Tyler's hand glided across the dinner table, Dirt flying off slowly as he did so. God, In a couple of months, Dirt can really cake on. Tyler looked around the kitchen area of the house, Only finding Horrible smelling meat and disgusting mayo.
He found a can of almonds and his eyes lit up, It wasn't dirty and they were unsalted! He quickly popped one into his mouth and used the can as a snack food.
The huntress saw Tyler's smile and suddenly stuck her hand into the can, Grabbing one and sniffing it. "Do not spit it out." Tyler scolded.
The huntress ate it and didn't exactly like the taste, Nor the texture. She swallowed hard and rubbed her tounge as if it had dried out.
Tyler, Out of instinct, Opened a water bottle and made her tilt her head back. It was ridiculous and maybe he was wasting water, But he poured just a bit into her mouth, Making sure it doused her tounge.
The huntress smiled and swallowed the water, Suddenly going up to tyler and nuzzling her cheek on his neck. "Come on, Let's keep moving." Tyler muttered lazily.
Tyler felt maybe he was getting a bit attached to the girl. Maybe he was getting to used to company. Out here, Company only gets you killed. The man sighed and walked to the back of the house, Opening the sliding door. "Big earners, hrm?" He muttered as he saw the large swimming pool. Then suddenly, He felt a searing pain on the back of his scalp, And then he felt a choking feeling.
Someone was holding him underwater. Someone was trying to drown him. Tyler struggled, Keeping his mouth shut and trying to wiggle free from this person's grasp. Suddenly he was pulled back up, Gasping for air and being tossed to the side.
Tyler saw a figure to his side, Quickly trying to fight back but feeling his hands being held down. "Stop it Derrick! Stop!" A female's voice shouted, It sounded young, Too young. This so-called "Derrick" clasped his hands around tyler's neck, Clamping down tightly and trying eagerly to get him off.
"Hunter!" The girl shouted, The huntress suddenly tackling Derrick and slamming her fists down on his face and chest.
Tyler quickly got to his feet, Continuing to gasp for air. He felt his neck for just a second before realizing the situation. Two survivors, The huntress attacking a innocent man, He had to make a choice.
Should he let the huntress rip this man apart? Or should he do the decent thing and pull her off?
"Argh! H-Help!" Derrick shrieked as he held back the claws of the huntress, Slowly losing his strength. "Get off of him!" Tyler shouted before putting the huntress in a full-nelson and yanking her off hard. "Calm! Calm down!" He shouted in her ear, Holding her down with all of his might.
"Hold that thing still!" Derrick shouted before grabbing his hunting knife, Presumably to gut the huntress.
Tyler couldn't let this happen. It was either her or this man. And she was something special to tyler at the moment.
Tyler quickly tossed her to the side, Letting her land on the floor. He quickly yanked his pistol from his holster, Holding it up to this man's forehead and saying "Don't even think about it."
Derrick gave a sound of confusion, Sweat pouring down his face. Tyler had a better look of this guy, He was shorter than tyler. He had paranoia written all over him. His head was shaved down, Only a basic buzz-cut. He had a rough goatee that looked a little comedic on such a young kid.
"What the fuck are you doing?!" The man shouted as he put his hands up and dropped the knife. "You can't kill her." Tyler growled out.
"It's a fucking zombi-"
"She is not a 'It'! She is not your regular brain-dead idiot! She can, Fuck...Well...She isn't like the other infected. She's capable of human functions...She knows how to use basic speech. She can think things out..."
"Think? Talk? Listen...You must've been out in the sun too long. That thing is looking at us like we're a fucking buffet." Derrick said, Eyeing the huntress.
"She doesn't like you. It's odd...She, She just likes me. She sees anyone different, She will be on her toes..." Tyler answered, Looking at the young man and soon lowering his pistol.
Tyler wiped his nose and forehead, Looking at derrick. "Listen, I'm just as confused as you are. Go with it for a second, Alright? You try anything with that knife, And you'll be gone from this earth faster than you think." Tyler said, A frown perched on his face before helping the huntress up off the floor.
