Love equates acceptance

He awoke to the sun burning into his eyes, searing them as if it was merely feet away. Elias had fallen asleep on the couch, his last memory being that of the city, beautiful in its own sick way, ravaged by what remained of the Infected who made their home here. He remembered, and went to check on Chloe and Christian. Peeking in the door, she lay upon his chest, sleeping soundly, and him as well. Quiet as not to wake them, he closed the door, walking back towards the window. The window slid open easily, and the smell of water strong in the air. Leaping onto the roof below, and landing on his feet, Elias would begin his search for his reason to live. His heart was aching with loneliness, a hole the company of his companions couldn't fill, and as he trekked through the city, his mind was set on only filling that hole.

She was startled awake by the sound of her door closing, although silent, she had been in merely a light snooze. Looking down, she came face to chest, Christian's chest. The memories suddenly came back, and a light blush adorned her cheeks as a small smile dominated her lips. The movement outside the room alerted her to Elias's presence, and she quickly slipped on Christian's hoodie, and walked outside the room. Eli had already leapt from the window, and she closed it as she watched his six foot two frame leap over the rooftops and eventually, out of her sight. He had been her friend before his change, and he was her friend now, and had reunited her with Kiche, who slept soundly on the floor near the door. Turning around, she, once again, came face to chest with Christian. His blue eyes were peering directly into her brown ones when she looked up, and a smirk on his face. Smirking? It's the hoodie! She thought. She'd completely forgotten she was wearing it. Rolling her eyes, and giving him a quick kiss, she walked back into their room to put on her clothes.

Elias dropped onto the ground with practiced silence, and crept into the clothing store. It was time, he figured, to get a hoodie. The men's section was nearly perfect, and his eyes danced on the different array of colors. He'd been looking for this store for a while, and now he'd found it. Settling on the black hoodie with the skeletal pattern, he snatched it from the rack and quickly jumped into it. His thoughts completely immersed on his reflection in the mirror, and he had to admit, he didn't look half bad. The sudden scream interrupted his conceited thoughts, and soon had him on full alert as he searched for the sound. It was obvious it didn't come from within the store. Scaling the rooftop, he scanned the alley below. There she was, a young girl, cornered by a Smoker, whose interest was clearly to toy with her before his appetite took control of him.

The Smoker stood just mere feet from her, it was as if he was feeding off of her fear. She'd ran out of bullets, and her knife did little to him. The cut wounds still adorned his face and arms, along with his boils. She dropped her feeble knife, and fell to her knees, dropping her head as she awaited death's final blow. The blow, however, wasn't directed to her. The screech had alerted her to the presence of a Hunter. She looked up, only to see the smoke of the now dead Smoker. The figure whom stalked out of it, was not the creature who cornered her, this one though, was much more deadly. The Hunter had crept towards her at an agonizingly slow pace, and she backed as far away as she could. The wall soon meeting her, and the Hunter within three foot of her, he wasn't acting aggressively however, instead, he was purring.

Her heart was racing, and there was absolutely nothing she could do about it. Elias could hear the feeble female's heartbeat with his sensitive ears. He could only think to purr at her, to purr her fear away by showing her he meant no danger. Instead, he only got the sense that she had become confused. His heart went out to her, and in an instant, he'd curled her up in his arms, her fear scent more than doubling over. His purring kicked up a notch, only calmed her slightly, but the confusion was still very high. Quickly he scooped her up into his arms bridal style, and proceeded to scale the roof, her shrieks of pent up fear could be heard nearly miles away and had nearly blown out his eardrums. After he'd cleared about seven rooftops, he stopped and growled low at her, her shrieking already beginning to agitate him to no end. She simply trembled and whimpered quietly in his arms, understanding now why he'd growled at her, when he began walking again. Soon enough, he was clearing the rooftops again, only without her shrieking. Passing only common infected, he'd arrived at a safehouse and gently put her down. Watching as she walked up to the door, and looking back at him, she uttered the simple but meaningful words.

"Thank you"

Elias's chest puffed with pride, he'd helped her, and she was actually grateful. The look in her eyes had said as much. The words she uttered only solidified it, sending the bulk of her gratefulness to him. He smiled a toothy grin at her, and simply nodded. A small gesture, but with great meaning to him. He then decided it best to take his leave, and bound over the rooftops. He hadn't looked back, for fear he wouldn't want to leave. Her height was nearly five foot eight, her eyes green, hair auburn, a lovely shade of red. Lips pink against her pale skin, and her nails painted black, her high cheekbones only enhanced her lovely face. Soon enough, Elias was prepared to turn around, for fear of never seeing her again, yet he kept moving on, heading towards his "pack", with the lovely memory of the girl whose life he'd just saved..