Todd Wants Key's Face

Todd: ... get well soon, kiddo. *he leaves*

Sarah: I will, dad...

Key: *sits down on the edge of the bed* Hey... You sure you don't need anything?

Sarah: I'm fine...

Key: Oka-- *turns away from her and covers her mouth, coughing violently*

Sarah: !! Mom?? D:>

Key: I'm okay, I'm fine. It's nothing.

Sarah: ... *quietly* Mom... are you sick too?

Key: *shakes her head* No, no, I'm fine... don't worry about it, okay? Just give us a shout if you need anything.

Sarah: ...alright.

Key: *gets up, and leaves the room, closing the door behind her*

Todd: *has gone back to the room*

Key: *looks down at her hand as she walks back to the room, and is startled to find blood on it. when she enters the room, she goes straight to the bathroom to wash her hands*

Todd: ...Hey, Key...

Key: *manages to wash it off quickly, and dries off her hands* Hmm? *comes into the main room* Something up?

Todd: ... no, nothing... well, everything, but no. I don't know. It's been... days, now... DAYS... when will they...?

Key: Well, think about how long it took the first time... I mean, it shouldn't take THAT long, but... *frowns. she was just as confused as Todd* ...

Todd: ... they must have been thrown off guard, or something...

meanwhile

Harry: *has not moved from his positition on the stairs*

Key: Mhmm... *coughs again, but not as bad as before* I just hope they hurry up...

meanwhile

Claire: *had resorted to bringing food upstairs for herself and Sam the past few days, deeming it too dangerous to try and sneak him past Harry. She's sitting in his room, eating her own food and feeding Sam*

Sam: *eats quietly*

Todd: *he is unsettled by the cough* ... are you feeling okay?

meanwhile

Harry: *suddenly pulls on the handcuffs angrily, snarling*

Key: Yeah... I'm fine. *coughs again* N-Nothing to worry about...

meanwhile

Sam: *jumps from the sudden noise, and stares, frightened, at the door* D8....

Claire: *also jumps, since Harry hadn't moved for a long while. she quickly turns to look at Sam* shhh... it's okay, you're fine in here...

Todd: Coughing is COMPLETELY SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT - especially NOW! D8>

meanwhile

Harry: Grruaaahhh...!!

Key: It's not as bad as you think! D: *hasn't noticed there was blood on her hand again*

meanwhile

Claire: *wonders what set Harry off* ....

Sam: *still has no idea what the sound is* ....

Todd: Blood! Key, there's blood on your hand! D8>

meanwhile, later that night

Harry: *is back to sitting down quietly*

Key: shoot--!! *goes to the bathroom to wash it off again--it was stupid to think she could have hidden it from Todd completely* nnhh...

meanwhile

Claire: *has fallen asleep sitting against the wall, holding Sam in her lap, as his crib was still pushed against the door, just in case* ...

Sam: *hasn't fallen asleep yet... he's still very curious of the noise and decides to investigate. he manages to get out of Claire's arms, and makes his way over to the door*

Todd: Oh god, Key, NO... D8>

meanwhile

Harry: *hears the slight noise in Sam's room, and his head lifts a little*

Key: *shuts off the faucet as soon as she was done* ...I thought... I thought I was IMMUNE to it...

meanwhile

Sam: *slips out of the room through the still-open door, and spots Harry on the stairs* Daddy? :D

Claire: *shifts around in her sleep a bit*

Todd: *he's in a state of panic again* no... NO...! Oh god, y-y-you can't - it... no...!

meanwhile

Harry: *suddenly turns his head to face Sam, blank eyes staring at the boy. He growls*

Key: i-i-it SHOULDN'T be, it's impossible for me to... it... th-
this shouldn't be happening...!!

meanwhile

Sam: *is confused by the reaction. he steps a little bit closer* Daddy? D:

Claire: *wakes up. she feels like something's wrong... but she's not alert enough to register it yet*

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Harry: *after a few swipes at her, he slowly comes to realize that he cannot get her, no matter how hard he tried. In frustration, he hisses*

Claire: I'm sorry... <:( *waits for a moment, then tries to get past him again*

Harry: *this time, he doesn't try to get at her, he just stares at her - watching her - as she walked past him, up the stairs*

Claire: *sighs in relief when she reaches the top of the stairs without a problem. she casts a final glance at him before slipping back into Sam's room*

Sam: *is crying loudly--the noises downstairs had scared him*

Claire: *picks him up and tries to comfort him* Shhh, it's okay, mommy's back, it's okay...

