Just as quickly as the crowd had been cheering, they started screaming and droves of people were now flooding out the gates towards the parking lot.

Addison could swear Zeds eyes had flashed a look of darkness right before he turned and burst into a full on run towards where his friends had previously been perched on the hill. She kept up pace right beside him.

"What's happening?" She questioned. Happy that all her years of cheer had kept her fit enough for this.

"My friend, Bonzo. He's still on that hill and he's the one that's going to be affected the most." They made it there to find that Bonzo was gone and Eliza was frantically looking for Zed.

"There you are!" She hollered, running towards him.

"Where's Bonzo?" He shouted over the screams of the crowd. Eliza sneered at Addison when she came up behind Zed, as if to say it was all her fault. She felt like it was.

"As soon as those…." she hesitated, "fireworks… went off, he full on zombied and ran out towards them."

Addison turned to see the stadium was almost empty and there was no zombie in site. "Where is he now?" She questioned. Eliza gave her another look of disdain and turned to Zed to answer. She obviously doesn't like me, she thought.

"I tried to chase him but he was too fast with his zombie full on."

"It's ok. Maybe he just ran home. Our house is in that direction." He tried to reassure Eliza who was still staring out towards the field, trying to get a glimpse of him.

The screams were starting to die down as the people left and went back to their homes and dorms. "There's no more screaming and I don't hear any sirens either. So that's a good thing. I'm gonna head home and I'll look for him on the way, how about that?" He asked Eliza, who just nodded her head in agreement. He gave her a hug and sent her on her way to her own house.

"Well, um…I'm just gonna get going I guess." Addison said as she slowly turned. She felt Zeds hand grip her arm and turn her back towards him. "Addy wait.."

He paused for a few seconds trying to think of the right words. "Um, do you.. uh.. do you want to come with me?" He paused waiting for her to say something and when she didn't, he continued on babbling. "I mean, only if you want to, that is to say if you don't have anything else going on tonight." Addison stopped him by putting her hand on the side of his face.

"I'd love to come to your house with you Zed. Even if it is just to look for Bonzo." She smiled up at him and for the third time since meeting her, his heart felt like it did a serious flip in his rib cage. He smiled, grabbed her hand and they made their way to his apartment in Zombietown.

"So, I've been wanting to ask this question, but I'm not sure how it's going to come out." She hesitated. Zed looked down at her and squeezed her hand. "I'm sure it's ok. Ask away." He responded.

"When we first met at the library and I punched you…." she trailed off. He laughed, "It's ok, continue."

"So, right after I punched you, your face turned ashier and...you got some dark veins around your eyes. Then it happened again when the screaming started. I thought zombies had Z Bands to keep that from happening and to keep you more human."

"Yeah we do. But sometimes when our systems are startled by sudden physical or mental trauma, they spaz out and it takes a few seconds for the electro waves to reach our brains from bands on our wrists." He explained.

"Ok." She nodded her head in understanding. "So Bonzo…"

"He must have shorted out the band when the fireworks exploded. His older brother was one of the zombies shot when we were little. He was out trying to get the power turbine in front of their house working and was in direct fire. He...he didn't make it." He lamented.

"I'm so sorry Zed. That must have been a hard time for everyone."

"It was." He nodded "But, now we aren't as misunderstood. We get to go to school with humans and some of the hipper restaurants near the campus are allowing zombies in. It's just baby steps, but that's still movement."

It wasn't long before they had reached the apartment that Zed shared with Bonzo. The light in the living room was on and the front door was unlocked. Bonzo was home after all and as soon as they walked in, Zed made a beeline for him.

Addison straggled by the front door, hesitant to enter too far into the apartment. She had never been on the inside of a zombies home before and was surprised to see how normal it was. She was also surprised by how clean it was considering two college bachelors lived there.

Zed finished talking with Bonzo, who left to go into his room. "He's a little shaken up, but he's gonna be ok. Needless to say, he won't be attending anymore football games for a while. Here," he motioned, "Come sit down. I'll get us something to drink."

He went into the kitchen and Addison took the time to look around the living room some more. It was a little sparse on the furniture but it had everything it needed. What really caught her eye was a wall full of framed pictures. She could see a ton of Zed, Bonzo and Eliza. And several zombies she didn't recognize. They must have been relatives. She noticed one picture in particular with Zed in it. He was younger, about high school age, and he was standing with Bonzo and Eliza. His right arm was around Bonzo's shoulder and his left looked as if it were hugging someone next to him, however the person was mostly ripped off. She couldn't tell who it was.

Zed came back and joined her on the sofa, drink in hand, and they decided to watch a little TV. There weren't many stations they could pick up in Zombietown but Addison didn't care. She was sitting next to Zed who had his arm around the back of the sofa and she felt herself curling more into him. This couldn't be a date. Could it? If those fireworks hadn't scared Bonzo so badly, would they be sitting here together? They had made plans to meet up after the game, but she honestly had no idea what they were even going to be doing. She was just excited to see Zed in person again after getting to know him over the past few weeks.

She had to admit, this was nice. His body was firm and soft all at once. It was a little cold, but the longer she lay on him, the warmer he got and the more her mind wandered. She had only made out with a handful of guys and obviously none of them were zombies. She wondered how many girls Zed had been with. Was he a virgin like she was?

