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stormrunner74: In the walking dead game (if you've ever played I don't know) Kenny's main goal is to get a boat to sail out on the ocean. It'd be a pretty safe plan but the only problem would be getting enough food. Really? I've never read World War Z. I've watched the movie with my brothers before but that's interesting. I mean yeah a castle would be a pretty safe place; and it'd be big enough to hold twenty people comfortably. Again the only problem would be food. Enjoy the chapter!

clo7615: Thanks! I'm so glad you're enjoying! I'm having a blast writing this story. As much as I enjoyed Just Another Hollywood Romance I really love writing serious\ slightly angst stories. Hope you enjoy the chapter! And thanks for reviewing!

gabbyhero: Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy the chapter! :)

leylisfriends2000: I'm happy to hear that you're enjoying it! I'm having fun writing it! Yeah it isn't too gruesome but be warned there might be a few chapters where things get kinda gross from zombie killing (I'll put a warning above any chapter like that. Like for example this chapter has a small bit of gruesome in the beginning) I always want my readers to have an easy time understanding but are you asking me to just write one sentence then press enter? Because that wouldn't really be proper writing...Anyway I'm sorry if it's hard to read but I'm going to keep writing in paragraphs. I'll try not to make them too long. Hope you enjoy the chapter!

uneednotknowmyname: Thanks so much! And I don't want to make any promises (because I'm fairly busy now with school starting) but I will give it an honest try! :) And I'll PM you with whatever feedback I feel is worth mentioning! Thanks for reading and reviewing and I hope you enjoy the chapter!

ZombieKiller1995: Well alright! :) Thanks for reviewing! Hope you enjoy the chapter!

Solangelover: Okie Dokie! :D sounds awesome. Any good PJO zombie fanfics you suggest? Thanks for reviewing! Enjoy the chapter

MAL-DaughterofChaos: Maybe she didn't have any then. I mean I played with a deaf kid when I was in kindergarten. I would pick up a block and offer it to him and we'd play with toys for the whole day. Our friendship was mostly smiles but I never saw him after that year. So I mean it's possible. I mean maybe :) Haha that's funny though! But think about it! Percy's been traveling with no one but his family. The only two females he's around are related to him and then bam! Hot blonde shows up. Of course he'd be attracted to her; she's one of the only non zombie females not related to him around! :D Thanks for reviewing!

NeverBetAgainstGirls: I've noticed that too! That they always start out fighting. Of course there's attraction but it's always fun writing them as slight enemies at first :) Here's your update my good sir-errr...Lady! :D Hope you enjoy and thanks for reviewing!

Jedi1:Thanks! I kinda like him too! Anything specific you like about him? Thanks so much for reviewing! You were my tenth! Enjoy the chapter! :)

Annabeth silently crept around one of the abandoned cars as she surveyed the situation. Piper, Jason and Alice were waiting at the entrance of the inn, hidden safety in the car. As soon as Annabeth had pulled into the driveway of the inn, she immediately noticed the stumbling walkers. After backing up and narrowly missing slamming into Percy, she decided they needed to wipe them all out before they could get into the rooms.

Percy hadn't challenged her when she had taken control. He simply nodded and agreed when she gave him instructions and she found it odd. His new passive behavior threw her off; he was angry and aggressive with her not even a few hours ago. Shaking off her confusion quickly she glanced back up at Thalia and Nico. They were crouched down behind a wall and looking to her for direction. She held up her fist as a signal to wait and glanced through the windows of the car.

She easily spotted four walkers; they weren't even five feet from where she was hiding. Percy worriedly gripped his knife from his spot on her left and she bit her lip as she quickly stood and shot the closest walker in the head. She whistled out to Thalia and Nico and they advanced on the small group of walkers. Nico was swinging his katana at their heads while Thalia slammed her knife into the top of their skulls. Percy rolled his eyes at her rash tactic and quickly stood up to take down a walker of his own. Annabeth didn't miss the look that pasted his face as he killed the walker; he looked sick.

She tugged her knife out of its holder and winced as she slammed into a walker's eye with a loud squish. Black, mushy blood splattered across her face and she pulled her blade free with a gag. Glancing up and seeing Thalia and Nico had taken care of the rest of the wanders, she sighed and pointed behind her.

