Don't Look

Isaac came to first, his head throbbing as he tried to blink away the darkness. Realizing that it wasnt going away he moved around and his elbow hit the door. Hissing out in pain he slowly stood up trying to remember how he ended up in the closet.

"I remember being hit in the head… Kida doesnt seem like the type of person to hide someone theyre weary of.." He frowned as he opened the door. Seeing Kida laying in the dog bed, her breaths layered and shallow. As he got closer he noticed her cheeks were red, he looked over and saw the door open. The sun had just started coming up, so the red and orange sky was very prominent over the current white world. As he made his way to the door he looked down and panic filled his mind. There were large footsteps there waiting. A path leading from a tree nearby to the door and then back.

'This cant be one of them.' He thought as he quickly shut the door and made his way back to Kida. Gingerly placing a hand on her forehead and cursing at the realization that she was burning up. A fever in this kind of age, there's no way for them to be able to find a doctor in a reasonable time. If she was going to have a change that would mean he would have to take her into town to find medication and a better place for cover. Though if he didnt take a chance there wasnt going to be much hope for her. Isaac sighed as he looked around both through his stuff and hers finding rope. He sat down next to Kida and gently brushed some hair out of her sweat soaked face. One thing he noticed about her when they first met was her appearance. She had long almost matted black hair,it clued him in that she might have been alone for a long time. Though he had to say was that he loved her eyes, they were a forest green. He carefully wrapped her in a blanket and moved her to the floor as he struggled but managed to tie the rope in almost a net like fashion. After he got it under the dog bed he put Kida back in it and with more of a struggle wrapped her in it and tied it to his back. He figured it would be easier than carrying her in his arms. He repacked their backpacks into one and put it on though it went over his c.h.e.s.t. Once he had the gun back in its holder he began the trek to a town north west. He hated the sound of walking alone, the world silent and empty. The only thing to hear was the wind, the crunch of the snow under your shoes and your own breath. He heard a weak cough from behind him which only made him walk faster.

Sure the two seemed to have gotten off on the wrong foot but he realized maybe for someone whos been in isolation for years suddenly seeing someone in what they considered their safe haven wasn't the best way to introduce themselves. The more he looked at Kida the more he realized she was close to his age, she was somewhere in her early twenties. To think that she didn't know anything about herself, she must have been alone when the invasion happened and very young. Isaac thought back to what his parents told him about the start before they passed. He was about two when the news suddenly came on over his favorite cartoon, the news person explaining and begging everyone to turn off the lights and hide. To not make a sound and importantly if they were nearby. Then it happened, my mother covered my eyes as they watched a door go flying across the screen. The news woman looking horrified as she faced what was at the door. The news station was suddenly filled with screams as people began to run. My mother described how the camera fell to the side and they watched as four of the beast ran in, their bodies impossibly long, bones sticking out of their elbows and their spine as they ran as a human while dragging their arms on the ground. Then as a beast, almost like a dog as it ran after a toy.

She described how they watched them tear apart different people, how the blood stained the starion and how guts ended up on the rafters. Though one memory always stuck out, we were sitting around a campfire as she stared into the flames. Her voice suddenly went soft as my father looked at the ground as she spoke.

"The most terrifying part was when one picked up the camera… Blood dripping off it. I didn't want to believe what I was seeing… You were crying. But I couldn't hear it, all i could hear was that… Thing. Its eyes… They were blue, just eyeballs staring at us. It wasn't screaming, it wasnt growling. It sounded like a person... " She suddenly went quiet as she began to shake.

"Mother...What did it say…" Isaac asked as he looked at his mother worried.

"....It said 'If you want to live, close your eyes. ' " She slowly turned to me, her eyes almost glazed over with the horror she saw.

A tree branch snapping brought him out of his memory. He looked around and realized that he had been walking for a while, the sun had started going down. F.u.c.k, he should have been paying attention more. He began to pick up the pace they shouldn't have been far from Tillana, the town north west. He was right though, he should have been paying attention so then he would have realized they were being followed by a group. Once the sun set, Isaac stopped as he gently laid down Kida on a spot in the snow with her bed. He had a small fire set up as he began to heat up a can of peas for his dinner. He tried to wake up Kida but mainly got her to eat some snow just so that she had some water in her system. Though through the cracking of the fire he heard the soft sound of footsteps. He frowned deeply as he kept eating his peas though a hand slowly went down to grab his gun. Right as he did the steps picked up speed, and he felt something hit the back of his head. Dammit he couldn't catch a break can he? Isaac fell into the snow, crying out as he tried to get back up only to feel something heavy on him. He heard three deep voices laughing as the other two came up. He couldnt tell what they looked like clearly due to the throbbing pain in the back of his head and to the fact that with where they were, the dying fire leaving them as a shadow to him. He watched them stop near Kida as one leaned down and moved the blankets off of her.

"Well what do we have here? You got yourself a hell of a woman." One said with a deep voice as he smirked looking over at Isaac.

"YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!!" He cried out as he struggled more, only to get a painful hit to the base of his neck.

"Keep quiet before you lead things here!" The younger sounding man whispered yelled to Isaac. With the throbbing pain of both his neck and his head he wasn't able to hear what the other two began to talk about. His vision fading in and out as he watched the two move closer to her and do unspeakable things. He tried to struggle only to be hit once more this time at the base of his skull. High pitched ringing began to fill his ears as he heard one talking to him but he couldn't understand it. Everything sounded like he was underwater.

"Ki...da.." He mumbled as his eyes fell half closed as he could only watch what was happening. He felt helpless, he was trying to help her and yet it seemed he kept causing her more trouble. His eyes fell shut as he couldn't stand the sight of what they were doing anymore only to open them when he heard muffled screaming. His eyes slowly opened as he watched one of the men be lifted into the air but a tall lanky figure, then promptly ripped in half. Blood raining down everywhere as it tossed the pieces to the side. The other man had fallen back and was now trying to run away, only to be grabbed by the ankle and pulled back. A loud cracking sound could be heard as two more appeared from the shadows, one promptly going over and eating the two pieces of one man. The other quickly tackling the last man off of Isaac, his scream only going as quick as it came. The one who started the attack slowly looked over Kida and began to cover her up before looking at Isaac and walked over. Getting face to face with him it opened its mouth wide, the stench of rotten flesh and heavy copper making him gag.

"Close. Your. Eyes…." It got out, as it stayed there. Isaac quickly closed his eyes realizing the once in a lifetime chance to still live. He felt the breath hitting his face still, his breath hitched before he clenched his fists.

"Don't h-hurt her please." He got out barely above a whisper, as he begged the three to not harm Kida, not caring what happened to him since he couldn't even protect her. His body had decided enough was enough as it felt heavy, the whole world spinning.

"I would… Never." It whispered as it walked away, the steps echoing as it made its way to the passed out girl. Fixing her up and covering her. The ringing getting louder in Isaac's ears before he couldn't fight the tiredness away anymore.

The beast had its fill with the last body before it picked up Kida and then grabbed Isaac, throwing him over its shoulder as it began to walk. The other two hissed and watched their kind walk away with extra food before they went back into the darkness, hoping to find more prey. The monster walked and walked before it came across a camp, guarded by a chain fence. It carefully left the two there before making it seem like Isaac had collapsed after carrying Kida for so long.

"My… Child." It whispered as it stroked Kida's cheek before banging on the fencing and going to hide against a tree. Watching as a small group run over and find the two before they took them both in. The beast knew they both needed help, but it also knew it wouldn't be long until they left the camp on their own. So it will wait. If they needed help, it would be there to help. Like a mother always is.