Hello, I'm sorry for being kinda slow... I was planning on updating once a week but I just started university a month ago and it's been a lot. But yeah. I hope you like the second chapter.

Disclaimer: Still don't own Twilight and I certainly don't own The Walking Dead, it would be awesome though. heh!


EPOV

James led me up the stinking stairwell. It smelled like they had been smoking cigarettes for years here. They probably still smoked, judging by the smell coming of off James.

Because of the boarded up windows, the stairwell was pretty dark.

James kept a steady pace so I was bit dizzy when he stopped in front of a door on the 5th floor. He knocked twice and then we waited.

"Is it only you or do have company?" James asked.

"No, there are 3 other people with me, but they're down the street in one of the small buildings." I answered and the door opened.

"James." Another blond man opened the door and nodded at James. "Hello, I'm Carlisle. Come in."

The door opened up to a small hallway. It was dimly lit. I looked around and couldn't see that much.

"We try to use as little electricity during the day as we can." Carlisle said and lead us into a bigger room, probably the living room. "Here we are." He motioned for me to sit down on a chair by a big table. "So, young man! Would you like to tell us your name?"

"Yeah, sorry. I'm Edward. I've been looking for you, for about a week." At Carlisle's surprised look I added "Well I think it's you. I heard some people a week ago and my friend, Jasper, heard you too, just before I found him."

"Ah. So you're from the other side of the bridge?" I shook my head no. "No? Then from where?"

"Just down the street, with my brother, his girlfriend Rosalie and Jasper. Our building lacks warm water and electricity. It's making it hard for us to stay there, and soon it'll be autumn. It's going to be freezing." It was hard trying to ask these strangers for a place to stay, I didn't have anything to offer, except maybe, our help with their chores. "I hate to ask you, sir, but you don't happen to have any room for us here? Without it being too much trouble? We can help with everything that needs to be done, I don't have anything else to offer."

James and Carlisle shared a pensive look. "How many did you say you were? 4? James what do you think?"

"I wouldn't know, maybe you should ask Sam? He's the one who knows how much food and supplies we have. But I could use the help with scouring the neighbourhood and I guess the guys would appreciate some more help with guarding." James shrugged and stood up. "Sorry Doc. Edward. I need to keep guarding the door." And with that he left.

"I don't see any problem with having you here Edward. We have plenty of room and, like James said, we could need an extra pair of hands now and then. Though we are running low on food and we are expecting a group of 5 people from the other side of the bridge soon." Carlisle stood up too. "Why don't you come with me and talk with Sam and Jacob?"

Carlisle led the way towards the door and up another 3 floors.

I was surprised by them letting us stay with them. I mean, they don't know us or we them. But since we were in desperate need of water and a secure place to live, I would trust just about anyone right now.

"Where are you from, Edward?" Carlisle started, trying to make small talk.

""Does it matter anymore?" I answered curtly.

"It sure does. I want to know if you're from around here because then you'd probably have knowledge about some places that could be of use to us." He said politely and I felt bad. Obviously he only wanted to know if I could help with other things than just guarding and everyday chores.

"I'm sorry sir. I'm just really angry about this happening to us. But no I'm not from here, but my brother and his girlfriend have been living here for some years, I'm sure they could help you with that."

"It's quite alright, boy. We all feel or have felt the same. But we have to learn to live one day at a time." He said as we neared the top floor.

I shrugged in answer.

"So here we are. This is where Sam and Emily live with their kids and Sam's brother Jacob."

We stopped in front of door and Carlisle knocked.

"You shouldn't feel like your intruding, Edward. We are all in this together and we would want you to do the same to us." Carlisle smiled and door creaked open. "Sam! This is Edward."

A tall man with dark hair opened the door and smiled. "Welcome in. So what brings you here?"

"Well, Edward here, lives with his brother and two friends down the street and they don't have it as good as we do, so we're checking with you if it it's possible for another 4 people to live here, with us?"

"I'm sure it's going to work. As you might already have heard we are low on food and supplies, so as long as you can help with that everything is possible!"

"Thank you, Sam and Carlisle." I said and breathed out a sigh of relief.

