So I'm on a damn roll. Lol. Another chapter in the same week. Lol. I'm getting my old touch back. Hahaha. I'm still hoping I can get back to What Would You Do and For The Love Of A Daughter soon. Anyways, this is a Faking It chapter and things are getting crazy with them already. Enjoy!
Ankle Biters
"Liam finally answered his phone and said he and Shane are at The Twain. My dad still won't answer his phone though and I've called him about ten times already!" Karma cried. They were just reaching the checkpoint, expecting it to still be jammed with traffic, but it wasn't. At seeing the checkpoint now, they had preferred the jammed traffic. The checkpoint was destroyed; a few tents turned over, cars flipped, and a few small fires here and there. "Oh my god…" Karma whispered.
Amy carefully drove around the cars, trying not to hit anything. "Go faster Amy…" Lauren mumbled, looking around and seeing a few bodies here and there. Amy only nodded and went a little faster but still being careful into not damaging the car. They smoothly got out of the rough part of the checkpoint when Amy stopped the car. Lauren gasped when she turned back to the front and saw a little girl crawling towards them, trying to get up. "What happened, Amy? Why'd you st- is that a little girl?!" Karma exclaimed when she leaned over to the front.
She quickly opened her door and jumped out, running towards the little girl. "Karma! Get back in the car!" Amy yelled, quickly grabbing the gun and running after her best friend. Lauren looked frightened as she stayed back in the car. "Amy! Shit…" She mumbled.
Karma kneeled down in front of the girl and tried to help her up. What Karma wasn't expecting was for the little girl to push herself on top of her, and make Karma fall on her back, with the little girl on top of her. Karma shrieked and held the girl up, away from her when the girl tried to bit her. "Amy!" She cried, pushing her head as far back into the ground while the girl above her swung her hands towards Karma, trying to reach her. "Karma!" Am y yelled, finally catching up and pulling the girl off of Karma and throwing her over her shoulder. She pulled Karma up and turned back to the little girl who was crawling towards them.
"Amy, come on! Let's go!" Karma cried, tugging at Amy's shirt to try to get her back to the car. Amy, however, just stood there looking at the girl with sadness. "Amy!" Karma tried again but Amy only shook her head. She slightly turned to look at Karma with tears ready to fall out. "We can't just leave her like this…" She whispered. Karma calmed down a bit and cupped Amy's face.
"You saw what they do, Amy… we need to go before she bites us or more of those come around. Amy, please…" Karma pleaded, pulling on Amy's shirt again. The blonde however shook her head and looked at the girl before looking back to Karma. "Go to the car, Karma. Make Lauren turn away. I'm not leaving this little girl like this…" Amy said in a strong voice. As if reading her mind, Amy shook her head and gave Karma a stern look. "You wouldn't stand seeing me like this. You know I would want you to just kill me than be sick like them…" The blonde said.
Karma reluctantly nodded and went back to the car, letting a few tears fall. Lauren tried to ask her what was wrong but Karma only shook her head as she told Lauren to try calling her father and Farrah.
Amy sighed and looked back down at the little girl who was now at her feet, scratching the leather from her boots. Amy took a deep breath and leaned down. The little girl looked up at her and Amy then noticed the dead eyes. She felt her vision get blurry as she put the gun against the little girl's head, careful with not getting bit or scratched at either. "I'm so sorry…" She whispered. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. At feeling the girl's grab her arm, Amy pulled the trigger, slightly jumping at the bang. She held her breath, slowly opening her eyes when she was sure no tears would fall. Without looking at the little girl's body, Amy stood up, and walked back to the car, ignoring Karma and Lauren's stare. She started the car again and drove off without a word, mentally thanking the other two girls for not asking her any questions.
After a long drive and finally arriving to Austin, Amy finally spoke up; causing the other two girls two jump. "Have your parents answered?" Amy quietly asked. She looked through her rearview mirror to see Karma shake her head and look down. "How about our parents?" She then asked Lauren. "My dad said they were stuck in the house." Lauren whispered.
Amy nodded and drove into their town, gasping when they realized how wrecked it had gotten and how the streets were in complete chaos. There were some people getting attacked by those who were infected while others tried to shoot at them or beat them, but that didn't stop the infected. "Holy shit…" Amy mumbled as she drove through the streets. She saw The Twain just down the road and sped the car, ignoring the cries from people who were calling from help. "Karma, where's Liam's car?" Amy asked as she stopped in front the coffee bar. Karma pointed a few cars down from them and Amy nodded. She then turned around to face the other two girls. "Okay, here's what we're going to do. I'm gonna run in there and see if Liam and Shane are okay. If they are, I'll bring them out and help them get to their car in case any of those infected people try anything. Lauren, get on the driver's seat the minute I jump out the car. If by any case I can't make it back to this car, I want you to drive to our house, get our parents, go to Karma's for her parents and get the hell out of Austin. I'll get in Liam's car and follow you if they're good to go." She ordered.
