Ah I like this story I really do. Yet I haven't been able a lot of chaps because of school. Who knew that being a senior in high school would be so much work!? Anyway lets do the disclaimer.

Daivd: Tiff disclamer.

Tiff: The author does not own shit.

Me: Corner now.

Tiff: Bite me!

Tyler: You would taste bad...

After I was here for a few years the leader of ZERO asked me to join, in which I did, having nothing else to live my life for. I knew that my best friend became an infected, and that she is somewhere out there. By joining Z as I like to call it, I can kill infected and look for Skittlez. I also found out that Tiff is on my team. Found out that she survived, woke up before anyone. The second she awoke she didn't even check on anyone else and headed straight for the train. The moment I was informed of that she was on my team, let alone alive, I socked her in the face. She also had the collar removed and now has to wear bandages around her neck constantly, forever. The good news is that Z likes me so much that I was promoted to Captain. Having a four man squad including me and Tiff. The other two are Tyler and Saya, they are nice. I like them much better then Tiff, having her be on my team again made me want to cry.

Tyler being 6'2 skinny, curly blond hair who has a playboy face. He's a bit of a flirt but no one takes him seriously for he always says he's playing. He's second in command and always has my back. He once said that back in London, before any of this was happening, he was getting laid with a sexy girl. I find that a bit off because he also said he was gay. He takes care of the weapons and makes sure that we have everything we need in order to complete our mission.

Saya is from Tokyo Japan, she's our combat, and health couch. She keeps her waist length hair in a tight bun on top of her head, and her bangs pinned away from her face. She yells at us if we drink or eat anything unhealthy, saying that it would slow us down and we will become fat from it. She's a tuff trainer I have to tell you, best one in ZERO. Saya does not take any shit for anyone, she speaks her mind. This one time she got in a fight with leader because the kitchen ran out of carrots. He said that it won't be refilled until next week, well; she marched right up there and gave him a piece of her mind.

Tiff didn't change at all, other than the fact that her hair grew a little past her shoulders. And the fact that she's the leader's lap dog, gross.

I on the other hand changed for the better, hair grew a little too. I'm now am respected in the dome and is on the A list. The A list is like being in the FBI or maybe even better point being I'm BOSS! Everyone that is in ZERO has to wear was Tiff was wearing when I first met her. Which is all black and, if you want a black beanie. We have fancy ear pieces that look like XBOX headset, minus the headset and only include the misc. and ear piece. The reason people worshiped her is because she saved them; although she didn't care for them she was under orders to "protect them". She did a very poorly job. For those of you who don't know what ZERO is, it's Zombie Elimination Revolution Organization, in short we kill zombies and expand our dome since people give birth and all. I was all up into joining since zombies took two of my closet friends and left me with Tiff, payback is a bitch.

At the moment I am in town square with the team getting some supplies for our next mission that takes place next week. Tiff wanting to waste our money on cloths rather the necessary items for our mission ran to the closest store, which was a bra store.

"Well, can't leave her unsupervised-"

"You are not going in that store if you want to keep your balls, Tyler."

Tyler looked at Saya like he was kicked but kept moving. "As much as I say little Tyler spawns are bad, I much rather have his balls connected Saya." I said while giving her a stern look. I wouldn't put it pass her that she would cut off his baby makers. Saya huffed and turned away from a laughing Tyler. I looked back at the store Tiff went in, seeing her occupied with bras I figured she wouldn't come out anytime soon, which was good for us. I speed up, wanting to get away from the store and hopefully lose Tiff in the upcoming crowd.

"I heard the outside is pretty damaged, all the buildings are collapsed. That or there on fire." Saya said while looking up at the glass sky seeing nothing but a red and black sky with a bright sun trying to appear from behind black clouds. While Tyler and Saya were talking about the outside world I took a good look at the sky.

My best friend is out there somewhere. I stopped my thoughts right there. I refuse to go back on the past. I am in the present and going back on the past will only give me no sleep.

"Captain, do you hear that?" I heard Tyler ask and I stopped and listened.

"Screaming. From somewhere near the front gate." Saya answered Tyler and I froze. I turned toward them. "Could it be an infected got in?" I looked at both of them for answers, Saya spoke up; "There's no

way, It's heavily guarded. The only way in would mean that we are dealing with a very smart infected." Could it be that it's Nathan or Skittlez? If so how stupid could they be for trying to get in?!

Over the speakers that were placed on top of roofs all over the dome clicked on. These were only used for drills or urgency's.

