Chapter 7
*A/N: Team Jacob: 1
Team Alexander: 1
Another random question of the chapter: if you had to pick between Alexander and Nico dressing up as a bunny rabbit in a pink bunny suit hopping around Camp Half-Blood giving out Easter eggs, which would you pick and what would you do?
"Well, someone needs to keep watch just in case the driver slows down and stops or gets out so we have time to hide," Jacob said, putting his sword up. "I'll go first. You two can get some sleep."
Rue didn't realize that Jacob knew so much about hiding. Had he done this before? How does he know all of this stuff? She didn't know. She looked around for a place to sleep, but stuffed in there with bags of potatoes and sacks of flour, almost everywhere looked uncomfortable – except one place. Alexander slunk in the right corner with one hand by his head and the other in his lap. She curled up next to a bag of flour and laid her head on it. She closed her eyes and tried to go to sleep, but she just laid there as quiet as a mouse for about fifteen minutes.
Then a glorious/bruising moment happened: the truck driver made a sharp turn to the left.
Jacob flew to the side behind a bag of flour, Alexander's eyes shot open, and Rue lost her grip on the bag and slid towards Alexander. He caught her and pulled her close. His arm went around her shoulders. Jacob crashed into a pile of tomatoes and was covered in tomato guts. The thing went straight again and soon they were fine.
"I'm ok!" he moaned, getting up. He stumbled back down into the pile and Nico's borrowed jeans had tomato on them. He didn't get up; he just sat there in the guts of the tomatoes.
"Go to sleep," Alexander whispered. "You'll need it."
She smiled and laid her head on his chest. He pulled her close and put his head against the wall. She fell asleep and had a dreamless nap.
Jacob sat there until he heard two people deep breathing. He stuck his head around the pile of crates and saw Alexander with his arm around Rue and the two of them were asleep. He had to admit, Rue was cute but her face wouldn't leave his mind when he saw Rue. He was only fourteen! He shouldn't have to think about that day when….
He closed his eyes and looked away. The image flashed in his mind. Running hand in hand, fighting monsters like there was no tomorrow, back to back. Her blonde hair hanging on her shoulders; but when she got distracted by Jacob….
Jacob opened his eyes in shock. He looked around, making sure he was still in the truck and not in that alley. He shook his head and climbed up on top of the crates. If only she was here with him, he'd been smiling. If she was here, he'd love this quest. If she was here….
He kept watch for about two more hours, and then he woke up Alexander. Alexander laid Rue's head down on the floor gently because she was out like a light, and then took over. Jacob curled up where Rue was earlier and fell asleep.
Alexander scratched his head and rubbed his eyes. Instead of keeping watch, he was mostly daydreaming about Rue. He'd watched her for a minute as she slept; how she breathed in her nose and then out her mouth. Alexander sat there and then noticed a sudden jerk. The sound of pressure being let out came. The truck was stopping.
Through a little slit, Alexander jumped up and looked out. They were at the back of a store: Crazy-Mart. The Bigfoot man got out and walked over towards the door by the store. A man opened it and let the man in.
Alexander jumped down and ran over to Jacob, who had just fallen asleep. He grabbed his shoulders and shook them. Jacob jumped and yelled a name.
"HALEY!" he yelled. He shot straight up with a wild and crazy look.
Alexander clamped his hand over his mouth. "Shut up!" he growled. "We're stopped."
Jacob hopped up. "Get her!"
Alexander ran over to Rue and shook her gently. She groaned and rolled over. He shook her again. "Rue, wake up."
"What?" she moaned.
"We're stopped."
She looked him in the eyes. He helped her up and the two walked to the door next to Jacob.
"Plan?" Alexander asked as Rue smoothed her hair.
"Jump 'em," Jacob said, "grab the cash, and high tail it out of here!"
Rue had a special twinkle and mischievous look on her face. "Finally, something fun!"