Chapter 2: God only knows

If you should ever leave me ,

Though life would still go on believe me..

The world could show nothing to me.

So what good would living do me?

Barbershop Quartet Ver.- God only know

Her shotgun was tucked tightly at her side, slowly stepping towards another corner. "Where are you..." Roxy muttered, signaling her pray to come forward . She was always willingly to step forward and use herself as bait. What would happen to the smaller girl if she ever died? Nepeta wasn't very...good with guns. Nor was melee her style, which left her with the usual "I'll get them in the room, you run if you have to" Act. But not? No, now It felt like thats all it was..

Roxy Lalonde: Twenty one and had nothing going for her yet. Actually, before this whole crazy invasion, she'd done nothing but watch wizard movies on her families funds. Any other time she would've been enjoying a nice, long, relaxing drink. Something along the name of a tropical island or famous superstar. Nothing more then that- and a good trigger finger- carried her through what was know as 'Then End of the World'. Sure...people were on the street eating each other and those who remained were..In simpler terms, nuts off their ass. Surviving alone was out of instinct, had she not lived such a strange and isolated life beforehand.

Though while some would grab guns and plenty of extra ammo, no one really...well, knew how to shoot a gun. It left those who wanted to sleep it off, those who wanted to save ever single soul and spare as much to themselves dead.
You let people in, and once they don't need you anymore..well, you're as good as a zombie.

"Roxy..? Can I ask you something."

Nepeta was much younger then any companion Roxy tagged along with before. She was hoping for maybe someone who wasn't a child, a little innocent girl. The fear of being bit and leaving her to kill her was an unthinkable predicament, but he would need to discuses it with her one day. She ran around with anything cat related; Hello Kitty backpack, cat ear clips, even her skirt had a much more ruined tail hanging from it. Roxy wasn't even sure how old she was, something in towards the end of July she once told her.

"Shoot kiddo."

"Do you think I'll ever see my sister again?" The nine year old pulled her knitted beanie tighter onto her. "I mean...she wasn't at the apartment.."

Oh like hell she wasn't! Lalonde remember the sight from only a few weeks ago..thank god her memory was still in check. Meulin had blood hanging off her lips, boiled to the bone next to Kurloz. Those two- from the pictures hanging on old walls, the diary she found under the high school girls bed and finally how they died- proved that they were very much in love with each other. What made it worse was what had been written down, even worse how they chose to di-

Her train of thought ended, a loud crash from behind them. Roxy swooped to grab the girl before her answer could properly be finalized. "Keep quiet!" She said, holding her hand over the younger girls mouth. The only sound being a crooked click in gasp.

Oh fuck.

Shutting her eyes as tight as she could, Roxy took a deep and shallow breath, too scared to think right now. Exit, find a god damn exit and get out of here..now.

Nepeta would close closer to her, arms shivering. "R-roxy..."

Pausing she glanced out, catching a glimpse of the monster but saying no more then "What's shakin."
"Roxy I-I gotta go.."

Oh you've got to be fucking kidding.

"Can you hold it in kiddo?"

Nepeta quickly shook her head, sniffling. "I really, really gotta-"

"Ok, fine. We...we 're gonna play a little game ok?" As slow as she could, Roxy tugged up her shotgun bullets from her pocket, trying to talk to her at the same time. "See the back window? Right there?" Lalonde would bow her head towards the crocked window half hidden behind a shelf. Damn, had some supplies left on it too..Too late for it now, the croaking got louder, closer to them, she just needed to-

clinch...cli, cli, cli, cli...

A bullet fell, the quietest of acts alerting them. In a spiral, they dashed towards them, running with pounding steps. Roxy twisted her legs to them, one blast after another, a body spewing before falling finally to its knees in a matter of seconds. Blood, it would splatter on her, quickly she shoved on. The hall they came from now shrinking in size as Clickers infected and trampled through. The small slot of time, Roxy lifting and shoving Nepeta out the loose window, some glass cutting her sides if barley, she would snap back with another bullet flying at them.

"Go!" Roxy shouted, cocking her gun back before another bit the dust. Nepeta shook her head, staying still. "R-roxy I don't wanna go! You gotta come too!" Her bag was shoved down until she fell with and 'oof'.

"Run damnit! Ha-hide and I'll come find you ok?! That's the game! The games hide and seek!"

No, this wasn't the game she wanted to play! She wanted hopscotch or...or tag! Not hide-and-go-seek!

"GO! I'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU!" Screaming at this point, the girl nodded, stuttering a 'Yes mam' before running to hide. Roxy would come back...she had too...Nepeta wouldn't be alone for herself again, not like before. Holding the bells on her hat still, her legs carried her off as far as the sounds of gunshots were. So far, far away...

"Alright.." Cocking her shotgun back one more time, a few clickers, basic zombies...that should be a walk in the...

A man stepped forward, large blisters covering an enormous stomach. Skin hung off his sides, and a clammed skull held his face together. A hideous sight, something that walked right out of a child's nightmare more like it. His arm was deteriorating, the bone holding

Fanfucking-tastic.

With a tired smile, she aimed to kill at the first enemy that launched itself forward. "Come'n get me why don't you..."

She always was and actress, and actress would pretend.

