Chapter Twenty
Siria woke early the next morning. She looked at Jay who was asleep beside her. They had spent the night talking things over and making love. He asked her to live in the mall with him. She had been apprehensive but accepted. It would be a change. Siria left their room and went out into the saloons main area. It was covered with sleeping Technos, all of whom were wounded. Ebony was seated in a chair sipping coffee. "Good morning." She took a sip.
"Hey." Siria looked down at Ebony.
Ebony looked at Siria awkwardly. "What's your problem, Jay wouldn't play happy families."
"Is that why you two broke he wouldn't play 'happy families'."
"What." Ebony laughed. "Me and Jay have broken up...for good." Ebony sighed. "Look...what me and Jay had was special, but it's over. We're just friends."
"Yeah, whatever." Siria rolled her eyes.
Ebony glared at Siria. "This has nothing to do with Jay." Siria returned the stare. "Oh ok what is it with you. Did I still your boyfriend BEFORE the virus, or just WALKED ALL OVER YOU?" Ebony crossed her arms trying to remain calm.
"My brother."
"Your brother...I don't even know YOUR brother."
"Aseem, he was in YOUR militia."
"And..."
"And he DIED."
Ebony looked across the table at Siria. "I can't be blamed for what happened so long ago." Ebony stared at very young Techno who was asleep. "It was about survival, Siria. Your brother didn't just die. He stopped surviving. He lost the game."
Siria sat down in a chair. She was looking down at the tattoo on her wrist. She finally realized she was going to have to let go. She then looked up at Ebony. "So, are you and Slade together?"
Ebony smiled. "I don't know. I haven't decided yet. Why?"
Siria smiled. "Because he likes you so you're stuck with him."
"I think I can handle that"
Siria smirked. "Good luck."
A/N: Yeah happy or no? Sorry Jebonist no luck for you this time maybe next. Not bad for something I wrote in sheer boredom. If completely happy with this ending and don't wish for little Siria's perfect world to shatter don't go on, but if you fill like a baby who has just been dropped Review and go read Book II: Changes. As a matter of fact even if you are happy go review and boost my self-esteem.
Siria woke early the next morning. She looked at Jay who was asleep beside her. They had spent the night talking things over and making love. He asked her to live in the mall with him. She had been apprehensive but accepted. It would be a change. Siria left their room and went out into the saloons main area. It was covered with sleeping Technos, all of whom were wounded. Ebony was seated in a chair sipping coffee. "Good morning." She took a sip.
"Hey." Siria looked down at Ebony.
Ebony looked at Siria awkwardly. "What's your problem, Jay wouldn't play happy families."
"Is that why you two broke he wouldn't play 'happy families'."
"What." Ebony laughed. "Me and Jay have broken up...for good." Ebony sighed. "Look...what me and Jay had was special, but it's over. We're just friends."
"Yeah, whatever." Siria rolled her eyes.
Ebony glared at Siria. "This has nothing to do with Jay." Siria returned the stare. "Oh ok what is it with you. Did I still your boyfriend BEFORE the virus, or just WALKED ALL OVER YOU?" Ebony crossed her arms trying to remain calm.
"My brother."
"Your brother...I don't even know YOUR brother."
"Aseem, he was in YOUR militia."
"And..."
"And he DIED."
Ebony looked across the table at Siria. "I can't be blamed for what happened so long ago." Ebony stared at very young Techno who was asleep. "It was about survival, Siria. Your brother didn't just die. He stopped surviving. He lost the game."
Siria sat down in a chair. She was looking down at the tattoo on her wrist. She finally realized she was going to have to let go. She then looked up at Ebony. "So, are you and Slade together?"
Ebony smiled. "I don't know. I haven't decided yet. Why?"
Siria smiled. "Because he likes you so you're stuck with him."
"I think I can handle that"
Siria smirked. "Good luck."
A/N: Yeah happy or no? Sorry Jebonist no luck for you this time maybe next. Not bad for something I wrote in sheer boredom. If completely happy with this ending and don't wish for little Siria's perfect world to shatter don't go on, but if you fill like a baby who has just been dropped Review and go read Book II: Changes. As a matter of fact even if you are happy go review and boost my self-esteem.