"All ZERO's toward front gate! Hunter has broken in! Citizens are to report home! Lock your doors! I repeat this is not a drill!"

Everyone went into a panic. People running and screaming, looking for loved ones. These people haven't seen an infected for three years. I yelled for my team to follow, I ran toward the heart of town square, if we cut through the park it would lead us to town hall. If we go around town hall and down a few streets we would be at the front gate. Everyone grabbed their pistols from their holder and ran.

The closer we got to the center of town square the more people got panicked. Then all of a sudden people stopped and stared in horror that was in front of them. This meant that the infected was right in front of us, only a few feet away. It was dead silent as me and my team pushed our way through the crowd who was too scared to even move. Even the babies and children were too frightened to even cry. I saw people move out of the way, the infected was heading towards me. So far it seems that it poses to no harm, I told my team to lower their guns and only fire when I give signal. They gave me a look but did as I ordered them to, Saya being more stubborn she gripped her pistol harder in frustration.

When the last layer of people moved out of the way my heart dropped and my eyes widened.

There standing in front of me was a girl hunter, whose jacket was black and neon green spicks painted on the hood and sleeves. The left sleeve was ripped off but left the duct tape parts there with a little cloth still hanging on. The arm that was exposed was pink-ish red from being scorched and had boils. All I could see was the nose down, the whole thing covered in old and fresh blood, some blood still leaked from the mouth. One canine tooth poked out on the bottom left side was tinted red. Her hands looked deadly sharp; the fingernails grew to a point making the hand look like a claw. The nails also red and grey. It's now amber hair shined red in the sun light. Her skin a grey color, some parts were peeling off and looked burned. Her jacket was ripped in sever places including, right arm, stomach, back and hood. The jacket was caked with blood. Her pants that were once brown turned a moldy green and stained with old blood. The left side of her pants was ripped to the knee, again the duct tape saved some cloth, and again the flesh was a pink-ish red with boils from the burn. The shoes she once wore were gone along with socks, leaving her feet exposed, her toe's nails looking like claws also.

This was Skittlez. This was what my best friend turned out to be. She turned to be a monster, my enemy. Judging by the fact she is just "standing" there "looking" at me and not attacking I reach. I reached towards her to take off her hood and see her face. I knew it was her, but I wanted to confirm it, I wanted to see my best friend again. I knew everyone was watching silently, I knew if I acted friendly with Skittlez that I could be killed for treason. But for some reason, at this moment I didn't care. As I was about to touch her hood the siren went off. I jumped being too focused on Skittlez I let my guard down.

My eyes widened and I jumped again when Skittlez screeched. She screeched so loud my ear's rung a little, but that wasn't going to stop me. I needed to see her face. I was about to quickly rip off her hood not caring that the sun might hurt her eyes but before I got to even touch it she swung. She swung her arm at me, her claws positioned to scratch and I barley dodged. At this everyone went out of their frozen state and started to scream and run, pushing others out of the way. Skittlez screeched again and pushed me to the side to jump on the hotel building that was behind me. Saya and Tyler started to shoot at the climbing Skittlez who dodged perfectly.

I watched as she climbed and jump away, not noticing that Saya and Tyler were going after her. I was in a daze, how many times did she get shot at to dodge the bullets so good? Why did she even come here? It was better to stay away, better to stay away from me. Now I am going to get a talking too and she is now an official target of Z. How stupid could she be for getting herself in danger? She has her human mind I know that by the way she was acting. So why come in here?!

Skittlez, you were better off dead.

When ZERO finally reached the tower on the other side of the dome, the one that activates the siren and the one that has the loudest siren, all they found was corpses and a destroyed tower. Having her tear down the second floor and brutally murder everyone in it, came to a shock for the houses that surrounded the tower. For a girl Hunter to have such strength was shocking. The tower now stands looking as if it were to fall. ZERO is out looking for her, excluding my team who is currently getting questioned.

When we reached the tower the police were investigating, when they spotted us they pointed their shotguns and pistols at us telling us to put down our guns and to get on the ground. We did what they asked and once on the ground they ran at us and cuffed us and brought each one to a different car and driving away and toward ZERO quarters. Saya tried to fight saying she did nothing wrong, she head butted the cop that grabbed her and dropped kick the other cop who tried to shoot at her. In the end they won when the SWAT team had to tranquilize her just to calm her down.

I sit in the questioning room, the walls a grey cement as is the floor. I sit in a metal chair that is connected to the ground, my wrist chained to the arm rest. I nervously stared at the metal table in front of me then then stool behind the table, and finally the observing window glass that shows a man who I don't know.

