Curse your reviews and belief in Zed and Addison (and me). I still don't know if I'll continue after this, but I love the idea of Bonzo as some kind of zombie wingman. Zringzom in old zombie probably. Will I continue it? Who knows!
Addison felt like her entire body was floating on bubbles. Zed promised to meet in zombie safe room during their free period so they could come up a plan to convince the residents of ZombieTown to host the first integrated Seabrook high school Homecoming dance. True to her nature, Addison arrived early, bringing a binder and pens, laying them out in the floor. She was humming to herself and didn't realize someone else came in until their foot landed on her pages.
"Zed, down here." Addison's smiles immediately turned cold seeing Buckys wild eyes. "Hey Bucky, what's up?" Buckley knelt down.
"What are you doing here cousin? Are you meeting that flesh eating freak here? Talking your blasphemy about Homecoming in their moldy hovel. We are cheer leaders Addison." He stood up, his arms going wide. "Look what he's done to you. Your hair is hideous, and you can't go back. They made us lose the cheer championship, and they can't win anymore games because I stopped their cheating."
"You know Bucky, funny you should admit you had something to do with that. But I guess my zombie side knew since it came right after you." Zed's voice came from the open doorway. Addison squinted her eyes to try and filter out some of the sunlight. Were Zed's dark circles even darker, or were they wider?
Bucky started to back away from Addison as Zed entered, holding the door open with his foot. Bucky's mouth was opening and closing, the sounds of sentences beginning multiple times but nothing coming out. His hand went to his stomach, rubbing slowly.
"Mmm, I'm still pretty hungry, have anything laying around Bucky?"
Bucky ran from the room screaming for Tracy, Lacy, and Stacy, leaving Zed chuckling as he closed the door. He sat down next to Addison on the floor, still nearly a foot taller than her.
"You shouldn't tease him so much Zed. We're making progress with him, it's just slow." Addison tried to excuse her cousins behavior.
"I was never going to bite him, I have very refined and rare tastes I'll have you know. I only like delicious brains covered in dye free Snow White hair." Zed opened his mouth wide, pretending to gnaw on Addison's head. Her giggle turned her into Zed's arm and she hugged him tight.
"I'm always surprised how cold you are." Addison rubbed his arms, scooting closer into his lap. Zed cleared his throat, his body very still.
"I warm up eventually." His voice sounded strange. Addison checked his Zband to make sure it wasn't malfunction. "Nothing to do with that." Zed murmured.
"So who should I talk to? Your dad obviously." Addison wiggled slightly and Zed cleared his throat again, moving his hands to the floor, looking up.
"Yes, let's talk about that. You do know my dad isn't anyone powerful in ZombieTown, right?"
"He's your dad, and since your entire town is celebrating you, I figured if we got him on board maybe others would risk it. What about Eliza's mom?"
"You know, it's not just the living that need to adjust their attitudes, some of us zombies need some help in that area too."
Addison nodded, putting a question mark and "maybe" next to Eliza's mom. Zed wrapped an arm around her waist, threading his hand into hers, making her drop the pencil.
Zed held her arm up, looking at the contrast of their skin. "Someday, this could be, this could be ordinary." He sung, pulling her arm against his waist.
"Someday, could we be something extraordinary." Addison whispered. Zed put his hand under her chin.
"You and me side my side." Zed ran his thumb of her bottom lip.
"Out in the broad daylight." Addison moved closer to Zed. This was it, she thought, and she didn't even have to wait for the dance.
"Fire! Fire! Fire!" Bonzo busted into the safe room, screaming. He ran to them, patting Addison on the head, and grabbing Zed, he threw him over his shoulder. Zed threw his hands up, trying to yell at his friend. Bonzo winked at Addison as she waved to Zed.
Someday.
