The Dead of Night
Zombies, something out of fiction, right? Apparently not. How could the world have gone to hell so fast? Whatever the reason, it didn't matter. Everything was falling apart. The group found themselves divided and even worse, separated. Zoey and Louis found themselves out of their element when they were forced to team up with Ellis and Nick- they didn't know them and didn't know if they could trust them either. Though, Ellis and Nick felt the same way towards the others. Coach, Rochelle, Francis and Bill were God knows where, they were on the other side of the river when the bridge got blown to pieces by a military jet overhead. It was more than likely an attempt to quarantine the area, or something to that effect.
"What the hell are we supposed to do now," Zoey shouted, throwing her machete to the ground in frustration. She knew she wouldn't be much help to the group, other than being bait if nothing else. Hunters, Jockeys, Chargers, hell all of the nasty creatures loved to target her the most. Louis knew that too, he'd always been the one to protect her, but he also knew that she had his back too.
"Say doll face, why don't you do us a favor and shut your mouth, okay?" Nick's snide reply came. Of course he was irritated that he'd just lost two of his own group members. But what could he do? "Unless you want to use it for something else," he joked with a smirk.
The woman rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, "classy, real classy."
Louis pumped his shotgun, glaring at Nick. Nick threw his arms up in defense, "take a joke why don't ya."
Turning away and looking back at Zoey, Louis sighed and said, "come on, let's get going."
"You mean all of us, right?" Ellis finally spoke up, his tone held a bit of apprehension.
Louis just stopped and didn't turn his back to face the outsiders, it was no secret he didn't like them, especially Nick. All he knew was the only person he'd been able to trust throughout the time after the outbreak was Zoey; she had been the only one to be truly there for him. The thing about her though was her heart was too big, she was too kind.
"Of course you're coming with us," Zoey smiled warmly to Ellis to reassure him. At this Louis sighed, but Zoey put her hand on his shoulder quietly saying, "don't worry so much, we need their help."