A Shooters Love

Chapter 8 part 2

*WARNING SHIT WILL GO DOWN nothing to graphic but there is almost a rape scene so read at own risk*
Sunlight pooled in from the slightly drawn blinds and right into my face. I glanced up at the couch as Doc was still snoring away. I sat up stretching as my joints popped and noticed 10k wasn't lying next to me. I got up as my sock covered feet padded against the carpet and into the kitchen. I glanced out the window by the door and saw him sitting on the porch smoking a cigarette. I smiled and went to the cabinet and found a kettle as I put the water inside and waited for it to heat up. I went into the pantry and smiled when I found what I was looking for as I put the mixture into two mugs and poured the water in the mugs. I grabbed both mugs and carefully opened the door outside.
10k looked up as soon as the door shut, "Morning," I began, "Rough night?" I gestured to the cigarette as I held out on of the mugs. He chuckled and put the cigarette out before taking a drink from the mug, he looked at me surprised as I smiled. "Hot chocolate," he asked as I nodded taking my own sip, "I figured you would like this much better than coffee," I said settling next to him, he wrapped an arm around me. "Do you wanna talk about it," I asked, "I dreamed about losing my family, it happens once in awhile I'll be ok," he said taking another drink. I placed my hand on his knee, "I'm here for you, you have us now you're not alone,"I said as he smiled and leaned over kissing the side of my head.
We relaxed as we watched the rest of my family wake up and start their day, "I could get use to this," he told me as I nodded. Torye, Lola and Lillian walked and waved towards us while they headed to feed the animals, Tony and Parker swapped positions as guard at the gate as the rest went about their routine. "I think it's time we woke up everyone else,"10k said standing up as I followed him inside to where everyone was already awake and sitting around.
"There's the love birds," Doc laughed as he was still laying on the couch, 10k took our mugs to the sink while I put my long sleeved shirt on over the tank top. "Alright now that everyone has joined us we have matters to discuss,' Warren began as we all gathered around her.
"I understand that this place is practically heaven but we need to face the bigger picture. We still have a mission to uphold and at some point we need to get back on the road," she voiced as we all stayed silent and glanced at one another
"Can we at least stay today to rest up then head back on the road tomorrow," I asked her as they looked surprised. "Aly don't you want to stay, they are your family," Vazquez asked as everyone glanced at me. I was silent and then spoke up, "They are my family but so are you guys and just knowing that they are alive and that I can find them again is what is most important. Just knowing that you all are out there risking your lives while I'm here behind walls is not an idea that I like. We have been through too much as a group to just leave me behind. And once everything with the whole apocalypse is done with we can all come back here and all be together," I said as they all nodded in agreement, "Then its settled," Warren began, "we'll stay for today and help your family around here than we set off tomorrow."
After we finished discussing our plans we headed outside to see what we could help my family with. Addy went with Torye, Lillian and Lola to help with the animals, Doc took Murphy to go help my grandparents with harvesting plants from the garden, Warren went to help mom and shea show where all we had been, Vazquez went to keep watch with my uncle leaving 10k and I alone.
"What do we do," he asked as I shrugged my shoulders and I saw Kelsey and Hunter approach us, "Hey Aly we were going out scavenging and wanted to know if you guys wanted to come with," she asked as we glanced at each other, "Sure,"I said.
We followed them through the area and towards the few cars that they had, "Which one are we taking," 10k asked as she and Hunter pulled the covers off two atv's. Hunter and Kelsey got on one as 10k and I on the other, "You do know how to drive one right," I questioned him as he glanced back at me and smiled. "i grew up in the county this is second nature to me," he replied starting the engine and followed them to the gate. Vazquez and my Uncle opened the gate as we followed them into the woods. A few miles away from camp some Z's began to pop up, we slowed down next to my sister, "What are we scavenging for," 10k asked as they looked at us.
"People,"Hunter said, "People?" 10k and I asked at the same time, "Care to elaborate," I asked as Kelsey sighed. "This group showed up out of nowhere one day a few years ago,Hunter and I were out scavenging and we watched as they came across a group of three people, two girls and a guy. Who we guessed was the leader ripped the guy to shreds with these nightmare gloves," she said. "Nightmare gloves," 10k repeated, "They were gloves with retractable blades, something straight out of a nightmare. He killed the guy and his group went after the women," Hunter said as 10k and I were shocked. "There group is smaller now with I think only about maybe 10ish people after black summer hit us but it could still be trouble for us," Kelsey said. "Have they killed anymore that you've seen," I asked fearful, but they shook their heads, "It's been quite the last few weeks and I don't know if that is a good or a bad thing," Hunter said.
