Confrontations
The sun was just going down for the night and it left the sky with a magnificent display of colors that pleased everyone that watched it. Michael, Ana, Steve, and Kenneth stood on the roof of the Crossroads mall. Surprisingly, Andre walked through the access doors and joined the group for a moment. It had been an entire week since Kenneth had seen Andre and a lot longer since he'd seen Luda.
"I just needed some fresh air", he said without anyone asking first. He must have known that they were curious as to why he'd suddenly decided to come out of his hiding.
"We could all use some fresh air from time to time", Michael said. "You know, it makes you wonder if anyone else is looking at this same sunset somewhere else in the world." He smiled to the thought of more survivors. They all did.
"No, we are the only ones left", Steve said without missing a beat. "But if you miss people you could always go downstairs to all those people on the street."
Michael shrugged his comment off. He had gotten really good at this. "Yeah."
Andre walked over to the ledge, keeping his back to the rest of the group and looked over. Moaning, walking, running, stumbling, crying people gathered around the mall with just one thing in mind, food. He cringed for a moment before he started mumbling.
"Hey Andre, they look hungry. Why don't you hop on over and give 'em a taste", Steve said with a small little snicker.
Andre spun around with a look in his eyes that they'd never seen before. The darkness in his eyes looked too much like the look that those things had. Almost as if something inside of Andre had died. "What the fuck is your problem?" He had already started a quick walk over to Steve, who was backing up slightly.
"No cocky comment now, motha fucka!" He balled up his fist and laid into Steve's jaw, sending him to the ground with a little spin. There was a loud thud as he hit the hard rooftop and gravel went flying around his body. Andre didn't give him a chance to get up before he was on his back, straddling him. With a handful of hair he lifted his head up and then back down into the ground. A string of blood flew off of his upper lip from a large gash that was left from the first blow.
Kenneth was soon doing his part to break up the fight, or lack there of. He put a bear hug around Andre, lifted him up off of Steve, and tossed him a few feet to the right. He pointed at Andre with a threatening finger as he got back up to his feet.
"You do that again I will personally throw you over the ledge. You got me?" Kenneth said in a very direct tone. It seemed that police training was still handy, even in a post apocalyptic world.
"Thank you, you have no idea what I can do for you", Steve said through the blood as he got to his knees.
Kenneth looked down at Steve with even more anger in his eyes. "Don't thank me. I just couldn't let this guy kill you. If you'd said that to me I couldn't have hesitated to break that pretty nose of yours." This put Steve in an awkward crawl away from Kenneth.
"Now I'm going to enjoy this sunset and if you two try and ruin it for me again, it'll be hell." He turned back around to Ana and Michael, who were staring at the spectacle. "What?" He said with a bit of a smirk.
"Nothing." They said in unison as they returned the smile. The three of them turned around and watched the rest of the sunset.
Andre walked back downstairs to his waiting wife. He was even more sure now than ever that they wouldn't understand if they found her. "All the more reason to keep you here", he told her as she slept. "All the more reason."
Steve went back to the Hallowed Grounds to see if Monica would "tend to his wounds". He grabbed a shot glass and filled it with whatever he could find. "My night is getting better already", he said under his breath as he took the shot.
Michael looked at Kenneth for a moment and figured that there was more to him that just the pushy police officer. Kenneth's eyes didn't leave the sunset once. When it finally went down he looked over to the man and woman that was to his right and said, "Now wasn't that nice?" They all laughed for a moment in agreement. "I'll leave you too alone", the last part seemed to have something more there than met the eye.
After he was gone, Ana looked at Michael and he to her. They talked about the night's events and laughed at a few parts. They both agreed that it was worth it to see Steve get taken down due to one of his endless comments.
"So, you want to go back down?" Michael asked.
"Actually, I'd like to just stay up here with you for a while. To tell you the truth, I really like spending time with you. It is very relaxing." She fought the smile that was starting to form on her face, futilely.
"Well, I'd be lying if I said that I didn't feel the same way." He didn't even fight the grin. He could barely see her face in the dark but he could make out that she was blushing very slightly. Not something that he'd seen her do. He wasn't going to argue with it.
"I wish that things could be different for you, Ana." He said while keeping his eyes one her. "I know that everyone here looks up to you and I can relate. I know that it is hard for you and I want you to know that if you need me, I'm here."
"That could have been the most romantic thing that anyone has ever said to me", she said with a smile.
He laughed a bit. "Well, I'm trying really hard." He laughed again as if to say that he really wasn't. They both laughed and carried on for a few more hours before they finally retired to their beds, which were pulled next to each other.
