and pulling me along with him, "Just as long as you don't go fishing for any more remotes." I laughed quietly again when he grumbled this and spooned himself around me.
"No promises," I joked while turning slightly and kissing him in between the eyes.
"Oy, you missed," He grumbled under his breath while leaning forward and giving me a soft kiss. I smiled through the small lip lock and turned over to snuggle into him, "There I'm better now."
"Well I'm glad. I'm better too," I said with a small, loving smile.
We sat there silently for a few minutes just trying to go to sleep even though it wasn't exactly working for me. Turns out…it wasn't working for Jax either and I figured this out when he started trying to muffle some laughing.
"Jax…what're you doing?" I asked in confusion. My mate was very strange at some points but then again so was I so I guess we just worked.
"I can't sleep," He giggled.
"So why exactly is that funny?"
"I don't know!" He said as his voice got caught in his throat and made it sound slightly whiny, "I blame you and your surprise wake up calls."
"You're the one who asked me to look for the remote," I protested and elbowed him in the chest gently.
"Well when I asked I didn't expect a friendly visitor to jolt me awake," He argued back making me crack a small smile.
"I guess next time; you'll just have to do it yourself won't you?" He groaned in defeat and hugged me tighter to himself.
"Or you'll have to learn how to watch where your hands go."
"Hmm are you saying you don't like it when I touch you?" I asked and ran my hands down his chest.
A small smile worked itself onto his face before he responded, "Never mind." Making me start laughing again while showering his face in kisses.
"Well now that you've made me laugh I can't sleep either."
"Oh quiet you, you started this."
"I STARTED THIS! OH HELL NO I DON'T THINK SO! You're the one who asked me to find the remote!" I hissed defensively.
"Yeah but your moving woke me up thus causing me to ask you to simply look for the remote," He shot back playfully.
"That was so funny I almost forgot to laugh," I grumbled and glared at him.
"What're you mad at me now! You violated me; I had nothing to do with that!"
"Yes you did you dumby."
"I DON'T FUCKING CARE WHO DID WHAT! SHUT THE HELL UP OVER THERE! UNLIKE SOME OF US, I NEED MY BEAUTY SLEEP!" Someone screamed while pounding on the wall. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention Zim is back to full health, still a little sore here and there…and he's back in his room which just happens to be right next to mine.
"Yes your royal highness!" I shouted sarcastically, "Want me to get you a manie-petty too!?"
"You're going to make him come over here," Jax laughed.
"DON'T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE!" Zim shouted back through the wall.
"What!? I-I can't hear you! I think we're breaking up!" I shouted making Jax laugh harder.
I heard Zim shout in frustration before things went silent for a few moments. Then of course my bed room door burst open and Zim stormed in, in his boxers and nothing else, threateningly holding a pillow in his hands, "Oh man…don't start that with her…she'll suffocate you," Jax warned while trying not to laugh. Zim looked like hell; groggy eyes, low antenna, slow movements etc.
"Not if I suffocate her first," He hissed quietly while giving me a demonic look.
Jax looked at me then back at Zim before shrinking back under the covers so he didn't have to deal with this, "I swear to Irk, Zim if you start that with me, you will regr-." I was once again cut off when I got a pillow to the face.
"I needed that," Zim sighed in relief. I however was beyond pissed now. So I grabbed his pillow and stood up while glaring at him.
"And he starts it with her," I heard Jax complain under the covers while peeking out to see if I was going to destroy Zim or not…which I was.
Zim stared at me for a second before I started advancing towards him in which he took off screaming like a little girl, "GET BACK HERE YOU LITTLE WHINER!" I screamed and took off after, "I'll be right back," I said to Jax right before I exited the room.
"Wait, Tabitha!" Jax shouted but I didn't care, I wanted Zim dead…well not dead dead…just dying.
Zim looked over his shoulder when he got stuck in a corner of the kitchen only to see me standing on the counter getting ready to destroy him, "No hard feelings right Tabby, you woke me up, I threw a pillow at you…we're even right?" Zim groveled and gave me puppy eyes.
"Not even close."
Jax's POV.
I heard a girlish shriek coming from the kitchen so I decided to get up and go see what was going on. However when I got out there I saw Tabitha on Zim's back, yanking on his antenna and trying to beat him with a pillow.
My face fell into one of terror as I watched their little tussle play out. Finally after Zim kept trying to beg for forgiveness and failing, is when I decided to interrupt this.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before walking out into the open and started talking, trying to sound as mature as a male my age could, "Tabitha, he's begging for forgiveness, can't you just let this one sli-."
BAM!
"SILENCE YOU!" She shouted.
I paused for a minute after deadpanning in the middle of my speech and glared at my mate, "Are you kidding me right now?" I growled as I grabbed the pillow that was chucked at me off the floor and stalked forwards.
Both her and Zim had stopped rough housing and were just staring at me, anticipating my next move and boy were they gonna get it. I took another deep breath and made eye contact with Zim. He understood immediately.
