I've kinda been forgetting to put the Disclaimer on for the last few chapters so here it is . . .
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by Michael Grant, various publishers including but not limited to Harper Collins Publishers. No money is being made and No copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Literally he owns it I don't, Enjoy!
This Chapter is dedicated to MotoKia217 and Vanessa. Your reviews really made my day so I put this chapter up extra quick for you guys. ;]
Chapter 6 – How can you feel pain when you feel so numb?
Lana stood up and held her hand out to help steady Brianna who now gingerly stood on her feet. She looked up to meet Lana's eyes then smiled.
"Thanks Lana and I am sorry for shouting at you. I just had a bad night." Brianna confessed then started lightly rocking on the balls of her feet, testing them out.
"It's ok, I understand, I mean it's the FAYZ isn't it? Aren't we all allowed to lose our tempers every once in a while?" Lana replied. Brianna nodded with understanding. It was quiet for a second before they heard shouts from outside. Lana ran to the window and a second after Brianna was outside beckoning her to follow.
Brianna waited for Lana to be by her side before she ran along Clifftop road. Brianna stopped where the road and cliff edge came closest. She then cocked her head at the scene before her. Astrid was standing at the cliff edge saying something only Sam could hear. She then started shouting stamping her foot for emphasis.
It all happened so fast for Brianna and before she knew it Astrid had disappeared over the cliff edge. Behind her Lana screamed and in front of her Sam had lunged forward to help Astrid but was too late and he now just kneeled at the cliff edge with his head in his hands.
Quinn and Edilio could faintly hear Sam and Astrid arguing above them but just stood on the beach below helpless. They had been debating on whether they should climb the cliff to join Sam but they were interrupted when they saw Astrid fall. They had seen it all the cliff crumble, Astrid falling, Astrid holding on to a ledge.
"Oh my god . . ." Quinn whispered.
"Astrid, hold on!" Edilio screamed, running into the water then standing knee deep in the water, several feet under where Astrid hung on for her life.
Sam had been too scared to look over the cliff edge. Mostly because he was scared to see Astrid impaled by one of the eyeteeth rocks. That was a sight he just couldn't bring himself to see. Then he heard Quinn and Edilio's muffled shouts.
"Sam! Help me!"
"Astrid?" Sam crawled forward and stuck his head over the edge to see Astrid a meter down the cliff face hanging onto a small ledge. "Astrid! Hold on!" Sam stuck his arm towards Astrid. She did the same and clasp onto his hand. Brianna ran up and gasped then she turned to the side and saw Sam being dragged forward struggling to haul Astrid up. She then wound her arms around Sam's waist and slowly helped him to his feet while he still held onto Astrid.
"Sam, I'm slipping," Astrid whimpered frantically trying to find her footing.
Brianna then ran behind Astrid and pushed her forward before running back to her cliff so that gravity didn't drag her towards the beach. Sam and Astrid landed in a pile, clinging to each other. Astrid looked at Sam and burst into tears while Sam hugged her close rubbing her back and whispering words of comfort while silent tears ran down his cheeks.
Caine was hungry.
Diana was hungry.
All the Coates Academy lids were hungry. But now all the Coates kids were always comfortably full. Since the issue with the power plant and the coal mine. Coates Academy had been receiving weekly deliveries of food. Mostly because Sam and the council had decided that everyone in the FAYZ should bury the hatchet and start acting civilised.
So Sam and Caine called a truce and the food were a part of the agreement. Some of the Coates kids even helped with the fishing and the harvesting so everything was completely fair. Caine and Sam were even on talking basis and would discuss issues going on within the FAYZ that are/could cause problems.
Caine had heard about the party going on that night and had decided not to attend mostly because he needed to think some stuff over rather than the fact that if he was seen inside Perdido Beach, kids would either attack him or shout insults from a safe distance. Right now Caine was thinking about the Gaiaphage, the coal mine and Drake.
Was the sadistic psychopath really dead? And if he was how could they make sure he stayed that way? Caine then got up from where he was sitting and went to go find Diana.
Lana was still panting, tense with anxiousness even after she saw that Astrid was safe. Then, when she had calmed down she decided enough had happened that night, and that everyone around her including herself would probably agree. Edilio and Quinn ran up, behind Lana, out of breath and heavily panting.
