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Chapter 6: What Happens When You're Bitten?

"So, where are we going?" Hiccup asked looking at the blue eyed teen through the rear view mirror. But he didn't answer, instead the blond sitting next to him did.

"To my place," She said with a smile turning back in her seat so she was facing their new friend. "My parents are there."

"Oh," Hiccup didn't want to ask too many details. Even though they saved him and let him hitchhike with them, it didn't mean they wouldn't abandon him in the middle of a town crowed with the Living-Dead. The guy in the blue hoodie looked like he might do just that at any second… but the girl? She was different.

Rapunzel was still smiling at him so he shyly smiled back too. She stretched out her hand. "Hi! My name is Rapunzel and this is Jack. What's your name?"

"Hiccup…" he said taking her hand and giving it a timid shake. He knew who she was. Almost everybody knew who she was. Rapunzel's one of the most popular and liked person in school. They sat next to each other in most of the classes in school. Rapunzel sat a few desks away and for whatever reason they never talked to each other before now. Occasionally though, when they made eye contact she'd always smile at him.

And Jack- why does that name sound so familiar? Of course it was a very common name but that name with this guy's face… Maybe he'd seen him somewhere before. But Hiccup would have surely remembered someone with silver hair if he'd seen him before. Oh well, as long as he wasn't getting bullied.

"Hiccup? That's a cute name," Rapunzel giggled at the boy's red cheeks and shifted her eyes to the dog who was now taking a nap with its head resting on his lap "And this must be Toothless,"

"Yeah…" Hiccup whispered with a peaceful happy look on his face, stroking the dog's head gently. He then looked back up. "Uh… Thank you for saving us,"

The blonde smiled again and subtly gave him a nod in acknowledgment before turning back forward and looking out of her window.

They drove in comfortable silence for a while. The only sound heard was the soft purr of the engine and Rapunzel occasionally telling Jack directions to her house.

"Um… Where exactly is your house?" Hiccup asked out of curiosity.

"It's up on Maple Street," she replied.

Maple Street, huh? Should've guessed. Hiccup had only seen that place once. Only the super-rich people lived there. Though, Rapunzel didn't seem like the show off type, plus she was a lot nicer than the other rich kids, who think they own the whole world by the way.

"So why aren't you guys taking the main road?" He was glad they didn't take the main road… if they had then Hiccup would never have run into them and he really appreciated the company right now. Who would want to be alone at a time like this?

"Cause there was some sorta accident there," this time Jack spoke up. He sounded a little distracted "We had to take a detour."

"Yeah… That's why we're stuck taking the longer route," Rapunzel said sadly still looking out the window. They would have reached her home by now if it wasn't for the stupid road block.

Jack glanced at Rapunzel for a moment from the corner of his eyes before returning his gaze back to the road. He felt bad for her. She said the reason she was out and not in school was because her parents were sick and they needed medicine, and she was taking care of them. Jack knew in the back of his mind that Rapunzel's parents were going to turn into those man-eating-monsters, if they hadn't already. Sickness, tiredness, headaches… just like David's symptoms; those were all sighs of turning.

Also, judging by the deserted town where most were dead and others were just lumbering around without a soul, he was 90% sure Rapunzel's parents weren't her parents anymore. But he hoped he was wrong, for her sake.

The three of them drove a few more miles when they heard a whining noise coming from the back seat. It was Toothless who was whining.

"Hey, is there anything in the car that's eatable?" Hiccup asked trying to sooth the animal next to him.

"Uh… I don't think so," Jack looked over at Rapunzel for confirmation. She was the one who searched the car. She just shook her head no, so he looked at the rear view mirror at Hiccup. "I know a grocery store nearby but we'll have to take a little detour again to get there though." I'm sure they have plenty of things to snack on; for them and the dog.

"Toothless is getting restless and all that fighting and kicking dead-corpses has made me a little hungry." Hiccup said shyly.

"Yeah," Jack agreed. Fighting those things would make anyone hungry… and would also make you lose your appetite at the same time. Only then did Jack realize how hungry he was. He then remembered that he didn't get a chance to have any breakfast in the morning or any dinner last night. "We'll stop and get some supplies while we're at it." Who knows how long we'll be on the road.

If Rapunzel's parents have turned then they'd have to leave the town as soon as possible. Maybe the other cities weren't Zombie infested yet. And if her parents weren't infected then they'd take them along too. Great, more people he'd have to be around. Yay! This was going to be fun… Not!

"But what about my par-" Rapunzel started to say.

"Listen Punzie," Jack interrupted. "We need to fuel up," especially if your parents turn out to be those things. But he didn't feel the need to say that part out loud. They needed to be ready and fit to fight or to escape. It wouldn't help any of them if they pass out in a dangerous situation.

