1 Week Later

MERCY P.O.V.

I laugh at a funny joke Jon just told. He's been much more social lately, and he's really opened up to Tom, after Tom stopped blaming him for Nym's death. Tom has sort of gotten over Nym's death, but he's still working to fully accept it. Spenser has been super careful with everyone, and is constantly alert, although at times he may not seem it. Lui has been as hyper as ever, even more so since Spenser wont let anyone out of the house without a buddy, so Lui has been kind of suffering from cabin fever. I bring him a can of root beer while he plays video games. "Whatcha playing?" I ask him as I sit down on the couch behind him. He's all curled up in his beanbag. "GTA 5. Its kinda like what we do, but more fun. And I have cooler cars." He says, as he zooms up the street in a bright red Ferrari. Of course. Red is his favorite color. "Im playing online against other people. I keep killing this one guy." He smiles deviously. I shake my head laughing. "Well, dinner is in half an hour. Just wanted to let you know, buddy." I say as I ruffle his hair. He groans, and runs his fingers through his hair to fix it. I get up and walk out of his room, closing the door behind me. I sigh. My friends- no, my family, has been through so much. We've lost friends, gained friends, made enemies, made love.......I smile as I think of Spenser and I. But then I realize I have to get dinner going. Heading to the kitchen, I wave at Spenser, Jon and Tom in the living room. They are also playing video games, and by the looks of it, also GTA 5. I wonder if Lui is kicking their asses? "FUCK!" Jon yells, and slams his controller down on the couch. "What?" I ask, walking over to them. Jon turns to look at me. "Some punk in GTA 5 keeps killing me! I try to kill them, but I just cant get the drop on them. Or anything on them! Im pissed! Who the fuck is screwing with me?!" He yells, and I look at the screen. It shows the other player's name, ErbilacKid. I smile and look back at Jon. "Um, J, you might want to up your game a bit. You are going against a real pro. Trust me." He looks at me with confusion, as do Spens and Tom. I point to the screen. "ErbilacKid? Take away the 'kid' and reverse the word." Jon looks at the tv for a moment, then he yells, "WHAT THE FUCK?! CALIBREKID?! LUI!!!!!" Spenser, Tom and I burst out laughing. Spenser says between laughs, "Jon, you're getting beat out in GTA by your own 9 year old brother." Jon turns to him, and shakes his fist in his face. "Shut up, Spens." He growls, and Tom and I laugh even harder. All of a sudden, a loud beep comes from the tv. In the bottom left corner of the game, it says, "ErbilacKid has been disconnected from server." I look at Spenser. He shrugs. "Dont look at me. Lui has his own personal hotspot. Thats why his internet is so fast." I shake my head. "He was right in the middle of a Jonathan killing streak...""HEY!""Why would he quit? Im gonna go check on him." I turn away from the boys, who continue their rage in GTA. I knock on Lui's door. "Hey, Lui? You ok? I saw you disconnected, so I wanted to make sure nothing was wrong." No answer. I open the door slightly, and peek in. Lui's beanbag chair is empty. I open the door all the way, and as I turn towards the window, I see Lui, tied up and gagged, trying to motion to me. "LUI!" I yell, and he motions behind me. As I turn, a cloth is placed over my nose and mouth. It smells......funny.........chloroform. Shit.........The last thing I see is Kyle's face over mine, and he smirks. "I got you!" He says, then I sink into unconciousness.

Hey Guys. Sorry I havent posted in like forever, but I have had the start of school, (You know, Junior Year, work) I had Cross Country practice and races to attend, and Ive also been a little brain dead on whats going to happen next. I have the rest of the story laid out in my head, all the way to the end, but not the next chapter. So I kindly ask you guys to be patient while I work out school stuff and post when I can. Thank you guys so much!!!!! Keep Rampaging!