Night 2 after Z-day
Subject: Drew
Drew patrolled the academy keeping a watchful eye out for suspicious activity. Everyone eventually warmed up to their dorms again and slept in them. Drew was found without one due to overpopulation, ironically. He had no choice at the end of the night but find a place to sleep if he could. The jock clubhouse was too far in case an emergency pops up. Plus he thought best to stay away and board up the way from the field to the industrial park. They also rebuilt the fence near the library and put razor sharp wires around the top. They made the school a protective facility, but to some of the students it was even more of a prison than before. People would eventually want to leave, which was understandable, but they couldn't risk a good spot just yet. Drew knew a day like that would come eventually, but not soon. They'd also have to move purely out of survival, they don't have all the food and supplies in the world in the town, so eventually they would have to move on once they've taken and rationed enough supplies for everyone. If people wanted to move on from Bullworth to whatever lurked outside, they could, it was just that nobody wanted to.
They felt safe at Bullworth, funny a school nobody wanted to stay in, and they have no choice to. Drew thought a bit about his old life back in Florida, the sunny beaches, warm water, water parks, amusement parks, and things beyond the norm for other states in the country. He was worried about his family and if the infection had spread down south yet. He knew with Drew they had some of the loosest gun control laws in the entire nation. He only assumed they would do fine, maybe even better than he is right now. After he had left things at home changed, he didn't want to think about it so he let the thoughts leave his mind. He was interrupted by a familiar voice. "Drew?" He turned to see Pinky standing there in her pajamas.
"What are you doing out so late? Don't you want to sleep?" Drew asked. "I can't. I'm a little worried, can you come take a walk with me?" Pinky asked. Drew nodded and they walked together. "What's on your mind?" He asked. "Everything that has been going on, it's taken a toll on me. I've finally realized a few things I was completely oblivious to before. You were right about a few things you've said before. Like the fact nobody cares about money, social standings, marriage, even your clothing doesn't matter anymore. I've overlooked some things and realized quite a bit of what I was doing was wrong. I'm actually much more intelligent than you may think, what anyone thinks for that matter. I read good books, I love talking, and I hate to say it, but here is my confession to you. I… Am a nerd…" She said. Drew looking at her in an odd stare asked her. "Okay, I honestly don't think that really matters anymore. Still why do you only want to tell me this?"
"It's because I trust you, silly. Also the way you stood up to Derby, it was nice. I had my breath taken away to say the very least. The odd thing is out of all our issues in the past, the entire BS I've fed you, all my ignorance to you, and I feel like there is something you want to tell me." Pinky explained. Drew stood firm and silent for a moment examining Pinky's body and face. He was trying to read her right but wasn't sure what to say, it was on the edge of his tongue but he couldn't get the words out. She looked so beautiful just standing here looking him over; in fact he thought she always looked mesmerizing. "Are you okay?" Pinky asked snapping Drew out of his trance. "Your eyes kind of glossed over. Are you tired or bored or something? Because if I am boring you I can just go." Pinky said.
"No. You never bore me Pinky. I guess I am a little stressed out. With Gary, the undead, trying to assume leadership, and helping everyone is taking a toll on my sanity. Maybe I should go to bed." Drew tried his best to avoid telling her his feelings. Her smile faded a little bit as she had a small blank look on her face. She went back to a devilish, but naughty grin when she thought of something. "Maybe you can protect me?" Pinky asked. Drew tried reading her to see if she knew about his true feelings. He couldn't tell if that was the case or if she had feelings for him. "I don't know. I still have to take another search around the buildings." Drew lied as he started to walk off only being followed by her. "Nonsense. You can sleep in my room if you want. Nothing's stopping you, maybe after your round?" She asked. She was plotting something.
"Pinky I'm not sure. People may get the wrong idea. I don't want to compromise anything at this point in time. If it makes you feel any better I will protect you, just not tonight." Drew was being truthful at this point. Her grin faded away as she started to doze a bit, it could have been false but Drew didn't care. "I feel funny." Pinky said. "Fine. I'll walk you back to your room if that is what you want." Luckily the two weren't far so if Pinky did pass out Drew could easily carry her any distance. They reached the girls dorm and Drew carried her up the stairs and through the doors. "Is she alright?" The nurse asked. "Yes. She's just tired." Drew responded as the nurse walked off. He found the door marked with her name on it and brought her in. She had a room to herself and it clearly did mark it as he territory. He put her in the bed and then she woke up. "So you were faking?" He asked. "Let me just check you just to be sure." He said as she nodded. He lifted her shirt a little bit and saw no visible marks on her. He felt around to make sure and she was spotless. He went to check the legs and saw nothing there either. He then turned to walk out and almost out of the door. "Can you…" Pinky yawned. "Check my body again?" She asked in a sexy voice. "Good night Pinky." He turned off the light and walked out of her door.
