I woke up after a while,squiting to adjust my eyes to the light of the room. How long had it been? An hour? Two? a day? No,Radioactive was still standing in front of me. I felt my eye pulsing with pain. Did I have a black eye? "Now little lady. Why do they call me Radioactive?" I glared,remaning silent. "No smart remark? Well,they call me Radioactive because after I kill my victums,I write my name in their chests with poison." he stood up and paced,wearing an evil smile. "Your daycare however,was a special case. I wanted to be extra memorable." I attempted to lunge at him,but the two men behind me kept me held tightly. "Now,do you want to know how we can both walk away from this?"Radioactive asked,smirking. I stayed quiet. Radioactive leaned forward,his lips next to my ear. "Take your shirt off." He whispered. I gulped. "Now little woman!" Radioactive demanded,standing up,staring down on me. My eyes darted,suddenly I felt someone slip something into my hand,a knife? I snuck a look back at the man behind me. He had blone hair that flopped all in his face,a small amount of facial hair on his chin,and he wore a flannel similar to gave me the slightest bit of a nod. He wanted me to kill Radioactive? Radioactive leaned closer,I smelled his foul breath. "Now!" It was now or never,in an instant I stabbed Radioactive in his stomach. I heard the man who gave me the knife knock out his partner. Radioactive made a gurgling sound and fell to the ground. The blond haired man finished the job on them and threw my backpack at me,which had been taken. "Lets go!" he shouted,yanking the door open and grabbing my wrist.

We ran through the woods for a while until we collapsed aginst a tree. "I'm Levi." The guy said after we'd been resting for a moment. Wait? Could I trust him? Should I tell him my name? Well,he had saved me and all. "I'm Jenn." Levi smiled and leaned aginst the tree. "Wanna explain to me whats going on?" I asked,standing up. He smiled gently. This guy smiled alot. "sit down,eat something. You're probally hungry,you were knocked out for a while." One cue my stomach growled. I hadn't realized how hungry I was. I nodded admittingly. Levi dug in his bag and pulled out a bag of beef jerky,a bag of dried mangos,a gatorade,and what looked like a debbie cake. My mouth watered and I sat next to Levi,snatching the food and gobbling it down. Levi chuckled. "So I should explain." I nodded through a full mouth. "Anyways I hated Radio-Thomas's ways since he found me. I only really followed him for food and shelter. I avoided killing anyone." I guzzled the gatorade,listening. "I didn't want to see you get hurt so,here we are." He looked at me,waiting for a response,I ignored him and ripped into the mangos. "So,glock 18,bow,knife. How old are you kid?" I licked my fingers and pryed open the plastic to the cake. "twelve." Levi looked surprised. "First off,slow down. Your gonna get sick. Second. Wow,you've survived this long?" As I finished off the gatorade I shrugged. "Yeah." " This world ain't for kids anymore huh?" Levi chuckled. "Yup." I folded my hands in my lap and lay back. "How old are you?" "Twenty one." (That is not a joke for the internet to enjoy -.-) I nodded,my eyes becoming heavy. "You want to go to sleep?" I managed another nod of my head. Levi stood and offered his hand. I took it and grabbed my things. "I know a small gas station near by. Can you make it to there?" I nodded and walked along with him.

Levi pulled the grate over the window to protect us and laid out a sleeping bag. "I'll keep watch. Go to sleep okay?" I nodded and drifted off to sleep. Before I nodded off I saw Levi pick up his gun and walk to the window.

I woke up screaming once more. Levi was shaking me. "Jenn! Stop screaming you're okay!" I clawed at his face franticly,my eyes squeezed shut. "Ow! Hey Jenn stop!" My eyes finally snapped open. I panted,wiping sweat from my forehead. "S-Sorry Levi." Levi managed a smile and I saw red claw marks on his face. "No problem kid. Bad dream?" I nodded and wiped my clamy hands on my jeans. I finally realized there was banging on the doors of the gas station. "Dead ones?" I asked. Levi nodded grimly. "I barricaded the door,but we can probally only stay one day. It won't hold forever." I nodded and struggled up. "I can get some supplies from the shelves." I offered. Levi nodded,picking up his gun. "Do that. There's probally a lot of travel size stuff we can fit in our bags and pockets." I stood and shivered,I then made my way to the asiles. This place was like a seven eleven. It was pretty well stocked and not a lot of stuff was gone. I opened my bag and threw in a bunch of cup noodles. They only needed boiled water and we had a gormet meal ready for us. I threw in some first aid in the next aisle. I spied some instant coffee. I was never a fan of the stuff,but it did offer a good boost of stamina. I tried the machine. It worked! I made a cup for Levi and brought it to him. "Going good?" I asked. he nodded and took the cup. "thanks kid,needed this." As he took a sip he shuddered. "Ugh. Anyway the machine still work?" I nodded. "allright. How bout' you fill the bottles? The water will cool off after a while and we're running low anyway." I did as told and continued to stock up on stuff. "Got enough?" Levi asked. I nodded. "I can make some cup noodles. Theres actually a lot here." Levi gave me a small smile. "that sounds awesome! I've been eating preserved food for forever!" I managed a small smile as well and dug out what looked like a tiny stove top. I plugged it in and set on a pot of water. The water began to bubble after not long. The steam rising and flowing into my face. I exhaled deeply and took off the pot. Slowly pouring it into the styrafome cups and closing the paper lids. I breathed in the smell of them as they cooked,mabey Levi and I could find a way to live in harmony. Find others. Find a bigger shelter. We could be happy once more. And mabey,we'd find my dad.

I drunk the broth from my cup and sighed,the familiar feeling of warm food in my belly making me drowsy. "Want to go back to sleep? I've got plenty of time in my sleep tank." Levi said. I could tell he was lying through his teeth. Bags were formed under his eyes which were blood shot. I shook my head. "I can take care of myself. If anything you need some time to sleep." Levi didn't protest and went to bed. I grabbed my bow and looked out the window through the metal grates. Very few walkers had left,but the hoard was clearing out,finding some other form of prey to eat. As Levi's dull snores echoed through the gas station I helped myself to a bag of chips and a mountain dew. I was never one for mountain dew but it was pretty good now. I examined the bottle in my hand,its bold coloring standing out on my dirty palms. I ran my fingers over the picture of a mountain on the front. Mountain? Mountain! I darted over to Levi. "LEVI LEVI!" I squealed,shaking him. He snorted,sitting up grogilly. "What is it kid?" I thrusted the mountain dew bottle at him. He looked at it with a confused look. "Did I miss something?" I yanked it back from him quickly. "The mountains Levi! we could go to the mountains! no body will be there and we'll be safe!" Levi was silent for a moment and the playfully shook my shoulders. "This kids a frikin genius!" I laughed and pushed him away.