A/N: Thanks for the Reviews! Strong Language.
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It wasn't easy. Dealing with the Guilt. He just wanted the Second Rising. Bill Macy wanted it more than anything. He saw it happening in his Day-Dreams. Rotter's appearing from the Ground.
At night he dreamt about it. Bill Dreamt about the day that the Neighbours would scream. Bill would wake up. He'd tell Janet to lock herself in the Bathroom.
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Then Bill would get his gun...
He'd go downstairs. Rotters would be everywhere. Rotters would be gnawing on skulls and punching car windows. Rotters would be chasing kids down the street.
Rotters would be crawling on the floor like slugs. Rotters would be killing their own Mothers with their bare hands. Bill would look out on the street and shoot one Rotter from the upstairs window.
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Then He'd hear a knock at the door.
Bill would mutter, "Fucker's got a nerve" Bill would come down the stairs. He'd open the door and point out his Rifle. Ready to blow a Rotter's head off. Then he'd pause. Outside his front door wasn't a Rotter.
It was his son Rick. Rick would be fully dressed in Church clothes. Not Army ones. Bill just wanted to forget about the Army.
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They could all just forget about the Army.
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Rick's hair would be gelled. He'd have aftershave on. Rick would be smiling. Heroic, and Handsome. He'd have No cuts, No bruises. No burns. No Stitches and No scars. Bill would put down the gun and admire his son.
So, surprised. So Shocked. So proud. Rick would pat the gun. Bill would lower it to the floor.
"Hiya Dad"Rick would say.
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After that, each and every time Bill would wake up. He'd wake up alone in a piss soaked hostel. That's where he'd been staying. He looked his phone. They'd be calls and Texts from Janet. Most of the time he ignored them. He knew it was going to be the same old Bollocks.
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Janet's Texts mostly said stuff like:
"Bill love you"
"Love, when are you coming back?"
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Most of the time, Bill didn't pay any attention to them. But today he'd had a change of heart. He'd heard about that "New Rotter College" He'd felt bad for his wife.
She would obviously be thinking about Rick right now. Janet would be thinking about what could have been. But he couldn't speak to her.
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Bill listened to Janet's most recent Voice-mail instead.
"Bill love, Rick's back! Really I'm not tapped love. Shirley told me there was a mix up. Please love. Please Call me back" Janet said.
Bill stared at his mobile. Janet could be lying. She could be taking the piss out of him. 'Cause of what he did. Bill wasn't sure, but there was only one way that he was going to find out...
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"Kieren are...are you ready love?" Sue Walker asked her son. It was the PDS College's opening day.
"Yeah, But Mum it's Five thirty in the morning!" Kieren shouted from his room.
"Kier, can you shut up! I'm trying to sleep!" Jem shouted back. Kieren's Mum knocked on the door. Kieren quietly told her to come in.
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"How are you love? Excited?" Sue asked smiling.
"Not as excited as you are, apparently" Kieren said pulling up his quilt. He was fully clothed, but he didn't have any make up on. He still thought his Mum was secretly freaking out.
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"Good luck love. This is a new Start. Right love?" His Mum said.
"Thanks Mum. You should get some sleep, I don't want you falling asleep at the College speeches. It'll be embarrassing" Kieren said.
His Mum Sue gave him a friendly poke. She ruffled his hair and left. A few seconds after she had gone. Kieren got a Text from his New Boyfriend.
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"I no Ur up. B DwnStairs" The Text said.
Kieren threw on a hoodie and baggy jogging bottoms. He crept down the stairs and through the Hallway.
"You took your time" Simon said when Kieren opened the door.
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"Are you joking?" Kieren asked. He'd only been a few seconds.
"Lovely sky out here. Let's walk" Simon said. Curious by Simon's mood. Kieren got his key off of the shelf and left. Simon was right. Simon was nearly always right.
But he was right about the sky. It was a calming, beautiful light Blue that Kieren wanted to disappear in...with Simon by his side...of course.
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"Nervous about College?" Simon asked.
"Wouldn't you be?" Kieren asked.
"Kieren. You didn't answer the question. You know, when I ask you things. I don't want your answer to be about me. When I ask you about you. I want you to talk about you.Understand?" Simon asked.
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"I think so" Kieren said patting his hair down.
"This PDS college is a great idea. You need it more that I thought" Simon said.
It was too early for the Boys to fight. Kieren nodded and let that comment go.
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After everything that had happened, he didn't want Simon to be against him. They walked down the street, quietly until Simon sharply turned to the right.
"Kieren let's take a short cut" Simon said pointing towards a cobbled Alley-way that looked quite wet.
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"Short-cut? I thought this was a lovely morning walk?" Kieren asked.
"It is. Don't you trust me Kieren?" Simon asked. "Come on" Simon said turning Kieren by the shoulders. As they began walking through the Alley-way Simon slowed down on purpose.
"Si?" Kieren asked, stopping for a moment.
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"I'm right here Kieren, just keep walking" Simon said.
With Little Kieren Walker none the wiser, and right where he wanted him...
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Simon took the Undead Prophet's knife out of his coat pocket...
