``A True Wanderer~ OPEN

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

It was so windy and dark, it irritated Noelle to a point of punching something. The wind would of blown her scent everywhere in Mongolia and the Infected were probably out trying to find blood or something.

Noelle was crouched behind the weak protection of a bush, sweating out all the water in her body. It had been three days since Noelle had water back at her car-- which was sadly a 6 hour walk away. She licked her lips, hating the feeling of dryness on her tounge.

The lights were off in the house she watched. Surprisingly, the Infected that resided here had regular human food-- and were out someplace. Possibly a couple, Noelle noticed. She'd been watching them for an hour or so. Her stomach was growling and she clenched her waist to muffle the sound. She was sooo hungry... Back in Russia, Cody realized that they were running out of food. Most of the homes in Russia had beenwent through by the Infected or possibly other humans... Noelle didn't know.

She was just here to get enough food to last them a week till she could successfully get to a Wal-Mart or in Russia without getting killed. She remembered the last time she tried to get into Wal-mart, the Infected were residing there-- she almost got killed.

Once she noticed that the coast was clear for her to move, Noelle readied her silver guns tightly in her hands and forced her muscles to push her up to a standing stance. Her knees screamed in protest, but Noelle tried to ignore the pain. She walked forward, hearing her stomach growl again. Noelle bit her lip, and walked a bit faster. As she reached the house, she slowly opened the screen door. After only a hour of watching Infected in this home, she knew that they didn't lock doors...

The House was cool, like the skin of an Infected. It felt strangly good to her. Possibly because it was so hot outside in this Mongolian weather? Noelle didn't care much, she went straight for the fridge and started filling her backpack with food.

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[thanatos]

``Dominic Lucifer Remus Tucker

Walking around Dominic sighed. He had been travels for a few days now. Looking for food. He ledt his sister and his daughter with Lilith, he could trust her. He wore all black. His face covered by his coat. His eyes a calm but determand blood red. His nose filled with a sweet sent. A Human. He stopped at a buch. His eyes watched a girl with black hair go into a house, full of Infected. Smriking he walked up to the door she entered. Waiting, you couldn't even hear his breath. He held his bow close to him. Pulling out his wallet he took a quick look at his only picture of his little sister and daughter. When he heard her coming bakc out he put it away and stood still.

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

Noelle sighed and glanced inside her backpack. She made a face and looked back into the fridge, seeing what else she could take that wouldn't spoil by the time she got to Russia again. Noelle grabbed a plastic sandwich box filled with fried rice and chicken that the infecteds were eating earlier that morning if she remembered. With a sigh, Noelle also grabbed a few water bottles, shoving them in her bag and standing back up.

Again, her knees screaming in agony, making Noelle flinch. She wanted to go home, Cody was hungry... and lord knows what stupid thing he might of done back at the house. She couldn't leave him for too long. Cody was only 12, he couldn't protect himself from an Infected. Not without Noelle....

She turned, and closed the fridge with her foot-- stopping in her tracks when the light from the fridge lit up the face of someone she didn't expect to see. Noelle gasped in shock and din't bother to take another look. She hauled the bag over her shoulder and grabbed her gun, running for the back door.

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[thanatos]

``Dominic L.R. Tucker

Smirking he chased after her. He could easily tackle her but his bow was in the was. His eyes flared up in excitement of a chase. Her scent flowed into his nose driving him nuts.
"Come on Sweetheart! I aint gonna hurt cha!" His voice showed only a hit of his English accent. He threw down his bow and took off his coat, and ripping off his shirt. He was heating up fast. He ran as fast as he could, catching up with the girl quickly. He tackled her legs. Bring them down to the ground. He took of her backpack and pinned her down. He didn't want to destory her food. Breathing hard he finally caught his breath.
"Now, Sugar, your gonna get yourself Killed. I am Dominic Tucker and I won't kill you." He told her, his voice kind.

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

"Come on, Sweetheart! I'm not gonna hurt cha!"

Noelle gasped, running fasted out into the backyard. Her legs were hurting, making her run slightly slower then she would usually go. Noelle pushed herself, trying to get away from the Hunter. Her heart was pumping hard, each beat having a name

Cody, Cody, Cody, Cody...

