Story: 21ste century meets the 22ste

Author: Wizard92

Chapter 18: colorblind

(Alexis POV)

Oh my god, what was that! There are freaking dinosaurs in the area. What are we going to do? This can't be happening to us. We can't leave this cave and if they discover were here they'll have a nice meal to go. We're practically a drive thru.

I could feel Lucas in my arms. I hadn't even noticed that I had graphed him like that. He probably thinks I'm a freak or something. Good going girl, just because you laid between his legs doesn't mean something might actually happen. It hadn't even accord to me how the whole situation from before must have looked. Who knows what he was thinking. Maybe he didn't mind it, I mean he did rub my back. Maybe he didn't mind the closeness.

Dame it Alexis, you know he's trouble. You have to keep your distance with this guy.

Lucas pulled his bag on his back and graphed his gun. He was eyeing the cave entrance. Oh please don't say we are going out there. He's got to be joking. He can't be serious. We'll never survive that. I started shaking my head at Lucas but he ignored it. He graphed my hand and pulled me towards the entrance. We could see the Slashers running past the cave. Lucas pulled me behind him and aimed the gun in front of him. I didn't want him to let go of me. I felt cold and afraid without him. I quickly graphed his arm and pushed my body against his.

Lucas lowered his gun for a second and turned his head. He must have seen the fear in my eyes because he pulled me closer. I could feel his hit breath tickling my neck when he spoke: "Don't worry, I'll protect you." His lips touched my forehead for a soft small kiss. He graphed my hand after that and pulled me with him outside. My heartbeat was quickening by the second but I couldn't make out what made it beat so fast, the fear or his kiss.

There were some trees we would we able to hide in, but they were at least ten meters away. Great we'll never make it to them. The Slashers will probably see us before we even reach the tree. Who knows how long it will take me to actually climb in one. Man I miss the good old days when I was young and nothing could scare me. I would jump of heights that would make me pie in my pants now. What can't everything be as simple as in those days.

Because dinosaurs didn't exist in those days Lexie.

"How fast do you think you can run?" Lucas asked me, his eyes never leaving the Slashers. I tried to put my full weight on my ankle. It would hurt but I was cable of running. Great, it'll be sore all over again tomorrow. That's if I even reach tomorrow. God, how do I keep ending up in these kind of positions: "I think I can make it to the tree lines."

"Good, because we're going to have to sleep in one. That's the only place the Slashers can't get to us. You feeling dizzy? Can't have you faint on me again," Lucas said and a small smirk crawled on his lips. I slapped him gently on his arm: "Are you always this funny when death is just around the corner or do you just get a kick out of it?"

"Both actually," Lucas answered me and he started walking out of the cave. He eyed me to stay close. Oh my god he's serious! We can't do this, this is suicide. Lucas walked slowly out of the cave, trying to not catchy the attention of the dinosaurs. I could feel the rain fall on my cheeks, making shivers run down my back. The rain was really cold. This won't help my fever at all: "When I say run, you run and don't ask questions. Get as fast as you can in a tree."

"Okay," my voice sounded very hoarse all of a sudden. Must be because of the fear. I can't believe I'm walking this close to a Slasher and he doesn't realize it. They're quite cool to watch. They had weird colors on their back. The storm was starting to calm down. The lightning and thunder was becoming less, but the rain wasn't going to stop soon.

Crack

Oh no, what was that? Lucas and I turned around. Lightning had hit a tree and a branch had fallen down. The noise caused the Slashers to look in our direction. It was as if time stood still. I could feel all color leave my face when the Slashers turned their ugly heads toward us. I could see their teeth and all kinds of images were entering my mind. I could see myself being chased and ripped apart by the monsters. I could hear bones breaking. My breath started getting caught in my throat.

"Come on!" Lucas graphed my hand and pushed me towards the trees: "Run!"

My back was turned on the Slashers, I could hear Lucas firing his gun. It didn't sound like a gun I had ever heard before. I don't know how I was cable of running without breathing, but I was able to reached the tree line. I tried to climb in one but the branch was so slippery that I couldn't get a hold of it. My foot kept slipping away. Gunshots and the roaring of the Slashers were filling the sky. Dame it! I need to get in this fucking tree, Lucas doesn't have a lot of time. I turned my head to see how he was doing. He wasn't that far behind me. In fact he was way to close behind me, meaning the Slashers were even closer: "Why aren't you in the tree yet?"

"It's to slobbery, I can't get a grip on it!" I had to yell back. The creatures were making a lot of noise. Lucas gave me the gun ad eyed the Slashers. He wants me to shoot them? How the fuck does this thing even work. Lucas had started to climb the tree, succeeding a lot better than I did: "Just pull the trigger!"

