Race [Time]; Save [Stryder];;Noelle/Cody/Open

[Nicolii Hunt Proctor]

What the fuck had he been thinking? When he had first rescued Noelle, Nicolii should have taken her straight home. Home to protect Cody, home because it's where she belonged. Noelle didn't belong with Nicolii. It was wrong, and so, so dangerous. But instead, through selfish desires, or just high curiosity, he had selfishly just kept her there and talked. The weren't supposed to be talking. It was wrong for the Infected to love a human, especially one with such a blood~scent as Noelle's. What if he had lost his cool and attacked Noelle? Or killed Noelle? He would never be able to forgive himself. And instead, Cody had been the one hurt. Cody had suffered being alone, Cody was now fighting the spreading Infection. And all because Nicolii was selfish.

But who was he to blame? Why had Noelle been so close to the Hideout? Why had she been walking around near night time, when she should have been home with Cody? What was she thinking? She shouldn't have been there in the first place! Such conflicting emotions raged inside Nicolii's ever-changing thoughts. The earlier phone call had revealed that Cody had been attacked and bitten by an Infected Hunter. Lucky the little bugger lived. But a much worse fate awaited around the corner. Living the Infection.

Noelle had been injured, and much to damaged to travel there alone, and much less help Cody. That's the only reason Nicolii had come. To save Cody, and Noelle. Of course he'd never find it in his heart to forgive Rey for abandoning Cody to begin with. He'd definitely be talking to Rey when he got the chance. He had Noelle draped across his arms, tucked against his chest as he pelted as fast as he could towards the location where Cody had said he was. Being Infected, he was able to cover distances just as fast as a car could. Well, not entirely, but almost.

A look of distraught was alighted on his face as he searched the landscape for the Stryder sibling. A dot on the horizon soon brought the scent of blood-both Infected, and the blood~scent that was slightly similar to Noelle's. He headed straight toward it, until he came across the young boy and the fallen Infected beside him. He laid Noelle gently on the ground and inspected Cody briefly with just a quick glance before he spoke, words gushing quickly from his mouth. "Where did he bite you, how long ago and do you feel anything...strange?" he asked, the intensity of his voice overwhelming.

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

passion and silence. sophia, sophia, i'm learnin' some things
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Noelle sighed with relief that Nicolii took care of her brother. However, she did take note in HOW Nicolii cured her brother. A slight ping of worry flooded her. A human's worst nightmare was comming true and Noelle's theory had turned out correct. It seemed that the Infected's brains are infact developing. And by the looks of it, just like thier inhuman abilities in strenght-- inteligence seems to follow. Noelle pursed her lips at this, she feared that something was to come from this fact of new found knowledge. In fact, why did it seem that so many Infected Wanderers were out and killing left and right? They attacked Cody without even teasing him like the usual. Actually... they didn't tease Noelle either in the past week or so. Something wasn't right about this.

With a slight protective stance, Noelle moved her herself closer to Cody and pulled her silver guns to hand as if she knew something was ready to go wrong. She took in deep breaths and scoped out the area, trying to ignore the questioning looks Cody and Nicolii must of been giving her. The mere thought of Nicolii and what he revealed to her made her feel distrust in him.... lies from him.

"Cody, I think I should take you home." Noelle said though a clenched jaw, looking at the darkened areas of the houses that surrounded them. Her eyes focused on a certian dark place--

She noticed movement.

Instantly, her eyes flashed to Nicolii in disbelief. Had the Infected planned this? Get their hands on a dog wistle, to get Roxas to run and make Cody case after him? Which creates a chain reaction to Rey and leads the three to a place where they could easily get attacked? Noelle's eyes filled with pain. Nicolii wouldn't do that.... would he? Of course he would! He cares nothing of her, but for the blood that runs through Noelle's body. But he would never! Noelle couldn't help to feel the strange ping of longing for Nicolii... he wouldn't of helped her just to lead her to death.... or would he do that to trick her?

