Eyes of the Dead

by darkpotatoes

4 friends are talking, and come up with a plan for the apocalypse. They never knew they might actually have to use it. My own version of the show The Walking Dead. Rating subject to possible change.

1. Prologue: Eyes of the Living

To understand the story, you must first understand the characters. With that in mind, you must understand that not all characters are all 2-D. In fact, most are so deep, you don't know their true feelings till after the words "the end". So, let me tell you of the characters of this particular story.

The people I speak of are not normal. They all have their quirks, and that is what drew them together. There are 2 guys, and 2 girls. Sure, there are a few mutual friends here and there, but these 4 people were a tight-knit group. That was all they needed. First off, we have Zachary, a 13 year old 8Th Grader. Zachary wasn't what you would call "shy". He was the farthest person from "shy" in the world. He was loud, he was friendly, he was tall (seriously, 5'11") and he was loyal to a fault. Get on his good side, and he will stand by you through thick and thin, through hell or high water. Threaten or bully his friends, and he will make sure you don't see the light of day again. He was also a nice guy, emotionally mellow, you never really saw him sad, or angry, or anything other than happy, really. If you did, you better run, because he will either blow up at you, or break down crying, the latter happening extremely rarely. He was full of energy, and could brighten up even the rainiest day (the ironic thing was he loved the rain). He was also a bit on the chunky side, not enough to be considered "fat", but noticeable. He was smart, but not an ass about it. He was white, and had long dark brown slightly wavy hair in a bowl haircut, and had brown eyes, that oddly held a deep pain that no one could really explain. He was funny, and loved to make people laugh. But most of all, he loved his girlfriend, Katherine, the second character.

Katherine was 13 as well, and in the same grade (all of them were in the 8Th). She, like her boyfriend, wan't shy at all. While not as loud or gregarious (A.N.: means opposite of shy), she was certainly an extrovert. She was also a bit on the chunky side, but Zach did't care. He loved her just as much as she did. She was sarcastic, and maybe the most quirky person in the group (besides Zach), and in reality, was the reason they all met. She used to be a bit of an introvert, especially when you first meet her, but if you get to know her, she will open up to you. With her dark past that no one really knows about, she is a bit of a mystery. She had long brown hair, down to her mid back, and was of average height, around 5'4". She was white too, and loved to laugh. She thought little of herself, but she loved Zach nonetheless. In fact, it was Zach that often got her smile all the way to her eyes.

Serena was the oldest in the group, being 14 (her friends sometimes called her a "cougar", as her boyfriend, Jared, was 13), and was the shortest one in the group. She was best friends with Katherine and Zach, and was one of Katherine's oldest friends. She was only 5 feet tall, and was at least a half of a foot shorter than Jared (who was a respectable 5'9"). She, like Katherine, was a more sarcastic person than most, often times coming off as cold or unkind, when in reality she was very hyper and energetic, one of the most crazy people you will ever meet. She was very skinny, but not dangerously or oddly so, but still skinny. She had wavy, dirty blond hair that reached to her shoulder blades, and dark brown eyes. She also had the patience of a rock (or she had no patience whatsoever), so her fuse was lit often and quickly, often blowing up over somewhat unreasonable things. She also had a VERY high metabolism, to the point where she could eat a 75 ounce steak with no fat gained. She also had a mysterious past, and low self esteem, which was slowly being mended by Zach and Jared.

And for the last person in the group, Jared. Jared was Serena's boyfriend, and Zach's best friend. He was the quietest person of the group, but considering who he hung out with, that wasn't very quiet. No one really knew anything about him, just a few snippets here and there. He was very eccentric, but probably the most normal person in the group. He was tallish at 5'9", was very mexican, and had very straight long black hair.

These four people only needed each other. But they would never have guessed how true that would be over the next few years.