Consumed [Zombie Apocalypse] (Boyxboy)

20.) Distractions

~Creston's POV~

"What the hell are you doing?" Jacob hissed. "You're going to get us spotted." He was clearly upset, but I didn't really care at the moment. Because I knew those people that were stranded in the middle of the road.

"That's my brother," I say quietly, only so that it is barely audible to Jacob.

As quiet as I was, I know he heard me because his facial expression changed from that of frustration to realization and then quickly to panic.

He just stood there for a minute, thinking of a plan so, hopefully, we could save Joe and his friends.

He handed me his army knife, which was sticky with blood from the man that he stabbed in the back of the head earlier.

I take it and grimace at the gross feeling of warm sticky blood that covered the handle. I wipe the handle end of it with a leaf that I found on the ground. It's still sticky, but at least it's not as noticeable anymore.

"If you have to kill one of the infected," he explained "aim for their head and ONLY their head. Otherwise, they'll just keep attacking." He had a look of compassion and fear in his eyes as he explained to me what to do. "Got it?" He questions, after he notices me zoning out and just staring at him.

"Yeah, it got it. Aim for the head." I repeat.

He gives me a small smile and hesitates for a minute before speaking again, almost as if he wanted to do something but he's afraid to.

"Okay, so here's the plan," He started to explain "I'm going to run back to the truck and lure the infected away from your brother and his friends. Meanwhile, you'll be inside of this house waiting for the infected to get distracted. When you think the time is right, you find some way to get your brother's attention and get them safely into the house. When I'm done handling the infected, I'll come back for you guys. Okay?" He waited for my response.

"So you're leaving me?" I question panicked. "What if something happens to me?" I pause for a second "Or to you?" The thought of losing Jacob right now killed me. I've developed feelings for him, that if he were to suddenly disappear from my life, I don't know how, or if, I'd be able to cope with it.

He looked sadly into my eyes "If you want your brother back, this is how it has to be." He said solemnly. "I promise that nothing will happen to you or me." He said reassuringly, with a handsome smile across his face.

I just smile at him in return and nod my head slightly, before next thing I knew, I was being pulled to the back door of the house that we were behind.

Jacob quickly checked inside, since they were glass doors, and opened them.

Luckily for us, they're unlocked.

He quickly ushers me inside and closes the door silently behind him. "Stay here." He orders me as he starts to do a sweep of every room downstairs.

It doesn't take that long, since the houses around here aren't very big so there's not much scout out.

"Okay, it's all clear." He states as he walks back into the living room, where I'm still standing obediently by the sliding glass doors.

"Remember what I said about aiming for the head?" He asks, and I nod in response. "Good. Just remember to wait to expose yourself after I've distracted all of the infected." He reminds me.

"I know," I say sadly. "I remember."

He must have noticed the sadness in my voice because he immediately looked at me with reassuring eyes and walked over to me and engulfed me in a big warm embrace, by wrapping his strong hands around my thin waist. In return, I wrap my arms around his neck and we stay like that for a good couple of seconds before we, reluctantly, pulled away from each other. However, he still kept his hands around my waist and my hands were still loosely around his neck.