I could already imagine a hot shower, a soft bed and a warm meal in front of me.

As Sam and Carlisle showed me around the building they explained some ground rules they had established and told the specific things we would be doing.

"I'm so relieved to have found you. Thank the heavens for miracles. I was beginning to loose hope." I said sincerely and they just smiled and patted my back.

"No worries man, I'm sure this is going to work out just fine. Would you like something to eat before we go get your friends?" Sam said and led me back to the apartment we're I met Carlisle, leaving Carlisle in the basement.

"That would be great. We have a bit of food left at our place and some other supplies that could come in handy, do think you could spare me one man, or woman, to help me get it?"

"Yes, of course." We came into a small kitchen we're a smiling woman was standing at the stove. "If you sit down here, Esme will give you something to eat. I'll go get someone to go with you. Bon appetit, or something." Sam said with a chuckle and left us, with a small wave for Esme.

I walked toward the stove to present myself and offer some help. "Hello, I'm Edward. It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Esme."

"Aren't you the perfect gentleman?" She chuckled and gave me yet another sweet smile. "Just Esme, dear. What would you like to eat?"

BPOV

After sending down Leah to help Esme, I went to the balcony where Alice was waiting. Not patiently, mind you.

"What has you so wind up, Alice?" I asked her once I sat down.

"Just saw a guy outside. He just went inside." She was jumping up and down in excitement. "It might be the doctor from over there." She pointed in the direction of the bridge.

"That fast, are you sure Alice?" She nodded like crazy. "Do you want to get inside and say hi to him?"

Alice liked meeting new people and we hadn't met anyone in a few weeks so I understand her excitement. But Alice got really excited for almost anything good.

"Yes!". She too loud, making me hush her.

"Shush Alice, you can't make too much noise out here. Now the doctor might not be able to get back to his… people, to take them here." I scolded her. "Now in get in inside."

"Yay!" She giggled and opened the door to the balcony carefully. "See you later Bella!" She whispered and was gone.

Finally silence.

I took a look over the edge to see if we had alerted any zombies. It seemed calm enough, but I would have to be on my watch.

It was crazy how much you life could change in just a month.

I used to watch The Walking Dead and happy that would never happen to me. Imagine my surprise when I was walking home after school one day and group of people ran past me screaming for their lives. Looking back in the direction they came from, I saw a person who was limping badly. He, she or it, was walking kind of wobbly too. It was going fast in anyway but behind it were more that were walking, or more like speed walking.

It took a few seconds for the fear to settle and then I was running too. I thank every god in the history of the world, that I was about 50 meters from my house. Once inside I found Jacob and Alice trying to close the back door, where three zombies were clawing their way inside. Jacob had called me over and with the adrenaline running through our blood we managed to close the door on them.

After that we had gathered the people who already were in the building and told them what just happened.

Our small community had developed after that. If you could even call it a community. We we're just a group of people brought together by a disaster.

It was hard at first, we weren't able to get out much in the beginning, since the streets were crawling with the zombies. But as they disappeared into the city and got killed it got easier.

We were pretty lucky in our local food store not being fully ransacked my desperate people. I guess a lot of the people had gotten out of the area before the disease got here.

But living wasn't that easy. We spent many nights awake, scared to death and wishing everything would just end, but when Carlisle managed to get home from the hospital it got better.

At first it had only been me Alice and Esme in Alice's apartment. Esme thought Carlisle had died at the hospital and Alice had seen her boyfriend, get eaten by two zombies.

He had later walked around the neighbourhood and Alice had seen him and had not been able to sit guard for a few days after it.

"Bella?" Someone said from the behind the door.

I turned around and saw Alec's extremely blond hair peek through the door.

"Bella? It's lunch for you now."

Oh, right. I looked at my watch and saw it was already past 2 o'clock.

"Right, thank you!"

I let Alec out and got inside myself, walking straight to Alice's apartment.

Opening the door, I heard someone talking to Esme. I couldn't figure out who it was.

Walking in I found Esme with… Edward?!

"Edward… is that you?"


So yeah, I hope you liked it, and I'm still not awesome at writing in English so tips and other stuff that could help me get better is extremely welcome! :)

Until next time then!