Search (Walking Dead/Carl Grimes Fanfiction)

Trust

The birds chirped in the branches above them as the sunlight streamed down through the gaps in the tree canopy. Twigs snapped beneath their feet and loose bits of bark cracked and crumbled under their weight. Jason kept his hand rested on the handle of his holstered gun as he and Kellin walked through the woods. There was no sign of the undead or any other people, something they were grateful for after witnessing what the military had done. 

The air was thick with humidity and the temperature was high, making Jason’s bomber jacket and Kellin’s blue hoodie their mortal enemies for the time being. They kept the garments on as they did not want to have more exposed flesh than necessary. Jason didn’t know what they were going to do, they could keep going and scavenge for supplies but they needed a proper plan. They needed a place to stay, they needed more ammo and they needed food. As discouraged as they were, he also knew that they needed to find more people. The two of them versus a world of undead freaks did not bode well for their survival chances. 

“Jase, what’s the plan?” Kellin asked, keeping as close to him as possible.

“Try find a place to stay before it gets dark.” Jason answered with a heavy breath. 

Before Kellin could question the plan or suggest something else, a walker stumbled out from behind some trees. It snarled as it approached them, hungry for blood. Kellin raised his Browning BDA at the approaching creature but Jason stretched out his arm and lowered the gun.

“We need to conserve ammo.” Jason told him before he was questioned. “And gunshots will attract more.”

“So how do we kill it?” Kellin asked, panicking as the monster edged closer.

“I’m going to try something.” Jason remarked before stepping forward.

Jason pulled out his knife and judged the length of the blade. It was easily long enough to go through a skull and take out the brain. He just hoped he had enough strength to make it do so. He looked up as the walker closed the distance between them. His heart pounding in his chest hard enough for him to hear it. His breathing came in short pants as adrenaline shot through him and made him shake. This would either work or it would kill him. 

The walker lunged forward and Jason side stepped it. He kicked it in the knee joint as hard as he could, a distinct snapping sound came from the joint as the monster collapsed to the ground. Once the walker was lying on its front, Jason kneeled on its back to hold it down and thrust the knife into the back of its skull as hard as he could. To his surprise, the knife shot through its head with ease and killed it instantly. 

Jason pulled the knife out and looked up at Kellin, who was still in shock having expected to see his boyfriend eaten by the walker. The younger teen let out a sigh of relief and holstered his gun before rushing up to Jason and throwing his arms around him. 

“You scared me!” Kellin told him, hugging him tightly. 

Jason returned the hug. “Sorry, but we need to use knives if it’s just a couple.”

“I guess you’re right.” Kellin released him, nodding and looking at the walker’s lifeless corpse.

Jason sheathed his knife and rubbed Kellin’s back, smiling as his boyfriend gazed into his eyes. He was like a scared, lost puppy, desperately hoping to not be abandoned. Jason couldn’t help but fall in love with Kellin every single time he laid eyes on him.

“Let’s keep moving.” Jason told him and started walking.

No sooner had he taken a few more steps a sudden dark shape entered his vision. Something hard slammed into his forehead and knocked him off his feet and onto his back. His vision was blurred and his head was spinning with pain as he lay on the ground, dazed from the attack. Kellin, in a blind panic, whipped out his Browning BDA and aimed it at Jason’s assailant.