Seattle, (City)

[ForEverHaywood]

Liha had managed to avoid most of those things for a couple of hours as she wandered through the streets. That didn't mean she hadn't killed a few when she needed to though. The end of her bow that was hanging from her shoulder was crusted with dried blood. She hadn't let loose a single shot, not once had she even been given the chance before the things got too close to her.

As she neared the corner of a street, quickening her pace and made sure nothing was creeping up from behind. Pulling the bow around to her back she crep forwerd. With shaking hands, she gentaly unhooked her thigh holster taking out her impressive twin colt handgun placing it up to her eye level and grimaced as she felt the dried blood press against her skin. Even though she hadn't fired the gun, Liha had been using the scope to see further ahead. When her body was around the corner and she was looking through the scope, she quickly nodded to herself and pulled back around the corner sitting down,Okay, from this angle there are two zombies and something that looks like, She poked her head back around the corner, then brought it back again,I guess thats the store that all the talk is about. it doesnt look full. Now how do i get there. Think Liha, think.

She took a deep breath, standing to her feet and putting the colt back into its holster she held the pull back string holding her bow over her shoulder with her right hand. She hunkered low and turned the corner, the zombies hadn't noticed her yet, Good so far.. Liha moved as quickly as she could, while trying not to make any noise. She made it over to a mailbox lucky she was small enough to hide behind without being easily seen. Liha looked back at the two zombies, Good, they still haven't noticed me. Her heart was beating so hard that she could feel it in her ears. She took another deep breath as she brought the colt back to her eye. From where she sat, she could see most of the store and the two zombies without anything blocking her path.

Liha didn't want to shoot at the zombies, afraid she might attract more of them, this close to the Dead Zone but the way they were facing she would end up running in front of them if she made a break for the front. Sighing she suddenly had an idea. She put the colt back on in its holster and took out a couple of the bullets from her pocket. Liha looked around, making sure nothing was going to ruin her plan, then looked back at the zombies and threw the bullet past them. The bullets bounced off a tin trash can behind the two of them, causing them both to turn and look at it. Smiling Liha took the opportunity, sprinting for the stores doors, making it inside the large store before the two zombies even made it to the trash can.  

[ForEverHaywood]

"I Made it!" Liha scqueeld, shutting the door behind her. she looked around her for any signs of zombies with her, seeing none she pushed off the door making her way torwerd one of the counters with a cash regester. slidding up and over the counter she dropped her backpack next to her feet hitting the cash regesters open button. Never know when this'll come in handy. taking out a roll of hundreds from the slot, she shoved the bills into the small front pocket of her backpack. Sighing happily she reached into her backpack taking out one of her granola bars, ripping it open she took a hardy bite. chewing slowly, she looked around at the store. Most of the shelves had allready been ransacked, leaving only a few stray cans of soup left scattered on the floor. All along the ails carts were toppled over most on their sides but a select few upside down.

Liha let out a small chuckle swallowing her mouthfull. Gobbeling down the rest of her snack she tosses the wrapper onto the floor kicking off from the counter top. bending over the counter top for her back pack she notice a small blood trail smeared along the ground. fallowing the smear, Haiden pulled out one of her colts from its harness. Resting the gun on her forarm she clicked on the flashlight, reaching out her arm she felt her way along the wall following the trail of blood to a storege room. written in some sort of paint on the door was a message. DO NOT OPEN!!!

Liha let out a sigh. "Great more undead assholes." She muttered under her breath letting the gun point to the floor. Out of the cornor of her eye she saw a flash of pink. Turning her flashlight to the object she noticed it was a small pink teddy bear. blood smeared on the glazed bears eyes as it wached Liha lean down to pick it up. looking closly she could just see a name sewn into the bears foot. Narrowing her eyes she could just make out the childs name. Sarah

A loud poping noise broke the silence in the room as Liha dropped the bear. "Oh s**t...please no." turning around she ran threw the dark hallway back into the store front. Please dont be in the store. Another loud bang perced threw the silence along with moans of the dead. Taking out her pistols she ran for the door looking out threw the glass window. Outside she could see one of the infected, the same one she so carfully avoided trying to get into the store. "What is he doing?" opening the door ever so carfully Liha stepped out into the cold air watching the scene unforl before her. she could see the two zombies attention was focused now on a man walking up to the front enterence. "I hope he sees them." she thought, quietly waiting in the shadow of the door.  

[ForEverHaywood]

Liha sat there dumbfounded as the scene before her unfolded. slipping outside of the open door she stayed in the shadows creeping closser to the mens group. Liha finally got a good look of them spotted the familiar uniforms. Marines! she thought happilly stepping out of the shadows and carfully walking torwerd them. "Hey!" she shouted to the men giving a little wave. just as she made it past the alie way another group people rushed from the darkness yelling, guns pointed at the marines. "Oh s**t!" Liha ducked back around the wall out of the way so she wouldnt get trampled. oh great, isnt there enough fighting for today? she thought sullenly leaning down to grabe her twin colts from her thigh shealth. Silently Liha made her way to the men, to watch what would happen next.  

[dream beam]

Pippa held her pocket knife sullenly in her hands, once again snaking through the empty aisles of the department store. Of course, everything was dark. The power had gone out ages ago. Her hands grab a few granola bars in the dusty top shelf of a Snack aisle. Pip smears the dust off of the wrappers, getting a good look at the label. Hmm, Chocolate Chip? When's the last time she'd ever had a sweet? Pip tears open the bar, and sinks her teeth into it.
So far, she hadn't had any encounters up close with a Zombie today. Pip takes in the empty aisles forlornly. She remembered going to this place as a child. Now, it was just a memory. And of course, thinking of her childhood reminded her of her mother. Where was she? Has she become one of the Brain Eaters, too? Pip shakes the tears from her eyes.
A final plan was decided in her head. After taking as many Granola Bars, Cans of soup, and water bottles as she could, she sought after the bank. Because, just across from there, was the Hunting Gallery. And who knows what kind of weapons there were there? Maybe a bow? Pip grinned. Boy, if she had her hands on a bow...Taking one last breath, Pip stores her knife in the front pants pocket, and heads out the back door, breathing ever so lightly.