Apocalyptic Obsessions

Chapter 8: An Emotional Kind of Glow

Ten's POV:

I wake up the next day and go on patrol with Omega. I decide to tell her my sexuality to see if she would still be okay with us staying in the same bed.

"Hey Omega, I'm not sure how you're gonna feel about this..." I say. "...but I'm pan."

"Silly Ten...I don't care what you are! You're my friend, and that's all that matters." She says, flicking me on the forehead.

"Thanks..." I say rubbing my head, but happy that she's okay with it. "You're a great friend Omega...Oh, looks like our shift is over." I say as we step inside and I see the clock. I head to our room. I close the door behind me and fall onto the bed. I look at my half dead phone, wanting to listen to music. I remember Wolf had headphones and look around in her old stuff. I fall back on the bed and connect the headphones to bluetooth on my phone. I listen to some Bebe Rexha, singing along.

"So what if I'm fucking crazy! And I don't need you quick fi-" I stop singing as Aly walks in...without knocking! "Uhhhh...hey." I say, embarrassed.

"You sing?" She asks.

"......No.........I swear if you say anything to the others, I'll kill you!" I say dramatically. She came in and sat with me, and we talked and joked around until dinner. After check-ins and food, we all got to know each other a little more, then, around 10pm, we all decided to go to bed.

I woke up the next morning to the sound of birds chirping, which surprised, since it was such a normal thing in this upside down world. I yawned, looking in my pack for extra clothes and throwing on a black tank top with cherries everywhere, a pear of jeans, and a green floppy hoodie. I left the room, leaving Omega asleep.

I walk down the stairs listening to music and kind of humming. Grabbing an apple, I sit down on the couch and space out for a while.

After an hour of music, I come to my senses and decide to go for a quick walk, because I'm the only one up. As I'm walking I hear a sort of whimper from the bushes, and I jump, ready to run, but also curious. I look closer and see a small puppy, obviously scared. I pick it up carefully and bring it back to the cabin.

"I'm gonna call you Low, short for Loki." I say. It took a few days for him to get used to everyone, but after about 4, he was part of the family. Kaia just loves to follow him around, trying to catch his tail.

"I'm going in for food today, but I want to take Low." I said to the group while we were all sitting outside. Kailey looks at me about to protest, but I give her puppy dog eyes and she sighs.

"Fine...but if you die because of that dog...nevermind." she says and yells for Aly to go with me. When we got to the store, I saw a shadow out of the corner of my eye and decide to investigate, leaving Aly with Loki, who whimpered as I stepped away. From the way the shadow moved, it had to be a person...and not a dead one....

The shadow-person stepped outside into the sun and I gasped, not noticing the glow coming from my cheeks.

"Hey, Ten, did you- Woah! You're glowing pink!!" Aly says, pointing. I look down at my arms to see that my skin is giving off a pink glow.

"Ah...yes. I do seem to be glowing." I said, not really caring as I looked back up at the person outside. Except she wasn't inside anymore, she was right in front of us. My skin turned a brighter pink as I jumped a bit. This person was Malus...my internet crush! But she doesn't live here....how did she? I decide not to question things.

"Hey, do you guys have any extra food? Sorry I ran, I thought you were zombies." Malus says.

"Just come with us." I say, not giving Aly a chance to say anything. As we headed back, bags full thanks to Aly, Malus told us about herself, though I already knew most of the things. We all noticed I had started glowing red while they talked.

"What the heck? Now I'm red..." I say, confused. The glow changes to gray.

"I think it's following your emotions." Malus says, fascinated by it.

"That makes sense..." Aly says. We get back and explain to the others about Malus, as well as my weird power, and I decide to tell everyone that I'm pan. To my surprise, everyone seems totally fine about it.

We decide that Malus can stay in the single bed and Flint offers to sleep in the cot. After dinner we play with Loki and everyone gets to know Malus before we all go to bed.