I walk down the hall and into the kitchen, I walk towards the cabinet to see cheese crackers. I look at the box to check the expiration date....it's still pretty good. I open the box then begun eating, remembering Dakota I walk into the living room to see him laying on the couch.

"Cheese crackers?" I offer with a small grin, Dakota shakes his head, I sit next to him.

"What did you do before this all started?" I ask, breaking the ice.

"Went to bars, I was almost banned from half of the restaurants in town." Dakota said, sitting up.

"Why?" I ask calmly.

"Got into fights, mostly because I started them, if you lived in my town I'm famous by being dragged out by security, with me kicking over plates and tables, yelling and kicking at everything." Dakota said with a shrug.

"Did you ever have a girlfriend?" I ask, noting my sarcasm.

"Only one, she was with me and she got disgusted when I took a piss in a empty beer bottle and gave to the guy who called me a bum." Dakota said, I roll my eyes.

"Many girls expect me to be a prissy ass prince charming who's just so perfect." Dakota said.

"Not me." I chirp. Dakota shoots me a look.

"I don't believe in prince charming...." I said with a shrug.

"No....you're into the villain....I don't get girls." Dakota said, facepalming. I scoff at his sarcasm.

"No...everyone has flaws...I had a really bad ex who got me into smoking." I said, Dakota rolls his eyes.

"You've never complained about not having a cancer stick between your fingers." Dakota says.

"Thanks to one of my enemies....he smoked them all." I said.

"And also because I could get used to it...." I said, popping another cheese cracked into my mouth. Addiction is no joke....but I'm lucky that I'm not cranky about not having a cigarette....

"Okay, I'm going to sleep, make sure those bastards don't get in." Dakota said, laying down in the couch.

I nod then walked towards the kitchen, I see a map on the coffee table, I grab it, walking towards the kitchen, dragging a chair and putting it under the doornob. Then I sit down against the wall, looking at the map.

We're a couple miles away from going to another highway....Aurei couldn't have gone that far.....but then again....she got lost at the woods when we all went camping, she managed to get to the forest ranger.....and he led her back to us, Dad was so relieved....

Dad.....I couldn't cry anymore....but he always had a solution to a problem.....for instance a missing puzzle to a picture.

My thoughts go back to the day Dad died.....

I walk down the hall, dragging my feet against the glistening floor, my legs are a second away from folding and I couldn't really go on....Aurei walks towards me with wide eyes, her tutor right behind her.

"H-how is he?" Aurei asks quietly, I close my eyes.

"Don't go in there Aurei." I said grimly.

"Avery what happened to Dad???" Aurei asks, her eyes brimming with tears, I hug her. Aurei still tries to get past me.

"Dad's okay right? He's got to be....come on Avery....he's okay...." Aurei kept reassuring me....or herself that Dad is okay, but her voice is on the verge of breaking.

"He's okay....he's okay." Aurei whispers before breaking into tears.

"He wants you to be strong...you can do it." I said, wiping my own tears away from my eyes.

"N-no I c-can't." Aurei stutters between sobs, I rubbed her back as she kept crying.

Soon she became hardened, I tried to hug her again but she breaks away from me. Her face tainted with tears and her bloodshot eyes narrowing at me. She takes a puff of her inhaler then she closes her eyes.

She didn't eat from that day one, whenever me or Mom want to talk to her Aurei just responds with a "I'm fine." She stayed in her room. Got into fights, soon everyone was like her enemy. One day Mom wanted to take us out to eat and shop. Aurei pretended to be happy, Mom didn't notice but I did....she's still grieving.....

"No....don't kill her....." I heard Dakota mumble. I stand up and sauntered into the living room to see Dakota moving his head lfrom side to side.

"Hannah....don't leave me here." Dakota whispers, his eyes are half open, they were looking right at me, I sit on my knees.

"Stay with me." Dakota pleads, reaching his arm out towards me then it falls limply. I move a strand of hair away from his face as he closes his eyes again.

"Good night Dakota." I said, getting up and walking down the hall and into the bedroom. I lay on the bed, with my dagger in my right hand and my gun in front of me.

Dakota is suffering.....he must've thought I was his sister....Hannah.......

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I could feel my arm aching....I sit up to see the sunlight shining through the window....I grab my dagger and slowly walked down the hall to see Dakota outside, killing roamers.

I step outside as he finishes off a roamer, stabbing it by the head, the blood pooling out into the grass. Dakota turns to me.

"I found a map....if we head north we can search the highway for her." I said.

"Well grab everything already...." Dakota said nonchalantly, I nod then went back inside to grab my things, soon as I did I grab the keys to the car.

Stay with me.

The only thing on my mind besides Aurei was Dakota and the way he reached out towards me, the he lets his hand fall limply. I couldn't.....he's cold....yeah he may be a asswhole but he doesn't deserve to have a terrible life like that.

But he hated me pitying him....I shouldn't remind him now....

I keep a straight face as I walk over towards the car, grazing my fingers over my revolver. Then I climb inside the car and got comfortable in the driver seat.

Dakota joins me, then I slowly drive down the driveway and into the road.

"You haven't said anything since we left." Dakota said.

"You have some sort of comeback whenever I do....but I won't be much of a problem." I said.

"Bitchmade." Dakota mutters, I glare as I kept my eyes on the road.

"I heard that." I said.

"So?" Dakota retorts childishly as I roll my eyes but kept a careful eye on the road.

Aurei wherever you are....I promise to find you....even if it kills me.....