Amber was saying her last goodbyes before they went. The others were waiting for her.
"Cloe, Dal, come to the mall whenever you want. Promise you'll visit?" She said hugging both of them in turn.
"Promise!" they both repeated. She hugged them again.
"I haven't known you too long Alice, but I think you'll love it here all the same!" Amber smiled then turned to face most of the Gaians. "You made me so welcome, and if you ever change your mind about coming to the mall then I'll be happy to see you come. I'll miss you all." She finished and now she had tears welling up in her eyes. "Bye!"
"Amber…" Bray started and held out his hand to her. She took it and the people returning to the mall walked off, Amber and Bray taking the lead.
Soon they were almost halfway there and all of them had stopped to eat. Lunch was all gone now and the travellers were having a quick rest before carrying on. Amber and Bray had moved away from the main group of people and were lying on their backs talking quietly. Amber looked away from Bray.
"What's the matter?" Bray asked worried.
"I miss Dal…but I would miss you more if I went back home…I mean to the meadow; and you have to go back to the mall, you're the leader of the mallrats and…oh I hate it like this…feeling torn." Amber felt as if she couldn't make the right decision; whatever she did people would miss her.
"Amber, your just as much their leader as I am; if not more. And I promise you, as soon as everyone's settled in the mall we'll go back…you and me. I swear." He reasoned.
"Promise?" Amber questioned. Bray held her tighter and kissed her gently on the lips. Amber smiled cheekily. "I can't wait till we get back to the mall!"
Two girls were running round chasing each other and laughing. They were twins, Phoenix and Beth, and had been with the Hawks ever since the virus. They were both quite tall and had good figures. They looked identical apart from their hair and their taste in clothes.
"Are we going yet?" Phoenix asked the others, still a bit short of breath. She had medium length black hair with light blue streaks in it and was wearing light blue leather bootlegs and jacket with a lilac top.
"I'm bored!" Beth added for her sister. Beth had dark blue streaks in her hair, and wore cropped skimpy dark jeans and a strappy, cropped sports top.
"I think it's about time we got a move on anyway." Jasper said helping Zan up. "Amber! Bray!" he shouted vaguely in their direction.
Soon they were back at the mall, and everyone had found somewhere to stay. The mall was not as nice as when Amber had last seen it - mainly due to what the Chosen had done to it when they had invaded. Bray was sprawled out over his bed while Amber tidied it a bit…Amber was moving in with him.
"Oh it was such a sacrifice to make; me moving in here to make room for the twins and the other few." She grinned cheekily at Bray. "Then again…I would have moved anyway." She added.
"And would I have any choice in that matter?" Bray retorted sarcastically.
"Nope!" Amber walked over to him and sat down on the bed.
"Same as always." He replied, and kissed her gently. "Come on. We better go see how everyone's settled in."
"Aren't there more important matters waiting?" She whispering, and climbed on top of him.
"If you say so…" he answered and kissed her.
"It's good to be back here." Zandra said to Jasper. They were making dinner with the help of Phoenix and Beth.
"Is it true that Zoot died here?" Beth asked.
"Yep. Lex pushed him over the balcony." Zan said, pointing.
"Wow." Phoenix muttered and walked over to the edge and looking over the rail. "It's a long way down."
"Come on, back to work…you can't escape that easily!" Beth said.
"Spoilsport!" Phoenix stuck her tongue out.
"Where's Amber?" Jasper asked.
"Do I really need to tell you?" Zan grinned.
"True, true."
Amber stood on the roof. It was dark, and everyone had eaten. She knew the direction of the meadow, and was looking over there. Bray was next to her, and she had her head on his shoulder.
"I think I made the right choice." She had made up her mind now.
"Well if you'd stayed I would to." He hugged her even tighter. "I couldn't leave without you." Bray said and looked at her.
"I know." She smiled back, and went back to resting her head on his shoulder.
"Do you want to go to see them tomorrow…I mean go to the meadow?" he asked after a while.
