The Deadly Earth *IC Thread* [PG-13]
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Cecily clasped little Fai's hand keeping him close to her. "I don't think it's safe, so stay close..." She said quietly. They had been desperately searching for a place to rest since noon. Cecily could hear her stomach growling, and Fai's as well. *We have to eat soon.*
It was hard to find food any where, and they couldn't hunt, since Fai is to save his bullets.
They stared off into the building, waiting; listening for any movement inside. It was an abandoned hotel, and hopefully the beds were still good. Though the rooms were small, and anything could be hiding behind a door. They'd have to choose wisely...and fast.
Water drops spattered the ground, turning it a dark color. Cecily stiffened. Everyone knew that once it started raining, the monsters would come out. Fai tugged at her sleeve, and Cecily looked down at him. "Let's go in. I promise I'll help you kill any monsters, big sis."
Cecily blinked, then smiled. "Right." She put a finger to her lips. "But be very quiet."
Fai copied her movement, then nodded his head. Together they walked into the lobby of the small hotel. The keys hung from a rack behind the counter. After checking everywhere for any monsters, they finally grabbed a key and headed down to the room. They saw a couple monsters roaming on the street in front of the building, but thankfully, they paid no attention to them. They made it to the room safely, though they would leave the door and the window vulnerable, say a monster comes in through the door or window. They at least have a way to escape.
Fai and Cecily had settled down after a few hours. Fai was curled up against Cecily as they lay on the bed. A couple shots echoed in the distance, then a ear splitting scream. "That sounded close..." Fai remarked. Cecily could feel a chill run up her spine, and she pulled him closer to her. "Don't worry, as long as we're quiet, we'll be safe." After that was only silence, and Cecily sighed. She then decided to comfort her frightened little brother, so she began singing, a soft, quiet sound as she remembered the song that their mother had sang to them. "If you be my star, I'll be your sky. You can hide underneath me and come out at night. When I turn jet black, and you show off your light, I live to let you shine. I live to let you shine. But you can skyrocket away, from me, and never come back if you find another galaxy, far from here, with more room to fly. Just leave me your stardust to remember you by." Cecily herself felt herself almost asleep from the melody, but she kept on going. "If you be my boat, ill be your sea. The depth of pure blue just to probe curiosity. Ebbing, and flowing, and pushed by a breeze. I live to make you free. I live to make you free. But you can set sail to the west if you want to, and past the horizon, till I can't even see you. Far from here, where the beaches are wide, just leave me your wake to remember you by..."
Cecily could hear Fai's soft breathing, a sign that he was asleep. She smiled and sat up on the bed. A single candle flickered in the room, casting a flickering glow across her scarred face as she stared down at her clasped hands. *How much longer can I keep this up?* she thought, *I hate making him go to bed without food.* she glanced over at Fai and noticed that he was awfully skinny. Cecily looked at her own body, and it was just as bad. She could see her ribs...and the rest of her bones. Cecily felt tears drip down her face. "Why do I even deserve this?" She murmured, covering her wet face. "Why did this happen?..." Cecily trembled, tears running down her forearms as she silently sobbed. She was too weak to protect Fai from the abominations that roamed the streets, and Fai wouldn't be able to protect her either. How much longer do they have to survive like this? It was heart wrenching to even think about the past...what was she going to do now?
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