"Go get Alice and Piper." She told Percy quietly. She leaned down to rip her arrow from a walker's head. "I'm going to get keys from the office and get you all a room on the ground floor."

Percy nodded and waited for her to walk towards the office before he turned towards his truck. Thalia and Nico followed her to the main office and she opened the door with ease. Her crossbow was once again loaded and she held it up threateningly as she scanned the room. Seeing no apparent threat she easily grabbed the room keys off the wall and turned around to wiggle them at Thalia and Nico. They smirked at her.

Before Annabeth could even blink she heard the strangled moan. A walker quickly emerged from the darkness. Nico gasped, startled, as Thalia was grabbed by the arm; the walker's mouth open and ready to take a chuck out of her flesh. Annabeth dropped the keys instantly and with her honed reflects; she shot the walker in the head before it could sink its teeth into Thalia's arm. Her heart pounded painfully in her chest as she watched the walker release its grip on Thalia and slump to the floor; an arrow sticking through its right eye. She was breathing heavily as panic and relief flooded her senses. Feeling her breath shortening she picked up the keys and threw two of them at Thalia. She needed to get into her own room and breath.

"Are you okay?" She whispered lowly; her voice coming out strained. Thalia nodded; her gaze still on the crumbled walker. She slowly lifted her eyes to meet Annabeth's and she smiled slightly.

"Thank you."

Annabeth shook her head and brushed past both of them to unlock her room. Nico was taking the room to her right while Percy and Thalia shared the room to her left. Jason, Piper and Alice were going to be sleeping in the room next to them. Just as Annabeth went to close her door she could see Thalia talking quietly with Percy; his gaze meeting hers just before the door shut.

Once she was safely enclosed in the walls, Annabeth shut her eyes and slid to the floor; her back against the edge of the bed. Killing walkers had never been a big deal to her; it was either kill them or die. But seeing close calls like that; knowing if she didn't act fast someone would die, always frazzled her. Things got too real too fast and she struggled to breath.

After what felt like hours, but in reality was only a few minutes, Annabeth heard a knock on her door. Slowly dusting off her pants as she stood; taking another calming breath, she opened the door to see Piper smiling at her gently. She offered her a small plate of food and Annabeth glanced down at it before raising an eyebrow.

"We thought you might be hungry." Piper offered as an explanation. As Annabeth carefully took the plate, Piper gestured behind her.

"We're moving the other cars in front of the entrance to block off anymore walkers showing up while we're sleeping." Annabeth's eyebrows rose again; this time in amazement. That was a smart move. "Percy thought it'd be a good idea." Well now she hated it.

"Alright." Annabeth said slowly; her mind still trying to understand exactly why Piper was telling her this.

"Percy's going to take first watch tonight; you know watching for threats from the roof and he'll come and wake you up in a few hours."

Annabeth nodded and glanced down at her plate of food. An apple, half of a granola bar and a water bottle wouldn't have seemed like much a few months ago but now it looked like a feast. Her stomach grumbled at the mere sight of the food but she refrained from chomping it all down. She glanced out over Piper's shoulder to see Jason carrying Alice into their room. She wondered how much Alice had eaten and her eyes drifted down to Piper's stomach. With a small sigh she offered the granola bar out to Piper. Immediately Piper shook her head and opened her mouth to refuse the offering but Annabeth thrusted it into her arms.

"I'm not that hungry." Annabeth lied. "You could use it though."

Piper stared at her for a few minutes before her fingers slowly closed over the treat. One hand came to rest over her stomach, making Annabeth sigh.

"Thank you." She whispered gratefully. Annabeth nodded and slowly crept back into the safety of her room. She didn't want anyone else thanking her today. With another smile sent her way, Annabeth quickly shut her door and went to sit on the bed. As she glanced down at her food, her heart still beating heavily in her chest, she shook her head.

"Dammit."

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Annabeth gasped as she sat up in bed. Momentarily blinded from sitting up to fast; she squinted her eyes and waited for them to adjust to the dark room. The blinds on the windows were closed but she could tell the sun hadn't risen yet. It was early morning. She hummed under her breath when she heard the tapping on her door. Throwing the covers off her body and slipping on her shoes she opened the door to see Percy waited for her.

