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I had wondered what Smokey was doing when he had pulled the human away from their fate, until I actually realised that my body language had told him to do such an action. I would have to be more careful of what I reacted like around him.

Of course we then had to pull back slightly so that they couldn't hear of our presence. I could already hear the young female wondering why everything had gone so quiet. This, for some odd reason, made me laugh gently to myself.

I looked over to Smokey to see how he was doing realising he was looking directly at me, as if waiting orders from me. What kind of orders could I give him other than 'hold back until they get moving'?

Sighing out loud I jumped over to the roof he was on, carefully placing my landing in order not to alert the humans of our presence.

"So...What now?" I asked Smokey, he looked at me quizzically. Then he let out a brief cough and stated that he was about to ask me that same question, we laughed at each other.

Smokey and me are best friends. We've never been too far apart and always know what the others thinking. Every time I think back to the day we met I always have to smile at the many annoyingly stupid questions he asked. In a way though, Smokey had changed a lot...I mean a lot. It was like Smokey was turned from a complete moron who knew nothing at all, to a professional at what he did...To be honest, I was slightly jealous of him.

I couldn't let him know that.

But...I always wondered how he'd react if I had told him, I couldn't imagine how he would. I don't know whether he'd be surprised, shocked...Angry even, it was possible; anythings possible. Except that one thing what somebody told me once...Every thing's possible except...Hitting something? Pfft, I don't know. That was when I was human.

"You OK there Hunter? You've blanked on me?" I heard Smokey's voice ring out like...A pipe bomb? I don't know.

"Yeah...I'm uh...Fine...Ish." I was surprised at my own words, and the way Smokey was looking at me; he was surprised too. "You don't seem OK, tell me Hunter what's wrong. Is it me? I mean I know I slow you down alot and if I-" I cut him off...Not because he was annoying me, but to stop him from ranting on about pointless stuff, "No...You're not slowing me down, we're going the same pace. It's just, over the years you've changed a lot...In skill I mean like...I sometimes think that you're better than me..." I felt like I was going to cry at that last sentence when suddenly I felt an arm go around my kneck and Smokey's little grin in my face.

"You're jealous? Of me? Oh come on Hunter, I'm useless compared to many other Smokers. Just because I can hide and drag people in good doesn't mean that I out rule you in anything. You can pounce long distances, even keep your growl low. Heck if even growl at all!" he paused to cough gently. Then he begun again "You my friend, are one of the best Hunters I have seen...I could kiss you sometimes, but then that'd make me gay, which I am not...Don't get any bright ideas," He nudged my shoulder gently and laughed, then coughed.

Smokey was one of my friends because he knew how to get to me, like make me laugh for instance. He knew how to do that well.

I smelt the air and realised that the humans had already left our area and that they were at least near to the resting, I cursed under my breath at it but then realised that if they were near it, then they would have to stop.

"We'd better get moving then, they've gone a bit too far for our liking," Smokey smiled at me.
"How far's that?" I laughed at his comment, I don't know why, I think it was just the way he said it. "They're almost at the resting." Smokey's eye widened maybe he wasn't expecting them to be that far away?

I was just about to leap when I felt his hand go onto my shoulder and he squeezed slightly, then I heard something I thought I would never ever hear from Smokey...It sounded like he was...Crying? I turned around to see little grey tears trickling down his cheek the weird thing was that he was smiling slightly, out of instinct I pulled him into a small hug and patted his back...He was like a little brother, really.

He only cried when he was really upset or really happy it was strange for him to just burst out like that, of course me being caring and all I feel quite sorry for my little friend.

He pulled away after a while and apologised for the sudden outburst, I wiped away his tears with my hoodie sleeves and smiled at him. I smelt the air and let out a breath I didn't realise I was actually holding then looked in the direction of the resting.

"Putting that little moment aside, we should catch up before that...Ball comes up...It hurts..." I pulled my hood down slightly to indicate that the sun hurt my eyes. Smokey then cheered up to his ordinary self and we quickly made our way to the resting.

--(Smokey POV)--

I saw Hunter hop over to me landing carefully; probably so that the humans beneath us would spot us. It would be a waste of time if they spotted us.

