Tick tock

*~26~*

The cold, harsh wind bit at my skin as I held onto Natalie tighter and shut my eyes.

Shit, it's so fucking cold.

I was still on Natalie's back and I couldn't help but
slip in and out of consciousness.
It was harder to stay awake,
but I had to...
it was either that or giving into the chance that I might never wake up again.

"We're almost there.
I promise."
Her voice was shaking.

The cold must be getting to her too...

"Hey, Nat?"
I raise my head as much as I could.

"What is it?"

"What's your favourite leaf?" I try to make a gesture to all the dead, shriveled up leaves on the snow soaked floor.

She paused.
"Well... the Mountain Ash ones are, I think, my favourite.
How about your's?"

Bitch, what the fuck?

"Well, I mean, I kinda just wanted to ask to get you confused but now I'm the one confused."

"When you've been living in the forest for a few...
good years you kinda learn some things that will probably never impact your life in any sort of way."
Natalie chuckled.

Damn I love her laugh.

I laid my head on her shoulder and looked around.
"This... is getting boring.
Hey, why don't we play a little game?"

"Like what?"
Without warning,
Natalie dropped me.
The cold snow
soaked through my tea shirt and pricked my neck;
making a shiver go down my spine.
"Sorry, I couldn't carry you anymore, I'm kinda tired."

"It wouldn't kill you to give a warning though!"
She bursted out into laughter, leaning down and reaching out for my hand.

I grabbed it firmly, pushing myself off the ground while holding onto her.

"So, you said that you wanted to, like, play a game.
Do you even know what you want to play?"
She grabbed onto my waist and pulled me close to her,
still holding my hand tightly.

I thought for a few good minutes.

"What about truth or truth?"
We began to start walking yet again.

She stared back at me with a confused look on her face.
"What the actual fuck is that?"

"It's like truth or dare... but we can't really do dares so we'll just do truths instead."
I waved my arms around aimlessly.

She blinked.
"Sounds like something a group of girls would play in third grade."

I let out a frustrated sigh.
"Look, I'm trying.
I haven't really socialized in a while ever since I left college."

"Now that just sounds sad as fuck!"
She giggled.

We made our way through a snow covered pebble path.

"So... do you wanna go first?-"

"Sure, um... huh, this is hard.
Oh! I know!
Jamie... what is...
what is your sexuality?"
I froze.

Well that escalated fucking
quickly...

I mean... she is a killer so... I'm pretty sure she doesn't really know
what is actually 'ok' to ask.