IC: This is how the world ends

[brigid_fitch]

Lauren and Adam ~ Weatherford, OK

He took her hand, still obviously nervous, but this practiced gesture of civility was at least easy for them both. He was much taller than she, almost half a foot, she guessed, and, she had to admit, very, very good looking. Deep brown eyes, tanned skin, tousled black hair, and very muscular. She assumed he had been either a ranch hand or construction worker pre-Flu--he had a weather-beaten look about him and his hands were calloused from hard work. Against her soft, well-manicured hands, it was like shaking a piece of sandpaper. She slid her hand from his grip--firm, but a little needy--and watched him shift uncomfortably as he tried to decide what to do next.

"You're right Lauren its nice to know we're not alone in this world, it gives hope that there are others out there."

Okay, not a big conversationalist, she thought. She smiled again at him--he was cute, in a puppy dog way. Lauren hated puppy dogs. Still, he was the only living person she had seen in days and there was that nagging thought in the back of her mind still: What was it about this kid that, like her, had survived the contagion? What was his destiny and how did it apply to her?

So ah I'm staying at a house about half a mile up the road. It's big, it doesn't smell of death and it has big beds...ah I mean big bedrooms who ever owned it had really good security no vandals nothing..."

"That sounds great, Adam," Lauren replied, ignoring the Freudian slip about the beds. She wasn't ready to explore this house of his just yet--she wanted to check out the radio station and tweak the message a bit. She had found the station handily, but challenges like that were easy for Lauren. The rest of the sheep out there, though, were bound to have far more difficulty even coming close. She would make the message more specific, so they would know exactly where to congregate. There had to be more people out there than just the two of them. However, there was that bit of Twilight Zone irony that kept trying to bubble to the surface. Adam. Of course his name was Adam. How cliched.

"Well I know I'm hungry care to follow me?" He said as he walked towards a jeep parked next to the station.

He's been out here for at least two days and he's living off beans and bread, Lauren thought, incredulously. She looked around and saw at least two fast-food chains, a cafe, and a diner. It hadn't occured to him to raid their pantries? Granted, the whole area had been looted, but there must have been something other than beans and bread mix left over. Besides not wanting to leave the station before fixing the broadcast, she still needed to put the gun away. She backed away a bit, not turning around lest he see the revolver in her waistband, and popped the hatch on the SUV.

"Actually, if it's all right with you, I've got some powdered eggs and vacuum-packed bacon in the back here. I'm sure the station has a kitchen where I can just nuke the stuff." She buried the revolver in one of the rucksack's pockets, making sure its form couldn't be seen through the nylon, but still where she could quickly get at it. Shouldering the rucksack, she came back around the SUV and walked towards the station door.

"C'mon, I'll fix you breakfast. I even have coffee and creamer in here."

 

[bigladypleaser]

'righty-oh, one shower, coming up!"

steve manhandled the hummer along the road. he had thought the secondary roads would be quicker than the interstates, but small wrecks here kept him from making the time he wanted. but why hurry? the voice in oklahoma gave him still a couple of weeks and they coul almost walk there in two weeks, so why not enjoy his time alone with rivy? he came upon yet another wreck that had taken down the roadsign, but they were definately reintering what used to be civilization. finding his way to the "downtown" section, steve saw windows smashed and obvious looting had gone on. he didn't like the thought of the three of them afoot in these narrrow streets. then the sign to i70.

"okay, maybe in luck now. all the even interstates run east and west, so lets try this. maybe a mall at the intersection."

sure enough, sam walton had struck here and as they approached the interstate junction, there was a walmart based mall just off the interstate.

"i don't think we can find hot water running, but we can rig up a shower for you somehow, rivy."

driving through the parking lot, there were just as many abandoned cars here as anywhere else. steve watched hard, but saw no movement, just more of the same old signs of death.

the doors were torn off the front of the store, no lights on anywhere.

"hold on tight, we're going to use the drivethru service here."

easing the hummer into low and turning on the headlights, steve simply drove into the enormous store building. obviously, looters had been here before, as the store was in total disarray. looking for the department signs, steve saw and headed toward the sporting goods area. driving over and through the tumbled shelves, at last they reached their goal.

"you just sit here and let me shop a minute or two. i don't see a sales clerk so i'll have to just look around." he said, trying to make a joke to lift his own spirit. he was afraid of this place, so big and dark, but she wanted a shower and he was going to try to please his new friend anyway he could.

taking a pistol and flashlight with him, he stepped out of the hummer and began to search through the rubble. he figured even in the looting, noone woould be looking for amenities and sure enough, in the camping section, he found a camper's shower. putting that on the hood of the hummer, he thought of a couple more items they could use. sleeping bags, (a brief thought of getting only one went through his mind), no better get two. a camp stove to cook and heat water for the shower as well as fuel. can't cook without pots and pans, so a large mess kit was in order as well. there was a collection of beach towels closeby. "never would have thought till we needed these, glad they were here."

as he carried his new treasures back, he thought he heard something in the dark. he hurried to pile the stuff in the back seat, without alarming rivy. he wanted to look a little longer for useful things, but his fear of being trapped got the better of him. jumping back in the hummer and quickly turning it on, he tried to make light of what he heard, not knowing if she had heard it as well.

"we've got shower, the kit, now. have you clean and shiny real soon!" his voice sounded strained, high pitched and he could see the look of concern on her face.

"i, uh, well, i just don't like being in this big old dark building. i'm sure we are okay here, but maybe we need to hurry on. lets find you some clothes real quick."

finding the women's clothing section, they stopped again. the cl;othing was scattered in piles everywhere.

"why don't i just grab a handful of things and you can try them on later. i can't see enough to look for sizes now." stepping out, steve picked up a pile of jeans from the floor. there it was again. someone walking? steve was really getting scared now. scoopping up a handful of shirt tops, he jumped back in.

