The Forming Bond. Story1

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I slowly woke up, yawning, and standing up. Scratching the back of my head, I decided to go on a run, an everyday thing at this point. Opening the door to the main room, I stepped out, looking around to see that the place had cleared. When turning to my right, and seeing Zee, I put on a small frown. He walked over, nodding, speaking in a mutter, so no one could hear him "Let's go on a run." Nodding, we started off, walking out the front doors of Howes, and taking long strides towards the woods that were right across the front of Howes and it's parking lot. After starting our walk through the woods Zeke started a conversation "Kat told me what you did for Jewel while I was out...doing my own thing, thanks." I nodded, replying in my own tone "Of course, we're family." He smiled slightly "Yeah...we are." I suddenly stopped, squating down, "Zeke, down." I muttered. He made a quiet motion with his hand after squating, for me to go forward towards the rustling bushes. Raising and pointing my crossbow to the bushes, I halted, ready to shoot anything that bothered to attack. Zeke spoke up "Come on out! We know your in there!" A woman stepped out from the bushes with ruffled red hair, Teel eyes, and crinkled clothing, she was wielding a large wooden carved spear in her right hand. "Drop it." I muttered, yet she refused, glaring at me with frustration. I heard Zeke speak up to me, him seeing the familiar killer look in my eyes "Julius, don't." I kept my finger on the trigger, nearly pulling it, but paused when she dropped her spear. 'I did it' I smiled inwardly, keeping a straight face and posture on the outside. Zeke walked over and picked up the woman's spear, before patting her down, in search of any weapons. Zeke nodded at me, walking over to stand next to me, the spear tight in his right grip. "She can come with us." I nodded and went around her, my crossbow raised, pointed at her head. We started to walk, Zeke slowly making his way next to me. He started at a low tone "Julius, thinking of taking her back..." He spoke lower so the woman couldn't hear him "...I saw the look in her eyes, a person who knows what has to be done and follows up with it. I just know she's loyal and we should start taking chances." I turned my head to him, eyes squinted do to the harsh gleaming sun. Turning my head back to the woman, I frowned. Still walking, we approached a road with houses and mini markets alined with it. The girl suddenly turned and spoke up "Goin' to kill me now?" I didn't answer, just continued my way to the nearest mini market. We had the woman stay in front of us, as we ran around the back of the mini market, seeing a screen door and opening it quickly. I had gone in first, my crossbow raised, and looking around the main room. The girl was behind me, but Zeke was behind her, having his own gun raised, it was some military shit weapon. We were in a storage room, boxes on top of shelves. "I'll take lookout." I stated, Zeke nodding and starting the search, I stood in front of the screen door, about 5 ft away, my crossbow raised and pointed at the door. The girl stood next to it, out of view, but in viewpoint of me, she started convo "What's your name cracker?" I kept a narrowed eyed look at the door, not answering "I'm Lisa, I have a group about 10 people. Their assholes but they have guns, and a camp. Right around here matter fact." I suddenly frowned. "Jules." I turned quickly, Zeke being held tightly, a knife tip at his jugular. A man, rather built, like a Russian had him, there were 2 men next to him, with their guns pointed at me. The Russian smirked "Don't do this kid, we can all walk out of this alive." The woman had walked around me, standing next to one of the men. It confused me as to why she didn't attack me from behind, but I shook off the thought. "Nah..." I started "...You all die." I dropped my crossbow, raising my hands above my head. One of the men walked over, starting to tie my hands together, but I brought my head back into the man's chest , hearing a crunching sound, I quickly manovered around him, unsheathing a blade, and bringing it down into the side of his neck, blood squirting into my face. At the same time, Zeke had turned his head to the other side, biting into the mans hand, before headbutting his nose, the third man turned, shooting towards Zeke, but he had used the Russian as cover, bullets lodging into the mans body. Unholstering the Russians pyhon, he shot the third man through the head, before turning to the woman, gun pointed at her head. He had his eyes narrowed, glaring at her with hatred. I spoke up "Zeke." I walked around in his eye range "Don't." He frowned, but nodded, lowering his gun. I picked up my crossbow, releasing an arrow through the girls foot "And now theres 7 of you." She held her foot, wincing. I grabbed the girl, forcing her to stand up, after pulling the blade out of her foot. We walked out the store, heading out the mini market and back towards Howes.