The Virus : Strain Z

Chapter 9

Lux took off towards the balcony with me rushing after him. Just as we got to the window went heard it again, but coming from the back yard. "Just wait, please Salia. Let me check first" he begged as he cradled my face in his hand.

I nodded, "Ok" I whispered horsley. Unable to speak any louder with him touching me like this. He walked to the window and peered out as my parents came rushing up the stairs.

"What is it?" my dad asked as he walked to look out the window himself. "Neither of you come over here" my dad ordered as he turned to look at us. His face was a sickly gray color, as if all blood had been drained from it. The scream came again, more chilling than the last. Lux stepped away from the window wiping his face with his hands as if trying to erase the view he'd seen.

I went downstairs to the basement to watch a movie and was soon joined by Lux. I jumped up as he sat beside me and started pacing behind the couch nervously. As he stood up I dropped into the recliner and focused my attention on the movie. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Lux looking at me as if confused. I pretended to ignore him and kept watching the movie. As I did I finally realized what movie it was, ZombieLand. I cringed and jumped to switch to a different genre and decided on Ice Age.

"Oh I like these! I think the Scrat critter is hilarious" Lux exclaimed as he chuckled and leaned back. I grabbed some drinks and snacks, setting them on the crate I used as a table. Lux leaned over and grabbed my hand before I could step away and pulled me next to him on the couch, putting his arm around my waist and snuggling me up to him.

I laid my head on his shoulder and heard him hum contentedly as he hugged me tighter. About halfway into the movie I felt Lux's chest vibrating and sat up. 'Oh dear, he's snoring again. If he gets loud I'm pushing him over' I thought as I rolled my eyes. I went to get up but Lux tightened his grip and let out a soft moan.

"Please don't, please" he pleaded in his sleep. I relaxed against him and he loosened his grip. I shook him gently to try and wake him up. "What's wrong? Did something happen?" he asked sleepily.

"No, I just needed to get up and I can't cause you have a death grip on me" I pointed out. He released me and stretched, his shirt pulling up to reveal his stomach with the line of hair visable. I lost my train of thought and started to imagine tracing it with my fingers. I quickly snapped out of those thoughts and stood up. I jogged up the stairs to see if anything new has been said. Suddenly someone started pounding on the door.

"Please , please help me! Someone help please" the voice begged. I could tell it was a girl, and by the sound of it only a few years older than me. My dad hurried past me to the front door and peered through the spyhole.

"Who are you? What do you want?" he barked out "Are you hurt in any way?"

"No, I just escaped from the van I was in. A few of them started going crazy" she cried.

Dad hesited a moment, "I'm gonna open the door. Stand back so I can look at you" he commanded. Dad opened the door slightly and stared at whoever it was for a few minutes before pulling it open the rest of the way to allow them in. In walked a beauty with ink black, almost blue hair and crystal blue eyes.

"Thank you so much! I knocked on several other doors and no-one answered" she said. "Oh, my name's Giyla." She looked around and her eyes stopped on Lux for a few minutes before continuing around to take everyone in before returning to Lux. For some odd reason I felt very jealous.

'What is going on? Why am I feeling like this??' I sighed. Lux walked over to me and slung his arm around my shoulders. My Dad glanced at us and a small smile crept across his face as he nodded at Lux.

Giyla looked at us suspiciously for a split second before smiling. "Oh, your little sister is so cute. What's your name handsome?" she asked with a toss of her hair.

"My name's Lux and this isn't my sister. This is my girl Salia" he retorted As he looked down at me fondly

"Oh, ok. How...sweet" she said with a sickly sweet smile. She turned to follow my parents asking them if she could use the bathroom. They pointed the way and she quickly scurried to it. My mom looked shocked over how Lux was acting and what he'd said about me to the girl.

"Lux, are you...dating..Salia?" she inquired politely.

"If its ok with you and your husband, I'd love to please. I've always liked Salia but with all that's been going on, me spending more time with her I've come to realize I adore, no, I love  her" he stated firmly as he glanced down at me with a smile

"And how do you feel Salia?" my mom asked "Do you feel the same?"  I just nodded shyly and peeked up at Lux through my eyelashes to see him beaming at me.

"Oh, Lux? I need help if possible. I dropped my luggage right outside and desperately need it to change out of these filthy clothes" Giyla called out as she came sashaying up to us, swaying her hips. She completely ignored me the whole time.

"You'll have to speak to Mr. Winthrop. This is his house and he's in charge. He might not want the door opened again" he told her over his shoulder as he turned away from her leading me back to the basement. I glanced over my shoulder to see a dark scowl cross her face before she turned towards the living room in a huffy way. I heard her speaking to my parents about her luggage before Lux closed the door behind us.

I followed him to the couch where he pulled me onto his lap cuddling me against his chest. He put his finger under my chin and tilted my head up and leaned forward. He was about to brush his soft beautiful lips across mine when the basement door burst open. "Lux, Mr. Winthrop said for you to help me get my stuff. It's on the front lawn" Giyla said with an evil smirk that quickly was replaced with an innocent expression as he turned around.

"Ok, meet me at the door. I'll be there in a minute." he told her before turning back to me "We'll finish what we started as soon as I get back" he whispered to me with a wink and devilish smirk.