The Zombieland Diaries

A/N: All right so hopefully you guys liked the last chapter. Got a little action in, but now time for some fun. Because I don't know about you but, if I were stuck in a post-apocalyptic world I would try and find all the different ways to take my mind of it. This chapter does contain drug usage so if you're not into that then…sorry. Some more memories of Columbus in this one. And maybe a kiss?! What? Yeah… anyways please review. And Enjoy.

Music Used in This Chapter:

"Sideways"- by Citizen Cope Ft. Santana.

Music lyrics are in italics and quotes.

21

Cal opened up the back for Wichita and Little Rock. Both jumped out starting to walk towards the back yard. Cal walked back with Tallahassee his duffle bag in hand. They all put their guns away in the shed and walked into the house. Wichita eyed her wound which grazed more than her arm, the bullet had grazed a small part of her back as well which ripped her white shirt. Which now had her blood on it. Tallahassee looked at her and raised an eyebrow.

"You alright there darlin'?" he said cleaning his gun.

"yeah…I don't think it's that deep." She said raising her arm to see the cut on her arm closely. Little rock frowned and gave her a sympathetic look. She felt like she was responsible

Cal walked in with his duffle bag taking off his jackets. He felt a shot of pain from his ribs and he groaned at the feeling. Cal started to take off his jacket slowly as not to disrupt his probably bruised ribs. He hung up his jacket and his holsters on the coat rack. He lifted up his shirt walking into the living room. A huge bruise had already formed on his left side. Tallahassee looked at it, "jesus, that one must sting like a bitch." He said getting a closer look.

"I should be okay…an ice pack will do…but Wichita I'll clean up that wound for you. Go up stairs and I'll get the first aid kit." He said searching in his duffle bag for what he was going to need. Wichita started to climb the stairs and walked into Cal's room waiting for him. She sat on his bed and slowly slumped feeling the comfort it was giving her. She closed her eyes and saw Columbus in her mind again.

She remembered their first night together. Which was in an old beach house near Santa Cruz. Little Rock and Tallahassee had already gone to sleep. But Wichita and Columbus were still up laying in bed together.

She remembered that his hands moved slowly under the covers. The way they found their way to her waist. She turned to look at him his eyes slightly illuminated from the moonlight. They kissed passionately and everything went from there. Sure, it was rushed, and he wasn't very good, but it had been his first time, and no one is ever great their first time. Once they got to the point of no return, she was a bit concerned about getting pregnant. But as always, Columbus was prepared. And she felt safe again; he was gentle with her, which made her feel like she belonged. He whispered her real name into her ear, and it made her feel whole again. Because, really when your living in a world where you and three others are the only people alive. The thing you can leave behind is your name. And even when you've lost everything. You will always have your name. And he whispered the three most important words in the world. I love you. And she said it back to him because this time she really did mean it.

She snapped back into reality after hearing a knock at the door and saw it open.

Cal came in with a bowl of hot water and Little Rock came in with a first aid kit.

"Me and Tallahassee are gonna watch some old western movie he likes." Little Rock said before leaving. Cal smiled and looked at Wichita who was looking at her arm.

"okay lift up your sleeve for me" he said getting some gauze and some cloth pads. Wichita did as she was told and lifted up her sleeve watching as he put on some gloves.

"I don't have anything." She said nodding towards the gloves.

"I know. It's just habit." He said with a smile taking a piece of towel dipping it into the hot water. He rung out the excess and slowly dabbed at her wound. She winced slightly and pulled away. Cal wiped off the crusted blood making sure it would be okay. He took some alcohol and putting it on a piece of gauze.

"this might sting…" he said looking at her. "just do it." She answered back looking away. He placed the alcohol quickly on her wound, blowing on it to ease the pain. Wichita winced and tensed her arm.

"you won't need stitches so you should be okay. We'll lay low for a while so you can heal faster." Cal put some steri-strips over her wound to help heal faster. He put a plastic wrap on the wound and some tape, later wrapping some cloth over it.

"You're gonna have to take your shirt off." He said taking out some more gauze and wrap out of the first aid kit. She looked at him and smiled slightly, "are you gonna throw up this time?" she said.