"Where were you two headed?" Tyler asked after a long silence
"We were thinking about finding somewhere abandoned...Somewhere the infected weren't as frequent." Derrick answered, Checking on the young girl behind tyler. She must've been fourteen, This guy was around twenty but looked fifteen. "You two don't look related." Tyler noted. Mostly since Derrick was fairly dark-skinned and this girl was pale with tied up red hair. "Long story. Short version: I used to tutor her since I knew the family well, Searched for them when the shit hit the fan. Parents never came back from a food run...I found her alone. Couldn't leave her." Tyler nodded and said "We can't stick around here long. All that screaming and talking would-" As if on cue, A smoker coughed and a hunter screeched. "Shit...We gotta go." Derrick said, Rushing the girl into the house. "Run...Move your ass!" Tyler said as two dozen Common Infected rushed over the backyards fence. Two fell into the filled pool, But the rest began running to the frozen police officer. "Move your ass!" Derrick shouted, Yanking tyler inside the house and shutting the wooden door to the backyard. "That's not going to hold..." Tyler muttered, But he turned around when he heard glass shattering. Five infected climbed through the newly broken windows. Tyler pushed the huntress, Derrick, And the girl into a nearby door. "What the hell do we do?!" Derrick shouted in panic.
"Oh shit..." Tyler said as he turned and realized they were in a garage. "Looks like the owner of this house enjoyed knives..." Tyler said as he grabbed a machete off a nearby shelf. "Take one." Tyler ordered. He saw a blue tarp covering something. It was a car, But did it have juice?
Tyler ran over and pulled off the tarp, It looked like a old ford from the ninties. But when he checked under the hood, The battery was dead. "Cells are alive." Tyler said with a frown, Losing his train of thought when a infected started banging on the door harder. "Got a fucking plan yet!?" Derrick franticly asked, Looking at the door in fear. "You know how to drive stick?" Tyler asked.
"What?!" "I said, Do you know how to drive stick?!"
"Uh, Y-Yeah! But how the hell do we start it?!"
"The neighborhood goes down in a hill shape, I push this thing and you can try and start it. Come on, Jump in."
"B-But-" "It's either that or get eaten alive. Your choice kid."
"A-Alright!"
The former officer opened the garage door, Already pushing the light car with all his might. Derrick steered to the left, Panicking as the infected noticed them taking the road, Already running after them. "Hurry up!" Derrick shouted, Franticly looking back. The girl and the huntress tried helping, Pushing the car with their back. The huntress was a improvement, She had this unknown strength that helped the car begin to roll smoothly. "FUCKING START IT!" Tyler shouted at the top of his lungs, Hearing a hunter already screeching and the feet of infected running behind him.
The car roared as it came to life, The red tail-lights serving as beacons of hope for Tyler. "RUN! RUN!" Tyler shouted the girl, She was faster than the officer, Already jumping into the backseat of car. This hill was beginning to get pretty steep, It was difficult for tyler to run without almost tripping. He finally managed to get his hand on the door-handle, The door flung open but the officer tripped. His foot didn't get caught, No, A damn infected tackled his feet. Tyler thought he was done, But he grabbed the area where the window would be, Thanking god the windows were down.
He held on tightly as the infected tried biting him. "KEEP DRIVING!" Tyler shouted, The car zooming forward. He grunted in pain as his knees hit the pavement for just a second, It almost tore the skin to shreds. He quickly began kicking his legs, Feeling the infected man climb up his body and grab his hair. "FUCK OFF!" Tyler shouted, Holding back the neck of the infected with his elbow. He was losing his grip slowly, His one arm clinging to the car door could barely hold him up.
Tyler pushed the infected with all his force, Not knocking him down, But giving him just a few seconds to grab pistol and point it up. The infected's mouth landed on the barrel, Tyler aimed it slightly up and pulled the trigger twice.
The infected went limp and fell off the officer, Letting tyler crawl into the car unharmed. He closed the door quickly and tried to catch his breath. "Stomp on the gas, These bastards aren't giving up..." Tyler said, Slapping Derrick's shoulder twice.
They were soon out of the tiny area. Then tyler remembered..."Stop the car." Tyler growled, Grabbing derrick's shoulder. "What? They could still be following us-" Derrick protested, Soon being caught off guard by a infected landing on the top of the car. Tyler ordered for the girl to stay down. He popped his head out the window and he saw two large red orbs looking back. "Hey." The huntress growled, Smirking slightly at the human before her eyes.
Tyler looked at her with a frown. He was angry derrick didn't stop the car right away, But he was giddy his friend wasn't gone. As if for no reason, He suddenly pecked her on the lips. She sat on the roof, Looking down at the flustered police officer.
His first thoughts were of embarrassment, The second were of risks.
Infection could set in. The news castings said to not kiss anyone with the infection. Open-mouth kissing can lead to the victim gaining the infection. Tyler nicknamed it 'The kiss of death'.
It was suprising how many people actually got infected that way...