"Anyway we should just keep our eyes out for them, also try and take care of any z's around but it would be best not to use guns, draws unnecessary attention," she explained as they took off and we watched her decapitate a few with her sword. "10k glanced back at me, "You drive I'll handle the z's," he asked pulling out his slingshot, "That would be best;" I smiled as we switched spots so that I was driving and took after my sister.
We drove around for an hour until we stopped in a deserted neighborhood, "Let's take a quick break here," Kelsey said as we parked the atvs next to a house, "Hunter and I are going to check out these houses over here," Kelsey said as they walked off hand in hand, 10k and I plopped down on a porch as an autumn breeze blew around us. He laced our hands together as I put my head on his shoulder, "Are you going to be ok with leaving tomorrow," he asked as I nodded my head, "Just knowing that they are alive and I can find them again is reassurance for me," I said as he kissed the top of my head. I looked at him as his eyes stared into mine; I leaned in pressing my lips against his as we shared a tender kiss. He brought his other hand up and cradled my cheek as we tilted our heads deepening the kiss. The sudden sound of something being knocked over is what made us break apart, "What was that," I whispered a dark blush spread across my face, "I'll go check it out, stay here," he whispered back as I nodded, "be careful."
He walked away and I stayed on the porch, a sudden rustle from the bushes across the way startled me. I got up and slowly began approaching the bushes pulling out one of my guns, as I got closer a rabbit shot out and ran across the way. I let out a breathe I didn't know I was holding and began to turn around. Suddenly the side of my head exploded in pain as I fell to the ground, I opened my eyes only for everything to be blurred, I saw two figures arguing above me as I looked to the side, both my guns laid abandoned as I began to reach out for them. Only for a boot to step on my hand, i cried out in pain as I watched the other gun begin to stomp on my beloved guns. I did not have to watch for long as a boot kicked me in the side of the head and everything faded to black.
*10ks pov*
I could not find anything that had knocked over and make that sound. I made my way back too Aly. I came up to the house I had left her as I hear voices yelling at one another and then a car speeding off, I rushed over there and saw that the porch was abandoned. "Aly" I yelled turning in circles as I saw something over by some bushes. I kneeled down to examine the objects as I heard footstep from behind. "10k" I heard Hunter call out to me as I began to shake with rage. "Where's Aly," Kelsey asked as she looking around and seeing no sign of her older sister. "10k where is my sister," she yelled marching over to me. She peered down at what I was looking at and gasped as she saw the mangled guns and spatters of blood. "They got her," she whispered gripping Hunters arm. I stood up quickly heading to the atvs, "when need to go after her," I said as they just stood there, "well." They glanced at one another, "we should go back to the group and get help," Hunter said as I looked shocked, "are you kidding me!" I yelled, "we should go after them while we still have a trail to look at." "That isn't how we do things, we report back to the group and than decide what to do we just dont go doing what we feel might be right," Kelsey told me as I sighed mounting the atv, "well that is what my group does, I just hope I'm not too late to save your sister and my girlfriend," I said  driving the way the tire tracks followed.
*Alys pov*
I felt myself being tossed on the ground as I rolled on my side, I opened my eyes to find myself the middle of somewhere surrounded  by a group of 4 men. "How lucky are we," one said as I tried to move my feet to help myself up only to notice my shoes were gone, 'why did that take my shoes,' I asked myself. "What's going on," a voiced boomed as heavy footsteps came into the room, "Jesus Christ." I felt someone turn me over as I stared at him, he was tall and build with short dark hair and stubble around his chin, "nice catch right boss," I heavy set man said with an ugly smile, "who gets her first ." "No one does Hog. Take her to Frankie's workshop, he'll take care of her," the man, their boss, commanded as he started walking away. My heart began speeding up at the words take care of me, "fine," hog said as he turned to a skinny guy, "slim take the bitch to the other bitch," hog said as I watched Slim come towards me. Another kick hit me in the head and I was out like a light once more. The next time I woke up I was in a room that was being used as I workshop with tools and scarp weapons everywhere, my wrists were beginning to ache where the zip ties were digging into my skin. I looked down to see my socks had holes in it where I was dragged, my long sleeved shirt was torn at my shoulder to the point where it was almost falling off. I heard voices coming closer to the workshop, one I recognized earlier as the leader but the other was different. "Just keep on eye on her, I don't trust the others with her they are giving me a weird vibe. Also if you could oil up my gloves for me," he told the other as the door opened, I put my head down but shifted my eyes to the door.  "Sure Hank, just hurry back I don't like when you leave me here with the others, they don't exactly like me," the other voice spoke as Hank ruffled the others blonde curly hair. "It's just your imagination Frankie but me and the other two will be right back. Hog and Slim won't bother you," Hank said walking off. Frankie sighed and threw the gloves onto the work space and took a seat.
