Rebels of the New World

Chapter 2

So the video above is by the same person that made the picture in the last chapter. It's because of this song that this AU exists, and that Priya exists. Also I did the math wrong, the story takes place in 2037, not 2035.

Also warning, there is a little profanity in this story, Priya tends to cuss a bit.

"Hey, there you are. You've been out all day, I was starting to get worried."

"Ya ya... I got your ammo," I threw a box of ammo at him, "just don't take mine."

"So what did take you so long, anyway?"

"Wars, the apocalypse, fighting, people trying to survive, you do the math."

"Did you get anything else?"

"Ya, food."

"Oohhh can I have so-"

"No. There's not much, we need to save as much as we can."

He sighed, "You're no fun, Priya."

"Ya well news flash, Keyon, there's no room for fun in this world," I looked out from under the bridge at everything, "Ever since the wars started, it's kill or be killed. No in between, no fun for anyone. It's all just scavenging, fighting, running, and looking for shelter."

"Heh, ya.... But it sure would be nice to take a break some times..." 

I immediately turned to look at him, "Do you think this is some sort of game!? We need to take this seriously, there's no such thing as a 'break' in this world!"

"Yeesh, relax P."

"Don't call me that! My name isn't P, it's Priya, Keyon!"

"Ya, this is exactly what I mean. You're no fun." I crossed my arms at him. "Oh, don't be mad at me, I'm just trying to get you to loosen up a bit! You're too tense all the time! You take everything way too seriously."

"Keyon, you know me. I'm not tense. We've been together for 2 years, you know me well enough to know that I just don't like any bullshit!"

"Hey, you seriously need to calm down."

"And you need to stop telling me what to do!"

I groaned in frustration and walked around with my hands on my forehead and my eyes closed. Suddenly I felt arms wrap around me from behind and my head perked up as my eyes shot open.

"What are you doing?"

"Trying to help. I know you're angry and frustrated most of the time, but you still have that soft spot in you. It's small, but it's there. To be honest, you scare me a little when you're yelling at me. I'm just trying to calm you down and help you relax."

"Keyon..." I sighed, "fine. I'll calm down... But only for tonight. I still need to keep my guard up in case anyone comes by."

"You really won't let anyone you see live, huh?"

I turned around in his arms and looked in his eyes, "They're all out to kill everyone. I learned not to trust anyone, I'm still kinda skeptical about you."

"Hey!"

"It's true, though. Ever since everyone close to me died, It's extremely hard for me to fully trust anyone, let alone trust anyone a little."

We stood there for a few minutes in the silence of the night just looking into each other's eyes. 

"Keyon, can I ask you something?"

"You just did." I made an annoyed face, which I have on most of the time, "Hey, I was just kidding. What is it?"

"Why did you save me?"

"What do you mean?"

"A couple years ago, when I was about to be killed. Why did you save me?"

"Well... You know I have sympathy for some people... I couldn't just let her kill you, that just wouldn't be right..."

"... But if it were the other way around... I would've just-"

"I know. But we're both different. I know you would've just left and not help if it were the other way around, but it doesn't matter to me. I know now you would save me if I needed it, that's what's important to me."

"Ya, you're right. I would save you any day, like you'll ever need it though."

"Hey, I might. Even though I'm tough and a good fighter, I might still need help. After all, so did you."

"Thaaaat's because I wasn't in my badass-mode. I was depressed about... something... and I just couldn't bring myself to fighting that day."

"If you say so." I rolled my eyes, left his embrace and sat down.

It was a long day today, I was ready to sleep.

"Keyon..."

"Ya?" He asked as he sat down next to me.

"Well...." What are we gonna do when this is over?  I sighed, "Can you take the first night watch?"

"Sure."

"Wake me up for my shift when you're feeling tired."

"Will do," he grabbed an apple, his crossbow, kissed my head then stood in front of the entry way as I laid on the ground and went to sleep.

Hey, so this is kinda just a filler chapter. I had to introduce her boyfriend to you guys so here he is! I won't be revealing much of his backstory since it's Priya's story and not Keyon's, so I'll just write that chapter about him in Rebels of the New World Characters  and post it for you guys. And I won't publish Priya's chapter yet because there's still some of her backstory I need to reveal to you guys before it gets into any real/present-day action. 

So please, tell me what you think of this story. It's honestly my absolute favorite to write but I can tell from the amount of reads, comments, and votes, it's not really any one else's. At least on my account. But at least that spot goes to Transcendence, so it's close enough.