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Frozen into Darkness~

[*Cody Ryan Stryder]

Cody Stryder;

i'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
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Cody rested on the road, feeling numb all over. He could feel the burning of the infection flowing through his veins. The mere thought of becomming infected scared him. Was it like dying? Did it Hurt? He groaned at the pain and layed down, letting hsi grip on the shot loosen slightly. he had stabbed his heart with the needle, just like Noelle instructed. However, the pain seemed to be seeping through. His heart pounded hard, but the sound was faint in his ears. Everything seemed to echo-- the wind... the russle of the trees.

'Noelle....' he mouthed, looking around with the last bit of energy he had. All he could see were all the dead infected bodies. Earlier, while Cody was on the phone with Noelle-- infected attacked again at the smell of Cody's blood and swarmed. Cody managed to kill them all without getting bitten-- however he was scrached in various places. he just wanted to go home. To be warm in bed with his sister by his side, singing sweet song to help him sleep... like their mother used to do. He looked away and looked up at the sky-- something shimmering beside him in the shape of a woman. Cody looked at the woman weakly, noting how the woman's hair was long and her eyes glowed like blue ice. "N--Noelle...?"
"My baby..." the woman whispered, bringing her ghostly hand to Cody's cheek.
"M--mom?" Cody asked the woman, weaking reaching for her. The woman shook her head and looked up in the direction of faint weeps.

Cody looked over and there came Noelle... in the arms of some male Cody didn't know. Cody sighed with relief, letting the shot fall from his hands. Noelle would save him... Noelle was here.... now he can... go... home.....

"Where did he bite you, how long ago and do you feel anything...strange?" asked the male.
Cody closed his eyes and groaned, looking for Noelle. Where was Noelle? She sat beside him, her beautiful face scratched up slightly from tree branches. Cody reached for her, "m--my leg hurts....n--Noelle...."

I'm not a KID anymore~

[Nicolii Hunt Proctor]

Nicolii let his eyes roam Cody once more before he stretched a gentle hand out, hovering just above his leg. He wanted to help Cody as fast as he could, but it always seemed Cody didn't like him, and he didn't want to invade Cody's space. He bit his lip before he decided it was best, and Cody would just have to deal with it. He easily found the wound, because of the mass of blood staining his jeans, and he looked it over, before pulling off one of his longer shoelaces and wrapping it around the upper part of Cody's thigh. It would help slow the spread of the Infection. Next he ripped the jeans, much like he had done with Noelle's, just above the wound. He took his shoulder bag and dumped it's contents on the ground. It consisted almost entirely out of medical supplies. Nicolii was always ready for injuries, it seemed. But then again, it also seemed that the Stryder siblings had a thing for injuring their legs.

He pulled out some carbon dioxide and a few cotton swabs, before he cleaned Cody's wound, removing all grime and caked on blood. Next he took out this vial of a somewhat luminescent green liquid, and opened it. He gingerly put a few drops onto Cody's wound. Within the next minute, he had the leg dressed in clean white gauz cloth. He sat back, looking Cody over intently.

"That potion consisted of several bacteria and viral treating ingredients. I made it in the lab a few months back, but it's all I have that will help stop it. But, it's no guarantee." he stated grimly. His eyes graced over Noelle once more. "And are you okay? Does your leg feel any better?" he asked. This had to be the worst day ever. Cody couldn't become Infected, it was just wrong if he did. And he couldn't die. Noelle would be devastated. It was then that Nicolii realized something. He'd die to save Noelle, and her brother Cody. Why? Why would he bother? Emotions were just so goddamn complicated. And he feared greatly the answer to his imminent why's. But he'd go to the ends of the world to make them happy, and he decided on impulse, that he would dedicate his life to doing just that.

Ooc/ Ugh, screw my short posts! >.<...

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

passion and silence. sophia, sophia, i'm learnin' some things
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Noelle sighed with relief that Nicolii took care of her brother. However, she did take note in HOW Nicolii cured her brother. A slight ping of worry flooded her. A human's worst nightmare was comming true and Noelle's theory had turned out correct. It seemed that the Infected's brains are infact developing. And by the looks of it, just like thier inhuman abilities in strenght-- inteligence seems to follow. Noelle pursed her lips at this, she feared that something was to come from this fact of new found knowledge. In fact, why did it seem that so many Infected Wanderers were out and killing left and right? They attacked Cody without even teasing him like the usual. Actually... they didn't tease Noelle either in the past week or so. Something wasn't right about this.

