Marcus instantly got angered by the man. "Who the hell do you think you are asking that fucking question?!" He snapped at the guy, reaching behind him and grabbing for his baseball bat. "You come running towards us with your damn rifle and you tell me not to worry about your name, boy!" He said calmly. "Tell me your damn name, and I will tell you if I am infected." He said. Pepper was becoming more uneasy in his pack. "Girl, stop!" He said, reaching around and patting his book bag. He kept his eyes focused on the man coming at him. "Don't you think you coming at me unexpectedly gives [i]me[/i] the right to ask the questions? You did stumble among us!" Marcus snapped again.

"Marcus, cool down!" Sarah said in a slight panic noise. The last thing she needed was the young male to attack because Marcus was loosing his temper. Sarah looked back at the young girl and watched her pull out a notepad. She didn't have any fear in the little girl, but stay focused just in case this was becoming a trap. Sarah began to fear for the worse. It was odd how a young man and a little girl came about at the same time. She watched at the girl placed the paper on the ground and stepped away. Sarah raised her hands to show no weapons or harm to the little girl. She smiled softly and proceeded forward to pick up the note. Sarah grabbed the note and read it. She looked up at the little girl and nodded. "Wait here.."

She placed the note in her pocket and smiled once again. She held her hand up to indicate to wait and turned around to go to Marcus. She looked back twice before getting back to Marcus. "Marcus, I am grabbing Pepper." She said while unzipping his back pack and pulled the shiny black cat out of his pack. Pepper instantly began to purr in her arms. She placed Pepper in her arms like a baby and began to pet her belly. She turned back towards the little girl and smile. She slowly walked towards her, and stopped where the note was originally at. "I know your scared. It's a scary place. Would you like to pet my friends cat?" She said softly, kneeling down onto one knee and stilling smiling softly. "We can help you. We aren't infected and just trying to make our way through, just like you and your brother."

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