☁️Dark Days (Youtuber AU)☁️

Chapter One: The start

Zoe's Pov:
"Alfie?" I squealed as I jumped off the train and landed on the platform, "Alf?" I had missed him so much. I hauled my huge suitcase, which was fuller than when I set off because me and Louise went shopping, from the train holding up an old couple searching the platform for Alfie. Suddenly, I clocked eyes on him, dropped all my bags and ran into his arms. He spun me around like I was weightless them propped me back down to earth again.
"How was your trip?" He said with his big cheesy grin that I adored.
"Lovely, although I am so very tired now Alf." I trotted back to get my suitcase and carry on bag and followed Alfie through the station to the taxi. Within 10 minutes of the drive home I was fast asleep, just listening to the pitter patter of rain drops on the roof and Alfie's music from his headphones playing just to a murmur. Much better than sleeping on a smelly train.

Alfie's Pov:
I'd missed Zoe so much, now she was back with me I wouldn't let her go. I just wanted to hug her and kiss her, but she looked so peaceful, I didn't want to waken her. She needed the rest. I gazed out of the window, the other lanes on the motor way were shut. There were 3 helicopters buzzing around the sky above us and very few cars on the road, empty. Normally at 5 o'clock rush hour traffic on the motor way was endless; I pulled my headphones onto my neck and tapped the taxi drivers window, cleared my throat and asked,
"Is it road works or something?" The driver looked in the rear view mirror,
"I dunno to be honest wiv ya. It'll be on radio or somefink won't it?" He turned the radio up and I unplugged my headphones to hear it.
"Due to the outbreak the M62 and M18 will be closed. It is advised to stay in your homes and do not travel to any other towns for the time being..." The News Broadcaster announced before the radio signal went fuzzy as we drove through a tunnel.
"Outbreak?" I questioned, lifting an eyebrow unintentionally.
"What's that all abow?" He flicked through the stations until we got to BBC radio 1,
"We.... Tune in.... For.... this announcement...." White noise, "A rare skin disease has been putting people into a zombie-like state, it is advised you stay inside until all people infected are contained and quarantined. Stay inside and don't approach people who resemble a zombie-like form. Military are blocking off roads to gain easy access to cities as they find the few infected..."
"Alf?" Zoe was awake.
"Change the station will you, mate?" I asked the driver, I didn't want Zoe getting worried.
"Every channel i broadcasting the same fing." He searched every station but he was right.

Zoe's Pov:
I'd woken up when Alfie's music stopped but I lay still listening to his conversation with the taxi driver, ZOMBIES? I was on a train I could've picked anything up, I wasn't happy anymore. After I was too scared to stay still I had to talk to Alfie,
"Alf... What's going on?" I grabbed his hand.
"Nothing, little one. It's okay." He put my fringe behind my ear and straightened my burgundy beanie.
"I heard everything, Alfie." I became serious.
"It's nothing to worry about, I promise. It's just a few unlucky people who are sick with some exotic disease but are going to be helped. It's good they're finding them. Don't worry, Zo." I loved when Alfie reassured me. He was like a big gentle giant I could just hug.
"You better be right, Alfredo Deyes. Or I'll get youuuuu!" I giggled then threw myself into his arms. He hugged me back and wrapped his big, long, noodle arms around me. Aaahhhh. Alfie hugs.
I laughed it off but I wasn't going to let his go though, Alfie could try to convince me it was all nothing but I had a bad feeling about this, I just wanted to be at home. And to see if all my friends were okay. This wasn't nothing, this was a very big something. This was no skin disease, it was a drug injected into very strong people to make them immortal basically. I read about it on Tumblr when they were bust for illegal human and animal testing, these are the reject experiments gone wrong. These weren't poorly humans, they were genetically modified monsters. And you can bet your bottom I was terrified.

Dan's Pov:
Alfie had gone to pick Zoe up from the train station hours ago, he was taking forever! Myself and Phil were given the role of watching Nala whilst they were gone, Phil was very very pleased but me on the other hand... Not so much. I don't mind dogs that much it's just I can never get Phil's attention when he's around them. He loves them. A lot more than me. I loved watching him play with animals, he was so happy. And his happiness was my happiness. Sooner or later Nala would tired and them Phil would come dawdling over to talk to me so I just assumed my browse position and went through the top trends on twitter.
Something caught my eye: ZOMBIE OUTBREAK!
What? I clicked on the link and I skim read the page, something about zombies, death, the end of the world, blah blah blah. Not real! So I continued scrolling and watched a load of backwards gifs while I waited.

