"The Zombie Book"

Chapter 38

(Hello my Marshmallows! I'd like to say... This is mostly a filler chapter... Kinda. It's basically just showing how big of a person (Y/N) is to him. It's kinda cute, if I do say so myself.)
???'s P.O.V.
"Maxwell."
"No." Don't yell.
"Chase."
"No." Don't yell.
"Jeffery."
"No." Don't yell.
"Xander."
"No." Don't yell.
"Elijah."
"No." Don't yell.
"Da-"
"BLOODY HELL YOU'RE GIVING ME A MIGRAINE!" I screamed at Erin.
About an hour after I left the barn. I felt tipsy and passed out near a tree. Erin, woke me up. She had followed me and when I told her to go back she claimed she had forgotten the way.
So now, as I walk, Erin is trying to guess my name. And it isn't so fun. Her voice was shrill and annoying. Like the classic cheerleader in an 80's movie.
It had given me headaches before but this migraine was killing me. And the other bad thing is, we were walking. From the heart of Utah to Wyoming. And who knows how far we will be walking through Wyoming untill I find her...
While she had been guessing my name, I realized something about (Y/N)...
Does she even like me? Will she like it when I find her? Is she even the one in my vision? Does she actually hate me? Think I'm dead? Think I'm ugly or stupid? Were those visions just my mind trying to soothe me?
I'm not sure I should even care. I don't know why I'm doing this. I still don't know so much. Maybe I should have stayed in that mental hospital. Maybe I should have asked them questions.
My skin is still green and blue in some places. My eyesight.. was getting better. My hair has been changing.
I feel like a teenager going through puberty. Without knowing anything about it beforehand.
I have so many questions that no one could answer.
"Uh.. how about we come to an agreement.."
"Like what?" I spat, venom in my voice.
I did not like Erin at all. Not one bit.
"I stop trying to guess your name... And you stop complaining about my existence."
"I do not compla-"
She pulled out what seemed to be a pen. She pressed a button and my voice played back.
' "ERIN. Stop asking me all this crap! It's getting annoying! WHY THE HELL DID YOU HAVE TO EXIST!? Bloody Hell Erin!" '
I stood, stunned at my own voice saying those words.
"I-i... Said that?"
She nodded, with a tiny smile on her face.
"Uh... I'm sorry.." I shivered a little, for no reason. "Sure.. it's a deal."
"Yayy!" She tried to hug me and I swiftly side-stepped, the results being her on the ground.
I hated her.
I sighed. "Welp. See ya." I started walking away in a joking manner. But noooo, she took it seriously. She grabbed my leg, tripping me down.
"DAMNIT ERIN I THINK YOU BROKE MY NOSE!" I yelled, my voice muffled by the soft dirt. I sat up, holding my now bleeding nose in pain.
"Oh shi-"
"Langue, Erin!" I had also learned, Erin cusses. Alot. And it was annoying me. Her words were worse than 'Damnit' or 'Hell'.
((No. They were something Author-chan doesn't like to say. Sorry, Marshmallows! Also, langue means language in French.))
"Dude, are you okay?" She walked over and kneeled beside me.
"YOU BROKE MY NOSE!" I screeched, implying I'm not. It hurt like hell and was intensely bleeding.
"Calm do-"
"E-Erin it hurts.." It stang so much and I scrunched up in a little ball. I really didn't want to, but I did tell Erin. There was no one else to tell.
Suddenly, my vision messed up and my eyes started burning. She also noticed, and grabbed my shoulders, as if it would help. She lightly shook me, but I couldn't hear her words. All my senses were messing up and I didn't know why.

