Chapter 10

I'm still standing next to the tree it's almost Ten o'clock. I'm getting sick of standing under this tree, they need to get here or I’m going in by myself.

I walk to the end of the tall hill and look down. Then I think; it wouldn't be hard to spot a million teenagers. Would it?

I stand there for about five minutes then finally I see Jake walk into view with millions of kids following behind him.

He looks up and I give him this 'Hurry up' look, very desperate to get to Gina. I stand there watching them climb the hill when a hand lands on my shoulder.

I jump and go to elbow them in the face. Then see it's Xavier and practically fall down the hill trying to stop myself. He grabs me by my waist and pulls me toward him right as I'm about to fall on my butt.

He smiles as I look down the hill with a scared look on my face and then he says; "Hey" laughing a little.

I smile, I can feel my face turning red so I pull away from him. He walks up behind me and looks over my shoulder toward the people climbing the hill. I look up at him, with a worried look on my face.

He wraps his arms around me and hugs me, still behind me. I feel bad like this since I’m going out with Jake. But it feels so right being in his arms, and Jake apparently isn't going to be here for me.

I know he loves Gina, but in my opinion you can't love one girl and her sister at the same time. He has to decide, one girl or the other, I won't stop him if he chooses her.

Finally Jake gets up on top of the hill and Xavier lets me go. Jake ignores us and walks over to the tree and crouches down, watching the cave.

I walk over to Jake and put my hand on his shoulder. He just looks up at me, I smile a weak smile.

He gets up and we move closer to the cave then he says; "Ok ya'll know the plan," then looks at me, "Lets go."

I turn around and pull my Katana out of my belt, and walk toward the cave entrance. Then I speed to a silent jog, wrap the Katana around the middle guy’s throat and cut his head off before he can call for help.

I look at Michael and Princess on the either sides of the entrance. I turn around and motion for them to come in, then turn and walk in the cave. I throw the Katana back in the belt, as I see someone running toward me and I pull my guns out.

As he gets closer I shoot him and see more coming at me from behind me. I spin around and shoot them to, then, having the map down in my mind, go down the tunnel where Gina is supposed to be. I hear knives and other weapons going off behind me.

I whisper to myself, "I guess they found out we're here."

I see a girl running out of the shadows coming at me from beside me. I grab her by the roots of her hair and yank her head down. Putting the gun to the bottom of her chin I look at her in the eyes.

She's saying something, "Please don't kill me. I don't want to die."

I look at her deep in the eyes and say, "Ya'll should of thought of that before ya'll took my sister."

She starts crying, she's really young. I look in the shadows and see Xavier then look back at the girl and let her go, Throwing her on the ground.

"Leave," I say to her, "And I’d take the back way. I don't think any of those other people out there will be as merciful as me."

She looks up at me, standing up, "Thank You."

I nod, "yea, yea... You owe me though."

She laughs a little then runs down the tunnel, toward the back entrance where Gina is supposed to be.

More people run at me I just shove them to the side and here a Crack as they hit the ground. I'm not in the mood to kill more people I just want to get to Gina.

I'm half way down the tunnel when suddenly I get really dizzy and fall on the ground. The next thing I know is Xavier is sitting beside me with this really worried expression.

I look at him and try to say that I’m ok but nothing will come out of my mouth. Suddenly I have a vision, it’s of Jake. I can't tell if it's happening now or in the future but I just sit there and let it play.

'He's with Gina, I’m coming up the tunnel. This is going to be in a couple minutes! He starts to run up to her but stops himself. Looking at the people who guard her.

Michael's there to, standing behind her. I still don't trust him I don't think I ever will. Jake and Michael stare at each other then they both nod, as if they're reading each others minds. Jake goes and stands in front of one of the guards and Michael stands behind the other.

Then suddenly the next thing I know is they both cut both the guards heads off, without the guards even reacting. I start to think this has to be a trap, and I was right. Cause right then about a dozen more guards come out and attack them, led by Princess. I guess she really wasn't going to help us then. Immediately she runs up to Jake with a gun and shoots Jake, without him having time to react.'

The vision ends, right there; "S**t! No! It can't end there!"

Xavier looks at me with a puzzled look on his face, "What?"

"We've got to get to Jake and Gina, Now!"

He helps me up and I just burst out running at full speed, practically leaving him there. He manages to catch up to me. I pull my guns back out of their holders.

When we get there, Michael and Jake are killing the guards.

"Jake, G, Move!!" I yell at them as Princess runs out of the tunnel next to them.

She has her gun and is chasing Gina and Jake, she starts shooting at them. She hits G in the arm, I can see that it only skims the flesh. But she screams anyway, which makes me mad.

