A/N: None of the characters belong to me, they belong to Zack Snyder and James Gunn. Except for Taryn, Libby, and Grandma Anderson, they are mine!

Taryn threw the car into park and let the engine idle as she

climbed out. She rounded her 2000 Saturn and opened the door

for her little sister Libby. Then she pulled Libby's bags out of the

backseat.

"I don't wanna stay with grandma. Why can't I come

with you?" the little girl moaned, her strawberry blonde pigtails

bouncing as they walked to the front door. Taryn smiled.

"I know you wanna stay with me, Lib. But I'm staying at

Sophie's. You know that." The little girl stuck out her lower lip at

this. "Hey. I'll come visit you all the time. If you're good maybe

you can stay at Sophie's a couple nights." Libby smiled.

"Promise?" Taryn ruffled her sister's hair gently.

"Would I lie to you?" Libby's smile grew wider and Taryn

turned to knock on the door. She gasped when she saw her

grandma already standing there. She stared at them, smiled weakly,

then turned and went back into the house. "That's weird." Taryn

muttered. She opened the door to the small ranch house and

entered, Libby right behind her. She found her grandma sitting on

the couch. "Grandma? Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, sweetie. Just a little tired."

"Where's grandpa?" Taking Libby's hand, Taryn slowly entered

the room.

"He's down filling out a police report." She wheezed.

"What happened?" Taryn asked, genuine concern in her voice.

Her grandmother didn't know the concern was not for her but for

Taryn and Libby.

"Nothing important dear. I was mugged at the grocery store

yesterday. The man bit me."

"Bit you?" Taryn, for the first time, noticed a light sheen of

sweat coating her grandmother's dull gray cheekbones. "Are you

alright?"

"Of course. I'm fine. Just a little tired." Libby tightened her grip

on Taryn's hands and looked up into her sister's eyes pleadingly.

"Maybe I should take Lib with me. Don't want her getting sick

too." Their grandmother struggled to her feet and slowly

approached Taryn and Libby.

"Nonsense. Now you leave Libby here and run along and have

fun." Taryn desperately didn't want to leave her sister behind.

"Really. It wouldn't be any trouble to take her with."

"She can watch tv while I take a nap" Their grandmother

snapped. Taryn knelt down so she was eye to eye with Libby.

"I'm sorry, but I'm not going to fight with her. I'll come visit

you tomorrow. Be careful and call me if anything happens." She

leaned forward and kissed her sister on the forehead. "Love you,

Lib." Libby didn't say anything but Taryn could see the tears

shimmering in her eyes. Taryn stood and walked to the door.

"Goodbye." She whispered and walked out into the bright

Wisconsin sunshine.