"i hope i found something that fits, but i..."

they steped into the headlights. 4 men, all armed and pointing the guns at the hummer. steve froze in mid-sentence as they stepped closer. he grabbed for the key and turned on the motor. they rushed at the hummer and steve slammed it in gear and dumped the clutch. the vehicle leaped toward the mob and two of the men shot wildly before being knocked aside by the bumper. rivy screamed at the sudden movement and cannon like explosion of sound.

"hang on, i'll get us out of here!" steve yelled. he wondered if it was mechandise or bodies they bounced over as he cranked the hummer around, searching for the doors. gunfire echoed behind them as he smashed his way to the doors and the light of day. he accelerated through the doors and flew across the parking lot. not slowing, he raced to the interstate ramp and weaved through the stalled vehicles, determinded to get far away.

after a couple of miles, he finally slowed down, still checking the mirrors to make sure they weren't being followed. his heart was still pounding and he looked over to see rivy, curled up in the seat, clutching lucky to her chest.

"i think we're okay now," he said, trying to convince himself as much as her. he reached over and touched her shoulder to reassure her. she recoiled at his touch, but then reached out with one hand to touch his arm. he patted and stroked her shoulder.

"let's go a bit before we try the shower. okay? besides, i didn't get a chance to shop for soap or shampoo." his hollow laugh at the weak joke did little to lighten the mood. reaching behind the seat, looking for jack, he pulled the bottle out. he couldn't help but notice rivy moving away as the smell of the liquor filled the cabin. he wanted a drink to steady his nerves, but the aroma seemed to scare her. well, she'll just have to deal with it, he thought as he took a long pull. looking back at her again, her frown kept him from taking a second drink.

"lets hit a 7-11 at the next exit and get you some soap. no more megamarts just now." steve said. her frown seemed to slowly die off as she heard him reseal the bottle. "maybe find me a toothbrush and paste as well"

 

[Eiselmann]

Adam (Weaterford , Oklahoma)

"Yeah sounds like a plan" he looked at the jeep there was a rifle in there and part of him wanted to grab it , in this world it made sence to be armed , even more sence than the NRA could have envisiaged pre-virus.

He guessed she was armed but in truth of the two the biggest imediate threat to the other was him and he had to not force that balance to far out of kilter.

Besides the last time someone had cooked for him was, the thought struck him three years ago, Inga, a Swedish girl he'd met picking apples in Maine she had been 26, full of life and 6 months from getting married, taking one last trip overseas and as horny as hell, that had been 3 years ago , she was probably dead. That thought saddened him, it had really been an exhausting week and his memory of her may be all that was left to show she had been alive.

He walked behind her as she entered the station noticing her butt it was world class no two ways about that. "The kitchen is done that hallway to the left second door on the left, the place has its own generator , haven't tried to use it been just a little busy since I got here, night before yesterday"

Keep your eyes off the butt his mind told him, if they were it all that was left he'd get his hands on it and even if they weren't even if there were others he had a fucking awesome chance with her considering the lack of other people in general.

"Most of this township is looted but amazingly theres three warehouse distribution centers totally untouched , amazing stuff really two food centers and one that has allsorts of things clothes to dining suites and everything in between " he smiled at his discovery hoping to impress her with his diligence thou why that would be escaped his notice.

 

[Mayu]

She was surprised and gasped, she moaned forcing herself not to scream in pain, her virgin body had never felt anything like this and he had to know now that she was a virgin, she groaned deeply, unsure of how he was going to react, the woman on her made her even more into this. "Oh god" She sighed happily.

 

[Kuuroinochou]

"lets hit a 7-11 at the next exit and get you some soap. no more megamarts just now." steve said. her frown seemed to slowly die off as she heard him reseal the bottle. "maybe find me a toothbrush and paste as well"

Rivy didn't say much after getting away from those men. Lucky was huddled in her lap whimpering from his fear as she petted him to reassure the little puppy that everything was okay. Only when she got a strong wiff of the liquor did she feel it wasn't such a good idea to be with Steve. He seemed to depend on that stuff as it was on his breath even when he'd first introduced himself. At that time she thought it was only for the moment but now she realized it was more of a dependant.

After he began fiddling around with the liquor placing hte top back on and putting away she sighed in relief. It really wasn't a good idea to drink and drive, now more than ever as there were more obsticles on the road not moving that he'd need to avoid then anything else. At least with moving vehicles there was a lucky chance the uncoming driver could get out of the way faster than the one drinking.

"Its okay... we can find what we need at another store." she reassured him as he informed her of what he was doing. At the very least she did appriciate his taking on her load. Not being able to fend for herself only made it harder on him considering he had her intrest to worry about as well but from this point on she made it a point to carry her own load as best she could.

 

[brigid_fitch]

Lauren and Adam ~ Weatherford, OK

Lauren half-listened to Adam ramble about distribution centers. She'd get to that in a bit--right now she had to admit she was hungry. She found the kitchen easily enough and looked around. Your basic office kitchen, not unlike the one at the bank: Microwave, hot plate, refrigerator, coffee machine, water cooler, and a small table with chairs. She slid the rucksack off her shoulder, digging around for the powdered eggs and the bacon.

"Why don't you start up the generator for me?" Lauren asked a-little-too-sweetly as she rummaged through the cabinets for a frying pan. There was a hot plate--surely there was something she could use to cook in. She looked over at him and noticed him staring at her butt as she reached for the top shelf over the refrigerator. She suppressed a chuckle at that. The kid was cute, no doubt about it, even if he wasn't very subtle. Well, maybe later, she thought with a smile, and stretched a little more to show off her lithe body. He may be needy, a little rough around the edges, and puppy dog-ish, but the fact still remained that she had been on the road for almost a week now all by herself. Besides, she hadn't really dated many men since the divorce--and even those guys weren't much more emotionally mature than your basic 22-year-old, anyway.