Suddenly, Noelle's body hit the ground-- hard. She screamed then, pushing and clawing at him, "No!!" She screamed at him, pushing more. Any space, any space at all and she could of gotten out... but this was just unheard of. Noelle tried clawing aggressivly, She couldn't die here. Cody was hungry, and he needed her! She couldn't leave him!

"Let me go!" She cried, getting a good punch at his jaw.

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[thanatos]

``Dominic L.R. Tucker

He was surprised that she could punch, really hard too. Shaking his head a bit. Struggling with her.
"Come on Hold still." He grummbled. His jaw hurt a bit.
"You have a hard punch..my jaw hurts like hell! I am not going to hurt you!" He growled. She was moving to much. He didn't dare to punch her, he knew that would knock her out. She reminded him of Faith, strong and stuborn. Hells she looked like Faith her black hair and blue eyes.
"Hold still Faith!" He yelled. He stopped, did he just call her Faith. BIG mistake! He yelled at himself.

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

He was yelling at her, but Noelle couldn't pay enough attention to listen to his words. She knew she had to get away-- she'd die from blood loss with this guy. The a word hit her-- he called her Faith. Noelle could feel the Hunter's body become motionless. She took this as an advantage. She snuggled out and away from him, grabbing her bag of food in the process.

Then she screamed again, looking down at her leg.

The needle she planned on using to make him motionless was stuck in her leg, stabbed in pretty deep. Noelle felt tears fall down her cheeks, and the numbness spreading through her leg. She felt slightly paralized... she had to move. Noelle began to crawl, not fast she knew this but she would try anything to get to Cody and save him. Her leg hurt like hell, she could feel the burning.. the numbing...

She couldn't take it anymore. Turns out more blood left her leg than she thought. Noelle stumbled forward and layed on the cold grass, breathing heavily and closing her eyes. Waiting.... just waiting for the dead that was just a few feet away from her. Her only thought was Cody, he was either going to starve to death or an Infected would find him... either way... she failed him.

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[thanatos]

Sighing in pain he looked at the girl who reminded him so much of his highschool sweet heart Faith.
"Look I am Sorry." He told her, he then looked at her. She looked so scared and in pain. He hated to see that in anyone. Noticing the needle he sighed.
"Look, my car is only a block away. I will carry you there and just tell me where you live and I will take you there." He told her. He hadn't seen a human in for a few years now. To him it was a whole weight off his shoulders. He desided she would most likly be stubborn, so he got up. Slowly he approched her. He didn't want to hurt her.
"I am Dominic Tucker, and yes I am a Hunter, but I won't Hurt you. Now do you want a ride or not?" He questioned her, pulling out the needle, he brought it to his nose. His nose wrinkled, then he let out a husky laugh. She was trying to paralise him.

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

Noelle bit her lip and gasped sharply as the needle was pulled out of her leg. She let out a shacky breath and turned herself, sitting up weakly. It hurt, but she was able to do it. Her eyes wouldn't met his though, yes... she was scared. Infact nothing in the world could explain how scared she was. Of course, she showed Cody how strong she was when she was really scared... but that was for his good. She didn't want Cody to have doubts.

"Do you want a ride or not?"

Noelle looked at Dominic and down again, she was looking at her leg. it was obvious that she wasn't going to make it back to Siberia with a numbed leg...
She nodded her head shyly, her pale face hidden behind her silky black hair.

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He smiled. He picked her up, bridal style.
"The reson why I called you Faith was cause you look like her. My ex-wife." He told her, walking in a fast pace. He slowled down as he approched a black van. It looked crappy, but hey he was able to get more food.
"I hope you don't mind dead deer.." He told her opening the passager side door. He put her down in the seat. Buckling her up, he closed the door. As soon as he opened his door he sat down, he breath only sightly uneven.
"Hold on tight." He told her, starting it up.
"Which way?" He questioned her.

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

Noelle allowed him to pick her up without hesitation. However, she still felt very uncomfortable to be with him like this. It was strange. Why didn't he just kill her when he had the chance? Noelle took note of his calling her Faith-- his ex-wife. Oh yeah, that made things less awakard....