With a slight protective stance, Noelle moved her herself closer to Cody and pulled her silver guns to hand as if she knew something was ready to go wrong. She took in deep breaths and scoped out the area, trying to ignore the questioning looks Cody and Nicolii must of been giving her. The mere thought of Nicolii and what he revealed to her made her feel distrust in him.... lies from him.

"Cody, I think I should take you home." Noelle said though a clenched jaw, looking at the darkened areas of the houses that surrounded them. Her eyes focused on a certian dark place--

She noticed movement.

Instantly, her eyes flashed to Nicolii in disbelief. Had the Infected planned this? Get their hands on a dog wistle, to get Roxas to run and make Cody case after him? Which creates a chain reaction to Rey and leads the three to a place where they could easily get attacked? Noelle's eyes filled with pain. Nicolii wouldn't do that.... would he? Of course he would! He cares nothing of her, but for the blood that runs through Noelle's body. But he would never! Noelle couldn't help to feel the strange ping of longing for Nicolii... he wouldn't of helped her just to lead her to death.... or would he do that to trick her?

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Frozen into Darkness~

[*Cody Ryan Stryder]

Cody Stryder;

i'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
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Cody flinched at the feeling of Nicolii's curing. His eyes flashed open-- their blue color blazing with the pain that shot though him. Though he bit his bottom lip, trying to be strong in front of his sister. Noelle seemed so strong for him-- shouldn't he return the favor? Cody glanced at Nicolii and noticed the red eyes of an infected. Paniced, Cody looked at Nicolii's skin-- pale. He pursed his lips in terror and looked at Noelle. She seemed calm-- why? He tried to look at her eyes, but his eyes seemed to keep going to the infected... why was he helping!? The trick irritated Cody.

Then, in a flash, Noelle's eyes widdened and she was by Cody's side. Cody instantly moved away from Nicolii as Noelle pulled her guns to hand-- thinking Nicolii was the enemy. Actually, Cody thought Noelle would shoot him right there but... she didn't. In fact... she was looking around. Why? Cody looked around as well, trying to find the threat. He felt even more irritated that he couldn't find it.

"Nims?" Cody asked, looking behind him out of fear, where the infected back? Cdy glanced back at Noelle as she stated they should go back home. Cody pursed his lips, "But what about Rey!" he said. Rey was back in Walmart, still looking for Roxas like he told Cody he would do. In fact-- they have been gone for a while. Cody wondered if the infected got to him. Cody shook his head in furry, "We have to get Roxas! Noelle we can't just leave them behind!" Cody feircly pulled at Noelle's shoulders and made her look at him instead of scoping the area, Bad idea.

Almost as if in the same second Noelle's eyes snapped away from the movement she saw in the shadows, the shreik of the Infected's cry echoed across the street to them. Cody gasped and stood to his feet, pulling Noelle up with him.

I'm not a KID anymore~

[Nicolii Hunt Proctor]

Nicolii watched Noelle cautiously. What was she thinking? She didn't say anything the entire time, or the following few minutes after Nicolii had treated Cody. However, Noelle began to act strangely. She scooted closer to Cody and pulled out her guns. From the look in her eyes, a new emotion rose that made Nicolii's heart sink. Distrust. No! She didn't! But why? Why the sudden change in thought? Why would she distrust him? He hadn't shown her anything but compassion in the last few hours. A wave of grief swept over him and he stood up casually and walked a few steps away. He looked at Noelle and Cody, face hiding well his curiosity and his own distrust. did she plan this out? Did she purposely set this up to draw Nicolii out here to capture him? Kill him? Well why else!...No. the Infected bodies next to Cody proved this wasn't set up. It couldn't be. Noelle. She wouldn't do that to him, would she?