Finally, her hand came across the cold metal of some sort of pan and she pulled it from the shelf. A little beaten up, but still a perfectly serviceable frying pan. Ignoring Adam as he worked on the generator, she washed it out with water from the cooler and started gathering utensils from the drawers. Just as she fished the coffee and creamer from the rucksack, she heard the hum of the generator.

"Ah, it's alive!" she exclaimed, and flashed him a grateful smile. She poured water into a bowl, mixed in the egg powder, and tossed the bacon into the heating pan. Pushing the bag of coffee over to him, she nodded in the direction of the coffee maker. "I need both hands for this and have to watch the bacon. That means you're on coffee duty."

In no time, the little kitchenette seemed almost like home--the stale air and foul stenches that kept wafting in are quickly replaced with the smells of comfort food: scrambled eggs, bacon, and coffee. Lauren refused to let on just how much she missed this basic little ritual. For so many years, breakfast had consisted of a quick coffee grabbed at Starbucks on her way into the bank. All that work, all that time in the office, destroying her marriage in favor of her career, and for what? To find herself making eggs for some little-boy-lost in the middle of post-apocalyptic Podunk, Oklahoma. She looked at him again, scrutinized him as he blissfully munched on a piece of bacon. What was with him? Why him? What was she supposed to do here? Abruptly, she got up from the table and left in search of the studio.

"Adam, if it's okay with you," she began, as though she were actually going to give him a choice in the matter, "I'm going to revise your message a bit. It's a bit vague as to where we are. If there are more people out there who can hear it, I want to be sure they can find us with no trouble."

 

[Eiselmann]

Adam (Weatherford Oklahoma)

Adam had spent all his adult life eating basic food , it wasn't a lack of money, there was always money to be made if you worked hard and Adam was used to 14 hour days 7 days a week. It was a lack of desire to experience what many others would consider a normal exisitence.

Adam had been looking for something hidden all these years in essence his place in the world, but here in this shithole he had found a purpose, he was a jack of all trades and that made him of value, in many ways he was saddened that something so horrible had happened to allow him to begin to find this purpose but that didn't change the fact that he was in a powerful position no matter what was out there.

The bacon tasted great.

"Yeah sure no problem I said it pretty quickly was going to revisit it soon anyway but go for it" Adam called back

And then after a few minutes he did the dishes, there was no point in not.

Adam walked to the studio and watched as the only woman in his life worked the controls on the console, they both wanted other people around them and Adam looking at the beauty infront of him hoped that soon they would have those others around them but a small part hoped the others would wait a few days, give him a chance.

 

[bigladypleaser]

after passing up a couple of exits, steve found one on top of a hill with good vision all around.

"i don't want to be cornered again. this place looks okay. wish i could just get gas here, but no power and nothing to suck the gas up out of the inground tanks. we'll borrow some along the road. in the mean time, rivy, hang out with lucky and i'll be right back."

steve took a deep breath, taking one last look for anyone watching, and ducked into the gas station. by now, you'd think the stench would be "normal", but the clerk's aroma had him gagging in seconds. he hurried and grabbed a couple bottles of shampoo and conditioner, toothpaste and brushes, and soap. leaving these outside, he went back in and got several gallons of water. one last trip for foodstuff. lots of candy and chips and jerky availible. he concentrated on finding some soup and canned meat. not a great selection, but better than depending on just the mre's. he even found some puppy food and a couple of chew toys for lucky. as an afterthought, he even stocked up on first aid stuff, knowing they would need to redress all of rivy's cuts after she bathed. after loading his new found goodies, steve pulled back onto the road.

"maybe it would be safe there, but i thought we'd find a place a little more secluded away from civilization for your shower." after driving a short while, he found a place he could get off the road several hundred feet.

"we'll camp here for now." he announced, shutting down the hummer. "it'll take me a few minutes to get the shower ready. i don't know how we are going to rig up a something for privacy." leaving rivy and lucky playing in the grass, steve went about gathering wood to make a fire to heat the water. after a few minutes, he had a little campfire going and filled the largest two pots from the mess with water.

"uh, the water is nearly ready. here's the deal. the camp shower has a valve you squeeze to let the water run. i'll hang it up in a tree and you can just stand under it and bathe. i haven't got a way to shield you. i'll put the shampoo and soap by your feet and make sure you can find the valve, then lucky and i will sit on the other side of the hummer. we promise we won't peek."

filling the shower bladder with the warm water, steve hung it in a closeby tree and arranged the toilettries as best he could. hanging the towels on a nearby limb, all was ready. bringing rivy by the hand, he guided her to "the spa" as he called it. showing her where to find the valve and the towels.

"one pioneer shower coming right up, but before you start, i'd better undo all the bandages. carefull not to hurt her, steve removed all the dressings from rivy's cuts. none looked infected, thankfully. "well, give me a second to get behind the hummer , then good luck. i hope this works."

gathering the pup, steve headed away to wait behind the hummer. "okay, we're out of sight. yell if you need help." he slid down the side of the hummer and sat, playing with the pup, trying hard not to think about what was going on on the other side. such a temptation to look. he started to open the door and invite jack to the party, but was afraid the noise would frighten rivy. he was used to letting jack do away with any cares and worries and was at a loss just now without his liquid friend. he hadn't really thought of rivy as a woman that much, but the thought of her naked in plain sight was overwhelming. he battled with his conscience as he sat there. it's not like she'd know if he looked. he wanted a drink even more now. but she didn't seem to like it when he drank. so he sat there, battling two demons, wondering what was going on just on the other side of the hummer.

 

[poohlive]

The release let him grip her further, as his cock stretched against her depths. This was her first time, oh... it must be good. He wished his first time involved two people, one of them licking and nibbling at his body.

