Most of the next day was spent laying in my tent, avoiding everyone. I could overhear their conversations though. It sounds like Karissa and Kayla are going on a double date again to who knows where.
Once late afternoon comes, Jungkook pokes his head into the tent. "Hey, let's go to the city for the evening. It's walking distance from here and I want to show you around some of L.A."
I smile and nod at him. I step out of the tent and walk by his side away from the camp, away from the beach. We reach the city within ten minutes. He walks me down each street, pointing out different shops and restaurants. It gets darker and we sit on a bench under a flickering street light.
"So what do you think about LA?" he asks.
" Well, I think I would've liked it a lot more with more people. Honestly, it feels like a ghost town here."
He chuckles. "Yeah."
We both go quiet and the only thing we can hear is faint sound of crashing waves. I think about yesterday with him, both of us on the rock, and the blue sky.
I frown. "Hey, Jungkook?"
He looks at me and smiles. "Yeah?" I look down at my feet.
"Um, about yesterday. You see, we um, we kissed and I didn't really... You know. I guess I just- you see, I can only see you as a friend or even a brother so-" I bury my face in my hands. "Why is this so difficult?"
He puts his hand on my shoulder and laughs. "Celeste, I get it. I don't mind if you just want to be friends. That kiss wasn't what I hoped for exactly either to be honest. I like being your friend."
I look up at him. "Wait, really? You're really okay with just being friends?"
"Yeah. Besides, I can tell you like Taehyung."
"How?"
He looks up and laughs again. "Oh please, it's so obvious. You always stare at him, and Kiersten gives you a mean look every time she's with him. I kind of picked up hints." His phone starts to buzz. "It's RM. He needs me back at camp for something. Are you coming?" He stands up, but I don't get up.
"Uh, I think I'll stay for a little longer."
He nods and walks away.
***
I wander around the streets, walking slowly.
"So you drove away a third one. Saw it coming!"
I turn and see Kiersten come out from behind a wall. "Why are you following me? Go away!"
She ignores me and gets closer. "Did you only friend zone him because you think you might have a chance with Taehyung?" I continue walking without saying anything. "What's wrong Celeste? If you want him so badly, then why don't you fight me for him?"
I stop and face her. "I'm not going to fight for him Kiersten. That's so wrong! He's a person, not an object."
She glares at me. "Okay, so maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to do this."
She pulls our a knife, and before I can even react, I feel the blade slice across my cheek. I yelp from the pain and cover it with my hand. I can feel the blood on my hands.
"What the heck you bit-"
She kicks me in the stomach, causing me to fall to the ground. I struggle to breathe but I get up.
"Why don't you fight back, Celeste? Oh, you dont have a weapon. You should really work on taking one with you just in case."
She swings the knife at me but I dodge it and punch her in the face, causing her to throw the knife. We race to reach it first, but she quickly grabs it and stabs me in the shoulder. I scream from the pain and then knock the knife out of her grip. She reaches for it, so I kick it away. It lands in an alleyway. She kicks me in the side as hard as she can making me collapse. She kicks me in the face and I immediately taste blood. I trip her, knocking her back to the ground. Pretty soon, she has me pinned. She has her fist up, ready to punch, but then we hear a groaning sound. She looks up and her eyes go wide. I push her off and look for myself. There's a group of four zombies making their way toward us. We find ourselves trapped between them, and a brick wall, in the alleyway where I kicked the knife. I spot it near us.
Kiersten looks at me. "Celeste, go up to them so I can escape. I'll tell everyone you fought well."
"Seriously?"
The zombies get closer and closer. Kiersten starts to cry. "Why me? You're the one who deserves this, not me! I need my Tae Tae! I don't want to end up like your boyfriend!"
I decide right there that it was me, or her. She made me miserable for too long. "I'm sorry Kiersten."
I grab her and push her hard to the zombies. They all grasp her and she starts to get away. I pick up the knife and throw it at her. It stabs her in the stomach. She stops struggling and looks at me, expressionless. The zombies take her and I run. I hear a blood curdling scream, and then it stops. She's gone...for good. Suddenly I run into someone. The last person that I'd want to run into after sacrificing Kiersten. Taehyung.
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A Zombie's Heart
FanficA BTS fan fiction written by one of my best friends, Celeste (a.k.a. V). I just wanted to publish it. I hope you like it. WARNING! It might make you cry, so make sure you have a box of tissues with you.