We All Still Die

Chapter 2: Zombies?

                                         Xavier looked very puzzled, he was carefully caressing his bat that still laid over his shoulder. The white haired man shook his head and turned away, as he glared at the brown haired boy.

                                         "You shouldn't be asking me that question, Chris is the one who found you," he said, turning away and patting Chris on the shoulder as he walked past him.

                                          "I'm Xavier," he growled to the brown haired male, letting go of the bat. The bat swung a little before finally going still when he released his grip. His frown turned into a grin as he sized himself up against Chris and he realized he was a bit bigger than him.

                                            "I'm Chris, if it wasn't obvious yet," he snickered back, a smile on his face as if he wasn't intimidated. His dark, spruce tree colored eyes sparkled with annoyance of Xavier. He had a knife gripped in his hand and his fingers were swirling around the non-sharp end.
                                              "Well aren't you just a little ray of sunshine, love!" Xavier laughed, he put out his hand for Chris to shake. Chris eyed his hand and then turned on his heels and walked slowly away. Xavier followed, as Chris opened a door and he started to walk up the rusty, grayish steps.

                                                "You want me to walk more? After running like a mad man for miles?" Xavier announced, his face twisted in disgust and he glared at the back of Chris' head. Chris didn't turn around, but he stopped walking.

                                                   "Ok, fine, sit there and be a baby, we can always leave you behind. We don't need weak links holding us back, so you have a choice here," Chris angrily said in reply, as he continued to walk up the stairs. Xavier didn't want to be left behind, but he was surviving just fine on his own. He walked up the stairs and followed Chris, he watched him silently unlock and open a door to another level. The door had a small window on it, but it looked like it was covered with a small black tarp.

                                                    "What privacy are you trying to protect up here, all that's left are zombies?" Xavier chuckled, his face red from trying to not laugh so hard, as Chris looked so annoyed with the gray-eyed boy. Chris then turned around, half way through the door, and pushed Xavier. Xavier swayed a little bit, but didn't budge as much as Chris was hoping for. Xavier grabbed Chris' hand that was still on his chest when he attempted to push him. Swiftly, Xavier turned Chris around and lifted his arm up to where his shoulder blade was sticking out and his arm was locked in that current position. 

                                                      "If you ever dare touch me," He whispered into Chris' ear behind him. "I will not hesitate to put you into the ground and possibly make you not see the light of day again ." He let go and pushed Chris through the door and he walked close behind. Xavier didn't mess around, his hands were clenching in and out of fists with frustration. 

                                                         The room they entered was lit up with candles and battery powered flash lights. On the floor laid 2 blue mattresses and 2 green ones that were covered with clean blankets and fluffy, white pillows. Xavier was stunned at the sight of these clean things, as he hasn't seen much clean lately. The floor was concrete and it had little cracks in it, you could tell the building was kind of old. The walls of the room were painted a lovely cream-ish pink color, which was a sight for sore eyes. The room looked like it was an old office space, a couple of the roller chairs were neatly placed in a far corner and some desks were placed in front of boarded up windows.

                                                         "Well Xavier, you're more than welcome to stay with us. One of our boys is on a hunt right now, but he'd probably be happy to see a new comer. We don't see no more fresh faces around here, you'd be a good sight to see." The white haired man stated, sitting on one of the desks. He looked at Xavier with a warm look, his mouth framed in a bright, white toothed smile. "My name is Jeremiah, but you can call me Jer." He told Xavier, brushing off his jeans and looking down at his pale hands with his emerald colored eyes. 

                                                           "Thank you, Jer, I'd love to stick around," He replied, walking over to one of the neatly kept mattresses that Chris was on and he sat right next to him, grabbing the male in a headlock and giving him a nookie. Chris angrily grabbed the arm that was around his neck and dug his untrimmed fingernail's into it. Xavier pulled his, now bleeding, arm away in shock and he stared down Chris with a semi-serious face. Chris let out a huff, then he started laughing at Xavier, the boy's face lit up with happiness of finally getting through to the stubborn Xavier. 

                                                          "Yeah okay, I guess that's fair payback. Might I ask, who is the other dude that's staying with y'all?" He questioned the, now calmer, Chris. 

                                                           "You'll see. You might actually like him, he's pretty cool, but can be real stubborn sometimes, just like you." Chris replied, his expression was mixed between wonder and happiness. 

                                                             Just as Xavier was about to ask of this other male's name, the handle on the door started to slowly move, then the locks shifted as it unlocked. The door slowly and quietly opened, as a silhouette of a man was outlined against the never ending blackness of the stairs that led up to the room they were currently in. 

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A/N: How does 965 words sound? Doing much better than the last chapter. Leaving you guys on another cliff hanger! Hope you've enjoyed this chapter! I'm trying to upload as much as possible!