Tension (boyxboy)

Chapter 6

Carl's POV

"Wake up..." I said shaking Ron, but getting no reply "we have to keep moving dammit!"

I immediately stopped talking since my last sentence was louder than I expected it to be

oh shit

From the bushes came out walkers and more than I could count. I slid myself down the tree and stayed next to Ron who began opening his eyes

"What the--" I quickly placed my hand over his mouth to stop him from talking. We locked eyes.

"Stay quiet" I said, pointing to one of the walkers that was passing by us. I slowly removed my hand from his mouth and moved closer to him

I could tell that he was becoming more impatient since his breathing increased, making me grab his hand and pull him in closer. I could feel his heavy breath on my skin from the close distance between us. My eyes slowly drifted to his lips and I heard him gulp. It all went quiet after that, but before I did something I would regret I blinked rather quickly and looked away

"Tw-two more walkers" I said stuttering

The last two walkers passed by us and I could feel both our hands sweating against each other. I sighed in relief when all of them were out of sight, letting go of Ron's hand and moving away

"uh...thanks" he said, turning his head to another direction "hmmm for a moment I thought you were going to kiss me" he chuckled and I could feel my cheeks heating up

"I would never kiss a boy" I simply said even though I didn't know what my sexuality was since I felt a weird attraction towards Ron. That feeling always made me feel confused and frustrated

"I bet you would kiss me and hey! I wouldn't blame ya" he winked at me, but kept a serious expression "anyways...I don't remember taking two shifts"

"That's because you didn't...I spent the rest of the night being the lookout. There were to many thoughts in my mind that helped me prevent falling asleep"

"Like what?"

I wasn't going to tell him that I almost had a 'wet dream' about him now was I

"Just about the group. My dad, Carol, Daryl, Glenn, Maggie..."

"I see..." He said, taking a moment and finishing his sentence. "I dreamed about my dad"

"Your dad?"

"Yes, got a problem?"

"W-what n-no?"

"You know he wasn't always that bad...he was different...he was a better man"

"I'm sorry about your dad"

"Me too"

The air was filled with an awkward silence that even I couldn't bare because I was actually considering to hug Ron and comfort him. Even though his dad was a a total ass, I knew the pain he was going through

"I lost my mom..." I sighed, meeting his gaze "she died while giving birth to my baby sister"

"...can we change subject? I don't want to get all touchy with you...after all we are frenemies, remember?"