Perhaps We'll Meet Another Day

End (Story Outline Epilogue)

A/N- Hi, all. I want to apologize for the exceedingly long wait in any updates to this story. But as much as I want to say that I'm coming back to this, that is not the case. After so many years away, and several attempts to continue that went nowhere, I must finally recognize that this story will not be continued. I don't think it's fair of me to keep you hanging on the nonexistent possibility that this will go on, so I wanted to give some sense of closure for all of your support and patience while I was actively writing this.

This chapter contains my extensive outline in its entirety that I had put together for what the rest of the story would have been. This picks up immediately after where the last chapter ended. It's pretty thorough, so you can get a good idea for where I wanted the rest of the story to go.

I'm really sorry I wasn't able to complete this story. I really do love it, looking back, but my imagination has taken me different places, and this story just isn't in my sights any longer. Feel free to leave reviews on what you think of what the rest would have been like. I do so love your thoughts. And thank you so much for those who have enjoyed what I could produce of this idea. I really appreciate you all so much!

Mansion

After Law and the others leave the last city behind, the accessible water and available food having run out, they travel through the less populated area hoping to avoid running into more survivors. This works to some degree, but that also means that they have to camp at night and travel a little rougher. The going is getting tougher and it's wearing on all of them.

They haven't seen a city in awhile, and they soon stumble upon a massive residence with large, metal gates surrounding the place. They are all ecstatic to find this place, as it looks like it hasn't been touched or broken into yet. The place is an expensive-looking mansion, and looks fairly self sufficient. Law orders that they find a way in, which happens to be through a break in the fence at the back of the property. This concerns Law, but the rest of them are excited.

They go through all the rooms of the house and don't find any zombies inside. Law comments that this place may have been a summer home for a rich family looking to get away from civilization without sacrificing their comfort, and that no one was around at the time the apocalypse started. This makes things a lot easier on them, and they begin to explore the residence.

Lexi is especially impressed with the running water, something they haven't had in a long time. The entire estate is independent of the rest of the property, and state, and has it's own amenities. The boys like the pool out back, and Law finds a liking to the pantry inside.

They each take the evening to unwind, Lexi by taking a much-needed shower, Law by making them a nicer dinner from what they had available, and Shachi and Penguin by finding an old camera. They decide to take a photo together, the only one, to keep as a memory.

Lexi hears something early the next morning in the house, and she wakes up to find Law pacing the living room. She asks what's wrong, and he replies that this place, for as nice as it is, makes him feel extremely uneasy for some reason. Lexi isn't surprised, but tells him to relax for just one night, and to get some rest. She tells him to enjoy the little things whenever he can.

He is reluctant, but finally nods and turns to leave. Then, as an after thought, he stops and turns. He kisses her slowly, then just looks into her eyes. She grins a little and asks what's wrong. He just shakes his head and turns away, saying that he was taking her words to heart.

Lexi's not quite sure what he meant, and thinks about it for a few minutes before returning to her own bedroom.

The next morning, they all awake at a late hour, too comfortable in the beds and such to wake up early. Law is the first one up, as usual, and recruits Penguin to help them with breakfast. They all eat together and Law wants to take an inventory of all of the food and supplies that they can get from the house. They come away with a lot more than they can carry, and so they discuss their options.