“No you won’t. Youlikeme.”
“Do not,” he says right away. We get into our castle and our vests reset.
“I think you do,” I sing-song at him, reaching out and ruffling his hair. In response, Shiloh shoots me, my vest lighting up and vibrating.
“What the fuck? Have you no integrity for the game? This is an outrage!”
“Wait, wait, wait,” he says quickly, looking at the scoreboard. “We’re trying to get the most kills right?”
“Yeah,” I say slowly.
“Okay, just walk in and out of the castle while I shoot you. I’ll get the most kills out of everyone.”
“You truly have no integrity,” I say, wonder clear in my voice. I back up, my vest clears. I step forward, Shiloh shoots me. I can’t help but laugh as we do this until finally, the timer goes off.
“What the fuck?” Rin cries as we meet in the middle. “How thefuckdid you get so many kills? What the fuck? I didn’t evenseeyou!”
Shiloh looks smug as he crosses his arms over his chest. “Results are results,” he says with a shrug. “What do I win?”
“Another kiss from Kei,” Rodney says with a smirk.
“Anotherkiss?”
“On that lovely note,” I say, glaring at my friends who’re snickering together. “New teams?”
“Fine. Roommates versus our dates?”
“Hell yeah,” Rin says, grinning up at Maki. “I’m totally kicking your ass.”
Maki sighs. “Yes, you’ve said that already.”
“Sound scared, babe.”
“Why? I know we’re going to beat you.”
“Oh snap. Nice smack talk, Maki,” Shiloh says, nudging Maki with his elbow.
“Thank you, Shiloh. Oli has been teaching me.”
“You should learn from Sullivan. That guy can say some crazy shit when no one’s listening.”
I snort, nodding my head in agreement. “He acts all innocent and then hits you with the most unhinged shit.”
“Should we try capture the flag?”
“Sounds good!”
The three of us make our way to our castle and hide the flag in the upper right corner where you have to climb a wall to find it. We decide that Rodney will guard our castle while Rin and I go out and try to find theirs.
After Rin counts us down, we’re off. Rin goes left and I head right, doing my best to keep myself as quiet as possible. In order to find the flag, I want to do a little spy work.
I get as close to the castle as I dare before hiding behind a wall, watching Maki and Gayle leave. That leaves Shiloh watching the flag. I sneak a little closer. I don’t see him or hear him. Gods, I almost wish I had my sense of smell right now, but then remember the crowd outside. Nope, not worth it. I don’t want to winthatbadly.
Just as I’m getting ready to walk into the castle, I feel a gun press into my lower back.
“Gotcha,” Shiloh says and I stand up slowly, raising my hands up in surrender. Instead of shooting me, he presses his chest into my back, his breath hot against my ear. A shiver runs through me.
“Is that a gun against my back or are you happy to see me, sweetheart?”
