The weather is freezing and it's only getting colder, my nose and ears feel like they're falling off. Yet, I can't complain since our Elite suits are thermal and David's team's uniform are just a hat, T'shirt and pants; they must be cold. I also felt bad for Skittlez and her team- I talked with Skittlez andI've learned that her eye sockets must be warm not hot and not cold otherwise it throbs and apparently that's real painful. I feel bad for her team because they have to deal with Skittlez's complaining.
I breathed though my mask to keep my face from getting cold, along with our suits our masks were also thermal. I was in the backseat huddled up trying to keep warm, yes it's thermal but there are drafts. The mask itself had no color, it was black and flat and the only hole it has was for the eyes.
Back at the barn I tried to draw, sadly it was HORRIBLE I can't even tell you! There was no pens so I couldn't ink and I only found a yellow colored pencil, YELLOW! I WAS DRAWING KARIN FROM D-LOID AND I ONLY HAD YELLOW! Karin is PINK!
The normal infected seem to be slowing down as it gets colder while the special infected didn't seem to be affected by the weather at all. The whole zombie thing was confusing so I don't want to think about it before I confuse myself even more. The leaves were falling making at least something pretty and colorful, but that just reminds me that things are dying and that's just depressing.
We were currently in Pennsylvania looking for a place to rest for a few days, oh and that only took a week or two because we had to go on side roads and then roads were blocked and we had to wait for a Tank to move the cars and then roads were destroyed so we had to drive on grass and shit, it all was very frustrating. Tiff was complaining the whole time, she had such a big mouth you could probably hear it for miles.
I looked at my team to find Jacob poking M on the cheek and M getting pissed real fast. "Oh my God if you don't stop I'm going to hurt you." Jacob started to poke more furiously he put on a big frown his eyes widening as if saying "Try it". Marcelo bit Jacob's arm for about a second before he started gagging saying that he would die because Jacob has "cooties". I leaned back in the seat thinking back on the last few weeks.
Daniel died which sucks since I didn't really know him, and now I can't. He seemed like a cool guy. Then Ash, awe man Ash I feel bad for her again I don't know much about her but she's a nice Witch and she didn't deserve what she's going though. She's been quite lately so I'm guessing she's still in morning. I looked at the other team to find that everything was normal. Tiff or as I like to call her "It" and Tyler are arguing, David is annoyed and ends up blowing up on the both of them. Speaking of David he's been edgy lately, I even seen him mumble to himself but if anyone asked he would blow up saying that he wasn't and that we need to get off his back. Tilting my head so I can see V's car I saw Nathan trying to hold V's hand but like always she swats it away. Ash just sits there wrapped up in Daniels jacket that V handed back to her.
I saw Nathan say something or growl something I don't know but V turned around to yell over something. "WE ABOUT TO ENTER A CITY! LOOK FOR A MALL CAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE STAYING FOLKS!" She plopped down putting her feet on the dashboard. I leaned forward, "A mall?" I couldn't understand why we would be at a mall, wouldn't that be dangerous? There would be zombies all over the place, not only that but looters would either have the place on lock down or they would already looted, there would be nothing left in that mall that could be of any use. Then again if there was survivors the mall would be a place for them to make their own since it has many stores that could be of use if it wasn't looted.
Jacob looked around to find any sign that would lead to a mall but he answered, "I'm guessing it's because there are supplies there that might come in handy." M wasn't buying it he said that we could just go to a store or go back to a Wal*Mart. I could agree with M but last time we went to a Wal*Mart Jake said that the place was crawling with infected and that the place cleaned out of any real good supplies. Nodding I went back in my seat to look for any sign of a near by mall.
I was getting bored, it's been twenty minuets since we entered the city and the sun was out and about but the warmth of it was gone. The clouds were taking up the sky but rather than New York these clouds were white like it wanted to snow. The city was destroyed but most of the buildings haven't fallen and by the looks of them they seemed sturdy. The road was only cracked and the cars were all on the sidewalk and inside buildings making the drive smooth. The buildings weren't on fire so the sky was clear of any smoke or black clouds giving the air a nice smell, not like you're breathing in second hand smoke like in New York.
The city was one thing but the infected were another, they are everywhere and though they are slow they seem more hostile. Even with the special infected team with us these normal infected would run up to the jeep trying to get in. We would be out of ammo before we even reach the mall if the infected keep attacking us like this. "Mall!" Tyler yelled pointing to our right. I read the sign seeing that the mall was actually two streets ahead. When we turned to the mall M whistled stating that the mall was pretty big. To be honest I was hoping that there was some art supplies in one of the stores so I can get back to drawing, I miss it, so I want to bring out the old rusty hand and start to draw again.
