The World is No More

Chapter Six

    Jackson and I were sitting around a small bonfire. I was nice and relaxed, feeling the warmth of the flames on some of my exposed skin. I smiled at the heat and the crackling sound the flames made. "Lovely night, huh?" Jackson asked. "Yeah..." I said contently. Jackson looked at me. We stared into each other's eyes. His beautiful blue eyes were filled with love and affection.

    We started to lean in closer to each other...Closer and closer...Until, finally, we kissed. Warmth blossomed inside me and fireworks bursts inside my head as we kissed. Jackson's lips were nice and soft. He gently wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me closer to him. I wrapped my arms around him. For a moment there, I forgot about the world. When we pulled away, we stared deeply into each other's eyes. Jackson's hand gently caressed my cheek.

    "I've been wanting to do that for a long time..." He whispered softly, still stroking my cheek. I felt my cheeks go warm. "Aww, you're blushing..." Jackson mumbled. I blushed even more and buried my head in his chest. Jackson rubbed my back, chuckling softly.

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    Jackson and I were cuddled up in his room. My head rested on his as he played with my hair softly. "Zoe?" Jackson asked. "Hm?" I mumbled. Jackson took a deep breath. "Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked. I look up at him, my eyes gleaming. "Yes!" I softly exclaimed. Jackson smiled widely and kissed my forehead. I blushed. I thanked God that it was dark in his room. I laid my head back on his chest, listening to his steady heart beat. I was slowly falling asleep.

    "Zoe?" Jackson asked, whispering softly. "Hm?' I mumbled tiredly. "Would you like to move in with me?" Jackson asked. "Mhm." I answered. Jackson chuckled. He began to rub my back softly, making me fall asleep faster. Soon, I was fast asleep.

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    The next morning, Jackson was helping me move my stuff to his room before we did our assignment. I was walking to our room with my shotgun in hand. I walked inside the room and set it beside the nightstand on the right side of the bed. I wonder if we have any more ammo for this...I simply shrugged and walked outside of the room. I walked over to Jackson, who was waiting outside my old room.

    Jackson's eyes met mine. "You ready for today's assignment?" He asked, gently grabbing my hand. "Yeup." I answered, smiling slightly. We walked hand in hand outside of the Sleeping Quarters. We headed inside the Supply Drop. "So, today, we are going to be delivering the supplies to their respective places." Jackson explained, letting go of my hand. We walked over to a crate labeled Ammo. Jackson grabbed a cart. "Ok, put all the supplies that are in this container into this cart." Jackson said. I nodded and began to load up the cart. Soon, Jackson started to help. We quickly finished.

    "Now that the cart has been filled, we are gonna take this to the Armory." Jackson explained. I nodded. We headed over to HQ. I followed Jackson to a door that was labeled Armory. "Would you get the door?" Jackson asked. "Yeah>" I answered swiftly. I walked up to the door and quickly opened it. "Thanks." Jackson chirped, walking in side the room. I gave him a soft hum in reply. I followed him inside, closing the door behind us.

    The Armory was huge. I looked around in awe. There were several guns lined up on the walls, knives, swords, ammo...I was awestruck. Jackson saw my widened eyes and chuckled. "Shocked? This whole camp used to be an army base." Jackson explained, chuckling a bit. "Woah." Was all I could say. Jackson patted my back, "Let's get to work." I gave him a quick nod. "The last thing that we have to do is put all the stuff in that drop box over there." Jackson explained, pointing to a blue container by the door. We began to put the stuff in the container. "Who will empty this?" I asked, putting the last box of ammo in the container.

    "Um, let me check." Jackson said, looking at a schedule that was tapped to the door. After a few seconds, Jackson said, "John will." I gave him a small nod, humming a bit. Jackson's walkie-talkie began to cackle to life. "Jackson?" A voice asked. Jackson grabbed his walkie, "Yeah?" "You need to come to Head Quarters. You need to see this." The voice said. "Alright." Jackson said, putting his walkie up. He looked at me. "Wanna come?" Jackson asked. "Sure." I murmured. We exited out of the Amory and walked to the main room in HQ.

    We heard the growls and grunts of a Seeker. Our heads snapped towards the sounds. There were two guys. One of them was holding a thick rope that was tied around a Seeker's neck. The Seeker looked at me and Jackson and tried to swipe at us. "ARE YOU CRAZY?!" Jackson yelled.