I scream; "Hey!” she stops shooting and looks at me, Biggest mistake of her life.

I take aim, and then we both shoot at the same time. Mine hits her right in the chest. I try to move in time to dodge the bullet. It works a little, Instead of hitting me in the chest it hits me in the lower part of my shoulder.

I Scream and hit the ground holding my shoulder. Xavier runs over to me to see if I’m ok. Another Hunter is running over here, sword drawn.

Xavier looks up with a mad and tired kind of look and picks up my gun and shoots the guy in the head. He keeps watching the guy till he sees him fall to the ground.

Then he moves my hand out of the way and pulls my sleeve to my dress down to were he can see the bullet wound. I stop focusing on the wound and focus on him, and the butterflies in my stomach. What is it with him that makes me feel this way?

He looks at me and gets this huge smile on his face as if he can read my thoughts. Then shakes his head and looks back at the wound. My face starts turning red I really hope he can't read minds.

Then he takes his shirt off, rips it in half and then rips a strip in it off. He takes it and wraps it really tightly around my shoulder. I just sit there on the ground staring at him for a little while, then look around me. Everyone's leaving out the back entrance, running off. Jake is out by himself fighting about a dozen or so people, Gina is sitting on the ground behind him just watching.

I sit there watching him, then notice he's holding his side. He's wounded I get up and grab my guns to go to help him. I may hate him right now but there's no point in letting him die.

I check my guns to make sure they still have at least a few bullets left in them, they do, and then walk over to Jake. I start shooting at the people attacking him about half way before I get over there.

I hit three of them in the head, one bullet shoots by Jakes head. He looks at me with this look like 'What the hell! are you trying to kill me.' I start to think; Hey sorry, I didn't mean to, well sort of didn't.

Then I run out of bullets and put the guns away so I pull my swords out. I run through and start cutting heads off, they're all focused on Jake. 

I look at him when they're all dead, still pissed off and say; "Can we leave now?!"

He nods and picks Gina up, and we head for the back entrance to the cave. When we’re half way there, this guy steps in front of it, not letting us through.

I roll my eyes, really ready to leave this place and get this wound fixed then I yell; "Really, dude will you move?!"

He just smiles, I recognize him from my vision the other day. I think he's the leader of these little cave people here. I get kind of mad and I can tell Gina is to.

I take the swords and throw them to G, then take my Katana out and me and Gina get in front of the others. He just looks at us then moves out of the way, still smiling.

We stand there and look at each other, all thinking the same thing. I let the others go first and I bring up the rear, walking backwards, staring at him.

I'm so confused, why'd he let us pass? I think, still staring at him then I notice him start walking towards us so I stop and the others turn to me and stop to.

"Because what fun would it be if I killed you? I got to have something to do for the rest of my life." He says, and at that moment I know they can read minds

I just shrug and turn around and walk off and say, "Makes sense."

“Katrina?! This guy just tried to kill your sister… You’re just going to let him live?” the girl from earlier says.

“Yes… What else am I going to do for the rest of my life?” I say, repeating the shadow leader with a grin on my face.

I look at the shadow leader and he smiles back at me, winking before he disappears.

The others look at me like I’m crazy, then Xavier and me look at each other and start laughing.

“Okay is it just me or did Katty and that shadow guy just share a moment?” Gina says laughing.

      I look over at Gina and everybody starts laughing. I run over to Gina and wrap my arms around her tightly.

      “Glad to have you back G. I really missed you.” I say, hugging her tighter.

      “Yeah you should have seen her, she was snapping at everyone… Even Jake.” Michael says.

      Jake laughs; “Especially me.”

      “You disserved it. It makes no sense to love both me and my sister at the same time…” I say, walking in front of them.

Xavier runs up beside me and we walk off with the others behind us. I look behind me and see Jake and Michael on either side of Gina. I put my Katana back in my belt and Gina hands me the swords so I can put them back in their holders to.

Then we start to head home, the others are long gone. Then I turn and ask Jake what I’ve been wanting to ask since we left the Cave; "Did we lose anyone? Was anyone killed in the fight?"

"No, we have a lot wounded but no one was killed." Jake says.

I turn around relieved and get in the passenger side of my car, my shoulder hurts to badly for me to drive. So Xavier gets in the drivers side and turns the car on. Gina, Michael and Jake all get in Jake's truck. I look at them, I can see in both Jake's and Gina's face that they're both worried about me. I just nod motioning that I’m alright and they nod back, but I can tell that they're still worried.

Then the pain in my shoulder starts to get worse and I yell out. Jake and Gina almost get out of the car but I motion for them to stay and think about Sudesh, knowing that Xavier will hear me, and we all set off.

Then Xavier starts to speed up, I black out from the pain in my shoulder.