Harry: *he holds his head in pain, moaning. Then he sat down on the stairs, or at least, as best as he could while he was handcuffed to the banister*

Claire: *holds Sam until he stops crying. she peeks out the door and watches Harry sit for a few moments, then ducks back inside* ...

Sam: ...mamaa...

Claire: *quietly* What is it Sam?

Sam: ...where's daddy?

Claire: ...

Harry: *sleepily looks down at the floor, blood and drool hanging off, dripping off his lips. His head still felt like it had split in half*

Sam: ... mama...?

Claire: ...Daddy's not feeling so good right now, okay Sam?

Sam: ...but...

Claire: ...

Harry: *grumbles to himself*

Me: We'll do a timejump to Todd, Sarah, and Key when you're ready.

Sam: D:> ...

Claire: ...n-now's not a good time, Sam... later, okay?

Sam: ...okay.

Me: We can go right ahead and do that riiight now.

*a few days pass*

Todd: *he is constantly checking outside, worried. It wasn't getting better. Only worse*

Key: *approaches him* Sarah's cough isn't getting better... I'm really worried about this, Todd...

Todd: And you think I'm NOT?? Can we even do anything about this?? D8>

Key: *is trying her best not to panic* I-I don't even know... They haven't said anything about a cure yet... w-we just need to hang on until they do...

Todd: ... *he quickly walks over to Sarah's room*

Key: ... *follows him*

Sarah: *is in her room, in bed. she looks pale, and she's coughing when Todd comes in*

Todd: *approaches her* Sarah... you keeping it together, kiddo? You holding on tight?

Sarah: *nods* Y-Yeah, I'm okay-- *coughs again* I'm fine. J-Just a cough.

Key: ... *stifles a cough*

Todd: it'll be okay, Sarah... you'll get help soon... we don't know when, but soon.

Sarah: ... *nods* Okay. I'll be fine. ^^; *is trying very hard to be optimistic. in truth, she felt horrible*

Key: ...

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Harry: *charges at her again, like a raging bull, screaming - SCREAMING - like some deranged animal - like some monstrous THING. He wasn't Harry. Not anymore. He wasn't Harry*

Claire: *waits until he gets close and moves aside again, sticking her foot out to trip him*

Harry: *he stumbles, but recovers his footing well enough to be able to smack Claire with the back of his fist, his red-stained teeth, bared*

Claire: *hadn't expected Harry to hit that hard--she staggers back when she's struck, automatically grabbing onto Harry's arm to prevent herself from falling. she takes the chance and puts one end of he handcuffs around his wrist, clicking it closed*

Harry: *with Claire suddenly that close, he is more than happy to leap at the change of grabbing her by the throat and knocking her down onto the stairs - hard*

Claire: !! *grunts from being thrown against the stairs, and suddenly finds herself lacking air. she manages to get her legs under Harry's stomach and kicks him off*

Harry: *he is successfully kicked off, falling onto his back. He slowly stumbles back onto his feet*

Claire: *gets back up and steps away from the stairs, wincing a bit. she didn't need to get knocked back down onto those again*

Sam: *starts crying from the amount of noise coming from downstairs*

Harry: *suddenly looks up, at the source of the noise - inside Sam's room. The one making the noise gained priority over the one in front of him. He wanted to eat it. Harry sprinted forward, over Claire and up the stairs*

Claire: !! *reflexively reaches between the railings and only just manages to grab Harry's arm--she pulls on it, hoping to bring him down or at least unbalance him*

Harry: *he falls down on the stairs. He doesn't exactly understand what had just happened* Grauuhh...!

Claire: *quickly grabs the other end of the handcuffs and attaches it to the railings, effectively leashing Harry to them. she backs away, out of his reach, and tries to catch her breath* ...

Harry: *he pulls on the handcuff, confused that he could no longer move. Desperately, Harry tries reaching out for Claire, but to no success. He moans* nnnghuuhh...

Claire: I'm sorry, Harry... but you're not moving until we get the cure... *glances past Harry at the door to Sam's room. she needed to get back up there* ...

Harry: *coughs loudly, then looks back at Claire with those white marbles for eyes, blood dripping off the corners of his mouth, and from his nose and ears* nuhhgghh...