I can't believe I'm going to do this. I pulled the trigger and felt the machine firing powerfully. It didn't look like bullets came out of the machine. I hit one Slasher, but it didn't make him stop, nor did it stop the three running behind it. I fired again and tried to aim at the creatures head. The gun had such power that it moved every time I pulled the trigger. I wasn't able to hit their heads but I was able to make one fall to the ground.

Oh god, I'm going to die. Why couldn't I just climb that fucking tree? I'm never going to survive this. I want to walk up from this place now and I mean right now! I want my daddy and my friends and my stupid teachers who annoy me until no end! I'll never complain about them again if I would just walk up now. I kept firing the gun, but the creatures kept getting closer to me: "Alexis!"

I looked up and saw Lucas sitting on one branch, a rope hanging down. It took me a millisecond to get the picture. I let go of the gun and graphed the rope. I used it to walk up against the tree. The Slashers were still gaining on us. I don't know where I found the power to pull myself up that quickly but all of a sudden I was on the same branch as Lucas. The branches were tick and easy to sit. They would be able to hold us for a while. The tree wobbled when one Slasher ran into the tree, but it stood his ground. Lucas pulled me up and eyed me to climb higher. There was a party were three branches came together. They would make a better hide out from the Slashers.

The creatures were trying to get us to fall out of the tree by bulking their heads against the tree and they tried to jump up but they were no match for the tree. The storm had laid down but the rain was still an annoying factor that was making this night hell.

The whole situation was starting to catch up with me and I could feel my breath hitching in my throat. It was starting to get painful and I couldn't breathe anymore. It was starting to make me dizzy. I tried to get air in my lungs, but they wouldn't let the air pass. Lucas saw something was wrong, I could feel his hands cupping my face, making me look at him. His green eyes kept me focusing: "Deep breaths, you need to calm down. We're safe up here. They can't reach us."

His words didn't enter my ears. My eyesight was getting worse. I felt his hand cover my mouth, forcing me to breath threw my nose. I had to use all my willpower to get some air threw my nose. It was hurting me and I felt really dizzy. God I can't faint here. I'll probably fall out the tree and then it's all over.

Lexie, pull yourself together and breath threw your nose!

I could feel a cold enter my body. It became more with each breath I took. My lungs were staring to open and the dizziness was going away. But a headache had entered my head and breathing still hurt. I felt Lucas his hand against my forehead: "Your fever is going up, dame it."

His hand felt warm against my cold skin. I started shivering hard and when he pulled. I could feel him pull me against him. I tried to seek the warmth of his body but because his cloths were soaked it was hard to find any: "You need to stay awake. Talk to me, tell me a story."

"A story?" my voice sounded extremely hoarse and scratchy. My chest hurt when I inhaled air and my muscles were getting sore from all the running , climbing and shivering. What I wouldn't give for some warmth right now. I felt Lucas his hands running over my arms, but it wasn't helping much. It only made me get more cold because he was pressing my wet cloths into my skin: "Don't do that, you're making it worse."

"Maybe it'll help if I use the blanket as a shield," Lucas graphed his bag and pulled his other shirt out. It still felt dry and kind of warm. Maybe I can pull this on. It would be warmer than the shirt I'm wearing. But I don't want to change in front of him. I already had to go through the whole dinosaur chase scene, the gods can't expect me to go through something as embarrassing as this as well. This guy is to good looking for that.

Oh please Lexie, you want to freeze to death or do you want to get warm? Screw what the guy next to you might see.

I pulled my t-shirt over my head, ignoring the staring eyes from the smirking man next to me. His shirt felt a lot nicer against my skin, it felt surprisingly soft. A blush had covered my face and I refused to look at the man. This is so embarrassing.

Two strong arms pulled me against Lucas his body. My head nestled itself against his shoulder, giving me a nice view of his lips. How badly I wanted to feel those lips against my skin again. They started moving: "Tell me a story, the one you talked about in Mira's camp. Peter something."

"Peter Pan and the lost boys," I corrected him and felt him knot his head: "Well Peter Pan was a boy who never wanted to grow up. He didn't like grownups, he thought they were boring and he wanted to have fun his whole life. One day he fell out of his crib and no one came to pick him up. A fairy named Tinkerbelle came to take him with her. She gave the boy some fairy dust and they flew through the sky towards Neverland. It is an island that lies behind the second star on your right. Peter was overjoyed when he arrived at the island. It was everything he dreamed of. There were pirates, Indians, mermaids and best of all he was allowed to stay young forever."

