Notes: Just to clarify: I tend to repeat some sentences that I already used and that is intentional…Just in case you're wondering…

CHAPTER 6:

Isabelle opened her eyes. She had slept like an angel. She had slept in Royce's arms. His scent was still on her pillow. She smiled at the sunlight that was now lighting the whole bedroom. She sat on the bed and looked around. Royce wasn't there. She grabbed his shirt, put it on and exited the room. She walked through the hall until she heard noises coming from one of the numbered rooms. There he was. Royce was staring at several television screens. Oddly, they were all working, but she couldn't see anything from where she was. "That must have been a surveillance room."Isabelle thought to herself before finally entering the place.

- Nightmares again?

She asked, walking towards where Royce was sitting.

- Not tonight. Just couldn't sleep.

He answered and then turned to face her.

Now was Isabelle that was staring at the TV screens. All of them would display different locations of the hunters' camp.

- Where did you get these?

The sniper asked curiously.

- That day you and Zeltron went hunting I left before you guys and installed cameras all around their camp. They hadn't arrived by then. I didn't mention it earlier because I didn't know if they were gonna work.

Royce said; eyes on the TVs.

- Where did you get the cameras in the first place?

Isabelle asked again.

- They were in there.

Royce pointed to some lockers located in the back of the room and carried on:

- I thought they were broken, but were just turned off. I think the cameras were used for the lab monitoring when those things used to run the planet. With these, we'll be a step ahead of them.

After saying that, Royce stood up and went to Isabelle. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer to him. She gave him a big smile that knocked him off his feet. He didn't hate the effect she had on him anymore. In fact, he kinda liked it. They could be killed at any second by ruthless alien monsters but, strangely, they didn't seem to mind. At least not in that moment. He kept looking at her and made her ask:

- What?

- Just thinking….

He divagated and then continued:

- You look pretty hot with my shirt on…

Isabelle wrapped her arms around his neck.

- But you look hotter off of it.

Royce stated with a smirk.

He didn't give her any time to reply. Royce missed kissing her already so he pulled her even closer and gave her a passionate kiss. He just couldn't understand how he managed to survive that long without having her lips against his in moments like this. He mentally called himself an asshole for taking too long to make a move. But he had to admit: she scared him a little bit. Actually, his feelings for her scared the hell out of him. It was different with her and that was scary but it was also amazingly good. He laughed at the irony. He had to go to hell in order to find his slice of heaven...Shit! He was overthinking things. He decided the best thing to do was to enjoy his moment with Isabelle so he deepened the kiss. She was responding to every touch of his with the same passion. Suddenly, Isabelle broke the kiss and stepped back, looking outside.

- Did you hear that?

She asked, alert.

- Hear what?

Royce asked a little frustrated due to the brutal interruption.

Just then, something was thrown at the window and went right through it. The two soldiers only had time to take cover under the control panels. After the sound of broken glass there was a total silence. Royce and Isabelle got up and stepped to the lying creature on the floor. It was certainly dead and it looked familiar.

- It's one of those things from the cages…

Isabelle exclaimed.

After a while of silence, Royce finally stated:

- It's a warning. They know we're here.

- How is that possible? With the explosion, I thought they would think we were dead…

The sniper was in disbelief.

The both of them stood there for a moment, staring at the dead creature, not knowing when the hunters planned on attacking. They could be killed at any second by ruthless alien monsters but now they seemed to mind. They really seemed to mind.

Some other notes: I know, another short one but I promise things will get better…Final chapter coming soon!