Survivors

Chapter 2 -Ashton

Ash and Kitty as kids when there was no zombies, sibling love and he's got an eye on her. Cute.

I let go of Kitty. What kind of idiot would jump off a building into a crowd of zombies?

"You got some kind of death wish Katherine?" Nobody had noticed her jump but me, and now everyone knew what they'd missed. She wasn't looking at me, her gaze was on the road. I knew that look in her face, she used to do it all the time as a child when she was about to do something she knew she shouldn't.

I was right, she tried to jump off again. I managed to hold her back but only just.

"Just let me go Ashton." Her words cut like a knife, she had never called me Ashton ever. Perhaps she felt a similar way to me calling her Katherine instead of Kitty. "Why are you trying to kill yourself Kitty?" I wanted to know to see if I could help her. But that would be harder than I thought.

"It's you Ash. You've treated me like a ghost since you formed the group, it constantly feels like nobody cares about me. Noelle was the only one who acknowledged my existence and one person could get over me leaving." It broke my heart to hear that I was the problem. I hadn't payed her enough attention, all this time she had just stayed quiet in the shadows with the thought of nobody cares about her. If only she knew how much she meant to me.

I then remembered we had to get food, then a thought. I haven't seen her eat in the dining area for almost two weeks. I had one singular slice of bread which I made her eat, she hesitated before taking a bite. She spoke with her 'bad mood' tone and looked rather annoyed at me for handing her food. "Damn. And I almost got away with starving myself." What. She was starving herself? Again, I felt a pang of guilt as it was most likely my fault but then I returned to my senses and remembered we needed more food. We continued but I had my eye on Kitty all the time, I wouldn't let her out of my sight now.

The mission for food went pretty well as a whole, we tested Maybel to see how well she managed this sort of stuff and she did well at not being noticed by any of the roamers. Kitty was moving slowly closer and closer to the road so I pulled her back and kept my arms around her to prevent any more attempts.

I knew Kitty was close with Noelle, and that was it. I rarely saw her talking with anyone else but recently she's been acting strange. Every time I'm in the same room as Sybil, Kitty is staring at her from the doorway but the second she notices me or Sybil looking or standing she's gone in a flash. It's strange, she's not one to stare at people at the best of times but Sybil all the time.

I had this thing about me, I could almost sense love building in the air among certain people. I knew Blaise and Isiah would get together when everyone else said no but they did only days after I said they would. I only wished for me and Avery, it wouldn't work for me to predict me getting together with my crush. And now I was getting a feeling something was going on between Kitty and Sybil, don't get me wrong, they'd make a good couple. But it wouldn't feel right having someone loving my sister in that way. I knew she was lesbian, she was never really into guys even though she dated a guy for years before telling him she wasn't into boys.

I thought I'd test it. "Sybil, watch Kitty for me. Make sure she doesn't try anything stupid." Both of their heads jerked towards each other, Kitty turned her head away only seconds after their eye contact. Sybil came over and said she'll watch Kitty for me, "She isn't that hard to manage unless she tries to run away, and she isn't doing that on my sight."

Sybil is basically the maid of our group, she cooks and cleans, she looks after everyone's health and Kitty is the supply manager so the two have to be on speaking terms or else the whole roles platform would collapse.

Noelle helped Maybel out of the store as she was laden with food and other useful items so it was harder to climb up. She was pretty good at it, I sent her home with Noelle to drop off the supplies and then come meet us on the route. We continued over the shops, me with my head flicking backwards and forwards to check everyone was still there and also to keep an eye on Kitty as I wasn't sure how competent she would be with babysitting another 16 year old.

We continued our route, stopping every now and again to collect, it isn't stealing because the owners are dead so I call it collecting. After everyone else had been sent back at least once, Maybel twice as she is new and I needed to test her. When we got back to what I guess we call home, Kitty went down to the store room as to redo the entire organisation system and go on a cleaning frenzy. Honestly I think my sister has OCD or something. But this time, Sybil went with her and so I think they're getting along well which made something inside me glow as she was happy with someone else but something else hurt as she wasn't as relying anymore and it felt as if she'd grown up too fast.

Maybel went to the weaponry to train with Noelle, Blaise and Isiah went to spend some time together which I let them do sometimes as everyone needs breaks and they need time together to maintain their relationship and spend time together. It was just me and Avery in the main room.

"Love, what's bothering you?" She really knows everything about my feelings, I didn't want to tell her about my worries over Kitty but I also knew she wouldn't give me a break with it until I told her.

"It's Kitty, I'm just worrying about her and stressed over what she tried to do earlier." There. Simple as, she knew there was more to it. "You're hurt because she said you didn't care about her when she's half your world, it's painful I know. Don't let it dishearten you too much though, she'll be over it soon." Avery was such a comfort to have around, she knew exactly how to make me feel better and knew what it was like to have someone close to her openly admit they tried to commit suicide because they thought you didn't care.

I felt like I should give Kitty her space but then again, I should try and make it up to her. The outcomes were fighting in my head, why can't I think properly!? Do I go try make it up to her or not!?

"Ash, you're crying..." Avery's sweet voice was wavering, she had never seen me cry before, I hadn't cried in ages because I felt as if it were shameful for a leader to cry. Last time was because I lost mother, but that's understandable unlike stress "I'm not crying" it was a stupid thing to say as there were clearly tears running from my eyes. I felt a warm hand wiping them away, "It's okay to cry love, especially now. You don't have to hide it, definitely not from me"

I held her close and cried into her shoulder, it was the comfort I needed. Just hearing her calming voice stopped my crying after a while but I couldn't bring myself to let her go. I kept my arms around her until I was sure I wouldn't burst out crying again. "Sorry" I couldn't help apologising, it just came out.

"Why are you apologising? It's perfectly okay Ash" She was so kind and understanding and even when I randomly blurt out something out without thinking or if I can't help saying it. I was about to say something when there was a scream from the basement, it wasn't Kitty or Sybil.

Noelle wasn't ever scared of anything like that, unless...

You'll have to wait another week for an update or however long it took for me to write this chapter

I'm also writing Starborn so it'll take longer with new chapters

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