Time to Bond

1. Cuts and Games

Darrion woke up to the loud sound of the alarm; the crisp, cool breeze blew on her face when she sat up. She looked at the alarm clock which stood on the nightstand by her bed, it read 7am. She couldn't believe how early she started to wake up, before, she would stay asleep as long as she felt, but that was before she was kidnapped and had to stay with the young tribulation force. Darrion stood up and dressed for a day of taking care of all the people that they let stay at the schoolhouse. She walked to check up on everyone seeing if they needed anything or if they wanted to talk more about what they were going through and why. She was almost done going into all the rooms, but she had one more left. The room she hated the most, Melinda and Janie's room. Most of the time they were both screaming from the pain the locusts that were cast down from God and did not pay any attention to her.

Darrion walked in the room scared to fine what wonders she would have to go through today, but this time, to here amazement, Melinda was sound asleep, she couldn't believe it. Darrion was finally happy and calm to go in the room, but of course all Darrion's happy moments someone had to rip them from under her.

"What are you doing here?" Janie screamed throwing a pillow at Darrion, hitting her in the face.

"Nice to see you too" Darrion said under her breathe. "I'm here to see if you guys need anything, just like I always do Janie" Darrion said giving her back the pillow.

"I need the pain to go away! But you never seem to hear me!" Janie yelled

"Janie, just like I said before we can't do anything. We told you before this happened that you need to-"Darrion was cut off when Janie throw other thing at her, but this time it was a clock that she somehow got.

"You don't understand the pain! The pain!" Janie scream as loud as she could which woke a sleeping Melinda, who looked surprised to see Darrion on the floor.

The clock hit Darrion on the side of her forehead, causing her fall and grab her head. Darrion wanted to put the pillow over Janie's mouth to make her stop talking... well the old Darrion did but she knew she couldn't and she wouldn't no matter how much she wish she could.

"Darrion, what happened? Why is your head bleeding?" Melinda asked, as she turned to look at Janie

"Oh ouch, nothing Melinda." Darrion said getting up from the floor, as she glanced at her at hand that was holding her head, realizing that it had blood on it, meaning her head was bleeding.

"I need to go, sorry" Darrion rushed, leaving the room before Janie could say anything. Though as she was hurried out, she heard Janie yelling.

"What? What Melinda? What are you looking at?"

Darrion at the moment did not care, all she wanted was to see how bad the cut was, and mend to it. She stepped into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. The cut wasn't that bad. It did not hurt that bad, but there was still blood. She got a towel, and ran it under the faucet with cold water. Darrion pushed the wet towel on her forehead and headed to the kitchen, to see if she could find any band aids.

As she scurried the stairs she to in the aroma that was plaguing the kitchen. The smell was heavenly, the sweet smell of food being made. The mixing smells made one enticing aroma. When Darrion stepped into the kitchen she found a strange site. Ryan was cooking. For the small about of time Darrion has known Ryan, he never cooked, she figured it was A; because he just did not want to. Making others, such as Vicki or Judd cook for him. Or B; He couldn't. Whatever the reason behind him never cooking Darrion was impressed, she almost forget why she even traveled down her in the first place, until she saw a rather worried Ryan in front of her.

"Darrion, did you hear me?" Ryan asked, as he shook Darrion's shoulders

"What? I am sorry. What did you say?" Darrion questioned looking up to Ryan

"I said what happened. Darrion sit down are you okay?" Ryan said again. He led her to the table and pulled a chair out for her to sit. Ryan knelled down next to the chair.

"So Darrion, what happened? Here let me get you a band aid" Ryan said going to a cabinet in the kitchen that was under the sink.

"Oh, nothing, just a small fight." Darrion told. Ryan had never liked Janie. He always hated the way she treated everybody, and how now, that she needed something, she would mooch off of them, and then pursue to yell at them when they did not do what she asked, so Darrion tried to stray away from telling Ryan the true.

"A fight? With who?" Ryan asked, closing the cabinet door and bending down to put the band aid on Darrion's head.

"Not really even a fight. Just an argument" Darrion said waving Ryan off about the subject.

Ryan stood up, not truly believing Darrion on the mysterious 'argument'. But time has taught him, most fights he got into, especially if it was Darrion, he always tended to be on the losing side, so he bit his tongue on the subject.

"Alright" Ryan said when walking over to the stove to finish what he started.

"Ryan, are you… cooking?" Darrion asked changing the subject.

"Yes I am" Ryan said proudly

"Well, I'm surprised to see that you haven't set the house on fire." Darrion teased, as Ryan handed her a plate of food, but took it back when she tried to grab it.

"Oh, that's right you don't eat meat…well I guess you can has some carrots over there." Ryan said playfully while eating a piece of bacon that was on the plate.

"Oh give me that" Darrion said fighting with Ryan to get the plate. Ryan grabbed her hand, but because he was holding the plate Darrion had a hand to take the plate from him.

"Fine, you know, if you wanted it you could've just said so." Ryan said with a smirk on his face and sitting at the table next to Darrion.

"Oh you're so funny" Darrion sarcastically said, eating the other strip of bacon.

"Oh I know!" Ryan said

"Mmmm, I still can't believe I was ever a vegetarian" Darrion told Ryan.

"So does that mean, if we had to re-live being kidnapped again, you would have eaten that bag of meat they gave us?"

"No, of course not. That bag of food was so disgusting I wouldn't even give it to Phoenix!" Darrion said

Ryan laughed "Sure, of course you wouldn't"

When Darrion finished chewing before she asked Ryan what was on her mind."So, did Vicki and the others leave?"

"Yeah before you woke up early thou maybe around four."

Darrion finished what was on her plate and put it in the sink."So who is doing the dishes?" Darrion questioned turning around to look at Ryan.

"Well I think you are." Ryan told her as he stood up walking out of the kitchen.

"Oh no, you are I did yesterday." Darrion said grabbing his arm to make him stop

"I did too" Ryan said stopping at the door

"Ok fine. What about a game of rock, paper, scissors." Darrion asked holding out her hand to start playing

"Fine but I have to tell you I always win."

"Not when I play, okay rock...paper…scissors" and with that Darrion did paper and Ryan did rock.

"Told you I always win" Darrion said passing Ryan."Make sure the plates are dried and put away."

"Uh best two out of three?" Ryan asked

"What do you think?" Darrion said walking out the kitchen leaving Ryan to all the dishes