The Rocking Dead III

Chapter 6: Who Are You

Eric's POV: I managed to wake up again, only to see that Tom wasn't back yet. Whatever he was needed for is clearly important. In an attempt to get out of bed, I rolled over to Tom's side. Let me get something straight for you. We slept together, yes, but nothing else happened. The make out session earlier yesterday was the most we did. Sorry to disappoint you.

Anyways, back to what I'm doing.

I rolled over to Tom's side and groggily sat up. It's been a long time since I've had a good night's sleep, so I'm still tired. Within seconds I was distracted by Tom's scarf on the nightstand. I grabbed it and started tracing my thumb up and down the fabric. A smile quickly formed on my face. He's mine and no one else's. I held the scarf close to me as I thought about that. It smells like him.

God I sound crazy.

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Tom's POV: "So what were you and Eric up to last night?" Blackie asked, making sure to not get the attention of the others.

"I don't think that's any of your business." I said, looking straight ahead as we walked.

"Oh c'mon Keifer." Blackie said, now walking backwards in front of me, "Are you two a thing now? Did he reject you? Did ya get some? I'm a sucker for this kind of gossip man!" I have to admit, seeing him act like a child over getting this info was kind of funny.

"We are a thing." I gave in to his demands for gossip, "But this stays between you and I alright? I don't want anyone else knowing until I'm comfortable."

"Shouldn't Eric know?" Blackie joked.

"Blackie." I raised an eyebrow at him. He chuckled before turning to face the same way as us. "Hey where's Slash and Nikki?"

"Slash went to hang out at Nikki's place about an hour ago." Axl realized what he said. "Shit."

"Oh boy, now we got two junkies on our hands." I rolled my eyes.

"Well, more like a junkie and an alcoholic." Axl said.

"Well if Sixx has drugs Slash is gonna do them, face it." Blackie replied.

"Hey I'm not denying anything." Axl said, holding his hands up.

Once we arrived at the little jail, we slowly made our way down the steps. The entire room was dark, dimly lit by the little light coming through the small barred window. I grabbed a chair and placed it in front of the cell before straddling it, resting my arms on the back. The rest of the guys stood behind me.

"You wanna explain what the hell you're doing here?" I asked.

"Look, I just wanted to get the girl out of here." He said, "The Whisperers, they're horrible people. This kid shouldn't be in the middle of it."

"How the hell did you know her name and that she was here?" Blackie chimed in.

"I heard someone talking about her outside this place!" The man attempted to explain.

"Is that so?" I asked.

"Yeah! Look, I mean no harm!" He said.

"You wanna know why I don't believe you?" I tilted my head, "If you truly wanted to get her out of here, you would've been honest upon arrival. You would've realized there's so many other children here that you should save from these people. What you also don't realize is we are a large community with multiple allies. We can take down these people no problem. Sure it may take a while, but we'll make sure they are eradicated. Understand that?" The man was silent.

"What do you wanna do with him?" Bret asked.

"We can't let him leave." Axl chimed in.

"Kill him." I simply replied. I got up and left the jail, letting the guys do whatever they needed to. The man's protests rang out before he was killed.

Once I was back outside, I saw Eric approaching me.

"So what was the fuss about?" He asked.

"Don't worry about it." I said before pecking his lips.

"Look, now that I'm here I deserve to know what's going on." He said, "Especially if the guy I care about so much is in the middle of it." He rubbed my arm. I was quiet for a moment.

"We think a Whisperer got in." I reluctantly told him. Eric tried to hide his scared look. "Blackie and the others took care of him though. Killed him."

"Tom," Eric said, "These people, they've got others on the outside. Chances are if one got in now, at least half of the rest of them know about this place. You need to have everyone on high alert."

He's right. Everyone's at risk now, and no one new can be trusted until this group is gone...