What a memorable way to go.

Scott helped Aiofe move up, so her ass hung in the air before him. If he pushed just right, he could lick at her forbidden folds, tongue eagerly touching against her access, lips prying inside of her. Dark and damp, her juices ran down his face, despite best efforts to catch her dewy drops on his tongue.

He was gentle at first, he had to be to the virgin, his cock easing into her, helping her feel the new tightness, new pressures of having someone inside of her. His tongue wasn't so nice with Aiofe, it plunged in, deep and hard, relentless, awaiting the feel of her tight walls surrounding him and keeping him deep inside.

 

[Britwitch]

Aoife groaned as Scott moved her, feeling his mouth, his tongue diving into her, over and over again.
Her mouth moving to close over Melody's nipple again, sucking, flicking it with her tongue. Her breath heavy and warm over the erect flesh as Scott tormented her sex.
The champagne-hazed world was swirling around her, enveloped in moans and sighs, the scent of arousal heady in the air. Aoife felt sure this was a dream, that she would awake, lost and along in the airport. Surrounded by the dead.
She tensed for a second as her mind left the dream and returned to the nightmare she had left behind.
Another cry leaving her lips as Scott's tongue buried itself inside her, feeling her muscles contracting around him, desperate to feel something inside her.

 

[brigid_fitch]

Lauren and Adam ~ Weatherford, OK

Lauren looked over the console, frustrated. She was fairly competent when it came to computers and the like, but the various components which made up the Production Studio were completely counter-intuitive and bewildering. She had to give Adam credit--for him to figure this out was pretty impressive. There was no doubt in her mind that, given enough time--and access to the user's manual--she'd be able to accomplish what she wanted. However, why bother with all that when she had Adam close at hand who already knew how to work the machines?

Hearing him in the hallway, she tried to look bored. She wasn't going to let on that she couldn't figure out the consoles. As he approached, she casually moved the sliders up and down as though she had done this a thousand times before.

"Oh, I was just going to call you," she cooed. "I was thinking, since anyone out there is already used to hearing your voice, it would be a bit jarring if they suddenly heard mine. They might begin to wonder what happened to you. Maybe it would be better if you re-record the message, like you had planned." She again flashed him her best smile. This was the game she played best--manipulating others into doing what she wanted and making them think that it had been their ideas all along. After all, that's what had gotten her to the Vice Presidency of the bank in only 5 years. And obviously, in this new Post-Flu World, her talents would be quite useful--and necessary.

Adam stood in the doorway of the studio, looking a little downtrodden, before approaching the console. It took Lauren a moment to figure out what was wrong and then finally hit on it. She was being cold and business-like to this poor kid who'd been on his own for days and days. She was the first person he'd seen in all that time and all she'd been doing since her arrival was push him around. As he crossed over to her, she stood up and gave him a hug.

"Listen, I just want to thank you for broadcasting that message. I never would have known you were here and probably would have wandered all the way to Texas without meeting another soul." She kissed him briefly, chastely, before releasing him and stepping back.

"Now let's work on a new message that will bring in anyone else out there. If I heard you in Des Moines, who knows how far this network extends." She flashed him another smile and went back to looking at the console so that he couldn't see her roll her eyes. Something she'd learned from years in management--you had to give the dog a pat on the head every once in a while. Show some appreciation, a little positive reinforcement, otherwise you end up with a surly pet. She never really bought into the sentiment of the theory, but credited herself with being a rather convincing actress.

As she watched him work, she had to admit that he had one hell of a body. She had felt his muscular frame when she hugged him. Remembering the sensation of his body pressed against hers, she was now sorry she hadn't lingered a bit. Maybe kissed him a little longer. See where the moment would have taken them...

Lauren sighed heavily. Dammit, maybe it wasn't the console that was making her frustrated!

 

[Kuuroinochou]

Rivy nodded offering her opinion on gas, "We could easily get some out of the abandoned cars along the way. If you have a spare gas can." she said. At the very least she knew how to cyphin the gas.

As Steven went about collecting more goods, Rivy spent the time keeping Lucky company as was her usual job. She was feeling more and more useless by the minute. Was there nothing she could do to assist?

Even so Steve seemed to have everything under control and in a way she could hear a slight sense of happiness at being needed. Maybe she was being useful in her helpless state. That didn't make her feel any better...

As they drove further down the road, he stopped off some place a little more secluded, much to her delight. It felt safer away from the road as there could be any number of things that could happen, namely a renegade survivors looking for a quick fix. She smiled as Steve fixed up her little spa shower, a luxuary she hadn't expected to have in such dire times but it was there right before her. When he walked away she waited a moment before stripping down.

Setting her cloths off to the side she went for the shampoo first squeezing the valve for a little water to wet her hair before washing it. Once she was certain of its cleaning she rinsed it out, dabbing some conditonor next. That she let sit while she took the time to wash her body and brush her teeth, the taste of dirt and grim potent in her mouth. All done with that she rinsed off, removing the conditioner from her hair. Part of her mind wondered if Steve was looking or not, any guy in his sane mind would have probably peeked by now, a true gentleman would not.

Either way it didn't bother her so much of the looking just the principle. She'd have been fine with him sitting around nearby to keep her company if anything. As she finished cleaning a crunching of twigs in the distance alerted her to noise. It was coming from the opposite direction of where Steve was.

She turned toward the nosie in plenty of time to be bowled over by a massive weight. With a shriek there was nothing she could do as the sound of growling filled her ears. A wolf? Bear? What was this thing... whatever it was she couldn't make a sound or it would set the thing off. "Steve...." she tried whispering his name loud enough to get the guy to look but that minor peek of noise only seemed to irritate the beast. It sniffed around her, growling slightly as it moved around her. She realized it was a bear...how the hell was she supposed to deal with a bear.

