Cannibals

Chapter 12

~~~ Derc's P.O.V. ~~~

Rage. It's all that is coursing through me. My hate for those asswholes grew far beyond that of comprehension. If I didn't have the heads of Arianna and Alex soon I would go mad. And I refuse to let the Captain get to them before me. Then there would be no way for me to destroy them. Time is running out. I would have to go back again today. I didn't care if I couldn't walk well.

~~~ Alex's P.O.V. ~~~

As much as I wanted to find out for sure if we really were quarantined, I knew my place was with the group. I would just have to find that out later. I was still sitting in the middle of the gym. Arianna wasn't in my arms anymore but she was laying down next to me. I wouldn't have minded her staying in my arms though. I didn't know why she decided to lay on the hard ground. There was no hiding it anymore. I absolutely liked this girl. And I wanted to do everything in my power to make her smile.

I really wanted to keep holding her. It was really starting to bum me out. I looked at her. I remembered how she sobbed as Kenneth died. And then it hit me. Did she still like him!? Do I even stand a chance!? Dammit I should have known! How could I have fallen for someone who still had feelings for their ex? I looked at her again. Devastation took over. She doesn't feel for me the way she felt for him. I decided I needed to take a walk. Inside the school of course.

Niana took over watching Arianna. I didn't want to wake her. I knew she was probably exhausted. And they say sleep is the best medicine. I wish I had known before that Arianna didn't feel the same way I did. I found Seth and someone else I didn't know in the cafeteria. When Seth saw me he waved me over.

"What's up," I asked.

"I was thinking," he said, then paused for a moment. "If we really are quarantined then we probably need to get out and search for supplies. This school may very well be where we end up staying for a while."

He had a point. A supply run would probably be our best option right now. It would also give me a chance to look for anything that could help Arianna heal. As much as I hated the fact that she didn't have feelings for me, I still cared deeply for her.

"How do you think we should play this out," I asked.

"I'm not sure," Seth replied. "We should probably wait till Arianna is awake and talk to everyone about it."

"That's probably the best idea," I stated.

~~~ Arianna's P.O.V. ~~~

I woke up with Niana at my side. Confused, I looked around for Alex. He was with me earlier. I twisted in a weird way and yelped at the pain.

"Hey," Niana said. "Take it easy."

"Sorry," I replied. "Where's Alex?"

"Not sure. He asked me to keep an eye on you. Then walked off. He seemed pretty upset."

"Oh. I hope he's ok."

"I'm sure he's fine." Niana put her hand on my forehead. "I think you're getting sick. You should try getting back to sleep."

"But I feel fine," I complained.

She gave me that big sister look before saying, "I know you're the one with the medical knowledge but it's pretty freaking obvious when someone has a fever. Get back to sleep."