#Lexark Fear the Walking Dead

Chapter 2

Again, this chapter isn't great but I have some cool things planned out for the future c:

Alicia P.O.V

" Your accent... You're obviously not American" Chris started, scuffing his feet as he walked alongside Elyza while I  remained some distance behind the two.
"Australian actually... I was visiting LA when the virus spread"
"Is it over there too?" I spoke up. I notice that it's the first real words I've said to her and I feel slightly intimidated when her bright eyes reach mine.
" I have no idea... All communications went down as soon as things started getting rough" Elyza's voice went quiet, something which felt unfamiliar from her personality. I'd only known her for maybe twenty minutes and I could already tell she was quite the extrovert and this silence was somehow discomforting.
"If the virus has spread over to Australia then my family are probably already Walkers by now"
"What're they?" Chris questioned, followed by a confused look from Elyza.
"Walkers...what are they? And this is all been caused by a virus?"
" As far as I know... it caused the dead to come alive and walk again, hence the name Walkers"
"So they're just sick?" I raised my voice
" You just killed a bunch of sick people! I mean if yo-"
" I killed them to save you! Didn't you hear me when I said that they're dead? They have no human consciousness left" she retorted
"You don't know that!"
"Yes...I do"
Her voice dropped off again as she studied the pavement as she walked.
" I came to LA for work experience... I was training to be a doctor. A few days ago I cut one of those bastards heads open and do you know what had happened to the brain? It was decomposing in the Walkers skull. There is no way any human could live with their brain undergoing decomposition at that rate, it's just not possible!"
I shut myself up after that, as did everyone else. We walked back to the house in silence, watching the sunset fall in front of us.

***

"Where the hell have you been!" I hear my mum shout as I walk through the door with Chris and Elyza behind me. My mum pulls me into a tight hug and we stand in the doorway for a few moments.
"There's blood on your shirt" my mum observed looking at me wide eyed
"It's not my blood mum... It's one of theirs" I say, referring to the Walkers that Elyza saved me and Chris from.
"You came that close to one?"
"Yeah, all thanks to Chris" I replied, motioning to the boy who was now stood beside me.
Strand had now come to the door and instantaneously grabbed the pistol out of Chris's hand and checked it over.
"Touch that cabinet again and you'll be the one getting shot" he grunted in his deep voice, gaining a small, sorry nod from Chris.
"Who is that?" Strand questioned, motioning towards Elyza who was stood behind us.
"That's Elyza... She helped us out back there, she needs a place to stay " Chris explained.
A few moments passed and I could tell that my mum was upset at me leaving. I could be sure that she was planning a lecture for later.
I heard a gun cock and instantly looked up to see Strand holding up the pistol, aiming it just past my shoulder at Elyza.
"She's bleeding, she could be one of the infected"
"It's not a bite" Elyza quickly informed, rolling up her sleeve to reveal a bandage wrapped around her forearm which was soaked in blood. She began to unravel it to show a long clean slice through her arm which had been nearly stitched.
" I cut it while running away from one of those Walkers... I'm not infected" she explained " though I could use a new bandage"
Strand lowered his gun and nodded at Elyza.
"We can sort that... Come"
Elyza gently pushed past me to follow Strand into the kitchen.
"We don't have room for her here Alicia, you know that. We're leaving tomorrow as it is, we can't take her with us!" My mum began.
"She can stay in Alicia's room" Chris suggested. I rolled my eyes and hit Chris in the arm.
"Why does she have to stay with me!?"
"Because she's not gonna sleep in my room and your brother has already taken the sofa!"
Great. Just great. This girl was already getting on my last nerve and now I had to spend the night in the same room as her.
" She can stay one night, but we leave first thing tomorrow morning" my mum said before turning and leaving me and Chris stood in the hallway.

***

"So I'm staying in your room?"
"Only for one night, we're leaving tomorrow"
"Fine by me..."
I opened the door to my room and sat on the edge of my bed. The room was modern but it still felt homely, even though we had only been staying here a few days. I still couldn't understand why we had to leave the house, there was enough supplies here and the place was much nicer to what I had become used to.
Elyza followed me into the room, shutting the door behind her. I watched her as she took off her leather jacket and flung it over the back on the chair.
"What's that?" She asked looking at my arm. I followed her eyes which led to the tattoo I gave myself a couple of days ago.
"It's just a tattoo..."
"You did that yourself right? You should clean it or else it'll get infected"
"I know what I'm doing!" I snapped. I don't know why I got so angry at her. The tattoo is the only thing that reminds me of Matt. I miss him.
Elyza took another few steps into the room before slowly removing her blood stained white shirt.
"Woah, what the fuck are you doing?!"
I quickly turn away, covering my eyes with my hands.
"I don't know about you Green eyes but I don't like to sleep in clothes covered in blood..."
I turn back around to argue and see that she was now just stood in the middle of my room in just her underwear.

The room was silent for a few moments.

" You're blushing " she said and I could hear the smirk in her voice
"No...I'm not" I replied, tearing my eyes away from her.
I kick off my shoes and walk over to the walk in wardrobe beside my bed.
"You're sleeping on the floor" I huff, throwing down a blanket and a pillow which I picked up from one of the shelves.
"Fine by me "
I climbed into bed and brought the duvet over my face. This girl was getting on my nerves. At least we'll be gone by tomorrow and I'll never have to see her again