Brett opend the door to the closet with his knife up and ready. Santana was behind him waiting for the worst. But when Brett opend the door he gasped.
"Oh." Brett said.
"What is it? A rat?" Santana asked walking around him into the small room.
All the way in the room on the floor was a small woman, she had dark hair and the same tanned skin as Santana, she also looked latina. She had a blanket on her and it looked like a backpack or something underneath it. She was holding it tightly, shushing it.
She looked up at Brett and Santana.
"Please, don't hurt us. Please." She said with tears in her eyes.
Brett quickly bent down infront of her. "We wont I promise." He said putting his knife back into his pocket.
Santana walked up behind Brett. "Are you hurt? How did you get in here?" She asked.
"Well i was with a group, we were moving rooms and a bunch of those things just appeared out of no where. We got seperated and ended up here." The woman said.
"Your group?" Bratt asked.
"Yea a young girl and boy, i think they were siblings? The girl would not stop talking and the boy, i think had a rat on his head." The women said
"Must be Rachel and Noah." Brett said.
The women noded. "Yea thats their names, well they helped us getting out of a huge herd outside the other day. The boy left to get some food, and we got stuck. Now I wont see them again." The woman said sniffling.
"Hey, its okay. Whats your name?" Santana asked now on her knees beside Brett.
"Um, Linda." The woman said.
"Nice to meet you Linda. Im Brett and this is Santana." He said pointing to himself then Santana. "And today is your lucky day, were trying to get to that group. We can take you." Brett said happily. He stood up and held his right hand out to Linda. His left hand goes to Santana.
Santana takes it right away. Linda hesitates before taking it. She kept her other hand on her stomach over the blanket.
"Yea, actually our group got split up trying to find yours. Puck - I mean Noah was with us. They are supposed to be in G wing." Santana said giving Linda a warm smile.
After they are all standing up, Linda still awkwardly holds the bump on her stomach. She looks at Brett for a really long time.
"Do i have to pay you in some way?" She asked.
"What no." Brett said shocked. "Well help you. No need for payment, after all the more the better." He says smiling.
"Linda are you okay?" Santana asked noticing Linda holding the bump on her stomach tighter and looking at Brett with a scared face.
"Um, your friend here looks exactly like my husband." She said looking at Brett. "Eyes and everything."
"Oh. Whats his name?" Brett askes qurious.
"Darren. I- He died. By those things. Its just me and-" Linda says getting interupted by another voice.
"Mami, im hungry." Said the voice.
Both Brett and Santana stood their shocked looking at the woman.
Linda moved the blanket and appeared a little kid. They had the same dark hair and tanned skin, also latino. The kid had the skateboarder hair cut.
"Just a little longer baby, The food is with the group." She said bouncing him a bit to get him to fall back asleep
"You - You have a kid?" Santana asked still shocked.
"Yea, his name is Denver. He's 4. It was just him, my husband and I. We found this group a few days ago. Darren died saving us." Linda said looking down.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Santana said.
"Daddy?" The little boy says looking from the crook of Lindas neck.
"Um, uh." Brett said confused.
"Daddy." The little boy said, his arms out for Brett to grab him.
"No baby, its not daddy." Linda said bouncing him again. "Sorry, like I said. You look exactly like my Husband. The height to the hair. And your eyes, They are rare."
"Its okay." Brett said.
"Daddy!" The little boy said now starting to get fussy. He started to squirm in his moms arms. Santana could tell Linda was in pain from Denver moving. Maybe she had a cut.
Denver started to get really loud, and they could hear banging on the door. "Daddy! Daddy! I want Daddy!" He started to shout.
Santana acted quickly. "Hey buddy, hey, hey. Your daddy isint here." She said grabbing his hands. Denver looked at Santana. Brett swore he saw the little kid blush. Santana noticed the kid had a batman top on, she knew what she was gonna do. "Im sorry, hes not here. Do you know Batman? The superhero?" She asked. Denver noded. "Well your daddy was called by Batman for help. So your daddy is off saving the world with him. But he left you with your mami, you have to listen to her." She said to Denver who was nodding his head.