Zed pulled her out of her thoughts. "So, I know this isn't the best date." Ha. So it was a date she thought. "But I would love to take you on a better one. The real one you should have gotten tonight."

She had to bite her lip from grinning so hard. "No, I wanted to see you in person and I got to do that. And I even got to see your house, so this is perfect."

He reached his hand up to cup her cheek. "You're perfect. You live in perfection and that's all you deserve." She closed her eyes and shook her head. Maybe she was tired of perfection. He leaned forward and kissed her forehead. She opened her blue eyes to stare into his brown ones. It's now or never! She thought.

"Kiss me for real Zed." He didn't hesitate. He launched forward to take her lips with his own and he felt an electric shock, similar to his Z Band, run down his spine. That was new. He brought his hands up to the sides of her face and slightly angled her head for a better advantage and worked his tongue in to fight with hers for dominance. She ran her hands from his shoulders down his chest and the feeling sent more electric shocks down his spine. She kept her hands resting on the sides if his chest but he let his own roam. He brought them down her sides and onto her hips picking her up to straddle his waist.

When he brought her down, her core rocked slightly against his and the shock waves it sent through him made him throw his head back and a little bit of his zombie came out. His eyes started to darken and his sense of smell heightened. He looked back down at Addison with dark veins around his eyes, expecting her to be turned off, but it seemed he had the opposite effect. The look of desire in her eyes did nothing to quell the zombie. She attacked him with more vigor; kissing him and rubbing herself against him.

He flipped them so she was under him with her legs wrapped around his waist. The night completely turned around. It went from a messed up football game, some awkward television watching and now... he had Addison on his sofa underneath him. Kissing her made him feel like he was alive. He didn't know if it was because she was human or because she a beautiful girl he'd been crushing on. He did know he never wanted it to end.

She broke off for some air turning her head to the side and he continued his onslaught down into her neck. His zombie had gone away but he still felt like he could eat her. "Zed." She drew out in a breath. "Zed we have to stop." He slowed his ministrations on her neck to a stop and looked her in the eyes. His dick was rock hard and he could feel her wetness through her thin panties she had under her cheer skirt. He couldn't help but continue to rock against her a little, never wanting to stop.

Reluctantly, he pulled himself off of Addison. He took a second to catch his own breath before he pulled her up into a sitting position as well. Her face was flushed and her lips were red and swollen. Zed thought she was the most beautiful thing on the entire earth. He kept his eyes on her lips, wishing he was still there and it was a full ten seconds before he realized those lips were moving. She was talking. "...so sorry. I just haven't really gone that far before and I'm not sure I'm ready.." he stopped her at those words.

"No, Addy..please don't apologize. It's totally fine. I never would want to push you farther than your ready." She smiled at his words, the worried look leaving her face. It was at that moment Bonzo made his entrance by shoving a plate of food between the two of them. "Good eatz." He said in a strong zombie accident.

"Bonzo." Zed said sarcastically. "Good to see you." Bonzo smiled and nodded his head. "How long have you been in the room?" asked Zed.

"Not longz." he shrugged. Addison started to laugh at the situation which made Zed smile and start laughing as well. "I guess it is getting late." she sighed. She was right. Zed was going to have to walk her back to the school before long or he wouldn't be able to go out at all. There was a curfew he still had to abide by. They grabbed some of the snacks Bonzo made for them and headed out the door for the gates of the school, where they had a very long kiss goodbye.

Addison was floating on clouds the next morning when she woke up. She had dreamed all night of her green haired date and this time when things got steamy, she didn't tell him to stop. She lay in bed, curled on her side, thinking of all she didn't have to do. She had no classes, no homework and no cheer practice. She had an entire day to do whatever she wanted. She stretched and rolled over, rubbing her eyes. When she opened them the first thing she saw was Bree, who was kneeling on the floor next to her bed. Her arms were folded under her chin on the side of the mattress and she had a huge toothy grin on her face. Addison was startled; she screamed and scrambled to sit up.

"Bree! What are you doing?" she shrieked. Bree backed away from the bed and went to sit in her desk chair.

"How was last night? Did you get some hot zombie action!" She teased.

Addison's face turned scarlet. "Bree! I think you know me better than that."

"What?" she shrugged "If I had a zombie that hot, I would definitely want to know if he can make the dead rise.. If you know what I mean." she said wiggling her eyebrows. Addison only blushed even harder.

"No Bree. I don't know what you mean." she grumbled, very embarrassed. She got up and started to get dressed for the day, moving around her room to do so.

"Oh come on Addison. You have to give me something. I have no fun in my life and I have to live vicariously through you."

Addison stopped for a second and turned around from her little closet to eye Bree. "What do you mean no fun? You have cheer and you have me. What more could you want?"

"Well cheer is fun and all but Bucky has me on this stupid no carbs diet and I feel like I'm dying and also I don't have a hot boyfriend like you so I have to know every little detail about every little thing so I can feel like I'm there." Addison thought it was amazing that Bree could say as much as she did all in one breath.

"Well, for one, he's not my boyfriend. And for another thing, I told you not to worry about what Bucky thinks of your weight." Bree started to say something but was cut off by the chime of Addison phone. Instead of talking again, Bree smiled and wiggled her eyebrows.

"Sounds like lover boy is looking for you." Addison rolled her eyes and checked her phone. She was delighted to see it was in fact Zed.

"Let's meet up."