Rabid

[cuzyeahboi]

She noticed this and turned slightly, hiding the scabbed tissue from his view. "So is mine, I'm fine."

[Blaiiine]

Blaine sat his hand on her shoulder for a moment, quietly staring at her for what felt to him like years. The rain continued, pattering against the windows that were still intact as thunder rumbled overhead.


Tyler woke up for a moment, shaking off another set of night terrors. He lit a cigarette and sat in bed, resting a hand on Kai' s arm that had been draped upon him as he had slept.

[cuzyeahboi]

She stared back for a moment before looking away. Why did he care so very much about some small bullet wound? Maybe because he was charged with protecting everybody else. But then why didn't he act like this before. When Kai was shot. Or when Tyler was.


Kai's quit breathing and a faint hiss of static were the only other sounds, the hiss coming from her long forgotten bag tossed to the floor.

[Blaiiine]

Tyler looked down to Kai before quietly hopping out of bed, quietly walking over to the source of the static. "What the hell?" He whispered, opening her bag and looking inside.


Blaine retracted his hand, looking away before getting up. He silently stood there before walking around the couch and up the stairs slowly. Rubbing his temples, the bear stopped at the top of the stairs and lit a cigarette.

[cuzyeahboi]

Kai's bag was full of bits and pieces, one in particular looked like it was meant to be a speaker of some sort. It had been flicked on at some point, possibly one of the intruders having messed around with it. Somewhere at the bottom was a small pocket of more normal things, pencils, pens, erasers and a few small boxes. The speaker was quite easy to turn off, a large switch with some tape labelled 'On/Off' in neat handwriting.


Holly sighed and ran a hand through her short hair. Pondering so, so many things.

[Blaiiine]

Tyler shut the speaker off, yawning as he closed the bag. Standing up, the dog walked back to the bed and finished his cigarette before cuddling back up to sleep.


Blaine found his respective room, dumping his belongings at the side of the door when they had found the home. He opened the door and walked to the bed, flopping down loudly. He sighed, staring at the ceilings' popcorn texture until fatigue lulled him to sleep.

[cuzyeahboi]

Holly still sat on the couch, wide awake and staring out the windows. Kai stirred once more, this time staying awake. She silently and gently separated herself from Tyler and stood. Stretching her good arm and legs she rubbed her bad one, which was hanging limp beside her bandaged hip. She walked to the door, pushing it open she closed it gently and stalked downstairs, joining her sister on the couch. Holly put a gentle arm around Kai, who in turn put one lower around Holly. They sat like this for quite a while, the occasional question and answer between them The stranger had long since fallen asleep, barely having touched what Blaine had left him.

[Blaiiine]

Tyler and Blaine both slept quietly for the most part, the former still occasionally whining from night terrors. As the night progressed, the storms grew to a crescendo and died with a whimper.

[cuzyeahboi]

By the morning Holly was passed out with an empty, unmarked bottle on the table, sitting beside her was Kai who had a passive hand resting upon the M16. Her other arm rested around Holly gently, sometime while they were asleep she had changed her bandages and managed to get her arm to move again. She sat with a once again calm and passive look, occasionally clouded with pain as she occasionally shifted. Her hip was still horrifyingly painful and her arm pained her when she moved it. When she could at least.

[Blaiiine]

Tyler and Blaine had already woken up, having taken turns using the shower while it still worked. They exchanged their bandages out for cleaner ones and changed into their last set of fresh clothes.


Sitting at the kitchen table, the two silently shared a pot of coffee and a cigarette. A normal morning ritual, even in the apocalypse. Tyler still looked worn out, not getting much sleep during the night.


Blaine sat across from him, rubbing his temples in hopes to cure his morning headache. "I'm never drinking...again." He grumbled, laying his face on the table top.


"That's what you said last time." Tyler replied, taking a drink of his coffee as he stared out the kitchens' bay window. Adjusting his beanie, the dog took a drag off his cigarette before loudly groaning.


"Ugh...not so loud.." Blaine whimpered quietly.

[cuzyeahboi]

Kai watched them throughout the exchange before standing and laying Holly down. She then walked to the kitchen table taking a bar stool and sittong, perched on the edge. "Morning Tyler, Blaine." She spoke, quieter than her already barely audible voice. She took a deep breath before resting her cheek in the cupped palm of her good arm, her elbow braced on the table. Her other hung limply at her side. Holly continued to snore quietly.

[Blaiiine]

Blaine waved his hand in response, only looking up to drink from the steaming mug in front of him.


"Morning, Kai." Tyler said, goofily smiling at her before taking a sip from his own mug. "You sleep good? Well that's a stupid.." He asked before he was cut off.


"Question? Yeah, real stupid." Blaine snickered, still face down on the table.

[cuzyeahboi]

Kai smiled wearily, yet still soft and genuine. "I slept alright, what about you two?" She asked, before taking another deep breath and straightening up slightly.


Holly stirred and rolled, falling off the couch with a loud crash. A few curses between yawns later Holly was up and sitting beside her sister, the two looking almost identical other than the small hole in Holly's ear and their hairstyles.

[Blaiiine]

"Tossed and turned all night." Tyler dully said, still looking at Kai as he spoke.


"I slept like a damn baby." Blaine said, looking up at Tyler with a smug smile. Tyler smiled back just as smugly.


"Guess that means you can help me CLEAN UP!" Tyler barked, causing Blaine to recoil and clench his head. Tyler snickered, turning back to the two.


"Ear's healing nicely," He commented, pointing to Hollys' wound.

[cuzyeahboi]

Holly had burst out laughing until he mentioned her ear. She then calmed down and nodded, "Looks like it's only an ugly-*ss piercing now" she said with a snicker. Kai watched this all, occasionally finding herself staring at Tyler