"Your turn for watch." He whispered. Annabeth nodded slowly and shut the door behind her. She flinched as the cold wind kissed her cheeks. She quietly walked over to her truck and pulled out a few small sticks of wood she made Nico pick up on the way here. Percy's eyebrows shot up in question but she ignored him and continued to gather her wood. Percy followed her up the steps as she made her way up to the inn roof. From the top they could see the entire inn and everything surrounding it.

"Anything interesting happen?" She asked quietly; the air too quiet for her liking. Percy shrugged as she lowered herself onto the edge; her feet dangling over the side.

"Nah." He shook his head dismissively. "It's been pretty quiet."

Annabeth tensed, surprised, as Percy sat down next to her. While there was an appropriate distance between them she didn't think he'd stay and sit with her. She tried to keep her eyes on the horizon instead of the man next to her.

"Don't you want to sleep?" Annabeth whispered. "You've been on watch all night."

"Jason offered to drive tomorrow."

Annabeth nodded and she started to swing her feet; her hands gripping the edge of the roof. She frowned when she noticed how silent the new world has become; there were no birds chirping or singing in the sky or wolfs howling at the moon. She never thought she'd miss the sounds of nature; she always assumed they'd be there.

With a quiet sigh she leaned over to grab a piece of wood. She pulled her knife out of its holder and slowly began to sharpen one end of the wood into a sharp point. Percy seemed to realize after a few minutes she was making more arrows. As she sliced away the air around them slowly became comfortable. Neither of them talked, preferring not to, as they watched for any dangers. Percy would occasionally glance at her when she shifted to grab another piece of wood but his eyes mostly stayed ahead.

Annabeth almost fell off the roof when Percy spoke; his voice soundly breaking the silence they created.

"Thank you." He mumbled quietly; his eyes still facing the inn parking lot. Annabeth's head lowered as she glanced at him from under her lashes. "Thalia told me what you did…Thank you."

Annabeth nodded and turned her head to check on her arrow stack. Percy once again surprised her by reaching over to cup her chin and bring her face back to face his. As soon as her eyes locked with his, his fingers ripped away from her skin as if she was on fire. A chill went down her spine as she stared into in sea green eyes; they were almost suffocating.

"You don't like praise; that's fine. I can understand that." Percy said quietly; his voice hard. "But what you did merits a simple 'thank you'. You understand how important family is; because of you I won't be losing another member of mine tonight. So you're getting praise, thank you."

"Okay." Annabeth conceded. "Okay…You're welcome."

They both fell quiet again and Annabeth found herself shrugging.

"It wasn't a big deal." She offered shyly. "You would have done the same thing. We're-"Annabeth flinched as the words came out of her mouth. "…a group now so we have to look out for each other."

Percy smiled at her; an innocent curl of his lips. Her heart seemed to flutter and she instantly pulled her eyes away from his. Already knowing what he wanted to say she shook her head.

"Please don't say it again." She begged quietly, her body tensing at the idea. She could hear Percy chuckle next to her.

"Alright." He agreed. "We'll have to pick a new word for thank you."

Annabeth rolled her eyes; opening her mouth to argue with him but shut it when she noticed a walker had taken notice of them. He was leaning against the truck, trying to shove his way into the inn parking lot. Percy followed her gaze and shook his head. She ignored his quiet curse and armed her crossbow with one of her new arrows.

Silently, she aimed and fired. The arrow flew through the air with a hiss and pierced through the walker's forehead. They grew quiet until the light of a new day began to shine.

Question time!

1) Are you the type of person who enjoys praise?

2) How would you go about attacking a few zombies? Sneak up and pick them off one by one silently or just barge through them with your group?

3) What do you think of the story so far? (Feedback is always great)

Its weird. I normally like praise, like if I clean the kitchen or house I like when my parents thank me but when I give someone a gift (birthday, Christmas, etc) I don't like getting these big thank yous. I accept just a simple smile and nod. And I always feel slightly guilty when I receive Christmas presents from friends. One of my old friends always used to tell me what a big problem it was getting me gifts for Christmas. yeah I don't hang out with him anymore.

Anywho! I'm hoping you guys are enjoying the story. I've been writing the next few chapters and honestly I'm super excited. I wish you guys would review faster just so you could see! Ten reviews my lovelies!

Until next time!

-Katie