I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack! Yep that's right boys and girls! John's back to type more of the story that you come back for. (Thank you so much for continuing to read!) As you will notice when you read, my writing style has changed for the better thanks to a helpful message from someone. Yes! If you see any obvious mistakes in my writing (Not grammical errors, but something that I'm doing wrong that would drive away readers, or make the reading experience more enjoyable to you.) please tell me in a PM and I'll address it in the next chapter! Thanks for reading, and enjoy! And remember children, Burn the weed while listening to Skrillex! (Anyone who tells me in a PM where that comes from in a recent video game will be told a secret about the story! :D ) And before we get to the story, I'd like to recommend two authors; Inki Veins and CrazyChibiSama. They are two great authors that I take inspiration from, so you should read their stories too! *takes a bow to the crowd as the lights dim until darkness, hold the screen, and walks off, stage left.*
Adam then silently leaped up the side of the buildings towards home. 'Don't worry little one, I'll protect you, I'll protect you with my life… forever…'
Adam was still leaping from building to building when the rain stopped. He followed its direction and stopped too, to stare up at the sky. It was filled with stars as far as the eye could see. Guess this is one of the perks of being in the apocalypse. No more big cities to block out the stars of the universe.
"…Wow…" the little girl said, obviously looking up at the sky, same as Adam. "Yeah…" Adam said in a voice of amazement that matched her's as they looked up into the night sky. They sat there and stared up for a minute, until Adam snapped back to earth and reality. 'I still need to get her back to safety. You can go star gazing later. You, Kimby, and the little one. But for now focus, you're almost there.' Adam thought to himself as he shook his head a little.
He looked back to the little girl as much as his neck would allow. "Do you have a name little girl?" Adam asked. "….." She stared at him for a minute, with a look on her face that said she was thinking. "Wh… White flower…" she said in a whisper. Adam looked at her with a confused look. 'White flower? That can't be her name obviously, so what type of flower that is white is she talking about?' Then it hit Adam. "Lily?" he said to the little girl. She looked at him then nodded.
"Lily, huh? I like it; it's a really nice name." Adam said with a warm smile. When he said that, she nuzzled closer to his back, trying to hide the slight blush she had.
Adam looked back ahead to the direction his home was in and stared for a second, only to continue leaping back. 'Sun's going to be up soon, I better hurry back.' And with that he was off.
Upon arriving at the apartment he was met with a small drizzle. The thing about this city is that it always seemed to be raining. No problem for Adam, since he loved rain and all. Adam crawled into the window and through the halls back to his apartment. 'Still eerily quiet as always…' Adam thought to himself.
Adam silently entered his apartment, hoping that kimby wouldn't wake if she was asleep. He looked back to lily and put his index finger up to his mouth; Lily did the same in acknowledgement of the request.
Adam snuck through the hall, back to the guest room so he could let lily get a towel, dry off, and rest, though the action was interrupted when an annoyed/concerned voice demanded an answer.
"Where have you been?" Kimber said. Adam looked behind himself with a surprised face. There stood Kimby with the shirt and jeans on that Adam had given her before he left. She stood there staring at him and lily. "And who is that?" She said.
"Kimby this is Lily; Lily, Kimby." Adam said. "Hi…" Lily said almost in a whisper. "Uh… hello to you too… Lily." Kimby limped towards them. "Adam, whose blood is that?" She said with a concerned look. Adam put lily on the floor and went over to Kimby to help her. "Your leg is still hurt a little, isn't it?" Adam asked. "Yeah… it's only been about an hour since you brought me here, right?"
Adam picked Kimby up in princess style again and carried her back to the couch.
"You need to rest and stop moving around. If you don't, it will take even longer for your ankle to heal." Adam said as he laid her back on the couch.
"I'll- I'll be fine Adam." She said with a blush, still not used to him carrying her.
Adam pulled the blanket back up to her waist, then turned around to go back to Lily. "Not at this rate." He said over his shoulder.
As he neared Lily, she put her arms up like a toddler wanting to be picked up. Adam complied and picked her up then carried her to his room, then set her down in a chair.
He then went through his dresser drawers, looking for something to fit her. He then came across a small gray shirt that would fit her and a pair of sweat pants that could be tightened to her size. He took them out and handed them to her. She took them, then looked up at him as he was about to turn around and walk out, stopping him.
He looked at her. "What is it Lily?" She stared up at him with innocent eyes, then said "Mine?..." Adam looked at her for a long moment then thought 'How long was she in that cage? How did she survive?' He mentally shook his head, then told her with a smile: "Yes, those are yours to wear and keep. Go ahead and change into them when I leave the room. We'll be waiting in the living room and I'll fix something for you to eat."
