[oh my god guys, don't kill me! I'm so sorry about not updating! Okay so I have written three longish chapters to make up for it. Sorry! I lost all my files, so I had to re-write it all. Hope you enjoy!]
Chapter 25
I woke up and Max was the only one awake. "Hey Max, don't want any more tricks played on you again?" I mock. "Hell no!" he said almost immediately. I laugh, remembering shoving the cake in his face. "i will get my revenge!" he threatens, but I know he won't. "sure you will. Anyway, should we wake up Julian and Laura? We should go see if Zac and Maggie are okay" I say more seriously. "What do you care about Maggie? Lol" he said. "Lol!?" I laugh. "OMG lol talk to you later on FB" I said in an American girly ascent, teasing him. He blushes "Shut up! I got it off Maggie..." he said. "Sure. Anyway lets go"
{Zac's P.O.V.}
Maggie has been out for the whole night. I think I hit her too hard... I get up and walk over to the bed I put her in. I have to wake her up... What if she remembers? Then I'm done for. I finished creating the practice room and kitchen. I guess I should check every thing again, for the third time. I was walking away when I heard Maggie moan. I watched as she sat up, her hand on her head where I hit her.
"Shit! Ouch... What happened?" the said looking at me. I grow nervous. "You don't remember? You were mining when some gravel fell on your head" I lie. "Oh... I don't remember. Where am I?" she asked. I held in a sigh of relief. "We're underground, we're supposed to dig out rooms but you got knocked out. We should go now, I finished it already" I say, I don't want to be left alone with her much longer. I can't believe I had to knock her out. I can't believe I gave in so... early. I'm so relieved Maggie doesn't remember.
{Cortana's P.O.V.}
We walk to where the place should be. I can't see Zac or Maggie around, I can't find the place they build it. They hid it pretty well. Wait, what if they've been captured? No! Zac is smarter then that, they have to be around some where. I see two figures of in the distance. What if they're Josh's knights? Crap. Max was just around the tree from where the people were coming from. "Cortana!" I heard one of the figures call. "Zac?" I shout back. "Yeah, what are you doing out here?" Zac asks. I smile and run to him. I hug him, but I think I made it awkward somehow as he kind of pulled away.
We got to the house to start moving our stuff to the base. We have to sleep there, or else we will spawn in the house. I start grabbing all the weapons, while Zac tells everyone else the plan. We walk to the base after and sort out who's room is who's. My room is further back, at the end of the hall way. Zac's is right across from mine. The rooms have a bed and a chest, to store weapons and food in, except for Zac's who's room has a table and chair so he can prepare who will be doing what. There is a practice room also.
The practice room has a place where fence surrounds an area where a iron door is. I asked Zac what it was for and he told me there was a zombie spawner behind the iron door. I was still confused, but he explained it was a practice exercise where you have to kill the zombies that come out. He ensured me it was safe; they had equipment to prevent you from dying.
The kitchen was big, it had four crafting tables, eight furnaces and six chests. Inside the chests were stacks of wheat, sugar, milk, eggs, some fruits and lots of rare meat. I guess we have to make the food and cook the meat. Max, Laura and I were cooking all day! We cooked a lot though. We stored the food in everyones chest so they could grab some food and run out to battle.
We have dinner and then go to bed. It was hard to get to sleep, knowing that in less then 24 hours you will be in a battle to the death. I try shutting my eyes and being still, but I can't get comfitable. My eyes don't want to shut and I'm to hot. I start to get frustrated I can't sleep, which makes everything worse.
I wake up and I'm still really tired. I somehow got to sleep. I sat there trying to remember how I got to sleep, but I all I remember is getting frustrated at myself. I get up and find that Julian and Laura ate the only other people up. "Good morning Cortana!" Laura greets me. She has her usual smile on, as if nothing is going to happen tonight. "Morning Laura. You're up early" I said. "Yeah, I kind of need to talk to you..." she said, looking down at the ground. "Okay, what about?" I asked. "Umm... I'll be back Julian" she said while walking up to me and pulling me in her room. "Are you okay Laura?" she smiles "Yes, but I need to talk to you about... 'Girl stuff'" she says, shy. Oh god... What does that mean? "...about Julian" she says, answering my question. I smile. "You like him, don't you?" I asked, but I knew the answer. "Oh gosh, is it that obvious?" she said, a little worried. I laughed "Yep. And he likes you aswel" I say, giving her a wink. "You really think? I though so but..." she trails off. "Trust me. Max also thinks he likes you" I tell her. "Damn it... How do I tell him I like him?" she asks. I bite my lip. "I'm not sure... Just tell him. Don't go overboard but, you know, tell him you like him a lot" I suggested. "Okay, but what if he doesn't like me?" she asked. "He does, but if he doesn't then... Pretend you didn't mean it that way... But he does like you. Trust me. And if you don't tell him and something happens to one of you, you will regret not telling him" I ensure her. She gives a nervous smile. "okay, I'll try, thanks" she said.
I get out of Laura's room and decided to see if Zac is awake yet. I knock on his door. "Come in" he said. I open the door and see Zac is sitting at the table, scribbling on a piece of paper. "What are you doing?" I ask him. "I got Jesse to record scores for everyone, to find out if they are better on a bow, sword or gathering civilians" he told me. "How do you find out if they are good at gathering civilians?" I asked. "If they are useless at bow and sword. They'll get a dagger to protect themselves with" he said. I shrugged. "So, who's working out the scores?" "Jesse" he replied.
When everyone was finally awake, Zac told them about the scores. After that I went to the kitchen where Max was. He was standing there, not doing anything but staring off in space. "Are you okay?" I asked him. "Wha- oh yeah, I was just thinking" he said. "What about?" I asked him. "The battle. Its in 10 hours" he sighed. "Nervous?" I ask. "Who wouldn't be? But to be honest, I don't care if I loose my last spawn. All I care about is making sure you are okay. I really don't want to loose you..." Zac trailed off and stared at the ground. "You could never loose me... Please stay. I don't want to loose you" I say to him. "Whatever happens, I will have someone to go to. I'm glad I do. When I die I can see my brother again. I hope he is okay.." he said. I have know one to go to if I die...