He sighed and looked around, sensing Noelle's uneasiness. This was all so wrong. She didn't trust him now. Why? He growled deeply in his chest and began to pace in a circle around the two siblings. "She's right. You two should get home. It's not-" he was cut short as his eyes met the same movement that Noelle had spotted. He blinked, before an even fiercer growl erupted from his chest. He let his senses widen, his nose and ears tracing all area's behind him. Luckily, no Infected had chose to sneak up behind them. Yet. He closed the distance between himself and the siblings, his presence hovering over them, and he could only hope they would take it as reassurance. He'd just have to prove to them he could be trusted.

He felt Cody pulled at Noelle's shoulder and Noelle's eyes turned away from the shadow, as did Nicolii's. The loud shriek that ensued sent his blood boiling. With one swift movement had was crouched protectively over the Stryder siblings, arms wide, as if putting some giant wing over them to hide them from view. A screech of his own erupted from his mouth as he replied in challenge. He'd have to place this smart. Even Nicolii couldn't protect these humans from several Infected, especially hunters. However, there was only one Infec- Pause. The air shifted and the scent of 4 more met his nose and his eyes widened.

"Play along if you want to live."

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[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

passion and silence. sophia, sophia, i'm learnin' some things
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Noelle watched Nicolii's eyes closely-- he seemed to be the type you could trust. However, if he was a good liar Noelle wouldn't tell. Her eyes narrowed but she nodded in agreement as if she figured what he was going to do. He was going to suggest that they were his prey only-- Noelle guessed-- since that may be most reasonable. Noelle wrapped her arms around Cody and allowed the fear in her body to come out. Her small frame started to tremble as she whispered directions to her brother.

"Just act scared and don't let me go." Noelle said to him.
"Why are you even trusting him?" Cody asked.
"He will help us... however, if he doesn't i promise I'll kill him before he touches either of us."
"We're gonna die..."
"shh... just act scared. if something goes wrong, hide. No large dark areas, understood?"
Cody nooded.

(ugh, sorry it's short)

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Frozen into Darkness~

[Johnathan Rey Makano]

Rey jogged with the extra weight on his back and rounded the corner. Cody, you better be where i left you after chased down the dog for you like you asked... Rey slew down to catch his breath. "You know Roxxas...You need a diet..." Roxxas mad a half groan and yipped twice. "Yea, well you try carrying me on your back." Roxxas panted then barked shortly. "Mmm...Well your the boss...I guess...You did kinda help me find that car. We just need the gas, and we can go save Noelle huh?" Roxxas barked twice as Rey nodded and keep running with him on his back. He rounded another corner and ran down the street til he could see Cody and Noelle with another infected hunched over him. Rey's eyes widened as he stopped pace and shifted to the left and hid behind a near dead bush. "Damn, this won't do..." Rey let Roxxas off his back almost throwing him down the street toward Noelle and Cody. "Go scare him boy..." Rey said softly. He got up and sprinted around a house, takeing out his M4. He leaned around the corner. He had a perfect sight for a headshot to the infected as he looked through his scope. He moved away for a second feeling uneasy about the situation. He looked a little ways off and saw another huge infected going down the block. "What the...Damn!" Rey keep aim at the first infected. He wasn't completely sure what to shoot first. The big ugly infected, or the scrawny yet mildly scarey one hunched over Noelle and Cody. "The big one will hear me and come after me if I shoot now..." Rey said to himself. He took a deep breath in and took aim through the scope. This was a Russian Spetsnaz tactic that gave a more steady shot with less shakeing or missing. His finger coiled the trigger.

[*Cody Ryan Stryder]

Cody Stryder;

i'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
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Cody watched, completely confused, as Nicolii reached over Noelle like he was protecting her. What was going on? Did Noelle actually trust this guy? Why would she? He's infected! Cody eyed Nicolii, trying to figure out what the guy was all about. Maybe he had a thing for Noelle-- why guy didn't these days? Cody thought about Rey. It seemed to Cody that rey already claimed Noelle as his own. So what was the deal with the infected? Cody growled, truly irritated and focused his attention on Noelle, comprehending what she was saying. Clearly, he was to stay by her side-- the usual-- and play along. if something was to happen, he was to go hide in a place that wasn't large and dark. Easy enough, right?

