Blades and Bullets

31. We Need To Talk

As I head over to the dining hall, my arms linked with Val, I see his silhouette trudging towards me with purpose.

I tighten my grip on Val and tug her away. Pulling us around a corner and hiding behind a cabin.

"What the fuc-" Val starts but I stop her with my hand over her mouth.

She licks my hand and I wretch away in disgust.

"Why the hell did you drag me here?!" She whisper-yells, I wince at her volume.

"Shh! Just- be quiet!" I push her further to the ground, practically crushing her.

I watch as his figure passes by.

"Can you get off of me?! Your crushing my tit!" She shoves me off of her with a grunt.

I stand up and dust myself off.

"Ok, can you please explain why you decided to push me to the ground behind a cabin?"

I just gift her with silence.

"Just tell me what the hell is going on in your head," she sighs and looks at me with confusion.

"Ugh fine. I saw Knox. He was headed towards us- me - and I didn't want to see him," I shrug.

"And why not?"

"Uh. . . Maybe think." I look at her expectantly.

"Ok sure! You had sex with him in the forest last night, even though you claim to hate him and you are sent to kill him. I still don't understand why that means you are hiding from him."

"Im not hiding from him, I'm simply avoiding him."

I walk off in another direction, the smell of eggs and bacon directs me, she tails close by.

"That's the same thing," she huffs, seemingly done with this conversation and her questions. Good.

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"Y'all are going to eat my dust!" Ace shouts.

"Not before you eat my ass!" Val returns.

"It was a cool idea for the teachers to set up paintball for today's training, less injury," Mace smirks.

"Yeah, I can't wait! I fucking love paintball!" I reply. "Also Ace and Val, you know we aren't playing free-for-all right? We are on the same team you can't shoot each other!"

"What?!" They shout, in mortified unison. Mace and I chuckle at their outburst as the teacher blows his whistle to begin.

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We are about halfway through paintball, our score is tied 2-2 with the opposing team.

"And— Bullseye motherfuckers!" Val cheers, hitting the last dude right in the nuts. His camo outfit now painted blue, I join the hissing of the surrounding crowd. . . ouch.

"Ok trainees! The finale of today's trials, we have team blue - The Cunts," I cant take credit for the name, it was all Ace's idea.. "Versing red team, The Cutthroats! Who's gonna win?!" He says with added enthusiasm, eager to amp up the audience.

Cheers are heard throughout the crowd as we make our way to the next paintball set up, this one is war themed. The last one was undersea themed. . . don't know how that has anything to do will paintball, but oh well.