Kara’s Story_28

I was in my room when the door opened. My foot was in the air aiming for their neck in seconds. What can I say? It’s a reflex. When I saw who it was, I hooked it so I’d miss. “What’s up?” I asked Eion. He was giving that weird look I got when I was doing something I wasn’t supposed to or did do.

“I think you’re little group is near,” he said. I looked at him confused.

“What do you mean?” I asked. “And I know that’s what you came to tell me.” He sighed, closed the door and sat down on my bed.

“The others, the ones you left with Caleb, we think they’re close,” he said, looking at me. The bruises had left his face and he was almost back to normal. I looked at him, thinking.

“Are you sure?”

“Jinx thinks she may have recognized Caleb, but she’s not sure. She says that others where with him, but she couldn’t recognize them.”

“She’s so stupid!” I said out loud.

“What?”

“Not Jinx, Max. She’s the one in ‘charge’ of the other flock. Ahh. I can’t believe she’s stupid enough to bring them here.” I said, pacing back and forth, my hands gripped into fists at my side.

“So you had this all planned out.” He asked me, watching.

“More or less,” I said. “Still working on the sketchy parts.” There was a silence between us.

“Are you alright?” he asked. I stopped and looked at him.

“What do you mean by alright?”

“Well, you seem…happier I guess. I’ve been watching you. Every time that blond boy comes near, you get happier-if that’s the word for it.” He said rather calmly. I hated when he went all Dr. Phil on me, or was beginning to anyway.

“Well….I’m just glad he’s still alive,” I lied, partially. “He’s blind you know. I wasn’t sure if he’d live this long.” That was an entire lie. I knew Iggy could take care of himself. Eion studied me, he knew I was lying. He always knew. “Come on, we have better thinks to do that study my feelings. If they’re on their way we have to make a plan so that they don’t get stuck in here too.”

“You have a plan?”

“I know that it’s going to involve a pretty big explosion,” I smirked. Eion grinned. “Well then, let’s get started.”

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Max Pov

We were close to Death Valley. So close that it was sending shivers up my spine close. We were going to wait a night before the ‘rescue’ mission began. Caleb looked like he was ready to kill when I told him that. But of course, Angel calmed him down, convinced him that it was for the best. I’m not sure if this is how he acted with Kara, but it was sure freaky to me.

Did I have a plan? Sort of, okay mostly no. I knew Gasman had a few bombs on him, how many was the question as well as how strong. Normally I would be against them, but tonight it was necessary. It was necessary, right?

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Kara’s Pov

“So, everyone knows what they have to do?” I asked Eion, once we were back in my room. We’d brained stormed and then we’d split to spread the news. Everyone knew now what was going to happen, except for Fang. He wasn’t anywhere reachable at the moment. I was going to look him up later.

“Yep, we’re all set to go. Kind of heard to believe the blond one is as useful as Streak.”

“His names’ Iggy, Eion. How many times do I have to remind you?” Eion shrugged.

“It doesn’t really matter. Once we get out of here and get Caleb we’ll be off again. And if we’re lucky we’ll never have anything to do with them again.”