An Era Of Zombies

Part 8: With All my Heart

Asia & Will walked in silence.
Occasionally he would mutter something and Asia would ignore him. She ad Will were suppose to scout the grocery store area. It was where she had met Will. Ironic. Will had his bow out and Asia also held a bow in her hands. The bow was her strongest area but we preferred knifes. So we had hidden a small blade in her boot. She had put her long wavy hair into a side braid , as she did went hunting, and she had nothing to cover her red tank top. Will finally broke the silence.

"About this morning...," he started.
"There was no this morning," she said very sharply that implied that she had no intention to talk about it. He had either missed it or didn't care.
"Of course there was a morning. Otherwise night-" but she cut him off.
"Will don't-."
"I was trying to apologize but you're making it awfully hard Asia. Can't you let me finish anything," he yelled.
"I'm sorry, wait no I'm not. Because you fricking bit me," she shot back.
"I know it was out of hand but I was-"
"No buts. You bit me and now I have a mark on my shoulder. At least I pushed you away before you would have killed me! And why would you read my diary?!?"
"I didn't know it was a diary at first. I had gone back last night and I saw it. I was just curious."

Asia just shook her head. "Why are you like this. One minute you're kind and open but you're cold and distant the other. Why is that Will?" She asked him . Why?
They had both stopped walking and were now face to face. "I thought that you had cared about me. You were so kind last night but you acted like you hated me this morning." She continued.

"I do care about you Asia. And I'm truly sorry about this morning. Please, forgive me," he said desperately. She looked into his turquoise eyes. They weren't cold anymore. How do you do that? Why do you keep changing? Do I really love you?

"I don't know if I can Will. Last night's events have been overshadowed by today," she replied.

"I know something that could over shadow this morning," he said with a strange look on his face? What could it possibly be?

"Nothing can-" but she stopped.

Will had pressed his lips to her mouth. She hesitated for the smallest second but then kissed him with all her heart. His arm went around her waist pulling her closer. She let herself melt against him and she hooked his arms around his neck. There was no zombie apocalypse. Her life was perfect and Will was kissing her. Asia pulled her mouth away quickly to gasp for air but Will had thought that she was pushing him away and he stepped back. He looked like he couldn't believe what he had just done. Had I dreamed it? But no, it had happened. My body is warm despite the cold night.

"I'm sorry Asia I should have asked first," he said.

"I'm not sorry," she said and then she kissed him.

It was only a second, though it was the longest second ever, until she felt him pressing back. The kiss could have been a century but it would have still been too short. His lips moved from her mouth and traveled down her neck. Asia laughed, put her hands onto his cheeks and brought it back to her face so that she could kiss him again.

They finally stopped and they were walking back to the Fort since they had already scouted the area. They talked on their way back. She had leaned against him for most of the time partly because it was freezing. She told him more about her life before the apocalypse and he told her his. He had was a college student in CA. Asia had been from CA too but a different part. When she had asked him what his last name was he had simply said that he didn't want to say. She hasn't pushed him in it. Maybe his las name reminded him of his parents. When they had made it back to her tent, he had kissed her forehead and whispered good night. She smiled and went inside. Sonnet was asleep and she couldn't imagine what she would say. So she went to sleep and when she woke up. Will was standing in the entrance. He wasn't smiling. What now,.