"What was it?" The girl asked, Soon giving a click of the lips when she saw the somewhat harmless huntress climb in. "How are we doing on gas?" Tyler asked, Crossing his arms. "Tank is half-filled...We'll be doing good for awhile. But sooner or later, We'll need to find a gas station." Tyler nodded and was quiet for just a few moments, Taking in the countryside they were passing by. "Who said I wanted to travel with you guys?" Tyler said, Purposely teasing the two.
There was a awkward silence until tyler broke out into laughter.
The huntress bounced slightly as he chuckled, Mostly since she was laying her head in his lap. "Calm yourselves. I'll join your little group if you let me."
"We're looking for an extra pair of hands...It'd be great if you joined."
Tyler nodded and looked down at the huntress. She was staring up at tyler, Mostly at his lips. Tyler didn't even realize he was stroking her cheek with the back of his hand, It felt like he did it all the time. Sweat trickled down his face, The officer soon dabbing it away and looking out the window. "You think this might blow over?" Derrick asked the man sitting in the back seat. "If the military is working hard on it, I'd say it will. If not...Then these monsters will become apart of our daily lives. It'll take a shit ton of years for them to die out. Naturally. Soon enough, Natural disasters will take 'em out, Tsunamis, Earthquakes. And when that rotting body their in starves, They'll become weak and nothing more than bones. But right now...My god...Their must be millions of them."
Derrick was quiet, Simply nodding and sighing. "We need somewhere to stay. Not too large either...Too many places to hide. If we can find an apartment building, We could hold out there. Somewhere the infected aren't as common..." Tyler nodded and said "But we have to go rural soon. We'll run out of supplies soon. We need somewhere to grow crops and a clean water source."
Derrick chuckled and said "Let's get some boats and head out to some islands." He only meant it in a joking manner, But tyler started with "Hey...That doesn't sound like a bad idea..." Derrick raised a brow and said "You have to be joking..."
"Think about it. An island with a waterfall...Only wildlife...Trees with fresh fruit...Maybe even dirt to grow supplies."
"Listen, that's just a crazy thought. Imagine man, What if there are natives or some shit?" Tyler shook his head and sighed. "No, That's a idiotic thought. Natives actually have marked land. It was be easy to tell if there were actual natives on a island, There would be warning signs and shit."
He sighed and thought about it for a moment. "Just keep driving forward. If you see a city, Turn and head toward the more back roads. For now...Let's just try and find a farm house."
"Farm house?"
"A farm house."
"For what?" Asked derrick, Turning his head slightly. "Might be a good place to set up shop for a few days or so."
"Farm house it is."
"Park the car in the barn."
"Why?"
"So that no one notices it just sitting around."
"Alright..."
Tyler had worried thoughts on his mind. The huntress seemed oblivious to it since she kept picking at his light five 'o clock shadow. She would chuckle every time his face contorted slightly.
The group had found a quiet little farmhouse, Thirty minutes after having their not-so-intelligent conversation about "Natives and islands".
The house seemed intact, Well, From the outside. After parking the car in the empty barn, The group headed inside, But the first thing that hit them was the smell. "Oh fuc-" Tyler said before he felt his stomach reject the Almonds he ate earlier.
After wiping his mouth off, Tyler took a full look inside. After moving around the dead bodies, He quickly checked the 'father' of the dead family. "Five bullets." He whispered to Derrick after retreiving a pistol.
Derrick stared at the dead family. Glancing at the words written in blood, They said "FORGIVE US, GOD. FORGIVE MANKIND."
Derrick shook his head and said "They could've kept pushing on...They could've..."
"Derrick, WATCH IT!" Tyler shouted, Tossing Derrick out the way and hitting the common infected in the jaw. It appeared the family did a 'Mass-Suicide'.
But sadly...The father didn't shoot his wife in the brain. Only one bullet in the heart. That must be why she was so weak.
"ARgghGHHH!" Growled the common, Running towards Tyler. Derrick quickly pushed the common from the side, Making her fall over. Tyler frowned as he stomped the poor woman's head four time. He broke her jaw and nose. Quickly retreiving his ice-pick from his back pocket, He put his knee on the woman's head, Leaning down and stabbing the pick through her eye.
Reaching her brain and killing her fully. "Rest in peace." Tyler grumbled, Yanking the pick from her eye-socket.
"Poor bastards..." Derrick said quietly, Kicking at the dead little girl to make sure she was dead.
Tyler watched as the Little girl and The Huntress entered the house. The girl was disgusted by the bodies, But stuck close to Derrick. Derrick watched the huntress, He screamed at himself on the inside for leaving the girl alone with an infected.
"So, You all ready for some sleep?" Tyler questioned, Holstering his pistol.
The group could finally get some rest, At least...We think so...