The rising

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Jaymee Sipped her cup of water as she looked around the empty kitchen, her eyes grew heavy as she tried to stay awake. She set her cup down and let out a deep sigh, she tapped her fingers on her glass waiting for the rest of the house hold to wake up. It has been 4 years now sense high school and things just haven't been the same, as friends we lived together so there was no problem there but now Isabel was in school. It seemed like just yesterday she was following Jaymee around like a lost puppy.

James woke up feeling a bit odd, he scratched his head and walked down stairs in his boxers not caring who was awake. He opened the fridge trying to find something to eat
Jaymee looked at him. "You know not every one wants to stare at your abb's." She teased him then yawned. "Besides i don't think the new girl wants to see that when she first wakes up."

Aston's eyes met Canaan's She lifted her eyebrows in a bit of sassy she announced- "If we dare leave this vodka in the store, Im gonna slap a bitch" She spoke with a bit of crave in her vocals. her lips, however, Formed into a smile. She reached her arms out and around canaan- "I'm Glad youre ok., Isabel, Honey. In a second. Im going to ask you to take all this shit.-" -She nodded towards the kart- "and Run. Put it in the car, lock the doors, and don't open the door unless its one of us three, Okay? " She exhaled, She didn't know exactly what was going on, but she felt it was best to gather supplies, and as many as possible "Ok, Guys. Lets fill this Kart. I have the feeling we're going to need it. " as she spoke, Instantly lights flickered. and few shut off. She looked down the isle and saw nobody at the registers. her mind was in survival mode when she saw the similar look in Canaan's eyes.
"Take everything in the register. Isabel, Stay with James. Canaan. Go get weapons and canned food. I'll get money and weapons too. We can hear screams from every corner of this store. If you need anything.. Scream one of our names, and we will all come running. Isabel, Don't leave James's sight. " She looked to Canaan for confirmation before she turned around and began to scoop a few bags of Easter candy into the kart. Mainly thinking of Isabel with this action. She turned to see another discolored 'human' dragging across the floor on its stomach leaving a trail of strange residue behind him. She turned back around to grab onto James's hand and she kissed his cheek before feeling a moment of panic. And without waiting for anyone's confirmation. She left. With a hasty movement, she whispered to herself, Remembering the terms she only used jokingly playing videogames with Kyle. "We've got zambies, My love. and its a crawler" She spoke loud enough that Canaan may have heard her only if she was trying. She lifted her leg, And pulled it down by the heel, She felt the disgusting crunch of bones under her shoe as she dragged her heel into the skull of the male. She whimpered slightly in disgust, but she blocked out any emotion and sorrow she might have felt. She pulled herself around the corner and went straight to the back of the store, To where the meat was cut. Looking for her favorite weapon she had only dreamed about in fictional stories. A meat tenderizer. The idea of the hammer with spikes filled her mind with gorey images she honestly took comfort it. At this point, The loving and kind Aston was gone.




Kyle grinned as he let his thumb slide against Jaymee's hand. He pulled her over to the table and let her back against the table as he faced her. He kissed her forehead and leaned her against the table trying to get her to sit-
"Lets hope they get me some whipped cream." He made this as a sexual gesture, However his laugh indicated him as only joking.

James nodded at Canaan's question. " of course I know how to use a gun." He said then set Isabel down and held her hand he looked down at her and smiled. " we are gonna play a game okay? You want to play a game?" He asked trying to distract her. Then reached into his pocket and pulled out a Minnie hand gun and handed it to her. " you like to play zombies with me all the time!" He chuckled then he showed her how to cock it. "Its just like the game see." He said then turned around and shot a zombie in the head that cane from an isle. "Aim for their head." He explained.

Isabel looked at the gun and wiped her tears away. She glanced back up at James then took hold of the gun "I like games." She sniffled then she placed her other hand on the gun and tried to cock it. After a second of struggling she finally got it then a zombie rounded the corner, Isabel's eyes widened and she took a few steps back as she became scared. "You can't be scared of it, its just a game remember?" He said then watched closely. Isabel only being 7 years of age closed her eyes then pulled back the trigger and missed. "James!." She cries then cocked it again this time shooting it in the chest "The head Isabel the head!" He retold her. Isabel gripped onto the gun tighter then focused and finally shot it in the head her eyes widened as its blood flew everywhere. "That's my girl!." James cheered then quickly scooped her up and placed her in the cart and ran down other isles to gather materials. "Shoot anything that is dead." He told her then placed helpfull items in the cart.

