So far, all the stories for this category is about Addison and Zed. I wanted to change it up a bit. I hope you enjoy this story!
Disclaimer: I do not own ZOMBIES.
"I don't want to go," Eliza denied quietly and threateningly. "If we get caught we may have to leave on our first day."
"If we get caught," Zed insisted enthusiastically, though his tone was just as quiet. "There is no guarantee we will."
"But there's no guarantee we won't."
Here's the situation: Zombies are now welcome at Seabrook school. However, they are being forced to stay in the basement instead of attending classes with the humans. The zombies all have clubs they want to join, but the principal won't let them. Zed wants to sneak out of the basement to try out for the football team and he wants Eliza to come with him.
"If you're afraid then wear a jacket or something." Zed suggested helpfully. "It can cover your green hair and pale skin, so people will think you're human."
Eliza was still a little reluctant, but Bonzo said a few encouraging words to cheer her up. She softened up a bit and groaned, "Thirty minutes and that's it. When we get caught, I'm going to blame you."
"Awesome!" Zed grabbed her arm and dragged her to the door. Looking both ways inside and outside, he told Bonzo, "Cover for us."
Bonzo nodded his head and waved his friends good-bye as they slipped through the door.
Thanks to Zed's suggestion, Eliza felt a little safer when they finally walked through the bright hallway of the cheery school. Zed, however, was ducking his head every time he saw someone through the glass wall and was always hunched over.
"You're going to get caught." Eliza warned quietly. "You're going to slip, make unusual noises, and walk funny causing someone to think you've gone full zombie."
"That's not going to happen." As soon as he said that, he stubbed his toe on a metal magazine rack. He groaned in pain and started walking in a 'funny way' to help the pain go away. At that exact moment, a dark-skinned cheerleader came around the corner and screamed when she saw the way Zed was acting. "Gross! Zombie!"
Zed finally noticed her and panicked. "No, I'm not-" She pulled the Zombie-Alert before he could defend himself.
Alarms were blaring through the school and everyone started to flee the classrooms, screaming as they did so. Eliza smacked his arm in amusement and irritation. "I told you so," she chided in a sing-song voice. "Now you better run."
"Why?"
The next moment a herd of athletic boys came around the corner and saw Zed. "Get him!" One of them shouted.
"'Liza!" Zed yelled as he ran away from the group.
"I warned you!" Eliza called out to the retreating boy.
Eliza shook her head in amusement. She strolled through the almost vacant hallways while the human ran amok. She found it entertaining to see that a whole school of human turn upside down by seeing only one zombie in their hallway. What would happen if they saw two instead of one?
Before she could imagine the possibilities, one of the humans came around the corner she was turning to and they were both knocked down to the floor. Luckily, Eliza didn't hit her head because the human managed to place his hand behind her at the last moment. She still felt the impact of the fall and the human falling on her.
The human quickly scrambled off the zombie (though he didn't know she was one) and offered a hand to help her sit up. She reluctantly took the hand only because she didn't want her cover blown. Once she was finally in the sit-up position, Eliza no longer regretted her decision.
The human was actually kind of cute in a dorky kind of way. He had short black curly hair and a muscular built (which she felt through his somewhat baggy clothing). His eyes were very kind and bright, but she could see a hint of selfishness. However, she absolutely adored the smile he gave her.
"Sorry about that," he apologized kindly. "I was looking for my cousin. It's her first day at Seabrook and I wanted to make sure she was safe from the zombie."
"It's my first day too," Eliza revealed almost shyly, mentally scolding herself as she did so.
"Awesome." He held out a hand for his introduction. "I'm Bucky."
She smiled and shook his hand gingerly. "Eliza."
"Nice name." Bucky complimented. "It's unique and beautiful." He gave her his winning smile again. "Like you."
Eliza raised her eyebrow in inquiry and curiosity. "Are you flirting with me?"
He shrugged his shoulders, his smile never faltering. "Maybe. Is it working?"
She mimicked his movements teasingly. "Maybe."
Bucky stood on his feet and offered a helping hand to her that she graciously took. Eliza was about to break the connection, but Bucky squeezed her hand slightly until she got the hint he didn't want her to let go just yet. "We should go out some time."
That completely surprised and shocked Eliza. "You mean like a date?"
"Absolutely," he confirmed. "Are you free tonight?"
"I can't," she denied. "I have an unreasonable curfew so that doesn't leave me with much of an opportunity for dates."
"How about after school?" Bucky suggested determinedly. "We can do something after I finish cheer try-outs."
"You're trying out for cheer?"
"I'm the cheer captain." He corrected almost snobbishly. "You should try out."
Eliza shook her head vigorously. "No, no, no. I can't. I'm not allowed to."
"Why not?" Bucky wondered. "You're a human, right?"
Reluctantly, she shook her head again. "No," she denied a little quietly, "I'm not." With a sigh, she ripped off her hood revealing her green frizzy hair and pale skin.
Eliza let out a shaky breath before revealing, "I'm a zombie."
Bucky stared at the teenage girl with wide eyes. She felt her heart beeping like crazy (because they do have hearts contrary to popular belief) when she asked, "Well? Are you so shallow that you're going to let that little fact change how you think about me?"
"No!" Bucky exclaimed a little too quickly. "No, of course not. I was just thinking about how beautiful you look with green hair."
That seemed like the right thing to say because Eliza had her smile back on her face. He asked again, "Do you want to go out after cheer try-outs?"
Before she could answer, three voices (two girls and one boy) started shouting Bucky's name. The couple quiet their holding hands and Eliza barely had enough time to put her hood back on before the trio rounded the corner.
"We found your cousin!" Shouted the boy with the freaky hair style.
"She's in the zombie safe-room," the blonde girl with a high pony tail stated.
"We think she's talking to someone, maybe herself," informed the dark-skinned girl. "The situation may have messed her up in the head."
"I better go check on her." Bucky have Eliza his famous smile. "I'll see you later."
As he was rushing through the hallway, he was barely able to hear Eliza say the faintest word.
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Cliffhanger! Please review and I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I can.