It moved away from her for a moment sniffing and growling as he left toward a thicket of trees. Wobbling the beast eventually fell over, Rivy laying stiffly on the ground unsure if she should move or not. So she didn't laying their huddled into a ball in hopes the bear would leave her; though unknown to her the bear had just provided a nice little throw rug of itself not but a few steps away.

 

[Eiselmann]

Adam and Lauren, Weatherford Oklahoma

Adam couldn't help but smile and blushed a little at her kiss and the feel of he body against his.

A very small part of him was glad she had pulled away because he wasn't sure how see would have felt feeling the raising erection her touch had brought on, of course the biggest part of him had wondered what she would have done if she had felt it, hoping it would lead somewhere.

Adam got in behind the console glad to hide the erection that he was trying to control and will away.

Adam got the console ready for recording making sure that the tape was in place as it should be when he suddenly clicked

"Des Moines?, I was there just before , well before the virus broke out, anyway if you heard it there and even if this is a linear...." Adam looked ahead starring into middle distance, a big smile touched his face.

"Lauren this signal could be reaching half of any population out there, maybe even nationwide" he took a deep breathe " I ...I actually don't know what to say beyond clearer directions to the radio station" he looked at her ,the kiss and hug to the forefront of his mind, he'd love to repeat that experience and for everything else she had brought this day he was happy to see her and had never been more happy to see anyone.

 

[bigladypleaser]

at least playing with the puppy gave him something to do. time seemed to be standing still as steve battled with himself over whether or not to "check out" rivy and the outdoor shower. so lost in his fantasy of her naked body, he imagined he heard a full throated deep growl coming from the little pup. he looked down to see the pup looking up at him, both questioning the other. the pup began to whimper and pressed in close to steve. a growl then a whimper, something was not right. this excuse gave him the final argument to tkae that look he wanted. after all, he was supposed to protect her, wasn't he.

even so, he couldn't bring himself to hust jump up and look, rather he chose to ease his head around the fender, still feeling guilty about wanting to see her naked body. of everything he had envisioned, nothing prepared him for what he saw!

a bear walking away from her prostate form! dark wet hair covering the curled up form on the ground. a wave of total terror and absolute anger rushed through him. without thinking, he jumped up, yanking the hummer door open to grab his pistol. screaming like a banchee, he ran around the hummer and towards the shuffling bear. it made two or three steps more as he closed, then fell on it's side, not moving.

he stopped as he reached rivy's body, fearfully searching for new wounds with one eye and watching the bear with the other. the hand with the pistol extended shook violently as he squatted down, never taking his eyes off the bear.

trying to watch the bear for any sudden movement, he took a second to look down at rivy. she remained motionless, but breathing. he carefully reached out with his hand and touched her as he whispered her name. she visibly flinched at his touch, but gathered his hand in between hers and turned her face up, looking up at him with her swollen eyes.

"are you okay?!?" he whispered. "did the bear hurt you?!?" he could feel her whole body trembling. she seemed to shake her head "no" in responce.

"just lay still while i check out what the bear is doing." rising to his feet, he took a long second to look at her, laying naked on the ground. such a conflict of thoughts raced through his brain. a naked woman at his feet and a wild bear just a few feet away, true agony and ecstacy. he reached over, taking a towel from a branch where he had hung it for her. he couldn't take his eyes from her naked form as he layed the towel on her hands. even with all the cuts and bruises, her eyes swollen, he liked what he saw.

shaking his head, he came back to reality. stepping slowly around rivy, he approached the bear. it lay motionless on the ground, but he was still scared to get very close. holding his pistol out, he reached down, finding a pebble and then tossing it at the bear. he took a two hand grip on the gun, expecting the animal to raise up and attack. nothing happened. his heart was pounding and he was puffing like a locomotive as he took another step closer to the bear. another pebble, still no reaction. picking up a long stick, he moved around the bear and poked it hard. the bear was dead! the sudden realization that he was not involved in a death match swept over him. his head spun as he prodded the bear one last time, just to make sure. he was suddenly giddy from all the adreniline coursing through him.

steve found himself giggling like a school-girl. he laughed so hard, he went down to his knees.

"what the hell did you do to the bear?" he gasped, looking back towards rivy.

 

[Kuuroinochou]

Rivy finally sat up Lucky came bounding toward her to burrying himself in her naked lap as she giggled trying to move him from licking her face. "I-I didn't do anything..." she said. And then realized, "I guess I played dead. I was too frightened to do anything." she confessed holding Lucky more for comfort.

She eventually got to her feet, wobbling slightly as she let Lucky down to his feet. The dog went sniffing around the fallen bear whimpering a few times before it took a quick piss. Sure insult to injury as they say.

As she got her bearings about her she walked slowly toward the sound of Steve's feet hitting the dirt. She collasped in his embrace holding on to him tightly. "That was not my idea of fun." she said. Thankfully she had finished her shower outside of a few bits of dirt here and there she was clean and needed no use of the shower.

"Unless you want to shower we should go. I don't think its safe here, what if there are other bears still alive?" she asked.

 

[bigladypleaser]

he liked the feeling of her close against him. maybe too much? he eased away, so unused to a woman who would hold her naked body against him. she was just distaarcted by the bear thing, he told himself. a shower wasn't what he had in mind, but since it was days since he had bathed, he was sure the dead bear probably smelled better than he did. oh, and how nice her freshly bathed body had smelled to him!

