Rabid

[Blue Fox]

Alan couldn't bear to watch, once he realized David was bitten. Before Holly even drew back the knife, he threw down the bag of dried meats and plodded down the hallway to explore the rest of the cabin, trying to keep his mind occupied on other things.

He ran his scaly fingers along the wooden paneling until he felt the cold touch of a doorknob. He tried it. To no surprise, it was unlocked.

"Hello," he whispered, testing the waters.

Silence was the response.

He pushed the door open and walked inside. The switch on the wall brought the room to life. Bright colors clashed with the rest of the house. Shiny, hand-painted toy cars and other toys adorned the knotty pine shelves that lines the walls.

He picked one up and looked it over.

It wasn't even dusty.

Kids must have stayed there to go hunting with the guy.

A heavy thought bent in Alan's mind. He set the toy back in its place. God, he hoped they were far away from this place....

He flicked the lights off and pulled the door closed once again.

An unintentional glance to his side, and a cracked door grabbed his attention. He could just make it out in the dim light coming from the living room at the other end of the hall, but it seemed like the cabin had stairs tat led to the basement.

"Hey guys...?" He called over his shoulder. "Should we check out the basement before getting any more comfortable here?..."

[cuzyeahboi]

Holly looked up from David's carcass, blood speckling her face. Her eyes standing out in complete contrast to the crimson red. "S-Sure" she said in response, voice cracking. She stood, noticing her shirt was covered in blood. She sighed, deciding to rummage through wardrobes later. Holly followed after Alan, her knife in hand.

[Blue Fox]

Alan lay his paw on Holly's shoulder and looked at her, concerned.

"Holly... It can wait, if you need a moment..."

[Blaiiine]

Blaine quickly exited the living room with the others but went upstairs instead. Taking Tyler's gun beforehand, Blaine moved through the quiet hallway, checking through the open doors. He stopped at a locked door with an activated electronic lock. Kicking the door in, the room's purpose became clear. It was a gun storage.


Tyler stood on the porch with Kai, finishing his cigarette. "So, what is Holly wanting to do? Y'know, since we can't stay here like forever." He asked, readjusting the beanie he was wearing.

[cuzyeahboi]

Holly shook her head, "No, I've done this before. Lets go." She pushed the basement door wide open with her other hand holding the knife, ready to throw. "Anybody?!" She called down the stairs.


Kai sighed, brushing a wet bit of hair out of her eyes. She looked back inside for a moment, oblivious of David's dead body. "I'm not sure, she always went with the flow..."

[Blue Fox]

Alan flinched as Blaine shoved past him to the other set of stairs.

At the loud crashing sound he made, followed by the deafening silence, Alan dared ask what he'd found. It obviously wasn't a Rabid, knowing how Blaine had dealt with them before.

"Hey, Blaine! Anything interesting up there??" He called up the staircase as he made his own way to the second floor.

[cuzyeahboi]

Holly shrugged it off and began descending.

[Blaiiine]

"Well, depends." Blaine replied, making his way back to the staircase. "Do you like high powered rifles?" He asked, stopping as he turned to the corner to see Alan, still at the top of the stairs. "Go on up and see. I'll keep looking." He said, before disappearing off into another hallway.


Tyler snapped back to from staring off in the distance, looking back to Kai. "You okay?" He asked, rubbing his arm.

[cuzyeahboi]

"Yeah, maybe we should look inside, maybe catch up with the rest." Kai said in a tone that was both reassuring and meaning business. Holly made it to the bottom of the stairs where an almost welcome sight waited, a couple kids. They looked to be mostly huskies except a taller one in the middle, a bear. She lowered the knife, "You guys alone down here?"

[Blue Fox]

"Do I like high-powered rifles??" Alan parroted. "Hell yes, I like high-powered rifles!"

He quickened his ascent past Blaine to the upper floor and dropped his pipe at the eyecandy that lay before him. He laughed as he "rifled" through the weapons, setting them aside until he came across a shiny black pump-action shotgun.

"Oh, hell, yes," he chuckled as he loaded it up with 20 gauge shells from an ammunition container on the floor. Then, he stuffed some more rounds in his pockets, just in case.

He chambered the first round with a satisfying 'Cha-chick!' Then maxed out the weapon's capacity with the addition of one more shell.

He slung the weapon over his shoulder and hustled down the stairs and almost tripped over himself when he had to double back for his nearly-forgotten pipe.

[Blaiiine]

Tyler quietly followed Kai inside, shutting and locking the door behind them.


Blaine reappeared at the stairs, now with boxing tape wrapped around his right hand. "Hey, you two. Have fun outside?" He asked, descending the stairs and stopping a few feet in front of them.


"Yeah, it was freaking fantastic," Tyler replied, slightly irritated. "Where the hell did you two find guns?" He asked Blaine, but looking at Alan.


"Upstairs, there's a hunting room." Blaine replied, giving Tyler his pistol back. "Holly's checking the basement out if you two want to help her." He added.

[cuzyeahboi]

Kai suddenly stopped, staring at David's mutilated carcass.


Holly slowly moved toward the group and they huddled together scared. Still holding the knife behind her back, she slowly walked up to the group.

[Blaiiine]

Blaine stood by quietly, stopping Tyler from stepping forward. "Not the time," He whispered to Tyler, keeping a grip on his shoulder.

[Blue Fox]

Alan, having Tyler's question answered by Blaine, continued through the hall and down the stairs to the basement, as he'd intended to before being delightfully distracted by Weapons 'R' Us.

"Holly?" He ventured. "You still down here?... You find anything good... or bad?"

The stairs creaked as he descended.

His newly found shotgun nested firmly in his hands, barrel aimed low. His finger rested by the trigger, ready to fire at a moment's notice.

[cuzyeahboi]

"Yeah!" Holly called up the stairs. "Just some kids"


A tear fell from Kai's chin, "D-David...."