"I know your awake," Frankie said as I lifted my head, "what are you going to do with me," I asked as he took a bottle from the shelf and began to apply it to the gloves, "I'm not going to do anything, neither is Hank, but Hog or Slim might," he said putting a glove on and making a fist. I watched as three sharp blades protruded from the gloves, "woah," I whispered as his hand relaxed. "There's pressure plates in the palm of the gloves but it take a tight fist for the blades to be able to come out. You could hold someone's hand and the blades wouldn't come out, " he explained turning towards me, "what's your name," he asked. I hesitated from a minute, "Aly," I said as he nodded, "I'm Frankie and that was my brother, Hank," he said. "You've already met slim, hog and the other two," he said, "and you don't have to worry about me I won't hurt you," he said, "what about your brother, I hear he killed a man in front of two girls," I said. "He killed that guy because he was hurting those women," he told me, "oh," I said, "well what happened to the girls." He sighed, "hank and I came back here and hog said the ran away but I know what really happened," Frankie mumbled as he approached me with a knife, I flinch as he cut my wrists from the bindings. I rubbed my raw wrists, "why are you helping me," I questioned as he grabbed the gloves, "I wasn't able to help those girls or anyone hog and his group have hurt. And hank is to blind to see what is truly going on, I'm not going to sit here and let them hurt you," he said. "Come with me," I said, "I've got a group, a family we could use your skills and protect you," I said as he smiled and patted my head, "I'm not going to leave my brother, now come on we need to get you out of her before someone tries to get you," he said as we headed for the door. He handed me the gloves as I looked at him, "you need a weapon to defend yourself till you find your people," he said as he opened the door. As he opened the door Frankie was punched as he hit the ground, "Frankie," I yelled kneeling next to him as blood dripped from his nose, Hog stood in the doorway a gun in hand, "what are you doing Frankie," he asked as Frankie stood in front of me. "Just let her go Hog no one has to get hurt anymore," Frankie said as he motioned me to start for the door. "I know your weak, but I didn't know you were stupid," he said as he moved forward, "the only reason I never killed you in the beginning was cause you the bosses blood. But he's going soft, and when he finds out the girl killed you and fled that will be just enough to send him over the edge, " Hog said. "Hog don't make a decision your going to regret later," Frankie said.
That was all he got out before Hog shot him three times in the chest, I gasped as Frankie stumbled and blood leaked from his mouth. With the last energy he had he threw himself at Hog as they both fell to the ground, "run Aly," Frankie screamed as I bolted down the hallway, "slim," Hog yelled as I heard footfalls behind me. I turned a corner and saw a broken window in front of me. Carefully I climbed through avoiding the glass as I felt Slim grab hold of my shirt, I screamed and tore it off leaving my tank top on and began fleeing into the woods.
Sticks and rocks dug into my shoeless feet as branches snagged my hair and scratched my face and arms. I still held the gloves in my hands as I stopped for a minute to catch my breathe and pulled them on. I heard a stick snap and before I could reach Slim had tackled me to the ground we rolled around for a minute before he sat on me holding my hands above my head. My breathing increased and panic rose inside of me as I cried and screamed for him to let me go, he held me down with one hand and began to punch me trying to get me to shut up, "be quite you'll attract them dead people, now Hog says I gots to bring you in but imma have a little fun first," he said as he undid his pants and ripped my tank top before he began to pull down my shorts, I screamed and thrashed around more as he slapped me across the face more. I freed one of my hands and threw a fist at his as my eyes closed, I heard the sound of flesh tearing as I opened my eyes as I saw the blades had entered into this throat. I relaxed my hand as the blades retracted and blood leaked from the wound, his grip on my relaxed as I pushed him off. I hear the sound of a vehicle approaching us as I crawled away from him and behind a tree. In the light of dusk I watched as the figure get off the four wheeler and study the man dying, I recognized the figure from anywhere as I sighed with relief, "10k," I called my throats hoarse from screaming and crying. He spun around at the sound of my voice and ran to me, he fell on the ground in front of me and pulled me into a bone crushing hug, I weakly hugged back but the events from the day have worn me out. He pulled back and looked at me, cuts and bruises littered my face and arms and my clothing was almost none existent. He pulled off his jacket and wrapped me in it before picking me up. I started crying as I clung to him as he drove away from the dead man and back to our family.
