Zodiac's P.O.V

I woke up in the broken, abandoned barn. I slept on the beamers, it was a stupid choice to sleep at the bottom of the barn, when there were the Raiders out and about.

'Who are the Raiders?' You may ask. The Raiders are people who come into your shelter, steal any supplies they can find, then kill you.

Most people knew they couldn't handle the pressure of fighting and war, and hung themselves, stabbed themself, or jumped off a building or a bridge.

I was just a boy, trying to survive another day of this filthy and cruel war. I never knew what caused it. But I've been living like this for years now, because my parents left me when I was only young.

I carefully got myself down from the beamer, after noticing I had ran out of food.

I picked up my bow from the hidden place I had found for all my supplies, along with the hand made quiver that I had made from cloth, putting it on my side.

I walked out of the barn, hearing noises, the sky full of smoke, screaming heard from he distance. I nocked my bow, looking around.

I heard a noise. "Who's there?" I called out, showing no fear whatsoever. A person walked out from behind a tree. He was weaponless, but he looked strong.

And shit, he was hot.
"Who are you?" I asked, undrawing the bow a bit. The boy spoke. "Please help me."
I bit my lip, I didn't know why I was trusting him.
I huffed, "And why should I trust you?" I asked.
"Because, I have no way to hurt you bad enough to death. I'm weaponless."

I sighed, he had a point.
"Alright, but what are you doing- or trying to do?" I questioned, him giving me a look.
"Looking for food," He told, as I chewed on my lip.

"I could help you." I offered, deciding I might as well just be nice.
"I suppose so, just don't murder me please, you seem skilled." He said, giving me a small smile.
"C'mon."
He followed me deeper into the woods, looking for any source of food.

We heard a noise. I got the bow out, a man popped out of a bush in a matter of seconds, running towards us. Before he could even touch us, I shot the bow, making the man freeze and fall to the ground.
I had hit him in the chest, I noticed the blood gushing from his chest to his side.

I looked at the man's lifeless body, and looked at his eyes, they were open and unblinking, there was fury in his eyes, even though he was dead.
"Damn, you're really good at using that aren't you?" The boy said, I just shrugged.
"I've been an archer ever since I was 8, so yeah, I suppose that makes sense." I told him, his face morphing into a impressed look. "Besides, if he were to survive that impact, he would die either way. There's a huge chance the wound would get infected either way."

"What's your name?" He asked, looking at me.
"It's Zodiac." I told him.
"Oh, nice name, I'm Cameo." The boy, Cameo, smiling at me.
I rolled my eyes, "Thanks, I guess."

After introductions, we continued to look out for food, and we got a few animals, some apples from trees and a shit ton of berries.
Cameo looked at me, "We should get going." He told me.

I had spent a few hours with this Cameo dude, and I didn't know him. But there was something about him.
I snapped out of my short trance, nodding.
We took the food, going back to the area of the forest near the barn.

"You can stay with me, if you want, I stay in this barn." I requested, pointing to the barn.
"I'd like that." He paused, "But, what about Raiders?" Cameo asked.
I laughed, "The Raiders are idiots, they've never caught me, besides, I keep my stuff somewhere they can't find."

Camel raised an eyebrow, "But what about you?"
"I sleep near the top of the barn, they can't find me. It's been like that for at least 6 years." I explained, leading him into the barn.

"Wow." Cameo looked around.
"Don't make yourself at home down here, it's not where I usually hang out." I said, taking the food and storing it safely.
I showed him how to get to the top area of the barn, where the beamers and stuff were.

"It's cozy up here." Cameo said, a grin on his face.
I nodded, "And if any maniacs come in or anything I just shoot them." I told him.
"But wouldn't anyone do that?" He joked, just getting an eye roll out of me.

I could tell that me and Cameo were going to be friends.

And we were.