Hey. ^^ Trying to make up for the horrible last chapter by updating especially quick. x.x Hopefully this one won't be quite as horrible as the last one, lol. Review please! :D
Sam:
Sam reached up and wiped a small bit of sweat from his brow, pretty exhausted after a day of field work. He'd had to break up a fight earlier because one kid got accused of stealing some of the cabbage they picked, and the other kid was hungry and apparently got pretty peeved over it... He could understand why Edilio was always so frustrated over this. Not all of the kids had grown up and came to fend for themselves when the FAYZ came, some still needed to be watched. They were still just kids, albeit rather deprived ones.
He could almost feel the anticipation from all the other kids almost as though it were tangible in the air. It was Friday night, and a couple weeks ago Sam, Edilio, and Dekka had arranged a time alloted for entertainment in the FAYZ every Friday night. There was only about fifteen minutes or so until it was scheduled to begin. It was nice, giving the kids something to look forward to. Sam wondered what it was Edilio had scheduled this week. Last week it was a ventriliquist act (the ten year old's father was a professional ventriliquist, and the kid was surprisingly good), the week before a reenactment of a scene from some movie... Sam hadn't been there.
"Well, not much time left to find out..." Sam muttered to himself.
"Huh?" Edilio looked towards Sam, wondering what he was talking about.
"Oh, was just wondering what you had scheduled for tonight." Edilio grinned.
"A few kids apparently found some instruments and got pretty good at playing 'em, they'll be playin a little show for us. They aren't electrical instruments or anything, but it should still be pretty good."
"Nice, i'll bet everyones gonna love that."
"Yup. Now anyways..." Edilio said, raising his voice to where it was practically a yell, so everyone working could hear, "Alright everyone, the shows starting soon. Everyone head to the marina!"
There were a few wild cheers from the workers, as they all collectively poured towards the marina to see the show.
Dekka:
Dekka grinned when she heard the wild cheers from all the kids around her. It still made her happy, to hear them actually excited about something, rather than just working day to day to get by.
After the majority of the kids, including her work partner; John Terrafino, had fled down the small path to the marina, Dekka walked over to where Sam and Edilio were still standing.
"Hey guys," She said, giving Sam a small smile.
"Hey Dekka," Sam said, returning the smile and wrapping his arm around her waist. Dekka shivered slightly at his touch.
"Hey, Dekka," Edilio said, standing around awkwardly like he didn't know what to say. "You two wanna head to the show?"
"Sure," Sam said, laughing a little at Edilio's obvious discomfort. Dekka figured he'd get used to it eventually. The three of them walked off to the marina in relative silence, just occasional small talk. When they arrived, Edilio quickly rushed into the 'White houseboat', as many kids had taken to calling it to help with setup for the show, while Sam and Dekka laid down together in the grass behind most of the other kids.
Dekka slid a little closer to Sam, laying her head down on his chest while saying, "Things are finally starting to look up for us, huh..?"
"Yeah," Sam agreed, smiling lightly, "We've finally got something worth enjoying. Not just... survival, and fighting with Caine and Drake. We've got one thing which makes up for everything else we've had to go through."
Dekka nodded, not saying anything more. She could hear the kids out in front of Sam and Dekka whispering amongst themselves, no doubt about Sam and Dekka. Aside from the Friday night assembilies, gossip was just about all the kids had entertainment wise. She chose to just ignore it.
Sam:
Later that night, after the assembly was over, Sam and Dekka had walked off together to Sam's houseboat, the very same 'White houseboat' which was used for the Assembly.
"If you want, you can stay here for the night?" Sam said, trying to sound nonchalant about it but really hoping on the inside that she would say yes.
"Of course," She said back, smiling sweetly. Then, Sam took her by the hand and led her into his bedroom. There, they crawled into bed with each other, Dekka wrapping her arms around him, Sam sliding his hands around her waist and pulling her a little closer.
Then, Dekka suddenly leaned in, kissing him softly. Sam kissed her back just as gently, lovingly, wanting to be with her more than he wanted anything else in the world.
Dekka pulled away from the kiss after a few more seconds, before saying so quietly it almost sounded like a whisper to Sam, "I love you, Sam."
"I love you too, Dekka."
And then the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms, each dreaming about each other in their slumber.
Edilio:
Edilio was unbelievably exhausted after a long day in the fields, followed by working to help get the show set up. But, the smiling faces of all those kids made the extra bit of work more than worth it to him. They all needed that little bit of relaxation every now and again.
He was walking towards the home he shared with Sam, and maybe pretty soon; Dekka, when he heard a voice from behind him. He'd been so lost in thought, he hadn't even heard the person approaching. Instinctively, Edilio spun around 180 degrees, almost instantly producing a small pistol from the belt on his waist, clicking the safety off, and lining up the sights in the direction the sound had come from in less than a couple seconds. Paranoia had really taught Edilio a few lessons about self protection.
As soon as he saw the figure, he lowered the gun, his mouth agape in utter shock. Before him, stood a pale white skinned, frail girl, with bright blonde hair cut much shorter than it had been the last time he'd seen her. She was wearing tight blue jeans which had been ripped in many places and her signature white blouse which Edilio had come to know well. Her face was smudged with dirt and grime, unusual for her.
"A-Astrid..?" Edilio asked, still in shock, and wondering what this meant for the town, and more importantly, Sam.
"Hi, Edilio. I didn't mean to startle you." Even now, she looked beautiful to Edilio. He'd always thought so, though he'd never dream of telling Sam that.
"Sorry about the gun... just reflexes. I'm sure you understand." He clicked the gun's safety back on and reholstered it to his tan leather belt.
Astrid motioned to the Sawed off shotgun she held on her back, "Oh yeah, i understand a lot better than you'd know. Anyways, wheres Sam..?"
Edilio let that last question hang in the air for a moment before answering, "He's uh... asleep."
"I can tell when you're lying to me Edilio." She looked especially irritated.
"He really is, Astrid. You should probably get some rest before seeing him again anyways, dont'cha think?" Edilio was desperately trying to find a way for her to not see Sam and Dekka together, at least not yet.
"Ugh... fine. Where will i be sleeping?" Edilio motioned to a rather small houseboat a few dozen meters away. Before leaving, Astrid made sure to add, "I'm going to find out what it is eventually Edilio... so whatever you're hiding, you should probably just come clean with it."
Edilio said nothing, so she walked away. When she was gone, Edilio muttered to himself, "When did she become such a puta anyways..."
Astrid:
"Jeez... he bugs me sometimes. What is it he could be hiding..." she said to herself, resting on a small white bed in the houseboat she'd been assigned. Edilio was obviously trying to keep her from seeing Sam... or was it just entering his house? Maybe just stalling? She couldn't fathom what was going through his head.
"Oh well... I'm sure whatever it is will come to light eventually," she said, evidently having become accustomed to talking to herself out in the woods. She had taken off her torn and tattered clothing which she had been wearing in the woods and had slid on some of the previous owner's clothes. What she wore consisted of little more than a loose fitting white shirt which was a couple sizes too big and light blue jeans, also too big.
After contemplating things for a little longer, Astrid decided she was tired and drifted off into sleep, dreaming about all the possibilities of the day ahead.
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