Title: The Garden Shed
Series: Winter Tidings
Author: Jmaria
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: FfA # 1063 Xander/Shaun/Liz (Shaun of the Dead)
A/N: Ok, I love Shaun of the Dead. I drool, giggle and fangirl Shaun of the Dead. I do the same with the new Dawn of the Dead, but that's OT. So big spoilers for the movie. Anyway, here I go.
The Garden Shed
"I think I'll pop out the garden." Shaun sighed, leaning back into the sofa. "Two seconds."
Before he could get the garden for his typical afternoon visit with Zombie Ed, there was a knock at the door. Liz called to him.
"Shaun, can you get the door? I'm busy with the tea."
"Yeah." He cast a glance over his shoulder to the garden door. "Two seconds."
Shaun opened the door cautiously. Before him stood a quite normal looking fellow. Dark hair, average build and height, and - an eye patch?
"Hello?"
"Shaun, who is it?" Liz called.
"Hi, I'm part of the Z-day initiative. We check up, see if there's any loose ones we missed." His accent gave him away as American.
"We- we haven't any of the Zed words about here." Shaun stammered.
"Yeah, that little stammer is kinda a give away."
"Shaun!"
"Liz, I'm a little busy, babe."
"Well who is it?"
"An - um, what are you exactly?"
"Xander Harris, and I'm sort of an inspector. Or is it detector?" Xander said to himself. "Doesn't matter. We've got a sighting here, and naturally people are a little jittery on the whole topic."
"Shaun -" Liz stopped in the front hall. "You an inspector then?"
"Yeah, but sadly no gadgets." Xander paused for a beat. "Yeah, not one of my best jokes. So, can I come in and check the place out?"
"Well -"
"Um -"
"That is -"
"Excuse us." Shaun grabbed Liz's hand. "Two seconds."
Shaun pulled her into the kitchen.
"So, what's the plan then?"
"Don't think we can lure him over to the charred remains of the Winchester, do you?"
"Our whole life is going to revolve around that stupid pub, isn't it?" Liz said. "Could work."
"Right then."
Shaun and Liz returned to the front hall. The first giveaway was the big smiles on their faces.
"Nothing here."
"Maybe you should head down to the Winchester."
"There were lots of them down there."
"See, that's where I just came from." Xander smiled. "Someone spotted you leaving there with someone who was - " Xander pulled out a little piece of paper. "Slow-moving. So I'm thinking you holed up there during the incident, someone you knew died and became a zombie -"
"We're not using the zed word."
" - And after the dust settled, you went back for him." Xander looked at each of them in turn. "Am I anywhere near hot?"
"Now, let's not exacerbate things."
"What does that mean?" Xander asked, staring at Liz.