Run for Cover

I was the runner, he was the cover.

Natalie did what she does best, run. From anything, from everything. From foster home after foster home before the world went to shit. From people and Z's after the world ended, from groups who died just as she'd begun to feel safe. It was her instinct, her best ability- running faster than anything that wanted to hurt her. When she runs into a man just as he's about to get eaten by Zs, against her better judgement, she stops to help. She gets him back to his group, learns he's quite literally the world's only hope for a cure and ends up tagging along with them on their way to the CDC. She's not the only new member of the ragtag group, he's new too. He's a sharpshooter, the best she's ever seen. Their skills mesh together perfectly, she runs into the fight, he covers her from afar. She's bold, he's simple. He's never experienced a relationship, she's only had bad experiences. She's hesitant, he's sure.