"Are you guys ok?" Quinn asked.
"Yeah, just really tired." Lana replied looking towards the sky and figuring the time was about 3am. Sam stood up with Astrid in his arms. Her body was limp and her eyes closed. He looked at her with a confused yet calm look on his face.
"Hey Sam, is she ok?" Quinn asked indicating Astrid.
"Yeah, I guess she's a bit tired*yawn* I know I am." Sam replied.
"Why don't you guys stay in one of the Clifftop rooms?" Brianna offered.
"Ummm . . . Do you know somewhere more private we can stay 'cus when Astrid wakes up we kinda need to discuss some things" Sam said struggling to stay awake let alone carry Astrid.
"Umm . . . I don't know abou-"
"I do, on my way here I saw the caretakers house it's on the edge of Clifftop forest, the small building closest to the hotel." Brianna interrupted in a fast scramble of words.
"Ok, could you show me where it is?" Sam questioned.
"Sure, it's that way" Brianna answered pointing due east.
"Well, see you guys later" Sam said to everyone before heading off in the direction Brianna pointed.
Quinn then gave a heavy sigh before mumbling something about 'hitting the hay' then trudged towards the hotel. Edilio quipped in a quick 'me too' before following close behind. Lana looked at Brianna, who met her gaze, yawned then dashed to the hotel leaving a cloud of dust in her wake. Smiling Lana stretched then went to return to her own hotel room, craving a nice comfy bed.
So many questions ran through Dekka's head . . .
Where was Brianna?
Was she ok?
Why had she run off?
Was she confused?
Was she Happy?
Was she angry?
Was she offended?
Of course she was offended!
Then what should I do?
Do nothing! You've done enough you should have never said anything in the first place.
Yes I should've!
But it did not involve you!
Yes it did!
You think it did
That's because it did concern me Brianna was in trouble she needed my he-
Trouble? The girl was having a fight with her boyfriend. BOYFRIEND! Remember she was in a relationship but now you and your big mouth have ruined it!
Oh my gosh! I should go apologise.
NO! Haven't you been listening? Your big mouth has done enough.
Oh man I'm such an idiot
Yes you are!
This is all my fault
Yes it is!
I totally shouldn't have said anything.
Glad to know we are on the same page
But I did say something
Yes you did. Wait? What?
And now I have to fix it
Hold on!
I'll go to Jack and explain everything.
No, you can't
And he'll totally understand
No he won't
Oh well. I'm going anyway.
And with that Dekka stood up and practically skipped out of her house intent on finding Jack.
It didn't take long for Sam to find the caretakers quarters, and since the door was already open Sam walked in and searched for a place to lay Astrid. He found a single bed in the far corner and gently tucked Astrid into there before going to close the bungalow door then sitting in an old, dusty armchair and falling into a deep yet troubled sleep where nightmares of Astrid dying continually plagued him.
Edilio went into the first room he found and started stripping his shoes, socks and t-shirt. He was about to take off his trousers when suddenly his head started to ache. The pain was making him dizzy but he continued to fight his sudden migraine. But his exhaustion caught up with him all too suddenly and Edilio passed out on the hotel floor coated in sweat.
Brianna had gotten to the hotel 5 minutes before everybody else and as a result was getting to bed before everybody else. This was one of the few rare times Brianna was truly grateful for her super speed. But even as she slid into bed she couldn't stop thinking about Dekka and how she was desperate to talk to her. And with those thoughts Brianna drifted to sleep.
Astrid's eyes fluttered open as she yawned and stretched. She then sat up and looked at the room she was in. (A/N)The room was about medium-sized with a kitchenette/living room on one side and a closed off room on the other side, which Astrid guessed was the bathroom. She turned back to the living room and saw a coffee table, a white two-seater couch and a cream armchair which at this moment Sam sat in quietly snoring. At the end of the bed was a small wooden trunk. Astrid crawled out of bed and went to open the trunk; inside she found a pile of Clifftop staff T-shirts, a pile of Clifftop shorts, 5 pairs of socks and 3 pairs of converse allstars.