"--#(-*!"
"---2+$ please!"
I slowly opened my eyes. (Y/N) was over me, tears in her own. She tightly hugged me the second she noticed I was awake. She cried into my chest, dampening my shirt.
"(Y-(Y/N) what h-happened...?" Pain spread absolutely everywhere. My ribs, my legs and arms, my nose. Everything stung and hurt so much.
"-$+--$.. th-they jumped u-us.. we were j-jumped... They took th-the money... A-all of it.." Her voice was scratchy. And her tears stopped her every once and awhile.
I widened my eyes a little more.
Jumped? What do you mean we were jumped? What money? I'm so confused (Y/N)... Please explain to me!
When I finally got a look at her, though, I nearly teared up myself.
Her neck had a dark bruise around it and her cheek was red. Her eye was already forming a black ring around it. She held her right hand close to her and cradled it, flinching everytime she moved it even the slightest. Her lip was cut open and both her eyes were red and puffy from crying.
We were jumped. Someone hurt (Y/N). Someone took our money.. Someone choked her. Someone hit her. Someone probably broke her hand. Someone busted her lip.
"(Y/N)! Wh-who di-" I fell back in pain when I tried to sit myself upright.
"Stay calm... They got you bad... I-i tried to stop them.. " She teared up again and grabbed my shirt tightly. Trying to contain her tears.
I did the only thing I could do. I pulled her down to hug her. I could bearly move. But she didn't know that.
She layed crying on my chest.
It took a few minutes, but she stopped crying. She sat back up and wiped away her tears.
"We.. we were walking. To go and buy the thing.. You started counting the money to make sure we had the two grand-"
Two thousand dollars!? Someone beat us up and took two thousand dollars!?
"-to buy it. And these people came out.. three of them.. one of them pinned y-you down a-" At this point, she was holding back tears. I lightly pat her back, not knowing where we were hurt yet.
"-and I ran over and tried to push him off.. one of the other guys th-they... slammed me into that wall.. started to choke me.. I could bearly see what they were doing to you.. They kicked you, and punched you a-and tho-those god damned people hurt you so b-bad..."
She held a hand over her mouth, trying not to cry once again.
"(Y/N)... I-im f-fine.."
"You are not fine! Those people broke one of your ribs and your nose!"
I was fighting myself, thinking about what to do.
Well, we could just get up and walk it off..
But it hurts like hell.
Who invited you?
We are the same person, genius.
Then what am I thinking about!?
(Y/N).
True... True..
I shook my head in annoyance with myself. I sat up, using my arms as support.
"(Y/N), see? I-" Jesus Christ they actually broke my ribs.. I layed back down in pain. "(Y/N), it's really no big deal.. I'm just glad you're okay..."
"I'm not not okay! We are sixteen #-$;--... Two sixteen year olds. One with a broken nose and rib, and the other with a broken hand." She smiled lightly.
Wait...
Yeah dude?
One with a broken hand...
Yeah, dude.
They broke her hand!?
Yeah. Dude.
Would you shut up!?
We are litterally the same person!...... Dude..
I growled in frustration.
"Those bastards broke your hand!?"
"I need you to calm down... Please?"
"(Y/N), they hurt you. Broke your hand.."
"Please... It's no big deal.."
"(Y/N) IT IS A BIG DEAL!"
Christ, yelling hurts.
Then don't do it.
Get out.
No.
"Please calm down... I'm so sorry.. I only care that you're okay!"
"(Y/N)... I love you... You know that... And they hurt you..."
Awww.... You confessed ya wimp!
Shut up.
No.
"You know I love you too. And I always will... But you're in more pain. You won't be able to move freely for awhile if we don't get you fixed up.."
She what?
Loves you.
This is a prank.
No it's not.
Are we on drugs?
Shut up.
I'm confused.
You're not confused because I know what's going on.
Then what's going on!?
TALK TO HER YOU IDIOT!
"(Y/N)... I-i.. "
"Shut up, okay? You need to calm down.. you need to rest. I'll wait here with you.." She smiled at me again.
"Where... are we even?"
"....that weird old alley way on main street.."
WE'RE SCREWED.
Calm down, okay?
BUT WE'RE SCREWED.
We aren't screwed, (Y/N) is here.
BUT ITS (Y/N)!
Are we sexist!?
I AM!
