I Work Alone

Chapter 3

*2 months later*

Alaska's P.O.V.

It's been a while since I've been part of a team. It's nice in a way but I also hate it. I don't like listening to other people's directions. I like doing it my way. It took me a while to realize that I'm a pretty independent person. Other than that, I've been getting pretty close to the group and yes, even Arrow. He's not that bad once you get to know him. I can't believe I just said that. Anyways, tomorrow's my birthday and that means another year without my parents. Right now I'm relaxing outside. The guys are all inside doing who knows what. I said I'm going on a run and just left. They don't care. About a week ago I found this cliff that reaches out over a lake. It's a nice place to think. I lay back on the grass and close my eyes. Almost every aspect of this place calms me down: the warm sun touching my skin, the soft breeze, the birds chirping, and the sound of the lake hitting the side of the cliff.

It felt like a half an hour when I heard some one walking towards me. I kept my eyes closed but enhanced my hearing.

"Wouldn't it be a shame if I picked you up and threw you into the lake?" I heard someone say. I shot up and spun around ready to attack. To my dismay, it was Arrow messing with me. He had a stupid smirk on his face and looked like he could burst out laughing any second. I groan and lay back down.

"Not funny." I say looking up at the clouds.

"I thought it was." He says and I feel him lay down next to me, "why do you look up at the clouds anyways? They're just puffs of white."

"Glad to see you have an imagination. When I was little I remember my parents taking me out in a field and laying down looking up at the clouds. See? That one looks like a wolf." I say and I hear him suck in a breath when I say wolf.

"What?" I ask.

"Nothing, don't worry about it. So where are your parents?"

"Um well," I say trying to not get choked up.

"Well what? You didn't abandon them for no reason. What did they do? Kick you out? Disown you?" He said with a chuckle. That's when I lost it.

"No they didn't! Don't you remember? I told you when I asked for your help! I said my mother got MURDERED right in front of my face and my dad killed himself from grief! But you didn't listen or it didn't make it through your think skull! After 2 months of helping and searching for the woman who killed half of my village, you can't even remember why? It's my birthday tomorrow and that means a-another year w-without them. So if you'll excuse me." I say and get up to run back. I wipe the tears from my face before he sees and curse myself for being so weak.

"Wait, Alaska!" I hear him say as I run off.

"Save it!" I say.

"I totally forgot I'm sorry!" I hear him closer and I'm pulled into a hug suddenly. I try to push away but he's too strong. Mind you, I'm pretty strong but this guy is built.

"I don't like wolves because they killed my girlfriend." I barely hear him whisper.

"What?" I ask resting my head on his chest. It's been forever since I got a genuine hug. I hear him sigh and rest his chin on my head.

"They killed my girlfriend," he says louder, "we were taking a walk and out of nowhere they jumped at us and attacked. I tried to defend us and when they were all dead I tried to find Jamie, my girlfriend, but she was bitten too many times that when I got there she was already dead. Even though it's been about 4 years, I still get nightmares." I looked up at him and he had tears threatening to come out. "The reason I hated you before is that you look almost exactly like her."

"Hey it's okay." I say backing out of the hug and patting his arm.

"It's not. And I'm sorry."

"Let's head back." I say and hit his arm, "you're it!"

We run back laughing and when I turned back to check where he was I didn't see him. We were almost back and he disappeared? Really? I turned back around and before I could process anything I ran into a rock hard wall, er, chest? I scream as I fall over but someone catches me.

"Sorry," Arrow says and picks me back up and sets me down. I don't even notice that his arms were still around my waist. We heard someone clear their throat and both of our heads snapped towards the noise. It was Jacob and he didn't look happy. He gave Arrow a pointed look and Arrow's smile disappeared and he unwrapped his arms from my waist and walked back inside. Wow bipolar much?

"Okay really? We let you in and agree to help you and now you're flirting with Arrow? What the hell Alaska!" Jacob says with his arms crossed. I look at him with a horrified look and Daniel comes out and looks happy.

"I am not flirting with Arrow okay! I went on a run and he showed up! I told him about my parents for a second time because tomorrow is my birthday and that's when they died if you remember, and I wanted some time to think. He told me about Jamie and after that we ran back. I wasn't looking where I was going and ran into him. He caught he and helped me up! That's all! Back off." I say getting annoyed. I've stayed with these guys for 2 months and they act like they just met me.

"Jacob, what's going on here?" Daniel says and crosses his arms. He has just about the same authority Arrow has because he's his right hand man.

"Nothing, just that Alaska over here is trying to get to Arrow. Remember his promise?" Jacob says, eyes pointed at me. If looks could kill, I'd be long gone. Daniel sighs and pulls Jacob aside. I stand there awkwardly like a kid being reprimanded by their parent. Daniel turns around and looks at me with a sad smile.

"Sorry Alaska, Jacob," he gives Jacob a pointed look, "is being stupid and jumping to conclusions. Don't worry about it." With that he takes Jacob by his arm and pulls him inside.

What did I do? I don't like Arrow that way, he hugged me. Whatever.

"Going for a run!" I shout off and hear a faint "okay" in return. No farther than 100 yards into the forest I feel a sharp pain in my arm. I look down and there's a freaking arrow sticking out of my arm.

"What the hell?" I say and my vision starts to get fuzzy.

"No, not quite." I hear and turn around and just as the darkness is taking over I see, "Nastia?"

That's when the darkness consumes me.

Great, just great.

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