Silent Sniper

Chapter FIFTEEN

I woke up and I was really hungry. I grabbed a  granola bar. And ate it quickly.

I looked up at 10k and he was sleeping peacefully, but his neck was in an uncomfortable position, so I unwrapped his arms layed down, my head on my pack and layed his head on my stomach. He rubbed his face in and sighed. I just played with his hair. It wasn't the usual hair you would see, but.....It was his hair style. And I loved it. I picked and the ends and rested my hand on his cheek. Caressing ever so softly. It was at least two o'clock in the morning.

"Hey." I jumped and looked over. Taz.

"I'm sorry about earlier. He was cute. But he is a little brother cute to me. Ya know? He's not my type. I.....I didn't know all of those things happened to you. I'm.....I'm so sorry." She looked at me. "Its ok. But I don't want pity. So please don't give any."

"I just thought you where some girl that didn't hold her own, and pitied herself all of the time. I didn't know. Your pretty strong......For a kid." She says smirking.

"Your not that much older than me." I say rolling my eyes.

"I'm 19." She says. I just roll my eyes.

"Three years." I say. My sixteenth birthday passed by in a blur....

"How olds he?" She asks. I play with his hair more.

"18." I say.

"He likes you." She states bluntly.

"Nah. You may think he does but....We do this all of the time. I actually, went away for a while two months after the whole cannibal sex trafficker thing......I could barely sleep. I missed him subconsciously and I had my baby to protect." I said.

"Trust me. He like you." She states, and ended that on a point.

We sit in silence for a bit when she speaks up once more.

"What was the babies name?" She asks. I smile slightly. A hard pang hit my heart, but I held it down.

"Colton Alexander. I saved him in a groceries store from his dead mother. He was saved by the cart being against the isle so the Z couldn't touch him. Eventually, his father....Found me. And wanted him, had the whole group held captive. I had to choose me or them. So I chose them. And he took him. Two weeks later. Found that same man eating him alive. So I put him down and stored his ashes here.

I point at the bandanna around my neck. She nods.

"That sucks balls." Was her reaction. I nodded.

All of the sudden, 10k stirred, but I put my hand on his cheek and he calmed down. I kept I there to keep him calm.

I started quietly singing the song I sang to Colton to keep him sleeping. I still wanted to talk to Taz.

"Lay down your head,

And close your Eyes....."

I sang on and on and a few tears let loose.

"Why did you tell me these things....So willingly?" She says confused.

"Because waiting is not something you do in the apocalypse. Might as well spill now so you don't judge me as hard. Plus, there is now sense in it. I might as well tell you everything cuz you could die at any moment. I cherish my time with 10k because there where so many moments we not could have died but we where there for each other." I say cupping the back of his neck and play with the tiny hairs.

(A/n: is it just me or is anybody else really super excited about this! Taz is great and 10k is adorable, and Ash is just SO jealous..it's so cute.)