Jaymee smiled as he kissed her on the forehead. She sat down on the table then placed her hands down and leaned back and laughed at Kyle's joke. "You're a funny Guy." She said staring up at him smiling.

Kyle moved closer to Jaymee, Placing his hands forward as she moved them behind her. Kyle smiled and kissed her cheek, Upping the romanceeee- (;D)

Aston's lips curled as she hopped over the counter separating her from the machines used for slicing meat and fish. Her eyes widened upon seeing one of the workers gliding towards her, She made her way around the metal table centered in the middle of the meat kitchen. she Grabbed knives and hammers from under the table and placed them on top in thinking of their use of weapons. she then Picked up one of the longer knives Clanking it onto the table roughly drawing the Zombie towards her, Making it move around the table. With its approach, She released her lips into a vibrant smile. her eyes filled with a personality that wasn't familiar to her. She kicked the machine behind her on. And turned a dial to the largest setting it had. Upon the male zombie approaching her, She grabbed his longer brown hair, Pulling it's torso towards the machine beside her. She shoved it head first into the meat slicer behind her. at 2' a slice. She held his head in place and watched the blood slowly pour down onto the floor as she felt the head getting thinner, and she watched as the already lifeless carcass fall to the floor still. She exhaled a vibrant cackled that should have been heard from a distance away.
She brushed her hands together in mockery of what she had seen in media as a sign of easy with a completed task. She continued moving around the meat deli looking for food and weaponry. When she went to the back counter, She pulled a hammer off the wall. It was stainless steel, 2 and a half feet long. and spiked at all sides of the hammer. she also grabbed the other shorter one, and piled them ontop of the other knives on the table. She threw meat cleavers and the rest of the beef and pork left in the freezer next to the counter. She moved towards the bar and stuck her pinkies between her lips and let out a screeching whistle in signal for the others to come get her supplies- "Knives and Meat here!" She yelled in search for James.

A clang come from the back corner of the store as an isle falls over. A wild site of a WHITE haired girl and a group of zombies replaces where the isle was. She thrashes over the fallen isle, almost gracefully avoiding the zombies. As they stumble through to get to her she almost seems as if she's teasing them. As one gets close, she spins, kicking it over the head. She slides over behind the other shelves, Holding and Uzi sub-machine over the corner with one arm outstretched holding it and shoots, with perfect aim hitting the zombies in the head.
Bam. Thump. Bam. Thump. They fall to the ground. She doesn't see the other behind her as she spins around and falls over onto her back size. Sliding backwards, she frantically shoots and misses the head. She can't blow the head off.
"DAMMIT!"
she screams and throws the gun at the zombie, she stumbles up and starts to run, looking back behind her. Massie bumps into James. She looks up with a confused expression on her face.

Jaymee watched his actions, she blinked as he kissed her cheek then she slowly looked up at him and stared into his eyes and smiled. She leaned in closer to him going in for a kiss, she closed her eyes as her lips met his and kissed him passionately.

James heard Aston's yell to come get some weapons, he put some medicine in the cart as someone ran into him. His eyes widen as he looked down to see a girl with white hair before him. "Are you alright?" He wondered as he scratched his head.

Isabel watched the girl with white hair run into james she held up her gun and aimed it at her, once she realized the girl was alive she looked around to check if any zombies followed her then she fixed her gaze back onto them.

Upon hearing a crash, and the voices of her family near it, She lifted herself up over the counter with the meat hammer in hand. As she slid over the counter, Her sneakers gripped the floor and she shot herself down an isle. As The one that was most open. There was 2 zombies. As she sprinted down the isle, the female zombie reached out in attempt to grab her. She panicked and ducked down, Sliding down under her left arm. She lifted her hand up to hit the undead female's skull. She spun around and swung back to the left to make sure the skull was smashed. Wasting no time, She felt the need to hurry and get out of the store as fast as possible. She exhaled dashed for the next one, With one steady swipe, She pressed the spikes into the temple of the young male, And smashed their skull into one of the shelves. She smiled when she saw the oozing blood on the floor. As she made her way to the front of the store, She grabbed a large kart. She emptied one of the cashier shelves of gum into the kart before making her way down the same isle. she whistled a gentle tune of "Hush little baby". A nursery rhyme her mother used to sing to her when she was little. She strolled down the isle shoving boxes of cereal and coffee and hot chocolate into the kart. Eventually she grabbed the fruit snacks and layed them all in the kart. Once she made her way out of the end of the isle, she jumped at the abrupt appearance of a zombie, She screeched as she was touched by one of them. But instantly she knew to duck down and the hammer lifted into the chest of the carcass. With this move, She got nowhere but she managed to push the cart forward and away from the zombie before she swung the hammer like a baseball bat into the forehead of the older female zombie... With this. She sprinted back towards the meat deli and slid over the counter with grace. She grabbed the knives and hammers with ease, Throwing them over the order counter into the shopping cart. She went back to grab the meat before she yelled, risking herself to more zombies, but she knew her group was near by. "anything we need from the meat department?!!" She screamed.

