The Changed Ones

Ten

The group ended up going to Planet Hollywood to search for some food to eat. Thankfully, the restaurant still had working stoves, so they could actually cook something that they wanted. Lucy, Mark, Felix and Dayna decided to cook while everybody else waited to eat. When the four of them were done cooking, they came out of the kitchen area and gave the rest of the group the food that they wanted to eat.

"Sorry they're kind of small portions but with all this food I didn't want to waste the entire thing and treat it like a banquet." Lucy explained.
"It's fine!" Lily assured. "At least we have some food in our stomach!"

The group all began eating and enjoying their dinner as if it were a normal day. However, halfway through him eating his burger, Sean had a sick look on his face.

"Sean, are you okay?" Jackie asked him.

Sean immediately shook his head, but just as he was about to speak, Sean ended up throwing up his meal. Everybody immediately stepped away from the table, but Jackie stayed by his side.

Just as they thought he was finished, he vomited even more, only this time, he was vomiting his own blood.

"Oh my god..." Sae whispered in shock.
"S-Sean?" Jackie asked.
"I-I need to lie down..." Sean responded.
"Not so fast..." Lucy butted in, she then held up the gun to his face. "Where is it?"
"Where's what?" Sean asked.
"The infected mark!" Lucy asked. "The mark which is making you sick and turning you into one of them!"

Sean was silent for a minute, but then he rolled up his shirt, showing the gash on the side of his hip. Everybody gasped, more so Mark, Lily, Felix, Marzia and Bob.

Lucy once again held up her gun.

"You sick piece of shit!" Lucy shouted. "You've been hiding this the entire time!"
"Please, just let me explain!" Sean begged.
"What can you explain that we don't already know?" Lucy asked.
"I-I thought this was something I was going to be immune to! Honest!" Sean explained.
"Well look where that's gotten us!" Lucy sassed.

Jackie then went in between Lucy and Sean.

"You will not kill him!" Jackie assured Lucy.
"Don't give me that whole 'if you kill him you kill me!' crap! That doesn't work on me!" Lucy responded.
"I love him..." Jackie choked. "I will do anything for him, even if it actually does mean dying!"

Lucy gave Jackie a stern look.

"If you love him so much..." Lucy began. She then handed Jackie the gun. "You kill him..."
"I'm not gonna kill him!" Jackie protested.
"If you don't want to kill him now... Fine..." Lucy argued. "But once he begins suffering to the point where he can no longer do anything, then you'll regret doing this earlier!"
"The reason I want to keep him alive is because of a possible cure--" Jackie explained.
"THERE IS NO FUCKING CURE!" Lucy shouted.
"YET!" Jackie yelled back. "But if people do really know what's going on here, they'll figure out something to get rid of this infection!"
"It'll be too late when that happens!" Lucy hissed at her.
"We'll see about that..." Jackie whispered back to her.

Lucy then turned away from her and walked away from the group.

"Dinners done! We're gonna find a place to stay!" Lucy demanded.

Everybody followed her out of the restaurant. As they were walking, Lily went up to Jackie.

"Are you insane?" Lily asked. "You're seriously going to let Sean suffer through this?"
"I'm not ready to see him die... Not yet." Jackie responded softly.
"Lucy's right... When you do see him suffer, you will regret not shooting him straight away!" Lily said.
"Sean's still walking, breathing, standing, etc. as soon as that all stops then I'll be concerned!" Jackie argued.

Lily rolled her eyes and went back to Mark, who was walking with Lucy.

The group decided to stay at the same hotel Mark and his group were at from the beginning. As soon as nighttime came around, Lucy and her group took watch for the night while the others slept.

However, Sean couldn't sleep. He was too wide awake with the fact that at any day now, he was going to die. And his girlfriend would have to be the one to kill him.

Sean's mind was racing with solutions. Either kill himself now to spare the trouble for the future, or leave the group like Selena did. Sean quickly made his decision, and he slowly got out of the bed, being careful not to wake up Jackie or the others. However, as he was leaving the bedroom, he got caught by Lucy.

"Lemme guess... You're leaving?" Lucy asked quietly.
"It spares me the trouble of having anybody witness me suffer..." Sean explained.
"Y'know, even though it may seem like I'm right about everything, I must agree with Jackie when she said their might be a cure." Lucy explained. "It might not occur when you're around, but you never know."
"So are you suggesting I should stay?" Sean asked.
Lucy nodded. "I know you don't wanna leave your girlfriend and friends."
"I will eventually be leaving them..." Sean mumbled.
"I know..." Lucy said.

Sean was silent for a moment. Lucy did have a point. He didn't want to leave, but he also didn't want to have anybody he knew see him suffer. But he also didn't know when his last day on earth would be. He did want to at least try and make as much as he can out of it.

Sean looked at Lucy and nodded.

"I... I guess I'll stay." Sean mumbled.
Lucy smiled. "okay..."

Sean was about to go back into his room when Lucy called his name again.

"Sorry about the insults earlier..." Lucy apologized. "I kinda overreacted."
"You had a right to... We all did." Sean explained.

With that, the two of them stopped talking and Sean went back into his room, where he finally fell asleep.