"My friend here is Brett, you can call him B. He looks a lot like your daddy but, sadly he's not. But if you want you can ask him for hugs. He may not be your daddy but he can still give you hugs like him. You have to be qiet though, okay? We dont want Batman and your daddy comming back upset that were making to much noise, right?" Santana asked. Denver noded his head still blushing to Brett.
"Can I have a hug B?" Denver asked in his cute baby voice.
"Sure buddy." Brett said holding his arms out. Brett looked to Linda who noded in approval.
Denver reached and wrapped his arms tightly around Bretts neck. Brett just hugged around the kids body.
As soon as Denver was out of Lindas arms she stubled back. Santana quickly grabbed her arm. "Hey Brett can you take Denver over there? I just wana ask Linda some questions." She asked pointing over to a few desks.
"Sure." Brett said walking away asking Denver about Batman.
"Linda are you okay? You look like your in pain." Santana asked.
"You know, having a kid, you always put them first. I have been fighting for so long. He deserves so much better, Hes such a good kid and he lost his father and now his mother." Linda said crying.
"Oh Linda." Santana said hugging her. "You, you got bit?" Santana pulled back and wiped her tears away.
"What are you? like 22, your so young and beautiful. And Brett, your lucky to have him." She said looking over to Brett who was playing with her kid. "I can already tell he's a nice guy. Denver never warms up to people quickly, usually he cries and screams. With you two, he liked you guys." Linda said wiping her own tears away.
"Linda, i-" Santana said stopping herself.
Linda pulled her shirt down revealing her sholder. "When we split up I got bit. Denver is okay, I checked him 3 times, But I won't last long. I have a friend in the group I wana give Denver to. So he can have someone." She said sniffling.
"Okay." Santana said standing up. "Lets get you guys back to the others." She said smiling.
Linda noded and stood up. She struggled to stand.
"Hey Brett come here." Santana asked.
Brett walked over with Denver right behind him. 'Thats so cute' Santana thought. Brett was a tall 6'2 and denver was a good 3 feet. "Whats up?" Brett asked.
"Were gonna go to G wing. I need you to help Linda walk, shes a little weak from not eating." Santana said. Brett noded and put his left arm around Lindas waist, then grabbed Lindas right arm and dropped it over his sholder.
They walked to the door Brett entered, not the one he rescued Santana from.
"Hey Danver? Is it okay if i carry you?" Santana asked crouching down infront of him. Denver blushed and noded his head. "Okay but we have to be quiet, okay?" Denver noded again.
She picked him up and he wrapped his legs as much as he could around her mid section and his arms around har neck. She grabbed the blanket Linda had and wrapped it around herself and Denvers mid sections, making sure to get under his but for support. once he was secured, she had one arm around him and the other holding her flashlight. "Okay, just keep your head down and stay quiet okay?" Denver noded.
They walked to the door and Brett opend it making sure it was clear, which it was. They started down the hall, not seeing any walkers.
"Okay, so we just go right then left, then were in the G wing." Brett whisperd. Linda was struggling to keep up so Brett just scooped her up and carried her bridal style.
"Okay, lets go, try not to trip over anything." She said.
They kept down the hall, after turning right they noticed it was a short hall. They finally turned left and they saw the sign that led to the G wing.
"Okay lets go, look through every door." Santana said.
As they got halfway down, they heard walkers approaching from behind.
"Shit hurry." Brett said as they kept looking into the rooms. The hallway probably had 20 rooms. Stupid university.
"Shit hold on." Brett said, he put linda down standing against the wall and grabbed his knife. They were approaching fast. He started to kill as many as possible.
Santana quickly grabbed around Lindas waist and grabbed her arm like Brett did. She continued to walk. It was a little difficult since she had a 35 pound boy hanging from her stomach and about 150 pounds on her right side of her body. Santana wasn't the tallest so she struggled.
"Brett run!" Santana yelled, scared Brett might get trapped.
Santana was almost at the end of the hall when a door infront of her sprung open, Sam and Puck ran out. They ran to Brett helping killing the walkers. Quinn and a girl the same height as her, she had brown hair and a large nose. They ran out to Santana grabbing each of Lindas arms. They helped her into the room as Santana followed.