Phil's Pov:
I loved playing with dogs, especially Nala. She's so cute and little and we are hair twins. Dan didn't want to come and walk her or play with her, I don't know why. Maybe he just doesn't like dogs. He was laughing at his screen, watching something funny I guess. I got to the point where I was so bored I decided I'd watch the news in the other room, when I turned it on I was greeted by crazy headlines: ZOMBIE OUTBREAK!
"Dan?" I shouted from the living room.
"Yeah, Phil?"
"Come look at this!" Dan waddled into the room and sat beside me on the rug.
"Oh yeah I read about that I thought it was just a load of rubbish." He went back to his phone.
"Dan look, this is pretty serious, if it's on the news then..." Car headlights pulled up outside and the motion sensor porch light turned on, setting Nala off.
"They're back!" Dan shouted and ran to the door, why was he so excited?

Zoe's Pov:
We pulled up to our street and I stepped out of the taxi handing over a £20 note and getting my suitcase from the boot,
"I'll get it, Zo." Alfie took all my bags and stepped inside as I checked the street before rushing inside and locking the door. Scared was an understatement. Paranoid? More like it.

Alfie's Pov:
Home sweet home! I put the suitcases at the door and ran to the living room to be greeted my a very giddy Nala. I greeted Dan and Phil as they stood against the wall chatting.
"What you guys been up to?" I asked as Zoe came into the room.
"Well we walked Nala..."
"PHIL walked Nala." Dan interrupted.
"Well yeah I walked Nala a few times and we watched some Buffy and old tv shows and ordered some Chinese. Dan tidied up a bit."
"Yeah I did. Sorry."
"No, thanks Dan. I was meaning to clean but didn't get round to it before Louise's." Zoe chirped, "hello little girl." She knelt down and tickled Nala as I talked to Dan and Phil,
"Sorry I was gone a while there were lots of roads shut off and the trains were delayed and just a lot." I looked over at the tv, "What ya watching?"
"Phil's convinced we are all gonna die." Dan groaned.
"No but it's on the news, Dannnn!" Zoe looked up. Oh no.
"Yeah it's to do with a drug test gone wrong. Where the rejects are now roaming around infecting other people."
"Do I have permission to say I told you so?" Phil giggled.
"Go for your life." Dan began to smile.
Before Phil could lift a finger there was a loud thud on the door.

Dan's Pov:
"What was that?" The laughter stopped.
"I have no clue." Alfie looked around puzzled like the rest of us.
"Let me check." I stood up and walked to the door, Phil hesitantly followed me.
"Dan wait." Phil grabbed my shoulder.
"What's wrong?" It felt nice when he touched my arm.
"What if it's like a drunk guy or something?" Phil laughed.
"I won't open the door I'll just look through the peep hole, no worries." I stood up and looked through the peep hole to see a pale man in a hood,
"Looks like a crack head or something. Gooo awayyyy." I said extremely patronisingly. I looked back at Phil before we both froze in fear as we heard a groan and then another thud on the door.
"Dan!" Phil whispered, "You heard that right?" He looked mortified.
"Oh I heard it." I looked back at the person outside, he shook his head and his hood fell down to reveal only one eyeball in its socket, dripping from his mouth with blood and what looked like a knife mark down his face. I pressed my back to the door and looked at Phil I'm horror, "Shit."
"What's going on?" Zoe peered around the corner cradling Nala in her arms.
"I take back what I said about that whole zombie thing being rubbish." I gulped and looked back outside.
"Why?" Alfie became very cautious.
"Because we have a visitor..." Phil shivered.
"Alfie..." Zoe ran to his arms.
"What do we do?" I had no idea what to do next, it's not something I was prepared for really.
"Is the door locked?" Alfie widened his eyes.

Zoe's Pov:
"I locked it when I came in." I looked around for something to put in front of the door. "Put the side board in front of the door." Dan took one step from the door and there was another loud thud on the door. "Baby steps, Dan. Baby steps."
"Yeah, yeah it got it." Dan looked like he'd just smashed his mums favourite vase. Every step he took the thing at the door seemed to notice; Dan and Phil pushed the side board in front of the door and the noise stopped.
"I think he's gone." Relief spread across us all. Dan checked the peep hole, "Yep he's gone." Everything seemed alright again, until we heard... SMASH.

Phil's Pov:
"What the f*** was that?!" I grabbed Dans forearm.
"Umm I'm shutting the door..." Alfie slowly shut the living room door and bolted it shut.
"I don't think he went too far." I whispered.
"No shit Sherlock!" Zoe whispered.
"BLURGHHHH" We heard a faint noise getting closer, "ARRGHHHH" He was on the other side of the wall.
"Okay, someone ring the police and they'll come get him and it'll all be okay." Zoe calmly stated, trying not to be very loud. I reached for my phone and was about to click emergency call when a bloody and thumbless hand punched a hole in the door...
"Or not, maybe not." Zoe whispered...