"Shit, come on!" Chloe yelled in frustration.

Chloe had been working to fix her truck the last few hours while Max was right by her side in case she needed another tool but since she didn't know much about tools, she thought it'd be best for Max to something else. Chloe knew Max meant well but she didn't want to take her frustrations out on her because some part wasn't working right.

"Hey Chloe..do you need some help?" A voice called to her.

"Fuck! No Max, I'm fine, just need a few." She replied.

Max was doing nothing but just standing around waiting for Chloe to fix her truck. They were on the side of a road in what seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. After the storm had hit Arcadia Bay, they had decided to live together and begin a romantic relationship. There was no talk of Rachel Amber due to Chloe not wanting to talk about her. They had decided to just go out on the open road to just get away from everything for awhile and everyone except for each other. After another 20 minutes, Chloe got back from under her truck to start the engine. It stalled but finally, it was working.

"Fuck yes!" She said happily.

"Max, get in!" Chloe yelled to her.

Max had decided to take a few pictures and was just 10 feet away so it took a few minutes for her to get back to the truck and Chloe. As soon as she got in, the truck took off leaving nothing but a trail of dust.

"So where are we going?" Max asked.

"Who cares, as long as were together, I don't care where we go." Chloe said.

Max and Chloe had learned to grow up fast since the storm had hit Arcadia. In that time, Max learned to be less timid while Chloe learned to listen and not rush into anything without thinking of what would happen. Their appearances had also changed within a year's time. Chloe still had her tomboy punk look but it had gotten a little bit dark and while her hair had gotten longer, and still blue, she had decided to shave off the right side of her head and get a few piercings. Max's appearance changed as Chloe encouraged her to break out of her 'hipster shell' and adopt a new style. Max did just that as she adopted the punk hipster style which wasn't much of a surprise to Chloe.

Chloe drove for hours only to stop to get some gas or food. Neither of them knew what town they would end up next but it had to be better than just driving around for hours in a day. After they finished, Chloe had decided to ask one of the workers if they had known which town they would drive to if they continued to on, one of them stated that by keeping on going straight, they would end up in a town called Hythe that had grown in recent years. She thanked them before she and Max left. Another few days passed before they saw a sign that read:

Hythe

3 miles ahead

To say that both of them were relieved was an understatement. They finally found a new place to start their new life together. Max knew that they would need a place to live and Chloe said that she would take care of everything but for now, to keep their pasts hidden from others if asked why they ended up there in the first place. Another 20 minutes and they were struck by the vision of a small town that looked nothing like what they had pictured. Max noticed a sign that read:

Welcome To Hythe

"Well, looks like we're here." Chloe said, breaking the silence.

"Yea, no kidding. It's a lot different from Arcadia Bay." Max replied.

"So first, we need to find a motel to stay at temporarily. I still have the money that I promised Frank I'd give him I took from Principal Douche. I've just been 'adding' to it." She said.

"What do you mean by adding to it?" Max asked her with a curious tone.

I found Frank's stash of cash that he's gotten from people who needed to pay him over the years. Apparently, Frank is or was the popular dealer to score from." Chloe said, feeling happy about it.

"Chloe, are you serious? When did you have the time?" She asked her.

"That, my love, is a secret." She replied in a weird romantic tone.

"Whatever you say Chloe." Max responded by shaking her head while smiling a bit.

"This would be a good time to tell you that I, Chloe Price, also took some money from Nathan Prescott." Chloe stated.

Max just looked at her amazed but knowing Chloe, she could've easily pulled it off no matter what. She remained silent until at last, they found a nice looking motel to stay at. Both of them got out and walked towards the motel. When they opened it, it was nice on the inside as well and didn't even look like a motel but a fancy hotel. When Chloe handled everything at the front desk, Max looked just in time to see that Chloe was handed a room key. As they went into the elevator, Max brought up the issue of extra clothes and other necessities to which Chloe responded by saying that they could go shopping after checking out the room.

They headed out of the room to check out the town and to see if it could potentially be their new home. In truth, they didn't exactly know what they were doing but staying in Chloe's truck was getting to be too much for them and despite stopping at few other small towns and cities, it wasn't the right place for them to be.

They got back in the truck and parked it along the sidewalk just a mile away from the motel. Getting out, they did some walking around to near by shops and it wasn't long before Chloe and Max took notice of people looking at them while whispering. Chloe would walk to stack of shirts and people who had been there, would quickly move out of her way as well as Max's way. She made her way back before they decided to just go to another place.

"What was that all about?" Max asked.

"Maybe they're not friendly to strangers." Chloe replied.

The same pattern repeated at several different places and both of them were starting to get suspicious. Finally, it was Max that spoke up when it appeared to be a teenage girl that darted towards a different direction.

"Whoa, hey, why are you running?" She asked the girl.

"D-did you need something?" The girl replied in a squeaky, timid, voice.

"We just wanna know what's going on and why the stares." Chloe spoke up.

"You're not one of them are you?" The girl asked.

"One of who?" Chloe asked.

"Oh..good, you're not." She said.

"We're not understanding." Max said to her.

Oh, sorry. You're not from here are you?" She asked, looking at them.

"No, we just got here?" Chloe replied.

"Follow me." She said, walking out.

They followed her to what looked and reminded Chloe of her hideout back in Arcadia Bay. When they entered, thy saw the girl sitting waiting for them.

"I'm sorry for earlier. Despite Hythe being a city, we're currently in a district that usually doesn't do well to new visitors at first." The girl said to them.

"So what's with the stares?" Max asked her.

"People around here might think you might be associated with Virus." She replied.

"Virus?" Whose that.

"Virus is a bit of a mystery but knows everything that goes on in Hythe and everyone." The girl explained.

After they finished talking, The girl, named Alana, told them about Hythe and Virus's associates. And while not a bad person, trusts very few people with personal details. She also explained that Virus is known to help people get out of serious problems. The nickname Virus, came from others who were gotten rid of just days after coming to Hythe.

"Wait, Virus is a girl or guy?" Chloe asked, cocking an eyebrow.

Alana shrugged and explained that no one really knows because those, who've gotten help from Virus is only contacted through associates who don't tell anyone about Virus at all.

All of them left and Alana told them goodbye. As it turned out, Alana was just 2 years younger than both of them and had lived in Hythe since she was born. She also told them that Virus might be older than most teenagers or around the same age but no one really knew the family history. Chloe and Max went back to the truck, started it up, and went to the motel. Both of them couldn't hide their curiosity of 'Virus' so they wanted to find out more and that's what they were going to do.

Notes: *The story is mostly talking and then some paragraphs here and there.*