Kyles eyes light up then closed, With the grace of her lips. His hands met behind her back, and his fingers laced at her waised. He didn't break the kiss with her, Instead he held her there.

Two figures entered the grocery store, unaware of the inhabitants inside, both seemed wary and alert. The one on the left clutched a five foot samurai sword, the one on the right a silver gun with some writing engraved in the side, from this distance unreadable. The figure on the left took a low breath and turned to its companion. "Do you think the cost is clear Kazuya?" The males voice quivered a bit with hidden fear.

"I believe so Naoya.." The one known as Kazuya replied and stepped forward into the light. It was then revealed that the two strangers, Naoya and Kazuya, are twin brothers. Alike in height, and looks, both sporting silvery white hair that stopped just at their jawlines. Both of them had strikingly beautiful lavender tinged eyes. "Keep behind me, just incase Naoya.." Kazuya murmured jerking his chin to direct his brother of the direction they were going. Moving forward the two continued through the store curiously.

"Yes Nii-san.." Naoya replied and fell into step behind Kaoya, his lips pursed as he allowed his lavender gaze to survey their surroundings. The store seemed Zombie free at the moment, any that were here lay dead.

Aston exhaled a mixture of a sigh and laughter, She swung her leg over the counter and slid around the kart, The hammer still tightly grasped in her hand. pushed herself off and moved into the refrigerated shelves of meats. Picking out all the meat she could, She filled the cart with all the ones with a distant expiration date. With intentions of freezing them, She "Delicately" threw them into the cart with knives sticking up in all directions.... Her lack of care caused her to act stupidly with this but she continued. She yelled again-




"Are you sure you guys don't want anything?" She grew impatient. and eventually made her way back to the cart. when she turned it, she faced towards the Pharmacy and was off to get medical supplies... Instantly as she drove herself past a few isles, She was grabbed by the hair. and pulled harder than she'd expected. She let out a shriek before twisting in attempt to release the grip from one of the 7 zombies in that isle-

Canaan's eyes shifted from Ashton, to the others. As she turned, she smirked at Ashton's order to 'grab weapons'. Her house mates still didn't know all too much about whom Canaan was. Taking orders from a barking teenager. She chuckled and rolled her eyes as she walked a few steps closer to James and Isabel. She looked over the candy, realizing she needed a damned cigarette right now. She reached into her back pocket, pulling out a box of Marlboro reds 100's. She opened the box and let her thumb slide over the butt of one of three left. She placed it in her small, pale lips and closed the box back up, putting it away. She then took out a lighter and lit the end. It caught flame for a moment as she inhaled. For a brief moment she closed her eyes, letting the calm run over her. But a bunch of fumbling footsteps broke her calming sensations. A girl with white hair. The sounds of crashing cans and boxes... Canaan's eyes watched carefully as this flimsy woman attempted to escape from another two of those freaks.

Adrenaline took over as she realized the girl was in trouble. Her own silvery hairs brushing against her slender cheek as she dropped her bags in James' cart. " Don't fucking lose those bags!" she yelled to James as she gripped the side of the metal shelf rack. Her body flung itself high into the air. Her right leg outward, calf muscles ripping as she kicked one of the zombies towering over the white haired girl's body. The creature groaned as it's jaws locked around Canaan's thick, metal plated combat boots. She launched her body full-force into the face kick. The jaw cracking and hanging limply from the zombie's head as the rest of his head echoed a loud CRUNCH. It's blood and brains flying in a giant splatter on the floor as her kick forced the creature's body to the ground. She landed in the pile of it's head, sliding slightly as she cocked her gun and aimed for the second zombie's head. BANG! Canaan's smirk showed her gratification in her perfect aim.

