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We play with FIRE these yellow marks get glowing ember on the ᴡɪʀᴇ, I'm b u r n i n g with you on this black tar road when it feels this good, you don't let go. Alicia Clark. 17.

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Taking in a deep breath, Elyza nodded. She had to remind herself that there was another life on the line now. As much as she knew Alicia could probably care for herself, she couldn’t just completely isolate herself and only care about her own safety. Two means twice the work and working together. “C’mon,” she said, getting out and shutting her door quietly. She gripped her weapon of choice and began walking towards the building, looking back to make sure Alicia was following her. Inching to the door, she opened it quietly, hoping the tiny squeaks weren’t enough to alert any of the dead. Elyza poked her head in and checked their immediate surroundings, noting that, from what the eye could see, they were clear enough to continue. She waved Alicia in and looked around again. “Left or right?”

Alicia followed the other girl, her eyes scanning the area around them. “I’ll take left, you take right?” She suggested, knowing it would be quicker to scan through the place if they split up. “Whistle if you run into anything, and bolt back to the truck.” She took the left, her footsteps feeling like they were echoing through the emptiness. She felt some of the tension release from her body as it was clear that she was definitely alone. Letting out a shaky breath, she hid her knife back in her boot. “All clear.” She called out, hoping that Elyza hadn’t found anything otherwise she had just given away herself.

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As much as she didn’t want to agree with her, Elyza knew that Alicia was right. They were going to need to settle somewhere before it got too dark. It was just for the safety of each other, there was no point for her to try to fight it just so they didn’t have to go along with what Alicia wanted inside. She nodded her head and continued to drive. Eventually, they came up to a town that Alicia was talking about. How she knew it was there, Elyza wasn’t going to question. Parking the car, she looked around and sighed, seeing nothing she deemed dangerous in sight. “How you wanna do this, hm?” It was the first time she was starting conversation with the other girl with no intent to anger her or make it worse. They were running out of daylight and she didn’t have time to have another petty argument. “Normally when I find a new place I’ll just go in and scope it out before making way in. But I’ve never had another person with me, so I don’t know what you want to do. We can go in together or I can go in and you stay here and safe for a bit. It’s up to you. Just make a decision fast.” It was only a little white lie, but she meant everything she said. Basically. She had been with another person. People, actually. But she was never the one to go in. She always stayed comfortable with her little brother, keeping him safe from any dangers that could wander around int he open world. She didn’t exactly want to leave Alicia out here alone, but she didn’t want to put her in harms way if something were to go down inside either. Elyza may not particularly like the girl one hundred percent yet, but her safety would always be important.

“I’ll come with you.” There was no doubt in her mind, Alicia wouldn’t be able to live with herself if the other girl went alone and something happened. She wouldn’t want that for anyone, no matter how little she knew them. Plus, she didn’t exactly want to be a sitting duck in the car alone. She grabbed the knife from her bag, stowing it back into her boot. It looked like it would be clear, but one thing she had learnt since they started running was that looks could be deceiving. You never knew what lay dormant inside the building. She just hoped that this time the first look was correct, because she needed to have a moment, relax. It had been a long day, and she could feel the emotions coursing through her body, as if they were physically intertwined with her blood. “After you.” She raised her eyebrow, as she unbuckled her belt, ready to follow Elyza in.

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Elyza rolled her eyes and scoffed. “Nice argument, princess. Good luck next time, maybe you’ll have something to back it up with.” She looked around and sighed at the location. There was a time she would be driving down the road and the blank surroundings would be soothing to her. But now, seeing it all and knowing it’s not just a desert, but a deserted world, was anything but soothing. She just hoped they could come up to an area soon enough that was safe enough for both of them and untouched by any other survivors. “You wouldn’t even know.” She smirked, her eyes narrowing at the other girl. Elyza was hardly that kind of person, but it was nice to get on Alicia’s nerves. Especially now that they’re basically stuck with each other. Maybe they’ll eventually be okay with each other. Definitely a long way from now.

