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A/N: I'm going to my brothers for two weeks and he doesn't have internet. I wanted to put something up before I left.

ShadowCub: thank you for the review I might just use that in a later chapter.

Chapter 2

Michigan and Wichita stared in shock at the space that was between them, a space that just seconds ago held a slumbering Jolene. Wichita's blue eyes traveled to Michigan startled face, whose face hardened just a moment before he locked eyes with her. Blue eyes meeting blue eyes, both with slight fear in them but only one with a look of resolve.

Before Wichita could say anything Michigan reached back grabbed a duffel bag full of weapons and was throwing himself out of the car.

"Michigan!" Sunny shouted.

"Son of a...!" Dales shout from the front seat as he looked back toward the swinging door.

"Keep going." Wichita spoke as she watched through the back of the window, which was broken from when the zombies had busted through and pulled a startled Jolean from the back end.

"Michigan just pulled a suicide move and bailed out after Jo." Dale spoke into the walkies-talkie.

L.A's heart stopped beating for a second she was sure of it. She slowly turned her head toward Iowa. His eyes were locked on the scene in front of them. Dales car was speeding past them. They all knew that if he could Dale would have stopped the car right then to help Jolean.

Tallahassee turned and watched as Dales car pulled a U-turn and then headed back toward them. All three cars slammed on their brakes as the horde of zombies built a human wall between them and their friends.

"There is no way those two are still alive." Tallahassee spoke what he thought was on his companions minds, he was wrong.

L.A. Turned on him and glared at him. Britain yanked him backwards just out of reach of the blonds punch.

"The first thing you will learn is we don't just leave ours for dead." Ireland informed him.

"That's a good way to get yourselves killed." the cowboy told him.

The rest of the cars occupants all blinked at him. The silence in the car was deafening as they watched the zombies staring them down.

Tallahassee knew it was a bad idea to go back for the two individuals that had had the unfortunate to be zombie food.

As he was waiting for them to decided on weather or not they can take that many zombies in one go, there was a gun shot in the distance.

Michigan felt the repel of the gun as he watched the zombie go down, before turning and smashing a zombie in the face with the butt of the gun. He could hear Jolene grunting as she fought off a couple of the living dead creatures about ten yards away.

Determined to get to her he fought his way through the hoard. The ex-college student ducked and threw a charging zombie over his shoulder. He ran toward Jolene. She was holding one zombie off with a stick in its mouth and never saw the one coming up behind her. Putting a little extra speed in his legs he leaped and tackled the sneaky creature to the ground.

"Michigan what are you doing here?" Jolene yelled over her shoulder as she shoved the stick a little deeper into her attackers, who looked freakishly like a dead version of that chick that was always saying things were hot, mouth.

"Saving your life!" Michigan called back to her, as he punched the zombie that was holding him down.

The zombie fell to the side as Michigan climbed to his feet and shot the creature in the head. He then remembered what Columbus had told them, and shot it in the head a second time.

Michigan rushed to Jolene and kicked the attacking zombie in the head. Jolene rolled with the zombie and was still putting pressure on the stick. Realizing what she was trying to do he leaned over and helped her shove the stick through the creatures throat.

He reached over and grabbed Jolene by the hand and yank her up. Pulling her up they looked behind them at the advancing horde. Reaching down he pulled out a grenade and pulled the pin and waited a couple of seconds, before chucking the small bomb at the zombies.

"Run. Run now!" he ordered as he gripped her hand tighter before turning tail and running for all they were worth.

"AH!" Jolene shrieked as they hesitated when there was aloud explosion behind them.

Michigan chanced a glance back at the horde which was now a bit smaller thanks to his hand grenade. Grinning he gripped her hand a little tighter as he pulled her with him as he made a break for the tree line. He was sure he was cutting off circulation to her fingers.

"Where are we going?" she asked having no choice but to follow him.

"There!" he told her as he spotted an old cabin that looked to be abandoned long before the zombies had over run the world.

They put as much speed as they could into their tired legs and making a mad dash for the old building. Michigan slammed the door and started to block it with a large table.

"That is not gonna hold." Jolene informed him.

"I know, but it will give me a minute to think about our next move. Are you bite?" he voiced his concern as he came over and looked her over for bite marks.

She shook her head as he checked her over, a slight blush tinting her checks. She hoped he would just think it was because she was tired from running. His blue eyes raked over her looking for signs of injury.

"Thank what ever divinity there is left." he muttered as he engulfed her into a hug.

A small 'Eep.' left her mouth as he pressed her against him in a tight embrace. She was coming up with logical explanations as to way he was reacting the way he was. Chalking it up to if she had died then his best friends would be upset because their girlfriends would have lost a close friend.

As he slowly let her go she wished they were back in the car with their friends.

"They pulled you from the car too?" she asked in amazement.

He was a pretty solid build guy and the thought that he had been pulled out of the car as well was a bit scary to think about. There was no telling how strong the zombies could be if given time to ralize just what they were capable of.

Michigan face went from concerned to hesitating.

"Uh, not exactly." he told her rubbing his neck.

Her eyes took on a slightly confused glare. She could still feel the fear that had coursed through her when the car had no choice but to pull away leaving her on her own, just before she made a mad dash for the woods. A sudden thought struck her as she whipped her head up to look at him.

"You jumped from a moving car!" she scolded him.

Instead of acknowledging if her words held any truth which they were nothing but the truth, he double checked to make sure the barrier was holding.

"Are you out of your mind?" her voice demanded.

"No, look you needed help and I was able to provide it." he responded with a slight shrug.

He was so busy making sure that they were secure in their makeshift shelter that he never noticed her all but stomping over to him. The first hit stung at his shoulder blade. Turning fast he caught the next hit to the upper chest. Shock was evident on his face he was sure, but the rage in hers was so breathtaking that he couldn't even defend himself against the tiny little hands that were assulting him.

