Luna: And here's chapter 2! Woot!
Disclaimer: I don't own L4D. The OC's are mine, except Autumn belongs to meh friend!
Zack stayed away from Amy, and his sister Autumn stayed with him. He had begun to grow stronger, he had felt his claws and teeth growing sharper since the day he lost Vixy. He trained everyday to be a better Hunter, a stronger Hunter. He protected his sister from a rather nasty common, and had not looked his sister in the eyes since. He was upset that he hadn't been strong enough to protect Vixy against humans, who were just as weak as common infected.
But his sister got him out of it, and even joined him in his training sessions. She could leap almost as long and high his him. They had been on their own now for five weeks, and Zack had grown. But was still a child.
As they were goofing around on of their self proclaimed rest day, playing tag and hide-an-screech, Zack had come across a scent. A rather familiar scent. He stopped chasing his sister, took one sniff, and went off in the direction. He smelled her! He would know Vixy's scent from anywhere! Autumn, seeing her brother running, followed closely behind him. She tried to get him to talk, but again that was a waste. Unlike her, he wouldn't talk. Nor would he ever.
But it doesn't mean she couldn't try, being stubborn as she was.
"Zack!" She called, as he stopped suddenly.
He was still, and was looking at the ground. She couldn't see his claws, but she saw the blood dripping out, telling her that he had his claws clenthed tight. She walked up to him, and looked to where he was. In front of him was an orange piece of ripped clothing. A sleeve of somesort. Zack growled, picking it up, his blood seeping into the fabric. An old scent. But it had smelled so new to him. His growling intensified, before he snarled outloud in anger and vanished from her sight in a flash. Autumn looked, seeing her brother had truely left her.
She wasn't some weak Huntress, but she was still a child. She couldn't even find his scent, and it unnerved her to say the least. "Zack?" She called, retracing their steps, but she soon got lost.
She began to whimper, wondering where he was. A shadow then jumped from the rooftop, landing in front of her. Her eyes widened, as she backed away. Not all Hunter's were nice, and since she was a child, she was seen as an easy meal to anyone. But the Hunter just stared at her, and she could see that the Hunter was infact, a Huntress.
She wore an orange hoodie with strange loose fabric on either side of her hoodie like a cats. She was missing a sleeve, the other trailed all the way down to her hand, a loop of it around her middle finger. Brown capri's with ducktape on her left knee.
Autumn whimpered, not know what to do, as the Huntress cocked her head and leaned forward, sniffing her. The Huntress then began making calming noises, soothing the Child Huntress. It worked, and she came closer to her. She sat, raised her right hand, and began searching her face, her hood falling from her face. She ran her fingers through Autumn's tangled black hair, all the while still making small soothing sounds.
"Now little one, why are you upset?" She finally spoke.
Autumn shifted her feet and claws. "My... My brother ran off, and I can't find him." Autumn said in her small voice.
The Huntress growled a chuckle. "All brother's do that. If you wait, he'll come back." She assured her.
"Really?" She asked, tilting her head to the side.
The grown Huntress nodded her head. "Yup. I gotta go. My mate is calling." She said as the two heard a soft growl/cough. "Just go back to where he left you, and he'll be waiting." She instructed, and leaped to the rooftop again, where a Smoker stood. She watched the pair run from roof top to roof top, till they were out of sight.
Taking the strange Huntress's advice, she headed to where he left her. As she rounded the corner, he saw him, hunched, and looking worried. He spotted her as soon as she had, and he screeched, leaping over to her. He hugged her, making the noises he usually made, telling her he was sorry for leaving her. She hugged him back, forgiving him. He let go, and grunted to her to follow. Curious, she followed.
They went a bit of ways, before they come to the shack they had been sleeping in. Zack opened the door and let her see. There was a human body, fresh. Autumn's mouth watered, and then looked to her brother in awe.
"You... Took down a human?" She asked in amazement.
He nodded, and nudged her inside. Also telling her to take the first bite. Autumn barely remembered the taste of a human, as did Zack. But the two dug in, both growling in contemptment.
Autumn was in the shack, having just found bedding in the house that the shack belonged to. She was making their nests, when she scented something strong. And it was bad. She paused, and carefully opened the door, looking both ways. She saw and scented nothing now. She hesitantly crawled out, pausing to sniff everynow and again. She then felt something wrap around her waist. She was pulled from her feet, causing her to yelp, as she was pulled further from the shack. She struggled, as she reconized the scent.
Amy. And she wasn't happy to see her. Amy was scowling, and had fresh blood. But it was from an Infected.
"The hell have you been?" She snarled.
Autumn said nothing, scared of what might happen. "Hell is your brother?" She asked, snarling again. Again Autumn said nothing, causing Amy to snap.
Zack carried a rabbit, the only living thing he could find, in his mouth as he crawled into the yard. He noticed something was off, and he couldn't figure out what it was till he entered their home. The shack was abandon, the nests not even properly made like they usually were. And his sister was missing. He dropped the rabbit, and the scent finally hit him. Amy! Amy had been there! Where was Autumn? He followed his sisters scent, and found it to be mingled with Amy's. But Amy's scent had changed. Something was wrong, and bad about it. And then their scent's just vanished.
He howled long and loud, from anger and sadness. But there was conviction in it, and any around that heard, could tell this young Hunter was on a mission of blood.
Luna: Did you like it? Love it? Hate it? Tell me please! And I know, it was short. Deal. R&R!