Dominic sat her in the car, and Noelle could smell a strong scent of dead deers in the back. She didn't mind to much, it wasn't like she hasn't eaten a deer either. Once she had to hunt deer for the first few months of the caios because the infected were in food stores...

She looked at him when he asked which way to go, "Just do up the road and take the 5th left. It'll take you to the interstate." she looked out the window then and sighed, "I'm not from here, I live in Siberia."

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[thanatos]

``Dominic L.R. Tucker

Dominic nodded. He mumbbled hold on and started the van. He speed, as fast as he felt comfortable with, 90 miles per hour. He looked around for his Lamb of God CD. He poped it into his CD player. When he first go this van it had nothing like this, but then he stole some Subs and a CD player, now he could play his rock music when ever he wanted. The song, Walk with me in Hell, blasted threw the few subs he had in the van. Outside of the van you could hear it, but with a muffled sound. Inside it sounded so loud. He loved his metal music. He couldn't help but to do the drum part on the stearing wheel. He loved Lamb of God. He started to sing the music, his voice sounding as evil and dark as the singer. He forgot about Noelle being there.
"Pray for blood
Pray for the cleansing
Pray for the flood
Pray for the end of this nightmare
This lie of a life came as quickly as it can dissolve

We seek only reprieve
And welcome the darkness
The myth of a meaning, so lost and forgotten

Take hold of my hand
For you are no longer alone
Walk with me in hell

Pray for solace
Pray for resolve
Pray for a savior
Pray for deliverance
Some kind of purpose, a glimpse of a light in this void of existence

Oh...
Now witness the end of an age
Hope dies in hands of believers
Who seek the truth in the liar's eyes

Take hold of my hand
For you are no longer alone
Walk with me in hell

Walk with me in hell
Walk with me in hell
Walk with me in hell
Walk with me in hell
Walk with me in hell

Take hold of my hand
For you are no longer alone
Walk with me in hell

Walk with me in hell
Walk with me in hell

You're never alone
You're never alone
You're never alone

You're never alone
You're never alone
Walk with me in hell" His voice sang. It calmed him to sing with Lamb of God. The next song came quickly, Ruin. He had mixed this CD of his favorites of Lamb of God. He stayed quiet. His mind thinking of other things, then sun went down quickly. He didn't care, turning on his head lights he drove to wards Siberia. He wasn;t sure what to say, so he kept his eyes on the road. He had slowed down to 60 mile per hour, since he knew that there would bee son areas where Lilith's people would gaurd, the Border being one of them.
"Once we get near the border I need you to hide under the dead deer, to cover your sent. The wont let me threw if they see a Live human with me. The would report to Lilith." He told her, turning down the music.

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

Noelle sighed as he put in a cd. To tell the truth, she was expecting some crappy ass weird music that she didn't know. Something Itallian. But once she heard the music of Lamb of God, Noelle's heart stopped in excitment. She loved them! For a quick moment she wanted to sing and head bang but right now she was just not in the mood for it. Her leg was aching...

Come to mention it--
Noelle looked down at her leg, seeing a large puddle of blood at the bottom of her foot, with also stained her pants all the way up to where the needle stabed her. Noelle gasped, she didn't think she was bleeding that much.

For an infected, you would go crazy. Her blood smelled sweet-- like sugar and honey. The smell of sugar cane. It was wonderious. Noelle was actually feeling a bit sick, the strong scent of deer blood and her own was giving her that "I seriously need to throw up" feeling.

"When we get to the boarder you need to lay down." Dominic said to her.

Noelle looked at him, giving him a stiff nod. She didn't really want to talk to him-- much less have to lay down hear him. Suddnly, Noelle had a thought in mind that she just had to say, "Why are you doing this..." she asked him, her Russian accent sounding like music. She was glaring at him-- as if to try and read his emotions.