When we got into the mall we pasted a working water fountain and you know what that means? Working water! And hopefully lights but it seems that only a few work. The mall was surprisingly empty of any infected which gave me a red flag because no zombies means that people are guarding the place. I looked into the gated stores as we past them, seeing no sign of life I just figured that they moved on not to long ago. For what reason they would want to leave such a place scares me a little but I'm not going to judge the place just yet. We went to the second floor by walking up the escalator, Tyler suggested that we camp out in a mattress store with and I quote, "If I sleep in the car with Tiff's stank one more time I'm cutting off my nose." so it was decided that we would sleep in said store. Not that I minded cause sleeping on a real bed would be nice.
We were lucky cause the first store on the right was the mattress store and guess what, they have example beds with a full bed set with pillows and everything. When we walked up to the gate we found it locked with a pad lock. "Oh no, not today! I refuse, don't tease me life!" Tyler was on his knees slamming the butt of his gun on the lock. "Don't! Tempt! Me!" With each word he got red in the face slamming the butt even harder on the lock. I flinched with the intensity of the hit. With the last slam the lock broke and man he was fast throwing that lock away and flinging open the gate. Tyler ran to one of the example beds one that was a white queen size been with a black bed frame. He jumped on it and was out like a light.
"He has no scene of danger does he?" I asked David who flinched when I talked. "H-huh oh ah yeah." When he walked in the rest of us behind him. I was concerned not only is he going crazy but he has bags for days under his eyes. "I haven't been on a bed for years!" V yelled running to a red king size bed jumping on it before she went under the covers. "I wish I was able to get tired so I can sleep in this bed cause it's soooo comfy oh my God so comfy." I looked around the store when I saw the windows, I didn't like how you can see in since it could be dangerous. "Hey Jake come here." I called still staring out the window.
When he was next to me I asked if we should cover the windows with some of the mattresses for safety reasons, he thought about it for a few before agreeing. I called over M and Nathan to help with the set up. I would call Skittlez but I doubt her strength and David and Ash are unstable for any chore. We put the twin size mattresses up against the windows we doubt that anyone would sleep on them anyway.
Once we were done with the windows David called for a meeting by the entrance door. I gave Jacob and M a look, we three didn't like how David thought he was the Boss out side of the Dome when he was clearly losing his title of "Leader" with every waking moment. I never really thought of David as a leader anyway, it was just something about him that screamed...I don't know, just I never had that kind of respect for him, a friend yeah sure but definitely not a leader.
I made my way over to David to see what's up, not that I had much of a choice really, if he found out I wasn't coming I would have him suspicious of me. Don't ask, he's changed like I said before. "Yeah?" I asked along with everyone else. "I'm assigning jobs to everyone, we need a system." His wide eyes looked to each of us like a scared cat while his voice still stood strong.
So he's ordering us around now huh? What nerve!
"I want Skittlez and Nathan to scout the inside, with your noses and hearing I'm sure you would find anything...out of place. Marcelo I'm sure you can handle finding out which stores are locked and which are free to roam. Ashley I want you to...ah... hang out here I don't believe you are ready to wonder around just yet with your condition. Cristina I want you to scout the outside to see if the area is safe, kill anything that could be dangerous human or not shoot the gun two times three seconds apart if an emergency. Jacob wait at the mall entrance and wait for Cristina if you hear the shots, act."
I could tell that no one liked the way they were ordered around and I had quite enough of it. "What about you and Tyler?" I asked since he said nothing about it. His wide eyes slid towards me. "We stay here and guard the base." I was astonished by this nerve he has. "So we go out to do the dangerous stuff and you just get to stay here and hang out with your boyfriend and do nothing?" I put my hand on my hip as I glared at the "Leader". Everyone knew what's going to happen next, it was a normal thing with David now, you question him and he blows up.
3,2,1 and- "Excuse me?! I need to stay here and watch this place! What happenes if someone comes back to claim it? We'll come back to be ambushed or killed and all because Tyler and I weren't guarding it! Ashley can't because she's not in her right mind because of Daniel- not that she was in her right mind to begin with but-"
"SO IF THAT'S IT THEN NATHAN AND I WILL GET GOING! OK BYE!" Skittlez dragged said Hunter out of the store. David started to talk under his breath as he walked to Tyler and I even saw him laying down on the bed to sleep. "Whatever." I hushed under my breath slaming the door shut behind me. I marched down the esculater with a quite Jacob behind me. "Can you believe him?!" I threw my hands in the air turning to face Jacob not really caring if I slip and fall down the esculater. "Not really but we'll just have to deal." Jacob squeezed by me shurgging his shoulders.
I stomped behind Jacob complaining about David the whole time until we reached the entrance of the mall. "Good luck." I spun around to see Jacob put on his mask and leaned against the wall crossing his arms. "Atleast you get to just stand there, I have to actally go out and look! Alone!" I lifted my mask to make sure he knows that I'm giving him a stare. "Exactaly I have to stay here and wait while you go and have fun."
"You think going out alone in the world is fun?"
"Yup."