Claire: ... *tries to edge around him to get up the stairs*

Harry: *goes for her again - the sharp clinking of the chain links stabbed at the air as he was halted - stopped from killing his own wife*

Claire: !! *steps back as he moves, getting back out of his reach* ...

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Harry: *he stumbles back in a dazed manner, but, just as the infected before him, he recovers quickly, lunging at Claire again - biting into her shoulder hard enough to draw blood*

Claire: AAH!! *hits him with her gun again, until he releases her shoulder, then ducks into Sam's room and locks the door. she quickly gets Sam out of his crib, then shoves the crib against the door, along with whatever else was heavy enough in his room--she knew that even commons could break down doors, and she didn't want to risk--she freezes, and looks back at Sam. her eyes slowly widen as she realizes a horrible fact: she was trapped in a room with her son, and she was about to turn into a flesh-eating monster. horrified at the thought of what was about to happen, she backs up against the wall opposite Sam, a hand over her mouth, tears forming in her eyes. what had she done?*

Sam: *looks at her like he's about to cry, scared by what was going on* Mamaaa....! D:>

Claire: shhhh... y-you have to be quiet for mommy, o-okay?

Harry: *stands confused outside of Sam's room, just standing in the hallway, sniffing around like some animal. He hears Sam's cry out to his mother, and immediately slams himself into the door, making a loud pounding noise*

Sam: !!! *is startled by the loud noise, and starts to cry*

Claire: D:>!! *is afraid of being anywhere near him at this point, but knows that Harry'll keep trying to get in if Sam keeps crying. She quickly crosses the room and picks Sam up, bouncing him a bit, trying to calm him down* shhh, Sam...! *backs into the corner farthest from the door, continuing to murmur comforting words to Sam, while her own fear continued to grow. how long would it take for her to turn?*

*thirty minutes later*

Harry: *he was still near the door, but no longer pounding on it. Instead, he shuffled around until he just leaned against the wall and vomited blood*

Claire: *hadn't moved from the spot where she was sitting. she was surprised she hadn't turned, either, though she wasn't complaining about that at all... Maybe she was immune to it somehow. She looks down at Sam*

Sam: *has quieted down, but still looks very much afraid* ...

Claire: ...

Harry: ...hhh... *he coughs roughly, then continues shuffling his way around that particular area, almost like a guard dog. He had forgotten why he was around that spot, but in his feverish mind, nothing was telling him to move anywhere else*

Claire: *can hear him moving around outside. Why doesn't he leave...? They couldn't possibly stay in there forever. She lightly thumps her head back against the wall (it seemed like a good idea at the time...) she hopes the cure was modified quickly enough...*

*there was knocking on the front door, followed by a cry - someone - someone who wanted to get in*

Voice: HELP! PLEASE, LET US IN! PLEASE!!

Harry: *he lifts his head at the noise, distracted by it - now sniffing around again, he stumbles over to where he thinks the source of the noise is, leaving the door to Sam's room*

Claire: *hears the knocking and Harry leaving. she gets up to look out Sam's window and try to see who it is, but she can't see from that angle. She glances back at the door* .... *puts Sam down* Mommy's going to be right back, okay? Stay right here for me.

Sam: ... *nods* mamaa... D:

Claire: shhh... I'll be right back. *gets up, and slightly moves the furniture over to make just enough room for her to get out. she makes sure to grab her gun before she leaves* ...

Voice: W-wait - the doors unlocked - w-we could stay here - be safe!

*the doorknob turns, and in comes a very human looking man and woman - they were immune*

Harry: *immediately lunges at the woman with a snarl, biting into her throat and tearing it out*

Man: NOO!! *in anger, he points a shotgun at Harry*

Claire: NO! *without thinking, she raises her gun and shoots the man before he can attack Harry*

Man: *he stumbles back form the force of the bullet, shooting downwards, into his own foot. He howls in pain, and falls to the ground, dying*

Harry: *looks over at Claire with those blank white eyes. Blood was splattered and smeared all over him*

Claire: *is unsettled by his stare. she glances around--she needed to get back upstairs. she slowly leans over and grabs a mug off the coffee table, then flings it across the room past Harry, causing it to shatter loudly*

Harry: *his head follows the flung mug, and he stares at the remains when it shatters, suddenly losing interest in Claire. He growls, quickly moving over to the shattered cup, sniffing it*

Claire: *takes the opportunity and runs up the stairs as quietly as she can, trying to think of a way to restrain Harry until she can get the cure somehow. she'd have to tie him up to something--she runs into her and Harry's room and pulls a pair of handcuffs out of a drawer. she wasn't sure how close she would be able to get to Harry, but these were the best option she had*

Harry: *when he finds nothing really there, he lifts his head, growling*

Claire: *comes back to the stairs, glancing down to see where Harry was. she was going to have to be fast, otherwise he could easily kill her... she puts her gun down on the ground, seeing as she didn't need it anyway, and edges towards the stairs* ...

