The Infected

Chapter 3

Rose's P.O.V

"How did you-"

"It's me, Sara," I said cutting him off and taking off my hood. My real name is Sara Gilliam. I decided to change my name after the apocalypse started New World New Me so I changed it. Gene didn't change much. He was a little taller than before, with is beautiful freckles. His eyes were still the unique wonder of the ocean blue eye on the right and forest green on the left. His clothes were covered in dirt and ripped. I felt myself start to tear up from seeing someone I knew before the apocalypse.

Gene's P.O.V

Wow. I can't believe its Sara. Sara and I were close friends before the apocalypse we used to play video games together. She had short brown hair with purple dye at the ends. She had chocolate brown eyes and freckles across the bridge of her nose. She was wearing all black. She looked clean... which is surprising since it is difficult to clean yourself up in this world. Her hair looked shiny and she had no dirt on her face or clothes she looked kind of pretty. Her eyes started to get watery. She ran to me hugging me so tight.

"I'm so happy you're alive," she said crying into my chest. I was shocked by the hug but excepted it and nuzzled into the hug it was warm and comfortable. Plus she smelled really nice. I mean that in the non-creepiest way possible. She only pulled away when Dante coughed loudly to interrupt us from The comfortable hug. I gave him an angered look from being interrupted.

"Um I don't remember you," Dante said.

"Its Sara, You know? She is my friend, she came over our old house before the world went bad." I said trying to bring some memory of this happing up. He looked in her facial features.

"I think I remember you," Dante said.

"It's okay if you don't it was a long time ago, you can call me Rose." She said I looked at her confused.

"Rose?" I asked.

"Yeah Its what I go by now, I wanted to re-invent myself. So my new name is Rose DragonClaw, try to remember you two." She said.

"Also who- sorry what is that?" I asked looking at the weird creature.

"Oh, him, That's Jacob he's a demon that lives inside a coin. Don't think about it too much I'd make you go crazy," she said. "Anyway can you fetch me that bottle of liquor?" she asked me.

"As you wish," I said (ASSSS YOOOU WISHHH you' know the princesses bride, I love that movie)

Did I just say as you wish? Stupid! She's gonna think you're weird! UGGGH

When I looked at her I thought I saw her blushing which caused me to hit the edge of the table, right where I had been sliced earlier today by someone who accused me of something that was not true. I winced in pain. Sar- I mean Rose ran over to me.

"Are you ok?" She asked concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fine its nothing." I lied.

"Gene that's bullshit, let me see." She said looking me in the eyes. I lifted up my shirt a little to show her the wound. She looked at me with shock in her eyes. "Gene!" she hit my shoulder.

"Ow! Hey, what was that for!" I said holding my injured shoulder with my free hand.

"For not being careful! You have to be careful with this shit! I- People care about you! Sit down and take off the shirt." she said walking around the room. I sat down and realized what she said. My eyes widened and I could feel the blush creeping on my neck.

"What?!" I said not doing a good job at hiding my nervousness.

"Gene, your acting childish, Its a fucking shirt. If you dont take it off yourself Ill take it off for you," she said now in front of me with a needle, a thread, and the liquor bottle she asked me to get her. I took off my shirt defeated. "Nice abs," She said with a smirk on her face a few seconds later she laughs an adorable laugh. Did I just say adorable? Leaving me flustered.

"Shut up," I said my blush increasing. She finally calmed down. She rolled up her sleeves with the liqur bottle in hand. She was about to pour it on my wound.

"Hey kid, can you hand me that cloth?" She said turning to Dante. He nods and picks it up and hands it to Rose. she says thanks and Dante takes a seat in front of me.

"Open," she said holding the cloth to my mouth. I open my mouth wearily. She shoves the cloth into my mouth. "Bite," she says and I bite down on the cloth. "It's gonna hurt and we can't have you screaming," she explained. She tries to start sewing again when she said something completely insane to Dante. "Can you sew?"