A Zombie's Heart

Chapter 46

I wake up being shaken by Taehyung and quickly sit up. "Hm? What Tae?" I say through a long yawn and I rub my eyes. "Celeste, they're calling for you." I hunch my shoulders and pout at Taehyung. "Do we have to tell them about you just yet?" He smirks and holds my shoulders. "Do you love me?" I scowl at him playfully and he grabs me face and kisses me. "Let's go." We walk together until we make it to the rest of the group and I stop him. "Um, Tae? Maybe you should wait here. I'll tell them about you and let them accept it before you come out. It's just so that they don't, you know... Kill you." Taehyung nods. "Okay but hurry." Taehyung ducks behind the truck and I sit with everyone else around a small fire. Addi smiles when I take a seat next to her. I look down at Von, who's fast asleep in her arms. "He looks so funny." I say. Addi elbows my arm. "Celeste!" "What he does! I mean, look at his double chin!" Jin chuckles and takes a seat on the other side of addi and strokes Vons dark hair. "So what exactly happened with Nate addi?" asks Karissa from Namjoons lap. "Oh it's a long-." "We've got time." Jin interrupts. "Well, I actually wanted to talk to you guys about something," I say. Addi stands up. "Okay, I just need to put Von to bed before I tell you guys." She walks over to the truck and I shift uncomfortably from where I'm sitting as my heart starts racing. She comes back shortly, luckily without noticing Taehyung hiding behind the truck. "Okay." she says, plopping herself onto the log. "It all started when I was sitting in the truck, taking care of Von..."

*addi POV*

With Celeste gone saving everyone, I take the time to bond with my newborn baby. I kiss his nose, making him grunt and yawn. He looks just like Jin. Same nose, same eyes, same mouth, even the hair is dark like Jin's natural hair. He slowly starts opening his small eyes and I'm shocked when he reveals that his eyes are a light blue. I smile now that the baby has one thing of mine. Eye color. I faintly hear the sound of footsteps. I look up, expecting to see Celeste with the others, but it's Nate. I grab a knife, slip it into my pocket, and get out, leaving Von in the truck and walk up to Nate. He looks me up and down and smiles. "Where's my baby?" I glare at him. "He isn't yours. He's Jin's. Now get away before I slit your throat." He laughs and pulls out a gun, pointing it directly at me. "Get out of the way or you die along with the baby." "Don't you dare lay a finger on him!" He grins. "What are you gonna do about it sweetheart? It looks like you're the one on the wrong side of the weapon." I keep my stare on his eyes. "Don't. Call me sweetheart." He gets closer and I feel his breath on my forehead and the cold gun pressed against my head. "Don't do something you're gonna regret. Now step out of the way." Thinking quickly, I kick him in the crotch as hard as I can and he drops the gun and his eyes water. I snatch it up from the ground and point it at him. He throws his hands up and backs up a few paces. "Don't move!" I yell at him. He looks from the gun, to me and smiles widely. "You won't do it." I look at the gun I'm gripping and drop my arm. "You're right. I wouldn't want to wake the baby." I drop the gun, pull my knife out, and thrust it into his throat. He tries to scream but can't and drops to the floor. I wipe the blade on the dead grass and stand above him. "I hope you rot in hell." I hear a group of people running out way and I look up and see Celeste with everyone else. She gasps at the sight of Nate and I smile and drop my knife.

*end of POV*

We all stare at addi when she finishes and sits up looking proud. Everyone is silent and Yoongi clears his throat. "Well..." Jungkook throws a log on the fire. "That was...interesting. Too bad Taehyung had to miss it." "Speaking of Taehyung-" I start. "Oh please. I'm glad he isn't here. I can't stand even looking at him." Interrupts abbi. "Well guys..." Karissa stands up. "He totally could've let us out months ago! But no! He let us suffer and watched us get tortured!" I try to speak up. "He didn't really-" Again, addi interrupts. "He should've been the one starved and beaten and tested on! Not us! We didn't do anything to deserve it! And if he ever decides to show his face I swear I will-" I stand up suddenly. "Stop it!" Everyone goes quiet and stares up at me. "You don't know his side of the story!" "Why are you on his side?" asks Namjoon. "Because..." I glance over at the truck where Taehyung stands, watching. I nod at him and he walks up to me, taking my hand. Everyone gasps and stands up threateningly. Addi even pulls out a gun. "I suggest you all sit down. Don't you dare come near us." They slowly start to sit one by one, including me and Tae. He takes my hand and squeezes it. He looks up at everyone. "I had to. I couldn't just let you all go because they wouldve killed you the second you stepped foot out of the cell. I needed to wait until there was help outside the gate." "But...what about your new boyfriend celeste?" Addi asks quietly. Taehyung gives me a concerned look. "Tae is the boyfriend. He was hiding. There was never a new one." After a lot of explaining, everyone started trusting Tae a little more but were still uneasy about having him around. But At least they didn't want him dead anymore. Taehyung whispers "I love you" to me and I smile at him and rest my head on his shoulder. "So, what are we going to do about Marcus and all the zombies?" Asks karissa. "I don't know." says Taehyung. "But we need to do something before he finishes this enhanced zombie drug. And we need to do it fast."