Harry: *he hears Claire, and he turns rather quickly, huffing angrily*

Claire: ! ... *goes down the stairs, trying to keep his attention away from Sam upstairs--she prayed he would keep quiet... she shakes the handcuffs slightly, causing them to clink together* Okay, Harry. I really hope you'll come quietly, because I really don't want to hurt you...

Harry: *screams at Claire angrily, running at her, anger flashing through those blank, lifeless eyes. His goal was to kill her. Kill her before she killed him*

Claire: ! *quickly steps aside and lets him run past her, hoping he'd run into something that'd slow down enough to give her time to handcuff him*

Harry: *he trips on the stares, falling over. He quickly got up, though, but not before vomiting up another large amount of blood*

Claire: *is ready for him this time* ...

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Todd: ... I know...

Key: ... *doesn't know what else to say.. she wonders is Harry and Claire are doing okay...*

MEANWHILE

Harry: Claire... we need to go out and help but... we can't just leave Sam here. D8>

Claire: I know that. D:> And I'm pretty sure Key and Todd've locked themselves in at this point...

Harry: Oh no... I think we might have to stay behind... t-to keep Sam safe...

Claire: ...I'll stay here with Sam. If you don't go, Crowe will probably fire you...

Harry: *he nods* ... alright. *he searches around the house for his old gas mask and puts it on. Then he takes his gun, and goes outside*

Claire: *makes sure to stay well away from the door, in case the flu was airborne... she goes upstairs to check on Sam*

Sam: *was still asleep*

Harry: *quickly closes the door behind him. The first thing he does when he leaves the house is shoot a charging common infected in the head*

Claire: *after making sure Sam was alright, she runs to her room and grabs her gun, loads it, and returns to Sam's room. she wasn't taking any chances--if anything got in, it was getting a bullet to the head*

Sam: *is waking up from the noise*

Harry: *he runs to the outpost, and to Crowe* Sir!

Crowe: Gatzsky! You're late! And why isn't Claire with you??

Harry: My a-apologize, sir - th-the infected -

Crowe: Save it. I KNOW what's going on, and I REFUSE to allow those THINGS to go on for another day!

Harry: You're killing them??

Crowe: Not while a stronger cure is being developed, Gatzsky. Not YET.

Harry: Th-they're people...

Crowe: Keep your opinions to yourself, GENERAL.

Harry: ... yes sir...

Crowe: now then - take patrol group B - capture any commons you can. Be swift. Be efficient.

Harry: I will, sir.

Sam: *is now awake, and is not liking the noise from outside,not one bit* Nnnuuuhh...! D:>

Claire: ! Shh, shh... *takes him out of his crib and holds him in one arm, keeping the gun in the other* You have to stay quiet for mommy, okay?

Sam: *nods* uh-huh... :C

Me: I'm throwing the whole "Harry tells Todd that Sarah is sick" thing out the window. XD

Harry: *he takes the patrol group and heads out, capturing and containing all the commons that they can. The commons are loaded in the backs of armored trucks, which, once the cure can be redeveloped, are to be gassed*

*hours later*

Harry: *extremely tired from all the work done, and worried about his family, Harry heads home. There is an infected near the door* ... oh frack... *getting his gun ready, he quickly, quietly approaches the infected and points the gun at its head. He didn't want to kill the thing - for now it was being passive, and he was only willing to shoot the attacking commons*

Me: ooobviously. XDDDD

Claire: *hasn't had to shoot anything, because nothing managed to get in (fortunately...). she had put Sam back in his crib, as he had quieted down a bit. She's sure Harry should be getting back soon* ...

Harry: *he runs to the door, shoving the infected out of the way in order to open the door*

Infected: *recovers faster than Harry expected, and manages to bite him on the wrist*

Harry: AAAHHHGH!! *he slams the door on the zombie's head to disorientate it, then kicks it out, and slams the door again, this time shutting it. He falls against the door, holding the bitten area on his wrist, hissing through his teeth. No, no, he'd be okay... he should be fine - those were commons out there, not specials - he should be immune to the Flu, still. Harry took off his gas mask, throwing it aside, and stumbling forward as best as he could, dazed*

Sam: *hears the slam and the sudden cry, and immediately looks towards the door, startled*

Claire: *reacts similarly, cautiously approaching the door, and opening it* ...Harry? Is that you?