"...Well OK I'ma get going." I made my way around the mall checking my ammo, seeing that I have enough I put my mask back down and looked around. Well no zombies yet, everything seems fine and dandy. I jogged to the back of the mall just wanting to get this stupid thing over with. I stopped when I was right in the middle of the back of the mall, I looked around, whistled and waiting to see if any zombies were in the area. When none came I was going to start my way back around but a soft cry stopped me.
"What?" I whispered to myself as I raised my gun. A Witch? I heard the cry again yet it seemed to be heading towards the mall. A walking one too, it seems to be only one. I walked toward the sound, there was no way I was going to let a Witch freely wonder around the mall. I could assume that it was a friendly but Nathan nor V said anything about friendly special infected in this state, so I can only assume that it was a hostile.
I peeked around a bank to see a freaking Witch right around the other side of the corner. My eyes widened as we made eye contact and I can say that we were both startled. We both gasped, I was the first to react I backed up as she freaked out doing her warning growl but I didn't think she would skip her animal growl and go straight to the attack. I was caught off guard as she bolted towards me her claws outstretched ready to strike me the moment she's close enough.
I sprinted back to the mall once I was close enough I 360 no scoped landing a head shot, but that didn't stop her, it only pissed her off for she also gained speed. I was thrown into the brick wall of the mall as she attacked my side. I quickly picked myself up completely ignoring the burning pain in my upper arm. I knew I was bleeding and I also knew that she could of scratched me in that attack; but I don't have time to worry about that Witch's won't stop until their victim is dead. I ran to where my gun was tossed in the attack but that Witch was smart, rather then chasing me from behind she ran around me to where my gun was so I couldn't get to it. Slitting into a halt I watched in horror as she raised her clawed hand. I didn't want to see my death happening so I tightly shut my eyes readying myself for the pain that's yet to come.
When I pictured my death I saw me giving my life to save another or...I don't know something that doesn't involve a crazy man giving orders. I know for damn sure that I didn't plan on dying by a Witch. I mean I have so much I still need to do, like kill Tiff and make fun of Jacey or even start shipping our group with M since he's into that. I meant he likes to ship people, not ship people with him.
I heard a gun shot and the Witch scream. So that's doesn't sound like me dying. Peeking one of my eyes open I saw her running away with her hands over her face, a usual sign of a retreating Witch...but she only retreats when she killed her prey, so what-?
"That looks nasty, you OK?" Surprised I looked straight to see a tall lean guy who looked younger then he looks. I didn't hear him nor see him so where did he come from? On guard I said, "Y-yeah u-um who are you." I side glanced toward my gun, if he tried anything I would have exactly three seconds to get my gun an shoot his brains out. In the meantime I got a good look at him clear blue eyes and golden bangs stuck up and his hair seemed long since he had it in a low pony tail. In truth he was pretty cute. He saw my glances and put his hands him in defense. "I'm not looking for trouble. My name is Lenard but my friends call me Len. I know this is sudden but I think we need to take care of that scratch, cause it's...swollen and leaking?" I looked down to my arm, stupid yes but I was curious. Indeed in fact it was leaking but it wasn't puss it was clear liquid, the blood was still flowing my sleeve was soaked with the red liquid.
I looked back at Lenard he kept looking back at my arm, he also seemed calm so would that mean he has backup and he's waiting on them. Does he even have a team and if so where are they? I looked over his person, he's clean, new clothes and properly heals wounds. OK so with this information he either has a team or he is very skilled in being by himself.
"I'm going to grab my gun and you're going to back up. Got it." He nodded a smile. OK as long as he does what I asked we would be on a good page. I reached out slowly making my way to my sniper, once in range I quickly scooped it up putting it in a position so if I needed to use it quickly I would have easy access. "So I don't see your teammates around." I took a step back. He lowered his hands to put them in his yellow jacket, "It's just me... I was an Elite too." I was going to take another step but this caught me off guard, my breath hitched in my mask.
If he was an Elite then he might be on a mission to track and capture us. He might have-
"N-No! Don't think too much in it, I'm an ex-elite. I left the Dome ages ago." I relaxed a bit but I was still on edge since there was a possibility that he could be lying. "How come I never heard of you."
"Because they erase Elites that betray them or tell everyone they're MIA."
"How come I never seen you then?"
"Cause I left before you joined probably."
"OK last question, why are you here."
"Hometown."
"No, why are you here, in this area around the mall."
"Oh, it's because I live there. Why? Do I have roommates?" I told him that my team is just camping there for a few before he head on out and asked if it was OK if he stay there. "Yeah it's fine I think it would be good to have some company." He smiled at me as we walked back to the mall. As I engaged in conversation with him I found out that not only is he cute but he's funny and actually a nice guy. As we neared the corner to the front I stopped Len. "I have to warn you about my team."
"Do I have to be worried?"
