Jun woke up in a daze, listening to the chirping of birds and hiding from the sunshine peeking through the blinds. As he groggily opened his eyes, he remembered that he wasn't home anymore.
*Fwump* Jun threw his blanket to the side and got up, noting that Ren wasn't in the room. Assuming Ren was downstairs all night, Jun grabbed a bag of jerky and headed out the room.
"Jun?"
As Jun came out his room, he was greeted by a familiar voice. A bit panicked, Jun quickly tried to fix his hair before turning to face Nina.
"Good morning Nina!"
"Good morning Jun!"
The two made small talk as they went down stairs, but their conversation was cut short by the stench of blood. Jun and Nina quickened their steps, worried for Ren's safety.
"Ren!"
"Big brother!"
Jun and Nina worriedly called out Ren's name, but no response came. Fearing the worst, the two charged towards the source of the smell. *Tak tak tak* As Jun and Nina made it to the living room, they found Ren asleep on the couch, surrounded by mutant corpses and covered in mutant blood.
Jun and Nina breathed a sigh of relieve, before they sneaked towards Ren to get a closer look.
"Psst, look Jun, those ants are so big and scary!"
Nina whispered to Jun, marvelling at the mutant ants. Jun looked at the corpses and looked at the unscathed Ren, he then replied to Nina with a proud look on his face.
"But my brother is stronger, he and I can protect you!"
Jun then sneaked towards Ren and left a pack of Jerky next to him, moving as quiet as he could as to not wake Ren. Accomplishing his mission, Jun and Nina sneaked back upstairs to pass time.
As they happily chatted and ate upstairs, the rest of the house began waking up.
"Yawwwnnn...!"
Ren got up and stretched his arms, feeling a bit sore from the workout last night. As Ren looked down at his shirt soaked in blood, he felt a sense of disgust before taking it off.
"I should've controlled the reverse technique more, I wouldn't be in this state if they didn't explode with every punch..."
Throwing the blood soaked shirt away, Ren stood up and noticed a bag of jerky next to him. He picked it up with a smile when he realized who it was from, opening it for his first meal of the day.
*Clack* The sound of something hitting the floor rang out, and Ren quickly turned towards the sound, staying on high alert to any threats. However, all he could find was a shocked Olivia, who dropped her water bottle. The two awkwardly stared at each other, before King moved towards the jerky in Ren's hand.
'What are you doing? Eat while you have the chance, that seems to be delicious.'
Ren looked down at King and realized he couldn't hide him right now. Ren covered King with his left hand and quickly moved to get his bag. *Ziiiipp* *Swoosh* Olivia watched as Ren hurriedly put on a shirt, staring at him in a daze. As Ren finishes putting on the shirt, she then snapped out of her daze before retreating back upstairs with a red face.
Ren turned around only to find Olivia gone, leaving behind her water bottle. Ren scratched the back of his head with red ears, feeling embarrassed from the situation. As Ren was deciding on following Olivia, King interrupted with a low growl.
'Eat, I'm feeling weak right now.'
Ren's dilemma was stamped out by King's constant reminder to eat, effectively distracting him from the embarrassment.
"Okay okay, I get it."
The morning continued normally, with Liam being shocked at the mutant corpses in the living room, Elios ignoring the corpses and Ren, Jun and Nina chatting happily and Olivia recovering from the embarrassment earlier.
After Ren finished eating his jerky, King quieted down and began sleeping again. This was his way of saving energy, seeing that Ren doesn't need his help just yet.
"Is everybody good to go?"
Ren looked back at the group, trying to see if anyone forgot anything. Jun and Nina nodded and ran to Ren's side, their backpacks filled with food found in the house.
"We're good too, Dad and Elios has everything."
Ren nodded in response before opening the front door, leading Jun and Nina outside.
"Alright, stick close to me Jun, Nina."
Jun and Nina nodded as they closely followed Ren, who studied the map on his phone. Confirming the route, Ren checked that everyone was following before leaving towards Zone 3, soon to be Aegis city.