"I think we should stay a little longer." We've only been back a few hours.
"Cloe, Dal, come to the mall whenever you want. Promise you'll visit?" She said hugging both of them in turn.
"Promise!" they both repeated. She hugged them again.
"I haven't known you too long Alice, but I think you'll love it here all the same!" Amber smiled then turned to face most of the Gaians. "You made me so welcome, and if you ever change your mind about coming to the mall then I'll be happy to see you come. I'll miss you all." She finished and now she had tears welling up in her eyes. "Bye!"
"Amber…" Bray started and held out his hand to her. She took it and the people returning to the mall walked off, Amber and Bray taking the lead.
Soon they were almost halfway there and all of them had stopped to eat. Lunch was all gone now and the travellers were having a quick rest before carrying on. Amber and Bray had moved away from the main group of people and were lying on their backs talking quietly. Amber looked away from Bray.
"What's the matter?" Bray asked worried.
"I miss Dal…but I would miss you more if I went back home…I mean to the meadow; and you have to go back to the mall, you're the leader of the mallrats and…oh I hate it like this…feeling torn." Amber felt as if she couldn't make the right decision; whatever she did people would miss her.
"Amber, your just as much their leader as I am; if not more. And I promise you, as soon as everyone's settled in the mall we'll go back…you and me. I swear." He reasoned.
"Promise?" Amber questioned. Bray held her tighter and kissed her gently on the lips. Amber smiled cheekily. "I can't wait till we get back to the mall!"
Two girls were running round chasing each other and laughing. They were twins, Phoenix and Beth, and had been with the Hawks ever since the virus. They were both quite tall and had good figures. They looked identical apart from their hair and their taste in clothes.
"Are we going yet?" Phoenix asked the others, still a bit short of breath. She had medium length black hair with light blue streaks in it and was wearing light blue leather bootlegs and jacket with a lilac top.
"I'm bored!" Beth added for her sister. Beth had dark blue streaks in her hair, and wore cropped skimpy dark jeans and a strappy, cropped sports top.
"I think it's about time we got a move on anyway." Jasper said helping Zan up. "Amber! Bray!" he shouted vaguely in their direction.
Soon they were back at the mall, and everyone had found somewhere to stay. The mall was not as nice as when Amber had last seen it - mainly due to what the Chosen had done to it when they had invaded. Bray was sprawled out over his bed while Amber tidied it a bit…Amber was moving in with him.
"Oh it was such a sacrifice to make; me moving in here to make room for the twins and the other few." She grinned cheekily at Bray. "Then again…I would have moved anyway." She added.
"And would I have any choice in that matter?" Bray retorted sarcastically.
"Nope!" Amber walked over to him and sat down on the bed.
"Same as always." He replied, and kissed her gently. "Come on. We better go see how everyone's settled in."
"Aren't there more important matters waiting?" She whispering, and climbed on top of him.
"If you say so…" he answered and kissed her.
"It's good to be back here." Zandra said to Jasper. They were making dinner with the help of Phoenix and Beth.
"Is it true that Zoot died here?" Beth asked.
"Yep. Lex pushed him over the balcony." Zan said, pointing.
"Wow." Phoenix muttered and walked over to the edge and looking over the rail. "It's a long way down."
"Come on, back to work…you can't escape that easily!" Beth said.
"Spoilsport!" Phoenix stuck her tongue out.
"Where's Amber?" Jasper asked.
"Do I really need to tell you?" Zan grinned.
"True, true."
Amber stood on the roof. It was dark, and everyone had eaten. She knew the direction of the meadow, and was looking over there. Bray was next to her, and she had her head on his shoulder.
"I think I made the right choice." She had made up her mind now.
"Well if you'd stayed I would to." He hugged her even tighter. "I couldn't leave without you." Bray said and looked at her.
"I know." She smiled back, and went back to resting her head on his shoulder.
"Do you want to go to see them tomorrow…I mean go to the meadow?" he asked after a while.
"I think we should stay a little longer." We've only been back a few hours.