z nation: 10k and Cassandra one shots

treat you better

(10k's point of view)

"Cassandra you deserve better than him, someone who will love you and not just abuse you. I see the bruises he leaves you and I will never do that to you, just give me a chance." I whispered scratching the back of my neck slightly.

"That's beautiful kid, now tell her and not me. I love you and her but I need to pee if you don't mind." Doc said impatiently tapping his foot as he wiggle around waiting to pee.

"I will Doc, thank you again." I said parting his back before he ran away.

"I got this, I got this," I whispered to myself walking to find Cassandra. We were staying at a camp we found while we thought of a new plan since Garnett died.

I feel bad for warren, I know how it feels to lose someone you care so much about, I just hope I never lose Cass they way warren lost Garnett. I can't live without her. "Hey cams."

"Hey 10, I still don't understand why you call me cams when there's no m in my name." Cassandra stated wrapping her arms around my neck pulling me down to her as my hands wrapped around her small waist.

"And I don't understand why you call me 10," I stated back and she rolled her eyes playfully. After that we just stayed there, looking in each other's eyes till I looked away blushing and rubbing the back of my tee. "Where's Addy?" I asked because I can't after all, I get lost in her brown eyes and beautiful smile.

"Oh she's doing Mack's eyebrows Because I distract her too much," she shrugged smiling slightly making me smile and ask what. "OK so when Addy does my eyebrows she's seating on my laps pushing my head back, and you know how bored I get sitting still doing nothing," nodding I allowed her to continue "so I either try to kiss her cheek and, or tickle her."

"Yeah that sounds like you," I said chuckling and she giggled. Her laugh is just music to my ears, that's my favorite sound. "So what are you doing?" I asked trying to figure how I'm going to tell her, her boyfriend is a jerk and I love her.

"Nothing. I was hoping me and Addy could do each other's eyebrows but she replaced me."

"I'll do it," I blurted out without thinking, raising an eyebrow I shook my head. "I mean you can do my eyebrows, and teach me to do yours... Is that's.... OK with you?" I paused there my sentence feeling the same way I did when I first spoke to her, ma'am you have a finger in your hair, it wasn't the smartest thing to say but.... I don't know.

"Yeah it's okay with me, come on let's go to my room so I can get the supplies." Cassandra smiled grabbing my hand in hers leading to the her room, between Warren's and Addy's room.

"How Wonderful." I said sarcastically looking at are hands, if only I can call her mine.

"Too late zombie killer, you volunteered and now your stuck with me," Moving my hand I was able to position are hands to were they interlocked with each other's. She didn't mind as she carefully squeezed it, and I squeezed hers back.

As we walked I kept a look out, I knew it wouldn't end well for Cassandra if her boyfriend saw us. He's so paranoid and angry ever since he stole Doc's drugs and we found out, before that he was OK and even if it hurt me, I was OK with him dating Cassandra. He saved us, her, more than once and had the guts to do what I never could. But now... I just want to beat the living daylights out of him. "10 just sit down on the bed, and I'll start on your brows."