Harry: *still tightly clutching onto his wound, he nods, but he was very unfocused... very cold* s'kay... i-it got me... but... but I think I'm okay...

Claire: *wasn't very convinced by his tone. she steps out of the room, but keeps very close to the door* ...Are you sure? You don't sound okay, Harry. D:>

Harry: ... no... th... think it's just... blood loss... *he tightly shuts his eyes and grits his teeth. Then he seems to completely relax. He opens his eyes again, but they are a blank white* ...

Claire: ... *is unsettled by his sudden silence. she backs up towards the door, holding her gun ready* ...Harry...

Harry: *he lifts his head up when she calls him, and a rage takes him over - he was no longer Harry. Now he was only an empty, hungry shell. He lunges at Claire with an angry scream*

Claire: !! *refuses to shoot him--she smacks him away with the butt of her gun, trying to buy herself time as she tries to get back into Sam's room*

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Todd: *his throat tightens again* ... b-but what about Sarah...??

Key: *swallows nervously* She's in here with us, she'll be fine....

Todd: ... okay... I believe you...

Key: Okay... okay, good. Just don't... *shakes her head* ...try not to worry too much...

Todd: ... alright. *he goes back to staring up at the ceiling* ... so... what now? We're trapped here?

Key: I guess so... thank god I went shopping yesterday, we don't have to worry about running out of food...

Todd: Well, for now... *jokingly, trying to lighten the mood* pretty soon we'll have to start eating each other - it'll be like the Donner Party, only with zombies instead of snow.

Key: *lightly smacks his arm* Don't say thaat... besides, you'd be the first to go, you have the most meat. :P

Todd: No, I think Sarah would be the first one to go - she can't run away when we try to eat her. :P

Me: he's going to regret saying that.

Me: I could tell when I read it...

Key: Pshh. Not if we gang up on you first. XP

Todd: *he cocks an eyebrow* Oh, ho - you'd really game up on little old me?

Key: *grins* Of course we would. We'd catch you off-guard. ;)

Me: *gang DX

Todd: Haha, alright... alright... *he rubs his shoulder, thinking* ... it won't last... too long, I don't think... we already have the cure...

Key: Mhmm... I just wonder why it just... came back all of a sudden. You'd think this would have happened earlier...

Me: fixed. delete the other two comments ^^;

Todd: Yeah... maybe it got stronger than the cure? Do diseases even work like that?

Key: Sometimes they do... But I STILL don't get how it got back out here in the first place...

Todd: Well, either the Green Flu got stronger, or we got weaker.

Key: It'd have to be the first one, then, I'm pretty sure people would only build resistance to it over time...

Todd: Then you should be fine - I'm still worried about Sarah, though...

Key: As long as she doesn't go outside, she should be fine...

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Me: They don't know that it's a new strain. >_>;

Todd: ! *he helps her move the couch, tipping it over onto its side* Do we have anything else...?? Will it even hold?? D8>

Key: I-I don't know, we could try the table or somehing--anything! D8>

Todd: RIGHT - *he runs into the kitchen and starts moving the table*

Key: *runs to help him*

*once they barricade the door, and board up the windows (save for the one Todd always goes in and out of) Todd starts relaxing - but only a little*

Todd: We... we should be good now. We should be safe. *he's shaking. He can't help but be terrified by what was happening*

Key: *was equally, if not more terrified. she notices him shaking, and takes his hand* W-We'll be fine in here, Todd... I just really want to know why--how all of this is happening again...

Sarah: *approaches them, still not quite sure what was going on, and all the more frightened because of it* A-A-Are we g-going to b-be s-s-safe? D:>

Todd: *turns to look at her, and he nods, giving her his best smile - though worry still showed in his brow - it showed in the beads of sweat that glistened on his body* Yes! Yes, we're going to be VERY safe from what's going on right now - don't worry, Sarah - don't you worry one bit.

Sarah: *can tell he's nervous, but she believes him, nodding her head* O-Okay.

Key: ...We'll be fine, we just need to stay put and wait this out... maybe there'll be an announcement soon...