"let me get you some of those clean clothes to try on and i'll take a quicky shower." he carried a wad of the pants and tops he he taken from the walmart as well as a towel over to the shower. he purposely put them close so he could watch her as she dressed. she seemed very nonchalont, first drying herself then trying first one pair of pants then another, continually pulling them off right in front of him. did she realize what effect this had on him? he'd paid many a woman for sex and they never seemed to give a thought to undressing in front of him, but he'd never been with a woman he hadn't paid who let him see her naked.

by the time he'd undressed, he was fully erect. thankfully, she couldn't see him. he was so embarassed at his own inexperience with anything but pay to play sex, that he had no idea how to let her know he found her so desirable. without realizing it, he was slowly stroking himself, totally absorbed in his fantasy of her. she seemed to have found an outfit that felt right and the show was over. he hurried to start his shower, not knowing what to say, standing there with his dick in his hand in front of a now fully dressed woman.
he found out the hard way it's true what they say about the effect of a cold shower. the water had cooled in the bladder and when he opened the valve to wet himself, the cold flood over him instantly cured his embaressing problem.

"damn, that's cold!" he yelled. he see's rivy trying to hide a laugh behind her hands. "yeah, you laugh. next time i'll only pretend to heat the water for you." seeing her laughing felt good, though. after her brush with the bear, he had no idea how she was going to react. hurrying, he washed himself, then braced for the cold rinse. "once again, damn this pioneer stuff. next time, i'm boiling lots of water."

hurrying to dry himself, still self conscious at beiing naked in front of rivy, he hurried to the hummer and found a clean tshirt and an old pair of gym shorts to put on. brushing his teeth, he just stood there and watched her.

"i think you're right about moving on. just take me a couple of minutes to put the shower stuff away. we better dress those cuts before we move on, though." after packing he brough out the first aid kit and had her sit on the grass while he fretted over her wounds. all seemed to be healing quickly. even the cuts on her feet, the worst of all were doing better. the swelling aound her eyes was going down, thankfully. "okay, now, here's the tough part," he said, warning her as he reached out to open her eyes for the ointment. the opaque film that had covered her eyes was gone now and her pupils reacted to the light as it should. he wondered if she was able to see anything yet. he finished her eyes and stood next to her.

"take my hand and i'll put you back in the hummer." he said. even though she'd been walking on her own, he still swept her up and carried her to the passenger door. her body, warm next to his chilled skin felt so good. he couldn't help but hug her tight to him just before putting her down into the seat. the aroma of her cleaned body and the feel of her warmth started a stirring in his shorts that made it awkward to pick up the pup. the erection remained there as he walked around and got in the hummer.

"lets find somewhere to sleep together tonight. uh, we, well, i mean find somewhere to sleep for the night. it'll be dark soon"

grimacing as he blushed at the freudian slip, he instantly thought of getting a drink to settle himself. no, not this time, he told himself. she doesn't like it and well, hell, he'd faced down a bear without thinking about a drink. yeah, macho man, a dead bear, let's not forget. still it was easier than trying to summon up the courage to ask rivy for a simple kiss.

he popped the clutch and headed out, wanting to get a few miles down the road to find the night's campground.

 

[Kuuroinochou]

Rivy found Steve's uneasy goofiness refreshing. The fact that the bear had died shortly after acuosting her, had been quite an interesting turn of events. The cold shower made her laugh even more; directing her nerves away from the brush with a wild animal and had that bear been healthy perhaps death. Aparently it had not been healthy and had seen its last moments with her... in a way now that she thought about it, the poor beast seemed to be in pain and only went to her for comfort perhaps. Still a bear was a bear, any other time of the day she'd have wet her pants and surprisingly she had not even then.

With a fresh set of clothing she smiled to herself and sat in the grass as Steve took a look at her wounds, dressing them properly. Her eyes weren't feeling as swollen as before though she still couldn't see. When he opened them she could see lighter shades of dark but still nothing solid. Sighing she hoped the next time around she'd be able to see clearly.

As they gathered themselves into the hummer she held on to him tighter blushing slightly as she caught him hugging her. Had he been worried about her? She smiled at that just slightly as he set her down in the hummer. Gathering Lucky he bounded from Steve's lap to her own where she began playing with him. His barks and chirps music to her ears.

As they drove off she thought a moment, wondering what her white knight looked like. Deciding that wasn't as important as his taking care of her when he had no obligations she giggled slightly. Setting Lucky down she unhooked her seatbelt and slide over in her seat reaching over to kiss Steve on the cheek. "Thank you." she whispered nipping at his ear softly before sliding back in her seat and buckling her seatbelt. She turned her unseeing gaze out the window hiding a blush that marred her cheeks from the brazen act.

 

[brigid_fitch]

Lauren and Adam ~ Weatherford, OK

"I ...I actually don't know what to say beyond clearer directions to the radio station"

The nervousness was back, Lauren noticed. He had seemed much better during breakfast, although not exactly what you would call chatty. Obviously, Adam was used to being on his own and casual conversation wasn't his strong point. Remembering the wiry muscles she had felt when she hugged him, Lauren figured that, with any amount of luck, conversation wouldn't really be that much of a priority...

Breaking out of her reverie, she focused on the task at hand. What kind of message should they concoct? Something simple, short, and to the point. An idea suddenly struck her.

"Hold on, I'll be right back," she called over her shoulder as she ran out of the production studio. She went out to her car and turned on the Land Rover's navigation system. It took her only a couple of tries, but found the screen she was looking for and jotted down a series of numbers.

"Okay, how about something like this: Broadcasting from Weatherford, Oklahoma, 70 miles West of Oklahoma City. Exit 137 off of Interstate 40." She quickly consulted her note, adding, "GPS coordinates N35°31.57422, W098°42.44088. Address is 117 Main Street--can't miss us. We will continue broadcasting this message in hopes of reaching other survivors."

She read over her script and was quite proud of herself. Now even the most average person could figure out how to get here, she thought to herself. Even though Darwinism shouldn't have allowed "average" people to survive the Flu, it was better to be prepared, just in case.

