𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐍 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ 𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐮

⇛ 𝐂𝐇. 𝟏

the three left from the back door of the house as it was the safest option. honami navigated them towards her hideout since she knew the town the best. it didn't take long to find it and soon they were standing at the front door, the girl checking her pockets for the keys.

jaemin was focused on something else though. there was a sign in front of the building that read: robin nest's orphanage.

he elbowed jeno to look at what he was seeing and then they both shared a mutual look before turning the attention back to the front door that honami had opened. she held it open for them with an annoyed look, so they quickly entered and locked it shut behind them.

"you live here?" jeno asked.

"yes." she replied, keeping her response short because she didn't feel like turning it into a conversation. she knew what they were thinking. she pointed to a room down the hallway. "my weapons are in there."

"i'll go get them."

"okay." she watched him leave and then opened the nearest room, stepping inside to check for her cat. "hera! where are you baby?"

"you named your cat after a greek goddess?" jaemin asked, nearly making her jump. she had expected him to go to the kitchen to get the food.

"yeah and what about it?" she glared at him, already not too fond of him after he insisted she be left for dead.

"nothing. it's just interesting. renjun and jisung love greek mythology."

to say she wasn't intrigued would be a lie. she'd probably enjoy having a chat with the two about greek mythology considering she loved it too.

"hera?!" she called out once more then headed towards the stairs. "i'm going to get my clothes."

"i'll go get the food." he mumbled.

"yeah, you do that."

with a sigh, he entered the kitchen. he felt a bit guilty about before and now that she was going to be sticking around, he wanted to get to know her. he didn't like the whole tension and drama thing. there was already enough stress with zombies walking around.

he threw his bag off this back and onto the counter then opened the cupboards. there were cans of tomato soup, chickpeas, vegetables, porridge and beans that didn't look that appetising but he dumped them in the bag. there were also cans of tuna, probably for the cat, so he grabbed those too. there were several jars of jam as well which he was glad for. the food was decent.

next, he moved to the fridge. there was a block of cheese, a loaf of bread and some apples. it was a miracle that honami had good supplies. when he moved to the lower cabinets, he found a small bag of what seemed to be cat treats. he picked it up, the bag crinkling and then suddenly he heard a soft meow.

a grey fluffy cat with large eyes strutted around the counter and towards jaemin, rubbing its fur against his legs. he understood why it had the name 'hera'. it was a beautiful cat.

"hey, honami! i found your cat!" he called out, picking the cat up into his arms. it purred loudly, nuzzling into his chest and he cooed.

but, there was another sound he heard. over the purring, there was a growl, and it certainly wasn't the cat. quickly, jaemin, tossed his bag onto his back and took out his gun, protectively holding the cat in his arms as he backed around the counter and towards the kitchen door, away from the walker stood by the open back door. it hadn't seen him or heard him yet and he was praying the others wouldn't make any noise. slowly, he kept walking backwards until he bumped into honami.

"what are—"

he quickly placed his hand on her mouth, pushing her into the weapon room and closing the door. jeno turned to look at them, confused.