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[thanatos]

``Dominic L.R Tucker

He sighed. He was really sure why he even did this. He didn't answer. His eyes looked around the area, spotting a place where they could sleep for the night, the same place he left his kids. He quickly turned the van, jurking everyone to the right of the van. He looked at the time, 12:30AM. He looked at the sky, it sparkled with many stars.
"I have to get my kid and sister, we could rest here for a while. Its safe, no one else would be here." He told her, driving up to a building, it looked like no one was in there. The his eyes caught sight of his dog, Chelsey barking. His eyes drifted to the door, where he seen two girls, both blond and blue eyes that shined red, they bounced when they saw the car. But they waited till he turned off the lights. The girls ran up to the door.
"Daddy!" Yelled the littlist girl, she had slighly brighter blond then the older one.
"Big Brother! Oh um we have a guest. Delilah, calm down, come on." The older one said to him and the little girl. The little girl, Delilah, let the other one pick her up.
"I am Scarlet. This is my neice, Delilah." She introduced herself and the little girl. She smiled a friendly smile. The little girl smiled too. Even though Scarlet and Delilah almost looked a like they were not sisters. Delilah looks like her mother a lot. Dominic smiled.
"Are you guys ready?" He questioned them. Scarlet looked inside the van, her nose wrinkling.
"Eww, Lucy. What did you do to them?" Scarlet questioned, then looked at her brother.
"What are you going to do to the Human. You know that Lilly would not take to kindly to univited guests. But I guess since you are the second strongest I guess the Queen will be okay." She mummbled.
"Scarlet. You know Daddy hates being called `Ucy!" Delilah yelled, her face red. She still had a thick accent, English and Irish. She mostly lived with her mother's parents for a while.
"Come on you too, stop fitting and get in. Enless, Noelle are you tired?" He questioned Noelle. Delilah looked at Noelle. Her eyes wide.
"Is that Mommy?" She questioned, blinking a few times, to Delilah Noelle looked like her mother. Delilah felt so confused, that last time she hadseen her mother was when she was very young, she had witnessed her mother's death.
Dominic looked at Noelle, his eyes saying sorry.
"No, Dee. Faith died when you were little." Dominic told his little girl, her face already tear striken.
"Daddy! I want Mom. Why couldn't she be like me and Scar. Hosts. Or or like you." Delilah cried, running into her fathers arms, she sobbed.
"Shhh baby girl shh." He told her, humming a lullby. He had always done this.
"Scarlet grab her things and make her a bed in the back. And make a place for Noelle." He told Scarlet humming the little girl to sleep. Scarlet nodded. She quickly got a place for Dee and Noelle to sit in the back. She made it confortable but hiding.

``You Won't Forget Me

[*~Noelle Marie Stryder]

Noelle Stryder;

Noelle looked out the window when he didn't answer. The real answer seemed clear to her. He'd trick her, take her to more infected, and she'd die tonight. Or maybe they'd tourture her till she told them where more humans where. Noelle sighed, she still had a gun with her-- maybe she could just--

Her attentioned went back to Dominic, "I can't sleep. I need to get back to my brother...he's probably worried to death. I've never left him alone over night..." she sighed and gave him pleading eyes. There was no way she was going to sleep with Infected tonight, nor was she going to leave Cody alone for the night. God knew what that kid might do. What might happen to him. Noelle pursed her lips, Did she forget to remind him how to put the defense locks up?

Dominic got out of the car, and fr a moment Noelle found this as a chance to escape. She pursed her lips and got out, wincing slightly at the weight on her bed leg. She pushed her way through that and followed Dominic to a door where two blonde girls and a dog stood. The smallest was screaming daddy-- Humm... Infected Male hadn't killed his daughter yet? Strange. Noelle glanced at Scarlet-- Dominic's sister. She gave a hesitant smile when she introduced herself and the smaller girl, Delilah. Again, Noelle found it strange that these two Infected beings hadn't killed that little girl yet.

Suddenly, Delilah started calling Noelle her mother. Noelle went in shock, looking away shamefully. Her thoughts drawn back to Cody... the first night without their parents. Noelle remembered Cody hitting her. She had always been known to calm her father whenever he was enraged. "Why didn't you calm daddy down, Nims!" she yelled at her. Noelle didn't fight her brother back... she just held him and waited untill his little fists stopped punching-- and he fell asleep.

Noelle glanced at Dominic, blushing slightly. She didn't know what to say-- much less do right now.

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