That's messed up!
BUT I DONT WANT HER TO GET HURT!
ALRIGHT, THATS IT! IM TAKING OVER!
No!
SHUT UP, I GOT DIS.
You're going to screw us both over!
"(Y/N), please tell me you are okay? Please? Where else did they hurt you?" I forced myself up and leaned against the cold brick wall nearby.
She looked at me concerned; though I didn't care. I was fighting through the pain to make her feel better. Make her think I was okay.
You're hurting us!
For (Y/N).
I sometimes want to hit you.
Love ya too, bud.
"(Y/N).... Tell me a story..." I smiled at her lightly. She immediately smiled back, knowing I was asking this to pass the time. Knowing that I loved her stories. Knowing that she had a special one for times like this.
"...Once upon a time.." She began, still widely grinning. "There was a prince. And, a rogue. The prince was stunning. His hair, a dirty blonde. His eyes, dark, dark brown. Almost black. It made him especially handsome." She smiled again and I chuckled to myself.
The sorry of the Prince and the Rogue. She had come up with it. And I knew it by heart.
"The Rogue," I interrupted. "Was an especially gorgeous young woman. With beautiful (E/C) eyes and (H/C) hair." She blushes lightly. I had come up with that part. And she always blushed. It made me happy to see her like that.
"One fateful day... The Rogue had to make a delivery to the Prince's castle.." She continued, still with the tiny blush. "And the moment they locked eyes-"
"They knew they'd be together forever." She smiled happily at me when I continued the sentence.
"There were obstacles in their lives like-"
"Thugs, ruffians. People who wanted the Prince's goods."
"But the Rogue would stop those people. From touching her precious Prince." I smiled, but then immediately regretted saying that part of the story.
I messed up. I messed up bad.
ARE YOU CRAZY!?
I'm sorry!
This is why I'm in charge of him!
SHE HATES US NOW!
OH LOOK NOW! YOU MADE HER CRY!
Shut up, you wouldn't have done any better!
WATCH. ME.
No! I got this! I really do!
"(Y/N)....shhh, shh shh...." I comfortingly wrapped my arms around her in a reassuring hug.
"It's okay my sweet Rogue.. It'll be okay... Because your prince is right here... Shh.. shh.."
((#RelationshipGoals))
She hesitantly stopped crying. And she began to hum a song in her sobs's place. Another thing me and (Y/N) both called ours. We had many songs. But this one was definitely one of our favorites. Her hums broke out into the lyrics. And when she sang the first line I couldn't help but sing along with her.
"You are my sunshine."
"My only sunshine.."
She looked up at me, still with teary eyes and a smile.
"You make me happy."
"When skys are gray.."
I smiled back and nuzzled her closer.
"You'll never know dear, how much I love you."
"So please don't take, my sunshine away."
We sat there for what seemed like forever. Singing that song. She wasn't crying, that made me happy. I was feeling better. She was there and wasn't crying.
But out of the blue she started fading away. The lyrics we were both singing blurred and were extremely muffled.
Wh-whats going on?
It's time.
For what!? What's happening to her!?
We're fading. It's time to go back.
But (Y/N)!
We have to go back... Okay R?
No! I don't want to!
Me neither... I don't want to either.
But-
WE'RE GOING BACK! OKAY!?
But (Y/N)!

((Vision over... I've never actually began to cry at my own writing ;-; dear glob.))

"JESUS CHRIST DUDE! JUST PLEASE WAKE UP!!" Erin yelled, standing over me. She was drastically crying. My eyes finally stopped burning but my mind raced with thoughts of (Y/N).
"ARE YOU OKAY!?" She yelled when she noticed I was finally awake.
I was in the middle of nodding when my chest began to burn. Tears streaked down my face. My vision was blurred again with tears. Although I didn't make any noise. As if I was mute. Erin looked at me with extreme worry. I muttered something quietly.
"What!? Speak up! Please, are you okay!?"
I pushed her off of me and stood up. My knees buckled and I became wobbly. Although I just kept trying to walk. I grabbed my shirt tightly, right over my heart which burned crazily.
"Holy fu-"
"L-l-langue... E-Erin...."
Was the last thing I managed out before collapsing in a sudden shock of excruciating pain.