Within seconds Zim ducked out of the way and I launched my pillow at Tabitha hitting her square in the face, "HEY! You're supposed to be on my side!" She shouted while grabbing a couch pillow and the pillow I threw at her.
Zim tried to run but got pegged instead while I just gave her an innocent look that didn't work so instead I was hit in the chest with a tough couch pillow.
"Everyone against everyone!" I shouted playfully while diving in to attack my friends…well more like family now. I've gotten to know them well enough to know most their flaws, the things that make them who they are, how they feel around each other…everything. The bondage between the groups on both sides is fairly obvious. We may act like we hate each other at points but if you look deep down you can see we CAN'T hate each other…it's impossible. We're family now.
Narrator's POV.
While everyone was obnoxiously attacking each other upstairs, some people were still trying to rest in the small hammock they made for themselves inside the broken teleporter.
She tossed and turned in the hammock countless times before her pure black eyes snapped open and her pupils narrowed until they were barley seeable. Her teeth clenched together angrily as she covered her head with the pillow she was given a while back.
Sadly the noise was still piercing through the cotton fabric and straight into her sensitive antenna. She was very good at hearing, sometimes she just pretended like she had bad hearing so she didn't have to listen to hopeless imbeciles. 'Why don't they ever shut up?' she silently asked herself while sitting up and rubbing her eyes.
The hammock swayed gently as she threw her legs over the side and slid out. Looking at the clock, it was only 3:48 AM, 'what could they POSSIBLY be getting into at this hour!?' She thought unhappily while storming towards the stair case.
She stopped at the bottom of the stairs and just listened in on the yelling they were all doing towards each other. Looking back at the broken teleporter she wondered if Vex would be up there telling them to shut up or participating in whatever silly game they were playing.
It didn't matter right now though. So instead she stormed up the stairs to see every one of them wrestling with each other, trying to slam pillows into the other's face. So far it looked like Tabitha was winning….not unusual…she was a very competitive person when she wanted to be.
"WHAT'RE YOU IDIOTS DOING!" She shouted angrily making everyone pause in place. It was quite the scene actually. Tabitha was yanking Zim's antenna while he was slamming a pillow in her face and Jax was on the ground about to hit Zim in the face with a pillow.
They all looked over at Oniumare whom was angrily standing by the stair case and right away they all stopped what they were doing and pointed at each other shouting, "HE/SHE STARTED IT!"
"Ok I'm going to put this simply for you fools, it's nearly four in the morning, I've been working up until two in the morning researching a notice I got from the Irken news. Then I wake up an hour and forty minutes later to see you three idiots throwing pillows in each other's faces! Jax you're not even fully healed, this is bad for your health at the moment! This isn't some girly slumber party, so get back to be-."
She stopped when a pillow hit her. She glared at the three of them and almost immediately Tabitha and Jax pointed at an innocent looking Zim whom was sitting on the ground and panting as if nothing had happened.
Her eyes narrowed at him before getting covered by a wall of black as she lifted all the pillows in the room with her dark magic and glared threateningly at the three huddling friends, "Nice going dumbass, now I'm going to die from suffocation!" Tabitha snapped at Zim while punching him in the arm.
Jax cried dramatically and wrapped his arms around Tabitha sniveling, "I've always loved you Tabitha!" She played along and did the same to him.
"Hey what about me!" Zim shouted, "Nobody loves me!"
Oniumare took a step forwards growling, "Love hurts doesn't it?"
A/N: OOOHOOHHOOHHH. Vex gettin a little parent like there XD. I just love Vex, so freaking adorable. I'm gonna steal his hat that he never takes off =3. And Tabitha violating Jax...perfect. Poor Jax, never really been violated before XD. Then pillow fights are always fun, but if you use dark magic it's even more fun! I love the reactions at the end of the chapter XD. Sorry for any errors. Didn't have much time to proof read everything.
Irresistibly radical! (IR): It was a rather interesting chapter wasn't it. Tabitha's past is...well complicated and very secretive. But again we won't find out much about it until the worst chapter alive is written. I hate myself for making it official that this happens but screw the world, it's happening. So many bad things D'X. UNTIL NEXT TIME BUDDAY! Thanks for the PM wishing me a happy one year by the way! That was very nice!
FRITTA CRITTAAAAAA T:UH T: RAndom. Chicken murder becomes chicken dinner which becomes YUMMAY. A slave is not the only thing Tabby was treated as. But no worries, when the worst chapter alive is written you'll learn all about it! And how horrible Her dad was to both her and Vex. everyone wonders why they're so close WELL YOU'LL FIND OUT WHY DAMMIT! AMen to destorying beiber BTW. I agree all the way =D. Also I can't promise five chapters, it might be a tad bit longer, I have to get them to the ball and just a little after that to present Reth and Valenth but they will be in soon my friend. And they'll play a big roll, don't you worry bout that! =D
Alright, that's everyone. Until next time guys, I'm going out side while the weather's nice to work with the horse and do some fourwheeling. That is until it gets dark but HEY! WHo says you can't for wheel in the dark! *Shot* XD. See ya round!
~BASK IN THE GLORY HUMANS!