Alright, chapter 4 is up, enjoy!
Chapter 4: This is How We're Going to Survive
Today started off really awkward for Hannah, she woke up to the feeling of being stiff, restricted. She looked down to see two arms wrapped around her tightly, pinning her arms as well. Obviously, the Hunter didn't know boundaries, however, that was going to change. Hannah tried to get out of his strong grip but the Hunter just tightened it while giving a low growl. That was it; she had enough, so Hannah turned to face the Hunter and was able to get one of her arms free before she flicked him across the nose.
The Hunter shook his head as he finally came awake, but he froze when he saw Hannah giving him a glare. Apparently, he had wrapped his arms around her during the night and didn't even know about it. Quickly, he untangled his arms that were around her and jumped out of the bed and into the center of the room. Hannah sat up, rubbing her arms where the Hunter had wrapped his arms around her so tightly. If he kept that up she would have bruises and he would be sleeping on the floor.
Heck, he shouldn't have been in her bed in the first place. Slowly standing up, Hannah grabbed her boots and slipped them on before she grabbed her Survival Journal.
"Okay, if you're going to be sticking around here and don't want your ass killed by me or by any chance other survivors, we're gonna have to lay down some rules." Hannah explained. "Do I make myself clear?"
The Hunter nodded before waiting patiently for her to do something else. Hannah sighed as she grabbed an energy bar, while unwrapping it and biting into it while she grabbed her pistols and put them in her holsters. She then grabbed a small backpack and put her Survival Journal in it while putting in a medical kit as well before she zipped it up and placed it on her back. Then she walked over to the door and opened it up a peek to make sure the cost was clear. After that, she turned to the Hunter and opened the door.
"Come on, we're going to go on a little trip." Hannah spoke in a voice that wasn't at all excited.
Hunter's P.O.V
A trip, where to exactly? I followed her out the door and into the morning air; we went over to the fire escape where I had first save her. As she climbs down, I jump down to a lower building, onto one of the railings of the fire escape, and then onto the hard ground below. She drops from the ladder and lands lightly on her feet, her right ankle however gave up on her and she went to her knees, hissing lightly in pain. I go over to her and sniff her right ankle before giving her a light push for her to get on her feet.
"Thanks…I guess." She whispered; keeping her voice down so she didn't attract any infected. "You know, before we start making any rules or anything of the sort, I think we should have a proper introduction." She stated. "I'm Hannah."
I smile. 'Hannah, that's a pretty name for someone like you.' There go my…emotions?
"Hmm…since you're…in this state, I'm guessing you don't remember your name?" She spoke. I shook my head no and she hummed to herself. "Well, I guess I'll give you a name."
I smiled; this umm…um…friendship was headed off in a good start. Also, I'll have my own name that she gave me. I watched as she thought and thought long and hard. Even in this state, she was beautiful. This time, I choose not to care about my emotions for her; she was too wonderful to ignore. Finally, she gave a sigh, before looking at me.
"How does Aaron sound like to you?" She suggested.
Aaron? I smiled, it wasn't bad, and I gave a nod towards her and she sort of smiled at me. Maybe this could work out; I mean somewhere deep inside we are the same. She motioned with her hand for me to follow, and together, we made our trip through the entire town.
Hannah's P.O.V
I looked at Aaron while we made our trip through town. I think it suited him, I mean, it would be better than Hunter or something similar to that because if we ran into other survivors I think they would get suspicious real fast. As we walked on, well, I walked while he crawled, I noticed he wasn't so bad to hang out with, it was actually better than being alone. Knowing that we're two different…things, I think we should lay down some rules to work things out.
"Hey Aaron, I know you and I are…well, different from each other so I think we need to get some things straight between us." He turned to me as we came to a stop in an empty parking lot. "You saved my life which means I have to return the favor, but if we're going to survive through this together, we have to trust each other." He nodded at me, letting me know that he approved of my thoughts. "Great, as soon as we get to where we're going, we settle things there."
We then continued on are way in silence.
Hunter's P.O.V
I understand her every step of the way, I want her to trust me as much as I want to trust her. We need to pull together to survive, and so I can get closer to her so we can be friends and hopefully, if she doesn't mind, more than friends. We traveled in silence but I didn't mind, it helped me keep my senses sharp for any type of danger in the area, I was like a protective Hunter now, instead of a killer like the others. Then I remembered something, there has to be a better way to communicate with her than just motion signals. I wonder…can I still talk or did I forget how to, I mean, it can't be that hard can it?
We walked up to a building that was full of clothing and other….accessories? Is that what they are called? Well, we walked inside; it looked well barricaded since there weren't any infected around inside or dead bodies for that matter. She took off her backpack and placed it on the counter before turning to me.
"Okay, Aaron, one thing is for sure, if we run into any other survivors, you can't look the way you are now, especially smelling like that." She crossed her arms at me. "You will be easily recognized as a Hunter and killed."
I snorted, I did not smell…wait, did I? Well, I guess to them I did but I like the way I smelled. It was blood, meat, and other things from prey I had caught. However, she was still human so I guess I would smell pretty bad to her. She looked around before turning to me; she had some kind of gleam in her eyes. I'm not sure if I liked that.
"We're going to find you some new clothes to wear before heading over to the Police Station, the water there is still up and running so you can take a bath or shower, just do something about your odor." She waved the air around her nose in disgust.
Oh great, if there's one thing I hate, it's a shower and a bath, it means I have to be clean.
Author's P.O.V
Hannah walked around the store and found similar clothing to the ones he was wearing right now. She was also able to find some black tennis shoes to go over his feet and black fingerless gloves to hide some of his clawed hands. After she was done, she placed the clothing and shoes in her backpack before zipping it up and throwing it over her shoulder. She turned to Aaron and motioned for him to follow her. Aaron followed her out the door and onto the empty streets.
