Trouble Makers

Chapter 14: Normal Life

Neil

I cannot believe I'm alive. AND I found Nat. Unbelievable. I cannot believe that she is alive too. I never thought I would see the light of day again. I guess I really got infected for me to actually COME BACK TO LIFE! (Shhh!) Sorry..

I squeeze Nat and press my forehead to the top of hers. We stay like this a while. Until some little girl that looks about Aaron's age speaks up.

"Ahem? I think we should find shelter? Earth to love-birds?" She says with a hint of annoyance.

"This is West," Aaron says to me and points to the little girl. I wave and continue to squeeze Nat. I can't help but smile. That annoyed the others. Definitely.

"I think we should listen to West. We need shelter." Nat breaks in. Wasn't expecting that to fly in. I release and we head on.

"Wait my lab!" Doctor Looser says. I scream and fall on my knees. I move to my butt and I scoot back. Doctor Loser was here. Here. And knew English. I am so freaked out right now.

"Doctor Loser," I state.

"My real name is Ian. It would be most appreciated if you would call me that. And, I won't hurt you... I swear it." He states with a nod. I don't believe it. But we still walk on. I grip Nat's hand.

West

I toss my head over my shoulder. Ugh, those two are at it again. I climb up the ladder to the lab and open the door, holding it there so everyone can file in. Aaron presses his lips lightly to my forehead and he walks into the lab. Then Ian walks in like a normal person, then the goofy teenagers walk in. Do they have to always be like that...

I understand a peck on the cheek but JEES save it for the bed! Maybe if I ignore them I'll stop thinking about it. I prepare myself some tea, walk, and climb out of the lab, then sit at the bottom of the ladder, watching the sun set, drinking my tea.

"Pleh. Forgot sugar." I say when suddenly Aaron slams into my back. I hiss at him for his foolishness while he rolls on the floor, laughing his so-funny-ass off. I toss the rest of my tea in the grass. I toss the lemon at Aaron and begin to walk to the meadow to see the sunset better. "Tell the others that I'm not dead!" I call to him. He nods, unsure, and goes back in. I run to the meadow.

I sit in the middle of the meadow and run my fingers through the grass, smelling every flower around me without having to put my nose to it. The fragrance was strong. The sun sets in a red and purple flourish. It's so beautiful.

"Hey." A voice says. I turn.

Aaron.

"Hola." I say, turning to the sunset. "Pretty, isn't it?"

"Yes, it is." He says looking at me with a smirk.

Though it was a compliment, I swat his arm.

"You know what I mean." I furrow my brow.

"Yeah, I do." He laughs. "It is pretty." He says, looking at the sunset with his hands in his pockets.

Ian

I work on my formula. It will wipe hiccups from my life forever. Having hiccups for me is hell. It makes me slide a lot. I have really huge and deep hiccups. If I hiccup, I jump. And that's not pretty when I'm holding a drink or formula in my hand..

That's not handy when you have a formula to create. Now, what if I removed that from my daily life? Hiccups gone? Away from my daily existence? Not that would be handy!

I work on it feverishly while Nat and Neil smile at each other, and at some points, kiss. Bleh. I never did that with Anne. And we were married!

Aaron

I squeeze West's shoulder and walk back to the lab. She soon follows me back. I glance at Ian, who is making a formula. I wave and he doesn't look up. Nat and Neil kiss.

I give West a devilish smirk and ask, "Wanna do what they're doing?" She laughs, gives me a peck on the cheek and goes into the restroom. I look at Nat and Neil. They were kissing too much to notice.

The next few days, the kissing died down. Then it came back to normal. When they were just holding hands. I guess when they were kissing a lot is that they were just traumatized by what happened. After all, I think me and West would be like that if we were turned into zombies after suicide, and back stabbing. Literally.

Nat

I squeeze Neil's hand as we watch the sunset from a window. These past days have been... Pretty scary. But whenever I kissed Neil, it comforted me.. Like I was back in the old alleys with him, alone. I hear a crash and I jerk around. Ian is flapping his arms trying to get a butterfly back in a jar.

"Gotcha!" He says, snapping on the lid. "Nat, I need your assistance."

Neil squeezes my hand. I shake him off and go to Ian. Neil watches Ian from a beanbag chair, suspiciously.

"What's up?" I ask. Ian puts a filled flask in my hands.

"Make me drink that if anything goes wrong." He says carefully. He drinks something else and sighs. "Ah." He smiles. "Don't need this." He takes the flask from me and puts it on the table.

"Alright.." I walk back to Neil. He squeezes my arm protectively.

Aaron

I hover over West. She smiles at me and I smile back.

"Get out of bed," I whine. She rolls off the bed and laughs and screams because the floor is so cold. I rub her shoulders. "I'll make you coffee." I laugh. I lead her to the kitchen and make her coffee while she makes eggs for the both of us. I slide her mug of coffee in front of her. She hands me my eggs, then sweetens her coffee. She has a sweet tooth.

I sip my coffee, eggs in hand, and walk to the couch to watch the morning cartoons like I used to as a little kid. I stretch and set my coffee and eggs down on the small table. West joins me.

Nat and Neil stretch out of their rooms. They make coffee and join us. Ian comes out a while later and makes his coffee and sits down. This was a normal day now. No violence. No starving. No suffering.

I wrap my arm around West. I give her a small peck on the cheek and let out a relieved sigh. This day is perfect.