Alicia sighed loudly, glaring at Elyza. This was all quickly turning into the worst idea she had ever had. But it was too late now, plus she was too stubborn to turn back. She couldn’t help but feel a little bitter at her own agreement of the words, hoping that next time she wouldn’t fall so short, that she would actually have a good comeback, and not look utterly ridiculous. At her comment, Alicia couldn’t help but roll her eyes again. Pettily, she couldn’t help but feel smug, automatically judging that Elyza was they type to go from person to person, never settling for more than a minute. She knew it was low of her, and it wasn’t very like her to judge others, but there was something about the blonde that seemed to bring out the worst in her. “There should be a town not too far from here, we should try and bed down for the night.” She changed the subject, deciding that the two of them should stop bickering for five seconds.

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Continuing to drive, Elyza rolled her eyes at Alicia’s command. “Why not?” She asked back, as if she had any intention of stopping. The names clearly pissed Alicia off enough that it gave Elyza a sense that there wasn’t getting any comfortable with each other any time soon. The second that comfort sets in, they’ll drop their guard and never be on their toes. She may not know Alicia, or care too much about her, but there wasn’t going to be a second time. She wasn’t letting someone else die because she decided to do things their way. “Is it hurting your feelings? Is princess a bad thing? Would you rather me call you something else, like I have been?”

Alicia sighed, turning to face Elyza. “Because…” She trailed off, rolling her eyes at her own perfect argument. “I just don’t like it, I’m hardly a princess.” For someone who had been on the debate team throughout her high school career, she wasn’t proving to be very good at defending her case. She didn’t really have any reason she didn’t want to be called it, but by letting it lie, it made her feel like Elyza was having the upper hand, and she didn’t want her to get smug about that fact. “You could call me by my name, I know it is controversial, but it has been heard of before.” She shot back, her head tilted. “Or is remembering a girl’s name just too hard for you, honey?” She drawled back, ignoring the cringe that she felt at her use of a pet-name. If there was anyone who didn’t deserve one, it was Elyza.

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Elyza rolled her eyes dramatically and sighed, placing her arm against the door as she drove with her other hand. She was starting to regret agreeing to let Alicia join her. She continued to drive until hearing her question. Pressing on the brakes, Elyza looked over, her eyes narrowed. “Do you want to go?” She asked, once again, avoiding the question. She wasn’t going to give a straight answer to that. Or an answer at all. It wasn’t that she cared for Alicia. She didn’t know her. But you don’t just walk away from something and want to be on your own in a world like this. No matter how much you don’t get along with your group or family. Elyza didn’t have a choice. But she did have a choice to help keep Alicia alive as long as possible. “Because you can go right now. Or I can give you this thing, and turn around and go on my own again. You’re the one that asked to come with me. If you don’t like how I am, then leave. Otherwise, quit asking me questions about my life. You don’t know me, you don’t know what I’ve done and been through. None of it is your business.” Not now, anyway. They’d only just met in person, she wasn’t exactly ready to tell her life story to a stranger. Alicia was the first human contact she’d had since losing everyone important to her. It wasn’t exactly out of the ordinary to keep her own personal information to herself. “So what’s it gonna be, princess?”

Something inside her screamed at her to stop pushing, that she should just let it go. And for once, Alicia listened, instead turning to look out of the window. She had clearly pushed too hard, and as much as she was now intrigued, she didn’t want to make it worse. Surely it was just human nature to want to know more when there was so much resistance? “Don’t call me that.” She muttered instead, her gaze still firmly on the horizon. She was mostly muttering to herself, not wanting to make the name stick, however she soon realised that they we enclosed, and it was probably impossible for her to be quiet enough.

