There was banging on the door, gunfire could be heard from outside. Where they shooting people, or was that their way of setting off some type of alarm to frighten them? The next thing Rick knew, his door was broken down, his bedroom light was on, and the military forcefully grabbed Rick and Lori, dragging them out of their house as if they had done something wrong.

Rick was screaming angrily, all these men were surrounding him. He couldn't find his wife anywhere. And each time he tried looking for her was he pushed with force forward. He neared a bus, strong hands, stronger than himself pushed him inside. As he tried to turn around to find Lori, his path was blocked. He turned back around, tears filling his eyes before he heard her voice. He looked up, to find Lori in the middle of the bus, in a seat next to a window, he began rushing down the small hall of the bus, until he got to her.

He grabbed her in his arms and held on tightly. "Are you okay?" He asked her in a worried tone, and once she nodded her head he brought her back into that tight hug, his fingers running desperately through her hair. "I thought I lost you.." He whispered in her ear, before she released a quiet whimper, hugging him even tighter. The two finally sat down, looking around in panic at what was happening. Rick sighed and wrapped an arm around Lori's waste, bringing her closer to him before she laid her head on his shoulder. Soon after that, she fell asleep.

It was hours since they were on the bus. The bus was quiet and full of exhausted, scared people. Lori's head was now against the window, and Rick kept his arms crossed against his chest. He leaned out every now and than to see where they were, and sighed each time. The area's where becoming more and more unfamiliar to him. He glanced at his wife, before leaning his head back against the seat, and taking a light nap. His /biggest/ fear right now was losing Lori again, but not finding her.

Rick woke up only to find Lori standing over by the doors of the balcony, clutching her necklace and staring out. Her eyes were glued to the outside, and she seemed in a zone. Rick sat up, and wiped his eyes. He stood up out of bed, and arched his back a bit, as well as stretching his arms before walking up behind Lori and wrapping his arms tightly around her waste, bringing her closer against him. "Good mornin'." He softly said, laying his chin on her shoulder. She jumped a bit from his touch, but than found herself leaning back into him comfortably. "Good morning." She responded softly, looking at him. "Thought you'd sleep in. I didn't wanna wake you.."

Rick shook his head and hugged her a bit tighter. "No.. I don't trust it here just yet. I woke up as soon as you did, just let myself fall back into a-" He paused and yawned, "light sleep."

Lori laughed a bit, turning her head and kissing the side of his head lightly. "Yeah, you're tired." He only smiled back.

"You think they have food here? Extra cloths?" Lori asked, after their moment of silence.

"I sure do hope so." He sighed. "You wanna go check?"

Lori nodded her head. "I saw they provided unopen tooth brushed and toothpaste in the bathroom.. so I guess that's a start." She shrugged lightly.

Rick smiled and leaned up, unwrapping his arms from her. "Good. I don't wanna kiss you if you have a smelly breath." He smirked, joking.

"Oh yeah?" Turning, she gently hit him. "You're a jack ass."

"Jack ass?" He grinned and grabbed her by the hips, pulling her against him, and pressing his lips to hers. Lori broke the kiss and grinned a bit. "Thought you don't wanna kiss me when I have a smelly breath?"

He pressed his forehead against hers, and grinned once again. "You're real easy on the eyes. That's my excuse."

Lori laughed and pushed him away. "You're something else."

"I am?" He laughed. She nodded, smiling. "I'm going to go brush my teeth now, so you'll stop making excuses on why you're kissing me." Rick laughed and shook his head, watching her as long as he could before she shut the door behind her.

Rick walked over to his pants that were lying on the floor and as soon he leaned down to grab them, there was a knock at the door. He peeked through the small hole the door provided before opening it up. It was the guard with folded cloths in his hand. "These are provided for you two. Take the elevator down the hall to the main lobby when you're done waking up. You have an hour to get down there. They'll be serving breakfast for everyone, and giving some new information for everyone." Rick nodded his head and the guard walked off, with a cart full of extra clothing.

