Max opened her eyes and looked before her. There was Ire, wrestling with Renfro for the gun. Ire punched Renfro in the stomach and Renfro dropped the gun.
Ire threw the gun as far as she could, then bent down to Renfro and grabbed her neck, then leaned in to speak into her ear.
"Remember what happened last time? It was just anger and confusion, you said. What do you think it is now? You know what you are? You're number four....and this time, you will become that number." Ire hissed, then Max turned away. Max only heard the crack of bones.
"We have to leave now." Ire said.
Max turned and looked at Ire. Renfro was dead of course, but Max couldn't believe it. She thought Ire had changed, but then she realized that it was in Ire's genetics and it forever would be.
"I said we have to leave now." Ire said and began to walk away.
"Where did you come from?" Max asked, walking alongside Ire.
"I was hiding in the tree. I saw her coming and I knew I had to wait for the right moment." Ire said and stopped at a small hill, near a road.
"Where will you go from here?" Max asked.
"Down." Ire replied simply and walked swiftly down the hill. Max sighed and followed.
"I meant-"
"I know what you meant." Ire said, following the road. "I don't know where I'll go."
"Come with me then." Max said.
"I don't think so." Ire said.
"Why not?" Max asked. "You could help me out with my second job."
"No, I can't be around people. I need to be secluded." Ire said.
"Why?" Max asked.
"I haven't quite mastered my temper yet." Ire said and laughed a little.
"Where are you going to go?" Max asked.
"I don't know. I'll probably go into Canada for a while. Just lay low up there, somewhere secluded." Ire said.
"So, what about people finding us? We're walking on a road."
"This is a main road." Ire said. "They won't be sending out troops or anything here, they would bring way too much attention to themselves and questions would be asked."
"Right." Max muttered and looked down at the road.
They walked for a while, not even realizing how far they'd gone, until Max looked and noticed it was dusk.
"Well," Ire said, suddenly stopping and turning to Max. "This is where I leave you."
"What?" Max asked.
"I'm going to head up in the woods there, then I'm going to zigzag my way to Canada." Ire explained.
"Oh, okay." Max said.
They hugged, then Ire looked at the other side of the road.
"Try and visit." Max said.
"I will." Ire said, then walked across the road. She turned one last time and waved, then walked off into the woods.
Max continued walking and didn't stop until it was mid-afternoon. She reached the old, decaying sign that read 'Welcome to Seattle' and she smiled happily.
"Home." Max whispered, then walked past the sign, into the city.
THE END
I have a sequel for this already written. If the reviews are good, I'll post it. Let me know if you want the sequel, let me know. =)
Ire threw the gun as far as she could, then bent down to Renfro and grabbed her neck, then leaned in to speak into her ear.
"Remember what happened last time? It was just anger and confusion, you said. What do you think it is now? You know what you are? You're number four....and this time, you will become that number." Ire hissed, then Max turned away. Max only heard the crack of bones.
"We have to leave now." Ire said.
Max turned and looked at Ire. Renfro was dead of course, but Max couldn't believe it. She thought Ire had changed, but then she realized that it was in Ire's genetics and it forever would be.
"I said we have to leave now." Ire said and began to walk away.
"Where did you come from?" Max asked, walking alongside Ire.
"I was hiding in the tree. I saw her coming and I knew I had to wait for the right moment." Ire said and stopped at a small hill, near a road.
"Where will you go from here?" Max asked.
"Down." Ire replied simply and walked swiftly down the hill. Max sighed and followed.
"I meant-"
"I know what you meant." Ire said, following the road. "I don't know where I'll go."
"Come with me then." Max said.
"I don't think so." Ire said.
"Why not?" Max asked. "You could help me out with my second job."
"No, I can't be around people. I need to be secluded." Ire said.
"Why?" Max asked.
"I haven't quite mastered my temper yet." Ire said and laughed a little.
"Where are you going to go?" Max asked.
"I don't know. I'll probably go into Canada for a while. Just lay low up there, somewhere secluded." Ire said.
"So, what about people finding us? We're walking on a road."
"This is a main road." Ire said. "They won't be sending out troops or anything here, they would bring way too much attention to themselves and questions would be asked."
"Right." Max muttered and looked down at the road.
They walked for a while, not even realizing how far they'd gone, until Max looked and noticed it was dusk.
"Well," Ire said, suddenly stopping and turning to Max. "This is where I leave you."
"What?" Max asked.
"I'm going to head up in the woods there, then I'm going to zigzag my way to Canada." Ire explained.
"Oh, okay." Max said.
They hugged, then Ire looked at the other side of the road.
"Try and visit." Max said.
"I will." Ire said, then walked across the road. She turned one last time and waved, then walked off into the woods.
Max continued walking and didn't stop until it was mid-afternoon. She reached the old, decaying sign that read 'Welcome to Seattle' and she smiled happily.
"Home." Max whispered, then walked past the sign, into the city.
THE END
I have a sequel for this already written. If the reviews are good, I'll post it. Let me know if you want the sequel, let me know. =)