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Elyza raised her eyebrows at Alicia’s question. Did she want to answer it? Well, no, the answer was quite obvious. She didn’t want to at all. Alicia didn’t need to know anything about her. Nor was she exactly on board with sharing things about each other. This wasn’t an ice breaker moment. They didn’t need to get to know each other better. It was better when they were just strangers that never even met, in all honesty. Had Alicia never shown up, there could have been a possibility that Elyza could have stayed at her spot a little longer. But that thought was definitely just her being bitter, wanting to blame the inevitable on someone she would be doing well without. However, being beside herself would just cause this little duo they have to be worse than it already is. “How did we all end up here?” She responded, avoiding Alicia’s question. “I’ve survived, I guess. Can’t exactly take that trip to the Bahamas when suddenly everyone is dead.”

Alicia rolled her eyes. Of course, she was going to be like this. She didn’t expect much else. “You should be a politician, you’re great at answering questions with questions and general avoidance.” She grumbled, looking out the window. At the words, Alicia couldn’t help but wonder who Elyza had lost. Of course, by now, everyone had lost someone. But she wasn’t going to ask, not yet, as she knew it would be a waste of breath. “Why did you agree to this if you don’t want me here?” She asked instead, turning sharply to look at her. “You could have just sent me on my way, no-one forced you to let me join you.” She couldn’t have stopped the word vomit if she tried, her brain wanting to clear the tension as quickly as possible. But as soon as she asked, she realised she had just as much chance to make it all so much worse.

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With the two making their way back to Alicia’s family, Elyza wanted so bad to tell Alicia that this was the wrong thing to do. She would do anything to be back with her family. Yet here the girl was, willingly walking away from them in a time like this. Never having any contact with them other than maybe running into each other at some point. She couldn’t even do that. There was ‘maybe I’ll see you again’ type of communication. They were gone forever and it still hurt her. At the mention of a truck, Elyza stayed quiet, not having an answer towards it. It would help a lot, but she had last this long on how she was doing things now, she didn’t need the truck. Nor did she really need Alicia to start throwing suggestions her way. But for the sake of this new duo lasting without Elyza killing both of them, there was no need for her and her comments to start argument. It was best for stay quiet. For now, at least. Arriving to the compound, Elyza shook her head, not really seeing the point of going in. One, she didn’t care much about it. Two, she would only continue to get angry if she watched a tearful goodbye as someone left on their own rather than their lives being taken away. Yet again, it was best for no arguments to start because of Elyza’s mouth. Waiting for Alicia to exit the building and come back, she became impatient as each second went by, almost wanting to leave her behind completely. For someone who didn’t want to be with her family because they didn’t care about her, she was definitely taking way too long. But eventually, she spotted Alicia walking out with items in her arms, a bit thankful she did so. Wasn’t going to change the fact that she was too stubborn to actually want to accept it. As she would say, she was doing fine on her own this far, she didn’t need any hand outs or any help. Guess that’s just what came with having someone tag along with her now. Catching the keys, she fought the urge to roll her eyes. Of course she’d get it. Getting into the drivers seat after everything was loaded up, she started it up and shrugged. “Wherever the wind takes me, sunshine.” Elyza took in a deep breath, trying to come to terms with Alicia tagging along. “Us. Wherever it takes us.” Driving off, she sighed and hoped that it would be easier to accept her company than it currently is.

Alicia felt nervousness swimming in her stomach. She couldn’t believe that she had actually done it, that she had actually left, but she had. And she wasn’t turning back now. She wasn’t sure why she felt so strongly about leaving with Elyza, compared to leaving on her own, but something had brought them together twice now and part of her wanted to know why. She couldn’t help a small niggling doubt in the back of her mind telling her that it was all a mistake, that it was all too big a coincidence that they had stumbled on each other, that maybe it was something more sinister, but that was easily silenced by the fact that there was nothing more sinister than the state of the world right now. She kept silent for a bit longer, practically biting her tongue. After a while, she couldn’t take it any longer. “So, where are you actually from?” From what she already knew about Elyza, she wasn’t sure she would get any answers, but things were different now, she supposed. “And how did you end up here?”

