“I never said you could take a nap! What the hell do you think you’re doing?! Get your lazy ass of the ground Kitty!” Alex sure was rude.

He pranced around the court yard like he was god. Yelling at the people he didn’t think were doing enough. Which I guess, I asked for this. Andy was one of the ones Alex chose to yell at the poor innocent people. He was mean too. He tried not to be the one yelling at me but he had his moments, and honestly is kind of turned me on.

“Move mother fucker move!” Andy screamed at a young boy trying to get across what Alex called hells gates.

It was basically a huge mud pit with shards of metal in it and you had to get across lying on your stomach without getting cut on the metal. If you got cut you had to do it again and again until there were no new cuts. I had finished that without a single cut my first try but that was because I had a cheat way. I moved slow enough so when I did feel the metal I would try and move out of its way. Worked every time. This was an all day thing. Training and fighting. They worked us to bear pain and tolerance then at the end of the day they would bring out the weapons and tell us to not die. They put us against each other and sometimes Coma and Jake would join in and show us how things were done.

It was finally the end of the day and I was sure as hell ready for a nap. Although my nap wouldn’t last that long. They let us leave for home close to midnight then got us up bright and early at the crack of dawn the next day. To say I was tired was an understatement. I walked in the house with Zain and both of us collapsed on the couch. Andy walked in moments later with no sleep deprivation what-so-ever.

“Hungry?” Andy asked walking in the kitchen.

“To…tired…to…eat.” I said between pants.

I heard Andy laugh then he came to sit next to Zain and me on the couch. “Dude, I never knew you could be such a dick.” Zain said to Andy. Andy laughed,

“I never knew you could be such a pussy. Our grandmother has more tolerance than you.”

“Burrrnnn!” I laughed.

“Whatever,” Zain pouted.

Andy stood up and took me by the hand and lead me to our room. “Are you too tired for…” he placed kisses down my neck causing me to moan as he sucked on my neck right under my chin.

“Would you be mad if I said yes?” I asked kissing his neck in turn.

“I would be sad, but not mad.” Andy said sticking out his bottom lip.

“I just want to sleep.” I kissed his lips and slid my pants of and hopped into bed.

Andy did the same and snaked his arm around my waist and nuzzled his face into my neck. I sighed with content and interlocked my fingers with his. All I needed now was to know that Esther was home safe. I let a few tears slip my eyes before quickly wiping them away.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” Andy asked brushing his lips against my ear.

“Nothing,” I lied.

“We’re going to get her back…I promise.” He didn’t need me to tell him what I was thinking.

“I know,” I slipped into my dream land for only a few minutes before being rudely awakened by the normal blare of the bells for today’s training.

I groaned and turned to face Andy. He was still sound asleep and the bells didn’t seem to faze him. I smirked putting my plan into action. I gently placed my hands on his chest and with one quick shove he went flying of the bed and falling to the floor. I burst into laughter at the face he made right before he hit the ground. He jumped back on the bed without hesitation and got on top of me straddling me pinning me to the bed tickling me. After a good minute he stopped and kissed me. He pinned my arms to the bed and I kissed him back. He broke the kiss and stared at me.

“Don’t do that again,” he smirked and got off of me to let me get ready for today’s torture.

Zain, Andy, and I walked to the court yard together. Almost everybody was already there with Alex, Coma, Jake, Jinxx, Ashley, and a few other men I had seen bossing everyone else around the last week standing in front of everyone. Alex cleared his throat as if to get everyone to be quiet. The people listened and turned their attention to Alex. “Today is the last day for what I like to call boot camp. For the rest of the time we have you will be training for the battle. Here I have some of the best fighters in the camp.” I snickered glancing at Ashley again.

“This is when it’s gonna get really fun.” Alex smirked, “for today you will make eight lines each lined up in front of one of these men. You will learn defensive moves from them then move to the back of the line when they say you have mastered what move they have taught you. Every hour a new move will be shown. Have fun today campers.” Alex left and Andy went up to talk to him.

I found a line with Zain and I saw Andy stand beside Coma. I saw Alex motion for some of the people in the lines to make a new one in front of Andy and he started to train the people. The line I was in was moving quite fast compared to the others and I soon found myself standing in front of Ashley. I laughed to myself finding the irony in it.

“What’s so funny?” He said in a harsh tone.

“Nothing,” I wiped the smirk off my face remembering that Alex had told them to be just as mean as he was.

“Pick ‘em up.” Ashley demanded pointing toward my hands.

I did what he asked and he swiftly grabbed both of my hands and spun me around and wrapped his arms around my neck forcing into a head lock I couldn’t get out of. He released and demanded me to do it again. I picked up my hands again slowly and the same outcome came out. I turned back to face Ashley clenching my fists finished with him doing that after the fifth time. I had to admit, he was good. I picked up my hands again and when he went for them I reversed on him and got my arms around his neck and forced him into a head lock. I let go and he turned back to me.

“Good job,” he smiled.

I smiled back and walked to the back of the line. When the line was back to the first person Alex told them to stop and wait for the rest of the lines to finish. Ashley’s line was done first, then Andy’s, the a man I didn’t know, then Jake, then Coma, then another man I didn’t know, then Jinxx, and the rest I didn’t know. Alex told us that a new move would be shown and to be ready for what they threw at us. Again when I reached the front of the line Ashley told me to pick up my hands and this time he threw punches at my chest and stomach. I doubled over in pain coughing up air Ashley had caused me to lose.

“What the hell?!” I breathed.

“Again,” he demanded standing straight.

I mimicked his pose and again he threw punches I tried, but failed, to block.

“Again,” god I was really starting to hate him.

This time when he threw the punches I blocked them with my forearm and I even got a few punches in myself. I smiled proud of my work seeing Ashley doubled over like I was a minute ago. He smiled back and I took the walk to the back of the line. When the sun started to set Alex made his way back to the front of the people.

“Tomorrow will be just the same, only you will have your own weapon. But for now go home and get some sleep.” Zain and I sighed with relief when we heard we could get more sleep tonight. We walked home and again slumped onto the couch exhausted.

Andy walked in just as exasuted as we were. I forgot he must have taken a beating too.

“Aw, poor baby,” Zain mocked.

“Shut up,” Andy warned playfully pushing his brother off the couch and taking his place.

“Whatever, I’m going to sleep I suggest both of you do the same.” Zain said walked to his room.

“I saw you having fun with Ashley,” Andy smirked.

“He’s stronger than he looks.” I laughed rubbing my stomach feeling bruises form.

“Yeah I was kind of surprised to see him there too to be honest.” Andy laughed.

“I’m so ready to sleep.” I said standing up.

“This time I agree with you,” Andy said following to our room.

I stared at the ceiling trying to fall asleep. Andy’s arm was gently laying across my abdomen and he was knocked out snoring. I traced invisible patterns on his forearm and thought of what Esther was doing right now. She wasn’t able to sleep well. Or by now was she in an eternal sleep. I closed my eyes not wanting to think about that. I bit my lip not wanting to shed any tears today. My technique failed and I ended up baling like a child. I pulled my arm over my face crying into my elbow. I just wanted her back. I was trying my best to be strong, to be okay. But at the end of the say I was scared and weak.

Notes

Long Chapter sorry not sorry