Sarah: What's going on o-outside? D:

Todd: Nothing you need to worry about, alright?

Speakers Outside: ATTENTION CIVILIANS - PLEASE REMAIN CALM. OUR SCIENTISTS ARE, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, AND FIX THE SITUATION. DO ALL YOU CAN TO PROTECT YOURSELF. OUR SOLDIERS ARE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO MAKE THE STREETS SAFE AGAIN. I REPEAT, PLEASE REMAIN CALM, AND DO NOT GO OUTSIDE YOUR HOMES.

Key: ...Okay. Alright. See, Sarah? We already did what the announcement said, so we don't need to worry.

Sarah: .... *nods*

Todd: *he's trying to stay calm, for Sarah's sake, but everything was falling apart again - it was coming BACK! Inside his head, he was screaming and crying like a child would. He was wishing for some kind of guidance - REAL guidance - not any military bullshoot! He nervously laughed* W-well then Sarah... I-I guess there's no school for y-you today...

Sarah: I-I guess not...

Key: *glances at Todd, worried. she could tell he was panicking--she was too, but it was more obvious with him--she squeezes his hand reassuringly, trying to calm him down. If he broke down in front of Sarah... she didn't know what she'd do* ...Sarah, come here.

Sarah: ... *does so*

Key: *gives her a one-armed hug,still hanging onto Todd with her other hand* I need you to be brave for me, okay? We'll make it through, don't worry...

Sarah: *hugs her tightly, and nods* Okay.

Key: *glances over at Todd, then releases his hand, instead wrapping it around him and pulling him into the hug*

Todd: *he hugs them both tightly. He soon felt hot tears roll down his cheeks - he didn't care. This couldn't be happening. This couldn't be happening. No. No, like Key said - they'd get through this*

Key: *after they stood there for a while, she glances at Todd, noticing his tears* ! *whispers quietly, so Sarah wouldn't hear* Todd... your face...

Sarah: *doesn't hear, and continues to hug them tightly, sniffling a bit* ...

Todd: ...? *he rubs away some of the tears. He tried to calm himself, so he could stop the tears. So Sarah didn't see*

Key: *rubs his back, trying to comfort him* <:(

Sarah: *feels Todd's movement, and looks up, but is unable to see due to her height* ...Dad? Are you okay?

Todd: *his voice breaks a little* y-yeah... yeah, I'm fine, Sarah... I just... um... I'll be in the bedroom, okay? *he leaves them, heading upstairs*

Sarah: ... *looks up at Key* Is Dad okay?

Key: *watching Todd go up the stairs* ...He'll be fine. He just needs to think for a little bit.

Sarah: About what?

Key: It... *looks down at her* It doesn't matter. *ruffles her hair* come on, let's go upstairs. You can play in your room for a while.

Sarah: Kay... *goes upstairs, headed to her room*

Key: *goes upstairs after her* Let me know if you think something's wrong, alright?

Sarah: *nods, and goes into her room, leaving the door open*

Todd: *he lays on the bed, his arms crossed behind his head. The more he thought about what was happening, the more upset he got. He was crying again*

Key: *comes into the room and sees him. she quietly walks over and sits on the edge of the bed next to him, leaning over and gently wiping some of the tears away with her thumb* ...

Todd: *when he spoke, his voice shook* ... you're getting blood all over your thumb...

Key: *does her best to keep her own voice steady, for his sake* Better there than all over your face...

Todd: *for a few minutes he's silent. Then -* I-I hope it ends soon... and nothing happens to us...

Key: If we stay in here, we should be fine... I mean... we lived through this once, and that was without a place to stay. We'll... we'll be okay.

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Todd: *smiling slightly, he turns off the light, and walks out, over to his and Key's bedroom

Key: *was already in the room, grabbing her clothes*

Todd: *he goes to shower* ho hum.

Key: :P *had intended to shower first. she shakes her head, and sits down on the edge of the bed to wait*

Todd: *after about ten minutes he comes out* Sorry. Stinky sweaty kids. :P

Key: Understandable. :P *gets up, and goes to take a shower herself*

Todd: *gets into bed* XP

Key: *comes out after a little while, then gets into bed as well. she sighs as she lays her head down on her pillow* ...

Todd: *takes his pill* g'night...

