forum Alien Apocalypse // Private

Started July 15, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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He looked over at her. "Mm." He looked back up at the ceiling, listening to her humming for a moment. He sighed softly. How long can this go on? He wondered. How long before something happens and she leaves?

Her humming slowly quieted and eventually dissipated completely as she ended the song and sighed, still wide awake. Guess she was going to take makeshifts watch duty tonight.

He swallowed, and rolled onto his other side, blanket pulled tight around him. He wasn't sure if he would even be able to get to sleep. Talking had dredged up memories that he would rather have left alone. Leo was asleep, curled up beside Delia contentedly.

Looking down at the yellow-gold puppy at her side, she sighed, pushing back memories that were too painful to bear. She refused to cry in front of Jay. Her fingers drummed against her blanket and she pushed back more memories, wishing her mind would go blank for even just a few minutes, even if it meant she got bashed in the head with something.

Jay took a deep breath, and sat up. "I'm going for a walk." He said, standing and pulling his hoodie on. He left the room quietly, taking his gun with him. He went outside the building, and just started running. Not away, just through the streets, just to get some energy out.

“Don’t get caught or mugged,” She said with a nod, sighing again and snuggling closer to Leo, who seemed to be fast asleep and content. Her eyes were still shut and she pulled as much of her blanket over her as she could while still laying on part, really trying to fall asleep.

Jay kept running, taking deep breaths as he ran. He kept an eye out for debris he could trip on, but otherwise didn't pay much attention to his surroundings.

As much as she tried, her body seemed to have other plans and eventually she just gave up. Rolling onto her back, she looked up at the ceiling and sighed, her memories returning. She shook her head and blinked back the start of tears, but she couldn’t push away the memories any more and soon silent tears were running down her face.

Leo woke up as she moved, and sat up. He whined softly, tail thumping on the floor as he nuzzled her cheek. He yipped softly, looking at her worriedly. Jay kept running.

“I’m fine Leo,” She said as her voice wobbled, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand and petting the puppy, “You can go back to sleep.” The tears didn’t slow or stop and she could only focus on trying to not become a huge loud sobbing mess.

Leo tipped his head to one side, staring at her mournfully. He snuggled up to her, and licked her cheek softly. Jay slowed to a stop, and leaned against a wall.

Delia rolled onto her side once again and pressed her face against her bag, stroking Leo’s fur as she let the painful memories wash over her and hoped they would end soon.

Leo whined softly, snuggled up to her still. Jay took a deep breath, putting his head in his hands as memories vaulted through him. Killswitch…"a weapon against the vermin"…blood spattered against the walls… He started shaking.

She didn’t try to slow the tears, letting them spill as the memories seemed to go on for what felt like hours. Eventually she couldn’t cry anymore, sniffling and shaking her head as her mind finally finished with the memories. Delia’s eyes were closed and she sighed, shaking her head. Crying made her feel so weak, she hated it.

Leo stared at her mournfully, watching her. His tail thumped against the ground as he looked up at her. Jay slowly sank to the ground, biting his lip. "Oh my God…" He whispered. "Please don't do this!"…"i love you"…blood everywhere…

“I’m a mess Leo,” She muttered, petting the ball of fluff and pulling him closer to herself as her body sagged, telling her to sleep.

Leo whined again, and nuzzled her gently, closing his eyes with his wet nose buried in her neck. Jay took a deep breath.

Before she fell asleep completely, she pulled the corner of her blanket over herself and Leo again -pushing her pack away as well since it wasn’t as comfortable with cans of food inside it. She propped one of her arms behind her head and sighed, humming for a few minutes until she fell asleep and went silent.

Leo fell asleep, still cuddled up to her. After a few more minutes, Jay started running back.

Her mind didn’t bother with any nightmares or even dreams as she slept, all her energy wasted on remembering the painful past. With Leo right beside her, she kept a protective hand on his back almost like a kid would hold onto a stuffed animal.

Leo kept sleeping. Jay came back, and lay down quietly, glancing over at Delia. He sighed softly, and rolled himself up in the blanket, closing his eyes.

Delia slept peacefully, not waking up when Jay came back in. Leo was comforting and helped her immensely, especially when the sun rose again and she wanted to keep sleeping.

Jay was asleep after a while, and slept soundly until morning. He slept longer than he otherwise would have, curled up on his side. Leo was asleep too. He had woken up once in the night to use the bathroom, and had scampered outside to go before coming back in and snuggling up to Delia again.

Eventually though, she sighed and rolled onto her back, forcing herself to wake up. She opened one eye slowly and then the other, blinking a few times and stretching while she thought about what she needed to find when they went out searching the town.

Jay was quietly sleeping still, his hat lying on the floor by his head. His pale hair was tangled and messy on his head, and his face was hidden by his arm. Leo woke up, and stretched.

Delia sat up once she was finished stretching and looked to the fire, wondering if she should try to make something to eat or if she should wait for Jay to wake up. Glancing over at him, he seemed very asleep. She shrugged and looked to Leo, smiling when she saw the little ball of fluff was still by her.

Jay moved slightly, starting to wake up. Leo yipped softly, tail wagging. He scampered around the room, then back to Delia, tail wagging playfully. He sank his teeth into the hem of her pants, tugging playfully.

“Hey!” She couldn’t help but laugh softly, jokingly pushing the puppy onto his side and scratching his belly, “That’s not for you, those are mine you squeak. Now you’re gonna pay with some belly rubs.”

Leo squeaked, and wiggled under her hands, barking happily. Jay sat up, rubbing his face with a hand. "Nothing like a puppy for an alarm clock." He muttered sleepily, stretching.

Delia sucked in a guilty breath before going back to messing with the puppy and scratching his belly, “I might have had a part to do with the puppy alarm too, sorry.”