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Elyza stayed quiet, not only not wanting to reply, but not knowing what to say She wasn’t exactly thrilled to have a person with her again, but she wasn’t as frustrated with the thought as she thought she would be. No matter what Alicia was saying, there wasn’t a way for her not to worry about her. She may not be family, or someone she cares too much about, but she is a teammate now. They’re about to work side by side on a mission of life. Worry about Alicia was going to be a given, even if she didn’t want to at all. She shrugged her shoulders, a silent way of saying you’re welcome, even if she didn’t exactly mean it to the fullest. Gathering her items in the room she had holed herself up in, Elyza was at least grateful that she’d be able to take more than usual, now having another person to carry such things. She did her best to get as much as Alicia could probably carry and handed it over. “Don’t lose any of it, don’t break any of it.” She said, her eyebrows raised. Pulling the rest together, she took it for herself and sighed heavily. She definitely wasn’t looking forward to the next trek. Who knew how long it was going to be until they met their next shelter. “What way is your family? We gotta get goin’ and if you’re gonna say goodbye, we go now and do it fast.”

Resisting the urge to make a sarcastic comment, Alicia took the stuff being passed her without any compliant. Looking around, she gathered her bearings again, before pointing in a direction. “Back that way.” She confirmed. She nodded in agreement. While running off into the night seemed like the easiest option, she didn’t want them to think she had been bitten. Just because she wanted independence didn’t mean she wanted to cause them pain. Nor did she want it to be prolonged. “We should see if they can spare a truck, make it a little easier to cart stuff around.” She knew it would make it a little harder in that they would have to keep an eye out for fuel, but that was a bridge they could cross when they came to it. Setting off, she stayed silent, suddenly realising just how real it was. The walk wasn’t long, she hadn’t actually ventured that far away, only about twenty minutes. Once they reached the compound, Alicia turned to Elyza. “You’re welcome to come in, or stay out here, whatever you want.” She murmured. Before she could hear the answer, she made her own way through the gates.

It didn’t take long for her to find her mother and brother. Wanting to keep it as brief as possible, she didn’t allow herself to be pulled down, to join them. In a voice that sounded so different to her own, one that sounded so much older than she was, she informed them that she was leaving. That she needed to do this without them. That together they would be the death of each other. She could see the hurt in her mother’s eyes, but the understanding in her brother’s. He had always been the golden child, and he knew it. He knew that Alicia had always felt like she was left on the side lines. Alicia smiled softly, grateful as he interrupted her mom’s refusal. It took another few minutes before it was accepted, and Alicia felt herself being wrapped in familiar arms, the three of them stood together, not knowing when they would be able to do so again. Holding back tears, she smiled, wishing them farewell. Before she could leave, she was handed more blankets, some food and a set of keys. At least the journey hadn’t been a total waste, she couldn’t help but think, Elyza wouldn’t be too annoyed at the time spent here. Thanking them, and telling them she would see them again soon, she turned to leave. Meeting the blonde again, she tossed the keys to her, before loading up the back with their supplies. Jumping into the vehicle, she quickly wiped away a tear before it could fall down her face. “Where to now?” She asked, turning to the other girl.

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It wasn’t that Elyza didn’t care, or that she wasn’t sensitive to Alicia’s point of view. But she didn’t like the fact that someone else would be with her on this journey. She had done so fine alone before. She didn’t have to worry about any lives on her hands. In the tiniest bit, it was enjoyable having Alicia around. Elyza won’t admit that she was going a bit crazy just having to live with herself and her thoughts. Clenching her jaw, she thought about what the girl had to say. It seemed that if Elyza left her, she’d be better off dead. Taking in a deep breath, she couldn’t believe she was about to agree. “Fine,” she said, simply. Without another word, she turned around to continue making her way into the place to sort through items and grab the things she was going to need to get herself – and now Alicia – to another place.

Alicia took a few moments more than necessary to process what Elyza had said. It wasn’t that she hadn’t expected her to agree, even if she hadn’t been completely sure she would, but she had expected there to be a bit more arguing. “You don’t have to worry about me, I am not yours to make sure I am safe.” She didn’t want to be a burden. She felt like enough of one of them for the majority of her life. She could take care of herself, again something she had been doing for a while now. “Thank you.” She whispered, not even sure the other girl would actually be able to hear her.

