Chapter 4: Half-Siblings

Anne's POV

Chris was doing a lot better since the incident. I was glad to see him acting like his old self again. He started having fun again. When I found him in the common room with everyone except Nick and Carlos, he was demonstrating his skills with his Sai. I figured he should use mine as well as his. So when he stopped, I walked up to him and handed him my Sai. He grinned and took it.

After he was done showing off, he handed me back my Sai, and I put it in a holster. Sarah seemed a little scared, so I decided to calm her down.

"Don't worry, Sarah. He only uses it to kill lurkers. So you and everyone else have nothing to worry about." I said, earning a nod from Chris.

"She's right. I'm not gonna hurt anyone with it, except lurkers, and that piece of shit I called 'Dad'." He said. I then looked at him with surprise.

Chris's POV

I looked at Anne to see she had a look of surprise on her face.

"You mean, you want revenge?" She asked me.

"You're damn right, I do." I replied through gritted teeth. All of a sudden, I hear Nick shoot off a warning shot.

"Who the fuck are you?!" Nick demanded as everyone came outside. Sarah stayed inside while everyone gathered outside.

"What's going on?" Anne asked. I pushed through the group to the front.

"Guys, calm down! Put the goddamn guns down!" I snapped. "Now, what the hell is going-" I started when I turned around and gasped.

"CHRIS?" One of the girls asked.

"TESS?! EMILY?!" I said as I recognized the girls. I then ran to hug them.

Anne's POV

After Chris pulled away from Tess and Emily, he glared at Nick.

"WHAT THE HELL IS IN YOUR HEAD?! SAWDUST?!" He shouted at Nick, making everyone go wide eyed.

"Hey, I didn't know, okay?" Nick snapped. Chris started storming up to him and he looked like he was about to punch him.

"Easy, boy." I said as I stood between him and Nick before they could fight.

"She's right. You're not worth it." He said before walking back into the cabin.

Chris's POV

I slammed the cabin door so hard, I scared Sarah. I then realized my mistake. I forgot Carlos told me she had an anxiety disorder.

"I'm sorry, Sarah." I said as I knelt beside her. "I didn't mean to scare you."

"It's okay." She said as we both stood up. Tess and Emily came inside as we got to our feet.

"What happened to you two?" I asked them both. "We heard about what that piece of shit we called 'Daddy' did to my mom, so we left to try and find you. We walked for days before we spotted this cabin, and Nick." Tess explained.

"I still can't believe he left her to die." Emily said as she hugged me. "It's okay, Emmy. I'm here." I said as I returned the hug.

/A Few Hours Later\

I saw Nick cast an apologetic glance at me. I nodded my head, telling him he was forgiven. I then gestured to my half-sisters and he figured he had to apologize to them. He was right.

"Tess and Emily, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for pointing my rifle at you both." Nick said, earning nods from my half-sisters.

"It's okay." Tess said.

"Yeah, you were just protecting your friends." Emily said.

Nick smiled at their responses when I turned cold eyes to Carlos. He sighed as he knew he also had to apologize. "I also want to apologize for my actions." He said, earning nods from my half-sisters. He smiled as he was forgiven as well.

Anne came up to us at that point.

"Hey, Anne." Tess said. She smiled at the greeting. Tess and Anne were best friends.

"Hey, Tess. It's good to see you and Emily again." Anne said, making my half-sisters smile.

"Hey, Chris, can I talk to you, Tess, and Emily real quick? It's something important." She said to me, and my half-sisters and I rose an eyebrow.

"Sure." The three of us said at the same time. We followed Anne outside onto the porch. She stopped and turned to us. I saw her face blush the deepest red possible, which meant she really needed to get something off her chest.

I repositioned my sunglasses over my over as we waited for Anne to speak.

"Anne, you're as red as a tomato. Are you alright?" Tess asked. Anne shook her head.

"I'm just gonna say it, or I'm gonna chicken out." Anne said, and I rose an eyebrow.

"Okay. What is it?" I asked.

"Chris, I… I think I love you." She said to me, and I was astonished. I always thought Anne liked me as a friend. I also was relieved to know that she had feelings for me.

"That's… That's good. Because I love you, too." I said and she smiled. She rushed over to me and hugged me.

Tess and Emily decided to leave me and Anne on the porch. "Great. Nothing like sibling loyalty." I thought to myself as Anne pulled away from me. We then walked back into the cabin and acted normal. Tess and Emily smirked at me. I just playfully shot a glare at them.

"So, why weren't your half-sisters with you on that supply run?" Luke asked me.

I shrugged. "Tess is a little stubborn to get out of bed in the mornings. Emily is, too, actually." I replied, making my half-sisters blush.

I then shot them a look that told them I embarrassed them as payback while everyone else chuckled at what I said. I then showed my half-sisters to our room.

"Here's where we're sleeping." I said, as the girls both smiled from ear to ear. "I had Nick and Luke bring up a couple extra beds." I said to them as they dove into the beds.

Since it was getting late, I decided to get some sleep as well. As soon as I lied down on the bed, I fell asleep.

That's chapter four. I would like to thank Tess Carver and Emily Carver for letting me use their OCs in this story. Review and I'll post more chapters.