Stiles listened in as the Robin's group met Miri's group officially.

It would seem they were suspicious of Miri and her team because they were thinking of creating a base and after went down in the mountain base it was no wonder.

According to Robin and her friends there was a group of strong super-powered individuals much like Miri's team who were nice and friendly and encouraged other ability users to join their base that had a lake and farming land. But they had just led them to their deaths, the base eventually going down in flames.

Now Miri was offering to create a team with the girls so they could go out further to hunt zombies but the suspicions were high.

Stiles was making a pot of ramen while eavesdropping having unlocked the noodles before she started cooking.

Soon her customers dispersed and the payments started coming in.

[Payment received: 424 points]

[EXP 20, Current EXP: 236/10000]

[Payment received: 86 points]

[EXP 2, Current EXP: 238/10000]

Miri sighed seeing the other groups making quick exits after their discussion.

Lola looked up at her, "Are you going to go fight zombies, Big Sis?"

"Yes."

"Can I come with you?"

Bo chuckled looking at the little girl, "You are too young, Lola. You need to stay inside where it is safe."

"No! I need to get strong so I can protect Big Sis Stiles!"

Aw Stiles felt her heart warm at the cutie pie.

Bo smiled, "Then let my sister teach you. First you need to train by running every day. Once you grow to reach my sister's hip you can go fight zombies with us, ok?"

Lola looked at the Miri and wrinkled her nose before letting out a sigh, "Ok."

Eli decided to take Lola out for a run around the supermarket.

Stiles shouted after them as they walked to the supermarket doors, "Don't go more than 65 feet away from the perimeter. And make sure she's back inside before dark!"

Miri eyed the stove and pot, "Can we use that too?"

"Sure." Stiles shrugged, "Just no hogging it." After placing her noodles in a bowl with a sprinkle of salt she sat at a table and raised an eyebrow, "So you are thinking on becoming a leader of a base in the mountains?"

"It's not even established yet, calling me the leader is a bit premature."

But she didn't deny they were going to make a base.

Stiles slurped her noodles and wrinkled her nose, they were a bit bland.

She hadn't added any cooking oil and it was noticeable. She couldn't afford it when she first started cooking. She unlocked the cooking oil for the next time (600 points), but choked down the current food. She didn't feel it was right to throw out food that was still edible, when people were literally starving to death everywhere in the world.

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Stiles was upstairs when she heard a commotion downstairs, it had just gotten dark outside.

Stiles came down the staircase to see four rough looking individuals cornering Ms Nguyen and going to grab Lola.

"What the hell do you think you are doing?" Her voice was as sharp as an ice pick and just as cold.

She looked at each of the thugs and remembered Ms Nguyen's description of the 'ruffians' that had injured her before. They dared to hurt those who were hers and her roof. How dare they! Stiles knew if she were a wolf, her eyes would have flashed red (yes, she was more Alpha than Beta in this moment).

One of the woman thrust her hands out but nothing happened, she looked at her hands in shock no doubt wondering why her ability wasn't working.

Stiles didn't give them a chance and immediately blacklisted them already and they disappeared from the store. She nearly growled when she saw the hand print shaped bruise on Ms Nguyen's arm.

"We will close the shop early. You need your rest."

Before closing up shop, she went upstairs and tucked in Lola to bed and decided to tell her bedside story about the Sour Wolf and the True Alpha.

As she closed the rest area door she smiled as Lola said to Miss Nguyen, "I want to be as strong as Big Sis someday."

Stiles headed downstairs to get a snack and close the shop. Something sweet she decided...and chocolate. She still felt anxious energy thrumming though her after the night's previous events.