"Oh shit San, we thought you died." Quinns said after her and the girl helped Linda to a chair. She walked up and hugged Santana. Stopping when she realized the addition to Santanas body.
"Shit Q, you guys are okay." Santana said as the guys all ran back into the room and shut the door. Blocking it back uo again.
"Oh fuck, they came out of nowhere." Brett said breathing heavily.
"Brother." Sam said hugging him, Puck following suit.
"You guys are okay." Brett said hugging them back.
"Yea when we ran i was trying to lead the way to G wing. Quinn followed and Sam followed her. We looked back and you two were gone." Puck said walking over to the girl that helped carry Linda in and hugged her.
"We ran in different directions, but thankfully I found Santana. Then we stumbled into Linda and Denver." Brett said pointing to Santana. He then walked up to Quinn and hugged her.
"Denver?" Sam asked. Santana moved the blanket from the kids face which was still in Santanas neck.
"This is Denver." She said jesturing to the kid that was still attached to her.
"Woah, you and Brett got it on while you were gone and poped out a four year old kid?" Sam asked.
"What? Are you an idtiot?" Santana asked.
"No its just, he looks exactly like you Santana." Sam says shocked.
"Yea and he has Bretts eyes." Quinn says.
Santana hasn't gotten a good look at this kid yet. the room they were in was not lit well, she looked down to the little kid clinging to her. And behold, a little kid who had her hair colour, her skin colour, he looked like he had her nose. And Bretts bright blue eyes, now she knows what Linda was talking about when she said rare eyes.
"Oh." She said looking up to Brett who was sporting a little blush.
"Where is everyone?" Linda asked out of breath.
"Oh well, Noah, Sam, and Quinn got here. They said their group got lost and we should wait for them. The others refused and left, I stayed with them to wait, and here you guys are. I'm so happy you and Denver are okay." The girl said.
"Wait who are you?" Santana asked. She was still holding Denver, she was bouncing up and down without even knowing.
"Im Rachel, Noah's cousin." The girl said.
"Brett its good to see you." Rachel said hugging Brett.
"Yea Berry, thank god we found you. Now we can go, were trying to find Izzy and Santana and Quinns brother Mateo." He said smiling.
"Wait where is Janet?" Linda asked still out of breath.
Rachel's smile turned into a frown fast. "Oh, when we were moving to here, she - she didn't make it. Her and 3 others got bit." Rachel was now looking down to the floor.
"Wait shes dead, but who - who's gonna take care of Denver." Linda said in tears now.
"Won't you Linda? You are his mother." Puck said.
"She can't." Santana said in a low voice. Everyone looked to her.
Brett gave her a confusd look. She put Denver down who ran over to his mom.
"When me and Denver split with the group, I got - i got bit. But I shoved the thing off and ran into a room with Denver. Hes okay but, I - I got bit." She said crying now, with Denver in her lap.
They all stood shocked except for Santana who wiped away her own tears. Brett was furious. They saved this kid and mom just to find out she's dying and he will be alone.
"You dont know anyone else?" Quinn asked.
"No Janet was the last." Linda said.
"Oh." Sam said.
Loud banging started to come from the door. It startled the girls making them jump a little. Puck being closest to it walked to look through the window.
"Guys we gotta speed this up." Puck says.
"What am I gonna do, Hes only four." Linda says starting to cry again.
Santana walks up to her grabbing one of her hands. "I have an idea. We can take him." She says looking into her eyes. Brett walks up to them agreeing.
"Yea there are six of us. Were strong, so he will be safe. There are three girls, so he will love that, plus we have siblings were trying to get to. He will have friends." Brett says
"You have somewhere safe to go? Thats three kids." Linda says wiping her tears away.
Brett looks back to Sam. Sam nods siletly giving Brett the go ahead.
"Me and my brother, we have a safe house. After we get our siblings thats where we're gonna go. Its supposed to be equipped for if something like this happens." Brett said jesturing around the room.