He sighed and looked around, just to see if he could spot another infected. Though something caught his eye-- Roxas. Cody's heart fluttered to see their dog still alive and Cody jumped up, "Roxas!!!!" he cried and suddenly ran off to the mut. Roxas barked and sprinted toward Cody. Suddenly, a ripping sreik exploded from what felt like nowhere and an infected jumped out from the roof of a house near Cody-- Pounding him down onto the road.

"AhhHH!!!!!" Cody screamed and started punching at the infected as if tried to bite into Cody's neck. Roxas growled and was attacked by infected hounds.

I'm not a KID anymore~

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

passion and silence. sophia, sophia, i'm learnin' some things
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Suddenly, Cody burst out of her arms and started running. Noelle gasped, reaching out as if to pull him back. He was running too fast, Noelle got to her feet, "Cody!!" she cried-- now seeing that Cody was running toward Roxas. Angerly, Noelle shook her head. What the hell was wrong with that kid! He was going to get himself hu--

A loud shreik sounded suddenly, making Noelle freeze in place. No...
An infected sprang from the roof of a house and tackled Cody to the ground, punching at her brother to get a clear spot to bite the boys neck. Noelle suddenly ran fast toward her brother. Not caring if Nicolii was going to pull her back. Roxas then was attacked by two infected hounds. Noelle was honestly horrified, where the hell did all of this come from? Desperate, Noelle shot the dogs off of Roxas-- who, once freed-- ran off toward rey-- who Noelle hadn't seen yet. Noelle ran for Cody then and tackled the infected off of Cody.

"Cody! Hide!" Noelle yelled, thrusting the gun in the infected's face. It hissed at her and striked her at the face.
Cody nodded and ran off to an unknown place.
The infected continued to growl at Noelle and striked her again, smiling at her weakness-- her leg. The infected laughed and gripped hard at the spot her leg was stabbed. Noelle screamed out in pain and started shooting, but missing and only hitting the infected in the shoulder. The infected grinned and threw Noelle off by her leg. Off of reflex, Noelle rolled off her back and shoved herself to a standing position just in time to punch the infected in the face before he could take her down. The infected stumbled and ran for Noelle again-- who was now limping on her hurt leg. The infected grabbed her by the neck and spun her around so her back was to his chest, he hissed in her ear and brushed his lips down her neck. Horrified, Noelle stopped trying to pull his arms off and shot the infected in the face. he yelped and stumbled back. Instantly, Noelle turned and shot five more time-- breathing heavily as the infected fell to the ground dead. Noelle hit the ground on her knees and looked up at Nicolii with a pained expression.

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Frozen into Darkness~

[Johnathan Rey Makano]

Rey saw through his scope as Cody ran toward his dog. He had the best shot to hit the infected over Noelle now. Suddenly, he heard a shreik as two infected dogs, and a hunter came crashing down to Cody. "What the hell?! Is the dog like a magnet for infected? No, that other infected must of brought friends huh?" Rey came around the corner to shoot, but was hit from behind. The other infected Rey had seen first, came after him, skipping the intended path in the first place. Must of heard the shriek! Rey quickly rolled to his back and shot. He unloaded a whole clip of random fire til the infected dropped dead. Rey sighed and laid back on the ground trying keep his blown cover til Roxxas found him in some of the taller grass. "Roxxas! What? You should be with your masters! Running off is what had me to go grab you in the first place...Crazy mut..." Rey shook his head as he started to reload his clip. Rey looked up to the dog now panting over him mindlessly and licked his cheek. "Oh your funny aren't you?" Rey said annoied. "Stay! Like you found a dead bird or something..." Rey told the dog. He moved to the next house down trying to keep himself undercover. He hid behind the next place and rotated his head side to side, makeing a cracking sound as he readjusted virtebre in his neck.

[Nicolii Hunt Proctor]

fuck! This wasn't going to end well on either side. As Cody suddenly booked it for the dog, Nicolii didn't know what to do. If he followed cody, Noelle was unprotected, if he didn't, Cody would die. A snarl erupted from his lips as Noelle took off after him. Didn['t these humans know how to listen?!