"That sounds quite lonely," Lucas whispered keeping his eyes fixated on the Slashers beneath us. I knotted my head against his shoulder, snuggling closer to his neck to get warmer. His arms were laying around my waist, one hand was making small circles on my back. I hadn't noticed it before but the shirt I was wearing was filled with Lucas his scent. A musky scent entered my nose: "Yes it was, so Peter Pan kept his eyes open for other children who fell out of their cribs and were not picked up by their parents. And luckily he found some, six boys he found and he took all of them with him to Neverland. Their names were Slightly, Nibs, Curly, the twins and tootles. Together they build their own home in a huge tree. They were a family and happy, having the greatest adventures. But they also had an enemy, someone who didn't like the children. In fact he hated children. His name was captain James Hook and he was the captain of the Jolly Roger. He was vicious and mean. During a fight with a crocodile he had lost one of his hands. A hook replaced his hand, creating his famous name."

"That doesn't sound like a children's story anymore," Lucas remarked and I felt sleep take over me. It was tiresome to talk and it hurt whenever I inhaled air. My eyes were getting heavy. When I didn't continued the story Lucas turned his head towards me. His eyes caught mine and his lips were dangerously close. His gaze was so intense, it felt like he was looking right threw my soul. It made me feel naked for a reason. I wanted to look away, break the contact, but I couldn't find the strength to move.

The blanket above our heads had created a small tent making sure the Slashers wouldn't see us anymore. Our sudden disappearance would confuse them and most hopefully make them lose interest and leave. But it also created a safe and warm situation underneath it all. I could feel the heat rising under the blanket. My breath got stuck in my throat again and I could feel Lucas his hand caressing my cheek. His touch was burring my skin in a good way, making me feel not warm but hot. I didn't want him to let me go, I didn't want to leave him, I never wanted this moment to end. It felt so good and sincere and peaceful and just right.

My eyes traveled to his lips, my thought started imagining what he would taste like, what his lips would feel like against mine. They looked rather soft. It seemed to out of character that his lips would be soft. He's such a rough man, almost a brut but I couldn't help but be turned on by that fact.

Lucas his fingers started exploring the skin on my face. I could feel his touch on my cheeks, on my eyes, on my nose and they lingered for a second longer on my lips. My heartbeat was going to burst out of my chest when his fingers touched my lips. His rough hands being so gentle startled and at the same time excited me.

I'll never get this man figured out, will I? He's so passionate with his work and yet so angry and mean in his way around people and now he's showing me a complete other side. He was so different in the beginning, it makes me wonder if he lives with a shield around him protecting him from others. Maybe he's been living like that sins the death of his mother or since he gave up on his father. Maybe that's why he's so hard to be around if you're not close to him. I wonder if he has someone close to him, a friend or maybe another family member.

I was pulled out of my thoughts when soft lips touched mine. I was surprised and started and didn't know how to react. I hadn't expected him to kiss me. Wait, he's kissing me. Lucas is really kissing me. Does this mean he likes me? Maybe he does this with more woman. My mind was going into overdrive and when I realized what I actually should be doing the pressure was gone. His lips left mine. When my eyes searched for his he didn't look at me.

He thinks I rejected him.

He can't think that, I just wasn't ready for that and it took me by surprise. My head reached for his face and I made him look at me. His beautiful green eyes were showing rejecting and hurt and confusion. His confusion was growing, he didn't understand my reaction, especially now that I was doing the opposite. I'm not letting you get away from me that easy. I pulled him closer to me and my head rested against his. I could feel his breath on my lips, it was almost like his breath was laughing at me. It knew what it did to me. Lucas closed the distance again and this time I was prepared for it.

His lips were as soft as they looked and when his tongue slide over my lip it send sparks down my body. He was dominate and he wasn't one to give up control. He had complete control over me. His hands were pushing my body closer to his while mine had found a way into his hair. His lips felt so hot against mine, I could my stomach doing summersaults from pressure. The intensity was mind-blowing. I never want to leave this spot or this man.

But I needed air at some point and so did he. He had completely taken my breath away. I hurt more to inhale now but it was worth it. I didn't know where to look, I didn't want to look at the man. For some reason fear of rather embarrassment had filled my body. Why? I don't know and I didn't understand it either. Lucas his hand made me look at him, his eyes took the mixed feelings away that had nestled themselves in my body.

His lips came back for another kiss, but this one was less intense. It was small, soft and sweet. After it I nestled my head in the crook his neck, giving him a small kiss in his tender skin. I could see him smile a little. A blush crept on my face and I was glad I could hide away in his neck: "Not all children story's are nice once."

"Hmm," was Lucas his reaction. I could feel sleep take me to dreamland. Arms pulled me closer the body I was laying against giving me more warmth. I could pleasant dreams head my way when a certain voice said: "You'll just have to tell more some other time. Now go to sleep, you're fever seems to have gone down. Sleep, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."

My night was full of pleasant dreams.