i know i promised you three chapters...but i was only able to right two..but there is more on the way!hope you like 'em!


Chapter 14

Aaron woke up with a start and looked around the room and then looked at her watch. She was lucky, this planets hours were the same as earth's. Her watch told her it was one o'clock. Sighing, she hauled her self of the bed and made her way over to the fire. She smiled at the site she saw. Rose was snuggled against Theta, who's arm were wrapped around her, and surprisingly, they were both asleep.

"Theta, Theta wake up." She whispered and nudged his shoulder a little. "Theta."

"Huh, what?"

"Go to bed, I'll watch the fire."

By now, Theta was fully awake and aware that Rose was sound asleep on his shoulder, "You sure?"

"Yea, go to bed."

Theta hauled himself up off the floor and gently picked Rose up. She stirred a little but didn't wake. He walked over to where he and Rose were going to sleep. He gently put her down and went back over to Aaron. "You going to be ok?"

She smiled, "Yea." He smiled and went back over to Rose.

She was laying on her side, her face to the wall and her back to him. He took off his jacket and folded it into a pillow and put it on the bunk. Then he crawled into the rack with Rose. The bed was small so he spooned up against her back and put his right arm around her waist. He was aware that Aaron had watched him and he wondered what the girl was thinking. He decided it wasn't worth worrying about and soon drifted off to sleep.

Aaron sighed and leaned against the compartment wall. 'This is bad, now I have brought them into the fight.'

"What are you doing awake?" Jack asked and stood beside her. She looked at him and shrugged.

"Couldn't sleep I guess." She said and stared out into space again. "You shouldn't have saved me Jack."

He looked at her confused. "What?"

"Back in Paris, you shouldn't have saved me, you should have let me die."

Jack forced her to look at him, "Aaron, don't say that!"

"Jack, your all in this fight now. Anyone I've meant is now Snake's enemy. I don't want to lose my family."

"How hard can Snake be? He's only human."

"You don't understand Jack!" She said a little too loudly. "He's not human! He's a demon! He is an emotionless being! He will stop at nothing to hurt me in any way!" She said as tears slid down her cheeks.

"Aaron," he said and pulled her into a hug. "Your not going to lose us, don't worry. I promise you that." She sniffed, but smiled.

"Come on, lets go to bed." He said and she stifled a yawn.

"I'm not tired," She said, but ended up yawing.

"Sure your not." He said and led her to her bed. She laid down and quickly fell asleep. Jack smiled and kissed her on the forehead, " 'Night."


A loud continuous ringing of a bell made all of the group jerk awake. Luce quickly rose and rolled up the privacy curtain. Although no one had asked him he announced "It is forbidden to have the curtain down except during sleeping hours." All of them nodded in understanding.

Within five minutes a guard appeared at their quarters. He looked at Rose. "What talents do you possess? Where do you want to work?"

"Ah..." She stammered.

"She with me Ajax." Aaron said.

The guard nodded then addressed the men. "The rest of you will come with me."

"Wait!" It was Rican, the neighbor from across the passageway. "Here." She said as she pressed a loaf of bread into Theta's hands. "It is not much, but it will have to sustain you until your evening meal."

"Thank you," He said.

The guard looked at Rose and Aaron. "Wait here until I return." They nodded and he led the men away.

"Rose, I forgot to tell you yesterday, that the women are allowed to use the public baths during the day and the men during the night. Also, the women fix meals at midday for their men and the men are allowed to come home for lunch, which to tell you the truth, I hate." Aaron said. Rican nodded in agreement.

"I just hope the bread will last."