"When they first see you they are going to try and kill you then interrogate you."
"In that order?" I nodded my head. I was worried about Len cause he seemed like a good hearted guy and I don't want to have a good guy like him die.
When we turned the corner I saw Jacob tense at the newcomer I waved a sign that he's not a hostile. When we past Jacob I whispered that I need a change of clothes and to head up without me, at first he was hesitant but I urged that it was fine. When we entered Len told me that just right of fountain there was a store that I might like.
"You know, you can take off your mask. You can trust me." I forgot I even had it on. I said sorry while I took of the mask placing it on the hostler of my belt. I didn't get to see the stores name due to the letters that would usually read the stores name was gone not even leaving a left over shadow from where the letters were placed. I opened the doors triggering the lights on, I gasped at all the nice expensive looking clothes. "Wow man, these look too expensive to wear- fifty bucks for a shirt. I can't wear these nice clothes!" I put down the cute pink top. Len put his arm around my shoulders, "Hey when the world is like this you don't need money. If you really think about it these are technically cheap clothes."
I gave in, I basically ran around the store piling all the cute clothes on my arm to try on. "So this place safe?" I asked as I put two jackets on my overfilled arm. Len popped up from an coat rack. "Yup. All around the mall are traps, I was actually resetting and setting new ones when I saved your life." So he was the one that shot her, but I didn't see a gun...did I? As I walked over to the changing rooms asking what he shot the Witch with cause I didn't see any guns on him.
I stripped as I heard his answer,"I had a pistol that I wasn't too fond of so I threw it out when I shot the...Witch? You call them Witch's?" I threw the blue blouse out of the changing room not really liking the shape it took on me. "Yeah I have some friends who know everything about the special infected. They call that one a Witch, what do you call it?" I put on the lime green t'shirt with a blue butterfly trailing across the bottom corner of the shirt. I saw how short the sleeves were, not liking the shortness I threw it off in aggravation of not finding a shirt.
"I called them Whiner's cause it sounds like they're whining." I laughed thinking how Ash would take it of being called a Whiner. I was going to try on a black blouse when a pink winter jacket flopped over the changing room door. "I think you'll find this to your liking." I grabbed the said jacket giving it a good look before I even tried it on. The jacket was heavy and the material was soft, the sleeves had cuffs for fashion I guess? The jacket had a flap near the neck line that trails to the first dark brown button. The pockets weren't fake for once another plus is that it was pretty deep too. I put back on my white tank top then the jacket buttoning it all the way up leaving only the first and last button unbuttoned.
I gave a "bot bad" look as I turned on both sides making sure that I see all sides of the jacket seeing how it looks on me fully. "Hey how you know it would look good on me?" I smiled putting my hands to my blushing face. I heard Len laugh. "I use to have a sister, her and her friends are such diva's so I guess I just picked up on some of her fashion sense." I giggled as I picked up my Elite top half outfit.
Opening the door I said, "Well it doesn't go good with my combat pants." We both looked down seeing how it clashed we both laughed poking fun at it. As we walked out I thanked him for finding me the jacket. "I also like how it's long sleeve so it hides the scratch, I want to keep it a secret until I fix it up. I don't want to scare the team."
"You're a medic?" I laughed. "Someone has to in my Elite team." I stopped my laughing when he held out his arm across my chest in order for me to stop. I looked up at him questioning why he stopped me. Len looked up to the second floor, he squinted as he stayed silent. I poked his arm that was still out stretched in front of me to get back his attention. "I thought I saw a shadow moving up there." I looked up to the dark area of the mall to see nothing out of the ordinary. "I don't see any-"
"Cristina who's this?" We both looked ahead to see David with the rest of the gang. Everyone pointed their gun at Len, I didn't see the infected part of the team so I could only guess they are in the shadows. I was confused as to why they are so cold to Len, didn't Jacob tell them that Len was coming? What if David didn't believe him, what if he thought Len was a hostile or something? I'm confused. When I came out of my thoughts saw David was about to shoot Len I jumped in front of him spreading out my arms to cover more of his body. "Wait! He's nice I-I mean he's not hostile or anything. This is his mall actually he's letting us stay so I think we shouldn't kill our host." I held my breath awaiting everyone's answer. Seeing the group slowly put down their guns I let out a little air, eventually it was only David who still held firm of his gun.
"David, please." Tyler put his hand on David's shoulder. I saw David rela- I felt my gun get ripped out of my grip to be pointed over my shoulder to behind the group at Skittlez who had peeked her head out. My eye's widen as everyone pointed there guns again, David started to yell at Len to put down the gun. I flipped around so that I was protecting the group from Len. "Wait Len!" He looked over to me telling me that there Jumpers behind us. "They're with us! They're different trust me!" I saw that he was thinking on it before he sighed handing me the gun. I strapped my gun to make sure that it won't be taken since my hands can't do the job. Once again the group put down their guns and once again David started doing his one hundred questions.
