Cooper had even been clever enough to find some huge bottles of petrol and placed them in the back too, beside the firearms. That way they wouldn't have to risk their life at a petrol station overridden by zombies.

Cooper got into the driver's side and Blaine in the passenger side. Cooper had smirked and asked him if he wanted to ride shotgun before they'd got in while throwing one of the shotguns at him. Blaine had shaken his head while complaining what a bad pun it was and shoved the shotgun into the back.

When Cooper had started singing as he drove, making up the lyrics as he went, explaining the goings on, Blaine had yelled at him to stop singing and leaned forwards to check the glove department in hopes of finding some decent music.

He screamed when he opened it and a mangled, bloody hand fell out. Cooper swerved the car in shock of Blaine's scream, stopping at the side of the road and looking over, worried. He started laughing then and Blaine scowled at him. He picked up the hand and opened the window, trying to stop himself from throwing up. He threw it out quickly and grimaced as he wiped his hand on his jeans.

Cooper shook his head, smirking as he started to drive again and Blaine returned to the glove department, happy to find a stack of CD's. He took them out and shuffled through them, reading them out to Cooper.

"Okaaay, these people were clearly heading out-"

"Like the amount of food in the back wasn't a giveaway." Blaine ignored him.

"They have Adele, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, Blink 182, Avril Lavigne, Cee Lo Green, Justin Bieber, Beyonc�, Eminem, Rihanna, Paramore, Ke$ha, Bruno Mars, One Direction, Neon Trees," Blaine grimaced when he realized it was the one with Animal on it, and kept reading through them in hopes of pushing away the memories. He was determined not to cry. "Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5 and -the closest thing they have to Katy Perry- P!NK!"

Cooper groaned as Blaine inserted the CD.

"Why not something else? Like Ed Sheeran? I like his music!"

"Shush. You're lucky it's not Katy Perry."

Cooper sighed and didn't complain anymore as Blaine turned it up loudly. He knew it was to block out any thoughts of Kurt. He'd registered the hesitation as he read out Neon Trees. Not that he knew the connection. But it was enough.

Blaine mouthed along to the words, but not singing aloud. Cooper frowned, wishing Blaine would sing soon. He missed his voice, and he was saddened by the fact that it was because of Kurt. In a way, Kurt had become Blaine's voice. Without Kurt… he just couldn't sing anymore.

Cooper bit his lip and continued to drive in silence. Because of the state of the world, he could drive as fast as he wanted to, so with both windows open and the breeze blasting them, they weren't as hot as they would be.

They changed the CD whenever the current one ended, afraid of getting bored of the music too quickly.

By the time they got to Arizona, it was still sweltering for them, so they both took of the shirts and put them onto their chairs so their backs wouldn't stick to them with sweat. Blaine even took off his shoes. He stared out of the window, bored, watching the scenery fly by.

They arrived in Albuquerque earlier than expected, so they drove slowly through the city, keeping their eyes open for anyone that might be alive, even though the sun was close to setting.

They eventually gave up as the sun actually started to set and drove straight through the city, parking on the outskirts and shut the windows all the way. They hoped they'd be okay just sitting in here like ducks.

And the sun had just started to dip when there was a blood curdling scream. And they could tell immediately that it was human. Blaine kicked open the car door, pulling out his M9 and taking it off safety and aimed it in front of him just like he did when Cooper had played that prank on him. He aimed towards Albuquerque, narrowing his eyes and scanning it as Cooper came out of the other end of the car.

"Blaine, if whoever that is doesn't show within a minute, she's dead. And we get back in the car immediately and lock the door. I'm not risking either of our lives for some stranger."

Blaine nodded silently and took a step forwards slowly and squinted even more when he saw something move in the distance. He didn't shoot. Not yet.

Cooper clearly wasn't paying attention at all. "Damn. I wish I put my top back on. It's starting to get cold."

Another scream sounded, but it was a word this time. "HELP!"

Blaine frowned, lowering his gun as he saw whoever it was stumble in the distance. He knew that voice, but he couldn't put it to a face… who was it?

Cooper went to yell back, but Blaine spoke before him. "Don't say anything stupid. She's no stranger… I know that voice…" Cooper frowned at him and looked over at the setting sun, starting to get anxious.

The girl finally came into a decent view, her short blonde hair billowing madly as she ran towards them. Blaine's eyes widened as he recognized her and opened the back seat door of the truck and pushed all the firearms and ammunition onto one seat, making room for her. When that was done, he turned back and yelled to her.

"QUINN!"

More movement. But it was Quinn this time, as she stumbled once more at the sound of her name. She was closer now, but apparently not close enough. Blaine saw more movement from the city and knew the zombies were just beginning to come out.

Quinn ran faster, panting and confused. She tripped and Blaine had to run forwards to catch her. And without another word, he dragged her towards the truck and practically threw her into the backseat, slamming the door shut behind her and jumped into the passenger seat as Cooper got in too, and setting the car to drive immediately, speeding away from the outskirts while Blaine looked out the back to make sure they weren't be followed. He kept yelling at Cooper to drive faster while the other insisted he was driving fast enough.

Eventually Blaine scowled and leaned over, pushing the wheel so the car swerved off the road. They eventually got far enough out into nowhere that Blaine told him to stop and collapsed into his seat, closing his eyes.

"…Blaine?"

Blaine jumped, having forgotten why they were driving away so fast and that Quinn Fabray was in the car with them. He turned in his seat and rested his chin the side of it, looking at Quinn sadly. She looked wrecked. Her clothes were clearly slept in and ripped in some places, and she looked starving.

"Hey Fabray."

"…How… You're alive… what are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same question."

"I… I was in Albuquerque visiting my grandma when it happened. I… I've been alone, Blaine.. I.. what's going on?"

Blaine bit his lip, looking directly in to Quinn's eyes and registering all the fear she feels.

"Something happened. And… I don't really know what's going on myself, Quinn. But… it's basically a zombie apocalypse."

She nodded slowly. Blaine sighs and looks her up and down once more.

"When was the last time you ate, Quinn?" He asked her quietly.

"A week ago." She replied, without any hesitation. Blaine sighed again and got up and out of the truck. He went to the back of it and lifted part of the cover off and started shuffling through their food. He takes out some apples and a few chocolate bars for all three of them, having not being able to cook in a zombie apocalypse in the middle of nowhere.

He heads back and jumps back into the passenger seat. He hands Quinn and Cooper some food. He started by biting into his apple, watching Quinn as she ate quickly and hungrily. She really did look starved…

"…Why did it take you so long to get to us? We were shouting for survivors… You shouldn't have had to run like crazy away from those things."

"… I was locked in one of the apartments higher up." She speaks through a mouthful of her apple, clearly not caring anymore. "There were zombies right outside the door, so I had to climb out the window and climb down the building. By the time I got down the sun was setting and I saw one and I screamed. And then I saw the truck."

Blaine nods slowly, understanding. He continued to watch Quinn as she ate hurriedly. Once she was done, she glanced around her, out the windows. Blaine recognized fear in her eyes.

"Quinn?"

She looked forwards.

"You're safe now."

She smiles.