He was scared, no, worse then that. He knew the city wasn't any better, so thats why twenty seven year old Sollux Captor and his fiancé Aradia Megido decided the country side was a much better place to buckle down. She would help teach rich assholes how to ride horses, and he would help with what online mobility they could get to sell stocks and manage their sons homeschooling. It was a simple life, calm and everything they wanted from their strange backgrounds. He was always afraid of the city, too many things to hurt his family already. Hell, ever since Aradia told him she was pregnant at the age of 18, he knew he would turn into a paranoid shut in that wanted to protect his family.

Which, none of it worked out.

Because everything seemed to be falling apart now.

"Mituna, go wait in the truck ok?" Panicked, he carried her in his arm, blood filtering the shirt he had on as well as the entire length of Aradias arm. No, he couldn't bare himself to think about it right now... "Hide under the blanket if you see anyone ok? Daddies gonna be right back..." Kissing the smaller boys forehead, he sped off inside their house- what was left of their sanctuary- and setting her down on the kitchen counter. "Sol...Sol calm down...we need to think about this..I...I'm not.." Shaking his head, he slammed down the medical case he managed to find at the gas station towards the city. "No, you're gonna make it ok...y-you just need to stay up..." Captor was shaking, his eyes flicking over the large junk in her arm that seemed to be getting worse and worse in every glance.

Brown streaks of hair hid her worried expression, pain coursing through each pulse more and more. Therewasn't anything either could do, how complex everything would have been if the roles were reversed. What if Sollux or Mituna got bit? She went out a little bit too early a few days ago, wanted to see how her last horse was doing up when something wobbled on in. The pair were still fairly clean, one had a gun strapped to their back. Where they camping out? Spying on them? Apparently so..thank god they turned when they did...too bad she didn't have a weapon on hold..

"Stay right here babe! I'm gonna fix this, we're gonna fix you." Stumbling out, he barley dodged the set of gas cans they had for every trip they had.

Watery eyes widen. Perfect, her apparition was messing with her head now..It burned. Burned..Burn...burning...burnt...

What was she doing? Her body was surly up and about, but...something felt weird. Her body was almost dipped in something now, a scream. Snapping out of the small trance, time seemed to go pale, a match in her hand, the gas cans spilled everywhere and a frightened Sollux standing infront of her.

At this point she wasn't even thinking.

Smiling.

Ending.

"I love you...Take care of Mituna dear..."

Fingertips flickered

"Aradia, NO!"

She always was an actress, better at playing pretend then facing the truth.

The match fell.

Drenched in blood, Roxy limped forward, the sky ever so dark and that line ever so played out. It took her longer then expected...a flipped bus near the cities river her current hideout. No sign of Nepeta..a savored bottle of whiskey in one hand, swishing back and forth as she waited. No one could shoot her off, not from her point.. No cars on the road to hide behind, no buildings close enough for a good angle to sniper her off and too hard to climb up and knife her in the back. Speaking of knifing in the back, after that fight in the store, she was left with one empty case and a knife for now. What sort of possibilities could that one bullet give her? Peace of mind? Survival? The end? What if.

Setting up the shotgun with steady and eased hands, Roxy gulped down, the roll in her neck pushing against the guns barrel.

Maybe...

...

No.

Shutting the gun back to her side, she tried to think about something better...the little girl she needed to save...the escape plan...Jane..

Love

Her head drifted to the story of the lovers, Meulin and Kurloz, how they died.

They passed in each others arms, a gun hanging from the girls hand, and the boy holding her close. A note tucked between them.

'If I were to die tonight, would you be there tomorrow?'

He gasped, air flooding his lungs as he ran out. He tried to grab her, but the flames seem to consume her in a matter of dust and bone. The house was up in flames within half an hour. The house he bought to keep them away from any and all dangers was burning to the ground against the evening sky, Solluxs legs cracked. His head hurt, and running his fingers through his hair wasn't going to change the stinging.

Falling to his knees, he heard the car door open, not bothering to turn around, Mituna not saying a word.

That boy..he needed to protect Mituna more now. More then his life infact...thats what she would've wanted right? As gently as possible he opened up, taking his son in his arms. And as the crackle seemed to erupt and pace itself dreadfully slow, the crisp smell of smoke and the sense of faith slipping away, Sollux decided that maybe something worse was awaiting them beyond the gas low tank and the riverbanks leading into the city.

I may not always love you

But long as there are stars above you

You never need to doubt it

I'll make you so sure about it

God only knows, what I'd be, without you.

Authors note; Since you guys wanted it, I decided to introduce Roxy, Nepeta, Sollux, Mituna and Aradia this time. I know the chapters fairly short, but I literally did all of this in a matter of...one day. I felt like getting this scene out very quickly.

Now, to clear things up, Roxy was originally going to be either eighteen or nineteen, never did I intend her to be twenty one until I noticed I would need it for plot reason. So that happened..next, Mituna was meant to be introduced later on, and he was at least fifteen. I changed it for story reasons, make him Solluxs son, etc etc. Sollux is more of a runner then a fighter. Sure he's held a gun and killed zombies, but never a major death like this has occurred to him. At least no one he knows yet has been dead besides Aradia.

If you notice, I just played The Last of Us, and fell instantly inlove with the characters, the world, even the storyplot. Recently beating it made me want to write this chapter as well, so here you go! Hope you enjoyed it.

Please, leave a review telling me who you want to see next! I love hearing from you guys, and your ideas. I tried tossing in drunk Roxy too, sorry if it wasn't a lot right now.

Thanks!