A/N Hurrah! My next chapter in the backstory! This is where everything... well... I'll let you read and find out! ;) Anyways, people have been wondering if this Zack is the same Zack in 'Why Wasn't I Killed?', Well, it's a yes and a no. It IS the same Zack but I like to think of it as two different dimensions where they did different things to end up where they are now, for example in 'Why Wasn't I Killed' Rose died shortly before the story even started for reasons I cant reveal yet. Well before you drop dead from reading this rant I should start the story... OH and italics in quotations mean thoughts now :D
Hunter and Huntress:
Zacks Troubled Past
Chapter: 2
As I walked home, I kept thinking about the... kiss... Me and Rose liked each other a lot, we thought of each other as Brother and Sister, but did that kiss mean something else? I wasn't sure, me and Rose never really kissed each other, only friendly hugs here and there, so I wasn't really sure. It was probably her just showing her affection for what I had said. And I did mean what I said one-hundred percent. I wasn't going to let some rabies-infested zombie hurt one of the only people I cared about the most in this world we lived in. It would never happen. I walked up my driveway and saw the carvings in the concrete me and Rose made when we were little. We had to replace the driveway after it had finally cracked from the pressure of a giant root from the tree in the middle of the yard. We wrote each others names in the concrete. I wrote Rose followed by a heart, and Rose wrote Zack followed by a crude picture of my face. "If only things were more like they used to be..." I thought. I made it to my front door and took they key out of my- wait where was it? My key was missing, It probably fell out when I fell in the Usual Spot. I'll have to dig in those pillows forever! "Aw screw it!" I thought and I climbed up the tree and went through the window into my room.The extra bit of climbing DID NOT help my muscles at all. I decided to help relax I would help my Mom with dinner, I walked down the stairs and saw my Mom, as usual, slaving away at the stove to make a good meal for me. "I would settle for an apple you know..." I said. My Mom jumped, not expecting me to be there. "Oh!," she said, "You took the window again didn't you? You know I hate it when you sneak up on me!" I chuckled, "I'm sorry Mom, I thought I would help you with dinner!" She looked at me for a while before saying, "Is my son asking if he can help me? Who are you and what have you done with my Zack! You've never asked to help before!" I started laughing even more, "I had a lot of exercise and my muscles ache, so before I go to bed I thought you would like my help!" I walked over to the sink and washed my hands, then I started cutting carrots with the skill of a master chef, Mom was amazed. "You know how to cook?" she said. "Of course I know how to cook! Who wouldn't know how?' I said with another laugh. "Well your aunt for one..." she said. I looked at her for a second before busting out laughing, she did too. "OK, well Mom lets finish this up." We joked around a lot and I found out that my Mom used to have a lot of the same interests as me. She used to do a lot of exercises and Yoga, and because of this that's probably why I like Parkour so much. "Night' Mom!" I said as I walked back up stairs. All that joking around made my muscle pain a distant memory, but I was still extremely tired. As soon as I hit the bed I fell asleep.
Meanwhile
"Well where is the virus heading? Aw shit, things are about to hit the fan over there! How long intill it reaches that city? At 8:00 A.M.? OK... yeah... we'll send out a team immediately. I just hope we don't get there too late...
Back to Zack
Time: 7:57 A.M.
"Ahhhh, I feel much better today..." I thought as I slowly got up. My muscles were a little stiff, but doing some stretches would make them loosen up in no-time. I wonder how Rose is doing... Hope she didn't have any Nightmares...
-Rose's POV-
"Why do I always have nightmares after watching Comedy Central? Its supposed to be funny! Not horror filled!" I slowly got up, I checked the clock, "7:58 AM? I was gonna sleep in!" I said out loud. I decided to get up and walk downstairs, "My Mom said she was gonna make pancakes today, I love pancakes! Especially since Mom makes chocolate pancakes!" I jumped down the last 4 steps and said, "Good Morning Mom! It's 8:00! Want me to help you make the pancakes?" My Mom just stood there, looking out the window. "Mom?" I was worried, my Mom was always very happy to see me, she gave me all her UN-divided attention. I touched her shoulder, and she stiffened up, and she slowly turned her head to look at me, for a quick second my mind showed me a happy face of my Mom I was always used to seeing on her... but then I actually saw her face... I screamed and fell over, My Mom's eyes were bleeding! And her mouth, it was decaying! "Just like the Green Flu victims! Oh God no!" I thought, I fell over, and I saw my Mom snarl a pure, cannibalistic snarl, and she started walking towards me, I screamed as loud as I could hoping someone would hear, but knowing that nobody would.
-Zack's POV-
"See you later Mom! I'm gonna go eat with Rose! Her Mom is making her awesome pancakes today!", "OK Zack, be careful!" I walked over to her house, and I checked my phones watch, "8:00 I better hurry before they are all gone!" And I ran the rest of the way. I ran up to the door and stumbled slightly. I gently knocked on the door and waited for a few seconds, I could hear moving around in there but the curtains were closed, and I couldn't see inside. Suddenly I heard a scream from inside, Roses' scream... "Rose!" I yelled and kicked the door as hard as I could. The door fell over. I saw Roses' Mom trying to kill Rose. I ran up to her and tackled Roses' Mom. "Rose! Get up! Find a weapon or something!", "Rose was visually shaken, she was frozen with shock. "Rose!" She snapped out of it and came back with...
A shotgun...
"Use this!" she tossed it to me. "What? You want me to kill your Mom?", "She wouldn't want to live like this! Just... just kill her!" She said and closed her eyes. I looked at her Mom, no, that wasn't her Mom anymore... her Mom was a happy person, who couldn't hurt a fly. Still I whispered, "Sorry, Jane..."
And shot her through the head.
A/N Sorry I said it was gonna be longer, but I am busy today! So I just decided to leave it at this. Note: Jane is her mothers name, never mentioned before or after this again. In the next chapter you will see everything I said you would see in the previous chapter -_-" Anyways Bai!