Shun

There were two grieving parents, my hurt leg, and hundreds or maybe thousands of zombies that know there was food inside this building. If we weren't in deep trouble, then I had to redefine the way I looked at the world. I was still on the floor, and one of the maids walked over to me and moved my leg. I took in a sharp breath as she did, and clenched my teeth. She apologized for causing the pain.

"Looks like you just have a badly pulled muscle. It should start feeling better in a few days if you try and stay off of it." A few days? We don't have that kind of time. I was rubbing my leg when Dan asked them, "Is the jet still here?" Kato stepped forward from the group and said, "Yes, it's up on the landing pad on the roof. But it was under maintenance when all this started."

The maid brought me a small bag of ice, and I placed it on my leg and asked, "Why can't you finish the maintenance, Kato? We've all seen you work on the jet before." The maid who brought me the ice said sadly, "When the zombies first appeared, some of them had gotten in the building. They were near the top of the roof, and we were able to lock them up there. We've slowly started checking each floor and taking them out floor by floor. It's a slow process, but we should get rid of them all eventually."

They actually trapped those monsters in the building! "How stupid can you all be! If those things break free then we're all fucked! Cause we sure as hell cant go out there!" I pointed towards the door where thousands of flesh eating beasts were trying to get in. I tried to stand up, but started to fall back down when I felt a set of hands catch me. It was Alice. She helped steady me, and I placed all my weight on my good leg.

"Thanks." She nodded her head, her hands still holding me. Alice looked down and saw she was still touching me, then blushed and took them away quickly. I knew I had a blush on my face as well. Kato was looking towards us, then said, "When we get rid of the last of the zombies, I'll head up to the jet and finish the repairs. In the mean time, how about you three rest up. I'm sure you'd all enjoy some food, showers, and a warm place to sleep."

The shower he mentioned sounded great at the time. We were all covered in dirt, sweat, and zombie blood. Dan immediately perked up and said, "You guys have food! Alright! Show me the kitchen!" Well, we did have food….. Alice said softly, "I think I'm going to take a shower." I added in, "Yeah. I think I am as well." The maid who brought me the ice, walked with me to one of the bathrooms in case my leg gave out again. When I was in front of the door I told her, "I think I've got it from here." She bowed and left back the way we had came. Hard to believe that the world is ending and they're still doing their jobs. That's loyalty.

I stepped in the bathroom, and turned the water as hot as I could get it. The steam didn't take long to start up, and I stepped into the hot water. The heat of the water was scolding, but it was just the way I liked it. There was so much steam, that you couldn't even see your hand in front of your own face. Once I had washed my hair, I turned the water off and stepped out. Sitting on the counter next to the sink, were some fresh, clean clothes.

I guess one of the maids brought them in here. They were almost a perfect fit. Just a little baggy though. I wiped away the condensation on the mirror and saw myself. My hair had grown longer, and I rummaged through the drawers for a pair of scissors. I found a small pair, and grabbed the wet locks and cut my hair just a bit above my shoulders. The black snips of hair had fallen into the sink, and I turned the water on and they washed away down the drain.

Feeling much better now, I sighed and opened the door. Compared to the humidity in the bathroom, the cool air of the hallway felt good as well. The steam that was left over from my shower rolled out of the open door and crawled past my ankles. I limped back into the main hall where the others were. They saw me and Kato told me, "You're just in time. We were just about to go and eat." My stomach growled at the thought of food. We had nothing to eat cause all of the supplies we packed into the car had been left there.

I took a seat, and Alice took one next to me. Her hair was still damp, and I figured she had just finished her shower as well. They had shrunk the portions to conserve the food as long as they possibly could. We didn't care. Food was food. It meant more energy to fight. In no time we had all finished our meals, and with full stomachs we were growing tired. With the endless rooms, we had a pick of any that weren't taken by the surviving staff. I took one that was close to the end of the hall, and opened the door. I would of normally checked to room for an unwelcome guest, but was too tired.

I limped to the bed, and flopped down and climbed under the soft blankets. It was like the first time I had felt luxury again. These kind of things, showers and food and beds, people took advantage of and didn't think much of it. But when you didn't have any of it, it was something you had to be thankful for. The mansion was quiet, except for the moans of hungry monsters outside.

They sounded like gusts of wind, but were just trying to break in. It was an eerie sound, and I began wondering how many people we knew were out there at the moment. I sighed. It didn't matter whether we knew any of them or not, cause they no longer knew us personally. Only as food. I was beginning to fall asleep, despite the sounds outside. I heard my door open, but I didn't get up. I felt something crawl into the queen sized bed and lay down next to me. That was when I opened my eyes, and saw Alice's back facing me. I blinked a few times, thinking I may have been having a dream.

