Crimson Abyss

High Hopes

Thalia's P.O.V

My eyes shot open at the sound of Jazz's voice saying my name, I jumped with a slight yelp when I realized I was asleep against Peeta. My feet quickly scrambled off the sofa waking both him and Alex up. I rubbed my eyes and fixed my self before turning to Jazz who held this look of your not slick glued to her face, which faded to worry when she told us she couldn't find Johnathan.

"Well where could he have gone off to?" I asked, looking around the room for any sign of the little kid.

"It's a whole mall Thal...he could be anywhere out there with those...things!" She yelled, worry was all in her voice.

"Well yelling isn't going to help the situation if you bring the zombies to us.." Cato groaned, leaning against the wall.

Damn...I had almost forgotten the idiot was here..

"You know Cato, I had the most wonderful dream about you...You were dead." I smiled, pushing his shoulder as I followed after Gale and Jazz.

"Listen here you life sized Bratz doll.." Cato growled, standing behind me and getting in my ear, "Don't make me mad."

"Oh no life sized Ken doll..Don't make ME mad. Ok? Ok. Now step back, it's bad enough I have to look at you, I don't wanna smell your arm pit breath too." I gagged in disgust elbowing Cato off of me and stepping beside Jazz and Gale as we went over a plan to look for Johnathan.

"Splitting up would be smart, but also really stupid.." Gale groaned in frustration, looking around the corner to see if any zombies were within earshot, "Any idea where he would have gone?"

"It's daytime..the kid was probably hungry." Cato shrugged, glaring at me in the process..only to receive a middle finger and a smile from me.

Dumbass.

"Ken over there is probably right, if I were Johnathan I'd go looking for food to. So maybe the food court?" I asked, glancing over at Alex who decided to join the group and stand by Cato.

"Yea..Maybe." Jazz sighed

"We will find him Jazzy. I promise." I smiled, giving her a hug, "Then we are getting out of here..."
"Wait what? Out of here? What do you mean out of here?" Alex asked, pushing herself into the hug and dragging us away from Gale and Cato.

"You heard me Alex..We are leaving the mall and getting in my car when we find Johnathan." I sternly frowned, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Look Ms.BadAss. You aren't mom, and you aren't this stupid to think us three ON OUR OWN can handle this apocalypse." Alex snapped, crossing her arms over chest like mine.

"Alexandria Kaye Blake, we w-"

"Thalia Ray Blake. Names work both ways sis.." she raised and eyebrow.

I loved this little shit, but god she could make me so angry with how hard headed she was sometimes.

"I don't know Thalia..Gale is really cute, and strong..and-"

"Jazzy!" Alex and I both snapped our fingers, looking at each other and letting out giggles at how boy crazy Jazz was being.

"Jesus..Blake twins..." Jazz laughed, looking back over at Cato as both Alex and I got in her line of sight.

"Jazzy. You know I'm right on this, don't think about Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome over there. We can handle this world on our own."

"Thalia..I'm staying, it's the smart thing to do. Over coming this is going to be better in a group, not separating like a pack of...of..a pack of something."

"You're like Jazz, only your guy is Mr. Blonde,Dildo Head, bitch face." I smiled sarcastically, frowning when Alex punched my shoulder, "I'll take that hit."

"Jesus Thal.." Jazzy laughed, pushing through me and Alex to head back to Gale.

"I'm staying Thalia." Alex huffed, walking off behind Jazz.

Damn it Alex! Why can't you be gay just this one second in your life and agree with me that he's a asshat and move on with your life.

I shook my head before taking off into the center of the mall, looking around for any sign of Johnathan or other living people who wouldn't eat my face off. I could hear Gale and the others calling after me, but I was determined to get in my car and bring it to the backside and drag my little sisters hardheaded ass into the car. I kept pushing forward slowing down as I heard distant growling, I yanked my head around to see one of the zombies running after me a group of them.

"Oh fuck." I swallowed hard before taking off into a sprint down the middle of the mall, throwing a door open from the side and slamming it behind me. I took off quickly up some stairs and pushed through another door as the sunlight hit my face and the wind whipped through my hair, I squinted my eyes shut as the sun beamed into my eyes. I covered my face with my hand to block out the sun as I walked over the the edge of the roof and looked over what used to be my normal California life. It was gone. Zombies walked everywhere, not a single moving car on what used to be a busy freeway. No horns honking.

What..The hell...What happened to home?

I stumbled backwards letting out a slight yelp as I spun around, my knuckles meeting Peeta's nose. He stumbled backwards and held his hand to his now bleeding nose as Jazz,Gale, John, Alex and Cato made it onto the roof.

"Where was Joh-"

"Mallark..You got punched in the nose?" Cato asked, running up to Peeta.

"Don't come up behind me..and you..Don't come up to me at all." I nodded, walking over to the others.

Sorry Peeta...