Call of the Wild

Trains and bullets

The sunlight woke him up. He wasn't ready to wake up! As his eyes adjusted to the light, he realized how the pair had slept. They were spooned up together with no space between them. His right arm was under her head and his left arm was draped protectively around her waist holding her close to him. He wasn't sure how he felt about that but so far, she'd kept her promise of keeping him alive and they were slowly making their way back to Charming.

He shook her softly to rouse her from her sleep. When she opened her eyes and realized how they'd slept, she blushed slightly. She mumbled some sort of apology before sliding out of their space. She went to the right saying something to the lines of 'bathroom' as she wandered off. He opted to do the same, only going to the left, before they walked back to where they'd slept. With a deep breath, she took out two of the bars and gave him one. They needed to get to Eugene today so they walked as they ate.

Roughly three hours into that days' walk, they came upon a two-lane road. He was hesitant to get close just in case their captors were trolling the roads looking for them. Regardless of his inhibitions, he followed her down to the road. Several cars went by but none of them stopped. About forty-five minutes into their walk by the road this dark blue 80's model Buick pulled to the side. Jax slid his arm around Kalila's shoulder as the driver got out.

To their surprise it was an elderly gentleman who was probably in his seventies. He slowly walked to the pair with a friendly smile.

"Good morning, Sir!" Jax cheerfully said

"Good morning to you too, son. My wife and I couldn't help but notice you two walking down the road." He said with a smile, "That's dangerous you know!"

"Harold, offer them a ride!" His wife called out from the passenger side window

"Can we offer you a ride? Where are you going?" The man asked

"We're trying to make our way to Eugene. My uncle is meeting us there." Kalila replied sweetly

"You're in luck, little lady! We're meeting our son in Eugene. Hop in!" He smiled at them

"Thank you so much!" She replied as they started walking towards the car

The whole ride into Eugene was spent with the old couple telling them all about their children and grandchildren. Kalila laughed softly as they were told all about this couple's family. Forty-five minutes later, they were saying goodbye to their new friends. The coupled dropped them off two blocks from the bus station. Once the couple had left, they walked to the station. She bought their tickets then had a seat to wait for the bus.

The bus ride would be just under four hours. They had to wait two hours for their bus. He kept a close eye on the people who were coming and going through the station. He was worried their captors were going to catch up to them. The VP breathed a sigh of relief when their bus was called. There was some shady looking guy sitting in the back. Jax tried reasoning with the punk but he just wouldn't give up his seat. When Jax started getting forceful and literally pulled the kid up by his collar did they finally get their seat.

The kid kept shooting them evil glares so Jax thought he'd give the kid something to glare at. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her close to him. She swung her legs up onto the seat next to her and laid her head on his shoulder. That pissed the kid off enough to quit looking back at them. They couldn't sleep very much on the bus, especially with it only being a four-hour ride.

"Are you getting hungry?" She quietly asked

"A little." He replied, looking over at her

She tossed him one of their two remaining nutrition bars. The rest of the trip was spent in silence. The exited the bus when they arrived at their destination. As they walked through the bus station, he grabbed her hand and pulled her into a corner.