Crimson Abyss

All Time Low

Alexandria's POV

      I am beyond furious. For starters, we wake up to Jazzy's little brother missing and all Thalia can think of us leaving the guys. I know she doesn't like them. I know she doesn't trust them, but the three of us would not survive this apocalypse without them. I just don't understand why she is being so stubborn about all of this.

"Seriously, Thalia! You punched Peeta in the nose?" Cato was furious, "I told y'all these girls would be nothing but trouble and now we have an injury! She's gotta go. I'm sorry."

"Hey shit head! If she goes, we go. It's not like she meant to hurt Peeta, she just has lightening speed reflexes!" I roll my eyes. Thalia ain't going anywhere.

"Yeah. What Alex said. Besides, you probably would have done the same thing if someone had snuck up on you!" Jazz exclaimed.

This lead to a thirty minute debate. I finally gave up and left the debate. The boys and Thalia and settle that on their own. I look around and my eyes widen as I see that Johnathan has once again wondered off. I look off into the distance to see that a zombie had gotten a hold on Johnathan.

"JOHNATHAN!" I scream causing everyone to look at me and then in the direction I was running. As I got closer to the scene I picked a rock and threw it at the zombie's head, effectively distracting him causing him to drop Johnathan letting him fall to the ground. I drop to the ground beside him pulling the young boy close to my chest waiting for Jasmine to get over here. I notice Cato out of the corner of my eye passing me and getting rid of the zombie.

"Oh my god! Is he okay? was he bitten? Give him to me Alex! Alex? Hello!!! ALEXANDRIA!" Jasmine was frantic trying to get my attention. My head snapped towards her with tears streaming down my face.

"He was bitten, Jazz..." I start while handing Johnathan to his big sister.

She takes him and starts to cry, and Thalia comes to join her. I back away to give her and Thalia some room. The tears were a constant. All three of us are in tears. Thalia is crying because her best friend lost a family member. Jazz is crying because her little brother has been bitten. I am crying for both reasons. I'm sad that Jazz is going through this, but I also have a close connection with her and her brother because Jazz and I would hang at her house all of the time while Thalia was at work.

I soon feel two strong arms pick me up and begin to carry me back to our hideout. I look back to see Gale helping Jazz carry her brother, and Peeta just walking beside Thalia. The atmosphere has changed, and not for the better. I close my eyes as tears continue to fall silently. As we get back inside the mall to where we slept, Cato places me on the couch and walks over to Gale and Jazz.

"I'm so sorry about your brother, Jasmine," He states.

Jazz looks up with a stone cold look on her face, "Yeah right. Don't pretend you care. You have no right to be 'Sorry' about my brother. You didn't care about any of us to begin with so don't you dare pretend you do now! I suggest you get away from me before I throw hands."

"Hey! I know I'm not the best person all the time, but that doesn't mean i'm heartless. He was a little kid and i AM sorry."

"Well, if you hadn't started an argument trying to get rid of Thalia, Johnathan wouldn't have wondered off and we wouldn't be in this situation! This is your fault!" She exclaims poking him in the chest.

Gale grabs her in an attempt to calm her down, "Cato, you've done enough. just go for now. please."

Cato huffs and heads towards the couch only to be blocked by Thalia.

"No. Find somewhere else to sit. I don't want you within ten feet of my sister and I," Thalia snaps.

"Alright look here, princess, There's only so many places I can go. Frankly, I'm not leaving so if you have a problem feel free to exit."

"JUST STOP IT!" I yell causing them both to look at me. "God, we are losing Johnathan and all you two can focus on is your hatred for each other! Thalia, you need to cool off. There's no where else for him to sit. Get over it! Cato, Thalia is NOT leaving. She's my sister and that is the end of it. We need to be rallying around Jazz. She's losing her brother, dammit. Seriously. Grow up!"

They both lower their heads at least pretending to be ashamed of their actions. I shake my head and go to sit near Jasmine, "Everything is going to be okay... we will figure this out Jazz." She just shakes her head and leans into Gale for support.

Next thing I know I hear a knock on the door to our hideout. I glance over to see a girl with jet black hair standing next to what I assume was her boyfriend.

"Hi.. I'm sorry to interrupt. We saw you guys when your small friend was bitten. We just thought maybe you could use some support," The girl explained.

"Well. You thought wrong. Now who the hell are you two?" Thalia says crossing her arms.

The girl chuckled lightly, "My name is Andrea. The tall lean man next to me is my boyfriend, Jackson, and the ginger behind me is Weston. We lost our friend, Arielle, the same way you are going to lose your small friend over there." She gestured to Johnathan.

I sent the girl a small glare, "First of all, we aren't going to lose him. Second, we don't need your help whatsoever. So if the three of you could leave, that would be wonderful."

"Look, you guys appear at the absolute worst possible time for us, I think you should leave now," Gale adds agreeing with Thalia and I.

Andrea looks at Jackson who responds with a very concerned look on his face.

"I'm sorry you all feel that way, but you guys really do look like you could use some help. We're not part of your group, but we're not going to let all of you die just because you refuse to acknowledge that your friend is no longer who he once was," Jackson says, putting a hand on Andrea shoulder as he steps forward.

"Oh no. All of you can leave now and let us handle this. He is my brother. You won't be doing anything to him. You don't know us and you shouldn't care about what happens to us. Now please. let us mourn in peace," Jazz pleads with him.

Their ginger friend then speaks up, "Andrea, come on. There are thousands of other zombies you can kill. We all miss Arielle, but causing them pain before it's necessary is just cruel."

"No, it's not cruel! We need to get rid of this stupid zombie infestation before it obliterates the whole entire human population! I promised Arielle I would avenge her death. I'm going to keep my word." Andrea explains, her voice becoming softer at the mention of this Arielle girl.

Jasmine stands up and I join her as our group starts to form a defense circle around Johnathan. I now understand why this girl wants to kill zombies, but Johnathan isn't a zombie yet, and I will be damned if he goes before it's his time. Gale, Jazz, Peeta, Thalia, and I form our circle around Johnathan's small body.

Cato stands in front of our small circle, " No one will be killing anyone. We are sorry your friend has passed, but I believe it's best you leave before this gets ugly."

TBC...