Thank you for reviewing everyone! I'm glad you like it so far. Someone asked the question, "Why don't they use their powers?" So I'd like to answer before I get to the story.

There are several reasons. The first is that this is all new to them. They still see the zombies as people and don't want to hurt people. They also don't want to reveal themselves. I think if a zombie randomly burst into flame people might get suspicious. Also, some of their powers wouldn't be very effective on a big crowd of zombies. Rikki could burn them quickly, but Emma would have to freeze zombies one at a time, Cleo could maybe use her wind power, and Bella could trap them in some sort of jelly if they were close to water. They will probably use their powers eventually, we are very early in the story. Thanks for asking! If anyone else is confused on something I would be happy to answer, just review. Let's start Bella's chapter and see how everyone at the café is doing! :)

Bella wiped her face, sniffing quietly. It had been less than two days since the disease had swept over the Gold Coast, and she was already having trouble keeping it together. If only she knew where Will was.

If he had any sense, he would've gone to the water. Maybe he was at Mako Island at this very moment, waiting for her and the others. And Cleo would be there, too, and her parents and everyone she loved…

She started tearing up again. No. She had to stop this. Her family, boyfriend, and friends were all okay. They would meet up later. If only things weren't so stressful here in the café.

Rikki and Zane had taken charge. Well, more like Rikki had taken charge. Zane was perfectly happy to do anything she said. Rikki had very good ideas but she wasn't very good at going about them. She preferred yelling at people rather than asking them, and it was getting on Bella's nerves.

There was never a quiet moment at Rikki's. There were ten survivors in all, spread out across the café. Four of them Bella knew, and the other five were complete strangers.

There was a small family of three, a mom, dad, and an eight year old boy. The boy was obnoxious but his parents did their best to help out.

Then there was the most annoying couple Bella had ever met. Their names were Simon and Jessica. Jessica complained about everything and refused to do anything. Simon liked to boss people around, and also didn't lift a finger to help. Rikki was getting pretty fed up with those two. Bella wouldn't be surprised if they got kicked out.

Last but definitely not least, there was Nate. Since Bella was the only girl without her boyfriend or husband in the café, he had taken to hitting on her every twenty minutes. The worst hours were when he decided to practice his singing and guitar playing. Bella was pretty sure it drove the infected people away, though. But she would take zombies over Nate's crooning any day.

"Bella, can you help me board up this window?" Rikki asked. Bella retrieved a hammer and some nails and helped Rikki nail boards in an X formation to the window. Rikki's café was located a block away from a mechanical shop. Zane and Lewis had gone on a short expedition to retrieve a few supplies.

Secretly, Bella wanted to go with them. It wasn't enough for her to sit here and shut up windows when she could be out protected people from those things. She wanted to bring more people in here, but Rikki wasn't sure. They would have a hard enough time feeding ten people if the freezers shut down. Their main priority was saving energy.

"I wonder what Cleo's doing right now." Bella mused, setting down the hammer. "Do you think she went to Mako?"

Rikki shrugged, but Bella could see she was worried about her friend. "That's where I would go, other than here."

Bella grabbed Rikki's arm in excitement. "Let's go look for her! The water is just a few meters away, once we get into the ocean we're safe. Then we can find Cleo and Will and bring them back here."

Rikki considered it. "Maybe later, okay? We need everything set up here first."

Bella slumped into a booth. The café seemed fine. Everything was calm, no zombies could get in. The boys could handle it if anything did go wrong.

She heard Nate started strumming his guitar again, singing a Nate-train original. Bella had to get out of here. And if Rikki wouldn't let her, she would sneak out.