With love, ~ A zodiac story

Chapter 10 - Cinnamon Girl

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Cinnamon Girl
By: Lana Del Rey}

Virgos Pov:

I checked the safety mode on the paint gun one more time and looked around me. I saw faces of determination and strength. I felt like a baby deer not able to walk yet.

"Remember, use your team and your setting as an advantage! If you fall, get up! If you get hurt, walk it off! If you are getting targeted, stay in the game like your life depends on it! Because guess what? It does!"

I sighed glancing back a Cap and Taurus.

Cap was looking through the area to see what he had as a upper hand.

Vines twisted in and around each pillar. Camouflage? Soft grass smushed between my feet. Protection? My head wiped back to Taurus, she was looking at a bush. Hide?

"Alright on your mark. Get set. GO!"

I jolted behind the bush and crawled in a tight ball.

"What are you doing?" She whisper yelled at me.

"Hiding, duh." I gestured to the spot next to me, "Wanna join?"

She just rolled her eyes, "That bush has thorns I was going to use it as a weapon, not a hiding spot."

I looked down at my arm to see the many tiny knifes prickling into my body. "Crap!" I groaned, trying to carefully untangle myself.

People ran by and I could hear paint being splattered on to people as they cursed and argued.

I heard some rustling around the corner and whipped my head to see Leo coming towards me. "You need help?" he smiled.

I panicked. "Woah, woah! Please cut me some slack, I'm stuck in this bush and I don't know how to fight and if I'm being really honest I kinda need to pee too." He just laughed at me.

"I'm not going to shoot you, don't worry. But seriously do you want help getting out of there?" He asked me again.

Suspicious of his offer I furrowed my eyebrows and tilted my head.

He put his hands on his chest in defense, "Wow, ok, does nobody trust me here?" He squatted down and slowly started to help me take the spikes out of my leg.

"Ouch!" I hissed at him.

"Sorry, I'll be more careful." His voice soft and steady in empathy.

"It's ok, I'm just weak." I laughed awkwardly, trying to ease the tension.

"You're not week." He looked up at me.

I smiled, "No, no, I really am."

"Well, Ophi might think so but if it makes you feel better, I don't think he considers any of us to be strong- well maybe Aries. But I mean, have you seen him punch?" He comforted me, doing a much better job than I was to him.

He continued to pick the thorns out one by one, each one hurting a little bit less than the last.

"I know. He's definitely is one of Ohpi's favorites." I agreed with him.

"Oh, for sure." He said as he pulled the last one out, "Alright, all done!" He held his hand out, offering me help up.

I smiled, taking his hand and getting off from the mushy grass. "Thanks for the help."