The immune

On the run

It’s been 2 months and  Michael has been on our tail ever since we left, We have had a few close calls where we had to hide in bushes and in woods to make sure that the helicopters did not spot us. Everything was life or death. One wrong move and we would be dead. Every town in passing has been infected with the virus and I'm not sure if there are many survivors. I’m not willing to take the risk of trusting anybody anymore, they could be working for him. Me and Noah never spoke about that night again and I don't think he’s planning on either. Was it awkward for him? It was literally just a hug, nothing more and nothing less… 

Noah’s POV - I really want to talk about the night, i would have given up if it wasn’t for her. She may not want to talk about it and that’s why I have never brung the subject up for the last 2 months. She doesn’t know anything about me, about what actually happened to my family and nor am i planning on telling her because i don’t want to change the friendship we have. I put it in the past and plan on leaving it there and that is final. This is why i started off alone, it’s because i hurt everyone and everything but when i saw her in the store that day, she looked around my age and treated me like an equal and that hasn’t happened in years. Not where I came from anyways. When the gate was only seconds to closing, I couldn't leave her and Buddy alone, I wouldn’t allow it. She has the brains and the strengths but her mother’s recent passing might not make her think the same way that she used to. She was more.. Angry and vengeful. It helps that we have things in common. I never had a great childhood when i was growing up but i never mentioned it to Cassie because i’m not the type of person to tell the truth and talk about sappy things. Every time i’m around her my heart pounds like I was standing on stage in front of  thousands of people and that they were all staring at me - Hungry for entertainment that I could not give. Except when i see her in the crowd, her face still and calm made all of those people go away and so we were then left in the room alone. ‘’ Noah?”  I flashed back to reality when Cassie had been calling my name for the past 5 minutes. ‘’ What are you thinking about?”  She sat down on the grass as the night gleaned over us. 

“ It was nothing.. I was just thinking about something.. “ I couldn’t hold in what I was about to say next. “ About someone”  My eyes met hers and I knew that deep down I had something inside me that felt something for her it wasn’t just a crush.. I loved her. But i know that she didn’t like me back, but wasn’t it better to ask and know about how she felt? After taking a deep breath I asked, “ Do you like me?” 

“ What do you mean? Of course I like you! Why wouldn’t you think that?”  Her eyes showed as concern creeped up in them. 

“ No, i don’t mean like that.. I mean.. Uh.. Like like ..” My heart at this rate felt like it was going to jump out of my chest and never come back again. 

“ Oh.. Do you like me?”  Her eyebrows raised as she waited for an answer. 

“ Do i like you? What do you mean! I’m in love with you Cassie! And I have been ever since I met you at that store.. “  The silence began after i said those words.. Love.. I meant everything and i don’t regret telling her because now she knows how i feel. 

“ Wow.. I don’t know what to say… I think.. I think that I have feelings for you too Noah.”  Was this all a dream? Did the girl I just confessed my feelings to also have feelings?  Wasn’t that only in movies? I had to see if this was real. My legs pulled me up from the place where I had been and found myself inches from Cassie’s face, then closer and closer.. Until I kissed her. I expected her to move backwards but she stayed where she was and didn’t move. 

Cassie’s POV - I didn’t know what was happening. My mind like a whirlpool pulling me under in the grasp of Noah. He loved me. And I loved him, but I didn't want to make myself sound desperate. He moved closer, and in the matter of seconds his face was inches from mine. We kissed.. Wow. I have been wanting to do that since we came to that wretched place. It was like a dream that was never ending. The best dream I have ever had in my entire life. I have never had a relationship with any person - or guy to be exact because of my panic attack at school. Since then nobody wanted to be friends with and yet even go near me. Apparently i was ‘ weird’ and that i was the teacher's pet so they made the rumour that i slept with him - he got fired the next day and I had a reputation for something I didn't do. But Noah knows when i’m telling the truth and if i lie, he can tell when something is wrong which just made me like him even more. Noah pulled away from the kiss and looked into my eyes “ I love you so much Cassie and you don’t even know how much longer i couldn’t wait to kiss you. “  And so he kissed me again. 

( I am now posting a new story on w******d at leah_x2 if you want to read so there will be no more immune!)