𝕽𝖚𝖓 𝕽𝖆𝖇𝖇𝖎𝖙 𝕽𝖚𝖓 -Yellow Jackets

𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓢𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓮𝓷

"Is Shauna still in the shed?" 
"It's freezing outside," Natalie comments, her energy low from the lack of food. 
"Well then, maybe one of you should go out there and get her," Coach comments. 
"Last time I tried to do that I was physically restrained," Elizabeth shoots a glance over at Mari, who rolls her eyes. 
"How long are you going to be mad at me for that?" 
"Probably till the day I die," she mumbles. 

After Jackie had been found, Elizabeth was plagued with guilt. 
It led to her blowing up on Mari and Lottie for stopping her from getting Jackie, as well as her not talking to anyone for two weeks, she had completely shut down. 

Elizabeth then stood up, heading towards the door. 
"Don't. She'll come in when she's ready." 
"She's not in there doing homework or some shit Lott. Besides, that's what you said last time and look what happened," 
"She's processing, I think it's healthy," 
"So healthy,' Natalie begins, her voice laced with sarcasm. "Every one who's seven months pregnant should risk getting pneumonia by staying up half the night chatting with their dead best friend," 
Misty scoffs, "It's not fair, we're always waiting for her," 

"Well, maybe we should eat hers tonight. That'll get her to move her ass," 
"You want to starve a pregnant women? Wow, you're on a roll Mari," 
"Do you have a problem with me Sullivan?" 
"Do you want me to pull out the fucking list?" 

"No one is eating Shauna's food!" Taissa interrupts. 
"No one's eating Shauna's share," Lottie confirms. 
Natalie grabs her girlfriend and pulls her closer, wrapping her arms around her waist, resting her chin on her shoulder. 
"Okay, who reeks?" Taissa asks. 
"We all do," Van defends.
"Yeah, but this is like next level." 
Everyone looks around, Taissa groaning as she looked in the pee bucket. 

"Are you fucking serious? Who took a shit in the pee bucket?" 
Natalie cringes in disgust, "Come on you guys, we made a rule. If it's yellow, it can mellow. If it's brown, fucking do it outside! Just fess up! Who was it?" 
"Does it look like a girl poo or you know... A boy one?" Misty asks. 
"What? That's definitely not a thing," 
"Seriously? You all need to grow up," Taissa snaps. "Whoever did it, just admit it and then go throw it out," 
Everyone just looks at each other, no one saying anything. "Oh for fuck's sakes! I'll do it!" 
Taissa grabs the bucket, marching for the door, but pausing in annoyance. 

"Where is the other lantern?" 
"Akilah had it yesterday,"
"I put it back Misty," 
"Oh my god. You're all a literal shit show. Don't let anyone eat mine," 

~~~

"You're crazy, you know that?" Natalie sits beside her girlfriend, wrapped in a blanket, another one in her hand. 
Elizabeth held a cigarette in her hand, a pack sitting in her lap. 
"Christ. How many of those did you bring?" 
"13," the girl smiles. 
"You're crazy," 
"You already said that," 
Natalie wraps the blanket around her girlfriend, snuggling up close. 
Elizabeth moves the smoke to Natalie's mouth, Natalie took a puff from the smoke, inhaling deeply before blowing it back out. 

Elizabeth takes one more hit before putting it out, leaving the remainder back in the box. 
"You holding up okay?" Natalie plays with the rings on Elizabeth's fingers. 
"Yeah, I'm fine Nat. Are you okay?" 
Natalie nods, moving closer. "You're very clingy today Nat," she teases. 
"It's cold," she mumbles. 
Elizabeth smiles as she looks at the girl for a moment. "We should probably head in, you're sleepy," 
Natalie nods as she gets up, her and Elizabeth waddle back in the cabin where the girls had already been asleep. 

Elizabeth laid down in her and Natalie's makeshift bed. 
Natalie tugs on the sleeves of Elizabeth's grampa sweater she's kept for all these years, cuddling up to Elizabeth. 
"Goodnight, Love"
"I love you," Natalie sleepily whispers, Elizabeth for some reason tenses, not being able to muster out the words.
She hears Natalie suck in a breath, but neither one say anything.