"Chapter 3
Junkyard Mess
"Inside a dark room, Icy blue eyes tried to scan the area but it was too dark to see anything.
Soon the dark room was dimly lit with a lighter that the blue-haired girl had and walked over to the lantern that was on the floor using the lighter to ignite it lighting the room up furthermore.
"Alright, Max you need to get off your feet for the night here sit on the couch "I" know it's nothing pretty girl, but it's better than nothing."
"No, It's okay Chloe I don't mind. "After" the stuff, I witnessed today this is nothing I guess?"
The freckled brunette mentioned sitting on the couch that had various rips and marks on it."Ah here take some of these as well! It's just some painkillers should help you out with the pain a bit.
The tatted gal spat taking a seat next to her friend on the sofa.
"Thanks, Chloe, I'm not even going to ask where you got these from I'm sure you have your reasons."
"My dealer hooked me up. What can a girl not take some time to feel like a super girl these days?"
"As I thought... You were using them for the all the wrong reasons… Sigh Chloe. What happen? You know I feel about drugs and guns."
The Icy blue orbs looking into the sky blue eyes that were next to her.
"The drugs the booze those are just numbing effects, Max. It wasn't always like this when you were gone. But that's just the thing you were gone. Maybe if you were still around things had been different… Also, I remember this gun in my pant's saving you earlier your highness. Ya know just sayin'."
The tatted gal spat with some slight annoyance in her voice.
"I know I'm a shitty friend Chloe. It's not like I didn't think of you all the time. I just didn't message back because I was trying to move forward instead of being stuck in the past…"
"Yeah well, you also knew everything I was going through at the time yet you still never lifted a finger to help! I sure as hell remember saving your pathetic self earlier though."
"That's so unfair Chloe not to mention kind of harsh… Do you really not even understand my point of view?"
"I understand that you've been back for almost a few months now and you never even dropped me a text saying hello."
The tatted girl yelled digging around in her coat pocket to "try" to find her pack of cigarettes.
"I was on my way to see you today though with no regard for my own safety I just wanted to know if you were okay… I
don't know what I would have done if you had ended up like one of those monsters out there!"
"... What would you have done if you had forced your way into my house and found out I was a monster like them out there?"
"I… I don't know Chloe. I would have been scared as hell it's not like I even know how to protect myself really. If I were to have seen you in that state I don't know what would I would have done... You saw my poor performance earlier…"
The freckled brunette mentioned shyly and saddened by thinking about what could have possibly happened if she did find her old friend in that state.
"Look Max I'm not trying to beat you up. You did a good enough job at that earlier today when I came to your rescue. But you have to know I'm a party girl now. Besides now that the world is finally coming together every day is going to be one big party from here on out. You do understand that now right?"
"What do you mean exactly Chloe? You think the world is going to stay like this? You don't think the CDC or anyone will find a cure as to what caused the outbreak?"
"Ding ding that is exactly what I'm sayin' sista."
"I think you just like how things are right now because you're used to all the chaos and anarchy Chloe… I mean I saw how you put that undead guy down earlier. I was still in a daze but you were smiling. The last time I saw you smile like that was back when we were in our tweens."
"You're just imagining things, Max. Those painkillers must be kicking in huh?"
The tatted girl mentioned brushing off what her friend said rubbing the back of her own neck.
An awkward silence began to fill the air around them as the tatted gal was just puffing on her cigarette.
"Oh hey look at this Chloe! I took this with me when I made my great escape from the prison school."
The freckled brunette mentioned digging around inside of her messenger bag pulling out a neat small photograph.
"Is that the pirate picture we took a few months before you left?"
"Mhmm do you remember this pic?"
"Almost everyday max…"
The tatted girl mentioned with her cigarette in her mouth still reaching inside of her jackets inside pocket to get a folded sheet of paper out to reveal the same photo but in worse shape.
"You kept this same photo along with you this whole time Chloe?"
"This was one of the last good memories I had in a long time max. It may not look as neat as yours but this pic is also very dear to me as well."
Icy blue eyes noticed as her friend opened her crumbled photo another smaller piece sheet of paper hit the ground without the tatted gal noticing it.
The freckled brunette soon picked it up to reveal another picture of her old friend and another girl who she didn't know who she was, but she thought was very pretty.
"Hey gimme that Max!"
The blue-haired girl said growing into a mild uproar scarring the brunette slightly.
"I'm sorry Chloe I didn't mean to snoop… Is that your friend?"
"Yeah, something like I guess. "If" you wanna call her that?"
"Well, who was she? She must be pretty special if you two took some personal photos together like we used to do."
"She is just somebody I used to know as all…"
"I get it… You don't wanna talk about especially with someone like me. I can take a hint."
