I'm sorry that it's been so long. I was on vacation. I'm actually a writer for a low budget anime so I've been busy with that, too. I pack the last of our things inside one of the trucks and turn around, sighing heavily as I do so. It's a beautiful day. Spring is finally warming up the atmosphere and a feeling of new life fills the air. Which is good because we live in a rotting world. "You're not actually going to keep that thing as a pet... are you?" I hear Eve ask with disgust. "Why shouldn't I?" Felix asks. Eve looks at him like he's just made rhe most ridiculous comment ever, "He's a danger and he's gross." She makes a note of his peeling, grey skin. "Well that's just cause I haven't finished fix'n him up yet. Look at him!" He shoves Drew into Eve's face. She steps back and looks at Felix with no expression. "Who could say no this face?" Drew let's out a strange groan and drools on Eve. She wipes it off and pushes Felix and the friendly zombie away. "To be honest I think it might be good to bring him with." I say, stepping into the conversation I had just been observing. "What?" Eve cries. "It'll keep felix busy. We have something to test vaccines and cures on, and we might even be able to save him." Felix grins smugly. "Told you." "Everything's moved out." Kelly says. Phooko runs up behind her. "We went through the whole hotel." "Good. We'll leave as soon as everyone gets their asses out here." I say. I breathe in the fresh air and smell the spring in it. Ahh... lovely. "I've cleaned up all of the things rhat could be attracting any bad spirits." Rose says walking over with Bennett following like a puppy. "That's good." Eve says. Lina runs over to us and starts danxing around energetically, "We finally get to leave!" "Who knows, maybe we'll actually accomplish something this time 'round." Bennett says. "We can at least hope." I say. The others make their way iut of the building. You see after the little dispute with staying and leaving, everyone sided with me. Thomas was forced into coming with, so we hot wired another vehicle and got all our things ready to go. "Yeah... I won't miss this place." Logan shakes his head. He starts the truck and I sit in the passenger seat. I look in the rear view mirror and notice something glowing read as we drive away. The hotel had gone up in flames. Rather quickly if you ask me. I wonder if there really was something haunting that place... Ring around the rosie Pocket full of posies Ashes, ashes We all fall down Rind around the rosie Pocket full of posies Ashes, ashes... I wake up with a jolt and look around me. A light was flickering, but that was expected for an underground maintenance room. The dim light made the room more ominous than it should be, and I felt like my nightmare was coming slowly coming true. I hear a ripping noise and snap my head up. Mason was leaning against the wall on the damp floor reading a book. He eyes me and then lets his eyes drift back down to the page. "Nightmare?" "Yeah." I breathe. "I dont see why you have them." He mumbles. I raise an eyebrow, "Huh?" "You're already living one, princess." He says sounding a little annoyed. I gaze ar him a little longer than looking down to my hands. Long gashes went up and down them from all the zombie slaying. It every now and then they burned with an amazing pain. I jump when Josh stirs in his sleep to my right. Two dogs lie under the same blanket on his side. I can't believe we've been able to take care of those little things and not lost any. It's amazing we haven't lost ourselves. I stand up and walk to the door which was held shut with a bar. No zombies would be finding their way in here. "You aren't really thinking of going out there, are you?" Mason asks behind me. I look over my shoulder at him, "I think I'll be okay." I pick up my axe that was leaning against the wall and lift the bar. I push it open and look around outside, it was damp and dark. The same dim lights lit the subway system, giving it an eerie loom. I walk up the staircase making sure to avoid any lingering zombies. It was still dark here as well. Street lights lit the sidewalks of early England and I puff out a cold breath of air, zipping my sweatshirt up. What I really wanted was a midnight snack. And the best way to do that was raid a nearby store. Which, in a group, seemed like an easy task, but alone was nearly impossible. Maybe I should have brought someone with me. Phooka, Grace or Felix would have been more than happy to go. But for some reason I just don't feel like dealing with the others now. Perhapd I could just go rogue until things get back to order. No. That's a stupid idea. I'll get myself killed thinking like that. I scale the side of a building to get a better view of the city. Yeaup. There was the perfect little grocery store just on the other side. Once on the ground again, I stealthily cross the street to the store. Assuming the alarm would sound, I grab mu axe in my right hand, and gun in my left. I kick through the glass of the door. "Come out, come out wherever you are." Immediately a ringing noise sounded out. I hop inside and grab a pack of oreos and two cans of monster, stashing them in my backpack. I swing it back around my shoulders. And turn to see some gruesome lpoking thing missing an eye. "Out of my way." I kick it back and fire at it's head upon impact. Only to see there were to more behind it. "Oh, you have friends." I jump over the metal bar of the door and through the broken glass. Shooting at them as they crowded behind me. As I aim at the head of what appeared to be the last one close enough to do some real damage, I'm tackled from the side. the gun fires sideways and I curse. The bullets hits the gas tank siding the store perfectly. my eyes widen and I shove the damn thing away as I run to the building as the explosion broke out, sending me flying onto the sidewalk, my head landing on my backpack. I look around dizzily, an annoying ringing in my ears. The store was in flames but no zombies were coming near me. Oh hell. Am I dead?! "Get up." I hear a voice beside me. Felix is standing there with a gun at his side. I stand up feeling the blood rush to my head. "Thanks for the help." I say with incredible sarcasm. He pinches his glasses, for some reason extremely annoyed, "They're scared of fire. So you're lucky." "I would have been fine." I say stubbornly. "Alright! He found her!" Lina says excitedly. Phooka, Eve and Josh follow behind her. "Oh good, you've made it a party." I roll my eyes. "Come on, let's go back." Josh says. And so we do... Well just another chapter of awesomeness... I'm sure I'll find some kind of a plot eventually... 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