Key: g'night... *puts an arm over him as he drifts off*

Todd: *he falls asleep knowing that there was nothing to worry about. The fear and prejudice of the X-WDs would soon pass, and society would become whole again. Then he and Key could finally marry. Finally legally live together*

Key: *Takes a bit longer to fall asleep as worry took over her thoughts. If Crowe was sending people to her house, then that meant there was enough evidence to suspect them... she hoped they could continue to stay under the radar...*

*the next day*

Todd: *waking up* do you hear screaming outside...?

Key: *listens for a bit, then gets up out of bed and hurries towards the window. she looks outside, and freezes--* Oh my god...!

*there is complete chaos outside--Commons were roaming the street, while uninfected humans ran from them in terror, and the military frantically trying to control the situation*

Todd: What's going on out there??

Key: *stares out the window in horror* I-It's like when it first started-- I don't know what's going on, but there are Infected running down the street, not X-WD's, actual infected!! That shouldn't even be possible!! D8>

Todd: *quietly* ... it's happening again...? *snaps out of his stupor* SARAH. OH MY GOD. *he runs out of the room*

Me: No, she wouldn't be infected... YET.

Me: mmmhhhhh. >.<

Key: !! *runs after him*

Sarah: *at that point, she runs out of her room, and right into Key's arms, looking afraid* Moooom, there's people screaming outside! What's going on?? D:>

Todd: Oh f - oh god - thank god... thank god you're okay... S-Sarah... you can't - you can't go outside right now... some things are happening, and it's not very safe for you to - oh my god - KEY, THE DOOR.

Key: Oh no-- Sarah, honey, I need you to stay up here, we need to do something really quick, okay? D:>

Sarah: *still scared, she nods*

Key: *to Todd* We need to block the door...! *runs down the stairs*

Todd: *runs down with her*

Door: *there is the sound of mechanical pounding behind it - they were already trying to get in!*

Todd: !! *he starts taking a chair and pushing it towards the door*

Key: That won't be enough--! *starts trying to move the couch*

Sarah: *is frightened by the noises, but doesn't want to look downstairs--she stays put, as she was told* D:> ....

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Lucas: *shakes his head. He writes and holds up "I am fine, I just wanted to hang out with my friend, Todd*

Todd: And I am very much appreciating your company, then. :)

Sarah: ^^ *continues to eat her pop*

Key: *to Sarah* Finish that up, you have to go to bed soon. :P

Sarah: mkayy. *east*

Lucas: *writes down and holds up "so I've been teaching my students about ancient Egypt. They're gonna have a test this Friday - all on that, so I've been preparing them with flashcards."*

Todd: Oh! Hah, see, I've recently got us into soccer. Good stuff.

Sarah: I like soccer. :D *nom*

Key: *smiles* You know, I used to be really interested in all that ancient Egyptian stuff... Pharaohs, gods--

Sarah: Mummies? o.o

Lucas: *writes "yes, I was teaching them about all of that, before."*

Todd: Haha, I was always interested in the Egyptian gods, and the stories that were about them. My favorite is Anubis. X3

Key: Jackal-headed god if the afterlife? Yeah, I always liked him. Always thought Horus was pretty interesting too.

Sarah: o.o ... *nom*

Todd: Sun god. Very nice. Are you into birds, Key? I never knew you were into birds. :P

Lucas: glances at Sarah*

Key: I like birds. They're fun to draw. ^^;

Sarah: ? *looks over at Lucas, and smiles at him* :)

Lucas: *smiles back at Sarah as best as he can*

Todd: Haha, I figured. *to Sarah* You mentioned mummies? Are you into mummies, Sarah?

Sarah: Huh? Mummies? Not really... Umm, a boy in my class came in dressed like a mummy once. ^^;

Key: What, really? ._.;

Sarah: Yeah! I think it was toilet paper, though... It was funny.

Key: *snickers at this* Some classmates you got there...

Todd: Hahaha, at least they're interesting! XD *notices the clock* Oh... Lucas... the curfew...

Lucas: *he nods, then writes "I know. I will be going now."*

Sarah: Aww. :(

Key: Ah well... Thanks for coming over, Lucas. You can come over any time you want, okay? :)

Lucas: *nods, smiling a bit* gruhur. *he gets up and leaves*

Todd: *gets up and locks the door behind him* Great time to go to bed, right?

Key: Yup. Are you done, Sarah?

Sarah: *nods, and hands her the popsicle stick*

Key: Alright, now go brush your teeth. *to Todd* You don't mind tucking her in, do you? I have to clean up down here.

