Rabid

[cuzyeahboi]

Kai sat down on the sofa, not sure whether to cry, scream or run

[Inb4Cloaker]

Grunted as he was swept under, stumbling to the ground and causing his sunglasses to fall off. Seeing as the bear was moving away for his weapon, the wolf took the moment stand once again. Still holding his baton, the canine knew he could attempt to go in for an attack while the bear was distracted. Instead, however, Victor simply reached down and slowly picked up his cracked sunglasses, putting them back on his face and gazing coldly at the bear as he chuckled slightly.


"That won't save you."


The wolf said, pointing his baton back behind him at the hill in a small, circular motion.

[Blue Fox]

The bear cub's eyes darted around as he briefly weighed his options. He let go of the pellet gun, letting Holly confiscate it from him for the time being.

"It's empty anyway," he sighed in defeat. "I'm Amos. These are my cousins, Nate and Lisa," Nate said as he gestured to the two huskies huddled behind him. They had since stopped shivering with fear and instead wore a collective face of curiosity.

Amos' eyes flashed over to Alan's shotgun.

"That was... my grandpa's," he murmured.

"It was upstairs with the other guns," Alan replied. "Do you know how to shoot a real gun?"

"Of course I do," he defended. "We were going to go hunting in the morning, except-"

"Except your uncle went outside and didn't come back," Alan finished.

The group nodded. Nate continued for Amos. "No one came back yet. Do you know if they're okay?"

Alan gritted his teeth. He couldn't look them in the eyes and tell him that everyone they knew was dead. He just couldn't.

"We might have passed them on the way here," He lied. "I think they said something about leaving town."

A wave of sadness washed over the children.

"They're leaving us here??" Nate wondered aloud.

"Are they mad at me?..." Lisa's eyes welled up with tears. "Tell them I'm sorry...! I didn't mean to disobey them...!"

Nate held his sister as she sobbed into his shoulder.

A moment of silence passed before Amos broke it.

"They aren't coming back... are they?"

Alan sighed and shook his head. "No.... No, they aren't. I'm sorry."

"Is... the store room still unlocked?"

"Blaine broke down the door."

Without another word from Amos, he walked with past Alan and Holly and trudged up the stairs, coming back shortly with an armful of guns, ammunition, and accessories. He struggled, but his face lacked any emotion that would betray the fact that he could barely hold onto the weight of the load in his arms.

Nate still held onto Lisa, and Lisa clung to Nate as her tears continued to fall. He watched Amos vacant-eyed as the bear loaded up empty clips with bullets.

"We can wait it out here," Nate spoke softly, his paws running gently through his sisters hair. "Don't worry about us. Just lock the doors when you go."

Alan stood up and took a couple steps back. He looked at Holly.

[cuzyeahboi]

Holly put the pellet gun down, "You guys have a good while. And... It wasn't your fault. I'm sure."

[Blue Fox]

Alan quietly left the basement and climbed the stairs. He passed through the hall and leaned back against the wall in the living room.

His head swarmed with worry and sadness. He couldn't get it to go away. Everywhere he went, it just kept on appearing. So many people. So many lives affected by this... virus. Not even kids were safe. He sighed heavily and let his head roll back with a 'thump!'

Then he mumbled to himself.

"The hell they must go through.... Damn......"

[Blaiiine]

"Big talk from the man wearing broken glasses," Blaine said as he rolled over to see the wolf. "Now get that stick out of my face before I put it somewhere unpleasant." He growled, starting to sit up.


Tyler looked around the office, picking up books and framed photos of cars. He stepped out of the room and shut the door behind himself.


Walking to a bedroom, he flipped the light switch and wandered around. "Acted like a total idiot.." Tyler said to himself as he fumbled through the closet, stopping at a brown denim jacket.


Pulling it off the hangar, he felt the inside that was lined with a white wool. He pulled the jacket on and a pair of ranch boots laying nearby. "Huh, never thought the rancher look was fit.." Tyler said before leaving the room , heading downstairs.

[cuzyeahboi]

Kai put her head in her hands. Holly stopped and sat on the stairs, not keen to meeting her sister anytime soon.

[Blaiiine]

Tyler stopped for a moment at the living room doorway, taking a deep breath. "Hey.." He said, knocking on the door frame and leaning against it, "I'm sorry for running off like that. I was just.." He trailed off, before sitting down a seat away from Kai. "I'm not gonna be stupid enough to ask if you're okay.."

[cuzyeahboi]

A sad light smile played on her lips as she looked up. "Heh... My life was already messed up, just another shit on top of a crap load." Her arms fell to her legs and she shook her head. "Still have a world to live through. Grieving can wait. Surviving can't. Shall we see what Blaine is up to?" She wiped the tears off her face. Holly stood, her steps soft as she ascended. She walked into the room and stood in the corner looking down, a tear fell to the ground. Kai stared at Holly for a moment, "Thanks sis." she said before looking at David's carcass. Holly spoke, her voice hoarse and cracking, "A-anything useful on him?"

[Blaiiine]

Tyler stood nearby, waiting as he checked his pistol. Sliding a bullet in the chamber, he stuffed the gun in his waistband behind his back. "Check him and then we'll cover him up.." Tyler said, grabbing a throw blanket.

[cuzyeahboi]

Kai nodded, patting him down and finding a clip of 9 mm. Tossing it to Tyler she stepped back.

[Blaiiine]

Tyler put the clip in his pocket and covered David's body with the blanket. "I'll let you two have a minute," He said, giving Kai a hug before walking out onto the front porch. Taking out his flip lighter, he torched up another cigarette and clasped the lighter loudly.

[cuzyeahboi]

Holly and Kai stood awkwardly before Holly spoke. "I'm... sorry." Kai shook her head "Don't be. It's better than him trying to kill us." She walked outside, standing next to Blaine. Holly brought out her knife and stepped out.

[Inb4Cloaker]

Glared at the bear once more through the broken lenses and spins the baton around for a moment before lowering it to his side, contemplating.

"Before what? You gonna beat m-...Oh good, there's more of you."

The wolf adjusted himself to face the pair of of what appeared to be sisters, standing beside the bear. Smirking, the wolf crossed his arms, still holding the baton.

"Quite an army you got here, I'm simply mortified." The wolf spoke again, laying heavy sarcasm into his already thick accent.

Clearly, the canine was not intimidated, and shrugged with a sigh before lifting his baton back again and pointing it to the small mountain behind him.

"Do you know what is waiting in store for you?"

[Blaiiine]

"I don't think you do," Blaine replied, "Tyler, get the stick." He looked to the one of the people the wold forgot to count.


Tyler had moved behind the wolf, pistol drawn and held at the stranger's head. "Just set it down and go inside." Tyler said, "Then we'll talk." Blaine added, picking up his bat.