Title: True Love In Zombieland
Author: YamixYuugiLover
Fandom: Zombieland
List and Theme: 30 kisses; #23: Candy
Pairing: Tallahassee x Columbus
Summary: Tallahassee seems to hate all kinds of candy; Columbus loves them, and plans to get Tally to see candy in a new light.
Rating: T; PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Zombieland or Willa Wonka and the candy, or any of the characters that I play with as shown.
Warnings: Swearing, suggestive sexual moments, and Talumbus fluff. X3
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It was another 'normal' day for Columbus, at least it was 'normal' as it was ever going to get in Zombieland. After all, he was now sitting in the passenger's seat of the new Cadillac Escalade Tallahassee had found in a parking lot of the grocery store they raided a few days ago in Phoenix, Arizona. The sisters were behind them in the bright yellow hummer, and Columbus absently wondered if they would drive off somewhere else rather than follow them around, but then reminded himself that Little Rock wanted all of them to raid the huge candy factory she found on the map they found in the last house they holed up in.
And to Columbus' surprise, Tallahassee started to argue that 'there is nothing good in that candy factory' and 'why the hell would we stop and get something that doesn't even matter now', but in the end, Little rock had used the excuse that it was just the same as him hunting down Twinkies; she wanted a taste of her own favorite candy before it expired. He didn't say anything after that, and since then was unusually silent on the ride towards the candy factory.
"Tallahassee, what's wrong?" Columbus asked timidly, glancing at the southerner with a look of worry on his face.
"Nothing's wrong, spit-fuck." Tallahassee said with a tone that told the ex-college student to drop the subject now.
With a sigh, Ohio shook his head and decided to just stare out his window for the rest of the drive, for now ignoring whatever looks the older man might have been giving him during the trip.
After a long half hour of uncomfortable silence between the two survivors, the older zombie hunter let out a sigh and gave a sideways glance at Columbus, deciding that he really didn't like it when his boy was giving him the 'silent' treatment.
Tallahassee finally parked the truck in the parking lot in front of the gigantic building that had the huge letters of 'Willy Wonka' painted in huge purple letters on the side of the factory, both men took off their seat belts and got out of the black Cadillac. Columbus watched as Wichita parked right next to the truck, and promptly got out a second later. Ohio smiled at the way Little Rock was chatting away about how awesome it was going to be eating her favorite candy, which was a Wonka Donutz.
As the four survivors walked towards the entrance door with their guns ready in their hands, Little Rock gave a glance at Florida and decided to ask him a question that had been on her mind since she last spoke to the older zombie hunter, "Hey Florida? Can I ask you something?"
When the hick only gave a grunt in response while kicking open one of the factory doors, the youngest survivor continued on, "Do you like to eat candy?" She saw Tallahassee slightly tense up at the question, but he turned around and simply said, "No. I hate candy. Never liked it back then, and I certainly don't like it now. Why do you ask?"
Little Rock shrugged at him. "I'm just curious, that's all." And walked past the redneck and into the factory. Columbus, Wichita, and Tallahassee gave one another a confused look before they followed the youngest survivor deeper into the candy factory.
After they found a map in a nearby office room, the group decided to split up and search the two floors of the huge factory. Tallahassee and Columbus choose the first floor while the girls took the second floor. But before they went their own separate ways, Little Rock went over to Columbus and pulled him down to whisper something in his ear, which made the other two look at her in surprise.
Columbus' eyes slightly widened at what Little Rock was suggesting in his ear, and blinked at her when she gave him a quick hug and skipped over to Wichita, who looked confused as to what happened between her younger sister and the ex-college student.
"C'mon, Wichita! We have a lot to explore!" The younger sister exclaimed and gave Columbus a quick wink before trailing behind her still confused sister.
Both men stood there for a few moments, one slightly confused as to what just happened a second ago and one rolling the words he just heard from the younger sister in head a few times.
Shaking his head, Florida shook his head and went the other way, only stopping near the end of the hallway when he noticed that Ohio hadn't moved yet from where he was standing, and had a thoughtful look on his face.
Columbus was jolted out of his thoughts when a saw a hand snap its fingers in front of his face. "Wha-" He began, but took a step back when he saw the irritated look on Tallahassee's face. "Look Spit-fuck. I don't know what Little Rock told you, but you can think about it later after we find the candy she wants and get the hell out of here." Tallahassee huffed out as he turned himself around once again and walked down the hallway, this time with Columbus in tow behind him.
The boys walked in silence while checking each messy room they came across, occasionally sharing a few glances at each other. As they walked into another storage room that had many cardboard boxes full with different candy, Columbus couldn't help but notice the glare Tallahassee was giving each boxes he ripped through.
Columbus gingerly opened one box and saw many small boxes of Nerds staring back at him. Feeling a smile creep up on his face, Ohio grabbed the first box that he could put his hand on and pulled it out. Looking back over at the hick, who was rummaging through another candy box of what looked like those huge chocolate bars Columbus has seen once while watching the movie. He always wanted to try one of those out...
"Columbus!" the ex-college student was startled out of his thoughts as he turned fully around to see the pissed off face of Tallahassee's near his. Ohio gave a squeak as he took a step back from the redneck, only for the older zombie hunter to invade his personal space and stare him down with his piercing blue-eyes.
"Did you even hear what I just said, Columbus?" Tallahassee growled out as the kid looked at him with a bit of fear in his dark green eyes.