"Name?"
"Lenard Kage, with a "k" but you can call me Len."
"You have a team?"
"Nope, only me."
"Where you from?"
"I'm an ex-Elite from the Dome."
"Why you leave?"
"The Dome is corrupted, they have no concern for the people and the safety of their lives. They are brainwashing their soldiers to blindly follow their Leader, while their asshole of a Leader sits on his ass complaining about his personal issues." David seemed to not trust Len at all. This is bad. "Fine, but if I see any funny business I'm shooting you." If this was an anime I would of fallen over. It was at this time everyone introduce themselves.
"David."
"The name's Tyler my friend."
"Marcelo!"
"Jacob."
Tiff was quite which was odd but I found out that she was checking out Len, now that got me a bit irritated, like, no one would date you don't even try Tiff.
"The name's Tiff sweet thang." Marcelo made the most funniest disgusted face at Tiff. "Oh my God, ewh stap. Tiff no, just don't talk, like ever." It was at this time that V came out to the front with Nathan close behind but he...he seemed to be trying to hide his face more. I shook it off and watched V sniff the air. "Someone's hurt." This got everyone's attention, this also got me nervous. She can't smell my scratch right? ...Right? I subconsciously touched my still oozing and burning arm.
V went up to Len giving him a big raspy sniff, gross. "New guy smells like banana's, I hate banana's." She walked over to me and sniffed my arm that was wounded. "You. C, why are you leaking?" I felt everyone's gaze. "What happened Cristina?" Jacob said, I looked and saw worry in his face and eyes making me feel bad for getting my leader worried. "I-I-I-"
"Cristina over here what attacked by a...Witch and I saved her from being food." Len stepped forward saving me from being a stuttering mess. "I want you to be looked at back at the store." David commanded I nodded and thus we walked back to the mattress store. I noticed a few things while walking back.
One; Tiff was so crushing on Len and was intensely flirting with him. Two; Len did not like Tiff, I'm happy. And three; Nathan is keeping his distance from Len trying to hide his face more then usual. I've also notice that David is keeping his distance from me like he's avoiding me on purpose which ticks me off.
Marcelo and Jacob were talking about who get's night watch, apparently it was M's turn and he's refusing to stay up late because he needs the sleep and "no one would want a cranky Marcelo" is what he's saying. Ash is engaging conversation with David and Tyler, knowing her she's probably trying to calm down David while Tyler was there for support. Skittlez on the other hand was trying to save Len from Tiff by trying to drift him towards her, I sent my silent thanks to her.
"Whore can you just go and fuck with your buddy over there and leave us alone!" I really need ear plugs to just block out her damn voice or something. Do they have those? "Come by that by me again?" V went dark, I gave her dark side a nickname which is what I say cause I couldn't think of anything else for it. "Oh dear." Len scooted over to me scared by the change in V, well you can tell he's not use to being around infected people. "You heard me, go take Nathan and go get laid. We all know you need it." I blinked a few times in confusion when I saw V smile brightly. "I'm so sick of you that I can't even express my hatred, so fuck you I give up." V gave a thumbs up to Tiff then jumped off ahead.
Len leaned over to me, "Is Tiff always like that." I rubbed my temple thinking back on all the stuff the bitch has said. "Yeah but this is her at her lowest level, she's much worse but since she likes you I guess shes toning it down." Len commented said that he rather date me then her anytime, that made me blush making me cover it with my hands. I giggled like a school girl waving off his compliment.
When we went back to the store I saw everyone already claimed their bed with an item of theirs. David and Tyler had the bed in the middle of the room, Marcelo had the white fluffy bed in the front right corner, Jacob had the green bed next to the covered windows, Tiff had an ugly orange bed in the back of the store and the infected didn't have a bed since, you know, they don't sleep. Len had elbowed me pointing over to the bunk bed section an excited smile on his face. He rushed me over to the bed claiming the bottom bunk, I had asked if he went in this store before. He had told me that some stores have a pad lock on them thus him not getting in it, he was surprised that we had gotten in. It was then that I had retold the story of Tyler breaking into the store.
I had grabbed my medical bag from my Elite top from the back then got to work on my scratch. I had to take off my jacket sadly to work on my wound which left me in my tang top. V, Nathan and Jacob was watching me while Len and Ash had left to get some food, and since Ash needed to eat he would accompany her to get something to eat. The rest of the group was around on the floor playing Twister. I had disinfected it, the whole thing sizzled and bubbled making me bite down hard on the cloth that I had in my mouth. V took a sniff then turned to Nathan before she turned to me and Jacob.