Rapunzel sighed and let her shoulders drop in defeat. She knew he was right. They had to keep their energy levels up. How was she supposed to take care of her parents if she ended up passing out before she even entered the house? Besides she had to admit, she was getting kinda hungry too. A trip to the grocery store didn't sound so bad. "We'll make it quick then,"

Wait… did he just call me Punzie?

"We'll be in n' out before you can say Jack Robinson," Jack smirked when he heard Rapunzel giggle. She had the most adorable giggle he's ever heard. He felt a strange feeling in his chest; like a million butterflies fluttering inside. He let his mind wander at what it was as he took a right turn for the detour. Was it love? Nah… That would be silly. They had only just met. Maybe it was just the hunger making his mind think it was love. Yup, that's it...It's the hunger… Jeez, I'm starving!

They were only a few hundred feet away from the grocery store when Jack stopped the car but didn't turn off the engine. Both Hiccup and Rapunzel looked quizzically at him. He spoke coldly, without taking his eyes off the building up front "I'm not gonna sit here and hope or pretend that there aren't gonna be any Zombies in there."

Rapunzel and Hiccup glanced at each other and then looked back at Jack when the brunette spoke up. "So what do we do?"

"You need a weapon," Jack said to Hiccup and then turned to face Rapunzel "Where's that bottle of perfume?"

"I dropped it in the backseat I think,"

"Okay, see if you can find a lighter in the dashboard… and you," Jack said pointing at his backseat passenger. "Find that bottle."

Jack hoped that Rapunzel would find a lighter. He knew David smoked sometimes; mostly when things didn't work out at work. His uncle didn't want Jack to know about it but he still knew; he always knew. He'd see David leaning against the Chevy; smoking… sometimes weeping silent tears. Then David would suddenly throw the cigarette down, crush it with his boot and would use the bottle of perfume on himself to get rid of the smell of smoke before heading back inside the house. David never told him why he wept and Jack never asked. Only then did he realize how little he knew about his uncle's life.

"I got it," Hiccup called out; bringing the other teen out of his thoughts.

"Good," Jack hollered, turning to the rummaging girl beside him. "Rapunzel?"

"Yup," She squeaked excitedly holding up the silver lighter. "I knew I saw it in here earlier."

"Okay," Jack said taking the lighter from her and giving it to Hiccup. "Just start spraying and hold the flame up to it. It'll be just like using a flamethrower."

"A… f-flamethrower?" Hiccup gulped, suddenly not liking what Jack wanted him to do. He's never attacked anybody before… well, apart from the dead thing he kinda attacked today. But that was different… It was only out of self-defense, besides he didn't kill the should-be-dead Zombie. He just… bagged it! He was afraid of tiny little lizards for Pete's sake! How the heck was he going to do this?

"Just burn anything that looks like the walking-dead," the silver haired boy said sharply. "Rapunzel, the pan will have to do for now but stick close to me. Got it?"

"Yeah…" She whispered looking down at her lap. She wished she wasn't so dependent on him. She could pull her own weight. She knew she could so why is she just agreeing to let him take on the burden of protecting her? He doesn't even know her…

Jack wordlessly drove to the store and parked right in front of the glass doors. It would be a quick get-away if it came down to it. He signaled the other occupants of the vehicle that it was safe to exit the car once he scanned the parking lot. No Zombies in sight. Jack stepped out and pulled the gun out of his waistband and cocked it.

Once Rapunzel got out of the car she crouched near the door to see what had gotten her pan stuck. It looked like it wasn't stuck at all… In fact, it would have been easy to get it out if she hadn't been so busy panicking. She was pulling at it from the wrong angle. If she'd just stayed calm like Jack told her to, then she would have been able to pull it out properly. Next time, I'm keeping it right beside me on the seat.

Hiccup got out of the car but held out a hand to his whimpering companion. "Sorry Toothless, but I think it will be safer if you stayed in the car," Hiccup smiled and petted his dog lovingly. "Don't worry, bud. I'll bring something back for you too."

Bark! Bark!

With that, the three of them cautiously tippy toed into the grocery store. It was a total wreck. It looked like the place was hit by a freaking hurricane. They could barely see the floor with all the mess there was. There were streaks of blood decorating the shelves, machines and walls. Different products of food were all scattered around the ground; some covered with blood, some crushed and others barely touched. Trolleys laid haphazardly here and there, most of them toppled over.

The only area in the store that looked untouched was the frozen foods section. In fact, it looked like how it would normally look on any other day. The frozen goods sat idly on its respective shelves in complete contrast with the rest of the store. Jack shared a 'did you notice that' look with Hiccup and by the looks of it, the skinny kid did notice. "Grab a cart," Jack ordered.

Hiccup did as he was told and went to pull a cart from the long line of shopping carts. He tried pulling at the first one but it wouldn't give so he began pulling it with a little more force. It still wouldn't give. The brunette then went to the side of the row of shopping carts. He grabbed ahold of the second shopping cart and placed his leg on the first one and started pushing it forcefully.

