Story: 21ste century meets the 22ste

Author: Wizard92

Chapter 16: you are the reason

(Alexis POV)

I woke up the next day because of the sun, it was shining brightly threw the 'door' of the tree house. I tried to bloke the light out but it was no use, the temperature in the tree house was already rising. I opened my eyes and saw the fire had gone out during the night. Lucas his t-shirt was dry. I tried to move my foot and surprisingly it didn't hurt much at all. I guess I'll be able to walk today, question is how long will I be able to walk?

I turned around and saw Lucas as still sleeping. He was laying on his back, his chest rising slowly. He didn't look so dangerous when he was asleep, he even seemed harmless. He had a lot of scars, the once on the back of his head seemed rather painful. I wonder how he got those. They looked like a claw had done that. Maybe he got in a fight with a dinosaur and it scratched Lucas his head or something. It sounded pretty possible, the guy does live out here, alone. He has to be on is guard like all the time. That must be exhausting. I don't understand that he doesn't get lonely at times. I would go nuts being here on my own. No one to laugh with and make stupid jokes with. No one to feel safe around. Maybe that's why he took me with him?

Lexie that sounds just stupid. Why on earth would a guy who has lived like this for what, eight years all of a sudden want company and why would he pick someone he barley knows and he doesn't even trust?

His gun was laying next to him, as tempting as it looked I didn't reach for it. My attention was quickly caught by a giant dinosaur who was walking past the tree house. I thought Lucas said that only small one's live in this aria? I took a better look and saw it was a group of veggiesaurus passing by. Oh my god, maybe I can pet one. I looked at the tree branches and noticed they were easy to climb. I must be out of my mind, this tree is freaking high and I'm about to go even higher. I must be on a suicide mission.

The dinosaurs didn't pay attention to me. Climbing with one sore ankle wasn't easy but it was surprisingly possible. When I was at the highest point I graphed some branches with leaves and waved at the giants walking past me. Maybe one will notice it.

My trick worked. One of the dinosaurs bent his head to me and placed his teeth on the branches. I had to let go quickly or he would have turned into a carnivore. While the creature was chewing on his food I placed my hand on its head. Omg, I can't believe I'm petting this giant creature. No one will ever believe me back at home. Dinosaurs are pretty cool. An image of Ross from friends entered my mind for a second: "Oh my god, I'm turning into Ross Geller."

Oh cool would it be to ride a veggiesaurus. Maybe I can jump on once back. Yeah, I'd probably be dead before I even hit the ground but it all sounds possible. Maybe I can slide down its neck or something. Lexie, just because it's possible in Ice Age doesn't mean it's possible in real life.

Maybe my inner voice is right. The whole idea is just screaming suicide.

(Lucas POV)

Loud noise made me wake up. Something was nearby, very nearby. When I opened my eyes I saw a grew neck walking past the door of the tree house. What are brachiosaurusses doing here, they don't live here? I got up and saw a whole group passing through. Maybe another dinosaurs is hunting on them or forcing them to move. Or the Sixers scared them away, it wouldn't surprise me if Mira did that to make sure her men were safe.

Speaking of safekeeping where is Alexis? She wasn't in the tree house and knowing her she wouldn't make it down the tree alive. So where did she go: "Oh come on, a little closer…" The girl was sitting on a tree branch in the top of the tree. What is she doing? Trying to get herself killed? It would make my job a lot easier.

She was trying to pet a brachiosaurus who was eating leaves near her. When she touched the creature a smile covered her face. What is so fascinating about touching a brachiosaurus? They are quite dull creatures. I guess if she was a spy it would be obvious that she had to act like she never saw one before.

I kept starring at her, I have to admit she's interesting. I can't make out what her goal is or what she's planning. I just can't believe that she just ended up here without any intentions. But I guess she's not that bad to have around. Sure she annoys me until no end, but it takes the pressure of the whole situation. Things don't seem so bad when she's around. Talking about things that aren't important, most of the time she just talks about rubbish.

She's just to naïve.