"I..have some bad news." Jacob and I exchanged looks not liking the bad news. "What?" We said at the same time. "You're changing." My heart felt heavy as my breath quivered. "You mean..?" She nodded her head sadly. "It's faint but I'm starting to ah, um,- your human smell is slowly fading. I'll ah leave you two alone." I grabbed her boiled arm before she could leave, she turned her head back with a questioning face. Tears brimmed my eyes at the question I was going to ask. "Will I turn into a normal infected or special, like you?" I wanted to know if I had the chance of being like them so I would at least be someone normal and not some...some monster. I don't-no I refuse to be an infected I rather die a human then be a normal infected.
"I'm sorry I don't know. I um, you can try to have Ash try and spit or put her blood in the wound but-"
"It would have to have been down right when the wound was created. I'm sorry but it's been too long to have you as a special infected." Skittlez looked to Nathan but he dragged her away to the other side of the store they could be alone I guess. I looked down my eyes blurred with built up tears but I refused to cry, I will not cry, I am not weak. It's OK I guess I'll live the rest of my days with no regrets. "Cristina." I looked up to Jacob whipping my tears, "Y-yeah?" He sat on the bed staring at my arm that has started to puss white. He sighed putting his head in his hands rubbing his face before he looked at me. "I failed you not only as a friend but a leader, I-"
"Don't"
"No Cr-"
"Don't, this is my fault so don't you dare make this your fault." I got up and clapped my hands, Jacob looked up asking where I was going. "We need to break the news to M." He nodded getting up too and we both headed over to where he was playing Twister. When we had reached where they were playing and if this wasn't such a sad situation I would of laughed. M was doing what looked like the crab while Tyler was across M's stomach his knee was holding up M's back. Tiff was looking like she was twerking for she was straddling the gap between M and Tyler while she had her hand in one of the corners so her ass was in the air.
"Oh my God Tiff you smell like fish."
"Tiff your non boobs are in my face region, move them."
"How about you both slit your throats so I can win."
When we neared M noticed us giving us a nod since he couldn't use his hands. "Sup?" He asked as Tyler spun for his turn. Jacob took the liberty to tell M that it was important, M took no time to drop out and when I say drop out I mean he made himself drop onto the floor. When we walked to the front of the store the one of the corner I couldn't break the news so Jacob stepped up and broke the news. I think M didn't know how to take it first me made a joke then it looked like he was going to cry but then it changed and he got mad that I got myself infected.
"Are you stupid C?! Dropping your gun in combat is for noobs!"
"Marcelo she feels bad enough lets not-"
"Shut your mouth Jacey."
"It's OK Jacob."
"We're back!" Len appeared with a bag, Ash and David came from behind closing and locking the door. I called over David knowing that I'm going to regret it, when I had told him he pulled his gun out about to shoot me, this caused an uproar. Once David pulled out his gun aiming that thing at my face my team took out their hidden pistols pointing it at said person. Len dropped his stuff to run to my side getting in front of me since I was too shocked to even move. Tyler dragged Tiff over Tyler tried to calm down David, Tiff did nothing , that wasn't surprising but the infected group stayed in the shadows talking among themselves which I found, disturbing.
"Put the gun down David." Jacob commanded. David was twitching and yelling about he was keeping the group safe if he killed me that we all lost out minds keeping a non special infected in the group and that we should kill me while I'm still human. "She could be different!" Marcelo was begging now. "No! Keeping her here would endanger us all-"
"Keeping you here seems dangerous!"
"I don't want to hear that from someone we just met!" I was scared, it seemed like I wasn't trusted, like I was suppose to be watched. I've been with this group and grew close to them and yet I feel abandoned, like I'm nothing to them now. Indeed there are some like my team that I feel I could fully trust but having someone treat you like a monster is unbearable.
I then realized something. I looked over to the infected group who was slowly making their way over here. This is must how they felt- no feel. Even with us as their friends they still must feel abandoned,...it's because they are abandoned, by humanity. Like how even though I am "infected" I'm still human and I can still function like them yet that isn't enough and I'm cased out awaiting my death from my friends. This is how they must feel all the time, they must be dreading the day they find their friends or family just so they could try to kill them.
"I believe V here can be of some help." Ash's voice broke my thoughts. Ash put a gentle hand on David's arm turning him slightly to face V. "You know how we can smell them becoming inhuman? Well, I was thinking that we- I mean I, would tell you when it's close to her becoming an infected so we can shoot her then!" You sure have a way with your words V, very comforting. David wasn't fully convinced he still held his gun firm, they rest put down their guns knowing that V would be the only one to calm down David.
"Oh come on~ David~. When have I ever deceived you?" Again, you really have a way with words. Really V?! That's not what you say in this type of situation!
"Almost twice a day!"
"I think that's exaggerated."
"No, it's not, we were going to have intervention after Halloween."
"Hey!"
"Your mom was going to bring cake."
