TYLER'S POV:

Time seemed to slow down as Heath's face faltered and his face furrowed. Beth noticed and slowly got up and started towards him.

"Heath...please…" Beth said. Heath simply stared at her as I got up and backed up, fearing that any sudden movement would cause him to attack. As he sized me up, I thought about talking it out. I did just that, and instantly regretted it.

"Heath-" I barely got a word out when Heath charged at me, shoving past Drew, Zoey and Beth. I fell backwards against the countertop, waiting for the first blow. To my surprise, Heath stood over me and grinned, then hauled me to my feet.

"Can I talk to Tyler alone?" Heath motioned for everyone except me to clear out. When everyone was gone, he motioned me to sit down across from him, which I did in fear of him beating the hell out of me. Heath noticed this and grinned yet again.

"You like Beth?" He asked out of the blue. I hesitated.

"K-Kinda of…" I braced for a punch to the jaw, but Heath walked over and patted me on the shoulder. I looked at him. For the first time, he wasn't angry, annoyed, or even peeved. Instead, he was looking at me with kind blue eyes.

"Tyler...I'm not hitting you. You gained my trust."

I sighed in relief, until he grabbed my shoulder tightly. His kind expression was gone, and I was now face to face with the serious expression that I was accustomed to.

"Don't get cozy...I'm watching you." With that, Heath left, leaving me shivering at his supposed threat.

But did I like Beth?

MATT'S POV:

The next day, I decided to catch up even more with Jenny. Jenny was sitting at a table with Sal and Kaitlyn, who I learned were together. I took a seat next to Sal.

"Hey guys, what's up?" I asked meekly.

"Nothing much, we're just asking how you two know each other." Kaitlyn replied.

"I can explain." Jenny smiled at me while Sal and Kaitlyn looked at me, clearly interested.

"So, we met about a week into this ordeal, and my group found her, Eli, and another guy trying to steal our stuff." Jenny looked at the ground in sadness when Chris was mentioned. I couldn't blame her.

"Eli? The doctor?" Sal asked, which caused her to perk up.

"Yeah, he's here. So is Tyler and Drew." Hearing this, Jenny got up and ran off, looking for them presumably. It didn't take long for someone else to take her spot, as a blonde, shaggy-haired child who looked about eleven came up and innocently plopped himself next to Kaitlyn.

"Oh, Matt, this is Isaac, one of the other kids here." I reached out with my newer version of my crowbar arm. Apparently, my stump became infected with something odd and to my luck, it wasn't beastie blood. Frank got the engineer, Zeke, to fix something up. Now I have a crowbar arm that I can take off easier and isn't just jammed into the bone. Isaac, noticeably spooked, scampered off, leaving me full of regret.

"Hey, he's young…" Sal said. He patted me on the shoulder which made me feel a bit better.

DREW'S POV:

I literally was about to jump for joy when I saw a gamestop as part of the base. Video games have always been a big part of my life, and even during all this, I still was looking for some type of handheld console to pass the time, even though the others would go mad over it. Walking in, I noticed two people playing a fighting game while three others crowded around. I went over and tapped a male on the shoulder. He turned to face me, which gave me a good look at his long, brown hair and pale complexion.

"Fuck you want?" I was taken aback by his choice of words. I wasn't the only one, as an equally pale woman gave him a glare.

"Jack, cool it." The person known as Jack gave her a cold look.

"Janet, I know what I'm doing." Jack said. I heard victory music and saw a bearded man jump in joy while a hispanic woman looked down in defeat. The third man, a man with a goatee, patted her on the back.

"Undefeated still!" The victor yelled. He then caught my eye and grinned.

"New player huh?" I walked forward and extended my hand, which caused him to burst into hysterics.

"Really, you're trying to shake hands with the great Tony Robinson?" He scoffed and shoved a controller into my hands. I got a look at the game, which was Street Fighter IV. I remember playing the game when I was young and actually being pretty damn good at it. Tony selected Zangief while I chose Chun-Li, since I was best with her.

"Really? Chun-Li?" I heard Tony laugh. I smirked as we started the battle. It didn't take long to defeat Tony, and when he was defeated, he actually dropped his controller.

"You cheater!" Tony yelled. He lunged at me, but an arm stemming from a black man blocked his path.

"Tony, you really want me to kick you out?" The man asked. Tony calmed down, but gave me a glare as he walked away, followed by my defender.

"Zeke's a tough cookie." The unnamed man said.

"I guess he is."

"Hey, nice going shutting him up. I'm Dennis and this is my girlfriend, Alicia." Dennis proceeded to wrap an arm around the hispanic woman.

"I'm Drew."

"Hey Drew, I'm gonna be throwing a bit of a party tonight in the square, maybe you'd like to come?"

I didn't hesitate to accept.