Search and Rescue

Love Is In The Air

Author's Note: Hello again! I'm just here to tell you that I have changed Ciel's name is Jason because he was too much like a character from a tv show. Also, I hope you enjoy the chapter, Bye!

~SuperWhoLocked

Chapter 6: Love Is In The Air

"Uh, Raven, please tell me that Smith wasn't in the Humvee," I asked watching the fire burn the metal.

Raven sighed, "Crap! No, we left him in there!"

"Well he's dead now." Benedict said not looking up from his book.

"Thank you, Captain Obvious," I snapped.

"Somebody's irritated," Benedict smiled.

I glared at Benedict. If looks could kill, he'd be dead. I turned back to the group. "We need to split up and check the surrounding area. We'll all go out in groups of two."

Shawn raised his hand, "Oh oh, can I pick out the groups?"

I gave him a puzzled look, "Sure, why not."

Shawn stepped up next to me and faced the group, still near the window. "Ok here we go! Rose and Cainen, Jason and Katherine, Bo and Lucy, Ryan and Raven, me and Harry," Harry's cheeks turned a deep red, "and finally, Hazen and Benedict." Shawn wagged his eyebrows at me, he knew that Benedict got on my nerves.

"Alright, everyone outside and secure the area with your partner," I huffed. Everyone went outside and went in different directions.

Benedict was still reading his book. "You know, reading and walking don't mix," I commented.

He ignored me. He just kept on reading, not saying a word.

"Hey! I'm talking to you!" I nudged him.

Benedict smirked, "I know and I'm not answering."

"Why not?!" I asked aggravated. And again he didn't speak. I hope everyone else was having batter luck with their partners.

~~~~~Bo and Lucy~~~~~

"So, you had a horrible time at the facility?" Lucy asked.

"No, it was wonderful! No place like it!" Bo smiled, her tone dripping with sarcasm.

Lucy frowned, "You didn't have to be so mean!" Lucy stalked off without Bo.

"Baby come back! You can blame it all one me!" Bo sang running after her, regretting being so sarcastic.

~~~~~Shawn and Harry~~~~~

Shawn was rubbing his temples and Harry was walking on his left beside him.

"How's your head?" Harry asked.

Shawn squeezed his eyes shut, "It still hurts but not as much."

"That's good! It must be stress. It's been stressful these past few days. I noticed you shirt, you must like Alice in Wonderland."

Shawn pulled on his shirt and looked at the cat looking back at him, "Yeah, it's one of my favorite movies!"

Harry smiled, "Maybe when all this is over, we can watch it together!"

~~~~~Ryan and Raven~~~~~

Raven's eyes scanned the trees and bushes. She could sense Ryan walking slighty behind her.

"So, what's your story?" Ryan asked watching a raccoon skitter away.

"Don't have one," Raven answered blankly.

Ryan looked up in the trees, "Everyone has a story."

Raven turned on her heels and faced him, "Look, we're stuck together out here but we don't have to talk and get along. You keep your eyes over there, " Raven motioned to her left, "and I'll keep mine to the right. Understand?"

Ryan gulped and nodded his head. Raven turned back and started walking again. He couldn't help but like her. Yeah, she seemed rude but he liked a girl that could stand up for herself. "That girl has spunk!" he thought to himself.

~~~~~Rose and Cainen~~~~~

"Did you hear the new Skillet song?" Cainen asked smiling at Rose.

"Not Gonna Die? Of course I have!" Rose exclaimed.

Cainen fished out his phone from his pocket. "Do you wanna listen to it?"

Rose smiled sweetly, "You bet I do!"

Cainen plugged in his earphone, he handed the left one to Rose and put the other in his ear. He pressed play and they listened to the song together, their hands lightly brushing.

~~~~Katherine and Jason~~~~

Katherine jumped around looking for anything out of the ordinary. Jason was nervously twisting his ring. He liked the mocha colored, easily excited girl. There was something about her that took away all the pain of losing his father.

"Do you watch anime of read manga?" Jason blurted out.

Katherine twirled around, "Of course I do! I love anime!"

Jason grinned, he and Katherine began jumping up and down, holding hands, and gossiping about the latest anime they've watched.

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I looked at the little light that Benedict had attached to his book so he could read. He still hadn't spoken and it was really ticking me off. I've tried and tried and tried to start a conversation but I get nothing from him. I have had enough! I grabbed the book from him and sprinted away. He was barreling after me. I read a few words and abruptly stopped; I know this book. Benedict ran straight into me, we both fell to the ground. I landed on my stomach, I still had the book in my hands. You could say I had my nose in a book. I read a couple of paragraphs and the whole time I could feel Benedict's piercing gray eyes on me.

I turned my head to him, "Can I help you?"

Benedict had fallen on his back. "I would like my book back." he demanded.

I looked back at the book, and shook my head, "I think I'll hang on to it. Unless."

He rolled his eyes, "Unless what?"

"Unless you let me borrow it when you're done."

Benedict sat up and leaned back on his hands, "You want to read Sherlock Holmes?"

I met his eyes, "Yeah, I love Sherlock Holmes! They're the best books ever written."

"What's your favorite?"

"The Hound of the Baskervilles. I don't know why, it just draws me in. What's your's?"

"A Study in Scarlet. When Sherlock and John first meet. Sherlock knows everything about John but John knows nothing about Sherlock. That's how I feel, I know things about people but they know nothing about me." Benedict was staring up into the sky at the stars and moon.

I got up and held out my hand to him. "Come on, let's head back toward the motel, " he grabbed my hand and got up, "on the way there you can tell me about the person behind those beautiful gray eyes."

Benedict told me about his childhood, how his mother was killed in a car accident and his dad was left paralyzed from the waist down. That's when he had discovered that he could read people's feelings. In high school he was the outcast and that's when he found Sherlock Holmes; he could relate to the Great Detective. He also told me that about a week ago, Military troops bust into his college class and dragged him to the facility. And that's where he meet up with the others.

Benedict opened the door for me, like a gentlemen. As I was stepping through, a blood curdling scream ripped through the silent night.