Chapter 7 Not Dead Yet
(Smoker's POV)
I didn't know what was happening. What I could get out from all of this was now a beautiful female smoker, and there's a hunter talking to a human. Why is he not eating him? I don't know what was going on in that mind of his. Whatever it was, it's certainly something. I was going to kill that human but Alice stopped me. The human child spoke, it was a language I used to understand, but to me, it's just noise. An annoying type of noise. The did have a concerned look on, wait since when can I recognize facial expressions? What the hell, since when can I recognize facial expressions? How did I know what that was? I shook those thoughts away and looked at the pale kid. I knew he wasn't feeling well since he collapsed in front of us and looked pale.
I walked over to Alice; "Who is that kid? How can that hunter understand him? I'm just a little confused to how one of the special infected, can still have human emotions. Well, I can kind of understand that part, why do you think I infected you, Alice? I saw something and I wanted you. Like you know not to be creepy or anything it's just that I had a really good friend that did look like you." I said trying not blush, but the boils on my face basically take up my entire face, well a little over half. She walks over and whispers or coughs; "maybe later we can find a more private place and we could get to know each other better, and the kid well that's his brother. And when I first met them, they look inseparable." She got closer to me and tugged on my tongue; "Come on now, let's see what else that tongue of yours can do, besides grabbing survivors from anywhere." I wrapped my tongue around her waist; "Let's see what it can do." Walking to the gas station with the best smile I could do due to the boils on my face, and hers. Once we got near the gas station's Alice pulled into the gas station and into the bathroom.
(one hour later)
(Jay's POV)
Our new group who is now Alice, the new smoker, Adam and I. Adam was still unconscious, so I had to carry him, the new guy wanted offered to carry but I lied and said I need something to do for a while. Alice turned to the other smoker and got closer to him. "So what can you tell us about yourself? Like besides that you're dead and a special infected, like Jay here." I looked over, "huh? Nothing Jay just pointing out that you're a type of special infected like him and I. Oh." While those two were conversing, I took Adam and brought to a house to lay him on the bed. "we are in Hinckley now. How much further do we have left on this trip until we reach Forest Lake?" Talking to myself I decided to check on all of Adam's wounds from what that witch made back in Moose Lake. I'm surprised that Adam made it out of Duluth Alive, unlike most of us, he managed to stay alive this long. Looking back in Moose Lake we could have use Travis, John, and Eric on this trip. I mean I didn't want to kill them it's just that they took Adam on the ground bleeding again out of context. After that incident, we stayed in the range of highway 35 and headed south. So far we've only seen other commons and a couple of our brethren. Meeting other 'hunters' was a weird experience, they tried to get at Adam while I was on all fours, once I stood up to my full height, they backed off. Looks like it's on foot for me now on. Alice the other smoker found others like them. Now that we have two other hunters following us and another two smokers along with us I held Adam closer to me, I didn't want anything else happening to him until we find a permanent place to stay. Alice and the other smokers were getting to know each other while the two other hunters were bugging me to play with them. Speaking of the devils here they come, this will get annoying fast.
[Huntress POV]
"Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, JAAAAAAAAAAYY! Come play with us What are you are bored. Yeah please play, we need a third hunter to play with." The two of us walked in that room where Jay and that human stayed in. "I told you two before I have to watch my brother." Dan chimed in: "How about you get on of those smokers to watch your brother while you go hunting with us, and play. Sorry but I don't know three of the four smokers out there, also, Alice and I had conflicts before she became a smoker. To dumb it down, I don't know who three of them are and one probably hates me, and I don't trust them. I would need to get to know them better." He said without taking his eyes off of his brother.
