I do not own Bring Me to Life by Evanescence
Chapter 26: Bring Me to Life
Chris's POV
I woke up at dawn and sighed when I saw everyone else was asleep. I stood up, stretched, put my sunglasses on then walked over to what remained of the deck.
I sputtered my lips then drew my Sais.
Before long, I heard footsteps and saw Clair walking out to me. "Hey." I greeted.
"Hey. What are you doing up so early?" She asked.
I shrugged. "It's just something I've conditioned myself to do."
She nodded. "Any plans for the day?"
"Yeah. When Anne gets up, I'm gonna talk to her about teaching Sarah how to defend herself."
"I think that's a good idea. Last night had to have been traumatic for her."
I nodded. "No kidding. We ain't gonna head too far off."
"Cool. I gotta go check on Windrun." She said.
I nodded again. She nodded back then walked downstairs to check on her horse.
A few minutes later, Anne was up then walked to me.
"Hey, Annie." I greeted.
"Hey." She said then we kissed.
After a few seconds, we pulled away.
"I think we should teach Sarah how to defend herself." I said.
She nodded. "Agreed. Last night was too close."
I nodded back. "Then let's get her up."
She nodded then walked over to Sarah and gently nudged her. "Sarah, wake up…"
And slowly, Sarah woke up. "Hey, Anne… What is it…?"
"My boyfriend and I are gonna teach you how to defend yourself."
"Y-You are?" She asked and I nodded, walking to them.
"We are, Sarah. To avoid incidents like last night, you'll need to know how to defend yourself." I replied.
Sarah slowly nodded and then slowly got to her feet. We then headed out quietly.
Anne, Sarah, and I walked to a clearing.
I had my pistol, Anne had hers, and Sarah had a small revolver.
Sarah's revolver wasn't loaded yet as I looked at Sarah. "Now, the most important thing to remember when using a hand gun is never lock your elbows. Keep them angled a bit."
Sarah nodded. "O- Okay..."
I nodded then set a bottle on a tree stump nearby then held out my hand. "Let me see the gun."
Sarah shakily handed me the revolver, which I then loaded with six rounds into the revolver then looked at Sarah. "Now, watch me." I said then lined up his shot, took a deep breath, and then squeezed the trigger, making the bottle shatter.
Sarah had a surprised look when she saw that happen.
I walked back to the tree stump, placed another bottle on it, then walked back to Anne and Sarah and then handed Sarah the gun. "Your turn."
"I- I'll miss..." Sarah shakily replied.
"And that's okay. Just keep trying." Anne encouraged.
Sarah nodded and cautiously aimed the gun at the bottle. She then slowly took a deep breath and gently squeezed the trigger, missing the bottle a by few inches to the right.
"A little to your left, Sarah." Anne instructed.
Sarah gently aimed to the left. She then gently squeezed again and hit the bottle, making it shatter. She smiled a little. "I got it!"
Anne and I smiled at her. "Nice job, Sarah!" We praised.
"T- Thanks..." Sarah replied.
Anne and I nodded, smiling. Just then, we heard growling and saw three walkers headed our way. "Next lesson, Sarah. Aim for the heads when walkers are coming." Anne said.
"What?!" Sarah asked out of shock.
"Just stay calm." Anne said.
"You can do this, Sarah." I assured her.
Sarah slowly nodded, aimed at a walker's head then squeezed the trigger. She had a shocked look as the body fell to the ground. She then aimed at another and squeezed the trigger again, then she killed the other.
Anne and I smiled at Sarah when she'd killed all three walkers. "Good job, Sarah."
"I- I did it!" She exclaimed.
Anne and I smiled at her. "Yes, you did." We both said. She hugged us both.
Sarah smiled at us.
"Come on. We should head back. The others may be up by now and they're bound to be worried." Anne said.
Sarah nodded in agreement.
I did, too. We then headed back to the gift shop.
When we arrived, we saw Evonne looking out to the town with one leg against the wall but both arms crossed.
Anne cleared her throat. "Hi, Mom." She said, making Evonne look at her and frown.
"Where have you been, young lady?" Evonne asked.
"We were teaching Sarah how to shoot."
"Wait. So…" Evonne started.
"Those six gunshots were from this." I said, holding up the revolver in Sarah's hand.
"Holy hell. Sarah shot a gun?" I heard Emily ask.
I nodded. "She did."
Emily smirked at Sarah, who smiled back some.
After that, everyone was up.
"We should get going." Kenny said.
"Bec's still in no shape to travel." I said to him.
He frowned at me. "Dammit, boy! We gotta move!"
"Not until Bec feels like she's ready to." I calmly said.
Clementine walked up to us. "He's right. We go now, we'll push her too hard."
"Again, you're siding against me, Clem?!" Kenny snapped.
"Hey! It's her decision who she sides with." Anne said.
"Just give me until tomorrow, Kenny. I'll okay to move then." Bec said.
"Fine…" Kenny conceded then I walked downstairs and he followed. "And are you sure that was a good idea, teachin' that girl to shoot?"
"Kenny, she needed to learn at some point. Better for her to learn sooner than later." I said then walked back up to the gift shop.
I picked up my guitar and strummed the beginning of my favorite song, Bring Me To Life. Anne recognized the tune and began to sing.
[Anne]
"How can you see into my eyes
Like open doors
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb
Without a soul
My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home"
[Chris]
"Wake me up"
[Anne]
"Wake me up inside"
[Chris]
"I can't wake up"
[Anne]
"Wake me up inside"
[Chris]
"Save me"
[Anne]
"Call my name and save me from the dark"
[Chris]
"Wake me up"
[Anne]
"Bid my blood to run"
[Chris]
"I can't wake up"
[Anne]
"Before I come undone"
[Chris]
"Save me"
[Anne]
"Save me from the nothing I've become
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life"
[Chris]
"Wake me up"
[Anne]
"Wake me up inside"
[Chris]
"I can't wake up"
[Anne]
"Wake me up inside"
[Chris]
"Save me"
[Anne]
"Call my name and save me from the dark"
[Chris]
"Wake me up"
[Anne]
"Bid my blood to run"
[Chris]
"I can't wake up"
[Anne]
"Before I come undone"
[Chris]
"Save me"
[Anne]
"Save me from the nothing I've become"
[Anne (Chris)]
"Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)
Bring me to life"
[Anne]
"Frozen in time with your touch
Without your love, darling
Only you are the life among the dead"
[Chris]
"All this time, I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark, but you were there in front of me"
[Anne]
"I've been sleeping a thousand years, it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything"
[Chris (Anne)]
"Without thought, without voice, without a soul
(Don't let me die here)
There must be something more
(Bring me to life)"
[Chris]
"Wake me up"
[Anne]
"Wake me up inside"
[Chris]
"I can't wake up"
[Anne]
"Wake me up inside"
[Chris]
"Save me"
[Anne]
"Call my name and save me from the dark"
[Chris]
"Wake me up"
[Anne]
"Bid my blood to run"
[Chris]
"I can't wake up"
[Anne]
"Before I come undone"
[Chris]
"Save me"
[Anne]
"Save me from the nothing I've become"
[Anne (Chris)]
"Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie)
Bring me to life
(There's nothing inside)
Bring me to life"
After I finished strumming and Anne and I finished singing, the entire group applauded, making me and Anne smile.
"You guys sound amazing!" Sarah praised.
"No kidding." Becca said.
"Thanks." Anne and I said.
After that, everyone, except Bec, rotated taking watch every two hours.
When night fell, we all got some sleep.
That's chapter twenty-six. Review and I'll post more chapters.