But she was real. I sat up a little and said, "Alice? What are you doing in here?" She turned around quickly and seemed shocked that I was awake. "I uh, uh….I was scared ok. I heard those things outside and couldn't bare to be alone. I wanted to feel safe, and you're the only person I feel safe around, Shun." The moonlight filtering in from the window revealed she was blushing, and that she seemed ashamed to be scared. I felt a blush cross my face as I took her chin in my hand and brought her gaze up to mine.

"It may not look like it, but I'm just as scared. Everyone is scared, and all we can try and do is survive." It was true that everybody was scared, and if you weren't then you had some serious issues. I found myself getting lost in her brown eyes, and we were leaning in closer to each other. "Alice, I-I th-think-" I pulled away before our lips met, and didn't look at her. I heard her say, "Oh. I'm sorry. I'll go back to my room." I didn't stop her, even though I wanted to. My heart was racing. No, you can't be falling for her. We couldn't be together. Not yet at least. Once we were safe, then we might be able to. But not while we were running for out lives around every corner.

Alice

I felt foolish as I walked back to my room. Like there is even a chance for us. I wasn't lying when I said I was scared, that part was true. And so was the part about me feeling safe around Shun. But what I didn't tell him was that I just wanted to be next to him.

I felt just so foolish, and wished I could disappear. I didn't even think I could face him tomorrow morning. I was almost to my room, and I stopped at a door that lead to a staircase. I saw it had been locked, and figured that was where the zombies started. I kicked the door. It felt good to let my rage out, even if it wasn't doing much damage. I stopped when I thought I heard breathing. I was frozen.

Quit freaking out, Alice. They can't break through that door. A hand burst through the wood and grabbed at the air for me. The monster roared, and I screamed. I ran down the hallway, passing my room, and found myself faced with the end of the hall. I turned and saw four of them stumbling my way.

I felt tears roll down my face. I had never been overtaken by so much fear. I did the only thing I could think of; I screamed again. "Shun! Help me!" I hadn't even noticed Dan and other poking their heads out of their doors and seeing the zombies heading my way.

I was crying hysterically now, and leaned against the wall and slid down it. I had no chance. I couldn't scream from my sobs. All I got out was whispers. "Shun. Please help me." My eyes remained fixed on the sets of teeth coming my way. Help me….

Shun

"Shun! Help me!" I shot out of my slumber and frantically looked around. I had woken from a dream where the zombies were after Alice, and now I had thought I heard her voice screaming for me. I threw the covers off of me, and limped over to the door, grabbing my whip chain and sword on the way out. I was halfway running and limping at the same time, when Dan turned the corner and saw me. "Shun! Dude! You have to hurry! Those things got loose from the floor above and have Alice cornered! I couldn't find anything to hit them on the head with! Quick! Hurry!" It wasn't just a dream….

I was shaking with the thought of those things ripping into Alice like Runo did to Murucho. Dan's hand then slapped me in the face. "Did you fucking hear me, Kazami! You have to help Alice!" I shook my head, and ran in the direction of her room. My heart was racing faster than when we almost kissed. I didn't want to lose her. I couldn't bare to lose her. I was completely ignoring my hurting leg, and was running full sprint now.

It was amazing what the human body could do when something was on the line. I saw them at the end of the hallway, circled around what I knew was Alice. I heard her scream again. It sent chills up and down my body. "Alice!" The four monsters turned and found me, and bared their teeth. They didn't care about Alice anymore. They had found another meal. I held on tightly to the whip chain.

I used all my force and swung the chain. The chain sliced through the tops of their skulls, and the sharpened blade took everyone of them off. They fell to the ground in unison, but only one was still moving. I quickly took my sword, and looked down at the one living monster.

I glared at him and said, "Burn in hell." I swung the blade down and took off its head like a guillotine. He wasn't moving anymore. I then came back to Earth, and heard Alice's crying. I saw her curled into a fetal position, and her face was buried into her knees. "Alice!" I dropped the sword and ran over to her. She didn't know it was me, and when I placed a hand on her arm, she screamed and started swatting her hands at me in self-defense.

I grabbed her hands and tried to make her look at me. "Alice! It's me! Calm down! They're gone!" She was still crying, and I felt something think and warm go down my hand. I looked to see what it was, and saw a large bite mark with blood trickling out of it and onto my hand.

"They…They bit you…." The sick feeling I got after taking out Julie returned, and my eyes began to swell with oncoming tears. I began shaking my head and said, "No! This can't happen! It just can't!" Just like Alice, there were tears flooding from my eyes.

I then knew why Dan was so emotional when Runo was bitten, and wondered how he was still able to go on. At this moment, the only two things in my world was me and Alice. I didn't care that the staff and my friends were looking at us crying, or the bodies that were laying in the hallway. I had stopped crying, and felt something flip on in me. I said under my breath, "I'll kill every last one of them."

i may not finish this thing today. i forgot i have a halloween party tonight, and won't be back till late late late. :/ it may be finished up tomorrow. sigh. i was really hoping to finsih this up tonight. oh well. HAPPY HALLOWEEN! ~Copperpelt~