Maybe we can be friends?

SHOPPING

After finally reaching the store, the pair wearily opened the door and tip-toed their way in. "Oh! Here you go, defend yourself next time," Rue handed Newt a gun before chuckling to herself as they continued walking. "I can't use a gun," He mumbled. Rue sighed and half-turned to face him "I'll have to teach you," She said.

"Woah," They exclaimed.

The store was an absolute mess, the shelves were falling apart, items all over the floor. It was in shambles. Rue started picking up different things and putting the things she thought were useless back on the shelves, Newt didn't really know what to do and decided to find medical supplies and sort out the cut on his head, but all of a sudden the lights went out. "Crap," Rue muttered under her breath. "Where do you think the power switch is?" She asked no-one in particular.

"Maybe out back....?" Newt said distantly as he started walking away. Rue wasn't really paying attention to what he was doing and, without the aid of light, she couldn't see him so she started walking in the opposite direction. They had both stranded each other on opposite sides of the store.

"Where do you think we are?" Newt asked yet no-one answered. "Rue?" He span round in all directions but couldn't find her. Panicking, he yelled "WHERE ARE YOU?" He had no idea what to do and felt alone again. The dark was overwhelming and he curled up in a ball on the floor, clutching the gun to his chest. Rocking back and forth, he felt tears sting his eyes and blinked furiously but that only made them stream down his face 'Pull yourself together ' He thought, 'if Rue was lost what would she do?' Newt wiped the tears off his cheeks and stood up. He suddenly had an epiphany and realised that his dad used to work here. He knew where the power box was, he could turn the lights on.

Rue wandered hopelessly, trying to find Newt. 'God dammit Salamander, we're both lost' She thought to herself. Rue thought of the back of the store, remembering that Newt had said where the power box might be. She sprang into action and started to run to the back of the store, making sure she didn't run into anything. Rue quietly hunched behind a shelf when she heard footsteps sounding from the aisle in front of her. She slowly inched her way towards the edge of the aisle, getting ready to attack.

"JESUS CHRIST!!!" Rue heard a shout as she turned the corner of the shelf, gun pointed. She breathed a sigh of relief as she saw Newt jump. "Are you TRYING to kill me?" He asked, annoyed. Rue laughed quietly and said "I would never shoot you Salamander, anyway, I wouldn't be able to if you were five feet in the air,"