He proceeded out of the girls' dorm and regretted not checking a second time. He really did have feelings for her, emotional and sexual. Now was not the right time, especially when people could be bitten, marked, or infected with the virus. It had to be a time when it was safe, better than it is now. He had to make sure to keep the people alive. He didn't want to risk being a bad leader by making the wrong choices and being connected to someone. He shook every thought like this out of his head, he didn't want to sound like Gary, Gary would always say he didn't want friends, or to be connected to anyone emotionally, and all of this made Drew even worse by the second. He wanted to gain trust and be a leader, though risks like Pinky could affect them. He couldn't sleep with her even if he got a good chance, and he had to make sure everything was safe for the night. He took one last walk around the school and finally went to bed in the cafeteria.
Day 2
Subject:Johnny Vincent
Johnny sat in a chair in the auto-shop classroom looking at all the bikes he could be fixing. He was depressed in some ways and worried in the others. He lost his good friend Ricky, people were dying left and right, and the love of his life was nowhere to be found. He got up and looked at some tools around the shop. Whatever was left of the tools that is. He couldn't help but wonder why they didn't take the opportunity to run to New Coventry when they could. They found a lot of people, but not all of them. Lola was important in his life, and he just hoped Lefty or Vance wasn't making a move on her. He decided to take a walk outside the shop and realized it was very early in the morning, he hadn't slept a wink, and all he did was worry. "Hey Johnny." A familiar voice called to him.
He turned to see it was a dark figure, and he couldn't quite make out whom it was. The figure came closer and he realized it was his old friend Peanut. "Hey Peanut." He said in a low voice. "What's up with you man? You've been sulking around like a nerd who wet his pants." Peanut leaned against the wall as Johnny faced him. "I'm just a little worried I guess. For one, Ricky died the other day, best mechanic out of all of us. A few of our boys have gone missing including my little slut. I can't focus right. Now that new guy who must be some sort of government spy is trying to run things around here." Johnny explained his worries. "I've never seen you so concerned before. We'll find Lola; I can put in the request for a search team." Peanut explained. "He's making us request stuff now? Great!" Johnny yelled.
"Well we got to stick together you know? We can't go dilly-dally and get everyone killed. I understand you love Lola but putting everyone at risk is dangerous, including someone like you." Peanut said. "Now you sound like him. Are you betraying me?" Johnny asked angrily. "No. Johnny I swear I'm not doing anything like that. You taught me everything, and it feels good knowing I have someone like you." Peanut said in fear. Johnny read over Peanut and kept getting a bit more agitated. "You are aren't you? You little weasel I should gut you like a fish!" Johnny yelled. "Johnny take it easy! I'll find Lola myself if that's what you want!" Peanut tried backing down. Johnny pushed Peanut against a broken car and raised a fist in anger wishing to strike. "I'll find her myself. I'll talk to our little friend and see if I can't work out a little deal. If not, then I guess I'll have to compromise everything." Johnny said as he released Peanut and straightened his own jacket out. "You know where he's staying?" Johnny asked as he stopped in place. "Cafeteria I think. It's where he usually is." Peanut said.
"Good." Johnny said through his teeth as he walked toward the school building. By this time people had started to wake up and move around a little more. He brushed past a group of preps knocking one or two of the weaker ones down. "Disrespectful cunt." One of them said. Johnny ignored the comment and walked toward the front of the building. He walked through as he saw people scrambling about and he wondered why everyone was in frenzy. He walked toward the cafeteria and his wondering was over. Gary stood there facing off with Jimmy and Pete. "Alright where is the big moron?" Gary asked with anger. "I was going to ask you the same thing! How did you get out of the library?" Jimmy asked. "I don't think it matters. Besides Crabblesnitch said it was okay to come out." Gary explained. "Guys take it easy. This is the designated times Gary is allowed to come out under close supervision." Pete tried calming them. Johnny decided to move forward. Jimmy walked away and Gary walked toward one of the tables. Pete stood in the center of the room staring Johnny down as he came in.
"Hey weasel. Where's our little friend?" Johnny asked. "Is that code for sex? Because I'm not gay." Pete said. "You're funny. I'm talking about our secret agent friend Drew. Or so he says he is." Johnny said. "He said something about going into town with a few people. He left not too long ago. You could probably catch up, and he only brought a few people with him. He doesn't want anyone to know about it so don't say anything." Pete explained. "Why did he tell you?" Johnny asked. "He didn't."
"Then why didn't you say anything to mother and father over there?" Johnny asked. "They're already aggravated. No need to tell them the way it is. He brought Norton, Lucky, and Pinky with him." Pete said. "Pinky? Why the hell would he bring her?" Johnny asked. "Don't know. I think they have a thing for each other. She wanted protection from him so he just brought her along. Something tells me Pinky is trying to get attached for superficial reasons. Drew keeps trying to shoo her off; it doesn't work though. I even saw the two of them go into the girls' dorm last night. She looked passed out or something. Back to their mission though, I think they might be headed to New Coventry to find your friends." Pete explained. "Is that so? He didn't think of consulting me huh? I guess he's going to find a new tagalong." Johnny said as he walked away. He headed to the shop to find his bike and saw it lying on the ground. He picked it up and tested it to make sure it still worked right. He then rode off to the back roads behind the school and found himself in front of the asylum.
