Infected

Chapter 4: Breaking The Rules

"NO! NO! NO!"

I screamed, backing away as I ripped my hand from ava's grip. "Th-this can't be happening! How!? T-the infected didn't break in, did they!?" I screamed, accidentally running into the couch and landed there. The light pink fox was walking to me, growling. "Ava! Please! It's me, CAIN! I'm your friend! I don't want to hurt you!" I yelled, begging. Ava continued to walk to me on the couch. She climbed on top of me, still growling. I started trembling in fear, tears welling up in my eyes as I closed my eyes, waiting for infected ava to bite me. But...nothing. Instead I started hearing, laughing? I opened my eyes and saw ava cracking up. "Oh god, now you're insane!" I yelled, freaking out. "HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! *Gasp!* Ha-Ha-ha-ha! N-no, silly!" ava laughed, putting her two fingers on her red eyes. I recoiled, watching as ava took out red eye contacts from her purple eyes. "They're just eye contacts! But you should've seen your face! Oh god! HA-AH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!" ava laughed. I blushed in embarrassment as ava started to tease me,

"Ava! Please! It's me, CAIN! I'm your friend!"

I rolled my eyes as ava continued to crack up. Unfortunately, I got tired of hearing her, I pushed her off the couch and she landed on her back. I couldn't help but laugh.

"BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!"

"Ha-ha. Listen to me, I'm cracking up."

"But it was funny! Admit it!"

Ava rolled her eyes. "Ava?" a voice, from the door, called. Ava and I turned and saw the young red fox. "Ryan! What are you doing out of bed?" ava asked, sitting on the couch with me. "I...I..." ryan said, embarrassed, closing the door. "Hm?" ava said, waiting for an answer. "I had a nightmare..." ryan finally said. My eyes slightly widen. "Same here..." I thought. "Oh, it's alright, little bro. Those people aren't going to get you." ava said, scooping her little brother in her arms. I smiled, watching ava repeatedly run her hand on the side of Ryan's head, until he fell asleep. Ava yawned. "We better get some sleep...night." ava said, lying down on me. I blushed a little, but I let her and fell back asleep.

20 seconds later...

"HELLOOOOO, SURVIVOR FRIENDS!"

Pillow yelled, busting through the door, startling us. I screamed as ava and I fell off the couch, again. I blushed hard as I realized that I landed on top of Ava. "Oops! U-uh, sorry!" I stuttered, quickly getting off of ava, who blushed too. "What do you want, pillow? Do you know how late it is?" ryan asked, rubbing his eye. "I know~!" pillow replied, smiling.

"I just want to see how my three friends are doing!" pillow added. "Sleeping." Ryan, ava, and I replied at the same time. "Besides that! The reason I'm here is because...we're going on a Scavenger Hunt!" pillow said.

"Why?"

"Because! I'm tired of living my life this way! All we do is eat, sleep, and get infected by those things outside! I want to venture outside during night! See the shops they have and-and the mall!"

"You want to break the rules by venturing outside, during curfew?! Are you nuts!"

"No, I'm Bananas!"

"NO!"

"Come on guys! Please, they don't let the infected people in the town! The Dusk Soldiers has gates that surrounds everything in Happy Tree Town! I'm sure it'll be alright!"

"Dude, no!"

"Please? I already got the game set up! We won't get caught, I promise!"

"Pillow, no-"

"PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!"

Pillow started to say please nonstop. Ryan tried covering his ears, but pillow's high pitch voice was too loud. I knew pillow since the day I moved to TwinPetal. He'll NEVER stop unless you do what he wants you to do.

"PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!"

"FINE! FUDGING FINE!"

"Yay~!"

Deep down, I knew that this was a bad idea, I always knew.