Travis and Connor now stood outside the front door of Alissa's house. After the brothers troubling experience at their house, Alissa had to run back home and grab some things before they set off on their long trip to the mysterious address.

"Do you think there's more monsters after us, Travis?" Connor asked.

"I don't know bro. From what mom said, someone is after us. I just can't figure out who."

Connor was staring at the ground looking really worried. Travis gave Connor a one-armed hug.

"It'll be okay. Well make it to wherever this place is." Alissa came out and locked the door behind her, oblivious to the tender moment that had just occurred.

"Okay so I map-quested the trip from here to wherever the address is and it should take us about..." she looked up with a depressed look in her eyes. "A little over a month, not including stopping."

They sighed and just started walking...and walking...and walking...

By 9:00 that night they had made it from their homes in San Diego to Murrieta, so they were making pretty good timing. Now all they had to do was find a place to stay the night. No one like the idea of another pavilion due to their last experience, so they decided to embrace the hobo lifestyle that would be their life for at least the next month and sleep under a bridge.

Like the last time, Travis took first watch. Other than a squirrel running by a few times, his watch was uneventful. Alissa and Connor's shifts were also very boring. At the crack of dawn they were up and walking again. It was a long shot, but they were hoping to be at the California line by the end of tomorrow.

After four hours they stopped at a grocery store to buy a little food. Alissa had decided that they should take turns buying food with the little money they had in their wallets. Since it was her idea, she volunteered to buy first. They got three packs of beef jerky, a roll of bread, and a few water bottles.

"Don't eat a lot." Alissa said. "We didn't get much, but it's enough to last us most the week and it'll keep the load light. If you run out of water, just refill it at a water fountain."

The boys nodded in agreement. After eating a slice of bread each, they started traveling again.

Even with the food they had, their energy was draining. By noon it was almost 98 degrees and the threesome were trudging down the streets of Blythe in the direct sunlight. They stopped at a Walgreens to use the restroom, fill up water bottles, and most importantly: get out of the sun!

They were sitting on a bench outside the restrooms, sipping water and cooling off when Connor almost choked.

"Wait, what about school? Won't we get in trouble for not going?"

Travis rolled his eyes. "You almost choked over that?" Travis said.

Alissa looked at Travis. "He does have a point."

"Fine. Give me a second." Travis excused himself from the group and walked around the corner.

Alissa and Connor could hear him talking to someone, but they didn't bother following him. He returned a few minutes later with a look of triumph spread across his face.

"Problem solved! Were no longer enrolled at the school."

Connor looked confused. "How'd you manage that?" he asked.

"I just called and told them that we were transferring. They thought I was the county or something." he shrugged.

"Well okay then!" Alissa said with a laugh. They spent a few more minutes in front of the air conditioner, then set off down the street.

Just before the sunset they passed a sign that said "Welcome to Quartzite!"

"Dang, we're making better time than I thought!" Travis said. "We should be out of the state by tomorrow afternoon."

Connor and Alissa both managed small smiles. They stopped to rest under another bridge. Nothing came after them that night either. Tomorrow, however, would be a different story.

A/N: Is the spacing better this time? I guess some times it works sometimes it doesnt. And just so you know, the geography is probably going to be WAAAAYYY off on this! So if your thinking "There's no way a normal person could walk that far!" then your absolutely right :) Unfortunately MapQuest doesnt have walking directions from San Diego to New York! Haha anyway thanks for reading! Sorry its so short. Kind of a filler. I had up to chapter 6 done and when I went to email it to myself (since I type from my iPod, send it to my email, and then copy/paste it into Word. Stupid right? lol) I accidently deleted it and found out there was absolutely no way to get it back. *sigh* So I re-did it, and I actually loved what I wrote! It was really fun. Anyway, I'll stop rambling now...review please! :D