I was only just about to ask him what we were going to do now until he asked me that very thing. I looked at him surprised, I could swear he could read my mind.

"I was about to ask that very thing." For some reason we had both laughed at that.

I saw his smile fade slightly, it looked like he was thinking so I let him think for a while, after a couple of minutes of being in silence I started to get slightly worried. His eyes looked like they had glazed over, which meant he was in a very deep thought.

"You OK there Hunter? You've blanked on me?" I asked him that, I was concerned after all.

"Yeah...I'm uh...Fine...Ish." That had to be the most nervously sad voice I had ever heard Hunter speak in, now I was really concerned. I noticed that he was shocked at his own voice to be honest, I was sort of shocked too.

"You don't seem OK, tell me Hunter what's wrong. Is it me? I mean I know I slow you down a lot and if I-" he cut me off with his palm of his hand raised up. That usually told me to be quiet and I obeyed it like a good little smoker. Haha, 'good little smoker' that was one of the first things he said to me...'Now you be a good little smoker and listen to me.' His voice scared me a little, I wasn't used to him speaking so sudden.

"No...You're not slowing me down, we're going the same pace. It's just, over the years you've changed a lot...In skill I mean like...I sometimes think that you're better than me..." His voice tinted with a sudden sadness, to stop him from bursting out into tears I put my arm around the back of his neck over his shoulder and gave him my cheeky little grin, I reassured him by telling him that although I could hide better and drag people I would never be able to do any amount of things he could. Halfway through my speech my stupid cough got in the way and I had to pause to cough.

I could see him cheering up, then I said something utterly random, but to my luck he burst out laughing and I joined in. Everything I said was the truth, I probably could kiss him but I'm not that gay to do such an action. Besides if I did it would be incredibly weird and I'd freak out from it, as would he...We'd probably- No...Not that thought again, I felt tears brewing in my eyes I tried to stop them but oh no, one was persistent and decided to escape from my eye and roll down my cheek. It was relieving so I decided to be a sadness and cry for a while, as I did Hunter pulled me into a sup rising embrace and I just cried into him for a bit.

I then pulled away as I could feel myself blushing, and he wiped away my tears with his hoodie sleeve and said that we would have to keep moving if we ever wanted to catch up to the survivors who were already at the resting.

-------(Human POV)------

Surprisingly we had no trouble getting to the safe room, there were few infected and no special infected along the way. We were glad for that, we were low on ammo as it was.

I found it strange of how that Smoker had grabbed Luke then let him go.
"Still thinking about that incident Ceri?" Luke had surprised me with his words, it's not everyday you hear him say something so serious.

"Listen, Ceri, that Smoker's tounge could've snapped on something sharp, it's possible."

"Oh come on Tom," so that was his name...Thomas...Tom "it's not like it was trying to save me or anything. Then again, you're probably right maybe it's tongue snapped or had too much strain. You know how weak their tongues are to force."

They were probably right, but..What if that Smoker was trying to save Luke? I mean, any thing's possible with this infection. Hey if a Hunter can jump from wall to wall then land perfectly on top of a building then most things could be true. How can a witch cry so much as well? If that's possible then just about any thing's possible.

Thomas and Luke were discussing random boy stuff, it sucked that I was the only female of the group, sometimes I wish there was at least another girl so I could talk about girl stuff.

I sighed to myself and heard my stomach growl at me, I was really hungry then a bowl was put in front of me. Noodles? I laughed gently at Luke's offering and happily took it thanking him and slurping them up greedily. I felt Luke and Thomas look at me with wide eyes, I don't think they've ever seen a girl eat so scavenger-like before. Hey it was a zombie apocalypse, I could eat however I freakin' liked.

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I think I'll leave it there...

my fingers hurt and I'm out of ideas.

I need a name for my Hunter, and my Smoker. Hunter's nickname to Smoker is Smokey.
Hunty didn't sound very...Boyish -insert giggle here-.

I have a few but suggestions won't hurt right?

thanks guys and girls!
'till next time.
oh and Ceri's name... it's not pronounced Cherry...Cheri serry, no...oh no. It's Prounounced Kerry...It's welsh :D

It's my mum's name, you get it wrong and I'll sick Hunter onto ya.