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Elyza furrowed her eyebrows as Alicia spoke, wondering what would even possess her to think she could ask such a thing. Better yet, why she would even think Elyza would say okay to that. Shrugging her shoulders and rolling her eyes, there was no point in letting Alicia’s childlike retort get to her. Finally turning around to walk away, Elyza stopped a good distance away and turned around. She crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes. “Why? Why do you want to come with me when you have a family?” She would do anything to have a family again. It pissed her off to just know that Alicia was willing to walk away from it. “What makes you think that you can handle being alone?”

Alicia clenched her jaw, turning her head. “We keep searching for something that doesn't exist. We kill for it and die for it.” She murmured, looking back at Elyza. “We haven’t been a family in a long time.” She couldn’t stop the words once they began falling out of her mouth. “Before we started running, we were just people who lived together, some of us happened to share DNA.” She kicked a stone that was near her feet, shrugging. “We can’t handle being together, either. We die as quickly together as we do apart. I need to find a way to live for myself. And I can't do that running in fear.” She took a deep breath, squaring her shoulders. “I’m sure I’d manage to find them again, I could just follow the trail of death and destruction.

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“Oh, definitely. I’m sure you are.” Elyza smirked, nodding along with her sarcasm. She turned back around to continued to walk until she heard something she really wasn’t expecting. Stopping, she turned around slowly and narrowed her eyes. “Excuse me?” She asked, hoping she didn’t hear what she thought. “No.” She shook her head, walking in Alicia’s direction. “Come with me? Did you not understand when I first told you that I’m alone? I do this all alone. No, you’re not coming with me.” She did enjoy some company, but that doesn’t mean she was ready to live with it for the rest of her life, that could possibly end any time. She also didn’t want to think about having to make sure someone else was okay and safe. But now thinking about all of that, she wasn’t going to be able to shake Alicia. There was going to be at least one time a day when she wonders about if she’s okay, alive. If she’d eaten, if she was healthy. Still. The answer was no.

Alicia hadn’t exactly expected a red carpet to be laid out for her to join Elyza, but she couldn’t help but feel disappointed. She didn’t want to go back. She wanted to escape. It was only a few months before she was meant to be leaving for college, and so much had happened, even without the added factor of the end of the world, and she just couldn’t face being so near to her family. She didn’t want to have to deal with everyone giving attention to her brother as he had yet another overdose, didn’t want to listen to her mother continue to act as if she didn’t exist. Taking a deep breath, she shrugged. “Fine, I guess I’ll just have to go alone too then.” As she spoke, she realised she sounded exactly like a stubborn child, but she went with it. Maybe Elyza was right though, maybe it was easier to do it alone. No one else to worry about, being able to just survive for yourself. The more she thought about it, the more appealing it sounded. And, it clearly had been working well for the other girl. Why wouldn’t it work for her?

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Elyza sighed and nodded along with her, agreeing for what felt like the first (and only) time ever. “Some scones would definitely hit the spot.” Removing her hand from Alicia’s shoulder, Elyza continued on her way, even if it was just tiny steps. She tried to convince herself it was because she wasn’t yet ready to leave this place that she finally settled in. But realistically, she knew it was because she didn’t want to say goodbye to the other girl yet. She was annoying, that was for sure. But she was also the first bit of company Elyza had had in forever. No matter how much she spoke about not wanting to be around people or have anyone with her, it was nice. She hated it. “I’d hate to see what happens when someone has to live with you.” She smirked, turning around to look at Alicia as she continued to walk backwards.

Alicia rolled her eyes at the comment. “I’m a delight to live with.” She replied, drily. Well, she was sure she would be when she didn’t purposely try to irritate them. Like she did to Elyza. “You could find out.” She blurted, not even completely sure where it came from. “Let me come with you.” It was the first she had even realised she would potentially want to. She didn’t see the point in going back to her family right now. She was adamant that no-one would even notice her missing for at least a few days. She felt like a spare part, why not be a spare part with someone new instead? She shrugged, as if it was no big deal, like she wasn’t suggesting that the two practical strangers should suddenly spend all their time together. 

