AN: started watching this while watching a zombie show. Firefly is a old tv that belongs to. J.J Abrams I think. Just so you know. Dont own that or dgm obviously. The plot of this story is the only thing that is mine.
The compound was made up of two large buildings, an old shopping mall and a hospital. Why the two buildings were so close no one knew but it was rather convenient now. The buildings and some land around it were surrounded by large concrete walls to keep invaders out. Invaders, they came in two forms, other people trying to take the compound over for its security or resources, or the creatures that now over run the world. Now the creatures weren't zombies, mindless undead roaming around looking for a meal.
No the creatures were called Akuma, they didn't kill for food, they simply killed because it was their nature. You would be lucky if they simply just killed you off. If you ever saw the show Firefly, the weaker Akuma were a lot like the Reavers in it. However the stronger ones were smarter and much more dangerous. They were the ones you hoped to never ever want to run into. They would torture you first, play with you, make you beg for death then deny you that death until they got bored with you. That's when they would finally kill you but not in a pleasant manner.
Walking through the mall part of the compound a young white haired male deftly dodged the people roaming the place. Many people were staying on the compound making a living the best they could. Most had housing outside the mall scattered on the land but spent most of the time in the mall trading and conversing with others. The white haired male wasn't there to trade or converse with others however. He had a specific reason in mind to be in the mall, that was that go to the theater.
Pulling open one of the doors to the old theater the male made his way up to the second floor where someone had made an apartment long before the world had gone to hell. There was where the main man who had started the compound could be found. The apartment, despite the time it had been abandoned was in rather good shape, clean and as best cared for as possible. It was mainly one large room with a living room, dining room and kitchen within it. There was a bedroom with an attached bathroom off to the side. It was easy to forget you were in an old run down mall in that apartment.
Allen, the white haired male walked into the bedroom to find the red headed leader sitting in bed with his back against the headboard smoking. Pretty much how Allen often found the man. Pulling off his long leather coat Allen dropped it on the couch in the room undoing the messy bun his long hair was in. The bun was a lot messier than usual so it took Allen a minute to get the hair tie free. The man on the bed watched Allen work to brush his knotted hair out with his fingers.
"Here idiot. This might work better." Allen quickly caught the brush that was tossed at him with hair tangled around some of his slender fingers. Untangling his hands he sat on the couch brushing his hair out starting from the ends of his hair working his way up. "You look like hell."
"Thanks. We got attacked by some raiders. Nothing Kanda and I couldn't handle though." Allen commented still brushing his hair all of it laying over one shoulder. He wasn't looking at the man on the bed instead he was watching his work with his hair.
"I see. Find anything?" The man, Marian Cross asked as he put out his cigarette in the ashtray on the nightstand closest to him. The question made Allen pause his work with the brush removing it from his hair looking to Cross.
"Nothing good. Next time I want to go to into the city. " Allen resumed brushing his hair.
"City is off limits. You know that." Cross said in a stern voice moving so he was sitting on the edge of the bed facing Allen on the couch. The cities usually were over run with raiders so Cross had long since forbade anyone from going into the city. Not even the hunters which was what Allen and Kanda were. Hunters were the ones that defended the compound or went out in search of supplies which was what Allen and Kanda had been doing.
"Kanda and I can handle the city. I don't want to go that far. Just to the hardware store." Allen stated standing up dropping the brush onto the couch now that his hair was tangle free.
"Why the hardware store?" Cross sometimes really couldn't figure Allen out.
"Hardware stores often have a gardening section. I want to see about getting some seeds. Fruits, vegetables, things like that so we can plant food. We are barely getting by and we have a lot more mouths to feed. And we need to start preparing for winter since hunting is near impossible during that season." Allen said as he walked over to Cross picking up his pack of cigarettes off the nightstand opening it up to see that Cross only had two cigarettes left. "While I'm out I'll see about finding you some more cigarettes. This is the last pack."
"I don't recall saying you could go to the city." Cross huffed watching Allen set the pack back down on the nightstand.
"I'm going whether you say yes or not. I don't plan to starve to death. Now, may I use your shower?" Allen asked as he had gotten some blotches of dirt on him from his fighting earlier and Cross' apartment was the only place in the mall with hot water for showering. The hospital did too but it wasn't in Allen's best opinion to show where strangers could walk up on him. The showers in the hospital were communal, several showers in one room all open and exposed.
"Fine yeah. You're filthy so be quick about it." Cross waved Allen off so Allen walked away heading to the bathroom closing the door behind him. Allen stripped off his black sleeveless shirt, leather pants and boots off. Turning on the shower Allen stepped into the water when it was warm enough. Allen washed the dirt off with the lavender body wash he had in the shower quickly before washing his hair. Showers were a wonderful luxury that people didn't get to often indulge in. Even Cross limited his showers since getting water for the compound was hard sometimes. After his short shower Allen walked back into the bedroom with only a towel wrapped around his body since his clothes were too dirty and he didn't want to ruin the nice shower he had just had. He wanted to keep the nice clean feeling for a little longer