I climbed on the tree, she was to occupied with the dinosaur in front of her she didn't hear me sneaking up on her. To make sure she wouldn't jump out of the tree I graphed her waist while saying boe. The result was priceless.

"You bastered!" She yelled at me and she threw her fist at my head. The brachiosaurs was surprised by the sudden action and he shook his big head while making a painful sound for our ears. Alexis her fist dropped and she tried to block the noise out by covering her ears. All of a sudden the creature brought his big head towards us. He wanted to push us of the branch. Thank god we were too small for him to touch. Maybe I should think things true when I want to scare someone in a tree with a brachiosaurs standing nearby.

The dinosaur gave up after a few seconds and decided to follow his companions. I hadn't noticed that I had pinned myself and Alexis against the tree. Her small hand was laying underneath mine and her head was turned towards me. Realizing how close we were to each other made my heart stop for a second. She was close, to close. Why am I not moving away or why isn't she pushing me away? I could feel her breath on my cheek and her body moved along with mine. I shouldn't be getting close to her. She's trouble.

I wanted to move away, I wanted to let her go and climbed back down to the tree house but I couldn't bring myself to move. My arms refused to let her go. Is my heartbeat rising? But why? I'm not interested like that in her, am I? She's too naïve and loud and noisy and annoying. There's no way that I like her.

(Alexis POV)

Why isn't he moving? Move dame it! Being this close to him is driving me mad, he's dangerous and nuts. I have to watch out with him around. I don't want to be this close to him, do I? Is it getting warm here or is it just me. Dame it I need to get out of here. But how can he expect me to move when he looks at me like that. With those deep eyes, deep eyes that won't let me go. I felt myself starting to breath slower. His chest was pinning me to the tree branch making it impossible for me to move. He is too close, his lips are only an inch away. Maybe if I, no Lexie you can't go there. Don't get yourself caught up in all that drama.

But I wonder what they would taste like. Its' not like anyone would find out about it. Maybe if I just moved a little closer. I was about to listen to my own lust when a screeching sound made both of us look to the ground beneath us.

Dinosaurs like the one that attacked me on my first day here were fighting with each other. They hadn't noticed us but if we moved to much they probably would see us: "Stay still, they're Nykos. Mean as hell." Lucas his whisper made shivers run down my back. Dame it, this is not the position I want to be stuck in much longer. At least I'm not caught by his gaze anymore: "Got caught in a fight with them once."

"Is that were you got those scratches on your head from?" I asked and kept my eyes on the viscous dinosaurs. They weren't really big, but from the look of it they were fast and they were really hungry. They seemed to be fighting over food. I'm glad I'm up here and not down there: "Yeah, I was lucky. They nearly hit my jugular and then I wouldn't have been sitting here with you."

"Well in that case yeah me," I said and I could feel Lucas lay his head on my back. You got to be kidding me. What part of I don't want to be so close to him doesn't the universe understand? I could feel my heartbeat rising. And he felt it too: "Don't worry, we're safe up here."

That's not what I'm scared of at the moment, but thank god he thinks it's because of the Nykos. Jesus, it's getting to warm here. Maybe if I start some small talk I can get my mind distracted: "So what's new with your life?"

"What?" Lucas asked and I could just feel him rising one of his eyebrows at my back and the hand laying on top of mine was putting more pressure on it. Dame it! I wanted to pull my hand away from his but I found myself incapable of doing so: "Never heard of small talk?"

"Nothing new, just hanging in a tree for fun," he sighed and I could sense him getting annoyed. I guess this whole things screws up his plan of going to that portal of his: "Well what do you know, it's capable of making a joke. I wonder if the others are okay? Hopefully they were more fortunate with running into people than I was."

"They're probably fine and back at Terra Nova. They know they're way around so there's a big chance that they're okay," Lucas sighed again. Did he just comfort me? It sounded like it. I didn't expect him to be capable of that: "How's your ankle?"

"Better, guess your wet shirt worked," I smiled and wished I still had it with me. I could really use some cooling of about now. Man, it's way too warm for my taste. It's making me feel like crape: "You learn a lot out here."