She looked at Adam and was about to ask him to record the message & set it on the loop, but hesitated. When people started arriving, she wouldn't be alone with him anymore. She would have wasted her chance--and Lauren was not one to squander an opportunity. With a "what the hell" attitude, she moved over to Adam and kissed him full on the mouth, parting his lips with her tongue, amused at his surprise.

 

[Eiselmann]

Adam and Lauren, Weatherford Oklahoma

Wow that was the first thought that hit him , then a little shock and then the realisation that he would have loved to have had the balls to just do to this woman what she had done to him seriously kicked in.

In other words Adam figured out how horny he really was the moment she kissed him again.

All thoughts of the message pushed aside he for the moment Adam moved his hands around her back and drew in closer his hands moving to her jeans and then on the her firm butt. Adam's feet moved around the legs of the chiar and found what he was locking for , a locking mechanism he kicked it one. The last thig he wanted to was to go flying accross the studio if what he hoped was about to happen actually happened.

As she said on his legs straddling him Adam moved his mouth to her neck and started to kiss her there as his hands now quickly moved to her top removing it reveling her incredible breasts under an expensive looking bra not that he was an expert in such things by any means.

She was probably an executive or married to one before the virus he might have had a chance with her only if she fancied a bit of rough or a younger man for a shag. But here and now well they were both as far as they could tell, IT

As Adam started to work on the bra , all thoughts of others out there left him ,right here and now he needed to get laid.His erection screamed at him along his inner thigh.

 

[bigladypleaser]

candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker. or so the old saying goes. steve found that the rush from her warm breath and the nip on his ear was a much faster high than his old buddy jack ever was.

it surprised him so much when she leaned close and in a flash she was back in her seat, buckled up safely and apparently quite content to leave the next move to him. oh god, what to do? how he envied lucky at that moment. rolling aoround in her lap, her hands all over him, playing. "yeah, my tongue would hang out, too, if she were rubbing my belly." he thought. once again, as bad as it sounded to himself,he was glad she couldn't see his erection.

it was hard to concentrate on the road, and there were still the obstacles often enough that he had to watch out the windshield and not just stare at rivy. he sees a sign for a rest stop ahead.

"let's try stopping up ahead. should be some cars we can swipe some gas from and these places ususally have picnic tables so we can be comfortable when we eat. "

pulling in, the stop indeed is nearly half full of vehicles. steve just pulls up into the picnic area and shuts down the hummer. he takes a few seconds to look around for signs of anyone else, but sees no one. walking to the passenger door, he opens it to find his crew ready to head out.

"you two just hang around here for a few minutes while i scout around for some gas. i'll get dinner after that and we'll make a fire."

steve and rivy bump heads as she leans to get out and he reaches in to lift her out of her seat. he wanted to feel her close again and didn't even think about her wanting to do things on her own. they both laughed at the three stooges antics as lucky whined to be out of the vehicle.

"sorry about that", he says, feeling slightly like a kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar. "just trying to help."

she nods and he reaches in and lifts her out. unsure what to do, wanting to take her in his arms, but saved from the decision by the pup in her hands.

he slides one arm around hers and guides her to a table. she lets lucky jump free to run and sits down.

"would you like me to find you a brush for your hair? it seemed like a safe thing to ask and it would give rivy something to do while he got camp together. "back in a flash"

gruesome as it was to do, he went to a nearby vehicle and found a ladies purse. taking the former owner's brush out, he ran to the restroom and washed the brush as best he could. hurrying back, he ran to rivy's side.

"uh, it's the best i can do on short notice. i cleaned up up pretty good for you."

she smiled and took the brush froom him and began to work on her hair. he takes a few seconds just to watch. oh, the things he has missed growing up without the company of a woman.

"i'm gonna pull the hummer over and fill the tank in the parking lot."

stealing the water hose from the camper dump area, he cuts a piece and finds a big pickup truck high enough to make the syphoning easy and in no time has the gas flowing. looking around, he sees a refrigerator truck with a food company logo on the outside. taking the tire tool, he pries open the padlock and opens the rear of the truck. eureka!
the truck is no longer cold, but is full of meat and vegetables cryo sealed in plastic. he takes a few seconds and finds some steaks and veggies. like a kid ar christmas, he runs back to rivy, eager to show her his find.

"real food tonight, no mre's for us!" he says. "i think these will be okay, there are sealed."

he rushes about like a madman, first gathering wood for a fire, then returning with the hummer to get out the camp stove. in no time he has the steaks and vegetables cooking. rivy and luke both crowd around, savoring the aroma of the dinner. steve had done all the cooking the last few years and was delighted to have the chance to make a real meal for rivy.

little was said as he dished out the plates and all three of them ate like they were starving. in no time, dinner was done.

"sorry there isn't a dessert, but i'm pretty full as it is. give me a few minutes to clean up and i'll get a fire going in the den. i don't suppose you have cigars and a brandy stached away somewhere?" so good to hear her laugh.

hurridly, steve cleaned and packed away the mess kit. he bulit a small fire beside the picnic table and had rivy turn around so she was facing the fire.

sitting down beside her, he looked up and realized the sun was setting. "let me tell you what i see. it's a beautiful evening and the sun is just going down. there are so many colors with the light going through clouds. i'm so sorry you can't share the sight with me"

the air was cooling off and rivy wiggled on the seat to draw closer to the fire. it seemed like such a natural thing to do, to reach out and put his arm around her to help ward off the chill.

 

[Kuuroinochou]

Startled for just a moment she turned her head to Steve with a silent appriciation. Snuggling into his embrace kept her warm and above all she felt safe. The brush with the bear and those people at the Walmart had put her mind into a quandry of speculations and 'what ifs'. She didn't want to feel that way as if everything left on this planet were nothing more than a means to an end.

The fact that they had gotten a good meal for once didn't go unnoticed. Her stomach was feeling happy and full. Lucky seemed to have enjoyed it and curled up close to the fire to relax and take a much needed nap.

