Abbie's POV

I could hear him stumbling, coughing, crashing into things. I could hear him suffer. I could practically hear the energy and the life being sucked from him as he tried to find an exit from the train. He wasn't going to find one. I'd shut the only one, and i was glad i did. Luke looked at me as if i was a murderer, he looked disappointed in me, angry, confused. I didn't care.

"Ok, so are you gonna explain-" Luke began but i glared at him and he stopped mid sentence.

"Lets go." I gestured for us to get as far away from that train as possible. We walked side by side without a word, without a glance. My head was swimming with scenarios i've encountered since i put my signature on that paper in school. I can't take this anymore. A single gunshot echoed the forest and a tree stump inches from me was hit with a bullet. Luke and I looked around, i was looking for the person, he was looking for a way out. I cocked my gun and aimed it straight at the guy i could see in the trees, shooting once and watching his lifeless body fall from the tree. It didn't affect me. More gunshots began to fire and hit things around us, Luke jumped at me, pushing us both to the ground with such a force we rolled along and down a hillside i hadn't seen as it was so camouflaged in. We kept rolling, further than either of us thought we could down what looked like a small verge.

***

I woke up with the sun shining in my face. I squinted and turned my head away from the sun, blinking to adjust to the light. I sat up, rubbing my head. That hurt. Did i hit something when we were rolling? Looking across the peaceful, tranquil scenery of the forest, i couldn't help but feel i was still unconscious - there was no way a piece of this forest could look so luscious and lovely when a war is going on right here, right now! Admiring the scenery, i looked across to my left and across to my right to see- Oh shit. I stumbled as i jumped to my feet and ran over to Luke's body laying lifelessly on the floor 10 foot away.

"Luke?" I said as i fell to my knees beside him, shaking him and hitting him. "Shit! Luke?" I exclaimed, worriedly. "Come on, come on, come on!" I mumbled to myself as i tried everything i could possibly think of to wake him up... And he slowly stirred. He did what i had done when i first woke up; squinted and moved his head to the side, blinking quickly.

"Abbie?" He said, his voice hoarse.

"Yeah, i'm here!" I laughed hysterically, blinking away the tears in my eyes. "You alright?" A smile came across his face and i couldn't help but smile back.

"I'm good, just a little winded i think... You?"

"Yeah, good thanks. We seem to have landed in a tranquil part of the-" I should have learnt by now that i usually say things too soon. Without warning, a rocket flew overhead and landed metres away from us, blowing trees out of the ground and sending them flying. Luke grabbed my hand as he stood and practically pulled me out of the way of these trees as we began to run. We didn't know where we running, but we were running away from the rocket. This time we were side by side, looking at each other, watching out or each other - such a difference from when we left the train.

"Shit!" Luke exclaimed and yanked me behind a tree. "There are guys, keep quiet. Get on the floor." We both lay down on the floor, our breathing seeming like its too loud, as the recruits from the other army stroll past us, surveying the area. In my head i prayed we wouldn't get seen. Luke seemed ready to fight, i think he knew they would see us and knew he would have to fight them to protect us... To protect me. The look he gave me right before they saw us was a look of love and adoration, a look i had given Jonny at the beginning. The recruits spotted us and immediately Luke jumped up, knife in one hand and gun in the other, punching and kicking them to the floor before shooting them both in the head - a painless death. Another guy ran over, jumping onto Luke and pushing him to the floor, they fought for ages but Luke got the upper hand and as he got his gun ready the guy mumbled something to him. There was a hesitation before he shot that guy and walked over to me, his face twisted with emotion.

"Luke?" I questioned as he knelt back down.

"We're in the enemy half. He just said we're not gonna last out here..." Luke shook his head. "Shit!" He punched the trunk of the tree we were hiding behind. He watched my face drop, he watched me realise i'm going to die but he smiled and held my face up with his hand. "I'll do everything i can, everything in my power to protect you."

"Why?" I questioned him. There wasn't much of me to protect! He witnessed me kill Jonny, he witnessed me grind Faye down...

