Chapter 12

"What do you mean, after us?" Sonny asked, her heart pounding. Nobody had ever really wanted to kill her before.

He shrugged, one hand in his pockets and the other nervously running a hand through his hair. "They want to kill us. They know what we're doing, trying to stop all this. Anyways, it's just a hunch, it may not be true."

"Then shouldn't we go?"

He looked at the teen. "Why would we need to go right now?"

"If someone is after us, we shouldn't stay in the same place for too long. We'd need to get moving." She responded, still feeling dizzy from the thought of being murdered.

"I guess." The blonde answered. It took a bit of work, but they managed to pry Tawni away from Nico's dead body and stop Alexis and Zora from arguing enough to get them to move. Portlyn was excited to move. The dead body made her nauseous.

They began to walk once again. Looking back at the body for one last time, Sonny couldn't seem to find where it was. It had disappeared in the rain. She'd miss Nico and Grady. But why were they targeted? And Xavier too, why was he dead? It didn't make much sense. Were they the ones who were supposed to stop the apocalypse?

Not too much longer down the road, Sonny felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to face an exhausted looking Portlyn. "Can we rest?" She begged, looking right into her eyes. "I'm hungry and thirsty and tired."

After commanding everyone to stop and take five, the brunette rummaged through her bag, looking for food while they stopped to rest. The area was dark, but not entirely because of a storm. No, this seemed to be a sign of nightfall, a dark and possibly deadly time. Finding none, she combed her fingers through her hair. "Now what do we do? We're pretty much out of any substantial food, and it's getting dark."

The group stood still for a moment, pondering what exactly needed to be done. Suddenly, Chad jumped up and grabbed his sack. "My house is only a little less than half a mile away. It's not that long of a walk. Besides, it's relatively storm safe, we built it that way. It's our best option."

The group was not at all reluctant, jumping up and grabbing their bags. Everyone looked forward to a good meal, a warm house, and maybe a change of clothes. Chad led the way, Sonny right behind him, thinking.

What if Chad dies before I can tell him my feelings for him? No, I have no feelings for him. Do I? He makes me want to really slap him sometimes, but other times I feel like I have with the other guys I have feelings for. I don't want to admit it, but I think I like him in that way. But he wouldn't return my feelings, would he? Questions ran through the confused girl's head.

Chad was thinking something similar, but it was a bit more… Chad like. How did I manage to develop feelings for Sonny, of all people? She's not even that hot, really can't stand me, is my rival, really sweet, has some sort of inner beauty that makes me want to kiss… I think I just answered my own questions. Good for me! But she doesn't even like me, does she? Should I ask her to be my girlfriend? We're probably going to die anyways…

So everything was quite awkwardly silent, people wrapped up in their own little thoughts. Finally, Alexis spoke up. "Will it ever stop raining? I'm cold and soaked."

"I know," Chad responded, feeling his damp locks. "If it rains for any longer, my hair will be ruined! And you know how CDC loves his hair."

And at that moment, something just snapped. Maybe she was mad at him for making her begin to fall in love with him. Fury bubbled in her blood. The brunette whipped around, screaming. "You never think of anyone but yourself! Can you not see we're going to die and you just want to protect your HAIR! I'm sorry I thought maybe for once you could think about someone besides yourself!"

"Sonny?"

"WHAT?"

"There's a tree about to fall on you." He yelled, running and tugging the teen's arm until she fell right into his arms. Exactly where she was standing, five or so feet away, a tree slammed onto the ground. Sonny stood there in shock, Chad still clinging onto her protectively.

"I, well, uh…" She muttered, fumbling for words. "That would have killed me." Tears sprung into her eyes, and Chad stroked her hair to calm her down.

And out of nowhere, he kissed her on the top of the head. "It's okay, I saved you. And I think you owe me an apology." He teased, going back to stroking her hair.

She looked up at him, wiping the tears out of her eyes. "I apologize for yelling at you that you didn't care about anyone."

"That's good." He told her, not letting go of her. He could tell by the look on her face she thought it was getting awkward. What do I do now? He asked himself. Should I ask her if she wants to be my girlfriend, tell her my feelings? Usually girls come to me asking if I'll go out with them. It's so different with Sonny. Maybe that's why I like her so much. She's not just another slutty Hollywood girl, she's real.

But Sonny had already began to squirm out of his hug, blushing a bit from the long embrace. She looked back at the blonde, who still looked bewildered at her response.

"There we go, the love fest is broken up." Alexis yelled rudely at the two. "Let's keep on moving you guys, the house isn't too far away and I kind of want to be warm."

Chad nodded and quickly caught up to the rest of the group, his usual swagger back. "I just realized something." He said, smirking.

Sonny sighed. "What?"

"I'm the only guy left in the group."

Tawni began sobbing again at Nico's memory, but Zora just coolly responded, "There weren't that many to begin with."

Hello all! I did get a review this time, so I am updating! I've been pretty busy this week, and I almost forgot to do so. I hope no one is getting sick from all of this heat in the U.S. or anywhere else! It's the hottest here it's been in a while, and I've heard a bunch of people are getting sick from it. That's really all I have to say for now. Stay cool everyone and please review! I hope you enjoyed. :D