"No Max it isn't like that really… It's just there isn't much to tell. You left. She came. We had fun together, and then she left along with some fancy art teacher from Blackhell academy. What's worse is that she didn't even look back once. At least you would send me some text every once in a blue moon. I heard from her once after she was gone that was it."
Soon after a worrisome expression came to the brunettes face as she realized that her friend has been mostly all alone on her own since the passing of Williams death.
"I feel like such an asshole now Chloe… Deep down I knew all the pain you were in, yet I still kept trying to push myself forward and leave the past."
"I mean that's putting it mildly but I accept your concession, Max, it means a lot to me hearing you call yourself an ass."
"Oh my god Chloe you're such a jerk."
The brunette exclaimed breaking into a slight giggle.
"So it's kinda weird that we are hanging out again huh Max?"
The tatted gal pointed out kicking her boots up onto a crate in front the rugged couch.
"I wouldn't say it's weird. I feel like I was drawn to you actually like this was fate or something... The world wants us to go on a whole new adventure and this is our setting."
The brunette said fiddling around with her hands shyly.
"See look at you, Max. You're are already starting to get a feel for the anarchy! I'm already starting to rub off on you yet."
The upbeat girl mentioned poking mild fun at her wounded friend beside her.
"Who knows. We were always a rowdy bunch when we were kids I can only imagine now..."
"As long as wine tasting isn't involved we should be pretty civil."
"You are so done Chloe did you really just bring that up! I'm not like I was as a kid I can handle my alcohol somewhat now..."
"Judging from how you just said "somewhat" I would bet you are still a lightweight."
The tatted girl said laughing lightly at her friend beside her.
"So what's wrong with that? It's not about how much one drinks isn't it about the buzz you get in the end?"
"Yeah if you're a total lightweight!"
"You are impossible to deal with do you know that Chloe?"
"What? I was just sayin' you seem more talkative mood now. Is your leg feeling a little better?"
"Yeah, those pills you gave me helped out a lot! But I am starting to get a bit sleepy though."
"Oh really so If I did this would you not feel anything?"
The tatted girl said grabbing her friends hurt ankle applying light pressure.
"Ow, what the shit Chloe! Are you fucking crazy of course that still hurts you jerk!"
"Oh, my looks like you have quite the potty mouth on you indeed Max.
"Only when I need to have one. Seriously that was uncalled for don't do that again..."
The brunette said yelping in slight pain.
"Alright alright chill Max I didn't even putt that much pressure on that boney little ankle of yours."
"Really? Or are you sure you just don't know the strength of your own man hands?"
"I don't have man hands! Also, I said I was going to get you back for what you said back at the car by making fun of my figure."
The blue-haired girl spat raising her hand to the brunette's face and pinching her freckled cheek.
The brunette soon retaliated by pinching her friend's cheek in response with both hands.
"Two can plray thad game, Chloe."
"The brunette said with messed up speech from her friend pinching her cheek.
"Max stop I'm loosin' ma grip "ack" calm down!"
The tatted girl said as her hand slipped off her friends sending the brunette plummeting forward onto her.
"You idiot I told you I was losing my grip."
Tatted gal said softly as her friend was now on top of her.
Icy blue orbs came face to face with sky blue ones.
"I never meant for you to take that to heart Chloe. I like you figure the way it is. Being in your presence makes me feel safe. Like I don't have to worry about much."
The freckled brunette said shyly with blush forming on her cheeks.
Low groans and scratching on the walls could be heard from the outside.
"I guess we got a little too rowdy aye Max?"
The blue-haired gal said as she felt a tight grasp wrap her hands around her. She looked down as she seen a scared brunette buried her face into her chest
shivering and becoming very silent.
"I'm scared Chloe I don't know if I can handle this... I know What I was saying earlier but I was just trying to be brave for you."
The scared brunette said shivering lightly.
"It's okay Max... You don't have to worry anymore. I found you, so that means I'll always be there to protect you from now on just like earlier this evening."
The tatted gal said quietly resting her hand on top of her scared friends head calming her down slightly.
"We should get some rest now Max. We have some work we gotta take care of tomorrow."
Nothing but dead silence has filled the air.
"Earth to max you hear what I said?"
The spunky girl asked tapping her friend on the shoulder slightly. Until she realized her friend had fallen asleep on top of her.
"No Chloe stop don't touch there..."
The sleeping brunette muttered while being in a light slumber."
"You were always your cutest when asleep... Goodnight Max. "
The tatted gal said softly turning off the lantern so they could both turn in for the night.
End of chapter 3
A/N Hey hey hey me again. I know this chapter was cut a bit short but I wanted a whole chapter for our two main heroines. Look forward to the next chapter for those who are still reading and as always feedback of the constructed kind are always appreciated to further make the story more enjoyable. Hope you all have a good one. Bye bye now...