AN: HEY'O! warning: this chapter contains...some romance! its my pathetic attempt anyways, nothing to bad. this chapter is dedicated to kent, and emma, and eric, and david, and everyone else who is reading my fanfic! i really appreciate it ^_^ hopefully everyone who reads it reviews...? alright, enough talking or i guess typing from me, heres chapter 9! :D
I rolled out of my bed and landed hard on the floor, causing a pain to shoot up my back. "Son of a bitch!" I exclaimed as I tried to crawl off the floor, only to feel the pain in my back intensify. I slowly rose to my feet and somehow managed to make my bed, walk out of the bedroom, and into the living room; all without screaming in pain. I greeted the others that were awake while I sank onto the couch, but cringed when Poison sat beside me, causing my back to flare up again. I knew he saw because his head hung down, that thick crimson hair covering his eyes that I knew would be filling with tears.
He stood to go sit else where, but I grabbed his hand and pulled him back towards the couch. He kept his eyes glued to the floor but surrendered and sat by my side. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I just really fucked up my back and it hurts like hell!" I explained to him, feeling pretty shitty for making him feel so depressed. He looked up at me and I noticed the tears that were brimming his eyes, thankful that they were disappearing.
"I know how to fix your back!" Street exclaimed from the other side of the room, looking up from whatever he was studying on the table. I raised a quizzical eyebrow at him: "Oh yeah? Well prove it; my back is fucking killing me!" He nodded and made his way over to the couch. Street gestured for me to stand up, and I carefully complied; though still causing the pain to occur. "Alright, you ready?" he asked once I was steady on my feet; I nodded.
He locked his arms around my back, as if he were hugging me. I didn't understand what he was doing and thought of it as a joke, so I hugged him back. Once my arms mimicked his, he hoisted me off the ground and squeezed me closer to him; I heard my back crack. He gently placed me back on the ground and I could already feel the improvement in my posture. "Did you just seriously fix my back with a hug?" I asked in utter disbelief.
Street shrugged his shoulders and smirked at my (probably) shocked expression. I stretched my arms high above my head and leaned back slightly, enjoying the painless-ness of this movement. Street headed back to the table and joined Kobra, Jet, Ghoul, and Pony in studying a large piece of multi-colored paper that was unfolded in the center of the table. I asked Poison for some food and he quickly ran to retrieve a can of power pup.
I walked over to the table and peered over Kobra's shoulder at the paper on the table; it was a map entitled "BATTERY CITY & THE ZONES." Battery City was in the center of the map, a black circle around its perimeter. The Zones were represented by colorful circles and its designated number within each. With a black pen, there were markings all across the map; including things such as a circle in Zone 6 that said "Us" and a circle in Battery City that read "Missile Kid." In between the two designated areas was a path that we would take to get there.
"Alright, we'll head west until we pass the third safe house in Zone 1, then start going north until we see Battery City. Once we're right outside the city gates, we'll send a transmission to Dr. D for backup-" "Why would we need backup?" Ghoul commented, interrupting Kobra's speech about our rescue mission. "Ghoul, we've discussed this. We both know- no wait, we all know- there's a very good chance that we may die on this mission." Kobra replied sternly.
"Anyways, where was I? Oh yeah, we'll send a transmission to Dr. D for backup, and from there we'll go into BL/ind HQ, find Missile, and hopefully we all come back here in one piece." Kobra concluded. I gulped; I really hope we all got back safe as well. I jumped when I felt someone's hand on my shoulder, but relaxed when I found it was Poison. He held out my can of power pup and I reluctantly took it from him with a forced smile.
I grimaced as I took the first bite, wanting nothing more than to spit it out and dig into some of my favorite old foods: pizza, ice cream, anything but this. After I finished the grotesque brown mush, I tuned back into the conversation the others were having at the table. "We leave tonight." Poison ruled, concluding the debate that had been going on between us. We nodded in response, just as others began dribbling into the room. "Good morning!" C.C. said cheerfully, breaking the barrier of seriousness that had settled across us. Ghoul perked up when he heard C.C's voice and a wide grin spread across his face.
