TROUBLE [twd]

blood thirsty bloodhound

Sakiko knew from the others, mainly Glenn as she only seemed to pay attention when he talked, that cities were dangerous. Geeks liked hanging out in cities. But, as she made her way into a small town, she couldn't help but notice there wasn't a geek in sight.

At least there wasn't at first.

"Hello?" she asks, knocking on the door of a pizza shop, "Anyone home?"

A geek growls, suddenly lunging at her. Yelping in surprise, Sakiko slams the door shut and trips, nearly falling to the ground. With the window in the door, she could see the geek that growled, clawing at the window as it attempted to get to her.

"You could've been nicer about it!" she hisses, smacking her hand on the glass- the geek growling feverishly in response.

--

"All right, and if we get split up, just leave your tracks," Daryl repeats.

"I know," Nanami assures, "You'll sniff me out like a bloodhound."

"That's one way of puttin' it," Daryl huffs, strapping his bow to his back.

"You sure you don't want backup?" Glenn asks, leaning on the porch railing, "I can tag along."

"I'm sure she'd love for you to be the one to find her," Nanami mutters under his breath.

Daryl nudges Nanami's shoulder before turning to Glenn, "We're fine. We work better jus' the two of us."

"Okay," Glenn nods, "Bring her back and you two be safe out there."

From beside Glenn, Ryan gives Nanami a look, mentally thanking him for telling Daryl the truth.

--

Walking out of a store, Sakiko pauses as she hears voices.

"Am I crazy or.." she wonders, peering around the corner.

At once, there's guns pointed in her direction. She gasps, stumbling backwards with her hands up.

"Oh shit.. It's a kid," a man exhales.

The guns lower and Sakiko finds her breath evening out.

"You alone out here?" another man asks, his tone something similar to Merle's.

"No," she lies, eyeing the men cautiously.

She'd been around a drunk junkie every day in her life and could pinpoint the tell signs when she saw others. These men.. Well, they looked just like the man that had been the final straw. The one Nanami had stabbed and they ran from.

"You sure about that?" the first man asks, stepping closer to her.

"My dad is a few buildings away," she lies, stepping back, "My brother, too."

The man nods, pursing his lips as he almost waltzes to her.

"And you're here.. You must be scavenging," he figures, "So, how about you help us out?"

"How?" Sakiko wonders.

"Well, we just got here to comb through these stores.. How about you tell us if there's anything worth finding in 'em?"

There's a tense silence in the air as the two men stare Sakiko down. She eases her hand to her pocket, holding onto her knife tightly. In a split second, she dashes away, pulling her pocket knife out as she runs.

Before she's past the first building, the sound of footsteps on concrete is chasing after her. She forces her feet to move faster, though the men seemed to be double her most try hard speed.