*time skip*
Tony opened the gate for us as he drove through and everyone met us in the middle, he got off then helped me as I felt like I would collapse any minute. I knew I looked horrible with no shoes, ripped socks, barely any cloths and cuts and bruises. "Aly," my mom said as I looked her way, I limped her way with more tears coming down as she opened her arms to me. But I limped passed her and crashed into Warren sobbing, I knew my mother felt hurt but Warren knew me better lately and how to comfort me better. She handed me off to Doc and Addy as 10k followed them with Vazquez and Murphy. "Warren a word please. I'd like to talk about your staying here," she said as Warren followed my mom to her home. Doc made sure I did not have anything serious wrong with me before letting Addy take me to clean off. I sat in the tub of water as Addy rubbed the grim and dirt away, there was a knock at the door as my aunt came in right as Addy move the hair from my back, my aunt gasped at the sight as Addy grabbed the cloths out of her hands and ushered her out the door. I began to cry as Addy held me against her and just let me cry.  afterwards she helped me into some clean cloths as doc gave me something to calm me down and let me sleep. I laid on the couch, my head in 10ks lap while my feet rested on Murphy as the comforted me. I was almost asleep when I hear the door open and Warren come in, she spoke but I was already out when she finished and didn't hear anything.
*moments before/warrens pov*
Alicia and I sat across from each other as Shea came in whispered something to her as she nodded and Shea left. She looked back at me and sighed, "I'm not going to sugar coat this, I want you and your group out of here," she told me. I looked at her and nodded, "ok we will leave first thing in the morning after Aly has rested," I said but she slammed her hands on the table, "NO!" She yelled before clearing her throat, "Aly is staying here, with her family," "she's are family also," I tried to explain,  "not by blood," she said, "family doesn't always have to be blood," I told her as she put her head in her hands. "Look that child has been through to much by herself and with this group from me to just give her up," I told her as she glared at me, "I'm aware, tell me why does my daughter have a brand and scars littering her back," she asked me as I was silent. "I don't feel comfortable answering that," I said. "Exactly, I can not trust you or your group, how do I know you guys having been abusing her and she is just too scared to leave you, how do I know that so called boyfriend of her didn't give her those scares," she said as I slammed my own hands on the table and stood up, "don't you dare talk about my group or 10k like that. We all love her we would die for her, hell we've actually had a few die for her. And 10k never hurts anyone on purpose and he loves Aly with all his heart," I yelled. She sighed, "I still want you gone I don't know if you have children or not but I spent four years grieving for her only for her to come back to me, I'm begging you not to separate us again," she said as I thought over her words. "Fine may group and I will leave tonight without her but you have to tell her why we had to leave that it was your choice not ours and if she wants to come find us you don't try to stop her, you might be her mother but I am also her mother," I said as I left to my group. I opened the door a grim expression plastered on my face, Aly was sleeping on the couch her head resting on 10ks lap and her feet propped up on Murphy. "Were leaving,"I said simply, "Aly needs to rest," 10k said as I nodded, "I know that is why she is staying behind," I said as they were all shocked. I told them the conversation we had, "they think I did that to her,"10k said trying to keep his voice calm as I nodded, "why didn't you tell them the truth." "Because I have no right to go telling Alys life story, that is her choice," I said, finally after much grumbling they packed up their stuff, I watched 10k whisper a good bye to Aly as we left the house. We got into the truck and drove though the gates and away from the compound and person short and heavy hearts.
*the next morning*
I blinked as I woke up to a quiet house, I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and popped my back from sleeping on a couch. I looked to the floor and chairs, "10k? Doc?" I called walking into the kitchen "Addy? Vazquez?" I called as panic began to rise as I noticed their things were gone, "Warren?! Murphy?!" I screamed running outside to find them, "their gone, left during the night," Parker said as my heart broke and I collapsed. "Warren said that it was better for you to be with us that you'd be happier, safer," my mom said holding me against her as she explained further of why they left me here. I felt betrayed as I let my mom stroke my hair, what I didn't know yet was that the real people who betrayed me were hugging.