Hi everyone, welcome back. My goal is a 8-10 chapter quick arc to just get the muses to quiet back down UNTIL A THIRD ZOMBIES. Aliens? Fairies? Who knows? But I'm enjoying myself.

Chapter 2:

Zed could feel his mind fighting.

Rip, Kill, Bite, Bleed. Addison, mine. My Addison.

Zed shook his head trying to silence his monster.

"Zedska." Bonzo lifted up Zed, shaking him once. "Ruzahbagh."

Zed roared, fighting against his friends hold. Bonzo begun to squeeze, his fingers digging into Zeds cold flesh.

"OW!" Zed yelled, all his thoughts flooding to the background. He took a deep breath in, leaning his head back. "I'm back Bonzo, thank you."

"Allzca?" Bonzo started to slowly lower Zeds feet to the ground.

"Honestly Bonzo, I'm here now. If that mangy wolf came back-" Zed felt Bonzo lift him back away from the ground squeezing as Zed begun to growl. "But he's gone. And I'm okay." Bonzo put him down and quickly let go, as if it was a battle with himself. "How dare he?"

Eliza looked off to the side.

"Are you on his side now?" Zed accused her.

"No, you know you and Addison together make me sick. But it's the same way the sunrise makes me ill, flowers blooming make me ill. It's beautiful. But you've completely gone off the rails and I don't think you even recognize it." Eliza closed the book, tucking it under her right arm.

Zeds eyebrows shot up, his mouth dropping open. "Oh is this how you all feel? By running for class president, for Addison. By stealing the necklace, for Addison. By risking my life and everyone's life to save a rock, for Addison again by the way. I've been selfish?"

Bree coughed in the silence that followed.

"You too human? How many lies have you told covering for her cheating?" Zed growled slightly, taking a step towards her. Bonzo pushes Zed back.

"Zed, all of that may have started out for Addison in your mind but it was completely for you. Addison didn't want to go to Prawn if you couldn't go. Period. She voted for you to be class president, one of only 7 votes by the way, even though she knew if you won she wouldn't be cheer captain. Which she has been working for since she was a child." Bree stood up straighter feeling her anger at her best friends boyfriend come to the surface. "So hold your growls and your name calling to yourself. You were so obsessed with showing everyone you weren't a monster you turned into the worst kind, a human one. Good luck Zed." Bree tried to push open the doors, but they wouldn't move.

"Zupah ne Breeska, arghska." Bonzo quietly growled to Zed before slamming open the doors with his fist. He opened his arm for Bree to interlink hers into walking into the hall.

Zed just stood there looking down at his hands, knowing Eliza was still standing there.

"Anything else you want to add?" Zed asked.

"Your a complete idiot. But I think, it's coming from a good place." Eliza ran her hand up and down Zeds back as Zed felt his body tense. Eliza suddenly stopped and pulled her hand away.

"What?" Zed asked.

"What if Addison walked in on us? I mean, my hand is on your back, and we are alone. Obviously we are having sex!" Eliza deadpanned Zed.

"I get it. I get it! I just don't know what's wrong with me. I have no reason when it comes to Addison, it's like I would fight gravity for her, daily. It's scary." Zed admitted. "And now, I'm in some ancient werewolf mate challenge thing that I don't even know about. My best friend threatened both my hair, and my life, my girlfriend is challenging me for herself. I don't even know how to untangle this." Zed sat on the ground, picking at an stray Pom Pom strand that was left behind.

Eliza sat next to him, opening the book. Her finger helping her eyes stayed focused as she translated the olde English.

"I think you start from the bottom. You recognize where you've made mistakes, bad knots. And you see which one was first and the one closet to the end and start to undo them."

"I'm pretty smart keeping you as one of my best friends." Zed leaned just head on her lap. "Thanks Eliza."

"I'm not sure what that says about me." Eliza looked at Zed. "Want to figure out how to win a pack battle?"

"You know what Eliza? I think the first knot I need to unwind is apologize to Addison." Zed stood up. "Agreed?"

Eliza sighed. "Sure, I'll just read a whole history of laws and bylaws as you apologize for being a giant useless rotted cucumber. Go with my blessing."

"Thanks." Zed said, pushing on the crushed gym doors. They fell on their hinges with a huge slam. "I didn't do it!" Zed called as Eliza shook her head.