"Okay, the Police Station isn't far so we can cut through this ally right here and make our way through the back door." Hannah explained.
Aaron just nodded and followed her as they went through the ally; they saw a blue door with a steel handle on it. She pushed on the handle and entered the building before Aaron followed after her. Once the door was closed, they made their way towards the shower room of the police station. Aaron observed as they walked through the hallways before coming to a stop in a room with a few showers and lockers. Aaron walked into the room when Hannah mentioned with her head for him to go inside.
She walked towards one of the showers and turned the handle before warm water blasted out of the showerhead. "I'm sure you know how to clean yourself?"
Aaron shrugged his shoulders so Hannah went through an entire speech on how to clean up properly. As soon as she was done, Aaron fully understood on what to do and gave her a nod. Hannah smiled and walked out of the shower room to leave him alone.
Hannah's P.O.V
Okay, really weird, I just gave a Hunter a full on lecture on how to take a shower. I shook my head before heading towards the bathroom. Once I was in there, I looked in the mirror and at my reflection. Something seemed to be bothering me, and I know it's not that I'm hanging around Aaron. It felt like something bad was going to happen…and soon.
Aaron's P.O.V
I rinsed the soap from my body and watched as old and fresh blood went down the drain. Feeling clean again…wasn't all that bad I have to say, luckily, after I was finished, Hannah left my new clothes in here. Crawling over to them, I put on my…undergarments first before putting on my new sweatpants. Then after I ripped the sleeves like I did to my other hoodie, I put it on and over my eyes. Since it was dark enough in the room, I didn't have to cover my eyes to avoid the light from getting into them.
Then I placed the tennis shoes and fingerless gloves she found for me on as well. When I was finished, I crawled out of the room and found her gone. Hmmm….I wondered where she went. However, a roll of duct tape caught my attention and I stood up and grabbed it off a shelf before wrapping it around me like it was supposed to be. Once I had finished, Hannah walked out of another room and spotted me, she smiled.
"Well, even though you got the style of a Hunter, you sure do smell better…and look better too." She stated.
I smiled at her, showing all of my teeth while close my eyes in delight.
Hannah's P.O.V
I watched as he stood up just like a human, he did still look like a Hunter by the clothes but he could pull off being human. If only he could speak like one, then I say we're ready to go. However, without all the blood and guts smell on him and a fresh set of clothes, he looked…kind of cute. Wait a second…where did that come from? I shook my head…must be all the craziness that must be happening around to make me think such thoughts. I turned back to Aaron as he resumed a crouch position.
"Okay Aaron, we better head back to the safe house, however, we're going to go over some ground rules if we both want to survive." I spoke to him, he just nodded at me.
Author's P.O.V
Hannah and Aaron walked out the back door to the Police Station and headed the same way they came. While looking around, Hannah pulled the hood to her jacket up to cover her eyes just like Aaron. As they walked on, Hannah explained their rules of survival.
"Okay, rule number 1: We have to watch each other's backs." Hannah explained. "We don't know what could happen if we run into any infected or survivors."
Aaron nodded, while thinking. 'I can live with that.'
"Rule number 2…well, we can't have that rule till we find some way better to communicate with each other." She crossed her arms, why can't things be easier in times like this?
Aaron looked at her; he was thinking the same thing too. How could they communicate better so they could survive? Aaron moved closer to her side and rubbed against her leg; Hannah looked down and hesitantly placed her hand on his head. As is there questioned had been answer, they both felt a small jolt of something go through them…and it seemed to travel up all the way to their minds.
{That was weird.} Hannah spoke to herself in her thoughts; however, she wasn't the only one to hear it.
Aaron looked at her. {No kidding.}
{What? Did you just speak?} Hannah's eyes widen in surprise.
Aaron did too but it quickly faded. {Well, at least we don't have to find out how to communicate with each other anymore.}
His voice was sweet and matured, Hannah smiled. {I guess so.}
After that little incident, Hannah and Aaron made their way back to the mall so they could get back to the safe room before dark was upon them. Even though it wasn't a problem for Aaron, it was a different story for Hannah. Hannah did explain the rest of the rules to him.
Rules
1. Watch Each Other's Back
2. Stay in Contact with Each Other
3. Be Careful when around Survivors or Infected
4. Stay Stocked up on Supplies and other "food items" (Aaron)
5. Stay Alive and Survive
Once they had reached the safe house, darkness was upon them and the infected started their searched for food, like they never stopped anyway. Hannah and Aaron walked into the safe house and Hannah locked the door.
"Well, this day seemed to go smoothly for strange reason." Hannah stated as she sat on the bed.
Aaron nodded. {Yeah, I have a bad vibe that something's going to happen.}
"Apparently, you're not one who thinks so." Hannah smiled. "I know there are others out there, infected and survivors, both good and bad, however, I think we're going to run into a bad crowd soon."
Aaron jumped and landed on the foot of the bed and curled into a tight ball. {Well, we have each other to get through the good and the bed.}
Hannah nodded as she lay back on the bed. "Yeah, we do, and to tell you the truth…I 'm glad I meet you…being alone was exactly fun."
{Well, I'm glad I meet you too, I was alone at there, sure I had the other infected, but they aren't good talkers like you.} Aaron smiled at her.
Hannah giggled. "Well, I'll see you in the morning then, night."
{Goodnight.} Aaron whispered before falling asleep.
Another chapter done and another on its way, more action and characters will appear in the next chapter so review and stay tune for Chapter 5.