Rivy herself was growing tired but didn't fall asleep only sat there resting her head on Steve's shoulder. She listened as he explained the landscape to her and kept the faith alive that she would see again. Just keep attending to the her swollen eyes and soon it would get better. Steve had done a good job of that already, the puffiness had went down and she could open them a bit on her own though visions were blurred and still quite dark. "I think I'll get my eyes back soon. I can open them and there's a little bit of a blur." she informed him just to perhaps make him feel less guilty for telling her the landscape. She didn't want to feel uncomfortable.

For a moment she went silent simply listening to his heart beat and boy was it going fast. Was he nervous? She wondered about this then smiled to herself, she was nervous to. The only human in a mile and sane for that matter, what were they suppose to do. The idea of being with a man intimately hadn't crossed her mind until now. And even so she wasn't sure she wanted to go that far with a complete stranger. Despite his kindness she just didn't know if she was ready for that first step, so busy taking care of her family that sex and men just never had time in her life. Now she didn't know what to do or think...

What if he wanted her to bed him? Would he grow forceful? She couldn't do anything to defend herself... and with those thoughs she suddenly grew scared all over again. Slipping out of his grasp she sat in front of the fire hugging herself. She suddenly felt like a little girl. Even if that wasn't what he wanted, she probably looked hideous, with all those cuts and brusies, her swollen eye. No man would find her attractive enough at this point. Damn where was all this self pity coming from and why now?

 

[bigladypleaser]

smooth move there, ya bozo! steve was used to rejection from women, but he hadn't really meant to make any sort of move on rivy. the warm fire, the falling night. he hadn't even thought about cuddling up with her. well, been there, done that. no sense making her feel any less about him. once a looser, always a looser.

steve eased himself away her, then stood to add some more wood to the fire. "this wil catch up quick, it's pretty dry. i'll go find you something else to slip on to keep you warm"

steve found his jacket in the back seat, his friend jack was hiding underneath. he was very tempted, but decided to pass for the moment. maybe after she goes to sleep, he'd give jack a call.

walking back to the fire, he slipped the jacket over rivy's shoulders and sat down on the far end of the bench.

"uh, about tonight, sleeping i mean. in the old world, i'd just sleep outside or maybe pitch a tent, but after the bear incident, who knows?" i think we should just bed down in the hummer. the seats recline and i'll put your sleeping bag out for you whenever you are ready."

steve reached down and picked up lucky who was snoozing near the fire. the pup stretched and licked his chin once, but then whined a little and struggled to get down.

"you too?" steve thought. "well, i guess it's going to be a long ride to oklahoma." as he put the pup back down on the ground. "hey, i forgot about the radio. let's see if it's still transmitting."

walking back to the hummer, he opened the door and reached in, turning on the radio. sure enough, the quiet night was suddenly alive with some old time rock and roll.

"....some times i feel, oh some times i feel, like i been tied to the whipping post, tied to the whipping, good lord i feel like i'm dying......"

steve dropped into a crouch, doing his best duane allman air guitar. he turned to see rivy looking up at him. he froze in mid lick, letting his hands fall to his sides.

"uh, well, i guess that was long before your time." he reached back in and snapped the radio off. "that's the station lucky and i heard a couple nights back before we found you. it's in a place called weatherford oklahoma. i'd figured on heading that way to look for somewhere safe to stay. i mean, if they play old rock and roll, can't can't be too bad." unable to think of anything else to say, steve turned back to the hummer and found onr of the sleeping bags.

"you seem kinda tired, i guess. i'm spreading your bag out on the seat. just let me know when you want to go to sleep. i'm going to stay up a while."

 

[Kuuroinochou]

"I'm not all that tired, I'd like to stay up with you if I can." She said softly realizing she might have said or done something to upset him. He seemed a bit frantic or put off. Biting her lip she pouted softly turning toward the last place she heard Steve only for him to come up on her on the other side. She jumped slightly with a squeak sighing as she held her chest.

"Did I say something?" she asked wondering why he seemed so eager to be rid of her to bed. "I hope I didn't uspet you, I'm just not used to the kindness of strangers... its hard to trust someone when you barely know them and even more so when you can't even see them. I have to go by what you say, how do I know if you are sincere or not?" she asked a slight hitch in her voice. Tears began to well up the slight sting of them clearing her eyes a bit to where she could only see a fogged figure standing near her but still nothing more than that. Rubbing at her eyes she looked up to him hoping to be able to see her knight. "Its hopeless... I'm going to be permanently blind. I cannot see anything only an foggy figure..." she held her hand out standing to her feet before coming up to him. Reaching up to touch his face she turned her eyes away, the face she'd seen was all a blur no prominent features to go off of. "I hate this."

 

[Incubusknight]

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[brigid_fitch]

Lauren and Adam ~ Weatherford, OK

Lauren deftly unbuttoned Adam's shirt while he struggled to unclasp her bra. Again she was reminded of his youth and smiled a bit. Well, they say that men reach their sexual peak at early 20's and women in their late 30's, so this all worked out pretty well, she thought bemusedly. She removed his shirt and was pleasantly surprised to see the well-toned muscles of his torso and arms. Nice, wiry swimmer's build--just the way she liked it.

Lust overtook her and she moved her hands to his jeans, quickly unbuttoning them just as he got her bra undone. They were hurried now, she standing up to remove her jeans as he tore his off. Her damp panties were next and she leaned over to tug off his briefs so that she could get a good look at his rock-hard cock that she had felt while straddling him. She wasn't disappointed. As his hands moved to her breasts, she stroked him, gripping him firmly, as she leaned in to kiss him again. She moaned as he pinched her nipples, rolling them between thumb and forefinger, breaking the kiss to pull them into his mouth. He was young, but by no means inexperienced.