ADDI

Addi

Her name rang through his mind. Addi. His motivation. His heart and soul.

Then he ran into her. "Gah!" He caught her upper arm with his large hands. "Sorry!" He said quickly before kissing her.

Addi.

Addilyn enjoyed the kiss, she really did, but they were out in the open. Even at this moment she was still thinking about everyone's safety. She pulled away with a slight smile which quickly disappeared. For the four months Jason had been gone, Addilyn hadn't grown, physically at least. The differences were slight but made her a much different person. Her arms and legs, plus her chest had many newer scars from fights. Now her eyes were hard and firm, the sparkle from happiness long gone. "Jason.." she seemed confused on what to say next. "We need to go, like now. If those are your friends then you should call them over. I have a place where we can hide. Its not that fa-." She was cut off by Al's heavy breathing as he neared the two. A suspicious look in his gaze. "Who's he?" Addilyn rolled her eyes, already angry at Al for earlier. "Get back to the others. I don't want or need to see you right now." Addilyn didn't even look at Al. So she didn't noticed when he glared at Jason as he ran off.

Addilyn looked at the two with only slight interest. "Okay, that's nice. Anyways, I'm Addilyn and yeah. I have a place where you guys can stay if you want, and no I don't plan on murdering anyone, mostly because I don't have the time. So are you coming or not?" This Addilyn was different than the one Jason had known. She didn't seem very cautious and her eyes were always wandering elsewhere. As if she was always expecting an attack. Her friendliness was replaced by the cold harsh reality that she was always in danger.

Addilyn merely nodded, not a single sliver of happiness, not after their kiss. "Okay, can you meet at Sunset Avenue in three hours? That way you guys can have enough time to run around and find all the people you need to find. I need to change." Her emerald eyes glowing but not with happiness nor worry, but with apprehension. Thankfully this neighborhood was rather empty so the cops wouldn't actually get here for another 10 or 20 minutes give or take. Her hair was already beginning to escape the confines of the bun. Giving her a more wild look. The lipstick gave her away though. God she hated makeup or lipstick or whatever it was.

Addilyn was startled by this sudden change of emotions. Her green eyes followed Jason as he left. Suddenly aching for him to come back her heart pounded with sudden anxiousness. What if she lost him again? She shook her head, she needed to get back to her people. Turning around quickly and pulling her hood up as sirens wailed in the distance. She picked up the pace and started off at a run. Pulling up her hood with ease, she was used to this life.

"Hey dad."

Addilyn gave Earl a wave as she passed him, trying to play off what she had done. He wasn't buying it. Before she reached the door to the room where everyone was, he stopped her. "Addilyn, were you involved in the murder spree outside?" For once, Earl was completely serious. He was different than other men his age. His age was actually 23, which made a wide age gap between him and soon to be 17 year old Addilyn. Earl had close cropped dirty blonde hair that was accompanied by mysterious black eyes, he was only slightly taller than than Jason now that Addilyn looked at it. "Not exactly involved, though my boyfriend was and I offered for him to come here sooo. Indirectly yes, and don't give me that look, he is coming here or you lose me as an ally." Earl obviously was going to argue, but if he argued Addilyn would leave. He didn't say anything as she pushed him out of her way and entered the room, closing the door behind her.