This man looks nineteen with black hair, his bangs sweeps across the forehead and kisses his eye lash. I skip over the eyes not wanting to look this stranger in the eye just yet, afraid of what I might find. I skip to his cloths which are a black tee and black skinnies. I then decided to face this stranger. His eye's is of an ice blue, you could see wisdom and knowledge deep within the eyes, alone with pain and hopelessness. I look away, that man is nothing like me.

"Keep telling yourself that." I heard a voice and I looked back, to see The Man give me a stern look and step out of the window. He comes through the desk and stands just to the right of me; "I am you, why do you lie to yourself?" I say nothing, I don't even look at him, I just look at the now mirror that shows no image. The man stays put in the desk while the door opens and Keith comes in his dark skin glows for a few minutes from the light in the hallway. I squint not use to such light.

Keith shuts the door and stands in front of the desk with his arms crossed; "So mind explaining why you were acting friendly with the Hunter and why it didn't attack you?"

The Man stays quite as I answer Keith; "I don't know, I just wanted to look under the hood. And it's not an 'it', it, is a she, who so happens to by my best friend."

Keith gave me a glare; "You friend is dead, she is no longer human therefor she is an enemy to us! You should have killed her; it's your duty as a ZERO!"

"They have her on the red list, they're going to track her and kill her in front of you and the dome as an example." The Man said in a calm voice, I glanced at him but quickly put my focus back on Keith. If ZERO found out I'm talking to…well air then I would be banished from the dome for "being a danger to the people".

"She was no danger if you-

"All infected are a danger! They try to kill us, they are filth in this world and we must eliminate them before it gets out of hand! If you think otherwise then your punishment is death!" Keith roared slamming his fist in the metal table. The Man walked to Keith and snarled at him, Keith didn't even flinch or blink, his hateful glare pointed straight at me.

I screamed since the hospital cured my throat problem, "ZERO IS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE, SKITTLEZ MENT NO HARM UNTIL THE SIREN WENT OFF! WHEN DID ZERO BECOME A DICTATOR ORGANIZATION?! HAVE YOU ALL LOST YOUR MINDS, I MEAN FOR REAL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED BUT THE REST OF THE WORLD IS INFECTED AND IF YOU WANT TO KILL THEM ALL YOU NEED AN ARMY! THIS PEOPLE WONT CUT IT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZED BUT EVERYONE FORGOT ABOUT THE DANGER OUTSIDE THE DOME! YOU SAW HOW THEY FREAKED OUT WHEN THEY SAW JUST A HUNTER WHO AT FIRST WAS DOING NO HARM! Now tell me what would you think would happen if a tank came in instead? Your heads are so far up your ass thinking you're powerful, but when danger actually appears you don't know what to do. Face it, you need me for inside info and knowledge about the different types of infected I came face to face to. If you kill me your people will die." I slammed my back into the chair and challenged Keith with my eyes.

The Man looked at me; "You need to learn to bite your tongue boy, giving the enemy ideas is bad for both sides." With that The Man walked back into the mirror, mimicked what I looked like and froze. Keith looked at me and then laughed.

"Well kid, don't you worry. We might actually need to recruit people for this plan leader is trying to make perfect." Keith walked out the door still laughing; I glared at The Man in the mirror. I knew it wasn't his fault and I have no right to glare at him but, he was the only one in the room at the moment. The door didn't stay closed for long, after about two minutes it swung open and banged against the cement wall. I look to see my team pouring in, Tyler and Saya helped me out silently. It was Tiff who spoke up for the rest of the team.

"I thought the monster died?! More importantly I thought you were over their death! Seems to me your not-"

"Tiff enough."

"I won't Saya! Because of our Captain fucked up we get in trouble for it! You do know we might be banned! I am so not-"Tiff was interrupted with Tyler's fist, Tiff wailed and fell to the floor blood ran down her cracked lip. I got up from my seat quietly and glared at Tiff. I know, I made a mistake but we're human, we're bound to make mistakes every once in a while. Except Tiff she is no exception, she fucks up once I'm killing her.

"He will explain, I trust him." I turned to Tyler nodded giving him a silent thanks in which, he nodded back. I got up and left the room and building. I walk past the main office and down the hall; if I paid attention I would have noticed the glares that people were sending my team. As I head out of the building and down three flights of stairs I hear Tiff making comments and Saya telling her to shut up that alone reminded me that this is the present, not the past. That I need to let go, Skittlez is dead and I have to accept the fact that I have to kill her one day. I turned heading toward our house. Every team has a house they live in; it's also their meeting spot and base. We walk in silence.

