This War of Mine: Apocalypse:

Season 2

Next chapter of my crossover story, enjoy.

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Boris Yeltsin: Well, she was a thief remember, she simply trained herself to move quietly, also it's Arica, starts with an A.
Wolfgirl2013: Thanks :)
Jadey97: Yeah, it's crazy and sadly, things aren't getting better for the others either.

Now onto the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Walking Dead, This War of Mine or their characters.


Episode 5 Part 2

Arica smiled lightly as she watched Lydia carefully, the girl trying to do just as she was taught. They had found a patch of the farm, covered in fallen leaves, while Arica knew would be perfect for this lesson.

"It...it's still not..." Lydia mumbled, as she tried to focus.

Arica nodded. "It takes time, but you're off to a good start."

Lydia smiled at that and they continued, until the sound of approaching vehicles told them that the others had returned.

"C'mon." Arica said at once.

Quickly they hurried to join Anton, Cveta, Kalina and Sergei as they waited for the others to park and exit their vehicles.

"Oh..." Was all Lydia said.

Arica couldn't blame her, it was clear from their grim faces as the others emerged that they had once again failed to find Misha. As they approached Arica turned her attention to Niko.

"Nothing?"

Niko shook his head. "More supplies, to keep us going even longer, but no, no sign of Misha...this is...I don't understand it, we should be able to find him by now...There isn't that much ground left to cover. But every day that passes..."

Arica knew exactly what he meant, with every passing day, every failed search, that little bit more hope drained from them. She saw it in Mara especially, the poor woman looked exhausted and close to tears and frankly, Arica couldn't blame her.

Meanwhile, another reunion was taking place, almost as soon as he emerged from the car, Grozdan was greeted by Kalina running at him and hugging him tightly.

"Grozdan!" She cried.

He smiled and returned the hug. "Hey Kalina, it's okay, I'm back."

She looked up at him, smiling widely. "I was just so worried, but you're okay and so is...is...Mommy!"

She ran to Katia next and hugged her too, but Grozdan flinched, his face twisting in anger.

"K-Kalina, that's not-" He burst out, startling her.

"What?"

Katia quickly stepped in, trying to calm things. "Grozdan please, it's alright, it's just..."

"No it is not alright, you're not our mom." Grozdan snapped. "Kalina, don't you remember, our mom is-"

Katia quickly interceded again. "Please, Grozdan, I'm just trying to-"

But he cut her off again. "To force your way into our lives, to act as if we're family when we're not."

By now the others, who had certainly heard and noticed, had tried to intercede.

"Grozdan c'mon, that's enough." Marko tried to intervene, defending Katia.

Zlata also tried to cool things down. "Please, you're scaring your sister."

Grozdan just growled and stalked off. Niko shook his head.

"Give him some time, then I'll go talk to him."

The others, although still worried, nodded reluctantly and broke into smaller groups, Marko remained with Katia, talking to her, while the others went to do what they could, all the while looking over at where Grozdan sat, under one of the trees, still stewing in his anger.

Meanwhile, over by the barn, Kalina sat huddled against the wall, tears in her eyes, trembling.

"Why, why is Grozdan so angry, I thought…?" She sobbed.

Sergei and Lydia sat on either side of her, trying to calm her down.

"He's not angry at you, Kalina." Lydia reassured her. "Your his little sister, he adores you."

Kalina sniffled. "He's angry at mommy, it's not fair."

Sergei bit his lip, hating the thought of asking but needing to know. "What did he mean when he said Katia wasn't...you know?"

There was an awkward pause. Lydia's expression made it clear she didn't know either. She waited anxiously for Kalina's response, fidgeting with her skirt as she waited.

Finally Kalina let out a shaky breath. "Our, our real mommy is dead, the monster got her, and daddy. But then Katia saved us, she's so nice to us, keeps us safe. I thought she could be our new mommy, that we could be a family...but Grozdan hates her."

"He doesn't, he's just upset." Sergei said quickly, trying to be reassuring.

Kalina bit her lip, she wished she could just believe it, but she couldn't after what she saw. She felt she had to do something, to try and fix things, maybe then it would be alright.


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