Chapter 4

Baltics, Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus (Toris' P.O.V)

Flashback

Natalia. She was so angry, full of rage, so much, it was hard to keep her level. "Listen, Natalia. I'm sure we'll find Ivan. It can't be that hard to find the Allies, can it?"

I tried reassuring her. The last thing I want is to meet up with Ivan. But, if we don't go looking for him, Natalia will just pound our faces instead of him.

I hate the situation I am in. Either way, I'm in trouble. I guess its better to look for Ivan, then to have Natalia mad and attracting every zombie miles away.

This is the best choice I have. We have. Felik was walking next to me, talking about something completely off topic, his hand up in the air. I nod to what he is saying, and occasionally laugh and say yeah.

Even though I am not paying any attention to him at all, I guess this satisfied Felik. Eduard and Raivis were behind me, while Yekaterina and Natalia were behind them.

The six of us were walking through a forest, keeping our eyes peeled. Everyone was ready, and held their weapons firmly.

I was worried about Eduard and Raivis. They had handguns. Raivis had a mini revolver. Which only had so much ammo, how long would it last? And if we ran out, where would we find more?

"You should have grabbed a better gun than that, Raivis. You're never gonna get by with that tiny thing. " I inform him.

He looks at the gun, then at me. "Its okay." He says, his voice a little nervous. I shrug. "Just make sure you use the bullets wisely."

He simply nodded, still staring at his revolver.

A twig snapped, and the ruffle of leaves filled the sudden silence. Felik gasped, and all 6 of us held up our weapons, ready to fire.

What was it? Were we ready? What am I saying? Of course we are, we have faced plenty of the diseased throughout this journey, to get here right now.

I stare intensely at the origin where the noise came from, another ruffle, and a bunny comes hopping out from behind the tree. We all sigh, and rest our weapons. I smile at the cute bunny, and walk to it to pet it, but as I reach out my hand.

THUNK!

A knife stabs it right in the chest, and it fell, dead. I turned around to see Natalia still in her fighting stance, staring intently at the thing. She rests and walks toward the corpse, the five of us staring at her in astonishment.

She lifted the dead bunny and put it in the bag she was carrying, a tanish sling bag over her shoulder that crossed to the other side of her body. No one had any idea what she held in it, but no one had the guts to look inside either.

She looked at us in confusion. "What? It's food. Do you idiots want to go hungry?" She asks us.

I shake my head. "Yeah. I guess you're right." I tell her. Felik looks at me in astonishment. "The bitch is like, totally crazy!" He exclaimed. I shake my head as Natalia slips a knife under his neck.

"Call me a crazy bitch one more time, and I'll feed your testicles to the zombies." She says, stopping Felik completely.

"Um, okay?" He says, and she backs off.

Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure Felik is more afraid of Natalia then the zombies, or even Ivan.

Felik smiles a bit, and grabs my arm. "Hello again!" He exclaims with a smile. I nod, and check behind me to make sure Eduard and Raivis are still with us.

Why did we even freak out about the bunny thing? We are in here to find food, right? I don't know, maybe the fact that 4 weak boys have to kill innocent animals to live is strange for us, but not strange for Natalia.

"Maybe you could keep an eye out for food, Natalia." I suggest. She looks back and nods. "Whatever makes us through to find my big brother."

Whatever keeps Felik, Raivis, Eduard, and me alive. I thought to myself. All I cared about was their safety, besides they are my closest friends.

We continue walking through the forest, an occasional jump from one of us. This continued for about 2 hours, when I noticed something, a large figure in the distance.

"Stop." I whispered. Everyone came to a halt, and raised their weapons. I pulled out my tainto*, and held it up. We stood and stared at it for a moment, unsure of what to do.

"Huh? No way!" Feliks yelled, he ran passed me with a giant smile on his face, his sniper rifle around him and attached with a strap. "I can't believe it!" He exclaimed.

"It's like, a pony!"

We all rest our guns and sigh, how many times has something like this happened to us today? I have no clue. But it was getting annoying.

Feliks ran up to the pony far away and began petting it and loving it. I could see the others smile a bit, except Natalia. She had her knifes raised, and in a stance to throw them.

She moved a bit and pulled back, and all at once, the 3 of us yelled, "NOO!"

*Tainto: Inspired by the Japanese tanto, the Tainto is the smallest blade in our apocalypse series and the ready sidekick to any lone ranger of the desolate wastes, ready to render service and support in the moment of most dire need. In medieval Japan, the tanto rarely saw action in situations where a katana or wakizashi could be employed, naturally, but it had its uses indoors and in situations where concealment was necessary. (The tanto was a traditional wedding gift to a Japanese woman from her husband, and was carried tucked away inside her obi). The Tainto is full tang, single-edged, and comes sheathed.

Total Length 14in (.35m) Blade/Handle Length 8in/6in (.20m/.15m) Steel Width 0.204in (5.2mm) Weight 15 oz. (.43kg)