Insecure ||10k/Z Nation Fanfiction|| [ON HOLD]

3 - Closer

((A/N - before you start reading, I want you to know that Cassandra comes in really late because I hate how people write T.V fanfics in order of the show, like we just watched that we freaking know what's going to happen. Anyway, just wanted to tell you that she's coming in late. Enjoy!))

+ T O M M Y ' S  P.O.V +

I wake up to the truck jolting to a stop, and I immediately make sure that Sage is alright, I also sneak a peak at her face.

I really wish she would keep her hood down, I think I'm the only one out of our small group, besides Echo, who has seen her complete (very beautiful) face.

She stirs around in her sleep and I move some of her fringe out of her eye, accidentally making her wake up.

"Hey." I smile. She ignores me and sits up, before whistling to Echo and grabbing her bow, then sliding on her quiver.

+ S A G E ' S P.O.V +

I scurry into the woods, feeling very disappointed in myself for letting my walls down.

I refuse to let that happen again.

Echo stays by the camp as I hunt, I end up gathering three rabbits, a bird, and a snake. I sigh and make my way back, I make it to the hairline of the trees when I hear guns load behind me. I sigh and turn around slowly, being sure that a small piece of mirror in my palm shines in the direction of where I saw the group last.

"Lady bug," the man smiles and I scowl.

"Call me that again and I'll shoot you." I warn. I drop my prey, which is all hooked by a rope and they ignore it.

"She's not kidding, Daniel." A scrawny, almost frightened looking, man speaks.

"Shut up, Josh!" 'Daniel' shouts at the man who had warned him.

They all look at me and I glare. I'm not going back, forget it.

"I could shoot you all right now." I smirk.

"And then what? Run back to your little protectors while the Boss demands more trackers?" Daniel asks with a snort. I scowl.

"If he continues that, then he'll run out of trackers."

"Then he'll send all the other people." Daniel states with a distasteful look.

"The he'll come himself."

"Then you'll die."

"Then mission accomplished," I roll my eyes, "for both of us."

"If you want to die, then we can accomplish that right here, right now."

"No no," I smirk, "I heard drowning is a much better way to go."

"That's enough!" Daniel shouts, pointing his gun higher in the air and I wrap my bow around my shoulder, making sure to quickly lock the quiver shut and lock the quiver together with my bow.

I raise my hands in mock surrender as he continues to speak,

"Take us to your camp, now!"

"I can't do that," I protest, an idea forming in my mind.

"What? Do you trust them?" He mocks. I lock my jaw and turn around curtly, glancing up at the large canyon and see 10k watching me carefully, worry and concern painted along his majestic face.

I send a reassuring wink his way and I turn the opposite way, away from the camp and down the dusty road.

"You were walking the opposite way when we found you," Josh speaks, "why aren't we going that way?"