Sorry I have not updated in so long!!! Its been busy… not a good excuse but true!!

Disclaimer: I own nothing

Chapter 3: Powers and People.

There is no food in this house. None. Not that that is a surprise considering what crazy Melissa had written. But I am starting to get hungry now. I have plenty of food in my backpacks. But how long is that going to last?

Last night I dreamed that I managed to get to town and when I was there no one else was… I was the last person on earth…

Then when I woke up I told myself I was being stupid. There was no way that I was the last person on earth. Then again what had happened to Melissa's parents?

The cat, Tuffs, follow me everywhere. I guess I am an improvement from Melissa, companion wise that is.

Tomorrow I am going to start walking again. Down to that dreaded town…

The cat followed me. I guess it needs to find civilization as much as I do. Plus a cat has to eat too.

In any case I think I will reach the town shortly. I remember passing these roads on the way to the cottage.

I miss the cottage. I wish I could go back there… I will one day.

"So Tuffs do you wish that Melissa had not run out on you? From the sound of it you did not like her much towards the end."

The cat just looked at me.

I smiled. It was nice to have someone to talk to.

"I wish I had someone who cared about me. I really do. I always wondered what my father was like. What would have happened if I lived with him instead of mom? Would life be better or worse?" the cats, predictably, said nothing.

"I wish you could talk…" I said to the animals as we turned another bend in the road. "Then you could tell me what happened to Melissa and her parents."

Nothing

I sighed. "I also wish you could tell me why I now hate the color green. I know I used to love that color! I know that I hypnotized myself! But how! Well I know how I looked at myself! But how really?

Well mom I am sure you're happy! I am going to die! I and this cat have been walking for days. I am running out of food. I have maybe a box and a half of cereal left. And that's all. No water. Nothing.

This town seems to have vanished off the face of the earth, and all the people with it. This highway is deserted. I have been walking along it for days. All I see is a broken car every now and then. I am beginning to think that I really am the last person on earth…

Tuffs is still with me. She seems to think that I have enough food for me and a half starved cat. I don't but I cannot let the poor animal starve. I fell bad for it. It trusts me.

But that's not the only think. I NEED to find people. But I don't think…

Oh my god. A car's coming…

"Who are you?" It was a boy. He looked worn and tired. His hands where dirty but he was smiling. Two other boys sat in the seat, on in the passenger seat, and one in the back. The one in the passenger seat was frowning; he looked like he could do things I did not want to find out about. The boy in the back was listening to an ipod but was looking at me with curiosity.

"I- ummm…" I had not talked to another human being in months. It was a shock to suddenly had three boys drive up… in a dirty old jeep.

"How did you come this far from civilization? I mean the FAZE is getting weirder everyday, its best to stay with the group." said the frowning boy. He had sandy blonde hair, and dark eyes.

"Umm…" The what! I thought looking around.

"Where are you from?" Asked the boy who was driving.

"th-the mountains…" I answered.

"You mean you have been up in the mountains for all this time? Alone?" he said a shocked look on his face.

"All what time?" I said looking at the boy oddly. What the hell where these boys talking about?

"When was the last time you saw an adult?" Said the blonde boy.

"I don't know." I said shrugging. "Possibly the day before mom took the car and ditched me. That was a couple of months ago…"

"How did you survive?" Asked the boy in the back seat. "What did you eat?"

"Well there was a garden… and the house was full of food…"

"Food? Is there any left?" Asked the boy in the front

"Well yeah I-" but I was cut off but the blonde kid.

"Food? like real food?"

"No I mean fake food! Of coarse real food, but it is a long way there. Plus it is mine and I can only get there first off you need to tell me how a 14 year-old kid is driving and why there is no people for miles??"

The answer I got was not at all what I expected…

Silence. That is what proceeded Sam's (the blonde kid) story. I was sitting in the back of the jeep with E.Z. (the ipod kid) and Edilio was driving.

I really could not think of anything to say. A bunch of kids in battle? Little children shooting fire? No food left? Cabbages?

Finally I word the word to describe the chaos that had been going on at the town.

"Crazy…" I muttered looking out the dirty window.

"What?" Edilio asked swerving to avoid a crashed SUV.

"That's totally insane!" I said louder.

"Are you saying you don't believe me?" Sam asked his face turning red with anger.

"Oh no I believe you. I just can't believe the stupid-ness of those kids! I mean really? That is the is dumbest thing I have ever heard and I lived with my mother!" I was shaking my head. "I mean did you actually listen to your own tale? It is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard? If these kids want to live they had better pull there act together."

The there boys stared at me. Tuffs yawned. She was lying on my lap. I stroked her.

"I'd like to see you try to get them to work together…" Sam said turning around. He had told me all about him being the 'mayor' clearly he was not happy about it. "They know I won't use my powers on them… so…"

"Power? Oh you mean the liquid fire thing…" I said the jeep bumped over the rough ground. They where taking me to the cabbages fields. They where hoping to get some ripe cabbages. I could not help but think oh how if they had not been stupid at the start they would still have a ton more food.

"Do you have one?" He asked looking at me.

"A what?" I asked.

"A power, have you done anything weird lately?"

I smile. "Well I have this ability to make animals, and people," I hoped my lucky stars it worked on people I had not gotten a chance to try it out yet. "Do whatever I say weird hu?" for a second I wondered if it was such a good idea to tell this strange boy about me. I mean I didn't know who he was at all…

The boys gave me a shocked look.

"Whatever you want?"

"I stopped a lion from eating me…" I said shuddering at the memory. "All they have to do is look into my eyes…"

"Your eyes?" Sam said with some trepidation. "How do we know you are not lying?" he said suspiciously.

I rolled my eyes. "Want proof?" I asked

"Yeah!" he said. And our eyes connected.

I saw myself; I was looking at myself through Sam's eyes.

"Sam?" I heard Edilio ask.

I knew Sam was trying to answer. But he could not tear his eyes from my face.

Then I had an idea. I would prove it not only to Sam but to his friends as well.

Tell him to pull over… I though into Sam's mind.

Then the battle begun. He didn't want Edilio to stop. I did. I won.

"Pull…Over…" I said through Sam's lips. But it was his voice. I smiled. I not Sam. then I pulled my head away. Edilio looked worried pulled the jeep over and looked from me to Sam.

Sam sat back suddenly, shocked.

"What on earth…" he said looking at me.

I just smiled," I don't believe I have told you my name yet. It's Jessica, Jess if you want…"

And the plot thickens!! Oh by the way in case you did not catch it Jess meet's Sam at the start of Hunger….

Good chapter? Bad chapter??

Let me now and REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!