Chapter 26
I go to the practice room. It was time for me to record my score. I tried the bow first. I aimed at the first zombie coming for me. I shot it but it didn't die. I pulled the arrow back and fired again. This time, I completely missed. The zombie was getting closer. I fired again, missing its head by centimeters. The zombie got to close and nearly bit me, but a sword slide through the zombie and it turned to smoke. I breathed heavily. That was too close. Jesse killed the zombie before I died. I fired at the next zombie and hit it in the shoulder. I was crap at this. I finally finished and only killed 4 zombies out of 8. The other four, Jesse had to kill.
I was much better at the sword. I sliced through them easily. I was quick at it to. I hopped out of through the gate when the iron door shut. "Could you take this up to Zac?" Jesse asked me, holding out the score sheets. "Kay" was all I said. Hey, I'm not going to be friendly with the guy who said to Maggie she could steel Zac off me! I walked up into Zac's room.
"Score sheets" I say, pushing the door open. "Thanks" he said, grabbing the sheets off me. He looked at the for a bit, before saying, "Wow, Julian's pretty good with a bow, he got the highest score out of all of them! And you're impressive with a sword" I smile. Zac puts the score sheet down. "I have something for you" he says, reaching into his pocket. My eyes widen as I see what he pulled out.
"It's from earth. It was my grandmothers before she... Passed away. It was the only thing I had of her. She was the only one who really cared about me. The only one who loved me. She was a great woman..." he said. I stared at the necklace he was holding. It had a gold chain that held a purple jewel in the shape on a heart. It was so beautiful. I felt me eyes tear up. "Zac I... Thank you, its beautiful!" I said, taking the chain and holding it like it was super fragile. "Still not as beautiful as you" he said smiling. "I love it!" I said, looking up at him. I hug him tight around the neck, and he hugs me back. "I love you more then everything. I would give anything for you. You're my world" he whispers. I kiss him softly on the lips. I wish I could just pause that moment in time. Live in it forever. He breaks away and says "turn around." I obey and turn around, handing him the necklace. He moved my hair out the way and placed the necklace around my neck. The chain was cold touching my skin, but I'm not complaining. I turned around and kissed him again. It felt like the best moment I could ever live.
8 hours till night. Every second I grow more nervous. Everyone is pack, and most people have their scores written down. Everyone had a slight hint of fear on their facial expression, even Zac, and I though he was fearless. I was sitting down with Max, sorting out the last of the food. Max wasn't talking much, which was unusual for him. "You okay?" I asked. "Yes... Well no. Freaking out a little..." he admitted. "Me too. Every second is torture" I sigh. "I think we have enough food, maybe even to much..." Max said. I looked at the stacks of food we had. "You think?"
We stood in silence, not knowing what to do or say. Finally Zac spoke "What now? Everything is prepared and we have six hours left." I thought for a bit. "I'm bot sure... Have you got your score written down?" I ask. "Yep. Terrible with a bow. You?" he asks back. "Yes, I am okay bow. I think my scores with a sword were okay too, Zac seemed impressed" I tell him.
"Where'd the necklace come from?" he asked. "Oh, Zac gave it to me it's from Earth, was his grandmothers. Surprised you didn't notice it earlier" I told him. "Nawww, how cute" he teased. I elbowed him and said, "Shut up!" "Come on, it's lovy-dovy! I didn't pitcher a guy like Zac to be like that, but he is. He's such a softy" he smirked. I couldn't help bit to blush. "he is not! He just loves me!" I defended. "You realize how weak that made him sound?" he said. I closed my eyes tight and bit down on my lip. "Yes I do" I admitted.
Joking around with Max made me forget everything. I forgot all about josh and the fact that we hadn't much time left before we go into battle. I looked at the clock. Four hours! Man, time went to quickly. Worry spread across my face. Max noticed this right away. "It's okay. It will be over by morning" Max comforted me. "I know... But I'm really scared" I said. "Who isn't?" he said while pulling me into a hug. I rested my head on his shoulder. I'm so glad that I had a friend like Max, yet so scared I was going to loose him tonight. We stood there hugging for what seemed like seconds when it really was minutes. Finally Max loosened his grip. "Thank you" I whispered. It helped a lot. He smiled softly, his cheeks a deep red. "Anytime" he replied. "I have to go see Zac. I'll be back later" I said, stepping back. "Say hi to lover boy for me" he called after me as I walked off. I rolled my eyes.
I reached Zac's room and pushed the door open. He turned around to face me. "Hey, how are you?" I asked, walking up to him. "Okay, but I'm getting annoyed with all this plotting. I'm nearly done but... It's getting frustrating" he told me. "Maybe you should take a break?" I suggested. "Well... We have four hours left and... What the hell, I'm nearly finished" he said, getting up from his seat. He held out his hand and I gladly took it.
We walked out the room and into the kitchen where Max was. He was talking to Julian about something. "Hey guys" Zac said. "Zac, hey. Where you been?" Max asked. "Working and planning how we are going to do this, but Cortana convinced me to take a break. What have you been up to?" he asked both Julian and Max. "I was working on the canon with Laura..." he said, blushing as he said Laura's name. "I finished making and sorting the food supplies" Max answered.
"So Julian, has Laura said anything to you..?" I asked. He blushed and bit his lip. "What you mean?" he asked back, even though he new the answer. "You know exactly what I mean. So she has... What's going on with you two?" Max and Zac stared at me confused. I just smirked evilly. "Sh-she's m-m-my..." he trailed off, unable to say the last bit. He was blushing like mad.
"Girlfriend" Laura finished off. She came into the kitchen an walked over to Julian. He put an arm around her. He looked a little embarrassed. I looked over at Zac and Max, both confused still but not as much as before. I had to laugh at their faces. "When did this happen?" Max asked. "About seven hours ago" replied Laura. She was her usually bubbally self, despite the fact that we were going into battle in less then four hours. "And you guys say you were working on the canon? Yeah right" Zac spoke. "We were... For a bit..." Julian said. "It doesn't take long" Spoke Laura. I couldn't hold back the laughs. Soon I was joined by Max and Zac. "Too much information!" Zac said over the laughter. We calmed down a bit. Julian rolled his eyes while Laura raised an eyebrow.
"I got to go back to planning now. You guys got your scores recorded?" Zac asked. "yeah, we all have" Max told him. "Okay, see you all later." Zac went to walk off, but Max grabbed his arm. Max whispered something into Zac's ear and Zac nodded his head. "Don't worry, not yet. Lets hope it stays that way" I heard him say to Max. Zac turned around and walked off. "What was that about?" I asked Max when Zac was out of site. "Doesn't matter" he said.