"Why do you stay out here? Alone? Don't you get lonely? I'd go made if I would live out her on my own," I said and laid my head down on the tree branch. One of the Nykos had graphed the food and started running away from his friends. Maybe we can get out of her quicker than we thought: "People just get in the way and distract you and I'm not one to be around a lot of people."

"Loner," I said and could feel Lucas sitting up. He was looking in the direction that the Nykos ran off. I could feel his hand slipping of mine, a sudden cold lingered on top of my hand. The weight of his body had also left mine and it felt weird to breath all of a sudden. Great I finally get him to let go and I'm sad about it. Make up your mind Lexie: "You think we can get out of the tree?"

"Yeah, they seem to be running off into the direction of their territory. We should be safe but we better start moving again before they decide to come back," Lucas said and started climbing down the tree. I followed him. In the tree house he graphed his bag and gun. He started climbing down the rope when he realized that I wasn't following: "Just how do you expect me to do that? Do I look like a jungle person?"

"If you fall I'll catch you," the man said with his dame smirk plastered on his face. What I wouldn't give to be able to wipe that of his face. When he was down he eyed me to do the same thing. You got to be kidding me, it's like seven meters down and you just know that I'm going to fall and break my neck.

With shaking hands I took graphed the rope and tried to lower myself on it. It wasn't helping that Lucas was watching me and telling me to get down before the Nykos came back. Dame him, wait until I'm on the ground. I'm gone smack him so hard he won't even know what hit him. Before I even knew it I could feel Lucas graphed my good food and pull me down: "Ah!" Two strong arms caught me and placed me down on the ground: "I told you I would catch you."

Dame that smirk.

(Lucas POV)

We continued our walk, we were able to move faster now that Alexis her ankle was better. But because of the Nykos we had lost valued time and we would need to step it up if we wanted to arrive at our destination the day after tomorrow.

"Are we going to eat something today?" the girl was looking around her to see if she could find something. I forgot about that: There's a river two clicks from here and it's on our way. We'll stop there and catch some fish."

"Great, fish for breakfast. Man I miss my Nutella," the girl sighed and I wondered what she was talking about. We didn't talk much after that. It surprised me how silent she was. I had expected her to yell at me for pulling her of the rope but she was just asking for it if you ask me. And it was worth it to have her back in my arms for a second. And the blush she had on her face was worth it too.

Dame it Lucas, you need to keep your distance. She's going to slow you down if you don't watch it.

"Hey isn't that the river you were talking about?" I got pulled out my thoughts when Alexis pointed to the river. It wasn't big but you had a good view incase a dinosaur decided to pass by: "Time to go fishing."

"You mean you can fish and I can rest," the girl said and sat down on a rock. She took her shoes of and laid her feet in the water. I bet she doesn't even know how to fish. I hadn't noticed it before but she looked rather red in her face. Maybe she's been walking to long in the sun: "Come here, you can help me."

"I am not touching a fish. No way in hell that I am touching a slimy…" she stopped in her sentence as I started walking over to her and lifted her over my shoulder: "No, let me go, I don't want to get wet!" I carried her with me in the river and wanted to place her on her feet but she had wrapped her arms around my neck and wasn't intending on letting go: "If you don't let go no, I'll throw us both in and you'll be completely wet."

Its' not that I wanted her to let go but I was hungry and we couldn't waste to much time today. She slowly placed her feet in the water. She was surprised by the fact it wasn't cold: "Now watch, it's easy. You just place your hands in the water and wait for a fish to swim by. Don't graph it immediately. Go slowly."

"Just so you know, I hate you," the girl said and lowered her hands in the water. The fish came quickly but she was always to fast when she wanted to graph them. By her third time I had already caught two: "You're too fast, to rough."

I placed her hands on top of mine and stood behind her. When another fish came I could feel her want to move, but I held her back: "Wait, let him come closer." I could feel her relax in my touch. When the fish was practically touching her hand we graphed it and lifted it out of the water: "Ieuw, I'm touching a slimy fish! Take it, I don't want it."

"Look out, you're gone fall!"

Splash

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