Thank you to all of you who commented! It really is encouraging.
This chapter is a little slower than the last, but things will get better from here :)
Chapter 2-Explanations
Kieran and Steven remained in their "house" for a few days, the same house where the two of them met, Steven teaching Kieran to speak again; which was aided greatly by Kieran's returning memories. At the same time, Kieran taught Steven about his former allies and showing him how each infected type fought, along with scaring off anything dumb enough to approach their temporary home. The only exception to one very stupid ex-policeman, they generally got the idea when the hunter started growling. Anything with the remains of a brain knew a hunter growing was one of the universal words for "Go away. NOW." When the policeman had disregarded this, Kieran had taught him the error of his ways. At the end, he was barely recognisable. Steven had retched when Kieran had cheerfully shown him the only intact part of the body, an arm, and ordered him to "throw that thing away." The hunter wasn't happy to do so, but he threw it out and amused himself for a few minutes by tossing bits of common to his brethren and watching them fight over the meat.
After two days, Steven showed Kieran his greatest treasures: seven syringes similar to the one he had stabbed Kieran with. Each one had a slight colour difference and a helpful label with the name of the infected it was designed to work on.
"I stabbed you with the "hunter" syringe Kieran. I only have one of each type of infected, so I'm hoping you can help me find them and return them to our side. From what I'm seeing in you, the cure removes the worst of the disease, but leaves you with the parts which benefit you. But I'm hoping a group of cured together will show how it works. You will be a family, all surviving together!" Steven had said, growing more and more excited as he spoke.
As for Kieran, he had only replied to his new friend's excitement with what little he could. After a firm pause, he had replied "Sounds good, Steven." And, for the first time, the ex-hunter smiled...
There you go, Chapter 2. R & R please.