The sun was just going down for the night and it left the sky with a magnificent display of colors that pleased everyone that watched it. Michael, Ana, Steve, and Kenneth stood on the roof of the Crossroads mall. Surprisingly, Andre walked through the access doors and joined the group for a moment. It had been an entire week since Kenneth had seen Andre and a lot longer since he'd seen Luda.
"I just needed some fresh air", he said without anyone asking first. He must have known that they were curious as to why he'd suddenly decided to come out of his hiding.
"We could all use some fresh air from time to time", Michael said. "You know, it makes you wonder if anyone else is looking at this same sunset somewhere else in the world." He smiled to the thought of more survivors. They all did.
"No, we are the only ones left", Steve said without missing a beat. "But if you miss people you could always go downstairs to all those people on the street."
Michael shrugged his comment off. He had gotten really good at this. "Yeah."
Andre walked over to the ledge, keeping his back to the rest of the group and looked over. Moaning, walking, running, stumbling, crying people gathered around the mall with just one thing in mind, food. He cringed for a moment before he started mumbling.
"Hey Andre, they look hungry. Why don't you hop on over and give 'em a taste", Steve said with a small little snicker.
Andre spun around with a look in his eyes that they'd never seen before. The darkness in his eyes looked too much like the look that those things had. Almost as if something inside of Andre had died. "What the fuck is your problem?" He had already started a quick walk over to Steve, who was backing up slightly.
"No cocky comment now, motha fucka!" He balled up his fist and laid into Steve's jaw, sending him to the ground with a little spin. There was a loud thud as he hit the hard rooftop and gravel went flying around his body. Andre didn't give him a chance to get up before he was on his back, straddling him. With a handful of hair he lifted his head up and then back down into the ground. A string of blood flew off of his upper lip from a large gash that was left from the first blow.
Kenneth was soon doing his part to break up the fight, or lack there of. He put a bear hug around Andre, lifted him up off of Steve, and tossed him a few feet to the right. He pointed at Andre with a threatening finger as he got back up to his feet.
"You do that again I will personally throw you over the ledge. You got me?" Kenneth said in a very direct tone. It seemed that police training was still handy, even in a post apocalyptic world.
"Thank you, you have no idea what I can do for you", Steve said through the blood as he got to his knees.
Kenneth looked down at Steve with even more anger in his eyes. "Don't thank me. I just couldn't let this guy kill you. If you'd said that to me I couldn't have hesitated to break that pretty nose of yours." This put Steve in an awkward crawl away from Kenneth.
"Now I'm going to enjoy this sunset and if you two try and ruin it for me again, it'll be hell." He turned back around to Ana and Michael, who were staring at the spectacle. "What?" He said with a bit of a smirk.
"Nothing." They said in unison as they returned the smile. The three of them turned around and watched the rest of the sunset.
Andre walked back downstairs to his waiting wife. He was even more sure now than ever that they wouldn't understand if they found her. "All the more reason to keep you here", he told her as she slept. "All the more reason."
Steve went back to the Hallowed Grounds to see if Monica would "tend to his wounds". He grabbed a shot glass and filled it with whatever he could find. "My night is getting better already", he said under his breath as he took the shot.
Michael looked at Kenneth for a moment and figured that there was more to him that just the pushy police officer. Kenneth's eyes didn't leave the sunset once. When it finally went down he looked over to the man and woman that was to his right and said, "Now wasn't that nice?" They all laughed for a moment in agreement. "I'll leave you too alone", the last part seemed to have something more there than met the eye.
After he was gone, Ana looked at Michael and he to her. They talked about the night's events and laughed at a few parts. They both agreed that it was worth it to see Steve get taken down due to one of his endless comments.
"So, you want to go back down?" Michael asked.
"Actually, I'd like to just stay up here with you for a while. To tell you the truth, I really like spending time with you. It is very relaxing." She fought the smile that was starting to form on her face, futilely.
"Well, I'd be lying if I said that I didn't feel the same way." He didn't even fight the grin. He could barely see her face in the dark but he could make out that she was blushing very slightly. Not something that he'd seen her do. He wasn't going to argue with it.
"I wish that things could be different for you, Ana." He said while keeping his eyes one her. "I know that everyone here looks up to you and I can relate. I know that it is hard for you and I want you to know that if you need me, I'm here."
"That could have been the most romantic thing that anyone has ever said to me", she said with a smile.
He laughed a bit. "Well, I'm trying really hard." He laughed again as if to say that he really wasn't. They both laughed and carried on for a few more hours before they finally retired to their beds, which were pulled next to each other.