Zombie apocalypse/Mashton//COMPLETED

Chapter 16

Michael's pov

I was worried fucking sick, what the hell could of been so important?? we were right in the middle of a session! granted a part of me is thankful that it got cut short but I know it didn't matter since Ashton would have to go back later. We didn't bother knocking on the door, just quickly walked straight in. I looked around the room and was greeted with such confusion going on in my brain, everything looked okay? Crystal jogged up to us "thank god!! can you open this peanut butter for me?!" I saw red, was she being fucking serious? that was the big fucking emergency? "Are. You. Fucking. Kidding me?!" I yelled at the top of my lungs  "we wanted to use it as an aphrodisiac, Tangerine is out playing with Quack so we wanted to be able to lick it off each other whilst she's doing that" Bryana said. I looked at Ashton to see his reaction, he looked shocked and majorly 😶 "yeah! so can you open it please? we've been trying for agesss" Crystal whined "Crystal I told you I wasn't free, and that I was in the middle of something important? god Crystal why are you so fucking stupid?!" I yelled, I felt bad for saying that, I really did but I was so angry to the point I felt like I was going to burst into flames "fuck you Michael." Crystal spat after staying quiet for a few seconds. I sighed "I'm sorry..I just..I don't know why you act the way you do sometimes?" I said, it sounded better in my head and I could tell I just made the situation worse since Bryana stormed up to me "say that to her again, I dare you. I fucking dare you." she said whilst glaring at me "he didn't mean it like that." Ashton said, I was thankful that he was trying to keep the peace "act the way I do?? why do you act the way you do?! we're in a camp during the apocalypse! what's so fucking important that you have to do?!" Crystal yelled back, meanwhile hearing Bryana go off at Ashton telling him that he encouraged my 'aggressive behaviour' and him denying that I had any, which resulted in them bickering back and forth. I scoffed "well considering opening a jar of peanut butter is important to you, I can confirm that what we were doing was very highly fucking important" I snapped back "pffft to you! it is important! you are the one hiding shit! at least I'm being honest!" she continued to yell "to think I can even trust you with Tangerine. Well she's staying with us from now on, you can't have her stay with you when you act this way. Where is she?!" I yelled, frantically looking around the room "Tangie?!" I yelled but to not be greeted with my daughter but a fierce burning sensation to my cheek, it knocked me off my feet and onto the floor from how unprepared I was "don't you fucking dare!!" Crystal yelled, her eyes wide with shock from what she just did, the atmosphere was in a deadly silence of shock and disbelief untill I stood back up "I'm not going to hit you. But I want you to realise how much you're fucking things up for us right now. What we are doing is trying to save our family, our little girl and each other as a group. As a family. If you two acting like this and having crazy peanut butter sex is really worth not saving our family, you think that. Go a fucking head." I said and stormed out of the room.

I took deep breaths once I left the room and let fresh air take over me. I could faintly hear them asking Ashton to open the bloody stupid jar, are they thick? still asking for the jar to be opened after I said that?! I didn't hear Ashton say anything in response but the sounds of the jar getting smashed on the floor which I assume Ashton did. The door opened, I looked to see Ashton walking out as well and walked over to me with sympathetic eyes. I didn't say anything but continued to walk around the back and walk through the garden gate to get Tangerine, trying to hide my emotions. "Michael.." I heard Ashton say beside me but
I didn't reply to him "Tangy? Tangy??" I said once we got into the garden to see her playing with Quack, she ran up to us immediately "Daddy! Ashy!" "come on sweetie, you're staying at our room tonight" I said and lifted her up, the three of us making our way back to our own room and giving Ashton a look as to say 'we will talk when we get back' to give him some reassurance, I didn't want him to think I was ignoring him. "Oh okay! can we play a board game like before??" Tangerine asked sweetly "of course we can sweetheart" I said and kissed her cheek.

We got back into our room, I needed to talk to Ashton "you have dirt on your face!" I said to Tangerine and got her a flannel "here, go wash it off in the bathroom sweetie" "okay!" she said and jogged off into the bathroom. I walked up to Ashton "Ashton..I'm sorry for how I acted there" I said to him, I hated him seeing this side of me "it's okay.." he said and held my hand "you had every reason to react how you did. Are you..are you okay?" he asked "I am but I'm just..so damn frustrated. Why won't they listen to us?" I asked, feeling hopeless that we couldn't tell them, at least not yet "I don't know babe.." Ashton replied and stroked my hand, calming and reassuring me "after that I'm sure they will come to their senses" he added, I really hope that they will. I couldn't help but smile, his kind words and touch made everything better, I held his hand back and placed a soft kiss upon it "did you want to go back to Xander? I don't know if we can bring Tangy or not..even if we wait outside.." I said, hating that it seemed unlikely that I'd be able to go back there with him "you stay here with her, spend some nice quality time with her. I'm sure I won't be long" "you sure it's a good idea?" I asked, not liking this idea at all but right now it seems like we don't have any other choices. I could read Ashton like a book and although he didn't show to be unsure on this situation, I knew he felt it, he didn't want to worry me. "Yeah..yeah it will be fine" he said and pecked my lips "call me if you need anything okay?" "I will, I'll see you soon. I love you" he said and giving me a loving gaze before leaving.

We hadn't said those words to each other since before the second outbreak, before we had the massive argument, I don't know why we didn't say it sooner even when things got rebuild and it hurt me that he didn't hear me say "I love you too.." I was worried sick about him going there alone, I really hope he wasn't going to be long. I got snapped out of my thoughts once Tangerine came out of the bathroom "daddy I'm clean!" she said and skipped up to me "where's Ashy gone?" I turned my gaze from the door Ashton was at seconds before and looked at Tangerine "he's gone out sweetie, thought you and me could have some time together! what board game do you want to play?" "oh" she said and pouted "will he be back soon to play with us? I want to play snakes and ladders!" "he will! soon.." I said and got the game board out for us to play, I couldn't ignore the dread that was building up in my stomach, don't we ever get a break?

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