The True Lives Of The Fabulous Kill Joys

Chapter 20- Stupid Me

I sit up with a start. Someone is touching my shoulder. My eyes flick around, its no one. I lie back back down quietly.

"Jay?" Someone whispers.

I screech and someone puts their finger to my lips.

"Sh, its okay, its just me." Im not sure who it is.

I nod, untensing and sitting up slowly.

"We have five minutes before we have to go, okay?" I think its Gee.

He rubs his hands over my shoulder slowly and my eyesights becomes clearer. I nod and he stands from crouching. He leaves me to get changed and I do, quickly and quietly. When Im ready I leave the room and join everyone at the table.

"So, are we going back to raiding today?" I ask.

"Soon, we just gotta keep the zones clear first. But we will raid soon." Ar says with a grin.

"Zone six, route Guano, lets go." Gee strides into the room.

We all stand, packing into the car. Within a few minutes we are flying down the road on route Guano. I brush my hair out of my face, looking out for the dracs. The guys are talking about something but I dont pay attention until Gee says,

"Here."

I pull my mask over my eyes, looking over the sand. There are a dozen dracs and a lone killjoy there. She is shooting manically, black hair running down her back wildly. We all dive out of the car and I grab my gun, running straight into the fight. I turn to see the guys already shooting.

I dodge a dracs rays, ducking and turning. I chose a drac to shoot, sending a shot its way. It misses, hitting the drac behind it. I roll my eyes, throwing another shot. It hits it this time, sending it backwards. I celebrate quietly, running closer to the other Killjoy.

"Bulletproof Heart." I shout, introducing myself.

"Holler-point smile." The girl grimaces, out of breath and sweaty.

She fires a shot, sending a drac down in one. I turn back, kicking a drac over. It just stumbles, shooting madly. I screech as it almost grazes my shoulder. I shoot it quickly, as close as I can get. It goes limp and I wipe sweat from my forehead. I take a moment to look around. Everyone is engaged in a fight, half a dozen left, one each.

I run towards the drac running at Gee, gun held up by my face. My eyes dart at Gee for one moment, maybe a moment too long, as I lose concentration. A white beam flies at me and I cant dodge all the way in time. I let out a scream as a ray hit my shoulder. I fly backwards, skidding in the sand and gasp, clutching at my bloody shoulder.

"Bulletproof Heart?" I hear the girl shout, running at me.

Everything is hazy as I use my spare hand to wipe sweat off my forehead. Everything is blurry and weird, a constant pulse in my shoulder.

"Stay awake, okay?" She whispers, fiddling with a backpack.

I mumble something and she slaps me lightly, trying to keep me going. I gasp as she lifts my arm, wrapping something around my shoulder.

"Bulletproof?" I hear someone else shouting.

Feet are running and my head is full of cotton, my shoulder pulsing. I grimace as Holler-point presses near the wound. I can only focus on her sweaty face, full of concentration- the rest of my vision blurring.

"Im just gonna..." I mumble, closing my eyes.

I let myself fade into the dark promise of sleep.

***

I groan quietly, eyes opening slowly. It is really bright outside and we are definitely not at our new home.

"Thank you, if you hadnt of done that she may have been taken." I think Dr D says.

"I mean, she did save me first, its okay." Thats Holler-point smile.

I groan again, letting my hand reach up to my head. I open my eyes properly and survey the room. Gee and Ef are looking at me over the bed.

"Im sorry guys." I slur.

"Hey. No." Ef laughs. "You saved her, kinda..."

I shrug, my shoulder stings and I hiss.

"You need some sleep. You lost a lot of blood." Gee says in a hushed voice. "Damn dracs always hit the wrong places for the both of us."

"But I just woke?" I moan.

Gee presses his lips together and shares a look with Ef. He leans forward, brushing a hand over my head.

"Sleep." He whispers, standing.

My head turns, watching them walk away. I let out a breath, closing my eyes.