Suddenly I am not walking with my team; He has joined me in walking. I don't pay any mind to him, I keep my eyes straight not wanting to draw attention from the people we are passing or even my team. He speaks softly as he glides along by my side, his eyes also straight. "You will not kill her, you can't kill her." I glance at him and he to me, I then looked back at my team seeing that they were preoccupied with each other they won't notice me talking to this stranger. I speak lowly just in case, "I do what I must. If that means killing my best friend I will."

He laughs a soft hearty laugh and his cheeks glow red from it. He looks at me with eyes of understanding, eyes that make me growl lowly. The stranger speaks in a whisper but to me sounds like it was echoing, "Because of loneliness, hope is just self-satisfaction." I looked at him in question not understanding what He is trying to get at. He only smiles and says; "You are lonely and actually want your best friend back, but your also hoping to finally get over the loss of losing her, so you are trying to satisfy yourself from that empty feeling by rejecting what you truly feel." His words faded alone with him until he was gone and his words rang throughout my brain. I must have been talking to The Stranger for a while because I have reached our house.

Our house is a two story building that has a wooden porch that warps around the house. The house itself was a brick house with a black tile roof, and front door. On the porch was a wooden swing and chairs. The drive way held three cars all of which are Jeeps, one black, green and blue. I had the green Saya the black and Tyler the blue, we didn't get Tiff one because she's a horrible driver. The lawn was a luscious green with work out machines and a boxing ring in the front yard. The house was surrounded by a black 5'3 wooden fence with barbed wire on the top for safety. I went to the gate and scanned my hand on the scanner; I stood back and waited for entry. I heard the locks of the metal gate unlock and the gate slowly opened showing the world our house, my home. I walked across the lawn and unlocked the front door, and went to sit on the couch.

"Like I said, all I wanted to do was confirm if it was her or not. I knew she wouldn't attack me because she would have done it rather than crouching. The only reason she went ballistic is because of the siren, Hunter's ears are apparently very sensitive." I look at my team who sat on the love seats and floor in front of me.

"I understand, if I was you and Victoria was my little sister, I would have done the same." Tyler said softy and Saya agreed Tiff was the only one not budging, she said I should have killed the monster. Tyler and Tiff got into a fight and I went to get a glass of water. I didn't get past the arch that leads to the hallway when I remembered our mission in five days.

"Guys meet me in the meeting room in five minutes we are going over our mission." I turned around to see if they were listen, I got three "Yes sir's." satisfied with that I went to the kitchen. The kitchen was down the hall and to the right, past the stairs. When I entered I headed for the fridge but for some reason I changed my course and headed to my room. For some odd reason I have the urge to be in my room, like it held some importance. I didn't know why my room was calling out to me. I went up the stairs passing Saya who was heading to her room, went down the second floor hallway passing Tyler's room who was blasting his music. My room was the last one down the hallway, the door was a jar; the strangeness was that I locked it when I left the house. I suddenly became alert; I took out my pistol that was strapped to my leg and cautiously and slowly headed for my door.

When I entered the doorway all was silent, nothing seemed to be out of place, stolen or even replaced. I stepped in my room just to make sure; when I hear a sound on something sticking I looked down to see that I stepped on shredded duct tape. I don't remember duct tape being in my room…I looked around the floor to find many shredded duct tape pieces. Upon this sudden finding I figured it would be a duct tape of a Hunter, that a Hunter broke in and for some odd reason they took off their tape.

I was now in the middle of the room trying to find a Hunter or something the Hunter left behind. If a Hunter got passes the gate and able to break into my house without destroying anything it has got to leave something behind. I looked at my bed to see The Stranger sitting on my bed like he owned it and staring at the tape, his face a look of deep thought. I ignored him and sat on my computer chair, put my gun on the desk and relaxed kicking off my shoes. I sighed and wiggled my toes and proceeded to take off my socks.

"The door." I heard The Stranger say in a smooth calm voice. I looked at him and asked what he meant; he only repeated what he said and closed his eyes and laid down on my bed. I glared at his helpfulness but looked at my closet door, finding nothing out of the ordinary I sighed and leaned back in my chair. This Stranger is so helpful, giving me an incomplete sentence to decode, not only that but he has his nasty feet on my bed. I'm going to have to wash my sheets later, what a pain. I spun in my chair and it stopped facing the main door that is now closed.

