This is a new one. I won't be continuing my other fics for a while (or at least until I get some reviews). I am kind of new here, so some reviews and such would be nice. Anyway, let's just get straight in with this.

Lightning's P.O.V

I was never a very sociable person. I would keep my distance from most people, but I was very aware of my surroundings. I could easily read people like a book, so it was easy for me to judge people from afar. I know it wasn't the best way to go about life, but I didn't care. I'd always think about how much I hated the world. How much I wish everyone would just disappear. I never thought that day would actually come, though. My sister, Sarah, was the only person I ever cared about. I had to protect her. Our parents died when we were very young, so I had to grow up a lot faster. I was sure she'd be fine, that I could protect her, but….that day…

-Flashback-

"All personnel must return to their homes. Lock the doors and stay indoors until further notice. Make sure you are stocked up on food as there is no knowing when it will be safe. Get to your loved once. I repeat" The loud voice rang through the academy. Students were running around, screaming, trying to get to their loved ones. I couldn't move. For some reason, I was frozen to the spot. What was going on? I was just sat in class like a normal day, wishing everything would just go away when all of a sudden, I saw a huge explosion from the next city. Moments later the news was broadcasting about it. They were saying things like a contamination and a fast spreading virus. All my senses stopped. The only thing I knew was that I had to find Sarah and get us home.

I was brought to my senses by someone knocking me out of the way as they rushed around. I looked around for a moment. I had to get to Sarah somehow. We both attended different schools, how was I going to get to her in time? I wasn't thinking straight. I just went through instinct, rushing past everyone and to the main exit. That's when I saw the horror that was. I stood there and watched as several people came barging through a load of students. They seemed to look drunk and trashy. A girl let out a scream and as I looked closer I could see one of them biting her, tearing her flesh from her neck. Everyone started screaming again before more people were bitten. I didn't understand it, but I didn't care. I had to get to Sarah, and I clearly wasn't going that way. I sprinted off in the other direction, hoping the other exits weren't blocked. I didn't even warn the people going to where I had just been. They weren't my responsibility. I ran as fast as I could, not paying attention to the people around me. I saw the exit, but I stopped in my tracks. It was blocked again. Several people trying to get out, only to be bitten like the others. I turned away to look for another route out. I ran for the locker room. Surely that exit would be clear, right? And I was right. There were few people here, and I could easily get through. I ran out the building to see fire trucks, ambulances and people going havoc. It was like a bomb had fallen over the city.

I shook my head and continued. Sarah's school was far from here. I worried endlessly as I marched through the city, dodging contact with any one.

I finally made it to Sarah's school. My biggest fear had come true. The whole building was on fire. People were screaming and there were those…things all around it. I stood there as minutes passed. I was wasting time, but at that moment I wasn't even aware that time still continued. Sarah out there someone all on her own, if she wasn't dead. The truth glinted like a knife in my chest. What was I to do? Maybe she made her way home already? It was my best bet at this moment in time. To go around looking for her would be reckless, especially if she was waiting for me, worried out of her mind. Maybe that was the case, either way, I had only one option.

I made my way back to my house, taking the back ally way to avoid any people I may have come across. People looked like they'd kill anyone for anything, and I wasn't going to take my chances.

I finally made my way to my house. It looked empty. The curtains weren't drawn and the front door was still locked from when I locked it this morning. Maybe Sarah had locked it herself. She had a spare key, after all. As I made my way inside, I noticed that the house hadn't been touched. Even so, I checked the house through three times before I was satisfied it was just me in the house, however, that also meant Sarah wasn't around either. I felt a sinking feeling inside. My sister was out there someone, possibly already dead. I vowed to protect her and I let her down.

I heard a rustle and quickly darted around. I had spent most of my childhood training to be a strong soldier. When I finished collage, I was going to join the army, but it seems like just a distant dream now. It did however come in handy now. I was stealthy and quick on my feet. I knew how to defend myself and others. I was ultimately a walking weapon.

As I turned, my fierce eyes met with a pair of scared Blue eyes. They were quivering, almost as though they were begging. I stood straight, scanning the body that the eyes belonged to. It was a young boy with blond hair. He wore goggles and strange cloth wear. He started to tremble and tears fell down his face. I looked behind him to see he had come through the back window. It was clear that my first mission was to board those up.

"Are you alone?" I finally spoke. He looked up, shocked, but somewhat relieved.

"Uh, my brother." He paused for a moment. "He is on his way." He looked at me, his eyes red from crying. I felt sorry for him. He reminded me of Sarah. She was always depending on me to protect her, and whenever I left her, she'd cry like a baby. "Please, I'm sorry for trespassing, but just a little longer. When he gets here, we'll both leave. We'll give you something for your hospitality." He was desperate. Was this the kind of world we lived in now?

"You've both got until tomorrow." I turned away. I couldn't just throw him out all on his own. I had to wait until his brother got here at least. "In the meantime, you can help me board up the windows and doors." I looked through the window, making sure the root to the shed was clear.

