Faint clicking noises rang through the darkness as a thumb rolled over the spark wheel of a disposable lighter. After multiple attempts, an orange glow flickered out from the top and lit up the space around it. The hand holding the lighter brought it down to a small pile of kindling. As the flame touched the flakes of wood, they easily lit and spread. Three larger pieces of wood were added to the burning pile and created a makeshift fire.

"Well would you look at that, the piece of shit finally decided to work." A dark haired boy muttered to himself, sitting up from the fire. He sighed and stuffed the lighter into his pocket.

"It's about time the idiot got it to work," a female voice said. "At least there's some light now." A girl with long, messy black hair and circular glasses scooted up towards the fire. She tucked her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs.

The boys face filled with annoyance. "What did you call me?" He asked glaring at her.

"I called you an idiot," she sneered.

"Don't you fucking start with me, Harley." He warned. "I cannot put up with this bullshit right now."

Light footsteps came up to them and another figure sat between the two. "Whoa, ladies, calm down. We don't need you fighting at a time like this." The figure was a tall male with short pale hair. Light from the small fire reflected in his dark shades that covered his eyes.

The dark haired boy switched his gaze from the girl to the new person sitting there. "Exactly why I wasn't going to fucking put up with it. Good job announcing something that was already plainly obvious. In our fucked up situation we can't afford to let our guard down because of some stupid ass disputes, especially now that it's dark out." He looked around their surroundings. They were on the roof of a building, the night sky above them illuminated with stars.

"Karkat, I can personally bet that you're going to argue with just about everyone you come across," the blonde started, causing Karkat to twitch. "But you are right when you say that we can't let our guard down. Strange shit has been happening, and it's bad enough we've already lost people, like you-know-who." He whispered the last few words to the other boy and motioned with his thumb towards the female.

"I know you guys are talking about John, Dave," she stated blankly. "But we don't know for sure that he's dead!" Her voice quivered. "There's still hope."

"Jade…" Her blond friend looked at her sadly.

"The only thing that happened was we got separated. We were fighting those monsters and we got separated. Okay?" Jade clenched her legs tighter, unwilling to believe that anything bad happened to her brother.

The three of them sat in silence for a few minutes. Dave sat a little closer to Jade, comforting her while Karkat silently watched the fire. Then, another set of footsteps rang through the night. A tall slim girl with long blonde hair was walking towards them with a large pile of wood in her hands. As she approached the group she slowed to a stop.

"I collected a bunch of wood for you, oh gracious leader," she said the last part sarcastically to Karkat, giving a mock bow. She let her collection of wood fall out of her arms and they clattered against the metal surface of the roof. When she got no response, she looked up.

"Hey you better be grateful, I had to go out there in the middle of the night- when I can hardly see if those things are about to get me- to get that shit for you." She dusted her hands off on her dirty, worn out jeans and walked over to them. She sat down near the fire with her legs crossed.

"Thanks, Vriska." Karkat grumbled to her. "Hey, wait a fucking second," he looked at her. "Where the hell is Aradia? Didn't she go with you?"

Vriska's eyes widened, like she had known she forgot something.

"Here I am," a voice called from the left. A girl with long dark hair stepped towards the four teens. She had an array of items stacked in her hands, wobbling with each step she took. Vriska let out a sigh of relief, and relaxed.

"I was collecting sticks for the fire, which I see you got started, but I got a little sidetracked, and strayed away. I hope you can find some use for…" she displayed the items she was holding out to them. "These." She smiled triumphantly, knowing she did a good job with what she found.

In her hands were two black pistols, a small box of bullets, four small knives and two larger ones, and different food items. There were packs of dried fruit, trail mix, and a generous amount of cereal bars. Aradia gently placed the objects on the surface of the roof, trying not to make too much noise.

"Where the hell did you get these?" Dave asked, staring at the pile.

Aradia's smile grew as she explained. "Well, I was walking back from the forest, when I noticed the building next to this one was a store! It had so many things, but I grabbed what I thought was most important, like weapons and food," She motioned to her collection of items on the ground. "It was hard to get them back up here, but I did." A look of accomplishment shone on her face as she looked at the group.

"Is your mind going insane?!" Karkat exclaimed. "It's dark, you could have been killed by those things! Vriska could have been killed and we wouldn't have fucking known!" He was now standing, and glaring angrily at Aradia, his amber red eyes blazing.

Aradia frowned for a moment, but regained her smile. "But that didn't happen." She said matter-of-factly. "None of us are dead, and now we have supplies. I think it's a win." She bent down and started to arrange the items so they weren't in a messy pile.

"Aradia's right, Karkat." Jade put in. "They're all fine, and now we have something to eat for tonight and in the morning." She smiled at Aradia, showing no sign of sadness from before.

Karkat growled in response. "Whatever, just be fucking careful and don't wander off without saying anything like a child at a supermarket. We don't need any of us being killed." He sat back down. "So, are we going to eat or what?"

Vriska's head perked up. "We get to eat now? Yes!" She reached a hand to the pile of snacks and grabbed a pack of trail mix. She tore it open and started eating it by the handfuls.

"I'm down for food." Dave said. He got up and walked over to the food, grabbing dried fruit and a couple of cereal bars. He took his seat next to Jade and handed her the fruit. They both opened their food and munched on them.

Aradia gingerly took a pack of dried fruit and ate it silently.

Karkat took a single cereal bar, stuffing the wrapper in his pocket.

After the teens finished their food, they had grown tired. Karkat stood up. "I'll keep watch for the night. You shit heads get some sleep. You'll need all your strength for tomorrow." No one complained, and they all tried to get as comfortable as possible on the cold metal of the building.

As they started to fall asleep, Karkat checked the door that leads to the roof. Seeing that it was locked, he relaxed a little bit. He walked back to the fire, which was now burning out, and laid down. He crossed his arms under his head and stared up at the night sky until he fell asleep.

I finally got done my first fan fiction. It only took four days of planning and two days of writing but it's done. I've had this idea for a while now, and really wanted to write it. I'm going to start the next chapter as soon as possible. Also, sorry for if there's bad grammar or misspellings. Also again, please read these things, they might be important sometimes. I'll try not to make them as long as this.

As for the story, sorry if anyone is OOC. It's my first fan fiction and writing is hard. *Lame excuse* Yeah, my headcanon humanstuck Vriska has blonde hair and Karkat has dark brown hair. As for John, is he dead? Did they just get separated? What happened to him? Well, you'll have to wait and see. ;)

Reviews are appreciated. ^^

(P.S. Yeah the title sucks it's the only thing I could think of. And I know there were no zombies in this chapter, but it'll get better, I promise.)