Unfortunately for him, the first cart jerked loose suddenly and rolled itself into a huge stack of canned foods; or whatever was left of it. The clattering sound of can hitting can and floor seemed to echo throughout the lifeless store.

The three teens stood like statues; wide eyes, weapons ready, hearts racing. If there are any sleeping Zombies around, that racket would have surely woken them up. Four minutes and thirty seven seconds later they began to relax.

Jack sent a heated glaze in Hiccups directing. That little accident could've cost them their lives. He rubbed his hand over his face, trying to calm down. He saw Rapunzel holding the frying pan to her chest for dear life. He could see light tremors coming from her body. He sighed. The sooner they get this over with the better. He motioned for Hiccup to take the cart into the preserved food section and get them as much as he could fit in there. Hiccup nodded mutely and disappeared behind one of the isles with his cart.

Jack grabbed a fallen cart and headed straight to the candy racks section. He pushed whatever was left on the racks into the cart and answered Rapunzel's unasked question. "I'm a sugar junkie…" He turned around and smirked at her while ripping apart a candy bar wrapper; stuffing as much as he could into his mouth all at once. "Plus they taste sweeter when they're free."

She didn't say anything. She only smiled at him and stuffed different fruits into a plastic bag and proceeded to put them into Jack's cart. Boys and they're junk food… At least now there was something healthy that they could take home. She was going to do some grocery shopping anyway. They were almost out of supplies since her parents had been too sick to stock up. Her mind was nowhere but with her mother and father. She prayed to god that they were alright. She wouldn't accept anything else.

Jack went a bit further into the store; closer to the storage areas leaving Rapunzel to collect the fruits that she seemed so intent on taking with them. He wanted to go over to where Hiccup was, rip a packet of chips open and hog whatever he could. But not here…Once they were back in the car or in a safer place he would.

Well, at least Hiccup's little accident proved one thing. There weren't any Zombies inside the store… but that couldn't be more farther from the truth.

There's a low growl and a flash of movement; a zombie woman followed by two zombie men jumped out of one of the storage rooms at Jack as if just to prove him wrong. Jack; who was completely caught off guard fell on his back as the zombies landed on top of him. Because of the sudden attack Jack's gun had fallen from his hand and skidded under one of the shelves. "Shit! Argh!"

He picked up the first thing that came to his right hand and hurled it at the Zombie closest to him; the one that was going for his neck. The bottle of chocolate syrup hit the female zombie's jaws causing it to snap shut and the zombie itself to fall back. Jack kicked out at the male Zombie who was making a grab for his legs but it was too late. The Zombie held onto his calf with surprising strength in its blood soaked hands. Jack struggled to pull his left leg away while kicking at it with the other leg but in vain, as the disgusting Zombie chomped down hard on his foot. He screamed in pain.

"ARGHHH!"

Rapunzel had been tearing another plastic bag when she suddenly heard Jack yell out and turned just in time to see him fall on his back; three Zombies landing on top of him. Fear clenched her rapid beating heart. No! Don't panic! Don't panic! Jack needs your help!

She grabbed her frying pan and raced to Jack. She wasted no time in swigging it at the male Zombie which was about to bite Jack's left arm. The Zombie's head almost made a 180 turn as it let go of Jack and fell back on its side. She swung the pan down hard on the Zombie's bald head; splitting it open instantly. Blood splattered on her face but she had no time to be grossed out by that.

She whipped around at the sound of Jack's screaming to see the other male Zombie bite down hard on his sneaker. She quickly adjusted her blood and brain coated pan and swung it like a baseball bat at the putrid creature. If the zombie's head was a baseball, it would have gone for a home-run. It let go of Jack's foot and an audible crack was heard. It lay on its side with its jaw slack in an odd angle; clearly dislocated.

As soon as Jack's leg was free he half scrambled, half crawled to the shelf where his gun had skidded to and clawed at the floor underneath it in search for his colt. The female Zombie moaned and tilted her head forward; red strands of hair falling on its once beautiful face. It mindlessly threw itself at Jack just as he pulled out his gun and fired.

Bang!

Silence followed the echo of the gun shot. The only sound that could be heard was Jack's heavy breathing. He was still lying on his back, gun still aimed steadily in front of him; smoke coming out of its barrel. The ugly creature was dead at his feet; a bullet hole in between its hollow eyes.

The sound of a dog barking could be heard in the background. It sounded close, maybe it was Toothless but neither of them paid any attention to it.

Rapunzel sank to her knees and buried her face in her hands; hiding the tears that freely rolled down her cheeks; the bloodied frying pan lying beside her. She saw Jack get bit… Worry and fear clenched her heart tight. What were they going to do now?

What am I going to do?

Jack's gonna turn into a ZOMBIE!

OMG! Please don't hurt me! *hides in a whole for the next week*

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