"Thank you. I'll do whatever I can to pay back my dept." He bowed his head. It was only 2 hours ago that the world went to havoc. Even now, people can't trust each other. They have to beg others for help, and even then there was bribery.

"We need to get to the shed. There are some wood planks that we'll need to get. Can you help me with that?" I stared at him, he stared back. He slowly nodded his head.

We soon went into the back yard and made our way to the shed. My garden was pretty much untouched, but I wasn't going to take any chances. If he got in easily, who knows what else can. I opened the shed and we both grabbed as much as we could per journey. Within 5 trips, we had collected them all.

Back in the house I boarded everything up. I didn't want to board it up. What if Sarah came back? I knew I didn't have time to think like that. I had to shut out all doubt and trust my senses.

When we were finally done, I switched the news on. We had to stay in the know with what was going on somehow, but there was nothing. All the channels were down. I flicked through the channels at least three times before giving up. Was this all really real?

"It's really all gone to hell, huh?" His small voice reached my ears. I turned to see him looking down at his hands. "I mean, there is nothing. No broadcasting, no rescue squads….People are eating each other, and killing each other." He continued to look down.

"It'll be alright. My sister is out there somewhere. If I didn't keep that hope, I'd go crazy. You just gotta keep that hope alive, ok?" He looked up at me, shocked at what I had said.

"I'm sorry…about your sister, I mean." He stared at the blank TV screen. He was clearly worried about his brother.

"So, how did you get separated from your brother?" I knew it was insensitive, but I had to ask these things. He looked up at me with a shocked expression.

"I don't really know. It all happened so fast." He looked down again. "He told me to run to the house with the roses in the garden, so I did. He said he'd be there shortly. He'd keep the 'walkers' away. He wanted to stop by a shop and grab some supplies to." He looked at me again. his eyes were full of doubt.

"Don't doubt your brother." I spat the words out. "You can doubt whoever and whatever you want, but no matter what, you never doubt your family and friends. You stay true and believe in them no matter what, got it?" I stared down at the floor as I sharply said those words. I could feel him looking at me.

"I never doubt my big brother. He's always been there for me, protecting me. I won't believe that something like this will take him." He gave a weak smile. It was clear he was worried. I admired the fact he was hiding his fear. Showing your fear was a weakness after all.

"What's your brother's name?" My eyes darted over to him as I waited for a reply.

"Yuj and I am Maqui." They were strange names no doubt, but I also knew who Yuj was. He also wanted to join the army after collage. He was in a few of my classes, but I never paid much attention to him. He was an odd one. He had blue hair that came to his shoulders, a weird sense of fashion and 'bright' personality.

"If he doesn't show up by tomorrow, we'll go and look for him." I stood up and walked towards the window to look out of a peep whole. It was getting dark now.

"I'm going to get us some weapons ready just to be ready. You go get some rest." I made my way down to the basement. I had several weapons down there. My personal favourite, the one I was trained fairly well in was the Gun blade. It was my most treasured weapon. Maqui was small and weak. My only option was to give him a gun. I'd make sure he didn't have a chance to use it though.

When I was finally done, I checked the area again before heading to my room. I was greeted by the soft sound if singing. I looked in the spare room and there he was. he was just singing to himself all alone. I felt as though I should have said something, comfort him at least, but I changed my name to Lightning for a reason. I can only destroy, not protect.

"Hey, I wasn't sure what weapon to sort you with. I got a gun for you, but a gun is a risky weapon to have in this time. I'll look through again tomorrow and you can help." I stood there for a moment and he stared at me.

"Ok. See you tomorrow then. Thank you, but I never got your name or your sisters." My eyes widened with shock.

"Lightning. My name is Lightning, and my sister's name is Sarah." I turned to the door when his voice reached me again.

"Thank you, Lighting. Without you…I'd probably be dead. Thank you for taking care of me. I'm sure Sarah is safe to. I like you, Lightning." I could hear his smile in his voice. I didn't turn around though. I simply nodded my head before walking out. No one ever said things like that to me, so I never knew how to react.

I couldn't sleep that night. I tossed and turned, thinking about what I was going to do. What if his brother was dead, along with Sarah? What was I supposed to do when I knew so little? Sleep was never an issue for me. I needed as little as an hours sleep. I trained myself to survive off small amounts of it.

It was finally midday, and we had both decided to go and look for Yuj. Little did I know that it was going to be the biggest mistake I made. If I had just stayed put…..

"You should be ok using that boomerang, but don't go picking unnecessary fights. I'll deal with as much as I can." I lectured as I started to place my weapon in its holder, hanging around my thigh. I opened a secret passage door that lead to the back ally way. "This is the safest route. I'll lead. You stay as close to me as you can, and keep your eyes peeled." He nodded and we both headed off.

