Here you go, hope you like it: D Oh PLEASE no more submissions! I'll try and put the other OC people submitted in but THAT'S ENOUGH, no more. Oh about the 'did anyone see it' thing last chapter re-read it and think 'My fist girlfriend turned into the moon'... Get it now, nope just me. Oh well READ AND REVIEW!

The group laughed and cheered as the flushed away all their troubles with Alcohol but sadly not everyone's troubles were washed away so easily.

Ari made his way up to the roof kicking doors, chugging the champagne as he went. The effects the liquor had on him were minimal after all he was the son of an American Navy Seal.

"Fucking bitch, what the fucks her problem." Ari kicked open the door to the flat top roof.

"They say talking to yourself is the first sigh of madness." Alex said as she sat perched on the ledge at the far corner of the building

"Shut the fuck up." Ari spat back sitting on the opposite corner of the building.

"Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." Alex giggled; she was clearly still feeling some of the effects of the alcohol.

"No I just got punched in the fucking face for no fucking reason." Ari snipped back.

"Wow, you swear like a sailor." Alex stood and giggled, she stumbled slightly and almost fell over the edge but luckily she caught herself before she fell.

"Go inside." Ari commanded Alex as he walked over and grabbed her arm.

"Fuck Off." She shrugged him off and sat back on the edge.

"Now who is swearing like a sailor?" Ari sat beside her unwilling to leave her in case she fell over the edge.

"Wouldn't it be easier if we all just you know." Alex nodded over the edge. Her eyes were dark and cold. She said it cheerfully but Ari could sense she was considering it.

"Where's the fun in taking the easy way." Ari nudged her and smiled.

"Sorry." She whispered quietly. Ari's mind flashed back to the last time she apologised to him.

"Don't." He snapped also remembering her 'thanking' Patrick.

"The sky's beautiful tonight." Alex smiled up at the sky watching smoke and ash rise gently up to the full moon. The air was still and quiet the screams of survives no longer hung in the air, those who were still alive had learned that silence was key and those who didn't lean this lesson became the creatures they were running away from in the first place.

"You sure are." Ari looked at the pail beauty with a loving smile.

Back in the apartment.

Patrick lay unconscious face down on the wooden floor.

"Light weight." The tall mysterious boy Lance stepped over Patrick as he made his way to the kitchen looking for a glass of water for Sophie. Sophie was the daughter of the foster family Lance had been put with and he had uncharacteristically grown attached to the sickly five years old.

"Lance you're up." Seipel shot up from her seat next to Martin on the leather couch. She was a little tipsy so she wobbled as she stood.

"Sophie wants a glass of water." Lance said blandly; his face completely barren of any form of emotion.

"Hear. Bottled is better." Seipel rummaged in her bag and pulled out a warm bottle of water.

He took the water and turned to go back to Sophie's room.

"Introductions might be nice." Sabrina stood; she hadn't touched the alcohol so she was perfectly aware of what she was saying.

"I am Lance Richmond and the little girl is Sophie Hirakata. You want to know anything else Seipel can fill you in." He left the room leaving Seipel getting all kinds of confused and intrigued looks.

"Seipel?" Martin looked up at the corset wearing beauty with a confused.

"Well he's my." She started but stopped as Alex and Azure burst into the flat.

"We got ourselves a little problem." Ari explained leading the group to the balcony. Alex didn't go to the balcony she ran to her room bounding over the still unconscious Patrick.

"Crap. Everyone get down stairs!" Azure ordered as he saw the sight. Quickly Martin, Seipel, Sabrina, Azure and Ari ran down the four flights of stairs to the area they parked the Humvee.

A second or two later Alex was next to them fully clothed and armed. The group rushed to the gate expecting to find a horde of blood thirsty zombie but what they found was a lot more chilling. A horde of lustful men crowded around a young girl around seventeen years old.

"Back away." Azure pulled his Mavarok pistol from his holster at his side and pointed it at the men.

"Now now, put that down before you get hurt." One of the men said, his voice was cold and raspy. It so chilling it even made Alex step back slightly.

The same man (who was clearly the leader) stepped forward leaning over slightly he held his hand out ready to grab the blue eyed girl.

"I said back away." Azure stern voice said again. The group of men turned and ran but the raspy voiced man stayed leaned over in front of the girl. Her shoulder length dark brown hair swayed in the wind.

The man looked up and was greeted by nine guns pointing straight at him. Azure held his Mavarok, Ari held Seipel's twin pistols, Sabrina held her machine gun and one of Alex's twin pistols, Martin held his shot gun with one arm and the other half of Alex twin pistol set in the other, Seipel had grabbed Alex's rifle from her back and was pointing at the man and Alex stood holding her sliver pistol tightly in her hand.

"I know when I'm beaten." The man started to back away, still leaning slightly. "I'm sure I'll see you all very soon." He continued to back up. "Goodbye my little Rose."

The group stood still for a moment as he disappeared from their sighs. Martin looked over to Seipel holding the rifle to her shoulder.

"Give me that, you'll end up shooting one of us with your aim." Martin took the rifle from her hands and gave it along with the twin pistol back to Alex.

"Little help" The girl on the other side of the fence waved, her dark blue short sleeved t-shirt was covered in tiny black dots of blood.

As Martin opened the gate she stood fiddling with the silver chain around her waist that sat on a black skirt. Her black high heel boots made her legs seem endless.

"The names Diana Minx and you all are." Diana held her hand out for the group to shake but only Sabrina shook it.

"I'm Sabrina. This is Seipel and Martinus but we just call him Martin."

"I'm Ari and this is my cousin Azure."

"Alexandra or Alex or Cat, call me whatever I'll answer to all three."

"Oh upstairs we have: Patrick; who is currently unconscious, Lance; who is currently an asshole and little Sophie; who is currently asleep." Sabrina introduced the other members of the group.

"Sabrina! He's not an asshole he's just a sociopath." Seipel whispered.

"Shall we." Alex gestured towards the main building.

Back in the apartment the group once again settled down in the living room, this time accompanied by Lance, Sophie, a conscious Patrick and Diana.

"Thank you for saving me earlier." Diana smiled sweetly at Azure; the smile did not go unnoticed by the other female members of the group.

"No problem." Azure said shyly as he shuffled the deck of cards he found in his bag. "Now Sophie pick a card." The small girl did as she was told and picked one of the cards from the deck. As Azure did slide of hand tricks with Sophie the rest of the group got to know Diana a little better.

"Well before the outbreak I was a straight A student living in American, I only came here for a vacation with my father." Diana twiddled her thumbs, she was a confident girl but having so many people questioning her about her life was uncomfortable.

"Anyway, I'm really tired." Diana stood up yawning.

"Damn it." Ari also yawned. "Don't yawn its contagious." He yawned again. Soon the whole group was yawning.

"I guess it's time for bed." Azure stood up and walked away over to the corridor of room. He was sharing a room with Martin, Patrick and Ari while Alex, Sabrina, Seipel and Diana shared the seconded and Sophie and Lance shared the third room.

Soon the whole team was in the rooms snuggled cosily into their sleeping bags, all apart from one.

The tall figure stood in the centre of the dark living room writing a note to the rest of the group. The figure moved towards the door only stopping briefly to take their last glimpse of safety before heading out into the human eat human world.

Scribbled on the scrupled piece of paper that lay on the large table were the words;

This Rose has Thorns.