"I-I-I...I just will." I could see frustration etched in his face. He wanted to say something else. I moved closer to him, our knees touching. My feet were tingly and numb but i didn't want to move and make myself move further away from him. He looked into my eyes as i gazed into his. Maybe this feeling was what i thought i had with Jonny. The butterflies, the heart rate increasing, the breathlessness, the awe. This must be what people talk about... I leant forward, without hesitation, and pushed my lips onto his. There was a pause and i wondered if i'd done the wrong thing, but his lips soon pressed back against mine. It felt like the world was mine, and everything was fine. There was no war, no deaths, i hadn't lost anyone... We pulled away from each other, regrettably, and he smiled.

"I love you." I whispered.

"I love you too..." He whispered. There was a momentary pause in life. Everything went quiet. I realised how much of a fool i had been before and how i should have realised from our first conversation on the bus to school that he wasn't at all like his brother.

"Thank God we found you!" A voice suddenly said from behind us and i jumped towards Luke for protection, but soon realised it was the guy who sent us this way. "Where are the others?"

"It's just us two..." Luke said, melancholyly. The recruit looked to the floor.

"I'm sorry to hear that. Look, i need you guys to come back with us. We're about to advance."

"Advance?" I raised my eyebrow.

"Yeah, getting what's left of us together and running into their half guns blazing. We've lost too many people to be tactical. I believe they've lost a lot too, so it should be ok." He sounded so unsure it actually scared me.

"Do you even know how many of them have died?" Luke asked, his face mirroring the look on mine.

"Err, no." He shrugged, "But it's what the boss has said we need to do."

***

We stood with guns reloaded, stocked up with bullets and grenades, knives in holders. We lined up, what was left of us, and got ready for the order. We'd been told to literally kill everyone we see, no mercy. We just needed to run and shoot, protect ourselves, not care about anyone else.

"Ok." Mr Wallace began. "We all know it was leading to this from the beginning. From the day that governmment declared war on us, we were set on trying to find the most tactical, most skilled killers we could. Now is the time to run out there and put all your skills on show. I thank you for all for your help." Mr Wallace smiled sympathetically as the General walked over.

"Get ready. We're going now." He cocked his gun and stood in the front of the group of us.

"I'll protect you, Abbie." Luke whispered to me, while still looking straight ahead.

"I'll protect you too!" I smiled, my eyes filling with tears, a lump growing in my throat. "Even if it kills me."

"It wont kill you, cos i wont allow you to die. We will make it out of this, and if not, you will. You can have that family, that housewife job, the kids, the marriage..." I opened my mouth to reply but the sound of an explosion caught us off guard and we charged into the enemy half. I lost sight of him soon after that. I cant believe i finally fall in love as i'm running to my death... I'm gonna miss everyone.

***

2 Months Later - News Report.

"Good Afternoon and welcome to News at 12. Breaking news has just come in. Earlier in the year we told you that two governments were fighting for the title to rule our country. It has now emerged we have the name of the Governer in charge of our country from now on. After a tense but small war between the two, we are happy to announce Mr Wallace as the Governer and leader of the government in charge of our country for the next 20 years. Under the contract signed by Mr Dolston, the leader of the government that lost the battle, they will review in 20 years to see if our country has got better or worse, with the possibilty of them swapping places. He is here to talk with us now, Mr Wallace?" The camera pans to the suited man.

"Hello. Thank you. Firstly, i just wanted to say what an honour it is to be in charge of the government that will run this amazing country. It has been difficult to get to this stage but i am sure you will notice the changes i make and how they will affect everyone in a positive way. Secondly, i would like to send a special thanks to all those who had to go to war to get to this point. I have utmost sympathy for those who lost a loved one and for those that are missing in action. I hope they are found soon." He says, almost unsympathetically.

"Yes, the amount that died for this to get solved was quite significant, what are you going to do for the families that lost someone? After all they were basically fighting for you!" Mr Wallace looks shiftily from side to side.

" I would rather not air it, as it will be personal. But i will see all the families of those affected." He says.

"What about those missing in action? Specifically those two school children Luke and Abbie? They were barely out of their teens, from a school just round the corner and you signed them up to your war. You used them for your gain. Are you going to personally look for them?" Mr Wallace pulls at his collar as if it was now too tight for him.

"I'm sorry, i am very busy. But as i said before. I hope they are found." Mr Wallace walks offscreen.

"There you go, Ladies, Gentlemen, boys and girls, that there is our new Govener, Mr Wallace. I do  hope all those missing will get found. My heart goes out to all those that were killed or lost in action, their names will play now as we end the show at 12. We will be back in an hour with the latest headlines."

THE END...

Or is it?