Lauren shook her head, face paler than ever as she heard more screams and gun shots. "I-I ca-can't. I can't l-leave you." Lauren stammered, getting nervous by every second. Amy sighed in frustrated and grabbed Lauren by her shoulders. "Give me two minutes. If I'm not out by two minutes, with the guys or without the, you do as I say." Amy said sternly. Lauren was about to shake her head again but didn't when she felt another hand grab her shoulder. She turned and looked at Karma giving her a reassuring smile. Lauren finally looked back at Amy and saw the determination in her step sister's eyes and finally nodded.
Amy gave her a small smile and pulled her in for a quick hug. "Remember… two minutes…" She mumbled, pulling away and kissing Karma's cheek before she pulled out her gun, and ran out of the car and into The Twain. Lauren quickly hopped over to the driver seat while Karma jumped on the passenger seat and they looked at Amy running to the coffee shop.
Amy pounded at the door a couple of times but when she got no response, she quickly looked around, dodging a man who was running down the street. She ran around the bar and prayed to God that the back entrance was unlocked. She tried opening but cursed when it was locked. She knocked on that door and called out for the two boys. When she was going to walk away, the door opened and she was quickly pulled in. "What the fuck is you-"
"Oh my god Amy, thank god it's you! We thought you were one of the infected! And is that a gun?!" Shane said, hugging Amy tightly but pulling away when he saw the gun. Amy rolled her eyes at him and took a look around to see a few people taking refuge in the coffee bar. When seeing Amy, Liam quickly stood up and walked over to her and Shane. "Amy, how'd you get here? Where's Karma? Is she with you? I tried going to her house… but, the place was turned over…." He said sadly. Amy snapped her head towards Liam with wide eyes. "What?!" She asked.
Liam only gave her a sad look with a nod. "The door was broken in and it was covered in blood. There were a few bodies in there… Her mom's body… Her dad was missing an arm…" Liam explained. Amy gagged a bit before composing herself and looked at Shane with pleading eyes, only to see him nod in confirmation with a few tears rolling down his cheeks.
She cleared her throat and pushed the tears away and looked at them a bit more serious, remembering what her mission was. She pulled both boys to the side, careful to not attraction to them from the other people hiding there. "You have your keys, Liam?" Amy asked in a hushed tone. Liam nodded and pulled his keys out to show her. She nodded and quickly walked back to the back door. "Lauren and Karma are waiting for us in Lauren's car. I'll check if it's clear to go. We have to get to your car and then follow Lauren. We need to get out of Austin… out of Texas… They're going to quarantine this place and we need to be out of the state by the time they do. We're only going to get a few essentials, fill up our gas tanks and book it out of this shit place." She said. The two boys nodded and followed after Amy.
She took a deep breath before opening the door. She poked her head out, looking around and then nodding at the boys. She cocked her gun and ran outside, the two boys right on her tail. She looked back to see Liam and Shane running into their car. Once they started their car she ran back to Lauren's car only to see a few infected walking right to her. "Fuck!" She yelled, and backpedaled a bit. She could see Lauren and Karma staring at her with wide eyes. She pointed to the car and motioned for Lauren to drive as she turned around and ran to Liam's car. "Fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!" She cursed. She thanked god when Liam rolled the back window and she quickly jumped in. Lauren then drove past them, not even stopping. "Hurry and follow them!" Amy yelled at Liam, closing her window again.
"Oh, right!" He said and turned the gear to drive just as one of the infected hit the window on Amy's side. Shane yelled as Liam drove off, and followed after Lauren. "So where were you guys? Karma only asked where we were and that you girls were coming for us." Liam asked, slightly narrowing his eyes as he made a sharp right just like Lauren. Amy sighed, checking her gun over and over again. "We were on our way to Dallas to pick up Lauren's cake that she ordered for my mom's shower." She answered in a sharp tone. She wasn't really fond of Liam to be exact. He was, after all, trying to get at the same girl Amy was head over heels for. Both of them were trying to win over Karma: Liam, because he thought that Karma was a lesbian and was Amy's 'girlfriend' and Amy, because she was in love with Karma and was jealous of Liam because Karma wanted to sleep with him.
Sensing the tension between the two as they were staring at each other through the rear view mirror, Shane decided to speak up. "So where are we going?" He asked. Amy was the one to break the eye contact and leaned her head on the window. "To my house. We're going to pick up my mom and Lauren's dad and get some clothes. We can check your places out afterwards." Amy said. Liam shook his head.