My eyes widen and I sucked in my breath, on the back of the door something was nailed. By nailed I mean by the nail was smashed in as if a person hammered it in with the palm of their hand or head. Hanging on that nail that is rusted, is a neon green and black jacket. I got up from the chair that it rolled back and slammed against the wall; I went over to the door and grabbed the jacket off the nail. When I removed the jacket my eyes widened.

Not only has Skittlez broken into my house without alerting the alarm, she came in without destroying anything and she hammered a nail in to hang her jacket as a sign that it was her. Not only that but she left a message for me, and this message isn't very nice and it put me on edge.

"Traitor."

I turned to The Stranger that spoke I was surprised that I found him right next to me; I didn't even hear him walk. I wouldn't hear him anyway because apparently he doesn't walk but glide. I looked back to the door and gripped her jacket in my hand that my knuckles turned white. On the door was the word traitor written in blood. The blood was smeared and messy and it dripped down the door giving it a horror movie effect. I didn't understand what she meant by traitor, I did her no harm and I'm not going to. The only reason I am in Z is to find her and she leaves me this?! Has she lost her mind I mean really?! I do all this work and deal with crap and dumbass people to try and find her, and when she finally appears after three years she does this!

"How could she do this!?" I yelled but careful not to be too loud for my team to hear and bust on me talking to Him. I turned to him for an answer; he just kept staring at the message with sad eyes. Feeling a headache coming on from all this I threw her jacket harshly to the wall next to me, growled, and flopped down on my bed. My face met with black pillow I looked at Him when I heard him talk.

"It is because you have chosen the wrong side."

"I chose to live and l checked it was the right choice." I yelled at the end of the sentence. He looked at me and I saw that he was now right in front of my bed. I looked up to look at Him in the eyes.

"There will be a war."

"Yes, I heard Leader is planning a war."

"You know who?"

"Who Leader is going to war with? He didn't tell us."

"Remember, you need two people for chess. Look around and you might find an army." With that He touched my head and He was gone, I didn't even have time to flinch back. I heard a knock on my door and I hollered for them to come in. Saya opened the door, bowed and told me that everyone is now in the meeting room.

The meeting room only consisted of a large table and chairs and in the left corner is a water cooler. In the back was a white board and on top of that was a screen we pull down for videos. As I entered I sat at the head of the table since I am their leader. To my left was Saya and to my right was Tyler and Tiff waiting quietly for me to begin.

"You've all heard we're going to war?" I spoke up and everyone looked at Tiff since she and Leader have a close bond.

"You know about that?! It wasn't supposed to be out until the plan was fool proof!"

"Well I want to know what or who, we are going to war with. Tiff you will not speak of this with Leader, you will try and find out all about this war. Same goes for you two." I looked at everyone to see if they were listening when I got three nods I continued. " As for our mission in five days we will being briefing what we are going to do with Leader and with some of the other teams, since they will be aiding us throughout our mission." I heard three yes sirs and I nodded my head in approval. I have a bad feeling about this war Leader is planning.

"Alright let's get this meeting over with." I said while pressing a button making the screen come down and turn on showing squad 50 and 30 and Leader who had a black screen.

"50, 30, Leader let's begin with this meeting shall we?" I said while leaning back in my chair feeling relaxed.

I heard grumbled from the other teams from my lack of respect towards Leader but Leader didn't hear it for Leader laughed.

"Always getting to the point. That's why I like you 43." I closed my eyes and told Leader that I just like to get things over with.

"As do I 43, as do I. Now for your mission on eliminating section A95. But before I forget I want you to find two Hunter's. These Hunters are to be brought to me; they have caused much trouble for me. One goes by the name Nathan; he wears green pants and navy blue hoodie. He is almost always accompanied by a female hunter who wears a black and neon green hoodie and moldy green pants. She has amber hair, bring these two in alive and I will handle the rest. "

Everyone went on about the mission but I was frozen from what just happened in the last 24 hours. I finally pieced it together and I have no clue what to do. Skittlez came to find me because it was something important, the message she left was because somehow she found out about this. She knew she would have to abandon her hoodie so she wouldn't get caught. She left both of those messages for me because I am at the moment a traitor. Even what He said is all clear now. I have to hunt down and turn her in and who knows what they would do to them!

I am going to leave my best friend for dead yet again.

Man, my head hurts from soooo much words _ Well its not really that much but you get what im trying to say!