A/N: This chapter is dedicated to all my loving readers who aren't going to be too pissy at me for not updating in a long time.....it wasn't my fault! I found out that Vin Diesel was getting replaced in the new xXx movie by ICE CUBE! Why, why do you hate me, evil movie gods ? If not Vin Diesel, then at least someone almost as sexy! Grr, I shake my singular monkey fist at you. Grrr....... well actually it was a combination of that and writers block! A pox on both your houses! that should be a plague shouldn't it ? oh shut up Bob and go back to your corner! yes Ma'am
Anywhoo moving along....I'm done rambling now...so its safe to come out from your hiding places......This chappie is dedicated to Lauren, Molly and Lucie for annoying me enough to get working on it.....Oh yes and all my lovely readers who will review at the end of the chapter......you will won't you ? I would be crushed if you didn't and if you do review I promise you a lovely sequel story very soon So review please and enjoy the story!
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Rick and Cassandra ran back into the room, to find the other survivors looking distraught and panicked. Cassandra's eyes scanned the room and she noticed someone was missing.
"Who is it ?"
Rick's voice was low enough that only she could hear him and she realized he'd noticed someone missing, too.
"The female drifter. She's not here. And that scream we both heard was feminine enough to be hers."
Teke came running over to them and grabbed Cassandra's arm.
"Oh thank god. Cassandra, I thought for a minute that it was you who died."
"What do you mean ?"
"The female drifter. Ariel, I think her name was. She was so upset over her husbands death. We-we tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen to reason. And then she....." His words trailed off, but Cassandra wasn't buying into his act of mortal terror. He seemed a bit too eager to let Rick know of Ariels death.
"What happened, Teke ?"
"She ran off and then we heard the scream. I think she's dead, now."
Rick nodded slowly and Cassandra could see that while he wasn't sure about the truth behind Teke's words, he did believe that there might be something to them.
"All right. If they've already killed three of us, we need to get moving. Find all the lights you can, but stay close. Come back here with them and then we'll go."
The others went off in twos or threes. Cassandra was about to go, when she felt a burning sensation spread across her back. She turned around to see Sawyer staring intently at her. As their eyes met, an excruciating pain came over her and she stumbled, nearly falling over.
Rick saw her fall and managed to catch her, before she hit the ground.
"Cassie, what's wrong ?"
Her voice was shaking and she pressed her hands to her temples.
"I just saw inside Sawyer's mind. I-I didn't mean to do it, but sometimes I just get flashes of what people are thinking."
"What did you see ?"
"Ariel didn't run off. Teke distracted the others and Sawyer threw her to the creatures. To keep them off our backs for a while."
"Are you sure ?"
She licked her lips nervously and looked up at him, her eyes catching his.
"Yes."
"What do you think we should do ?"
"Do you trust me, Rick ?"
"Yes."
"Then I think we should leave them here...."