Survivors (One Direction/Zombie)

Chapter 19

Louis

I can hear people talking, but it's like I'm underwater.

Everything is muffled, the reassuring hand that was in mine before is gone and I grasped at empty air. I struggled to open my eyes but they were too heavy, and when I tried too hard my head would ache.

Maybe staying like this for a little while more wouldn't hurt. 

I fell back into darkness.

Winnie

Niall had a welding mask over his face and a rubber apron over his torso.  I couldn't see it, but I was very certain that he had a maniacal grin under the brass plate as he held up the torch.

"So you expect me to just stand here and pass you stuff?" I scoff, flicking at a bolt on the table.

"Well what else are you going to do?"

"Actually help?" He paused, turning of the torch briefly and pulling up the mask. His raised eyebrow was cartoonish as he stared at me dumbly.

"Do you actually know how to use any of this?" He motioned to all the equipment we had collected from various corners of the garage. I sheepishly smiled.

"No..."

"Then you get to pass me stuff." His voice was giddy and he slammed the welding mask back down, with a soft 'ow' when it hit his nose.

"Yeah," I chortled, "such a professional."

"WINNIE! WINNIE!" Josh raced through the door, stumbling and landing on the floor in a heap, groaning.

Niall and I looked down at him quizzically.

"Josh?"

"WINNIE!" He shouted suddenly, jumping back up and making myself trip backwards. Before my bum hit the hardwood floors, Niall caught me, pulling back up in standing position with ease.

I tried to hide my blush and focused back on Josh, who's hair was sticking at an odd direction and smelling quite ripe.

Niall sniffed, noticing the smell too and gagging.

"Mate you need to shower." Niall remarked, standing behind me. Josh's eyes were wild and confused, before he bent his head down cautiously smelling his underarm.

Reeling back at such a stench he turned towards me.

"Viv needs you. We have a serious situation." Josh's voice shook and he blinked rapidly, like he was trying to convince himself he was dreaming.

I froze at his words, and my hand automatically gripped Niall's forearm, giving it a harsh squeeze.

I knew it hurt him but he barely registered the pain, his head snapping back to me and eyes full of fear.

I took haste steps to Josh, taking his arm in my other hand and dragging both boys out of the garage. My harsh exterior was back, and my serious self could not believe how irresponsible I had been.

With gritted teeth I say, 

"Show me."

***

"Oh my fuck." My voice was hoarse as I tried not to retch. Niall had stayed behind in the house and I am so glad he did.

I can barely process anything.

"It gets worse." Viv muttered, carefully picking up a brown rag that looked like it spent a good portion of it's lifetime in a port-a-potty.

"Get that nasty thing away!" I squeal. Viv shot me a look and shoved the rag towards me. My eyes watered and I glanced down.

In bad hand writing, in what I think as blood were some words. Once I read them my breath hitched in my throat.

"What is this?"

"Trouble." Scarlett murmured, biting her lip. Her green eyes locked onto my blue ones and a chill crawled down my spine.

Scarlett was a good friend, but there was always something very off about her.

"Okay, lets get the facts straight, " I start, straigtening and tearing my gaze away from Scar's, "There's someone out there, who knows where we are, knows where we hunt, and went through a lot of trouble to find and kill what looks like every animal in the goddamn forest."

Viv nodded, pondering and inspecting the Pile more, not standing too close.

"We don't have time to worry about some sicko, " she finally replied, "we have a big problem and it's food. You, Josh, Scarlett and Carrie are going to have to search the shops again. Maybe go out an extra ten miles to see if any stores haven't been looted yet."

I nodded without questioning. She was right, food was a priority, and this psycho took at least 60% of what we eat.

"Jack, Jared and I are going to check the stream. See if the water hasn't been tampered with too. If that's the case I don't know what we'll do."

"Viv, you really think this guy is gonna stop a goddamn force of nature?" Scarlett huffed. Viv shot her an impatient look and placed a hand on her hip.

"If this person, or people are capable of the Pile, then I think yes, they can corrupt our only source of water too." Her voice was low and menacing. Scarlett may be older, but Viv was determined to keep our group safe. If you threaten her you may as well sign a death certificate.

Scarlett looked like she was about to saying something back, but backed down, rolling her eyes in defeat.

"Look, maybe you can just head back inside? Check on everyone and Louis?" I sigh, patting a hand on Scar's shoulder. At the mention of Louis Scarlett's eyes widened, and she didn't hesitate to race back towards the mansion.

Viv and I exchanged a look, watching as her fiery red hair bounced behing the green leaves.

"She's acting weird. Weirder than usual." I remark, folding my arms across my chest. Viv sighed, looking back at the disgusting Pile.

"Not much weirder than that." She shrugged, "Let's get back, I can't stand to be around it."

Our footsteps pad the soft leaves. They were wet with blood but I tried not to think about it.

"You and me both."

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