Todd: *nods* I'm fine with it. ^^ *to Sarah* now go brush your teeth, like your mother told you to do. I'll wait for you upstairs. *he heads up*

Sarah: *follows him up, and goes to her bathroom to do the aforementioned task, and then goes into her room*

Todd: *follows her in, waiting for her to get into bed so that he can tuck her in*

Sarah: *does so, yawning*

Todd: *he tucks her in* Goodnight, Sarah... *he kisses her on the forehead* sleep tight, kiddo.

Sarah: g'night, dad... :)

Key: *is coming up the stairs*

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Todd: Well, now I know. *to Sarah* How're you doing with that homework, Sarah? You understanding it okay?

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Harry: ... y... yeah...

Sarah: Yeah, I'm fine!

Key: ...heheh...

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Claire: Hey... it'll be fine, Key's going to be there... if anything happens, she knows how to deal with him...

*and so an hour passes. The doorbell rings. X-WDs were allowed to visit humans, but they still had a curfew, which they had to stay loyal to, or else it would be considered "hiding"*

Todd: Oh! That's Lucas! *to Key* Why don't you get the door? I shouldn't be anywhere near it. :P

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Harry: Alright... I think it'll go over well. :)

Key: I know. :P *goes to answer the door, and greets the ex-Tank, stepping aside to let him in* Hey, Lucas! ^^

Sarah: *looks up* Lucas is here?? :D

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Claire: Let's hope for the best, right? :) *looks back at Sam*

Sam: *is clearly enjoying the movie* :D

Lucas: gruuuh. *he writes down on his white board and holds it up. It says "hello. How is the novel going, Ms. Dawson?"*

Todd: Oh pfff! Why's he just standing out there? COME IN, LUCAS! :D

Lucas: Hurghnh *he carefully steps into the house*

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Harry: *watches the movie*

Key: *closes the door behind him* The novel's going fine, thank you. :) How have you been?

Sarah: *hurries to finish her work*

Lucas: *writes down and holds up "Great. My doctor subscribed me some antibiotics. It might bring down my swelled up tongue. I might talk again."*

Todd: How is he?? I can't see his sign from over here!

Key: *to Todd* He says his doctor prescribed him some antibiotics that might let him talk again! *to Lucas* That's great news! :D

Sarah: :D!!

Lucas: *writes down and holds up "yes. I am very happy."*

Todd: Come over here, man - you got into the house, and now you're stuck in the entrance!

Lucas: *carefully walks into the kitchen* habbo.

Todd: Sup. :D

Sarah: *waves* Hi Lucas! :D

Key: ^^ *looks over Sarah's shoulder at her homework, then nods and goes into the kitchen*

Lucas: *waves at Sarah* Habbo. *he writes down and holds up "how is school?"*

Todd: ^^

Sarah: It's good. *looks down at the papers in front of her* I think I'm done...

Key: *comes back out of the kitchen* That you are. *holds up the fruit pop* As promised. :)

Sarah: :D *quickly puts her school things back into her backpack*

Key: *waits* Can I get you something, Lucas?

Lucas: *shakes his head* nrr...

Todd: How's your class going, Lucas. :)

Lucas: *writes down and holds up "In truth, not too well. The students who aren't afraid of me make fun of me because I can't talk."*

Todd: Oh... D:>

Sarah: That's mean! D:>

Key: *frowns, and hands Sarah the pop* I have to agree. <:/ I'm sorry to hear that...

Lucas: *writes down and holds up "It's okay. They'll get used to me. Thank you again, Todd, for getting me this job."*

Todd: Well, hey, you needed help, man - and I was happy to give some to you. <:/

Sarah: I dunno why they're scared. You're a really nice person. D:> *takes a bite out of the pop*

Key: Some people don't give others a chance to show that, honey... <:/

Todd: Yes... it's why you don't see a whole lot of X-WDs around here, Sarah. A lot of people are afraid of us.

Lucas: *writes and holds up "they just don't understand us."*

Todd: True... there's that whole myth going around that ANY kind of pain could set us off. It's gotta be WAY more than just a PAPERCUT, like THEY think.

Sarah: *frowns* It's not true, though...! It's not fair that they do that...

Key: *sighs* ...

Lucas: *grunts*

Todd: Well, that's just the way things are right now, Sarah. <:/

Sarah: mmmh. *takes another bite out of her pop*

Key: ... *to Lucas* You sure you don't want anything?

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