Rabid

[Blaiiine]

"Definitely, that's why I dressed in my spy attire." Blaine said in a joking tone, gesturing to his all black clothing. He pulled the black bandana up over his muzzle, zipping up his jacket to complete the look.


From the distance and what Blaine could see, the town was generally small excluding the nearby suburbs. But on foot, the city hall was miles away and the main street was right in the middle of their way.


"Looks like it could get very hairy down there. All those cramped alleys are kill zones." He said, pulling his mask down to light a cigarette. Passing one to Holly, Blaine continued.


"I'll need you at my back, to be honest. If I get pinned down with you picking guys off here, I'm as good as dead." He slung his rifle to the his side and kicked at the dirt while he waited.


****


"Definitely. Except this time, there's undead buuuut that's fine in my book." Tyler replied, chuckling. "Since now I've got a cute little fox at my side." He added, ruffling her hair with his nearest hand.

[cuzyeahboi]

Holly snorted, "Spy? Well, I guess I'll come with." She said, squatting to take a shotgun. The same one Kai had used earlier in their running escape. "Tried and true," She took a couple shells, shoving them into a pocket. "Let's get going shall we? We have siblings and dinner to get back to."


Kai smiled, a strand of hair falling to her face to cover her eye. "I'm wasn't the cutest, obviously. Buuut, I know I am now. I doubt anybody else is left other than Holly that's cute anymore."

[Blaiiine]

"Oh, hush. You've always been cute, at least to me." Tyler replied, brushing the strand of hair behind her ear. Pausing for a moment, he quietly leaned in and kissed her.


****


"Ooooh yeah, I'm starving." Blaine replied, laughing as he started off down the road towards the town.

[cuzyeahboi]

Kai's face cycled through surprise, a blush and closed eyes in bliss.


Holly followed after, wishing she had a pistol instead of the shotty.

[Blaiiine]

The sound of Tyler's tail could be heard thumping against the couch, along with the movie. But, as if clockwork, the buzzer on the timer rang out and snapped him out of the kiss.

"Oh shi- um, food's done...I'll b-be right back," He awkwardly said as he slipped off the couch and into the kitchen. Holding his tail down, the shepherd walked up to the stove and quickly shut the alarm off.


****


"So, you got the rifle and that shotgun? Anything else?" Blaine asked, taking a drag on his cigarette. He made sure to step lightly on the gravel road leading up to the town.

The road was walled off by tall trees on each side as it descended into the town which was almost unlit. Except for what appeared to be the city hall, where Farrow most likely was.

[cuzyeahboi]

"A knife and my wits. That's about it." Holly said, her eyes scanning the buildings.


Kai nodded slowly and sat stiffly, a blank look on her face. Her cheeks seemed to be on fire and she could barely think.

[Blaiiine]

(So my phone went out of service, my bad  )


"Gotcha..so I say we stay low and quiet at least until we're close enough to the city hall." Blaine replied, finishing his cigarette off and pulling the bandana up over his short muzzle.


Abandoned cars began popping up along the road, most unusable or burnt out. Looks like Farrow made sure nobody could scavenge here, the bear thought to himself. Smaller lights began becoming visible the closer they came, some on the road and others on the rooftops.


"Let's cut through the woods for cover.." Blaine said, gesturing to the tree line at his left.


****


Tyler returned with two bowls and silverware, setting both on the table along with another bottle he got from the fridge. Sitting back down, he noticed her blank stare and stifled a laugh.


Kissing her cheek, he pulled back and patted her leg. "Hey, dinner's done. Let's eat," Tyler said, with a familiar smile that turned into a smirk.


Picking up his bowl, he dug in with a lack of class. He had always eaten like every meal was his last, as his parents were always poor growing up.

[cuzyeahboi]

(Is alright)

Kai laughed, Tyler never did eat the cleanest. She ate, careful not to get sauce on the clean shirt she had found. She was feeling restless, everybody else seemed to be doing something. She had an idea though, so she ate quick.


Holly nodded, "There might be more in the forest, but that's the better bet." She began to make her way towards the forest, somehow avoiding every twig and most of the leaves.

[Blaiiine]

Blaine followed Holly, making sure to stay in her path to avoid any brush or debris. "So..after we kill Farrow, what next? You wanna stay or keep going north?" He asked in a hushed volume, looking for anyone patrolling the woods.


****


After cleaning off the fur around his muzzle, Tyler set his bowl down and sighed contently. The movie finished, returning to the menu screen before he turned it off.

[cuzyeahboi]

Holly shrugged, "They seem to want to stay, and if we wanted to go why would we take out Farrow?"


Kai finished and stood picking up both his and her plate and bringing them to the sink. "I'd wash them but I'm going to go fix the windows upstairs." She said, wandering off into the garage to find a blowtorch.

[Blaiiine]

"Because he tried to kill us? My brother and your sister, personally?" Blaine retorted as he equipped his rifle, checking the optics.

The town was much closer at this point but more importantly, signs began to pop up that made it apparent their path was well travelled by patrols.




 ****


"No, it's okay. I'll do it.." Tyler replied, trailing off as she disappeared from sight. He walked to the sink and tried the hot water knob, which poured out a steadily increasing heat.


"At least that still works." He mumbled to himself, taking his overshirt off to show an older Alice in Chains shirt. Starting the dishes, he looked out the window into the nearby brush and trees.


Finishing up the few plates and bowls, Tyler drained the sink and took one last look out the window. Something moved in the brush, but it was quick so he chalked it up to nerves.

[cuzyeahboi]

Holly muttered a few swears, "We may have to dodge some patrols." She said in a hushed voice. "Also good point."


Kai found what she was looking for. Lighting the blowtorch she began to cut pieces of the garage door apart.

[Blaiiine]

Blaine followed quietly, stopping for a moment to check behind him. A distant pop of a twig echoed, causing his ears to twitch under the hood.


"Yeah, we better hurry." He said, catching up to her.


****


Tyler walked upstairs to the bedroom they all slept in, turning the lamp on and seeing the mess left by his brother. "Are you kidding me?" He groaned loudly, kicking the bags under the bed.


Sitting down on the bed, he took his boots off and laid back with his arms outstretched. Returning a hand to his muzzle, he groaned again as he thought about what happened downstairs.

[cuzyeahboi]

Her knife heavy in her pocket she held a large stack of folding metal. She brought it up the stairs with the blow torch, going towards a different room and going in. She set down the stakc and began welding pieces to the window.

[Blaiiine]

Tyler stood up and decided to clean the room, hoping the monotonous task would clear his mind. He made the bed and cleared the floor of debris from the firefight, listening to the loud work that Kai was doing.


His shoulder began to throb after finishing the work, occasionally causing him to wince in pain.