Cal smiled and looked at her, "no…but I can't clean the one on your back if you don't take it off." He said getting another cloth putting it in the hot water. She stood up in front of him and began lifting her shirt over her head. Cal looked downward at his shoes not wanting to be rude. Wichita noticed and smiled at his chivalry, forever the gentleman…in a way. She laid face down on the bed, folding her arms and putting her chin on them.

Cal turned and looked at her and put his hand on her back. He admired her slightly tanned skin before reaching over for the cloth in the hot water. He did the same procedure, dabbing around the wound wiping away the dried blood.

"So where'd you learn all this first aid stuff? From reading those books?" Wichita asked before he placed the alcohol gauze on her wound. She winced again and felt his breath against her back. It gave her chills and she felt her body tingle all over.

Cal laughed slightly, "no…I was a paramedic before the infection happened. So this is kinda of second nature to me." He said before putting the steri-strips on the wound.

"Oh…well. Im glad that we have you…" she said with a smile. She heard him take off his gloves and throw them away. Then he felt his hand put the tape over the cloth, which covered the plastic wrap. His bare knuckles quickly grazed her skin and she felt the tingles again. Without thinking she let a quick moan escape her lips.

"Are you okay? Did I hurt you?" cal asked not knowing what he had done to earn that sound from her.

"No…you didn't hurt me… it was nothing." She said embarrassed.

Cal narrowed his eyes knowing she was lying but threw the thought away standing up. "Alright…your all good. That'll be 50 bucks," he said putting his hand out. Wichita got up and he closed his eyes not wanting to see. She smiled and got out of bed, accidently catching her foot in one of the sheets. "whoa…" she said stumbling slightly. Cal caught her before she fell. He put his hands on her hip stabilizing her.

"you should be more careful Wichita." He said still holding her. Their bodies were less than an inch apart, and she looked up into this eyes. His eyes were darker than usual, but the blue in his eyes still were entrancing.

"yeah…" she said, her voice low and raspy. Her hands crept upwards and passed by his sides. He winced and leaned away from her hand. "ahh.." he groaned.

"im sorry…" she said backing away getting her shirt. She noticed the big slice in the back and blood stains thinking if it was even worth keeping. But she didn't have anything else. She had that shirt since she met Tallahassee and Columbus.

"it's okay…" cal said walking towards his closet taking a shirt off a hanger, "you can have this…it's almost exactly the same…except it's a bit thicker than your old one." He said covering his eyes walking over to her. He had a white v-neck t-shirt in his hand and she took it putting it on. She walked over to him and took his hand off his eyes.

"you don't have to do that." She said with a smile.

"I want too." He answered. He wanted to kiss her, but he didn't take the chance. She quickly turned and walked towards the door.

Wichita walked away and walked down stairs to see Little Rock passed out on the couch, while Tallahassee watched The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. "I love the fuck out of this movie. " He said

Cal laughed and looked at both Wichita and Tallahassee, "so are we gonna smoke the stash you found or what?" he said lifting an eyebrow.

"Not in front of Little Rock guys…" Wichita said in a whisper.

"We can do it in the shed in the back if you guys want?" he said point outside.

"well I don't care we do it as long as we do…I haven't smoked since Bill Murray's house " Tallahassee said pulling the sac out of his pocket. All three walked out to the shed the sun barely going down into the horizon.

"You were in Bill Murray's house?" Cal asked opening the door to the shed.

"Yeah…we met him actually…non-zombified…but Columbus shot him on accident." Tallahassee said helping Cal set up the Hookah.

"Damn…that sucks. I love his movies…hilarious." He said laughing.

(Couple of hours later)

Cal couldn't stop laughing. Tallahassee was trying to imitate Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry, and he was actually good at it.

"did he fire six shots? Or only five?" he said in a low voice narrowing his eyes and slumping down on the couch laughing.

Wichita laughed as well taking another hit from the hookah. Cal liked her laugh, he found it cute and appealing. Hell he liked everything about her, the way she looked, the way she laughed, the way she kind of made fun of him from time to time. She was definitely growing on him.

"so Cal…tell me…when's the last time you…ya know…basted the turkey?" Tallahassee said looking at Cal.

"with another person?" he said with a small smirk on his face. Wichita grimiced, "gross…"

"yeah with another person…and with who" Tallahassee said, he didn't really care about what he said. A man has his needs he always said.

"5 years ago." Cal said looking down at the ground. "with Marlene." He said slowly feeling a tear in his chest.

