The Undead (Lauren/You)

Chapter 8

I hadn't even remembered falling asleep that night, but I eventually found myself waking up the next morning with my muscles aching in pain from sleeping in such an uncomfortable position. I groaned lightly to myself and looked down to see my legs sprawled out over the arm of the chair while my upper body laid over the other arm. Y/N was peacefully asleep in her bed from what I could tell. Her back rose and fell softly in a slow, steady rhythm. My body cracked and cramped once I tried stretching my sore limbs but I was able to keep my groaning to a minimum so that I wouldn't wake Y/N where she was still sleeping. As soon as I finished moving, my stomach started churning with hunger which made me almost laugh to myself. Either way, I stood up so my body could get used to the feeling again before I went to go get some breakfast for Y/N and I.

The town had a small building where they were able to use a fire pit for cooking when food was available. Sometimes there would be breakfast, yet other times they would just hand out small portions of some non-perishables. By the time I reached the half-broken down building, I could see there was some type of actual breakfast being served so I went to stand in line to wait. I got two plates of whatever rehydrated food they were serving so that I could head back into the medical unit where Y/N was still sound asleep. I smiled to myself at the sight and set down the plates so that I could wake the smaller girl up. I went to sit on the edge of the bed before placing my hand on Y/N's hip to start softly shaking her.

The younger girl groaned lightly before turning on her stomach. I chuckled softly and continued shaking her. Y/N tried swatting my hand away weakly several times. She turned on her opposite side so that her back was to me and again, I couldn't help but find myself amused by the whole situation. "Y/N." I called out while trying to mask my laugh. I was sure she could hear it though as once again she groaned loudly to show her displeasure. With one more call of her name, the Y/E/C eyed girl adjusted herself so that she could sit up on the bed while rubbing her eyes tiredly. My heart fluttered at the sight since she looked adorable with the childish action.

"What do you want?" Y/N groaned and again I found it amusing how she whined. "I was sleeping." The younger girl continued to whine as her head dropped back. I grabbed one of the plates before setting it down on her lap and watched as she perked up at the sight of the food. I could tell she was trying not to show any emotion but there was a small smile on her face, a hum sounding from her throat once she took a bite of the food. I sat back down in the chair with my own plate so that I could eat and make sure nothing was going to happen. Since Y/N's gaze was trained on her food, I continued to glance up at her so that I could admire her side profile once more. I was hoping not to get caught but as soon as I heard her voice, I knew I had been. I realized I had zoned out so I didn't see her looking back at me until she spoke. Y/N raised her eyebrow. "What are you looking at?" She asked.

I cleared my throat awkwardly before looking down at my food. "Nothing, I thought I saw something behind you." I shrugged my shoulders nonchalantly but I didn't think Y/N would buy my white lie. I don't know if she did or not, but either way she let the subject drop as she placed her empty plate on one of the counters beside her bed. I finished eating not long after Y/N did so I stood up to grab both plates to throw them away in the trash towards the front of the medical unit. By the time I returned, Y/N was sitting with her legs dangling off the bed, waiting for me. She looked up at my entrance before looking back down at her knees and kicking her feet softly.

"I want to go see Camila." She spoke quietly. I nodded and went to go help but before I could even take a step forward, Y/N's voice cut me off. "I would appreciate a little help, if that's okay with you." I stopped cold in my tracks heading her request, and I couldn't stop a wide smile from spreading across my face. I wanted to jump up and down in excitement since she actually asked for my help for once. I practically did jump to make it to Y/N's side where she lifted her gaze to slowly meet my own. Her expression switched from emotionless to confused once she saw how hard I was smiling right now. "What?" The shorter girl asked as I leaned down to sweep her up into my arms. She wrapped her arms around my neck but leaned back so that she could look into my eyes.