"We can just go to Shane's afterwards. My family might as well be gone already." He said in a monotone voice. Amy and Shane decided to drop it as they finally reached Amy's house. "Do you want us to come inside with you?" Shane asked. Amy gave him a small smile and shook her head. "We need a car ready in case we need to make a run for it." She informed them. Both boys found that reasonable enough and nodded at her. She looked at Lauren, who was parked behind her and showed her gun with a nod. Karma and Lauren both nodded as Lauren jumped out of her car, Karma taking her seat, and ran into their house with Amy behind her. Amy stopped Lauren before the smaller blonde opened the door. Lauren understood and let Amy step forward. The taller blonde slowly opened their front door and poked her head in. "Mom? Bruce?" Amy called out. When she didn't get any answer, she opened the door more and slowly stepped in, gun ready in her hands. Lauren was holding on to her shoulders from behind, standing on her tip toes to look over Amy. "Mom!" Amy tried again. She felt Lauren jump when they head a slam somewhere nearby. "Stay back Lauren..." Amy whispered, stopping before the kitchen. She slowly walked into the kitchen, raising her gun when she heard a groan and was able to look at the lower half of a body. Lauren squeaked when she heard the groan but covered her mouth when she was given a stern look from Amy.
"Mom?" Amy tried one more time before finally stepping into the kitchen and dropped her gun, causing it to go off when it landed on the floor. "Mom!" She exclaimed, kneeling in front of her mother's body. Farrah was still conscious, but barely. There was a lot of blood coming from her neck as she pressed on her wound. Lauren was by her side when she heard Amy yell. "Oh my god, Farrah! That's a lot of blood Amy! Where's my dad?" She started questioning. Amy sniffled and put her hand over where Farrah's hand was on her bloodied neck. A few seconds later, they heard footsteps coming from upstairs and into the kitchen. Amy didn't even bother looking back as she couldn't see anymore since her eyes were glistening with tears ready to fall out.
"Daddy!" Lauren exclaimed, quickly getting up to jump into her father's arms. "Lauren! Thank goodness you're alright princess! I was worried sick over the both of you!" He exclaimed. He looked over Lauren's head to see Amy didn't acknowledge him yet. He softly let go of his daughter and knelt down beside Amy, with a few towels. "Here, you have to keep pressure on the wound." He said softly. Amy ignored him as she let him put the towel over and she pressed her hand firmly on it. Farrah sputtered out some blood as she opened her eyes to see the watery eyes of her daughter. "I-I... lo-love you dar-ling..." She stammered out, coughing a bit more blood. Amy let out a choked sob before she took a deep breath and held it in.
Farrah weakly reached for her daughter's hand and held it, giving it a weak squeeze. "Have you called an ambulance?" Amy quietly asked Bruce, still looking at her mother. She heard Bruce sigh and felt a hand on her shoulder. "I tried but all the lines are busy. I can't get a call through..." He said. Amy only shrugged his hand off her shoulder as she took her mother's frail hand with both of hers. Farrah coughed up some more blood and gave them a weak smile. "I'll go tell the others to give us a few more minutes." Lauren whispered. "No, wa-wait." Farrah choked out, making Lauren turn back to the woman. Farrah lifted her other hand towards Lauren. Getting the hint, Lauren quickly kneeled down Farrah's other side and took that hand while Amy had the other. Both girls were on the brim of tears by now while Bruce tried to rub them away.
"Lauren, sweetie, I-I know how much this m...meant for y-you..to have a mother in your life again... I'm s-s-sorry I coul-couldn't stick a-around longer..." Farrah gasped. Lauren finally let out her tears and gave Farrah a sad smile as she was sobbing now. Farrah turned to Bruce, who had a few tears now and smiled at him. "Bruce, take care of our daughters... I-I lo...love y-you..." Bruce nodded wildly as he started sobbing now as well. Finally, Farrah turned to her daughter Amy, who was still holding on to her tears. Farrah let out a tearful laugh and started coughing again. Amy panicked and held her mother's head. "Don't talk anymore mom..." Amy whispered. Amy looked up when she saw Lauren stand and leave while Bruce stood up and walked near the living room. She looked back down to see her mother looking at her with sad eyes. "I'm...sorry... for not supporting y-yo-you and K-Karma... I kn-know you're strong darling... you c-can b-beat this... Take care of your sister... I love you..." Farrah said in one breathe. Amy let another choked sobbed before stopping the tears from falling.
She heard a few voices coming from the living room but couldn't make them up. Her head was going in circles as she tried to get to the fact that her mother was dead. She let a few tears before wiping them away with her sleeve. Amy stayed like that, cradling her mother's head, listening to her shallow breaths until Farrah no longer kept breathing. She looked up when she felt someone wrap their arms around her and saw a brown head. She turned around and hugged her best friend in return, hiding her face on Karma's shoulder but still not letting herself to cry. "I'm so sorry Aims... " She heard Karma cry. "Liam told me about my parents..." Amy only shuddered and hugged her tighter.
