Sorry I haven't been active lately, school started, and stuffs so...


When she woke up, the girl found her self in what looked like an infirmary. The curtains were closed, things were practically silent, -except for the for the fact that there was some chattering, since it was a hospital.-

"You've been out for 3 days..." The girl quickly turned her head to the left, where Tom stood up from a chair only a couple of feet away from her. Being startled, she sat up.

"It's okay, I won't hurt you…" Tom tried to reassure her.

"Where…?" she began to say. "Who are you?" she finished.

Tom handed her a coffee mug.

For a second, the girl did not take it, until Tom drank a little bit from it. Seeing that he did not get affected by the drink, she slowly took the mug from him. She drank from it. She was expecting the bitter sweet taste of hot coffee, but it was more sweet and more milky, than it was to be bitter.

"it's hot chocolate. I wasn't sure if you'd preferred that over coffee."

"…I haven't had hot chocolate since the Christmas before the whole alien invasion." the girl replied with a little smile. She looked down at her mug, and sipped some more.

For a short brief moment, Tom and her did not say a word. Now that he thought about it, Christmas was a special holiday that his deceased wife and sons would enjoy celebrating every year. Before slipping into remembering the past, he pulled himself back to reality.

"I'm Tom, Tom Mason. You can just call me Tom…" he finally said.

"It's nice to meet you Tom, I'm June. June Adams" she smiled. She looked around the room again.

"I'm guessing this is the infirmary…?" she asked him.

"Yes. You are in Charleston…"he replied. June had just remembered that she blacked out when a talking alien shielded her from a gunshot.

"And that alien…?"

"Oh, you mean Cochise? He carried you all the way here…" Tom looked at the closed curtains. June saw a strange shadow standing just behind the curtains.

"Okay Cochise, you can come in now…" Tom said. The figure gently pulled open the curtains. He revealed himself to be the alien who saved June that night. Cochise can now see here feature more clear than the other night. She had long silky streaming beautiful black hair, a 'J' necklace, and green eyes.

"you…" she said. She was speechless.

"I apologize for the other night…I did not mean to scare you…" he bowed.

"Um, it's fine now I guess. I mean, you did save my life and all…"

"so, as you know already, we were fighting the aliens since they first came here. Those aliens are called the Espheni. Cochise and his people, who are known as the Volm, came here and formed an alliance with us 6 months ago…" Tom said.

"I can see that…" June replied.

"Yes, and so far, for the first time, we actually put some hurt in those Espheni, thanks to the Volm's new high tech weapons. And speaking of weapons, we are building a giant one to help defeat them…"

"That's good news then…" June said.

"Dad…" Ben walks in, with a rebel skitter.

"What is it son…?" Tom asked.

"The skitter rebellion leader wants to talk to you…" he said.

"alright, I'll be right there…" Tom looks at his son, and then back at June.

"It's was nice to meet you, June. But I have to go…Cochise, can you stay here and keep her company…? Maybe when she gets better, escort her to her room please?"

"I don't see why not…" Cochise said.

"okay then, I'll see you guys later…" Tom said, as he picked up his gun and left. Ben looked at June, quickly bowed his head, and left after his father.

There was an awkward silence. Until June broke it.

"So Your name is Cochise?"

"That is what the humans call me..."

"oh..." silence again.

"So, uh… Thanks. For saving me…"

"You are welcome…" Cochise replied. There was silence yet again. June had no idea what to say. What else are you supposed to say to an alien ally who saved your life…?

June's stomach began to rumble. She clenched her stomach in embarrassment.

"You must be hungry…" Cochise said.

"You bet I am…what does it take to get some food around here…?"

"I can escort you to the food hall if you like."

"That would be awesome…" June got up from the bed. She stood there, staring at herself in hospital clothes.

"Dr. Delgado, one of our doctors had washed your clothes…they were covered in blood." he handed her, her clothes, which were perfectly clean.

When surviving an alien invasion, and being on the road for days, you tend to get your clothes smelly, and mostly likely dirty, especially when wearing the same clothes everyday. This was the first time June ever had her clothes totally clean. She sniffed them. It smelled like Downy fabric softener.

"Um…can you please wait outside, while I change clothes…?" understanding the situation, Cochise did as he was told.

She had taken off the hospital clothes, and slipped on her roomy sweat pants, her white tank top, and her black sweater. She found a rubber band, and used it to tie her hair back in a long ponytail. She put on her flat black boots. She noticed that her clothes were not only clean, but they were well sewed together. All the tears and holes were gone.

"I'm finished" June said. As she walked through the curtains. Cochise was there, waiting for her. Without saying anything else, they walked to the food hall.

She was amazed. On her way there, there were so many people living in Charleston. It almost felt like things were back to normal. Except for the part where there are still aliens, running about. Just like everyone else, she grabbed a tray, and got food.

"You must be the girl Tom and the others rescued…" said a voice. June looked up to see a girl younger than her. It was Jean.

"yea…how did you…?" June asked.

"well, you're a new face. I usually see many of the same people everyday, going to grab lunch. And, I saw my dad help carry you to the infirmary with Cochise."

"I'm June…" she said.

"Nice to meet you June, I'm Jean…" Jean smiled.

"Nice to meet you…" June's stomach rumbled again.

"I should go…I'm holding up the line." June looked over at people waiting patiently to get their food.

"Well, it was nice meeting you, June"

"you too…"

June found an empty table, and sat there by herself, devouring the delicious food before her. Mashed potatoes, with gravy, and a side of broccoli and carrots. Mmm. June hadn't had a decent meal since before the invasion.

After the invasion, the only food she ate that was even close to decent, was when she raided a small supermarket that sold ramen noodle packs. Everything else in there either went bad, or was home to a family of flies.