I looked up as Ghoul ran, actually, more like flew, to the back and returned seconds later with two cans of power pup in his hands. "Here C.C." he said, hand her one of the cans as he spoke. "Thanks Ghoul! I'm starving!" she replied, tearing into the disgusting slop we called "food." Ghoul's grin grew even wider at C.C's praise. They sat closely together, much like they had been when we found them after the fight, talking away, oblivious to the world around them.
"Are you ready for this?" I jumped when I heard Poison's melodic voice flow into my ear from the right. I turned to face him, "Yeah. I really miss Missile Kid. We need her back." "Yup. I just wanted to wish you luck and say that, even though you haven't been apart of this group for very long, I consider us very close." I smiled at him and could feel my face heat up, "Thank you, Poison. I wish you luck as well." He smiled back at me.
"Hey, Poison?" I asked, looking back towards C.C. and Ghoul. "Yes?" "Are C.C. and Ghoul, umm… Are they…together?" "Actually, no. Shocking isn't it? I keep keep pushing him to ask her out, but he keeps avoiding it." I nodded when I heard this; I would have to talk to one of them about this.
"Anyways, before we leave tonight, we're gonna need to restock our supplies: new batteries for our rayguns, extra cans of power pup, and other essentials. If you find or think of anything else, come find me. See you later!" Poison said, turning to leave. I waved to him as he left, then let out a heavy sigh before walking over to Ghoul and C.C., who were still talking at the table.
When I walked over to them, they didn't seem to notice I was there. I cleared my throat, glad that this made them acknowledge my presence, and they both looked up. "Hey, Ghoul, can I talk to you for a moment?" "Sure." He said, shifting in his seat to face me; C.C. turned as well, curiosity clear in her eyes. "Umm…alone?" "Oh, uh, ok." He answered. "Be right back." He whispered to C.C.
I dragged Ghoul over to the opposite side of the room, far enough away from C.C. so she wouldn't over hear our conversation. "So, what did you want to talk about?" Ghoul asked nervously. "You need to ask C.C. out." I said bluntly. He was obviously taken aback by this, causing his jaw to drop open. He groaned, "Oh no- not you too! Poison already hassles me enough about that!
"I would love nothing more but to do that, but I just can't. Out here, it's do-or-die. Most people don't have time for love or relationships. Besides, with this mission coming up tonight, we all may die. I don't want to put her through that kind of pain."
"She would think it's worth it! She loves you Ghoul, and you know that! Just do it, it's really obvious she likes you back. I haven't even been here that long, and I can see that." I explained.
Ghoul stared at me for only a moment longer before shifting his gaze over to C.C. "Oh, alright! I'll do it now." Ghoul took a deep, calming breath before walking over to C.C. she looked when he stood before her, a large smile plastered onto her flawless face. Ghoul rubbed the back of his neck anxiously as he spoke, asking C.C. what she was probably dying to hear from him.
She jumped out of her seat when he finished talking, wrapping her slender arms around his neck. I could hear her exclaiming the same words repeatedly: "Yes, of course!" I leaned against the wall and smirked at my success. C.C's eyes and mine connected for only a second, but in that time, the look I received was undeniable: gratitude. I mouthed her the words "No problem" before turning to walk outside to relax in the scorching sun for what may be the last time.
(That Evening)
"Is everyone ready to go?" Poison asked for the final time. We all gave him a strong nod, signaling we were ready to leave our sanctuary to retrieve one of our group, but mostly, one of our family. "Ok, then let's move out!" he said, sounding like he was a general addressing his troops for combat. We marched to the car and Jet and myself did a final check of all the items in the trunk.
I gladly sat in the passenger seat, happy to avoid the tight squeeze the backseat provided. Poison took his new found place as driver, and the others managed to fit into the back. I glanced back at them through the rearview mirror and found that C.C. and Ghoul were actually quite enjoying the tight space. I chuckled at the cute new couple before directing my gaze to Street. "Hey," I asked; he looked up. "Didn't you mention that you would add stuff to the car or something?" "Oh, yeah. I'll drive once that stuff is needed." He explained. I nodded and leaned back in my seat, facing the dark, empty stretch of desert ground.
"It's now or never killjoys!" I said supportively. Everyone in the car cheered, including Poison, who revved the engine in response. Without any warning, he stomped on the accelerator and we left Dr. D's place behind in a cloud of dust. I silently prayed that we would all make it back to this place again- alive.
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