Okay, so I have had some serious writer's block for the stories Cold and Crush, but I am going to attempt to write a chapter for each. So I decided to start with Cold. So here is the seventh chapter for Cold. As always I do not nor will I ever own Falling Skies.
Jimmy's POV
It has been about a week since the whole Weaver pulling us apart fiasco. Ben and I have never been stronger and we can actually stand to be apart from each other now. I believe we are up to 5 hours away from each other with out being in excruciating pain. I can't believe we have survived another week in this alien invested world that we live in. I wished it had never happened, then my family would still be alive, but then I wouldn't have met Ben and I would be missing a crucial part of my life so in a way I am glad that it did happen.
At this very moment I was resting since I just got back from patrol with Hal. Ever since the whole forcing us to be away from each other thing happened Ben has gone on patrol with me because I tried to go out on patrol, but I was always distracted because I was thinking about Ben. I know that it has taken a lot out of him to o out with me on patrol so tonight I am going to tell him to stay back and rest, that we can handle a few hours away from each other. I wonder how he will take stay by himself… My thoughts were interrupted when someone entered the tent.
I felt Ben lay on the cot next to me and his arm slip around my waist as I was pulled towards him. I felt him press a kiss to my forehead and I heard a gentle sigh escape his lips. I opened my eyes and met his. I pressed a quick kiss to his lips and said the one thing I knew would make him upset. "Ben, I need you to not come on patrol with me tonight." He looked hurt.
"What! Why?" I sighed before continuing "Because I know how tired you have been lately, so I want you to stay here at camp just for tonight so you can catch up on your sleep. Okay?" He shut his eyes before speaking. "Fine, I understand where you are coming from, I have been tired lately. Thank you for your concern." I smiled before kissing his cheek and snuggling his arms before going back to sleep.
~~~Time Skip he is on patrol~~~
I walked with Hal looking for any signs of alien life. It was almost 3 o'clock in the morning and we were getting ready to back to camp when this blond hair guy named Stewart cam running towards us. "Hal, Jimmy, come quick. About 40 Skitters came and took 20 kids, and…" he trailed off. "And what, Stewart?" Hal asked. "Ben was one of the 20 kids they took." When I heard that anger blazed in my eyes and I took off running towards camp.
When I arrived at camp I was ready to break down, all the anger had left my body, but then I remembered that they had Ben and possibly doing horrible things to him, and all the anger plus some had returned, so I rushed into Weaver's tent only to find a stressed Weaver and a distraught Tom. "So, I'm guessing you heard?" Tom asked and I nodded. "We need to make a plan and fast." Weaver said and we all nodded in unison.
Okay so that is chapter 7 and chapter 8 will be up later today. I hope you enjoyed it.