Chapter 9

Aaron's POV

"We should be able to stay here for a while but if we stay here for too long the infected might find us" Adrian was pacing back in forth in front of me for what… at least five minutes, "Adrian the next town from here is three miles away I doubt there any infected around here". "Maybe your right but still we should at least look around the area just to be safe" I sighed before waking up Anna who had fallen asleep on my lap, she looked up at me before smiling "what is it big brother".

"We need to go out and make sure the area is safe you wanna come" I asked and she nodded eagerly, I smiled before I lifted her up and placed her on the floor before standing up and I grabbed her hand before walking out with Adrian. "So where should we start" I said "well I can hop up to the roof and use my sniper rifle to scan the area all you have to do is just go check the nearby town and then come back", "dude I'm not walking that far" "lift your sister onto your back and run to the town besides when you were at the compound taking the tests you ran ten miles in three minutes" I nodded before Anna climbed on my back and I took off.

I reached the town faster than I expected and I felt Anna hop off my back, she began walking in front of me and I followed closely behind, "hello anyone here" she yelled before I heard rumbling in a gas station. We walked over to the station and I looked inside only to see an infected with a sharp spikes sticking out of its shoulders and fists, "hello" I noticed Anna was in the station so I hopped through the window slowly enough so I wouldn't startle him, "what's your name" she asked but it let out a grumble before he pulled his arm back.

"ANNA GET BACK" I yelled as I grabbed her and pulled her back as he dove his spiked hand into the ground where she was, the creature screamed at us before he began chasing us, I ran out the station and jumped to the top of a building and the creature followed us, I set her down behind me before I morphed my hands into the wrist blade version. It charged at me but I bought my foot to its chest knocking it off the building, "Anna go back home and get the others I'll hold him off" she nodded before I helped her off the building and she ran back.

I turned around as the creature got off the ground and let out another screech, "you wanna go let's go" I yelled before we charged at each other. I swung my blades across its chest making it bleed before he grabbed my arm and threw me through a wall. I got up before I dodged another one of its spiked arms, I raised my foot up and kicked him in the face knocking him back through the wall. I shifted my blades into claws and leapt out the building.

Anna's POV

I rushed down the road trying my best to get to the others as soon as possible, I could see the lights coming from the house and franticly knocked on the door. "Anna what're you doing out here all by yourself where's Aaron" Adrian asked as he opened the door. "There was an infected in the gas station and it tried to kill me but Aaron's fighting it and he told me to get you guys" he ran inside and told the others before he ran out and said "we'll take truck" I nodded and climbed in the back followed by Cole, Seth, and Laura. We drove down the road and I felt almost scared that my brother would… die. No no don't think about that he can't die besides he wouldn't leave me, he wouldn't, I felt tears go down my face and noticed I had started crying. I felt someone wrap their arms around me whispering "it's ok he'll be ok I promise".

Aaron's POV

I crashed into another wall as the creature charged at me once more, I pulled out my gun and pulled the trigger firing the bullets into its chest. It staggered back before I shot it again forcing it back further, my sight began to blur but not before I noticed it get hit by a truck. I heard voices before I passed out.

Anna's POV

"BROTHER BROTHER WAKE UP PLEASE" I yelled as I was shaking him, I felt a hand on the side of my face and noticed it was Aaron's. He smiled at me before his eyes closed, "NO NO BROTHER DON'T DIE… please don't die" I began crying as I hugged him. He promised me he would never leave me.

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