When we first met him he was trespassing on our turf, so we had to deal with him. But when we stood up to his full height, we decided that it would be best if we followed him instead of going on our own. It wasn't our fault that he had food on his back. Usually, other hunters would get into a fight but we decided that since we just new hoodies, we wouldn't want to risk it again. I recently found a light gray hoodie with blue sleeves and hood while my twin brother Dan, or Daniel found a dark gray hoodie with dark crimson red colored sleeves and hood . I decided to go with white duct tape while he went for gold like duct tape. For each special infected, hunters can basically do parkour, but thanks to the disease our muscles has doubled in numbers, but sadly our eyesight is very sensitive to the light that's why the hoodies, and are hands have claws made out of our bones from the tip of our fingers. Yet we can figure of the art of duct but none of the infected can open doors. I was lucky that I became a hunter like my brother, usually, girls would turn into a witch, a spitter or a common. The smokers on the other hand, well in their previous life, they were huge with smoking cigarettes. They always cough nonstop but these four, they cough once in awhile. They have boils cover their left half of their face and their left arm. You would think one long tongue would be enough but no, they have like five tongues total. Some coming out of their boils and like one or two on the back of their necks.
"Um, are you ok?" Dan said to me. "Huh? Yeah. Why? Well, you've been staring at the kid for about fifteen minutes. Oh." walking out of the room I could see the kid starting to turn, hopefully that the infection turns him into one of us. Walking out I decided to tell our so-called 'group' where I'm headed. Walking up to the four smokers, "Hey guys I'm heading out for a bit, I'm going to see if I can find anything for the kid. Okay, be back soon." If this kid is going to turn, It willI will have to look for something for him to wear. After an hour of looking, I found black duct tape with white, black, and light gray camouflage hoodie, with some military combat boots, and the same color patterned pants too. Stuffing them in the pack, I found a medkit, pain pills, and a blanket. I also grabbed another pack and filled it with meat I found in the houses nearby. When I got back I gave everyone the bag and let them fight over what they ate. I already ate when I found the kid's new clothing.
"Hey, Jay I'm back. Oh hey Regina, what's in the bag?" Giving the bag to Jay and looking at his brother. "How is he feeling?" Looking back at Jay. "Not well Adam's temperature is going up and he's sweating nonstop. Looks like the infection is finally getting to him. Hopefully, that CEDA is operational in Forest Lake. I will take a miracle for him to only be half infected like all of us here. I hope so and the thing that's in the bag is a new outfit and some duct tape. So you're basically wanting him to turn into a hunter don't you? Kinda. Seriously Re?" I shrug I response after tonight he'll wake up into his new outfit hope he likes it.
(Dan's POV)
Great, what did my sister do this time? Did she piss off Jay and is trying to run from him? Damn it, Regina, why can't you be a normal twin sister like all the other twins. Walking towards where Jay and Adam were in. Alice and Peyton stepped in front of me, "So Danny boy, whatcha up too right now?" Peyton asked me. "Why I was going to check up on Jay and Adam and see how they are doing. Oh well, we were wondering if you could run an errand for all four of us." Peyton saying trying to hide her face. "And what would that be?" I ask. "We need packs of cigarettes please." Face palming to the question. "Ugh fine, but please check on those for me, please. I don't think Adam is going to make it, due to the fact that he got his face nearly ripped off by his brother and his arm, and the witch incident. I still can't believe those things are attracted to sugar, you would think blood would drive them insane, but no sugar." Walking towards the front door of the house we were staying at I ran into my sister. Waving to her,"Hey Regina. Hey, Dan." She stops next to the window with two backpacks. "we are in the bags?" I ask pointed to the black bags. "Oh these, well the one in my left shoulder is food for us, and the right one is for Adam." Smirking at the response for Adam. "You like this boy Dontcha Re?" Regina Blushing like crazy and looking like a grape due to the blue tint in her skin. "N-no it's not like that Dan, I'm just concerned for him because if he does turn, I, at least, want him to become a hunter like us that's all." Regina retreating to Adam and Jay's room. "Ok Re, just be safe that's all." Regina poking her head out of their room. "OH MY GOD DAN! SHUT THE HELL UP! HOW ABOUT YOU STOP WORRYING ABOUT ME AND START THINKING ABOUT YOUR GIRLFRIEND PEYTON." Stopping to make a snarky comment back, "Screw you. you are you are back in a little bit guys." Everyone in the living room. "Okay". Zac chimes in. "Hurry with cigs I'm dying here, child! How can you be dying if you're already dead Zac? Oh, shut it, Cameron." Leaving the living room and heading towards the front door and headed into the night.