Three hours had passed since the church incident. Victoria, Danny, Yazmin, May and Will had all fallen asleep in separate part of the churches. They thought the motive of being separate would serve them well considering it would keep them out of harms way if anybody were to invade their current domain.
Danny woke from a horrific dream, the same re-occurring one he's had since he was a child. He supposed it was a reflection of past hurt from seeing his Mother die right before his eyes. Nobody knew about his family conflicts, he always thought that they were inner-weaknesses only he should know. Not even Will knew about his Mother, though it did make Will wonder where his Mother was whenever he went to visit the Harper residence. Victoria and May were sat against the wall, making no conversation, no sound. Their eyes were slightly wide open and shocked beyond disbelief.
"Morning." Danny mumbled, rubbing his eyes. He knew that this lack of sleep wouldn't get to him, his looks were flawless 24/7.
"Afternoon you mean," replied Victoria, glancing anxiously at him, "You were calling out in your sleep."
"What?!" exclaimed Danny.
Shit, he thought as he glared at May who was also glancing at him with her dark brown eyes.
"You were calling out for your Mother, then Yazmin..." mumbled Victoria.
Danny didn't bother explain, he just raised his head in a sort of appreciation towards her concern.
It's always Yazmin. Yazmin, Yazmin, Yazmin, thought Victoria, scratching the concrete floor with frustration.
Danny pulled himself to his feet and took off his shirt, it was too ragged to wear and the day was hot, he could feel it through the church windows.
"We need to get a move on, where's the nearest place on your map?" Danny asked Victoria. She looked at the map on the floor and pointed at a tree house.
"There's a tree house in D9, we could always go there?" replied Victoria. She seemed hesitant about moving from the church.
"You don't want to go?" questioned Danny, scratching his injured arm. It was healing, finally.
"No… it's not that, it's just, this game only goes on for another two days. I can't see us killing each other but eventually, there has to be a winner. If not, we all die anyway. We will all die unless we don't find a way, fast." explained Victoria.
Danny put a cigarette in his mouth; he couldn't deal with the stress right now. Instead of replying to her, he walked out the room and headed for the main room downstairs. He could see Will and Yazmin sat on the floor by the alter, mumbling about something.
"Everyone, there's a tree house not too far from here, we should head there." commanded Danny, standing beside Will, tipping his hat off his head jokingly.
"Excuse me." Will laughed, placing it back on, grinning. Yazmin's face however, was far away. She looked completely lost in thought, in worry. The sudden reality of the game was hitting home. Hard.
"Wait." mumbled a voice from above. It was May, the first time she had ever spoken to them. Everyone looked at her puzzled and stunned.
"My brother, he knows this game," May said, walking down the steps, her eyes and hair tired and drab, "He's played it before."
Will fell silent, he knew about this game also.
"Alex Yagami has played this disgusting game before?!" exclaimed Victoria, her fists clenched.
"Not only played, he was won it. Twice." said May, she seemed pretty confident talking about her brother, as if she was proud to be his sister even though they haven't spoken in years.
"Holy shit, we're going to be completely owned." whispered Yazmin.
"Don't say that!" shouted Victoria, tears stinging her eyes. Danny and Will merely looked at each other with a brooding stare, they often played with each others expressions whenever they were going to communicate something secret.
"Look, it's not the end of the world-"
"Shut up Will!" shouted Victoria again, now starting to full on cry. Everyone kept their distance from each other, the situation felt so alien.
"Listen, Victoria, all is not lost. I know…some things." said Will, looking at his hands as he spoke. Everyone's mouths dropped apart from May.
"That's right Will, you do." May whispered, giggling. Will pointed a finger at her and shook his head. Nobody dared to question what May had just said but Danny, Victoria and Yazmin could tell there were secrets in the midst's that could jeopardize their position in this game.
"I know a lot about this game, that's all I can tell you." said Will, standing up, his hat shadowing his eyes, "Come on."
He began to wander down the aisle, holding his gun in his hand, blood staining his shirt. The others followed and as Victoria crossed May, she swore she saw a smirk on May's expression. Victoria grabbed Yazmin's arm and glared at her.
"We need to talk, hang back a little."
They hung back as they entered the open air, their attention on high alert incase they came across any students. Victoria looked at Yazmin deeply; she could tell Victoria was concerned.
"May. It's May, there is something about her. She seems sneaky." Victoria whispered, keeping a tight grip on Yazmin.
"I know, I feel it too but we can't act now, it would be too brash. You have to remember that she could be a great advantage for us. All the information she knows, you heard what she said about her brother." said Yazmin.
"Yes I know, but she could be lying. How do we know she's being truthful, she could be saying it and playing us on for some inner cause that we don't know about!" whispered Victoria loudly. May glanced back for a second and then carried on walking.
"Look, all I know is we've got the upper hand. Will apparently knows a lot about this game-"
"You saw that little connection between May and Will, it's like she knows something about him!" said Victoria.
"Calm down Victoria, there is nothing to worry about." said Yazmin quietly.
"Nothing to worry about? Yazmin, we're going to DIE!" shouted Victoria. The word die caught everybody's attention, causing everyone to come to a halt. Yazmin waved her hand and carried on walking.
"We're nearly at D9, just keep on moving and we'll be fine. We shall plan when we get to the tree house okay?" said Yazmin, pulling out her katana, holding it casually by her side. She moved swiftly in front of everybody, leading the way and they did as they were told. Easy to fool.
22 Students Remain.