Truth [Book Three in Fake Series]

Part Five:

Part Five:

The flames of the campfire rose high into the air that night. Zoe and Jaz were sitting with the other legacies; Silena and her brother Thomas, Charlie and Alex's siblings Hayley and Noah, Sammy's sisters (who were twins) Maria and Emily, Jaz and her sister Mia, and also there was Lily and Ethan.

Zoe, Ethan and Lily were an odd bunch - in a good way, that is. Zoe was the oldest so she was in charge. Ethan was that smart kid who could give you heaps of facts non-stop for ten days and he would still repeat them over-and-over for the fun of it. Lily was the small bundle of rage. She had a short temper, but could easily trick you into giving away your iPhone for a price of ten cents (it's happened before, believe me).

But the thing with Zoe, Ethan and Lily was that they were close. They had the occasional fight and sometimes even a sibling rivalry which would go on for days, but they would still get along just fine after that.

"So," Hayley began, as they all huddled tightly into a group. "Who wants to play Truth or Dare in Bunker Nine?"

"Yes!" "Sure," "Me!" "Awesome!" "Okay," Everyone chorused, each answer different.

Bunker Nine was where Leo and Calypso lived. Their kids hung out there too, but they mainly just ran around.

The group snuck out of the amphitheatre one-by-one, then sprinted through the forest until they reached Bunker Nine. Noah activated it, and they poured in.

Hayley grabbed beanbags and cushions out from cupboards and they settled around in a circle on the floor beside the workbenches. "Okay, who wants to start?" She asked.

"I'll do it!" Lily cried. She turned her sea green-eyed gaze on Ethan. "Ethan! Truth or Dare?"

"Uh... truth," Ethan replied, a little unsure of what to say.

"Kiss marry kill: Hayley, Silena and Emily." Lily smirked.

"Kill Emily," Ethan said. "Kiss Hayley and marry Silena."

"Ooh, snap!" Maria called.

Her twin Emily shook her head. "You are so going down Ethan!"

"Um," Ethan tried to back away but fell off his beanbag. Everyone laughed as Silena helped him up.

"Oh, my gods Ethan!" Lily yelled, crying with laughter.

"Shut up, Lily-Flower." Ethan sighed.

"That's not my name!"

Ethan sighed. "Mia, Truth or Dare?"

Mia thought for a moment. "Dare." She said.

"I dare you to ... sit next to Noah." Mia looked confused but went over to Noah's beanbag and sat down next to him. Zoe snickered as she saw Silena make a heart with her hands.

"Okay, Emily: Truth or Dare?" Mia asked.

"Truth," Emily replied.

"Would you rather eat your least favourite food or go skydiving?"

"Skydiving." Emily said. "Maria, Truth or Dare?"

"Dare!"

"I dare you to hold a handstand for ten seconds."

Maria scowled. She got up and put her hands on the ground before pushing her legs upwards.

"One," Emily counted. "Two, three, four, five,"

Maria started to wobble a bit. "Six, seven, eight, nine-"

Maria's legs nearly toppled. "Ten."

Maria collapsed, panting. She crawled back to her beanbag and sat down. "Zoe, Truth or Dare?" She asked.

Zoe thought to herself for a moment. Usually, she always picked Dare, but for this round, she decided to choose the other option. "Truth,"

"Who do you have a crush on?" Maria smirked.

Zoe felt her breathing begin to shake, like Maria when she was doing the handstand. Her first thought had gone to Charlie, and it had now sparked on a fresh set of tears. She didn't know if her and Charlie were dating, but after the kiss dangling off the cliff, she knew that they both had feelings for each other.

"Uh..." Everyone was staring at her.cZoe wiped her eyes. "It's not exactly a cr - crush or anything, it's m - more of  a -" she couldn't do it.

Zoe felt her breaths heaving. She took a big gulp if air and continued. "Charlie and I - we - we're really close. And we've told each other how we feel, b - but, now that he's g - gone, I - I -"

Zoe felt the tears fall down her face. She curled up into a ball and pressed her face against her legs. Jaz, who was sitting beside her, started rubbing her back. It felt awkward crying in front of a bunch of younger kids, but Zoe couldn't stop herself.

When all of her tears had been spent, Zoe wiped her eyes. "I'm sorry." She sniffed. "It's just that I need to save him."

"Maybe we should call it a night." Silena suggested, getting up. "Jaz, Ethan, Zoe and I need to get ready for the quest."

"Aw," Thomas complained. "But I like playing Truth or Dare!"

"Too bad." Silena snapped. Zoe gave Silena a grateful look.

As she started heading back towards the Camp, Zoe gazed up at the night sky through the branches of the trees. "I will find you." She whispered. "I promise."