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“Fuck you, if I had any access to scones right now, I’d show you just how better they are with coffee and prove you wrong.” Normally, she wouldn’t drop something like this until she proved the other person wrong, but this wasn’t exactly something she could hold onto. They’d be the luckiest people in the entire world to come across something like a scone in a place like this. “I’m fine, are you good?” Elyza asked, caring for once. It wasn’t like she was worried or anything, it was clear that Alicia had done this before and knew exactly what to do. But just because she knew doesn’t make the situation better than the last time. Walking over, she squeezed Alicia’s shoulder once before backing up and walking back over to where she was staying. “Time for me to leave this place. Was gonna stay a bit longer, but clearly that was ruined for me.”

"God I wish we had some scones right now." She couldn't even remember a time when she'd last been able to enjoy what she was eating, that wasn't just enough to get by. Hearing her conformation, Alicia smiled softly, glad to hear it. She straightened up, smiling again at Elyza's touch. It quickly turned into a frown, hearing her say she was leaving. It wasn't that Alicia hadn't been expecting it, she knew the other girl was moving on, but it just seemed so abrupt. Although, it wasn't safe to stay around here, she supposed. "That's what happens when people have to talk to me for more than five minutes." She joked, trying to ignore the voice in her head telling her that she should follow.

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Elyza scoffed and furrowed her eyebrows. “What even? No. Have you never had coffee with a brown sugar scone? Coffee and blueberry scone? It’s coffee and scones, you don’t be ridiculous.” Had she really stopped in the complete line of danger just to argue about her preferences? Most definitely. What else would she do when she wanted to prove a point, even when there really wasn’t a point to prove. Rolling her eyes, Elyza looked at Alicia’s head and then out to their task. “Your head is too big, I might miss everything else and pop one right in there. Better watch out, clearly I don’t know the difference between danger and annoyance.” Letting Alicia do her thing, Elyza stayed a step back to watch how she did it, snickering at her reactions. She let the infected take another step in on the girl before raising her gun and pulled the trigger a few times, finishing them all off. “Damn, missed ya.”

“If I had any access to scones to show you just how much better they are with cream and tea I would prove you so wrong right now.” Alicia quipped back. Was this really what they were debating in a literal life of death situation? At least it helped her be distracted a little bit from the whole ordeal. “Unlucky for you, maybe you’ll get it next time.” Alicia bent forward, her hands on her knees as she caught her breath. “You okay there?” She checked, looking up at Elyza, squinting slightly as the sun glared at her. She hated the way the light reflected off the blonde hair, making the other girl look like she was literally radiating sunlight. She was sure it was just the adrenaline talking when she thought she looked so beautiful right now.

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As they walked up, Elyza stepped to the side and let Alicia take lead. Not because she was nervous or anything. In fact, she never really got nervous anymore. It was more to see how Alicia did things and if she punked out when things get too bad. Nodding at the number, she checked her ammo, making sure she had bullets in the gun in the first place and stood up behind the other girl, peeking over to take a glance at them. “I mean, I can do this like I always do or you can go out there with your… knife, and I guess… whatever you do with a knife. Not my choice of weapon when it comes to a crowd, I guess. How about I give you honors, since you’re my guest. And I’ll save your ass when that doesn’t work out for you.” It wasn’t that Elyza didn’t think Alicia could do it. She was actually pretty well aware of the fact that she could. You can’t walk around in a world like this with just a knife if you weren’t confident in your ability. But who said a little joke wasn’t permitted? How else would you lighten the situation when you could die any second now? “Or I mean we could in invite them in for some coffee and scones. Two’s a company but… seven’s a crowd, am I right?”