Astrid took all she needed and the black pair of converses then went into the bathroom to have a quick shower then change outfits. When she came out she was hit by a pungent aroma. As she followed her nose she realised the smell had been coming from the kitchenette. The closer she got the more she could source the smell. The fridge door was slightly ajar and when Astrid pulled it open she nearly gagged as she was fully exposed to the smell of various expire dairy products and passed sell-by date sandwich meat along with many different leftovers, like mouldy pizza and barely recognizable pieces of cake. Suddenly across the room Astrid heard a moan and saw Sam waking up and getting out of the armchair. He turned to look at Astrid with his nose wrinkled and a look of disgust on his face.
"What IS that smell?" Sam asked, waving his hand in front of his face. Astrid jabbed her thumb behind her then shrugged her shoulders. Sam walked over to her and attempted to close the fridge. No such luck.(NO electricity don't try it at home but it is true) Astrid then let out a groan before walking over to the clothes trunk pulling out a t – shirt then ripping it down the middle and repeated this action until it was just a bunch of strips. She then tied these strips together to form a long rope. Afterwards she wound the 'rope' round the fridge, effectively tying the door closed. Sam looked at Astrid slightly impressed; Astrid met his eyes and smiled gently. But then a serious look came over Sam's face and consequently Astrid's smile disappeared.
"Astrid, we need to talk."
The sound of furniture being moved on the floor above him had woken Quinn up. After 2 attempts to get back to sleep Quinn had given up and had now decided to go looking for Edilio. After a while he was about t give up when he heard soft snoring coming from a few rooms away from where he stood. He walked into the room and found Edilio sleeping on the floor. But there was something weird about the scene in front of him.
For one thing all the metal furniture in the room was all crammed into the far corner in the weirdest way. A mini fridge was heaped onto a metal table which had a flat screen TV wedged near it and various metal cutlery sticking out of precarious places. As if somebody had gathered them all up and chucked them there. The second thing was there were about seven different bulges in the walls and ceiling as if something on the other side was trying to break into the room.
Quinn was especially curious about the biggest bulge which was just above the door. But the weirdest thing of all had to be Edilio. He slept in the most peculiar way. From the way he wouldn't stop twitching to the odd coincidence of whenever his hands moved the metal objects in the corner would shake slightly and something above them would be dragged across the room. At the sound of this Quinn craned his head to look at the ceiling with a curious look on his face.
"What the-"Quinn started before Edilio let out a cry of fear and shot up shock written all over his face. Before he relaxed stretching his arms high above him. The higher his hands got the more the bulge started to shake before he balled his fists and the bulges broke through revealing themselves to be the hotels major water pipes bringing massive amounts of water gushing into the room at a fatal speed.
"Edilio!" Quinn shouted. "Edilio, Where are you?" A tower of high speed water stood between Quinn, Edilio and the door. To the left of him Quinn could hear coughing and as he looked over Quinn saw Edilio struggling to wade through the now waist high water. Edilio tried to say something but Quinn couldn't hear him over the rushing of the water which was now growing in height at an alarming rate.
The water was now up to Quinn's shoulders and he was finding it difficult to breathe. That room wasn't getting any bigger. Suddenly Edilio dove under and when he emerged he had the curtain pole in his hands. He then turned to Quinn, yelling 'brace yourself' before diving back under. Quinn's head was now bumping against the ceiling and his curiosity grew too much to stay put.
He took one big breath (he prayed wasn't his last) before diving down to see Edilio poking the floor with the curtain pole. Suddenly the weight of the water became too much for the hotel's flooring to contain, the floor ripped right down the middle dropping Quinn, Edilio and a few gallons of water into the hotel lobby below.
Luckily for Edilio he landed on one of the many sofas. Unluckyily(Is that even a word?) for Quinn he landed on the hotel's front desk. Quinn sat up with a groan, rubbing his head and looking over at Edilio who got up checking himself over before turning to Quinn smiling and saying "Well that was ... Interesting."
"Interesting? Try life-threatening?" Quinn shouted back before climbing off the front desk and going to find some clean, dry clothes.
I just thought I'd add a little humour in there with Dekka and her 'conscious'.
(A/N) I'm not very good at descriptive scenes so if you can't really picture the caretakers quarters I am truly sorry. . .
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Vanessa: Thanks for the review! And since you couldn't wait here's the chapter! ;]
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Here is Chapter 6 and IT IS SOOOO LONG!
hopefully they'll continue to grow . . .
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