"OK fine! I get it! But can you wash my hair, I think I got picky things in it and they keep falling in my eye holes." She said "eye holes" weird making David laugh. He must of forgotten about the whole thing because he put his gun away following V to the buckets of water in the back. I let out a sigh of relief thanking everyone for their help afterwards. "Hey Cristina want some Cheese-its?" Len held up two small bags of said junk food. I laughed grabbing one of the bags as I headed towards the bunk beds. I glanced over to Len, "So why'd you want the bunk bed?" He stopped mid crunch in thought. Swallowing he rolled in his bunk while I made my way up to mine, I peeked over the rail to look at Len. He looks cute laying down.
"Well I...had a sister we use to share a room, our bed was a bunk bed. She'd always got the top and I get the bottom. I...just wanted to remember back in the past I guess." He must of lost his sister, how sad. "W..What was her name?" He let out a chuckle, "My parents gave her a weird name so she would shortened it but I would always make fun of her name. It was Ringo, she shortened it to Rin." His eyes glassed over, a smile appeared. He must be remembering the good days. I also smiled as he seemed happy, I also kept quite to just listen to him telling about his life.
"I would always call her " onion Ringo" cause she hated onion rings, whenever I would call her that she would get so mad her cheeks would puff out that she looked like a fat bunny. Heh. When we use to fight mom would send us to our room but she would always forget that we share a room, so Ringo and I would end up beating each other with our pillows until one of us bleeds. Pfft. Now that I remember correctly she would always win, she did have that super strength." I listened the whole time up until he feel asleep. I would want to think that he would be dreaming about him and his sister fighting. Though it may be an annoyance then dreaming it now would be a nice escape from all this.
I got down from the bunk when I knew that he was sound asleep to find three people missing. David and Tyler were fixing up their guns, Ash was doing something with paper, M was playing on a DS and Jacob was whispering into his ear com. So Tiff, Nathan and V was missing, well that can't be good. Curiosity getting the better of me I made my way over to Jacob. "Where V and Nate and It?"
"I got Victoria to take care of her." I heard explosions over the ear com along with a laughing V and a screaming Tiff. I just stared at his ear com not sure how to bring up that screaming into a question. It's like I'm sickened but curious. "You know I don't even care." I threw my hands in the air. I started to walk back to the bed when Jacob called over asking if I was in the lest curious. "I don't even care!" I raised my hands as I gained speed. I threw my blanked over my head not caring that I wouldn't be able to breath later cause of hot air or something. But the moment I hit that pillow I was out.
The two weeks we stayed in the mall were fun, we forgot all about the outside world and it's horrors. Every two days Len and I would go out and fix the traps, we even bonded I started to think that he might like me or even started to like me. Tiff was trying to get her bony hands on him but he would turn her down every single time. He even blew up on her but that didn't stop Tiff, oh no that turned her on. For food we cleaned out two fast food shops, first it was the slushy shop then it was McDonald's of course it didn't taste like it use to but hell I haven't had a tasty hamburger in a long time. Don't ruin this for me. Beside the food and the free clothes shopping something was going on with Nathan and V.
I noticed it two weeks that they were gone almost the whole day and night, when they would come back it would be for an hour or two before they went off again. And even when they were here they completely avoided Len, when Len would try to talk with Nathan he would pull down his hood while V would distract Len's attention. Ash was no different, she kept to herself and just watched and listened. Whenever the two would be back she would talk quietly with them before she would go off to do her thing, when she would come back V and Nathan would take off.
I had asked the others about it but all they said was "Must be a dead thing". As usual M and Jacey fought that ended Jacob slapping the shit out of M with his fake arm. I even remember M needed help so he called over to Jacob asking him to "give him a hand". Jacob wasn't in a good mood so when M said that Jacob just threw his arm like a Frisbee that hit M square in the eyes. Let's just say M tripped and broke a lot of TV's. Not only that but Tyler and David became a man, that's right they did it. They thought they were all sneaky by doing it when everyone was asleep but I was on watch and I just so happen to walk by and GOOD LORD MAN. But at that time Len was awake and horrified the next day, he couldn't look them in the eyes the next day.
Today was our last night in the mall and I was in a beautiful dream about school surprisingly, but I wasn't in class I was at lunch eating and talking with friends about Vocaloid and their songs. I was fighting with him, he said my songs were dumb and overrated while I told him that he was being a bitch. But like I said I was having a good dream, the movement and creak of the bottom bunk along with whispers. I groaned not wanting to wake up just this second, yet I couldn't fall asleep. Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes I rolled over to see Len walking out of the store.
Where is he going? Looking to see who was on watch I found everyone asleep except Jacob, not surprising. I could follow him, but that's creepy! What if he catches me? But he looks like he's going alone what happens if he gets in trouble? But what if he's leaving?! I-I'll just go check up on him, I don't want him to get hurt. It would suck that the guy I like would get hurt because I was afraid of what he thought.
