ZOMBIES!

CHAPTER TEN

Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews everyone! Will Crow get to the others in time? Please review!

I was concentrating on keeping my breath even or trying to keep it even. It was hard. Especially being so close to food, meaning Crow. I bit my tongue, trying to control the hunger. It was like holding back an angry lion, almost impossible to contain. I let out a painful moan.

"Hang on Elva," Crow said over his shoulder as he drove down the abandon roads. He had to raise his voice over the hissing wind to be heard. "We're almost there!"

I nodded into his back, not trusting to use my voice. I was growing weaker by the second. The wounds were still bleeding, no matter how much Crow had bandaged them. I felt my eyes close slowly, moaning in pain.

"Elva, stay awake, alright?" Crow said, worry evident in his voice. "Whatever you do, don't fall asleep!"

"It hurts…" I groaned, trying to keep my grip on his waist, feeling my arms slipping slightly. "So tired…" My breathing was harsh and raspy. I could feel the saliva in my mouth increasing. I gulped, not wanting to drool on the back of his shirt.

"Crow…" I hissed. "Pull over…I can't hang on much longer…" Crow nodded his head, letting me know that he heard me. We continued for a few minutes longer before pulling over on the side of the road. There were a few shops on the road but they were all deserted. I didn't recognize them.

I fell onto my hands and knees, puking again, emptying my stomach. Dry heaves soon followed. Sweat rolled down the sides of my face.

"Elva," Crow said gently, kneeling down next to me, a hand on my back.

I spat out whatever was left in my mouth, taking in breaths of air and letting it slowly, so I didn't end up getting sick again. "Y-yeah, I'm okay…" I sighed, closing my eyes, breathing in and out. "Just give me a second…"

Crow nodded, rubbing my back soothingly. "How much longer do you have?" he asked.

"A few hours at the most," I said. "Two hours or less. Time is running out, Crow. I can feel it."

Crow cursed and helped me up to stand on my feet. "Hang on Elva," he said. "We're only thirty minutes away from the others. You can make it." He gave me an encouraging smile but I still saw the worry in his eyes.

"Okay," I said, mustering up a smile for his sake. I didn't want to worry him anymore than he already was. We headed back to his Duel Runner and headed out.

I must have passed out from exhaustion because as soon as I came to, I heard familiar voices…

"She looks horrible." Fear was evident in the person's voice, which sounded like it belonged to a female. Ada?

"Where's her medicine?" A male's voice, Jack maybe…?

"Right here." It sounded like Yusei.

I soon felt something being injected into my throat. The cool liquid flowed through my veins, healing the wounds and keeping the disease at bay once again. My body convulsed as the meds worked their charms on me.

Gloved hands held me down as I thrashed around, feeling the serum working on healing me. I hissed in pain, fighting the hands as they held me. The pain grew as my strength started to leave me. I was spiraling through a dark tunnel, falling till the darkness enveloped me and I soon blacked out.

I didn't know how long I was out of it. My head was pounding from the lack of water. I coughed a bit, feeling the dryness in my mouth. My eyes fluttered open and closed, trying to clear my sight a bit. The room was somewhat dark. There were dim lights hanging from the high ceiling. Slowly I pushed myself into a sitting position, feeling blankets fall down to my waist.

Snoring sounds could be heard. I looked around to see the sleeping forms of Jack, Nervin, Blister, Crow, Akiza, and the twins, Rua and Ruka, Ada and…wait, where was Yusei?

I looked around, trying to see if I couldn't spot him but no luck. Getting up slowly, I started to look for him. I saw some stairs and started to climb them one at a time. Soon reaching the top of the stairs, I saw a small cat walk that lead to a door. I headed over to it and opened the door to see a small room with windows. The moon light entered through the windows and landed on the person I was looking for.

Yusei…

He was looking up at the moon, not aware that I was in the room with him. The moon beams kissed his face, making his tan skin look white. His blue eyes sparkle. Yusei looked handsome. I blushed heavily from looking at him, guilt growing in my heart.

I opened my mouth to say something but my voice wouldn't work. I wanted to tell him how sorry I was for running off, for losing my cool. I wanted to tell him that I missed him, terribly.

Yusei turned and stopped when he saw me. His blue eyes stared into my golden ones. I opened my mouth to say something when Yusei walked over to me and pulled me into his arms, holding me tightly to his chest. He rubbed the back of my head as he held me. I was stunned by it.

"Y-Yusei…?" I asked questioningly. He didn't answer. Yusei just continued to hold me in his arms, rubbing the back of my head. I was starting to get worried. "Yusei?" I tried again but was silenced when Yusei put his gloved hand over my mouth. I looked at him, confused.

"Elva," Yusei said calmly as he stared into my eyes. "I was worried about you. Why did you leave? I know Aki made you upset and I don't blame you for being upset with her but why did you run off like that? We searched for you everywhere." By than his voice had risen a bit. Yusei was angry at me and he had the right to be. I lowered my gaze, guilt ridden. Yusei lowered his hand from my mouth, waiting for me to answer.

"I-I'm sorry," I murmured. "I was upset, angry. I wasn't thinking. I-I…" I trailed off, feeling the wetness on my cheeks as I started to cry. "I was a fool. I let her words get to me…The anger, the hurt, the betrayal…I let it get to me and I ended up hurting everyone that I care about…including you…"

Yusei wiped the tears away, cupping my face with his hands. "Elva," he said gently, kissing my forehead. "It's over and done with. I forgive you." I looked at him, unsure. "H-How…?" I asked. "After what I done?"

Yusei nodded. "Everyone makes mistakes," he said. "But we learn from them." I nodded, lowering my gaze sadly. "I guess your right but it doesn't make me feel any better. I still feel bad for abandoning you and…" I got cut off as Yusei kissed me, deeply. I was shocked but I slowly kissed him back. I knew he was still angry at me, I could tell by the way he kissed me roughly, pressing up against me. I didn't push him away; I kissed him back just as rough. I needed Yusei to understand that I did love and care about him.

We pulled away, breathing heavily, staring into each other's eyes. "Elva," Yusei said, cupping my cheek. His voice was rough, sending shivers down my spine. "Yes…?" I asked slowly. Yusei leaned forward and kissed me again, roughly. I kissed him back, feeling myself melt into his warm embrace. Yusei broke off the kiss, startling me.

"What's wrong?" I asked him, my breathing a bit harsh. Yusei turned his face away from mine, staring at the wall. "We can't be doing this right now," he said quietly. "We have to stay focused on getting to a safe place and defeating Wesker." He let go of me and stepped backed, still not looking at me. "You should get some sleep. You'll need it for tomorrow." Yusei headed to the door, not looking back. He opened it and stepped through, not even looking back to see if I followed him.

I stood where I was, feeling oddly empty inside.

To Be Continued…