She stood up and started taking the hoodie off. 'Crap! She isn't waiting on me to leave!' Adam hurriedly stepped out of the room and closed the door, just as she was about to take her shirt off.
Adam leaned his back against the door. 'Note to self: Lily is NOT afraid of being seen naked. I'll get my hoodie later.'
Adam walked to the kitchen and pulled some still good meat and vegetables out of the freezer. He then set them on the counter and pulled out a cutting board, cooking pot, chief's knife, and spices. He took the pot over to the sink and filled it up partially with water and set it on the gas stove then continued to make dinner.
Lily stood there in her new clothes, looking at herself in the bathroom mirror. 'He seems like a nice guy… but so did they… if he tries anything, I guess I'll just have to kill him like the others; It's only fair after all…' She looked herself up then stopped on her face. She took the shirt collar and pulled it up to her nose. She smelled the shirt. 'Sweet…'
Adam was finishing up with dinner while Lily had gone into the living room, and to talk to Kimby by the sounds of it. He couldn't tell what they were talking about though. No matter, it must not have been important.
Adam set the table with the dinnerware he had found and cleaned. One of the many ways he proved that he still retained his humanity… well most of it. As he finished setting the table and bringing the pots and plates of food to the table, he walked into the living room. "Dinners ready, girls!" He walked over to Kimby who was sitting up on the couch with Lily on the other side of the black sectional. They both looked at him as he said it. Kimby smiled. "Yeah, we smelled it and it smells great!" Kimby said happily. "Yeah…" Lily said blankly.
Adam walked over and picked Kimby up, and carried her to the table. "Let's go Lily." He couldn't see her follow, but he could hear her footsteps.
Adam put Kimby in her seat and pushed it to the table, and pulled Lily's seat out and pushed it in for her too when she sat, like a true gentleman.
"Woaaaaah" Kimber said in amazement as she finally saw the dinner Adam had made for the three of them; it was a true culinary masterpiece. One of the things Adam could remember without trouble was how to cook meals to amaze.
Why? He guessed it was because girls like guys who can cook.
"Wow…" Lily said. "It's in honor of the two new friends and roommates that I recently gained." Adam said in a humble voice. They both looked at him. Kimby was the first to say it. "Thank you Adam, for everything." She said with a smile. Lily followed her example. "Yeah… thanks Adam…" She smiled a tiny bit.
"Well it's been a long night, so eat up!" Adam said, also with a smile. "Yeah!" Kimby exclaimed.
They each got food from the bowls and pots and ate up, and for some of them, it was the biggest feast they've ever had.
After they had all gotten their fill of dinner, and Adam had carried Kimby to his room where she would be sleeping, Adam showed Lily to the guest room where she could sleep.
"And here's where you'll sleep" Adam said as he opened the door to the guest bedroom.
There was a single bed and a dresser with a mirror and one window.
"If you have any questions or need anything I'll be sleeping on the couch. And I don't mind if you wake me up for anything, so if you need to, don't be afraid to." Adam said. Lily looked up to him and tugged on his hoodie that he had retrieved after dinner. "What is it?" Adam asked. She tugged on it again. "What do you need?" He said, crouching down so that she could look down instead of up all the time.
She tugged on the hoodie harder. "You want my hoodie?" Adam asked and at this, she nodded her head. "Oh." He hit himself on the head. "Silly me." Adam said as he took his hoodie off and handed it to her. Lily put it on as soon as he gave it to her. Apparently she liked it and that was fine with Adam, because he had an extra that was the exact same.
"Well, good night and sweet dreams." Adam said as he stood up, patted her on the head, and walked to the couch.
'Tonight was a good night… if you don't count… THAT... but… No. That never happened, and hopefully Lily isn't scared of me. I mean she must have been through enough. I'll just leave that incident behind me and forget all about it' Adam thought to himself as he walked to the couch.
'And now for a well deserved rest…'
The Next Morning
'Hrmmmm… Huh?... What time is it?' Adam thought to himself while he still lay there, unmoving. 'Huh? What's this pressure on my chest?...' Like the sneaky Hunter he was, he barely opened his right eye just enough so that he could see out, but you couldn't tell his eye was opened.
He could see two heads against his chest. One had light gray hair that looked like Lily's, and the other one was a turquoise blue. The one with blue hair was a little bit smaller that Lily.
Adam opened his eyes, wide awake. The two girls followed his example of waking up, but barely. Adam looked at both of them, Lily, and then the girl. "Lily what are you doing here and who the heck are you?!"
Sorry it took so long! But did you enjoy the story? I hope you did and that I can continue to satisfy!