The food was so mouth watering. She savored every last bite. She even drank the juice on her tray. It was fresh, cold apple juice. Her favorite.

Seeing people living here laughing, smiling, eating the food, all of it felt like a dream. She was in a daze. But then Pope showed up, sitting in front of her. She snapped out of her daze.

"Sup?" he said.

"Uh…hi…" June said in an awkward way. Pope ate his food while staring at her. June who had finished, looked around, intrigued at how all of the people living down here had so much room.

"Name's Pope. Yours?"

"June." June replied.

Pope continued to eat, while still looking at her.

She caught Pope's eyes.

"Um… is there something on my face…?" Pope took a sip of his apple juice.

"Have you met our president yet…?" he said

"We have a president?"

"Yep, former college Professor, Tom Mason."

"Tom is our president?" June was surprised.

"President of the new United States! Married to one of our doctors, Anne. The professor probably didn't tell you cuz the guy feels un easy when people call him that." June had not said anything.

"I honestly hardly trust the guy…" Pope said, as he gobbled on the mashed potatoes.

"And why not?" June asked.

"Well, for obvious reasons, he formed this stupid alliance with the rebel skitters and new aliens called the Volm. And, they're making a Volm weapon that's supposedly going to help us win this war, but we have absolutely no idea what it does…" at the corner of his eye, he spotted Cochise, standing from a distance.

"see that alien freak show over there…?" Pope pointed at Cochise.

"Yea…? I was talking to him earlier...what about him?" June replied with a confused face.

"That's Cochise, short for his long ass name I can't even pronounce. He is the Volm's ambassador. Him and his…kind, say that they wanna help fight the skitters, with their all powerful high tech weapons. They even gave us harness removing machines that help safely remove the harnesses on those alien possessed kids."

"And your point is…?" June said.

"Well isn't it too good to be true…? That these aliens from whatever planet they came from, comes to earth and say they want to help, giving us high tech weapons, and a 'harness be gone' machine…?"

June did agree, it was too good to be true, but Cochise saved her life. He could have killed her right then and there when she was knocked out cold that night, and no one would know about it. But seeing that he helped treated her wound, shielded her from that skitter, and having a somewhat short normal conversation with him, made her feel like she could trust him.

"Maybe, but I doubt it…Cochise seems like a nice person…"

"Person…? The dude's an alien! don't tell me you've grown attached to these guys already?"

June did not say a word. Cochise was nice to her. More of a gentleman than any of the men she has ever dated, and more of a gentleman than this cussing, over confident, obnoxious jerk.

"we can't trust these guys!" he argued. "we could all be dead one day!"

"The guy saved me! He helped treat my wound! And he took a bullet to the shoulder for me! So, I owe him my life!" she banged against the table. People began to look at the two. She stood up, and picked up her tray, about to walk away.

"That's right. walk away, you alien loving freak! I'm gonna laugh when he betrays you, and leave you for dead!" the anger that June felt, had surfaced.

She walked back to the table, where Pope stood watching her.

"What are you gonna do now…? Punch-" before he could finish his sentence, she socked him in the nose.

"Sorry, your face said 'hit me,' I couldn't help but do it…" June said, feeling this heavy weight lifting off her back.

"You little bitch…" he held his nose, while trying to swing a fist at her.

"Pope, stop causing such a ruckus!" Colonel Weaver came just in time.

"Why am I always the one in trouble…? She's the one who hit me"

"Well she had every right to…weren't you the one who called her names in the first place?"

"Well yea, but…-" Pope clenched his nose.

"No buts. Just finish your food, and go get your nose fixed." June snickered. Weaver looked at June.

"And as for you…" he began.

Uh-oh

"I don't want you causing trouble here, with so many people near by. I don't know what the hell happened to you out there, but here, we settle things in a different way. Are we clear…?." he looked at her for a response. June looked around, people staring at her, some whispering and giggling.

"Crystal…" she answered.

"Is something the matter?" Cochise said as he approached them.

"nothing…Cochise, can you show me to my room now…?" June said angrily.

She left the table, leaving her tray there.

o-o-o-o-o

Once there, June opened the door to her room, looking inside. There was a bed, a cabinet, and drawer with a lamp on it. It was a pretty decent room. The bed was pretty big.

She stood there, just looking at it. She felt un easy. All this time, she never had a chance to have a good sleep, and being in Charleston, and seeing this room with this bed, she doesn't think she could get used to it anytime soon. Considering how she slept on the cold concrete, or ground mostly.

"Is there something the matter, Ms. Adams…?" Cochise asked. She turned to face him. They were merely inches away from each other's faces.

"I don't fully trust you yet. I'm still uncertain if you're even trust worthy. So you better watch what you do or say around here, it may effect those around you. One false move, and I'll slit your throat…"

Not a word had escaped Cochise's lips. June shut the door, in his face. She could see his figure still at the door. Moments later, he had left.

Her shoulders slumped, and she leaned her back against the door. She slide down the door, until she was on the floor, burying her face in her arms. She remembered what Pope had said about One day Cochise would betray her.

Betray

the word echoed in her mind.

Before June radioed for help that night, she was with three other people. One had died, one had shot herself, and one betrayed them, made a deal with the skitters to lure her and the other two, into a trap just to save his own life.

And that betrayer was her own boyfriend, who she thought she loved, and could trust.

June then got up, and laid on the bed. It was surprisingly soft. But, she couldn't get used to it.

So she grabbed a pillow, threw bed covers over her shoulders, laid on the hard floor at the corner of the room, and held her father's pocket knife in one hand.

Even in a safe environment like this, You may never know what can happen next.


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