Rick shut the door and laid the clothing out on the bed. A pair of jeans and a white shirt was provided for him, As for Lori, her outfit looked like it would fit her a little too well. He raised his brow and walked over to the bathroom. "Hey, babe, seriously you don't have to brush your teeth that long to impress me." Lori opened the door and grinned at him, breathing in his face. "Oh shut up."

"Well don't you smell like an angel." He smirked leaning closely to her, before she ducked under him and glanced at the bed. "These for us?" She looked back at Rick, he nodded his head. "Guard from last night dropped them off. I guess they are providing clothing." He shrugged and walked into the bathroom. "Excuse me while I use the boys room." He winked at her and shut the door.

Lori slid off whatever she was wearing and slid on the clothing that was provided for her. She than walked over to the mirror, and began messing around with her hair.

Rick walked out moments later and watched her. He than let a small fall across his face as he took off his his night cloths, putting on what was provided for him as well. "You're adorable enough."

Lori let out a whine noise, looking back. "You try being a girl with knotty hair. It's not fun."

Rick laughed a bit and ran his fingers through his, before sliding on a pair of shoes. "Yeah, glad I'm not a girl." Rick joked. Lori turned around and frowned at him, before sliding on. Rick smiled at her frown, before grabbing a strand of her hair. "Knotty or not, you're still beautiful." Lori's frown turned into a smile before she gently pulled him into a hug.

"They said they wanted us down in the lobby in about an hour. They're going to provide breakfast for us and give us some information. Not sure what it's about but we're required to be there." Rick shrugged and released Lori. "So lets go now." She suggested, walking over to the dresser where the room key was and grabbing it. She glanced back at Rick, who was moving their other cloths to the side and turning off whatever lights were on before walking up to her. She opened the door and made sure it was locked before they made their way down the hallway.

Next thing, they were in the main lobby. Guards were everywhere, pointing the direction out they should take. Lori held onto Rick's hand and looked all around. She was surprised at how many people were actually here, and surprised the military had them handled so well. The kept walking until they entered a huge room, filled with tables, and people at the tables with breakfast in front of them. "This place is huge.." Lori mumbled under her breath, looking all around, but stopping once a couple of people began giving her looks. Next thing she knew the military were handing them trays, with a small bowl of soup, bacon and eggs for each. Silverware was provided on the side of the tray, along with napkins. Lori and Rick found a small table that they claimed, sitting right next to each other.

"I'm all the sudden not hungry.." Lori said, frowning slightly at her food. Rick gently rubbed her back. "At least try the soup, and I know how you love bacon. If you want mine I'll take your eggs." He suggested, looking at her. She looked back and shook her head. "No babe, keep your bacon. I'll eat whatever on here." She smiled at him, before looking down at the bacon and taking a piece, eating it.

Moments passed as the crowd continued eating. Before the colonel type man, the same exact man from last night, walked in front, and blew his whistle. Everyone began looking up at him. It took him a couple of blows to finally get everyone to quiet down.

"Do I have everyone's attention?" He asked, in a calm, yet strict manner. Once no one said anything, he continued on. "You're probably all confused on what's going on. I don't blame you for being mad.. or frightened, or confused on the situation. But everyone needs to know, you are here for safety purposes. Now, I cannot give out /any/ classified information, but what I can do is tell you the world we once knew is falling apart." He paused, scanning the crowds faces. "No, it isn't due to global warming, or littering, or any of the small stuff like that. It is due to a horrible, horrible virus. Something that may not be curable. But until we bring it to an end, or tell you what is going on, we're going to put a stop to it. You people have no idea how horrible it is. It has not yet become world wide yet. But to keep it from becoming world wide we are gathering as much people as we can and sheltering them until it is stopped. Until further notice, the rest will continue to remain classified. Now, I would like to ask of everyone to go back to their rooms as soon as you are done eating. We will bring up lunch to you later as well as dinner." With that, he turned and began speaking to a guard, before walking out.

Lori looked at Rick with a nervous expression on her face, before he sighed and leaned in, kissing the side of her head.