It wasn't long before we walked into one of those things. It was staggering across our path. I snuck up behind it and quietly took of its head in one swift swipe of my gun blade. We continued on until we reached the end of the back ally. We looked out to see the streets looked fairly clear.

I scanned the streets over several times before giving the all clear. We stealthily made our way across the street, avoiding being seen at all cost. Not just by the 'walkers' as Maqui called them, but by other people to. If what Maqui said was true, then they would kill us and take what we had. We made our way through another back ally. This was had a few more walkers, meaning we were getting closer to the city centre. I knew it wasn't going to be pretty.

I turned to see Maqui frozen in spot. I followed his eyes to see a brown bag hanging from a ladder above us.

"That….that is Yuj's bag." Maqui didn't look away from the bag. His eyes were fixed on it, doubt taking over.

"Now you listen" I snapped. He looked at me. "You don't know that belongs to Yuj." He shook his head.

"Only one way to find out." he turned away and readied his gun. That was my queue to go and get the bag while he kept guard.

It wasn't hard to get the bag, although it was fairly heavy. I jumped down quickly and handed it to Maqui.

"See anything?" He didn't speak. He just endlessly rummaged through the bag, although I could see the horror on his face. "Maqui?" he looked up, trying to hide the tears that wanted to fall.

"This is his bag. Here, it even has a note inside." He handed me a neatly folded piece of paper. It read:

"Dear Maqui,

If you're reading this, that means you found my bag (thank heavens) and also means you're ok, however, it also means I'm no longer around. I stacked the bag with supplies that will last you a while. Take care, little brother. Get out of the city. It's too dangerous here. Find a nice place in the country or up in the mountains. Just stay away from cities.

Your big brother, Yuj."

With that the letter ended. I looked at Maqui, who was wiping tears away while looking through the bag.

"It's not safe here. Let's get back to the house and then we'll look through it." He didn't answer me. "Maqui!" I snapped. He looked at me, letting the tears fall before nodding. He handed me the bag and I swung it over my shoulder, carrying it.

We made our way back, taking out any walkers that came our way. When we got inside, I placed the bag on the floor and Maqui switched through the news channels again.

"He said to get out of the city. He has some sense." I sat beside Maqui and spoke softly. "So, what's your plan?" He dropped the remote down and stayed silent for a moment.

"I don't know. What else can I do? Without him, I won't survive a week." He shook his head. "I'll leave soon, don't worry. I just need some more time to live." My eyes narrowed sharply as I glared at him.

"Don't you dare!" I snapped at him, making him look at me in shock. "You think your brother died for you to just give up? No, that's not how it is. You have to survive" He shook his head.

"But, Lightning, I can't!" He lowered his head. "I'm weak and useless. People are always babying me" I could hear the pain in his voice. I felt sympathy for him. My sister was still out there. I didn't know if she was dead or alive, but Maqui was just like her.

"I'll take care of you." He looked at me again, shocked. "I'll help you survive. We'll get out of the city and into the mountains. We'll find somewhere, Maqui. We'll both survive this." I turned away and looked through the peep whole.

"What about Sarah? Aren't you going to try and find her?" I froze as his words hit my ears.

"Maqui, sometimes you have to let go of that hope. Sometimes that hope will hold you back from moving on." I didn't turn to face him, but I could feel his eyes on me.

"Isn't that like giving up? Are you willing to give up on Sarah?" I turned around and my eyes widened. I was readied my fist but stopped when I remembered he was just a kid. "Don't let go of the hope. Keep the hope, Lightning. Just put your hope in something else. Maybe she is safe somewhere." My tense muscles relaxed as he gave a gentle smile.

"We'll leave tomorrow. There is a map in there, right?" I nodded toward the bag and Maqui pulled out a map.

"Yeah, looks like Yuj already drew out an escape route out of the city." He handed me the map and I saw some pen markings on there.

"This isn't going to be easy. You have to stay sharp and don't get lazy." It would be easy for me, but for someone like Maqui, he was going to find it touch.

"I got it." He nodded his head.

"It's late. You better get some rest. Big day tomorrow" I informed him as he nodded.

"Ok, Lightning. See you in the morning. Thank you Lightning, for everything." He smiled before running upstairs to the room he slept in.

I stared at the bag for a moment, before sitting down and looking through it. It was full of energy bars and bottled water. Yuj was always known to be an idiot, but he was surprisingly smart when it came to survival. I wonder how it happened to him.

I finally froze. I pulled out an image that was neatly placed in the bag. It was a photograph of Maqui's family. There was a big guy with a few tattoos and short red hair, a woman with mid-length black hair and unusual clothing, Maqui himself and Yuj. The other two looked too young to be his parents. Friend's maybe?

I turned it over to see some writing. It read:

"The armies no match for NORA"

I had no idea what that meant, and honestly, it didn't interest me the slightest. Even so, I placed it safely back inside. It was going to be a long day. I got some more supplies to take before going to bed myself.

First chapter to my new fic. Tell me what you think in the reviews please.