"What the fuck?" They heard Liam say, making the two girls pull apart from their embrace. They saw him looking past the girls and turned around only to freeze. Farrah's eyes were open, but they weren't alive anymore. Farrah let out a gurgled groan as she got up and looked at the kids and Bruce. "Mom?" Amy asked in hope. All she got was a growl in response and soon Farrah charged for Amy. "Mom! It's me! Amy!" Amy yelled, as she grabbed her mother's arms and pushed her back. Farrah was leaning over Amy, trying to bite at her while the young blonde held her mother back. "Oh my god! Farrah! Stop it!" Amy heard Karma and Lauren yell. All of a sudden, Farrah was off of her. Karma pulled Amy up and held on to her while Bruce and Liam held Farrah back.
"Why doesn't she remember me?" "Why is she alive? She just died!" "This doesn't make any sense!" The girls started asking. Bruce and Liam struggled as they held on to Farrah but avoiding getting bit. Shane then turned to the girls with tears in his eyes. "It's this disease that's spreading. Before things got too out of control, they reported that this virus or whatever kills you, and brings you back to life but you aren't yourself anymore." He explained. The three girls looked at him in shock and then back to Farrah when they heard her growl again. "So what the fuck are we supposed to do?!" Lauren demanded.
Amy sighed as she looked at her dead(?) mother in pain. "Shoot her in the head..." Amy mumbled. They all looked at her with wide eyes while she only looked at her mother with an emotionless expression. "You heard what Simone said... get them in the head... That's the only way to step them..." She said. Lauren cried and stood in front of Amy. "That's our mother you're talking about, Amy! You can't just shoot her!" Lauren yelled. Amy scoffed and shook her head, anger in her eyes. "MY mom, Lauren! MY Mother! Last I remembered, you didn't even like her! We need to shoot her or she'll keep trying to get us and I won't leave my mother like this! She's dead Lauren! There's no way in fucking hell that I'm just going to stand here and see my mother in this condition! I can't see her like this..." She trailed, her voice cracking at the end.
Lauren looked at Amy in shock. She looked at Karma, who was standing next to Amy, and give her a nod. Lauren let more tears fall as she finally stood aside. Amy looked at her mother, who was still struggling on Bruce's and Liam's hold as she bit into the air. Her eyes started to glisten again but she shook the tears away. She then took a step forward, gun aimed right between Farrah's eyes. For a second, Amy made eye contact with her mother. She hesitated when Farrah stopped fighting but quickly shot when Farrah growled.
Farrah's body fell limp against the guys' hold and they softly set her down. They all stared at the body for a while, unsure if Farrah would get up again. After a while of just standing there and figuring Farrah was finally dead, Amy looked at Bruce, and without warning, charged at him, surprising everyone when she pinned him against the wall. "Amy!" She heard the others call out in surprise but she ignored them as she glared at Bruce with tears in her eyes. "How the fuck could you?! How did you let her get bit?! You were supposed to keep her safe!" Amy yelled. Everyone else but Lauren stopped yelling as they figured why Amy was so mad.
Bruce only looked at her with tears in his eyes, not knowing what to say. "Amy! Leave my dad alone! It wasn't his fault. It wasn't our fault! She's gone, Amy... I'm sorry but we can't do anything about it anymore..." Lauren cried, scared that Amy would shoot her dad. Amy only grunted at her as she kept glaring at Bruce. "Amy, it's not his fault hun... but we really need to go..." That snapped Amy out of her rage, even for a minute. She slowly let go of Bruce's shirt and turned to see Karma looking at her with pleading eyes. "Please Aims... This isn't you..." Karma tried again. Amy sighed and wiped at her nose before walking out. Karma followed after her and stopped her when they were out of the kitchen.
"Tell them to pack clothes... I'll be waiting in the car. We're leaving Texas tonight..." was all Amy said as she walked out of the house, pistol in hand. Karma sighed and turned around to see the others looking at her expectantly. She ran a hand through her hair and sighed. "Bruce, Lauren, pack some clothes and anything else you might need. Bruce, you should take your truck. Amy and I will take Lauren's car. I have some clothes here so I'll get some of those and some for Amy. Then we'll go to Liam's and -" "Just Shane's." Liam interrupted. Karma gave him a questioning look but he only shook his head. "Okay then, then we'll go to Shane's and then we're leaving Texas."
Okay I was planning on introducing other characters from other shows here but I was getting carried away with this chapter. Lol. Man I have a feeling this is gonna be my longest story yet and I haven't even finished my other ones. Lol. Anyways, I'm glad to see a few more numbers in the followers but I'd appreciate if it went up with them reviews. Lol.