Radiate [ON HOLD]

9

We had tried to make a fire but failed miserably. Unable to cook anything that Valentine had found, so we had cold, most likely dirty, salad. She had said that these weeds and roots wouldn't make us sick so we had to trust her. Willow had become very attached to me to where i almost felt like a mother. 

She was so innocent and sweet i just couldn't dare to think about what would happen to her back in town. Speaking of town, why did Houston just throw his life away- for mine? I mean we were good friends and all, he watched me grow up, but we never were that kind of close.

"Dove?" I hear Willow whisper.

"Yes?" I reply.

"Did you hear that?" She asks.

"No? Why, what was it?" I ask worriedly.

I hear a low rustling in the bushes and i leap up from my position on the ground

"Who is it?" I warn and Willow rushes behind me.

Another low growl, almost like- it's the thing that attacked me. Wait- it was dead- right? It runs through the bushes, its claws bared at me. Its skin is like murky water and it's peeling like it has a second-degree sunburn.  I slap at its face and it takes a hit knocking it only a feet back, it makes this whimpering/howl of pain. 

Haden and Steve jolt awake from the noise, they look startled. Haden rushes up to my side and punches it square in the jaw. A nice uppercut if i do say. Haden punches it a few more times until it goes conscience. 

"Wait!" Steve says loudly. "I remember something like this coming into the med center.

"What the hell is this?" Georgie growls staring at the disgusting site. 

"We don't know. The highest meds and police were put on this and were sealed shut. They wouldn't tell any of us what was going on." Steve explains and Georgie gives him a skeptical look.

"Ok, well i don't want to run into one of these again so let's move camp." Georgie barks.

"Ok." Valentine agrees rubbing her eyes in an "I'm pissed off i had to get up" way.

We picked up what very little camp we had and set off on the road. We had decided to move over to where Willow and I had found the brook.

"Wow, I got to hand it to you Dove, this is a really nice place." Georgie says stunned.

It really is quiet here, almost too quiet. We decide to set up camp and try to go back to sleep before the sun rises. 

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I wake up to find Haden snoring softly next to me, his body radiating the heat that kept me warm last night. Valentine had taken watch while the rest of us slept. I give her that awkward half smile, and she yawns coming over to my spot next to Haden and lies down to sleep. I sit up against the tree and feel a pang of jealousy hit me like a stone, as i see the look of comfort on her face as she sleeps.

I continue to watch the sun get higher in the skies and the birds chirp cheerfully as if there is nothing wrong in the world.

"Dove..?" I hear Haden ask groggily

"Shh.." I warn making sure he doesn't wake anyone.

He comes up next to me and hangs his arms around my shoulders. And kisses my temple and rests on me. 

"Do you want to go down to the brook?" I ask.

"Sure." He replies and we walk about 10 feet to the brook.

He dips his head down and takes a sip of the crystal clear water.  He wiggles his eyebrows at me goofily. He walks back on over and plops on down next to me. He leans in and kisses me hungrily, as if he'd been starved for days.

I run my hand throw his thick hair and continue to kiss him with all I got.

"Umm..." I hear Willow say awkwardly and Haden and I snap our heads at her and turn a deep shade of pink.

"Oh its Ok Willow." I say embarrassed.

"O-oh Ok?" She asks and takes a sip of water. "Georgina said in about an hour we need to make a plan."

"Ok." Haden says.

Willow then walks away smiling at me and sits down on the ground near the others.

"I really like Willow." I confess.

"I do too, I just feel so bad." He says sadly.

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After we walked back Georgie got straight to making us plans.

"Ok, I remember back when Dove and I would run off on Saturdays and go exploring we found this bunker thing." Georgie explains.

"Oh yea! I remember that!" I exclaim.

"Ok well we are going head out there and try to find anything we could use to fight off those son of bitches." Georgie say with a fist in the air.

"Yea!" We all say together and pump our fists in the air.

"Ok everyone got a drink? This might be awhile." Georgie says.

"I did." Willows and Damon say.

We start to walk and I can tell Georgie is having trouble remembering the way because we keep getting off track.

Ok guys next chapter will they find the bunker or not? I Kean they kind if depend on it. Let's hope so! Remember PLEASE VOTE COMMENT AND READ!

-hailee