"Wasn't there supposed to be a blockade by the field?" He asked himself. He thought nothing of it and rode off through the industrial district. It looked like a dump like it usually does, there were cars all over the place but he knew gas was probably siphoned from it. "Where the hell is the bridge?" He asked him, as he was lost through the park. He was near the chemical plant and looked around. He saw dead decapitated bodies all over the plant. He remembered seeing a few of them, but not all of them. This peaked his curiosity, as he looked through the chemical plant even further. He saw bodies of various people from out of town, which clearly tried hiding here. Why would people come to an infected area to find shelter? "Damn! Forgot a weapon!" He said to himself as he let out a few curses. He got off his bike and found a metal pole close to him and he got back on his bike and rode through the plant a little more.
He got to the other side where the reactors were and realized there was a ton of burned bodies in a pile. He went over to examine the pile to make sure Lola wasn't one of them. He looked on the ground at a shining object that caught his eye. He picked it up and realized it was a little metal nut. It was one he had given to Lola when he attempted to propose to her. Apparently she kept it. He broke down into tears as he moved some of the bodies to try and find his girlfriend. He punched a hole into one of the bodies when he couldn't find it. He saw a pile of ash under the last body and hoped it wasn't her. He decided to look further despite his setback. He was optimistic but in tears. He went up the ramp to the top of the reactor and saw the door to it was open. He saw many more open doors and went through them including an elevator he could call. He went down and saw a metal pole and a piece of a frame from the wall. They had been used long ago by the looks of it.
He remembered one of the stories Jimmy told about the townies before the school rioted. This must have been the "Shield" he was using to defend himself. He looked to his right and saw the door was open and he went down the stairs slowly. He came to what looked like a dangerous recreation of "The Hole" in the academy's basement. He saw a body lying flat on the floor. He couldn't make it out through his tears and the brightness of the fluid surrounding the ring. He walked slowly over to the body and still couldn't make it out. "Lola?" He asked. He heard a moan only he would recognize. The body turned over and the figure looked at Johnny. Johnny wiped the tears away and saw it was Lola. "Lola!" He yelled holding her in his arms.
"Johnny? What are you doing?" She asked confused. "We have to get out of here Lola! I'll get you back to the school." Johnny explained. He ran her quickly to the bike and put her in front of him on the bike as he pedaled away. He was reunited with his love once again and he was the happiest he could be. Nothing else mattered anymore. He reached the school were a few people were waiting for him. They waved him in as they followed him as quick as they could. He brought her into the cafeteria and set her down on one of the tables. "Lola?" He asked. "Johnny. Thank you." She said. He saw many people walk in including happy looking greasers to see their leader happy once again. All except Peanut who had a slight look of sadness on his face, he saw what nobody else saw.
He was looking directly at Lola with concern in his face. "Larry what's up?" Johnny asked as Peanut came forward. Jimmy, Pete, Zoe, Drew, and even Gary soon rounded the corner. "What's going on?" Johnny asked. "Where did you find her?" Drew asked angrily. "Chemical plant why?" Johnny asked back. "Where in the plant was she?" Jimmy asked. "She was where you fought Edgar. Is something wrong?" Johnny asked now deeply concerned. Zoe and Gary came over and looked her over. Lola stared back in confusion at the two randomly looking her over. "I don't think this is Lola. At least not the one you know." Zoe finally said. "How do you know?" Johnny asked now agitated.
"She's infected. Not with the undead virus but with something similar to Crabblesnitch. She just isn't bathed in it like he was. She isn't as animalistic as Crabblesnitch but if provoked she could do some serious damage. She could kill you Johnny." Gary explained. "What? Is this some kind of sick joke? Stop messing with me!"
"They aren't." Crabblesnitch said still a beast now regaining his ability to talk. "I can feel it in her. I am infected with it, and so is she Mr. Vincent. Sorry to say this but she is Lola, just not the one you know." Crabblesnitch explained. "What do you mean?" Johnny asked extremely worried. "She has her memories, she is still human, and she is just stronger than before. She has my strength, Earnest's brains, your arrogance, Damon's speed and resistance, Gary's mental state, but she is still Lola." Crabblesnitch explained even further. "Gary's mental state? How can you come by that?" Johnny asked. "Along with my abilities I can read anyone's physicality and mentality simply by tapping into their brain. Lola will never be the same again." Johnny got down on one knee feeling weak and sick to the stomach. "Johnny. I still love you. Look at me, I'm still the Lola you know and love. I'm just better. You fought for me, so this time it's my turn to fight for you. Literally." Lola giggled. Johnny let out a small smile as he kissed her on the lips. "You even kiss better too." Johnny said as Lola giggled at the thought. Johnny accepted this for what it was as he walked off with his queen with Peanut in slight disbelief.