Chapter 7... Your Birthday's Tomorrow, Right?

Now, wow. We found our cousins and trust me, I didn't think anyone else was left in the world, especially not Shannon and Arianne, I knew they were exactly like us though so that helped. Anyways, tomorrow is my birthday and it's Shannon's too, Freaky! But I just hope, that my sister forgets about it, 'cause there's no point, I mean, what can we do? Apart from kill zombies and try not to get bitten, but, let's just hope and pray…

(In the car… Wichita, Little Rock, Shannon and Arianne are in the car, while Columbus and Tallahassee are on the Chopper…)

Wichita and Shannon were in the front, while Arianne and Little Rock were in the back. "So, guys, what do you want to do for your birthday?"

Damn it.

"Yeah, Shanzy, it's both of your birthdays tomorrow." Shannon looked into the back at Little Rock who scrunched her face up. "Um…"

"There's no such thing as birthdays anymore. Not in Z-Land." Little Rock started to chew on the sleeve of her coat and looked out the window. Arianne raised an eyebrow and looked at Shannon who was watching Little Rock. "What are you talking about Abby?! Of course there-"

"Ari! Just please, don't bother." When Shannon said that, Little Rock stopped chewing on her coat and looked at her and Shannon gave her a weak smile. For 20 minutes of silence, it was the most awkward 20 minutes ever. Arianne wanted to break it, to say about Little Rock's and Shannon's birthday, but held it back, because she didn't want to annoy anyone. When they stopped to get petrol, Shannon and Little Rock stayed in the car. "Umm… Abby?" Little Rock sighed and answered. "Yeah?"

"Happy birthday. You know, for tomorrow."

"You, too Shannon." Shannon heard sniffing coming from behind her, so she turned around with an eyebrow raised. "Wow, Abby, what's wrong?" She put her hand on Little Rocks shoulder. "Please Shannon, don't touch me."

"What?"

"I don't want to hurt you."

"Abby, what the hell are you talking about?!" At that, Little Rock looked up and said. "Look, I can distinctly remember what my dad did to me on my fifth birthday and that's when Krista had enough and took me and moved out. I swore I'd never speak about it, ever again." At that, Shannon was already out of the car to get in beside her cousin. Little Rock's door opened. "Budge over." She did and Shannon got in beside her. "Abby."

"What?"

"You know that you can tell me anything, right?"

"Right."

"And you know that I love you, right?"

"Uh-huh."

"And we both know, that cousins are just best friends that have known each other forever."

"Yeahhh."

"So tell me this. What happened with your dad?"

"Shannon I told you I-" She stopped what she was saying when Shannon gave her, the puppy dog eyes. Little Rock narrowed her eyes. "Don't even try, Shannon." Shannon could easily make herself cry because she was a con artist, as well as her sister, Little Rock and Wichita. "Pwease." Little Rock couldn't keep a straight face and she groaned. "Oh, my god Shannon! What the- I mean, how the hell-"

"Abby, I'm an artist at this! Don't judge me." Little Rock smiled and rolled her eyes. "So tell me." Little Rock looked at Shannon with a serious face. She sighed. "Ok, ok. I swear to god Shannon, if you weren't related to me, you'd be dead meat now."

"Yup I know, but you love me." Little Rock laughed. "Ok. Back to your dad."

"Alright. Well, when I turned five, my mom and dad were at work, so Krista had a little party for me and she kinda broke our plasma screen and when dad got home, he was drunk, and he, he came up to my room with a bottle, and when he came in, he…" She started to finding it hard to breathe. "Jesus Abby, are you alright?" Shannon edged off her seat. "Uh-huh." Little Rock was trying to control herself. "Anyway, when he came in, I woke up and he started screaming at me, then Krista came into my room… a-and, she was trying to stop him, b-but he… smashed the bottle over my shoulder and Krista pushed him down the stairs and grabbed me and got a cab to the hospital. Then I had to get stitches and then we moved in with aunt Holly just until I got better, then that's where you guys came in." Shannon's eyes were widened and her mouth was dropped. "That fucking asshole! How could he do that to you?!" Little Rock started crying and Shannon was hugging her and after about fifteen minutes, Little Rock fell asleep on Shannon's shoulder and Shannon just lay her head on Little Rocks. Then Wichita, Arianne, Columbus and Tallahassee came out of the shop. Arianne ran to the drivers seat and Wichita ran to the passengers seat. They both got in and buckled up. Wichita turned around and saw Little Rock sleeping, bright red, like she was embarrassed for crying. "Hey, Shannon, what's wrong with Abby?" Wichita was concerned and about to lean into her sister. "She was crying Krista. Please, just leave it. Please." Wichita nodded and looked at Arianne who was also concerned. Arianne put the car in gear and followed Tallahassee and Columbus on the motor cycle. When Little Rock woke up about half an hour later, Shannon was leaning her head against the window and Wichita and Arianne were talking random stuff. Little Rock tugged on Shannon's sleeve and Shannon flinched then looked around. She was about to talk out loud then Little Rock put her finger up to her mouth. Shannon, then understood and leaned in to talk to Little Rock. "So, how you feeling?"

"Better. Um… Where are we going?"

"Manhattan."

"Ok, just tell my sister that-" Before Little Rock could finish, Wichita turned around. "Oh good! You're awake!" Little Rock is smiling slightly. "So me and Arianne have a plan for your birthdays tomorrow. And before you guys say anything, we don't care. We want to do this for you guys." Arianne butted in. "Yeah. We planned it when we were in the shop, getting gas." Little Rock rolled her eyes. "Fine! This time. I'm letting it slide, but next time, if there even is a next time. You're not doing anything. Okay?!" Arianne and Wichita smiled and gave each other a high five. Shannon and Little Rock looked at each other with a raised eyebrow.

Tallahassee and Columbus stopped their Chopper in the middle of a forest, and the Hummer came to a screech. Wichita got out and started asking the boys 20 questions. "Guys what are doing?! This is like one of the main-" Wichita was interrupted by a gunshot. Her head whipped around to find Little Rock and Shannon running, laughing, kicking zombie ass. The two cousin's may as well be sisters. "Guys! Get back here!" Wichita called playfully, telling the younger two off. They did as they were told. "What's the problem?"

"Nothing. Just get in the car. We're going to find a place to crash for the night."

"Okay."

They all got back into the Hummer and followed the Chopper. Then about 30 minutes later they stopped outside a place that was safe to stay. When they got in. Tallahassee and Columbus agreed to sleep on the sofa's downstairs and let the girls have the two bedrooms. That night Little Rock and Shannon dreamt about what was awaiting them the next day.