I jumped down quietly from the top bunk and grabbed my Elite top to help me keep warm from the harsh weather. I jogged to catch up with Len, I saw him going out the front door and towards the big nature walk park that was only a mile down the road. It was odd to have him go to the park, he has no bu- unless he was meeting someone. My heart tightened as I thought of him going to meet another girl. I was so into the thought of him with another girl that I accidentally bumped into a normal infected. My breath hitched and I quickly aimed my gun but the zombie didn't even move take notice of me.
I did a double take but the infected just groaned and walked on by, he didn't even...do anything. Then I remember what V said yesterday when I started to throw up blood. "First it's you getting sick then it goes by fast from there, then it's the other infected not taking notice in you, then you'll have urges for human flesh, and based on what you're going to be it's different. Since I became a Hunter I don't know what a normal infected goes though. Hope that helps." And now that I remember it was nice advice V. I took the infected power that it gave me and ran to catch up to Len.
I followed Len into the woods about three miles in off the path, by the way the moon is positioned it's about three in the morning. What the hell was he doing at three in the morning three miles in the woods?! Not to mention alone! So we're in the woods, does the woods have zombies in it? Nahhh even if they did according to V I no longer smell like a human. Zombies are the least of my worries not to mention it looks like he's meeting someone, or even a a group. I shifted my bullet proof vest making sure that it's in the right spot. I mean I would shoot some weird person hightailing me for a total of four miles.
Len stopped in a small clearing I crouched, hiding my lower body behind a tree and half of my body behind a tree. Since it was still pitch black out I shouldn't be able to been seen, feeling good I peeked out more.
I was surprised to see V and Nathan jump out in front of Len, I leaned closer as I saw that were about to talk.
"Do you know how early it is?! You woke me up, made me walk miles into the scary dark woods alone just so no one would hear us?!" Len threw his hands in the air. V and Nathan stood up like a human yet since they are use to slouching their posture isn't good. If you seen Death Note you can say they are standing like L. The only thing bad about my position is that I couldn't see V and Nathan's face only Len's, not that I mind since I like that face. Nathan and V took down their hood having Len to gasp, Len's face then contorted into that of glee. That's a big smile, I never seen him smile like that with me.
But I looked at Nathan cause I never saw him without his hood before. I never knew that he had light brown hair not to mention it stuck up everywhere. Nathan does seem like the guy who would pull off the messy hair look. His hair wasn't long long but long and not it was about under ear or something, come on don't judge it's dark, I got the moon for light!
"Nathan?!" The two boys hugged. Do they know each other? W-Why would Nathan hide from his friend. "Nathan it's so good to see you again man!" Len slapped Nathan's back before letting go of the hug. "It's good to see you still alive." Len laughed. After the real introductions they made small chit chat about family and friends.
"So this is your girl Nate?"
"Yup, she's a handful."
"And you're a huge perv." They all laughed, I was thinking I should head back and with each sentence I felt bad for following him, that was until the conversation took a dark turn.
"So you came here to keep that promise huh Nate." There was a long pause. Just by Len's tone I felt scared and worried. "I'm afraid so. To be honest I wish we never met."
Len shook is head, "I'm not. I'm glade actually it was nice to see you again and you're girlfriend." V was shifty, V is never shifty. Why is V shifty?! I watched as Len sat down on his knees, his hands on his lap and back straight. What is he doing? I don't get it, but I have a very bad feeling about this.
"No one followed you?" Nathan asked, Len assisted that he wasn't that everyone was asleep when he left and that Jacob was on watch so they didn't need to worry.
"Any last words that you want to get off your chest?" V asked. What do you mean last words. My heart beat raced not wanting to believe what I'm seeing. Are they making him or does he want to die? He can't want to die! We had a thing, he was going to ask me out I'm sure of it! He said he had something to tell me before we left! I wanted to run out there and stop this but I couldn't move. It was just like what happened with Saya, I'm freezing up and I can't do anything about it.
"I do. Nathan about-" What?! Nathan is- "And I have fallen for Cristina, I regret not telling her." That one sentence made me move, I shot up moving the bush and all. They all looked over that's when I knew why Nathan always hid it's because he-
"Cristina run!" Len I'm sorry but I have to say this-
"I love you too!" I screamed. Everything was like in slow motion for me as I stood there screaming out my confession as Len's head was slice cleaned off by Nathan. It rolled with a smile on it's face. I looked to them seeing Nathan glare such a nasty glare at me and V charging straight for me. Time sped back up as I took off back to the mall.
I have to tell, I have to tell them! It's all their fault that so many people died! If they just went to the dome, if they just turned themselves in then no one would have to die! But they knew! They knew all along what was happening and what was going to happen and they still kept us in the dark! They're traitors! Tiff was right for once! They only care about themselves, all of this would be over if they just turned themselves in! I knew I was getting myself lost but I heard Victoria's foot falls right behind me, if I slip up even once I'm dead! I know now why they had to kill Len. It's because he knew too much that they had to kill him off. It's because he knew that Nathan-
yay long chap donee~!