They were in deep when Anastasia finally used the last of her grenades to clear the room they were in. Charon looked through the holes in the walls, noticing that no light was coming through them.
"It's night time." Anastasia paused.
"We'll eat here and find somewhere safer to stay for the night." Charon nodded and pulled out a bottle of dirty water and some Insta-Mash. Anastasia did the same and they ate hastily, guns right by their hands, flinching at every unknown sound.
Finally they creepy down hallways and found what must've been a bathroom at one time. The sound of gunshots was distant.
"This place seems pretty saf-"
"Hello? Who there?" Charon pulled Anastasia behind the door mid-sentence and looked through the crack between the door and the frame; a huge Super Mutant master was sniffing around, a gatling-laser in his hands. He pulled Anastasia close to him to let the door swing all the way open when the Mutie entered the bathroom. They were hidden, but the silence was deafening, ready to give them away at any moment. The two held their breath.
"Come out! Time to die!" The Mutie taunted, but the two knew they'd be dead if they tried to take him out head on. Suddenly Charon felt Anastasia move, oh so slowly, and from where it rested against her leg, she brought up her sniper rifle; one of the few weapons she still had ammo for in abundance. Slowly, slowly, she brought it up to aim it at the back of the Mutant's head. He took the first shot, but fell on the second. Neither of them moved, but upon realizing it wasn't getting up, they both let out a breath of relief and crept out.
She looked at him.
"I really don't think we'll be getting much sleep tonight." Charon nodded.
"I'll take first watch."
He sat down in the corner behind the door after closing it, and reloaded his shotgun. Suddenly she came over and sat down in his lap.
"What-"
"Shut up. It'll make me feel safer." So she slept in his arms, and he held her gently, trying not to fall asleep himself.