Chapter Four: No Escape

Sean made sure to keep me close beside him as we all ran past the parked cars of all those who had most likely been turned into the zombies currently chasing us. Amy seemed to be running to save herself, and was leaving us behind as usual. I winced as the running agitated my injury and I realized why I was bleeding.

"The trail." Sean glanced at me curiously. "You have to get away from me; I'm being used to track you guys through my blood."

"She needs a doctor." Terri seemed to slow down enough to talk to us. "We need to make sure that she's going to be alright after all of this is over."

"It's going to be alright, Terri. Right now, we need to catch up to the psycho runner." Richard glanced up ahead, and changed directions swiftly. I slid on the slippery pavement as Sean tried to keep up with him.

"What about Amy?" Terri froze when we heard a shrill scream and I stared over my shoulder where Amy had been. I turned away slowly and allowed Sean to lead me to follow Richard and Terri as we crossed the overpass five blocks from the high school. If we got there, maybe someone could use their cellphone. Tonight, it seemed that five blocks would feel like forever before we would reach it.

"They got her." Sean didn't answer, though I knew he was just trying to keep everyone else calm. "Are they going to kill her?"

He just shook his head and suddenly he wiped out on the slick pavement. I buckled without his weight supporting me and I tumbled down after him. He glanced up and then looked at me with a horror-struck expression, pulling me to my feet swiftly. I heard the sound of running, and by the sound of it, there were a lot of them.

"Those don't sound like zombies, they are supposed to be slow or at least that's what Hollywood has to say about them." He wrapped the sweater more securely around me and he glanced around sharply.

"Why can't we all just stick the hell together?" He glanced around before pulling me off the side of the railing for the overpass and held me under the overpass bridge protectively. We heard those who were running go over the overpass in uniform precision. These weren't zombies, zombies don't run. Whatever was chasing us is more humanoid, but what are they?

I shivered carefully and snuggled closer to Sean and as we waited, a thought had bloomed into my mind. I pulled out my cellphone and checked for a reception signal. Dead in the water and I felt like crying at the hopelessness of our situation.

I leaned back against him and stared out at the pouring rain. I couldn't help but wonder where Richard and Terri went or if Amy was still alive. Why was this happening to us? What did these people want?

I woke up, not even remembering when I may have fallen asleep. Sean was still beside me though he was asleep as well. I shivered as a breeze lifted my hair slightly and I couldn't help but believe that we were being watched. I tugged on Sean's shirt and he stirred slowly. He glanced at me concerned.

"Kiara, are you alright?" He felt my forehead before I could voice my paranoia. "You're going cold, dammit, this is not good!"

I made a shushing noise and glanced around us quickly when I thought I heard some movement. Sean glanced up and swore, pulling me to my feet and pulling me behind him as he ran. I struggled to keep up with him, but adrenaline made me keep moving when I heard the sound of someone chasing us.

"It's him." Sean indicated to my somewhat bandaged side and I felt myself go cold. I glanced behind us to see that the white haired man was closely in pursuit, his red eyes focused on us. The man who shot me could move faster than either of us could. Before I could voice that, both Sean and I fell as something knocked his legs out from under him. The last thing I saw before I was greeted by darkness was Sean reaching for me as I continued to fall, even though he had already landed. I watched as the white haired man grabbed Sean and punched him in the chest to knock him unconscious.

A/N: Another short chapter, sorry for not going into more detail here either. Next chapter will be through a Character's point of view, and no, they have not been shown yet. Don't worry, if you recognize the Character, good for you. If you do not, make sure to read/watch all the series involved before reading anything more. Rate and review please, feedback is amazing to receive; it makes me feel as if people care and appreciate that I'm putting time and effort into this storyline.