Hi All I'm going to re-writing this story as it's been... well so many years.

I believe my writing has improved since 2009.

I will be updating this story as often as I can.

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Survival

The disease struck hard and struck quick wiping out 40% of the world's population within the 1st week. Governments all around the world tried their best to quarantine the disease but nothing could stop the devastation that this flu-like disease caused.

The disease spared no one, showed no sympathy to the young, the old, the already sick people or even the most healthiest of us all no one was safe.

The second week proved worse than the first the deaths kept coming, the death toll could not be kept, it had been guessed that almost 90% of the population in the world were dead.

Those who had survived the third week that this unknown disease wreaked it's havoc around the world were sinking back to the times were survival of the fittest was prominent. The Looting had begun, fighting, pillaging, fires, claiming of land, shops. Those who still had their morals about them hid in their home striving to protect themselves and their families.

But the disease kept on taking lives...

In a small town named Forks in the state of Washington lived a well renowned doctor, in his last desperate attempt to keep his family together and the people he had known his whole life alive, had gotten them to all pack up in the Jeeps taking with them only the necessities.

Leading the 3 families on the road, somehow never coming across the looters or any other being; was in short a miracle but they had readily prepared for that if they had to, having Guns on their lap they were ready for every possible outcome.

No one spoke for the 3 days of travelling no one needed to. It wasn't until the Doctor turned suddenly in to the fork in the road and led the 3 families deep into the forest, that questions began to arise of where he was leading them all. It was then that a break in the tree's revealed that the forest held a secret. A three-story high wooden built house. This house even at its height was still kept hidden among the old tree' wooden built house was stunning with its balconies that ran around the second and third floor. The dark green tiles on the roof, the many windows still managing to make it look so natural within the forest.

Neither one of them had a chance to take in the beautiful ostentatious home because at that precise moment one of the mothers collapsed on the muddy wet ground. The disease was about to take another life. The Doctor looked on in horror as the families began to fret. He was the first to enter the house only to go straight towards the cellar slamming the door shut behind him.

3 days have gone by since the first of the families was to fall ill she lasted 3 hours before the disease claimed her life, shortly after two others fell ill. They died early hours on the second day at this house. On the 3rd day only two adults remained, the doctor and another father. With the doctor constantly working in the cellar it was left up to the other father to keep the children from falling apart.

It was on the 5th day that the doctor finally left his cellar only to find the 6 children saying their goodbyes to the other remaining father. The children were beside themselves. The doctor took the children into the kitchen area. There he had placed 6 already filled needles on the side and told them exactly what he was about to do. He didn't want any of them to die, if his vaccination worked his children, niece and god-children would be saved from the disease but there was only enough for the 6 children. He told the two eldest boys and girl that they would be in charge of the family and they must take care of each other no matter what the cost they must stick together and survive this sat the youngest of the children down first, kissing her head and stroking her hair with all the love and affection he had left in his broken heart. Soon the 6 remaining children had all been injected with; what the doctor hoped was the vaccination to this horrid disease.

The doctor died within 6 hours of giving the children the vaccination and he died with a smile on his face as he was sure he had saved his children and he was going to be reunited with his wife up in heaven.

As the last body was laid to rest the 6 children stood till the sun had set staring at the wooden crosses of their parents.

Here lies: Charlie & Renee' Swan Garrett & Kate Hale Carlisle & Esme Cullen

As darkness swept slowly over the forest sending the children back toward the hidden house, the message rang clear for the older ones this was their live now they had to survive for their parents, they had to protect and love one another. Survival was not an option, Survival was a must.

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