"So um, are you looking for someone?" Little Rock asked looking at Miami, trying to get some conversation going. Miami just looked out the window, and hadn't said a word since she got in the car.

"Everyone I know is dead." She said simply, not looking away from the window. Little Rock went silent and looked forward again. No one spoke for a few minutes, then Miami sighed, "Look I'm sorry."

Everyone stared at her, thinking they misheard her. She turned away from the window and looked at Little Rock. "I'm sorry for being grouchy." Then she turned to Columbus. "And I'm sorry for calling you a pansy ass with no balls."

Tallahassee laughed. Everyone looked at him. "It's funnier the second time." He said. Wichita and Little Rock smiled.

"So um…" Miami said trying to be friendly. "How long have you guys been together?"

"About a month, month in a half. You traveled all the way here from Miami?" Columbus said, clearly more relaxed.

Miami smirked. "No, I'm not actually from Miami. I'm from a town called Eustis...but that didn't seem like a good name. I've always loved Miami though and I've been there a couple of times. But now I'm just traveling where life takes me."

"Well did you ever travel with anyone?" Little Rock asked. Wichita smacked her arm, already sensing the answer. Miami went tense and she looked out the window. "I'm gonna go to sleep." She said, putting her hood up, hiding her face from everyone. Wichita gave Little Rock a look.

"What?" Little Rock asked not knowing what she did wrong. Tallahassee looked over at Miami briefly, feeling a bit of sympathy for the girl, then tilted his hat over his eyes to go to sleep. Everyone was silent and Miami slowly drifted off.


"Miami?"

Miami was running, she ran until she couldn't breathe, she ran until her legs were about to collapse. Every time she was near where she wanted to be, it got farther away. "No. No!" She ran, but she was too late. "NO!"

She sat up and pulled out her knife, holding it to the neck of the figure beside her. Little Rock's eyes were full of fear. "It's just me, it's just me!" she said holding her hands up. Miami remembered what had happened that day and put the knife away quickly. "Sorry." She mumbled, looking ashamed that she had shown weakness, she looked out the window and saw Wichita with her hand on the door handle. After a moment she released it and walked back to her spot next to Columbus. Miami got out and saw that the sun had set, and that they were in a hotel parking lot. The others looked at her briefly before resuming what they were doing.

"What we doing?" she asked wiping the sleep from her eyes.

Tallahassee went to the back and started putting weapons in his belt. "Well we're getting a place to crash for the night." He said. "Wanna help princess?" He smiled.

She scowled at him. "Yeah sure." She shoved him over and grabbed her shotgun and started going through her bag. Tallahassee smiled again and walked to the front of the car. Columbus only got a small look of a few of Miami's many weapons. "Wow you are very dangerous." He said, raising his eyebrows.

"Everything's dangerous to you Petunia." Tallahassee said from the front.

"Seriously though, you are like one person not to be fucked with."

Miami smiled putting a few knives in her belt. "You have no idea." She said, walking to the side of the car. They all followed Tallahassee to the entrance of the hotel when he stopped.

"Who wants to go first?" He asked.

Wichita, Columbus and Little Rock stopped and looked at each other. Miami walked past them and into the building without hesitation. "Alright then." Tallahassee said following her.

Inside everything was quiet. Miami found a light switch and turned it on, revealing the cluttered room before them. The large waiting room had peeling blue wallpaper, overturned chairs, broken glass, and trash, everywhere. On the reception desk an arm clung to the telephone that hung over the side. There was a chandelier hanging in the center, angels surrounding it on the ceiling. They seemed more like demons laughing than angels.

"If you go out in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise." Miami softly sung, surprising the others who just looked at her as she slowly walked over a broken chair.

"If you go out in the woods today you'd better go in disguise." She sung louder. Everyone stayed near the door, wondering what she was doing. The broken glass cracked under her boots.

"For every bear that ever there was, have gathered here today because…" She sang very well, her voice echoing off the empty walls.

"Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic."

Two zombies ran out of the hall in front of Miami. Miami smiled over her shoulder. "Hang on." She said, and the others lowered their guns except for Tallahassee. The zombies got closer. Tallahassee was about to shoot when suddenly Miami pulled out two knives from her belt and threw them at the ceiling. They cut the weak rope holding the chandelier, and just as the zombies were under it, it fell. Miami turned around just as it landed on the two zombies 20 feet away.

"Owned" she said. Everyone stared, impressed.

"Well I think that takes Zombie Kill of the Week. Little creepy but zombie kill none the less." Columbus said moving forward.

Tallahassee moved forward reluctantly, upset that Miami stole his title of bad ass for the week. "Show off." He muttered.

They cleared out three more zombies, two of which Miami took out flawlessly with a frying pan she found in a room. They barricaded the doors leading to the upper floors and the back and front doors. They all sat in an area at the end of the hall on the 1st floor that had chairs and a table. They were playing BS with a pack of cards they found in one of the rooms when Miami reached into her bag to get a snack. She pulled out a Twinkie and ate half of it in one bite.

"What in the Hell!" Tallahassee exclaimed staring at her in shock. She looked at him confused and swallowed.

"What you callin my turn bullshit?" She said, shoving the rest of the Twinkie in her mouth. "No, the Twinkie…" he trailed off, a look of sadness on his face. Miami looked at Columbus eyebrows raised. He shrugged.

"Yeah, forgot to tell you, Tallahassee has a thing for Twinkies." He laughed, putting down two cards. "2 fives."

"Bullshit." Little Rock said, immediately getting scolded by Wichita while Columbus picked up the pile with a sigh. Tallahassee looked down at his cards, still sad that the Twinkie was gone.

"So, in a way," Columbus continued. "You just crushed his hopes and dreams by eating that Twinkie in front of him." Everyone laughed except Tallahassee who gave Columbus a look that made the boy thankful that he had Wichita between them.

"3 sixes." Wichita said, putting down the cards.

"1 seven." Tallahassee said, looking disappointed again.

"1 eight." Little Rock said. Miami reached into her bag again.

"1 Twinkie." She said, tossing it to Tallahassee. It bounced of his chest and landed in his hand. He looked at her with a face that she thought might cry. He smelled the Twinkie, causing everyone to laugh.

"And 2 nines." Miami said as Tallahassee devoured the Twinkie happily. She thought for a second that he forgot about the wrapper.

"You may be on my good side princess, but that is Bullshit." Tallahassee said with a huge smile. Miami smiled and picked up the pile.

"Don't ever call me a fuckin princess again or Ill make sure you won't be able to enjoy another Twinkie." She said still smiling.

Tallahassee held up his hands in surrender. "Alright, Alright. I sense a bit of hostility,there dont you?"

Miami looked at him with a face so full of sarcasm that it seemed to say 'Really? I had no idea.'

"Hey how come she can talk like that and I can't? She's looks just a few years older than me." Little Rock complained. Miami gave a small laugh.

"Simple, I've got more guns than you."


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