Reaching out he pulled her into a hug, effectively stopping the attack on his person and reasureing her that she wasn't alone in this.

"We need to move." she muttered looking up at him.

His eyes opened and the bluest eyes she'd come to love was fixed upon her. Nodding his head he released her and went to see if there was any way out of the shack that they had found themselves in.

They split up as sounds from out side raged on, knowing they didn't have a whole lot of time before the zombies broke down the door or wall or a window to get into the place where two happy meal on legs, as Great Britain had once put it, were.

"I wonder how it's gonna end." Jolene spoke aloud as she examined the wall that ran along the back of the cabin.

Michigan shook his head as he poked the wall hoping to find a secret passage or something, which only happened in movies and books.

"Don't throw all the chips in just yet." he grunted as he tried to move a shelf that was nailed to the wall.

"We aren't done talking about the whole you jumping from a moving car thing." she told him stubbornly.

"Can't wait." he muttered rolling his eyes.

Jolene looked up to say something to him but was interrupted from outside as gun fire rang out over the sounds of the zombies. Then there was shouting from beond the walls, that brought a smile to her face. Michigan whipped his head around with a smile on his face.

"Backup has arrived."

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The baseball bat swung through the air with such a force behind it that the zombie that it was aimed at never had a chance as it's head cracked open. A shot rang out resulting in another zombie that used to be a businessman man to fall to the ground.

"Nice shot Detroit."

The tall black boy that was swinging the bat looked over at his best friend.

"Thanks Iowa, watch out man." he said pointing to the zombie that was two yards from the other man.

Iowa turned to take the zombie out but was brought up short when Boston tackled it to the ground. The two boys went to help her. Detroit reached down and held the monsters arms down grinning at his girlfriend over the squirming creature. Iowa rolled his eyes at their display just before he brought the shovel down on its throat separating the head from the body.

Several more zombies were dispatched by the others. After LA and Dale picked themselves up off the muddy ground, the group all turned toward the building that their friends had taken shelter in. The doors opened slowly and Michigan stuck his head out, his face a stoney look of determination.

"You're not gonna try and eat us are you?" Detroit called out to him.

"I've never been so happy to see your stupid face Detroit." the other man said as way of greeting.

"Michigan!" Jolene's voice scolded at she smacked him on the arm and then went to hug Hartford who held her arms wide open for the redhead.

"Woman stop hitting me! That's the thanks I get for saving your life? Why didn't I let them eat you?" the injured man grumbled as he rubbed his arm.

She was tiny but she could pack a punch. Then again her two best friends were the Slayers and she was raised with two boys.

"I don't know, which brings me right back to our discussion, why did you jump out of a moving car? Would you have done it if it had been Iowa or Detroit, or Dale?" Jolene asked turning back toward him folding her arms over her chest.

Michigan sighed. He should have known she wasn't going to let up on that, though she had warned him she wouldn't.

"Just drop it okay Jo?" he said moving off the porch of the building.

"No. What, did you think I couldn't have handled myself?" she wanted to know.

"You couldn't have." he retorted.

Oh he should just learn to bite his tongue where the little redhead is concerned.

"I was doing just fine!" she countered stomping her foot even in the dark he could see the fire was back in her eyes from where he stood.

"Yeah until the rest of the horde had gotten there then you would have been dinner." he muttered now getting angry.

Why couldn't she just accept that he helped her and get over it?

The rest of the groups watched in mild interest as the two fought. They were the silent ones so an argument between them was better then any show that would have been on the tv.

"Five bucks says he gets so fed up that he just plants one on her just to shut her up." Boston said as leaning over to look at Iowa.

Iowa shook his head. He knew his best friend and if Michigan was going to kiss Jolen it wasn't going to be to shut her up it was going to be out of pure passion.

"Ten says he shouts out that he loves her." Sunny said getting in on the betting action.

"I'm beginning to rethink that he keeps a calm head on his shoulders in tight situations." L.A muttered.

"Twenty says he wishes he could change his mind about doing that tuck and roll to save her." Detroit adds.

"Kids behave." Hartford mocked the ones that were betting while watching with delight in her eyes as the other two fought.

Jolene was once again nose to chest with Michigan. She really had no idea what it was that was making her so angry about the fact that he helped her.

"God you are such a girl! Can't you just deal with the fact that I helped you and get over it!" he huffed now glare down at her.

Her eyes narrowed and she punched him in the arm once more, not as light as the last time and he was suddenly wondering just how much he should fight with her tonight.

"Ugh, you are such a boy, always avoiding things." she countered.

"If I avoided things I wouldn't have jumped into save you." he told her.

"But why did you save me? I mean I could have been dead for all you knew. So why pull the stupidest move I've ever seen and throw your self into a pile of Zombies for a girl you have only known about two months?" she demanded looking up at him.

A sigh of frustration left his mouth just before he said in the most sincere voice they had hard from him.

"I couldn't let you die. I've gotten used to having you at my back in a fight. If you died who would be there for me to..." he was looking for the right words but Jolene found them first.

"Protect? You think you need to protect me?" she asked just a little bit of the fire in her eyes dieing down.

"Not need to, want to." he said.

Silence followed his statement. Everyone waiting to see how Jolene would react. She was just looking up at him, her mouth forming a perfect little 'O' that Michigan let a small smile slip on to his features. The anger was slowly fading from the duo as they looked at one another. Anger that was replaced with embarrassment when Little Rock spoke up.

"Are you two going to have an orgy now?"

"Little Rock!" Witchita and Columbus exclaimed in horror.

"Little one!" Tallahassee scolded through laughter.

"What?" the young brunette asked shrugging her shoulders.