"what was she like?" Wichita asked resting her head on Tallahassee's shoulder.

"oh man…she was…amazing. She was gonna be a nurse. She always wanted to help people." Cal started, " she 5'5, dark brown hair, dark green eyes. I loved her with all my heart. But she was taken away from me by one of them…They took my sister a year later." he ended feeling his eyes well up. "I loved Marlene more than anything…I won't stop killing them till I get my revenge." He choked up near the end and wiped away a few stray tears.

"im sorry man…I know how it feels…they took my son…" Tallahassee said showing him the duct tape wallet they had made together. Cal took a look and smiled giving it back to Tallahassee. "you would have been very proud of him. You seem like you were a really good father." Cal answered, "but…I mean I don't wanna ruin the fun…what about you guys? When's the last time you guys checked the oil?" he said raising an eyebrow.

"pff….way before the infection. When buck was conceived." Tallahassee answered he looked at Wichita waiting for an answer.

"a year ago." She said not wanting to look Tallahassee in the eye. He didn't know that Columbus and her had gotten physical like that.

"What? You mean…you and Columbus…?" Tallahassee said about to burst into laughter.

"yes okay…jeez…we had sex." She said smacking him in the chest.

Tallahassee burst up laughing holding his chest. Cal started laughing even if he didn't know why he was. He blamed the pot. Wichita slightly laughed as well and spoke "it's not funny…he was actually really really good…" she said sexily.

Tallahassee calmed down and wiped a stray laughter tear from his eyes.

"man…I haven't laughed like that since…never." He said still laughing.

"ooo…man im pooped…you guys gonna stay out here?" Tallahassee said standing up.

"Yeah man…can you do me a favor though and put Little Rock in her room? I don't think I can lift her with my ribs like this" Cal said standing up slowly trying not to make any sudden movements. He sat next to Wichita who was looking at her hands.

"Thanks…for everything today." She said looking at him.

"It's no problem…I don't think I would have kept going if I hadn't met you guys." He said taking his iPod out of his pocket.

"It's hard…when me an little rock were traveling by ourselves. It got tough…and we lost hope a little bit. But we met Tallahassee and Columbus" she said looking at him.

"Im sorry…about Columbus…I mean what I said back at that pharmacy…I wasn't just saying it…I really do mean it." He said with a smile

"I know you did…" she felt her heart beat faster like she wanted to tell him something yet she couldn't.

"but I mean…again…here I go getting the mood all broody. I don't know much about you…you don't know much about me…I was reading this book where the two main characters kinda don't really like each other until they play so…do you wanna play 21 questions? And who ever is asking has to answer the question they are asking too" he asked

"isn't it 20 questions? And your also telling me you don't like me?" she said raising an eyebrow.

"I like 21 better. And I mean…really me and you were kinda butting heads when we met. You did threaten to kill me. And you have some sort of weird trust issue." He said talking with his hands. Wichita shrugged knowing it was pretty much true and asked "okay who's first then?" Cal looked at her and answered "ill go." He said.

Cal thought of a good question and asked, "favorite color." He said looking at her

"Black" Wichita answered.

"Oh like your soul?" he said laughing. Feeling her hit him in the side. He cringed at the feeling, screaming out in pain. "Jesus Christ! That freakin…"

"Oh my god…im so sorry!" Wichita said looking at him laughing slightly.

"Why are you laughing?" Cal answered laughing slightly again not knowing why. It was contagious.

"It's…it's not funny." She said striating up, her face in a serious set.

"Okay…" he said breathing in

"What's yours? Your favorite color?" Wichita asked

"Dark Blue." He said, "your turn."

"What's your Twinkie? Like the thing you miss the most to eat." She asked looking at him bringing her legs up on the couch towards her chest.

"Oh man…what I would give for a freakin Rice Krispee. I've seriously searched everywhere… and I can't find any. What about you? What's your Twinkie?

"Corn dogs. Like, a freshly fried corn dog. With mustard." She said licking and biting her bottom lip slightly. "Your turn."

"What did you do before Zombieland?" he asked seriously. He saw the change in her face and expected the worst. Like drug dealer or mafia princess.

Wichita breathed deeply and started, "My Parents weren't really a big part of my life as a kid. So one day I just got fed up and I left with Little Rock. And from then on I said we trust no one but ourselves. And we did a couple of things that maybe were above the law…but we got by. I promised that I would be there for my sister. No matter what." She answered.