Linda nods. The walkers have started to loudly bang on the wooden door, it was hard enough that it started to crack.
"Guys, again. We dont have long." Puck says pointing to the door which has cracks in it. Sam quickly runs over to him just incase it breaks.
"Okay we gotta leave, this isint safe here." Quinn says walking up to Santana lightly tugging on her arm.
"Okay." Linda says handing Denver over to Santana to hold.
"Mami?" Denver askes.
"Baby, your gonna go with Santana and her friends, okay? There gonna keep you safe and your gonna meet some other kids." She says sniffling.
"What about you Mami, you come to?" He asks with his baby voice.
Linda tries to respond but her voice gives and she starts to cry instead.
"Hey buddy." Santana says grabbing Denvers attention. "Remember when i told you Batman asked your Daddy to help him save the world?" She asked and Denver noded. "Well they called your Mami and it turns out they need her help to. She's gonna go with them."
"Wait you know Batman?" Puck asks from the door.
Santana just looks to him with a death glare. "Idiot." Sam says under his breath from beside Puck.
"I go to?" Denver asks.
"No baby, only Mami. Your to young, plus Brett, Santana and their friends would miss you to much." Linda says finding her voice.
"Yea buddy, who else is gonna tell me about superheros and play games with me." Brett says ruffling his hair.
Denver smiles and nods his head.
Another loud sound comes from the door, the window of the door was now shatterd, walker arms poking through, trying to grab at Puck and Sam. Their gurgling groans echoing in the room.
"We need to leave, now!" Sam says as Puck starts to kill walkers while Sam held the door.
"Oh shit!" Rachels says grabbing onto Quinn for dear life. "Not again. Save me!"
Brett quickly runs around the room, then stops at the window, he looks down.
"Okay I got an idea, Sam your gonna jump out this window and I'm gonna help everyone down to you." Brett says as he opend the window.
"Wait were going to jump out this window?" Quinn asks walking up to it. She looks down and notices it has to be at least 12 foot drop. "Were gonna break our ankles."
"Well its our only way out." Brett said. "Okay Sam come on lets do this." Brett says calling Sam over again.
Sam nods and runds over. Puck takes over holding the door. Once Sam gets to the window, Brett opens it and helps Sam down slowly. With Bretts help Sam reached down about 7 feet, leaving the drop to the ground to be 5 feet. Sam reaches the ground getting ready to catch the girls. Brett starts to call the girls over.
"Girls first, then Denver. Puck ill call you over when its your turn." Brett says as hes helping Rachel out the window.
"Denver, i need you to listen to Santana and Brett. You do whatever they say, no arguing okay?" Linda tells him as Brett starts helping Quinn out.
Denver nods, Linda starts to cry again as Brett jestures Santana and him over. Linda gives Denver a final kiss and hug before Santana carries him over to Brett.
"Okay Im gonna help you down then you use the blanket to catch Denver, okay? Hes to small for me to hand him down." Brett says taking Santanas hands.
Santana nods. "Yea got it, uh."
Brett looks back to her waiting for her to finish speaking.
"Yea?" He asked, qurious as to what she was gonna say.
"Oh, i was just gonna say this feels like dejah vu. I feel like all we do is escape from windows." She says with a nervous laugh. She also looked scared from how high up we are.
"I got you, okay? Trust me." He said bringing her to the open window. He holds onto her hands as she slowly walks down the side of the wall outside of the school.
Brett was just about to ask Sam if he was ready when another loud crack came from the wooden door, causing Puck to scream. "Oh shit! HURRY UP, PLEASE!"
Brett looked back at Puck then to Santana, he noded when he saw Sam ready. Then he let her go, he watched her fall down into Sams arms with an "ouf" from both of them as they fell over onto the ground.
"Shit!" Sam hissed
"Fuck sorry." Santana said getting off of him and helping him up.
"No its all good, you were like, just an inch from kneeing my crotch, which could have been bad." He said laughing a bit.
"Guys hurry." Brett said now grabbing Denver.
All 4 of them held the blanket ready to catch Denver. "Okay buddy, don't be scared, when you fall just stay relaxed okay? They will catch you, i promise." Brett said. Denver just noded.