The world spun as Nicolii leapt into the air, soaring towards the mosntrous infected guy that lead the rogue group. His hands grasped at the collar of the guy's shirt as he landed. With his momentum, Nicolii spun around, hands still around the guy's neck, and launched him a good twenty feet and into the wall of a small building. Using his momentary advantage, Nicolii didn't hesitate. He made his way towards the building only to stop short as Noelle shrieked. He whirled around to watch as the Infected struck blow after blow at Noelle. Cody had run off. He ran like a mad man towards Noelle, just as the Infected he had attacked earlier bowled him over. They rolled on the ground, grappling for a more effective hold. Nicolii was smart, but the guy was strong and no advances were made.

Just as Nicolii thought he couldn't do anyhting else, the Infected was distracted by something. Nicolii shoved a palm into the guy's nose and then pushed him back. He took out his pistol and shot the man point blank. At this point, her turned around and made his way towards Noelle. The pain written all over her face was frightening. Her scooped her up as he had done before and made his way towards the place cody had taken off in.

He mad esure to stay out of the darker shadows as he made bound after bound towards safety. He rounded a corner only to find three more Infected blocking the alley. The man in center had his pistol raised, aimed at Noelle and Nicolii. Nicolii stopped dead, eyes wide. the Infected man smirked, meeting Nicolii's gaze before his finger twitched and a bang echoed in the alleyway. Nicolii had reacted fast enough. He spun around, back towards the Infected. The bullet burrowed itself deep into his right side. A second bang and that bullet grazed his shoulder. He would have been able to still get away, had the other two infected that flanked the gun-bearing Infected hadn't taken his weakness and attacked him from behind. Nicolii shoved an elbow into one of the Infected's face, befor ehe released Noelle and shoved her foreward.

"Run!"

A hiss sounded from behind him and Nicolii whirled around as the Infected bore down on him. He fell, the Infected pinning him to the cold ground. Nicolii looked to his right, making sure Noelle had made it to safety. However, he saw another human crouched behind a building with a dog by his side. That must be Rey!

"Rey! Help get Noelle and cody to safety! Don't look back!"

He commanded. He turned to look back up at the Infected pinning him and shoved hard, bowling the man back. His shoulder and side protested against his every movement, but he ignored it the best he could and leapt onto the nearest infected.

Comments;; This is what I get for being gone again.XD

[Lyra Vladmira Okyrir]

This is my battle cry,

Defy the lies of the tyrant race,
with a fist in the air,

and a finger in their face!!

They don't know what they started,
CONFRONTATION!!

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The evening had just begun, though the threat of Infected didn't keep Lyra and her hounds inside. The impending dark that waited outside the door held all sorts of dark secrets and danger, but again, it didn't stop Lyra from wandering the deserted streets in broad moonlight. Fear meant nothing to Lyra. She had lived her earlier years in it, and she wasn't about to succumb to it once again.

She rounded the corner into an alley way to find her car still hidden safely inside. It was one hell of a car, and she looked damn sexy driving it too. We're talking Lamborghini Concept S, sheer silver in color, dark tinted windows and 1 to 60 in less then four seconds. Fast. It's the new way to go. She was currently only accompanied by Kyne and Sama. She had left her other two dogs back at her place. She had several pistols tucked onto her being, and several rounds of ammunition in her pockets. She was ready to go out and do some damage tonight.

She got inside her car and turned the car on, the engine roaring to life in a heart-warming purr before she hit the gas and tore off around the corner and towards the Town square. The ride took less then 10 minutes at her steady one-hundred fifty hours and hour speed. As she fish-tailed into the town square, the tires peeling out as she realized what was going on in the square. The car glided to a stop and Lyra jumped out of the car, pistols already in hand and poised. Her two dogs hopped out and flanked both her sides and she raced after the infected and into the alley after them.