"Not really. What did you say?" Ohio honestly replied. He didn't want Florida to beat him to a pulp in the middle of a factory just because he lied to him. He figured from the way the older man was glaring at him while curling his fingers into his palms by his sides was a sign that he would probably get over 50 percent from the man if Tallahassee did decide to hurt him.
"Quit daydreaming, Spit-fuck." Florida growled out and finally decided to back off of Ohio a bit. "And I asked if you had any luck at all in finding the candy Little Rock is so insistent on eating." Columbus shook his head at Tallahassee's question, and heard the redneck mutter a few curses under his breath while returning to the remaining unopened boxes that were neatly piled on top of each other in the corner of the room.
The ex-college student was very grateful that Tallahassee didn't notice the small box of candy he had in his hand a few minutes ago; that gave him a little bit more time to put the small plan in his head into action.
Columbus didn't understand why Florida was against candy in the first place, but what he did know was that he was going to try to make the older zombie hunter appreciate them just a little bit more than he did now. And with that thought in mind, Ohio turned his back to Florida and pushed in the one side of the small box that contained the strawberry flavored candy, and proceeded to pour some of the sweet candy in his mouth.
Pushing the candy to the inside of his left cheek, Columbus swirled back around to face Tallahassee, who just threw an empty box to the other side of the room with a growl. Columbus mentally shoved his nervousness to the back of his head and strolled casually over to the Southerner, biting back a smile as he saw the look of surprise on Tallahassee's face.
"Tally...Do you like Nerds?" Columbus asked, grateful that he sounded normal with the candy pocketed in his cheek. He watched Tallahassee look at him for a moment, and silently hoped the hick would humor him just this once. To Ohio's relief, Tallahassee took the bait.
"What kind of question is that, Columbus? I wouldn't be hanging around you if I didn't, now would I?" The redneck exclaimed at the ex-college student. Tallahassee saw a grin forming on the kids' face, and before he could question the younger man, he stared in surprise as Ohio stepped closer to him, invading his personal space to the point where he could feel Columbus' hot breath on his lips.
"No no. Not the human type of nerds. I meant candy wise Nerds." And with that said, Columbus pressed his lips to Tallahassee's in an urgent kiss, mentally grinning as he felt a pair of strong arms wrap around him, pulling him close to Florida. Columbus wrapped his thin arms around Tallahassee's neck, gasping a bit when he felt the cowboy lick and nip at his bottom lip.
Using the opportunity to delve deeper into his Spit-fuck's mouth, Tallahassee slipped his tongue into Ohio's mouth while pushing the kid back against the nearest wall. Florida was thoroughly enjoying kissing his boy until Columbus flicked his tongue against his and what felt like tiny strawberry flavored rocks was added into the passionate kiss the two survivors were sharing. Tallahassee almost pulled back to spit out the sweet stuff, but Ohio twisted his tongue around the one dominating his mouth causing the redneck to completely forget about the sweet candy that was still swirling around in Columbus' mouth.
After good five minutes that seemed like an hour to both men, they finally parted for air, both gasping for air. Columbus managed to eat the rest of the Nerds while breathing harshly, and smile as Tallahassee leaned forward so his forehead rested against the others, striking blue eyes staring into enchanting green eyes.
"You tricked me." Was all Tallahassee could say to Columbus. At any other given time he would have beaten the kid to a pulp if he dared tried to pull a prank on him, but this...'This is one of those tricks I could fall for if it gets results like this.' He grinned at the thought, and gave Columbus another peck on his lips. "Guess I don't hate candy as much now."
Columbus grinned at Florida. "Well, if you weren't so against candy, I wouldn't have tricked you now would I? And plus, it was worth it. Cause you know you can't resist a nerd who eats Nerds." He hummed in approval as Tallahassee gave him another kiss, and was silently cheering on the inside at the older zombie hunter's confession.
"But you just wait, Columbus. You may have won this battle, but you haven't won the war. I already know what you hate eating...And I'm going to get you at the most unexpected moment to eat it." Tallahassee smirked at the light blush the that now colored the younger man's face before leaning down and pulling the other in a heating kiss.
Unbeknownst to the two men, Little Rock and Wichita had found a few boxes of Little Rock's favorite treat, and were silently watching them from the opened doorway to the storage room.
"I knew leaving those two alone were a bad idea." Wichita huffed out and crossed her arms over her chest.
Little Rock only giggled and kept on eating the Donutz she had in her hand. "Aww, C'mon Wichita. I think those two are adorable together. I'm really glad Columbus took my advice from earlier..." Wichita rolled her eyes at her younger sister and gave a slight smile.
"What did you tell Columbus anyway?" the older sister asked, curious about what her baby sister could have said to Ohio.
"That's between me and him." Little Rock grinned up at her sister then went back to watching the make-out session between Ohio and Florida and thought, 'Glad Columbus got Tallahassee to enjoy the little things in life. Now if only Ohio can get Tallahassee to call him his boyfriend...'
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Rabbit: Hope everyone enjoy this prompt! :D Gotta love a Tricky!Columbus and Little Rock planning all the Talumbus moments. :P Reviews are love!^^ I also want to give an extra thanks to the following reviewers: jessica499499, creativeamber, Decepticons-Superior, Karaoke-Kitten, and Taisi. You guys rock! ^_^