Once they caught Denver and they were all on the ground safe, Brett calls Puck over.
"Puck, come on!" Brett shouts just as the door cracks again.
Puck runs and gracefully jumps down with no help from Brett. Sam and Santana both fall over from catching him. Brett quickly turns to Linda. "Come on, we can find you a safe place to stay until-" He says cutting himeslf off.
"You go first then help me down." She says with a sad smile.
Brett hesitates for a second then starts making his way down the window. Just as hes hanging the door makes another cracking sound. Brett looks over to it and it has finally broken open, walkers now pushing in. "Hurry grab my hand, ill help you down." Brett said holding his hand out as best as he could.
Both Sam and Puck were holding one of his feet ready for him to fall.
Linda just smiles to Brett. "Protect my baby with your life, I love you Denver." She says as she goes to close the window making Brett let go and fall back into Sam and Puck. Linda locks the window just as the group of walkers approach her.
They grabbed her and feasted like they havent had food in days. Brett watches from the ground as blood shoots at the window making it red. Sam and Puck quickly stand up also still shocked as they watched it.
Rachel turns and covers Denvers face so he can't see what was happening. Quinn and Santana also looked away but hugging eachother.
"Oh fuck, I'm gonna be sick!" Sam says stepping back before throwing up.
Puck continues to watch but then he notices the walked pushing against and hitting the glass, making it crack. 'No way in hell were having a repeat.' He thought to himself.
"We need to go!" Puck yelled to everyone who was frozen to their spots.
Brett stands their shocked. Then he starts to yell.
"Linda! Linda!"
After Sam throws up he wipes his face looking back, he understands why Puck is suddenly panacking.
"Brett we gotta go!" Sam yells to him.
"The windows won't hold for long." Quinn says after she turns back around.
Brett just stands there looking at where he last saw Linda.
Denver starts to get fussy with all the commotion, he held his arms to Santana, She grabbed him from Rachel and tried to calm him down.
"Brett lets go!" Puck says as he grabs Bretts arm pulling him. Brett fought for a little bit not wanting to move.
Sam just sighs, he turns putting a hand on each of Quinns and Rachels back. He starts to walk leading them away from the window. "Lets go, we cant stay here.
"But, she could have - SHE COULD HAVE COME WITH US!" Brett said now punching the grass under him. Santana put Denver down so she could try to hell, Denver just grabbed onto the back pocket of her jeans.
"Dude seriously get up." Puck said. When Brett didn't get up Puck grabbed the collar of Bretts shirt with both hands, he lifted Brett up and slammed him into the wall gwtting right into his face. "Dude i love you and all, but we need to leave or well end up like her, okay?"
Santana walked over and pulled Puck off of Brett. "Puck, yelling wont help!" She said as she put one hand on Pucks chest to keep him back.
"Whatever he's your problem now." Puck said in an annoyed voice then kicked the wall walking the same direction the others went.
Brett couldnt move, he felt frozen, he couldn't believe he just watched a human die. He watched Linda die, the mother of the kid thats his now. He kept thinking of all the ways he could have fixed this, he started to blame himself.
"Brett, please lets go, the glass won't hold long and we need to grab our stuff." Santana said trying to grab his attention.
It was like Brett couldn't hear her. She looked over his face and all she saw was pure panic. "Please B." She said putting her hand onto his cheek.
She could feel him lean a little bit into her touch, he blinked and a few tears fell, he wiped them away looking to Santana.
"We could have helped her." He said in a weak voice.
"No honey, she was already gone. If anything she bought us more time by locking the window, now lwts go before it breaks." She says pulling his hand.
"B?" Denver asked rubbing his eye.
Brett looked down, he smiled and picked Denver up. "Its okay buddy, everything is okay. Were gonna head over to one of those houses to grab something then were gonna be on our way." He said slowly walking with Denver curling into him, he reached out for Santanas hand and she took it. He pulled her in so she was hugging him as they walked. "Lets just go a bit faster, i think i heard the glass crack." He said laughing a bit.
"Nope, not again, lets go." Santana said now leading the way.