Bullet after bullet left the gun with a comforting pop after pop. The bullets hit their mark and took down several Infected as they turned switched from attacking, to fleeing. She watched as her two dogs took down one woman and ripped her to shreds. With no one left in the alley, Lyra began to study the area for more traces of Infected. A screech from over head caused Lyra to look up as an Infected femal e bored down on her from the roof above. Lyra struggled against the Infected hunter, but in the end it took both Sama and Kyne to help Lyra finally drag the Infected off and allow room for Lyra to shoot her. She looked at her bloodied shoulder and cursed. It wasn't a bite mark, but it was still damage. The bone popped weirdly out of place. She took off down the alley, opposite the way she had come in. Just as she did, however, she spotted four Infected and a girl caught in one of the infected's arms. She blinked as one of the Infected, the one holding the girl, placed himself between the bullets and the Infected. Was he protecting the human? Lyra watched longer still and Nicolii shoved Noelle away and turned to face their attackers. Well, Lyra wouldn't mind helping out. She rose her pistol and pulled the trigger, catching the thug with the gun in the back of the head. She pulled it again, only to realize the magazine was out. She cursed and tossed the gun aside and hured herself on top of one of the infected attacking Nicolii.

Comments;;I realized my writing skills have gone down the drain. =[.

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

passion and silence. sophia, sophia, i'm learnin' some things
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Noelle gasped as suddenly she was in Nicolii's arms again. His arms wrapped around her in a caring and protecting way that made Noelle wonder what Nicolii was thinking every moment he had his hands on her. Noelle looked up at him, her eyes showing her feelings of thinking she felt useless in this fight. She wanted to get in on the action. Cody knew how to take care of himself, he learned how to do so when he had to fend for himself while in the past two years Noelle had to fight them off since Cody couldn't. Cody could hide, Noelle wanted to fight for the man she loved... and strangly enough that wasn't Rey.

Nicolii rounded corner's, taking Noelle to where ever Cody had run off too. Noelle just desperatly hoped that her little brother was alive and well-- and not doing something stupid. Her vivid blue eyes looked up at Nicolii with a hurt expression flooding their beautiful color. To think that someday those beautiful eyes would be hidden by the blood red color of the infected. It was then that Noelle realized that her being with Nicolii was getting him into trouble and putting his life on the line. She hated knowing that she may in fact be his weakness. Noelle rested a hand on Nicolii's chest and tightened her grip on his shirt, "Nicolii...--" she whispered, knowing full well that he could hear her. However her words to protect him were inturrupted by hissing. Noelle gasped slightly as she looked in the direction of the hissing. Three infected stood in their way-- one holding a gun that was pointed toward Noelle. The infected smirked and fired, unable to help herself, Noelle's lips parted and a scream of fear ripped from her throat. In the same second, Nicolii turned around so his back was hit by the bullet. Noelle looked into Nicolii's face totally shocked, "Nic!" she cried but he took another bullet to the shoulder. The two other infected came up to Nicolii as he shoved his elbow into one's face and released Noelle in the same second.

Noelle stumbled forward, panting slightly as she turned back, "Run!" Nicolii had comanded. But Noelle found herself frozen. She couldn't figure out weather she should help Nicolii or run away. Gun shots fired and for a moment, Noelle thought it was more toward Nicolii. No; they were bullets from a human. Noelle wasn't sure what was happening but she ran off-- just as Nicolii had comanded of her and left to find Cody.
"Noelle!!" Cody called, stepping out from behind a dumpster. Noelle smiled and ran for him when she fell to the ground. She gasped and turned to see an Infected at her ankle. He smiled at her and leaned forward, pressing his lips to Noelle's ankle just nearly bitting her. Noelle screamed and shoved her foot into the infected's face. In total shock as the beast hissed at her. She shoved her foot at him again and watched as he leaned away. Noelle quickly rolled back and onto her feet, holding her hands tight into a fist and staring the infected down ready to fight. The infected smirked and ran forward for Noelle's neck. She quickly moved out of the way and jumped up, spinning, and kicking him to the ground. Noelle panted slightly and quickly ramed her foot into the infected's head so hard that blood smeared up on the bottom of her shoe.

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Frozen into Darkness~