Chapter 16
ALL's POV
"Ok Alan take a left here" "got it" they were going to arrive at the safe house in a few minutes it was located in a small town a few miles away from another city, "is that it Adrian" "yeah it is everybody we're here" "ugh finally I need to stretch" Seth groaned. They got out and Adrian entered the code and the steel door opened and they walked in, "this place is very nice" Elena said as they looked around. There were a total of five bedrooms each had two beds and a master bedroom in the back, Cole walked in the kitchen and checked he cabinets and there was food in each one and he smiled. "We really should heat some of this up" "are you gonna do it" Jack said, "let's get Aaron to do it" "he's probably about to bang his girlfriend again" "actually I'm right behind you guys" their eyes widened and slowly turned around smiling nervously. "So are we still gonna heat it up or not" Aaron said as he grabbed it and unwrapped a few of the meats and put them on a plate before in the oven and turned it on, "You guys can go watch TV I'll call you when it's ready" they nodded and walked away.
Seth walked in carrying all the bags and set them down and walked in the kitchen, "what're you doing" "you know what I'm doing" "I know just say it" "…cooking" he laughed before saying "you're like a Mom sometimes" "or the only person that's good at cooking in this house" "and that's the truth" he smiled before the food was ready. He put some gloves on and took the food out the oven and turned it off before setting the timer for five minutes, "hey where's Sam" "playing with your little sis seems to me like they've become good friends" "tell me about it when she's not with me or Elena she's playing with him".
There was a scream and Aaron looked up only to be tackled by Elena "AARON THERE'S A RAT IN MY ROOM GET IT OUT" "you're freaking over a rat" "yes now go get it out" he sighed and got up with her still on him and walked to her room, "where is it" "over there" she pointed at the corner and he saw it and laughed before saying "how you gonna go through a zombie apocalypse but still freak out over a small rat" "because I'm a lady" he rolled his eyes and picked it up by the tail and threw it out the window. "There happy" "yes" she kissed him on the cheek and hugged him making him chuckle and return the hug, "ok I gotta go tell the others dinner's ready you can go downstairs now" he walked out and went to Adrian's and Alan's room and knocked before saying "dinner's ready".
They were all downstairs now eating while Aaron had put his plate in the microwave and cleaned up the dishes and things, he used a tentacle to rinse a few of the dishes off while he washed another. "And who says men can't multitask" Alan said causing him to laugh, he put the last dish up and got his plate and began eating. "So how'd you all meet exactly" "oh you wanna here that story eh heh very well it started when I needed to get a job".
Flashback (Aaron's POV)
"Ok Grandpa I'll be careful bye" I said hanging up and got out the car and walked in the gun store, "hello son how may I help ya" "are you Mr. Whittaker" I asked "yeah but call me Richard and don't get me confused wit my brother Isaiah he works the gun shop in the south" "well I'm Aaron I'm here for the job interview" "ok come on shop don't open up til another hour any way and grab a gun" I nodded and grabbed the combat rifle and we got in his car and he drove. "You got your gun license" "Yes Richard" I said and he smiled.
We reached the gun range and he set up a dummy and gave me a nod, I aimed and took the safety off and fired hitting it in the head then the chest then shoulders and finally the stomach. "Damn son I ain't never seen someone get a perfect on this range other than me" I smiled and he took me back to the shop, "ok Aaron you'll start working today and remember the number one rule" he got up in my face and said "keep your gun by your side at all times understood" I nodded and he smiled. "Good cause we ain't been havin the best visitors lately".
I stood at the counter and looked at my rifle; I attached a silencer along with an ACOG scope and a laser sight too. The bell rang and I looked up and saw three people walk in, "hello my name is Aaron how can I help you" "why do you have your gun on you" "in case of an emergency" the tall one nodded and asked "how much does a sniper rifle, a shotgun, and a assault rifle cost" "depends on what type of gun you getting come on" I led them to the sniper cases and the tall one grabbed the hunting rifle, the buff one grabbed the combat shotgun, and the one wearing a hoodie grabbed a M16."Hey Richard I'm taking these guys out to the firing range real quick ok" "ok have fun".
I got in and began driving and asked "so what's you guys' names" "Seth" "Cole" "Jack" "nice to meet you guys you all have licenses" "yeah" "good you guys ever fired a gun before" "only pistols" I nodded and we reached the gun range. "So I'll set up some dummies and we'll see how you do" I walked and pulled three targets out and walked behind them. They fired and I waited until they were done and expected each one of the targets, "pretty good you all missed a few but you did well" "well why don't you try" Cole said "ok". I set up another one and backed up farther than they were and aimed and fired, each bullet went in and I reloaded and smirked. "Show off" I laughed before my phone rang "hello" "hi Big Brother" "hi Anna how are you doing" I asked "good Grandpa made some ribs and wants you to come back once you get done with work" "ok love you" "love you too Big Brother" she hung up and I put my phone in my pocket. "So who's Anna" "my little sis" "oh" "yeah" we laughed for a moment before saying "we should get back".
We got in the car and I drove back, I noticed a car was driving close to us and turned only to see a pistol pointed at me. "SHIT GET DOWN" we ducked and I steered the car to the side of the road and jumped out and loaded my weapon and fired at the driver driving them off the road, I walked down the road and pulled the passenger out but he tackled me and tried to stab me but Seth stopped him and threw him before helping me up. "Thanks" I noticed he was reaching for his pistol and ran over and punched him in the face and he swung but I blocked it and wrapped my arm around his and punched him three times in the stomach then in the face knocking him out, "dang he got knocked out" Cole shouted and I nodded and took his gun and his license and we got back in the car.
"You guys can have the guns free of price since Seth helped me out" "thanks man" "anytime" they left and I sighed before walking back in the store, "so some guys tried to take ya out did they" "yeah but thanks to those guys I came back in one piece" "ok you can go home early if you feel like it" I nodded and walked out before deciding to take a walk around the city. "Um excuse me but have you seen a little kid by the name of Sam" I turned and looked at the teenage girl before shaking my head "I'll help you find him if you'll let me" "ok thanks because he's my boyfriend Cole's little brother" "oh I know him I just ran into him not too long ago" "ok let's go" she grabbed my hand and we began looking. We searched for about ten minutes before we found him sitting on a fake horse swinging back in forth laughing, "hey Laura what took you so long" he asked and she sighed before saying "don't scare me like that and thanks um what's your name" "Aaron" she gave me a short hug and I walked back to my car and got n and drove home.
Time Lapse: 3 weeks
I ran up the stairs having to dodge my infected friends as I tried to get to safety, "almost there" I dodged another rock and pushed the door open before seeing the helicopter. "COME ON" one of them yelled and I sprinted and jumped and he grabbed my hand and pulled me up and I sighed, "get us out of here" he said and I looked down as they all ran out and stared at me. "I'm sorry guys" I began to cry as I held my face in my hands, "Elena I never found her" I said "Elena wait are you Aaron" I turned and nodded "I'm her older brother Adrian" "oh nice to meet you".
End Flashback
"and shortly after that there were 'complications' and I became infected" "ok so anything else I need to know" "I can bake a great chocolate cake" "GET IN THE KITCHEN" I laughed and got up and grabbed any empty plates and put them in the water and began to grab cake ingredients. 'Glad I took cooking class'.
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