"It takes a lot of courage to do what you did, and trust me I was thinking you were gonna say something worse…like drug dealer or something." He said looking at her with a small smile shrugging his shoulders.

"Who says I wasn't?" she said with a serious face. Cal narrowed his eyes and backed away thinking she was serious.

"Im just kidding…you totally fell for that." She said with a smile. "What about you?"

"Well I mean im pretty much the opposite. My parents were pretty supportive all the time. I just went to paramedic training, took the classes, started working at the hospital. That's pretty much it. I didn't really do much else." He said putting his arm on the armrest. "Your turn."

"Hold on…it's getting too hot in here…do you wanna lay outside?" Wichita said standing up. "no…I gotta get something though…im hungry." Cal got up slowly and followed her, he found himself watching the way her hips swayed when she walked. He shook his thoughts out of his head and walked inside for a second to get his duffle bag. Tallahassee had passed out in his room with his box of Twinkies and a bottle of whiskey. Cal laughed slightly and started towards the door getting a blanket as well on the way out. He saw Wichita lying on the cement looking up at the sky. Cal kneeled next to her handing her the blanket; he slowly brought himself to the ground, laying next to her.

"Still your turn." He said looking up at the stars.

"Um…okay…favorite movie of all time." she said putting her hands on her stomach.

Cal passed her a snickers bar from his duffle bag and opening one for himself. "Easy. My favorite movie of all time is Forrest Gump." He said taking a bite out of his snickers bar.

"Forrest Gump? Seriously?" she said opening hers.

"Yeah…I mean jeez that movie is just…you got action, romance, comedy…everything combed into one. My second favorite is 300 though which is like pure action." He said. "What about yours?"

"Thelma and Louise."

"Hmm...Explains a lot." He said laughing looking at her.

"Shut up…" she said laughing slightly turning to look at him. His eyes were lighter this time. And still that deep blue that she loved. It reminded her of Columbus in a way except his were always light.

"Your turn." She said still looking at him. She wanted to get closer, but her mind and her heart were at odds with each other.

"Favorite song of all time." He said turning away and looking up again.

"That's a tough one…but if I had to choose one…I'd pick. Thunderstruck by AC/DC." She said hearing the song in her head.

"That is a sweet song. You just added a cool point in my book." He said with a small laugh.

"Awesome." She said chuckling. "What about yours?"

Cal breathed in and thought, "I don't know. I like a lot of music. But…lately...I've been obsessed with this song called sideways by Citizen cope and Santana. It's pretty awesome." He said looking at her

"I've never heard it." She said looking at him. Wichita saw him dig through his pocket and take out his iPod. "I got it on here if you wanna listen." He said passing her an ear bud. She heard the smooth acoustic guitar in the background, and then heard the electric kick in.

"You know it ain't easy. For these thoughts here to leave me. And no words to describe It, in French or in English. Cause diamonds they fade and flowers they bloom and im telling you. These feelings won't go away."

Cal nodded his head to the beat and felt Wichita's gaze on him. He turned to look at her and spoke "what do you think?" he said, her face slightly illuminated by the moon. He felt his heart beat quicken as her eyes change to a dark green.

"It's really good…it's kinda…romantic I guess." She said moving on her side, getting a bit more comfortable.

"These feelings won't go away…they keep knocking me sideways... When ever you come around me…I keep thinking in a moment that time will take them away…"

"Oh before I forget, I got you something." He said reaching his hand over to his duffle bag taking out the plastic flower he had gotten for her. He gave it to her and she smiled looking down at it.

"Thanks…it's sweet of you." She said looking at him again, even in the dark she could see him blush.

"I thought it would make you feel better…" he said looking at her. He kept looking at her listening to the song.

"These feelings won't go away…diamonds they fade, flowers they bloom, im telling you…these feelings won't go away. They keep knocking sideways…they've been knocking me lately. Whenever you come around me."

He leaned in putting his hand on her cheek and kissed her softly at first. Not know how she was going to react. Wichita was surprised but she leaned in as well pulling him a bit closer. She felt his hand on her hip, and she felt as it went lower to her thigh. He kept kissing her, now even more passionately and she needed air so she backed away…

To be continued…