Space Cadette

4

The car was packed with enough food and amo for 2 days, no time was wasted getting on and driving off.

"Where did you get all these guns?" Asked ben as his eyes glittered at the pistol in his hand.

"We uh, found them not too far from here.. in a store." Summer said casually.

"So you say this sickness comes from the aliens from their skin right? How do you know that?" Ben asked summer.

"Well from their skin or under their boots I'm not all that sure actually.. theres so many diseases these things carry from other planets.." summer explained.

The car ride was eerily quiet, everyone was looking out the windows listening for anything unnatural.

Cadette fiddled with the gun summer gave her. She had never used one before and hoped she doesnt have to.

After hours of boring car riding dan who was driving the car pulled over into a well lit road.

"Okay I think this looks like an okay place to rest up.." he says and gets out stretching and quickly begins to lite up a cigarette.

"Are you sure it's okay to stop here? I dont think we should get out of the car.." leon says nervously looking around.

"Its okay for some reason they dont like light very much."

"Then shouldn't we be carrying flash lights instead of guns?!" Ben shudders.

"They hate light but that wont stop them getting what they want just dont make too much noise and you'll be fine." Summer said.

The group had settled down and got a fire going to keep warm. After eating everyone got back into the car to sleep.

Everyone seemed to have fallen asleep but cadette couldn't, she felt paranoid about what could be stalking them.

Suddenly Leon's head falls on cadettes shoulder making her jump he woke up and apologized while still half asleep.

"How are you even sleeping.. I feel like I'm the only one worried about the infected.." she whispered slightly irritated.

"We haven't seen one yet..hopefully we dont get to for the entire trip.." he spoke softly.

"I hope you're right.." cadette said feeling unsure.

"You wanna talk a little? Maybe it'll take your mind off of it so you can sleep." He suggested.

Cadette hesitated but agreed.
Cadette and leon whispered about their interests and random thoughts.

Leon admitted to wanting to be an artist instead of a fighter pilot, in secret he would go to museums instead of studying.

Cadette was quite surprised as she had no idea that art would be something leon would be interested in. The talked and talked making each other laugh, cadette began to talk quieter and quieter as she began to fall asleep.

Leon's face warmed up when she leaned on his shoulder, in the end it was leon who had trouble sleeping  because of the feelings beginning to brew in him.

Ben wakes up and sleepily stretches in his seat, he looks out the window and sees a man standing eerily still staring at them from the shadows.

Ben squinted and leaned towards the window  to try and get a better look at him.

He shook leon awake.

"Hm? What,.. what the fuck d'ya want ben.." leon said before falling back asleep.

"Hey.. theres a guy standing over there.. leon.. leon!" Ben said becoming increasingly more creeped out.

He shook dan awake.
"Dan.. dan theres someone standing over there."