Alicia quirked up her brow, suddenly motivated to go out there alone, wanting to prove a point that she could do it. However, the stubbornness did not outweigh her will to survive. “Coffee and scones? Don’t be ridiculous, everyone knows you have tea with scones.” She scoffed, shaking her head. “How about we both give it a go and you try not to lodge a bullet in my skull?” She compromised with a smirk. She was already formulating a plan in her head, which she quickly began to implement. She moved as stealthily as possible, edging her way around, trying to stay unseen, so that she could quickly get behind one of the infected. As quick as a flash, she sunk the knife in as far as possible into their head, squirming slightly at the sound, before ragging it out. There was no way she could be slow now, and she repeated the action a second time, as she began to be closed in on. At least by focusing on her, it would make it easier for Elyza to kill the remaining few.

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Elyza rolled her eyes and shook her head. As much as she wanted to say something back, she bit her tongue to stop any comments. It definitely wasn’t the time to bicker when they’re literally close to fighting for their lives. Falling into the girl was definitely on the list of the worst things that could happen, especially after hearing what she said. Once again, she fought the urge to say anything and just got up with a straight face, rolling her eyes just slightly. Reluctantly holding her hand out for Alicia to take, Elyza scoped the area. All she could think of was how she was going to do all of this and eventually have to head back inside and grab her items and take off way sooner than planned. Normally she’d speak her mind, but in a time like this, it wasn’t the best to have an argument where the silence is their only tactic. “C’mon,” she said, peeking around a corner, gripping her weapon at her side. 

Grabbing Elyza’s hand, and probably gripping it slightly harder than necessary, her free hand reaching for her knife. It wasn’t the first time she was in such a situation, nor would it be her last if they survived. That didn’t stop her heart fro feeling like it was going to jump out through her throat at any given moment, however. She nodded, falling into step, slightly behind her. None of this ever felt like real life, but it was the only one they had now. Hearing a noise, she gestured to their right, where it sounded like it was coming from. Quietly moving into a better position, she spotted the source. She breathed a small sigh of relief. There was only five of them, and she help up her hand to indicate to Elyza. Sure, it was still five chances for her to be killed, but it was better than a whole hoard. 

[clrkalicia]

elyzasex:

Elyza rolled her eyes, cocking her head to the side. “Well, no.” She definitely lied. “But in order to get hot, you’ve gotta get hotter, right? You’re ten percent of the way there, don’t flatter yourself too soon.” Gripping the sheet as tight as she could, she watched as Alicia traveled her way down. They didn’t know anything about each other, yet for some reason, she cared enough to make sure the other girl was completely safe. As if right now, Alicia’s safety was her responsibility. Frankly? She hated it. It reminded her so much of her past and how she let down her responsibilities before and now she’s left all alone. But this wasn’t a moment to just shove to the side and come back to later on. This world was a matter of  life or death and she wasn’t about to let someone lose their life because she didn’t want the pressure on herself yet again. Sighing in relief as she watched Alicia touch the ground, she nodded and followed suit. There wasn’t anyone to be her eight, so she was left to just jump down. As anyone should have, a little fear washed over her body. But it was this or, well, dying. Elyza climbed out of the window and gripped on as she hung from the outside. Looking down to Alicia, she put her trust, for once, in the girl and jumped down, making sure to bend as she landed, not wanting anything to break. Although, she couldn’t help the stumble upon standing up as she lost her footing, slightly falling into Alicia, looking in her eyes. 

“Sure sure, you keep telling yourself that.” Alicia replied cheekily. She was just grateful that she was the one able to tease Elyza right now, instead of the other way round. As she waited on the ground, Alicia tried to hide the ever growing panic bubbling inside of her. She didn’t really know this girl, but she didn’t want anything to happen to her. Of course, she wouldn’t want anyone to be hurt unnecessarily, but especially Elyza right now. She held her breath as she jumped, fighting the urge to screw her eyes up. She let out the breath as she heard feet hit the ground, her arms automatically coming up and around Elyza as she stumbled, the two of them falling to the floor. “Falling for me already?” She murmured, not wanting to make too much noise, but also not wanting to disturb the butterflies in her stomach as she made eye contact.