Naoya followed behind his brother until he heard the shriek. Darting around his brother, despite the order to stay back, he headed for the danger. Pulling his sword forward, he skidded around the corner into isle 7, the blade whipping forward to slice into the nearest dead body. The sharp blade nearly cut the zombie in half but none the less, did its job. Striking at another closer to him, he nearly jumped out his his skin at a sudden BANG!
Kazuya had fired his gun just left of Naoya's head. The bullet nailed a zombie between the eyes, the force of it had caused half of the creatures head to splatter across the shelves.

The ground wet with the blood of the zombies, Kazuya grabbed Naoya and pulled him close, hissing angrily in his ear. "Naoya!! You could have died! Are you mad?!" Punching his brothers shoulder he glanced at the female slightly but didnt quite acknowledge her.

Naoya ignored his brothers angry words and punch, smiling to Aston he held out his hand. "Hello miss, are you alright? I'm Naoya, and this grumpy ass is Kazuya." He introduced, a smirk on his lips at the playful jab toward his twin.

Everything happened in an instant. Two gunshots and blood everywhere. She noticed the tall male with lavender eyes reach out to her. She took his hand and rose to her feet. Her eyes met with the male behind him. They looked identical. The male behind the one her hand was locked with had eyes of the same perfect lavender and Icey silver hair... He had a tattoo on his neck though. Giving an obvious distinction.
"t-Thank you... Uhh. I'm Aston." she spoke with widened eyes. She dipped her chin in a nodding thanks before her lips parted to speak.
"I have my group here. There's 3 more from my household. We came to get vodka and cigarettes and this all happened. I'm sorry you had to deal with all this... " she spoke to give a little background on herself to show her sincerity and absence in harmful intentions. Her eyes met back with Naoya, she felt more comfortable with him. In fact, she was almost terrified of his twin.

"Pleased to meet you Aston!" Naoya smiled and nudged Kazuya in the ribs until he nodded to Aston in greeting. "Oh? There are more?" He mused, raised a brow, head tilted. "That's good, there is still some hope for the population." He chuckled gently and folded his arms across his chest. "Oh, don't apologize, it was no problem."

Kazuya snorted which earned him another jab to the ribs. "Hn. Your welcome" he mumbles and glanced off, folding his arms over his chest in an identical pose to Naoya. Lips pressed into a thin line, he glanced around warily. I don't hear any more of the bastards.." He growled in reference to the Zombies.

She grew a smile upon noticing their poses. Their identical Movements caused her to break into a laugh. She spoke softly as she shifted her weight onto her left leg.
"youre welcome to join us. We've got a two story house that needs filling. You can come and go as you please. you just gotta help out sometimes." she shrugged. "but with this. Looks like youve worked off the invitation." she jokingly shrugged before turning around and reaching for her cart. She nodded to the west side of the store. "would you mind joining me to get medical supplies?" she asked gently while giving a warm smile

Naoya smiled at the laugh but kept an arm out as to keep Kazuya from misunderstanding and being angered. "Thank you for the invitation. We'd be happy to join you, wont we Kazuya?" Naoya smiled to his twin pleadingly.

Kazuya nodded and stepped infront of Naoya. "Yes, thank you" Forcing a slight smile he glanced back at Naoya questionly then nodded once again. "Yes of course we will help you. Lead the way to the medical isle."

She let out a soft chuckle before turning and pushing the cart isle by isle over to the pharmacy. She spoke softly before she grabbed her hammer and a knife from the cart.

"we need everything we can get. And knowing the boys. That includes condoms. " she exhaled before moving away from The cart and forcing her way through the back pharmacy counter to get the prescription pills she recognized-

The twins laughed in unison at her mentioning condoms. "Wow..that's just wow" Naoya grinned crookedly. Grabbing several first aid kits and plenty of bandages he dropped them in the cart. Kayuza walked over with things for fighting infractions. He then walked to find more medical items they would need.

She held a smile on her face from their laughter. She found comfort in the laughter in such a harsh time. Aston swung her legs over the counter and began piling up pills with names she hardly recognized. Codeine, morphine, vicodin, naproxen. All pain killers she knew she would be needing. She hollered out to them.
"anything from back here you think we might need?" she called out to them

Jaymee felt his hands on her waist, she opened her eyes to look at him for a second then closed them and enjoyed the kiss. She lifted her arms and wrapped them around his neck becoming closer to him.

James looked the bags that Canaan threw in the cart." Carts almost full kid!" He cheered then highfived Isabel. Then he fixed his gaze back on the girl. " There is more of us, you are welcome to join us if you want." He said then grabbed some more food.

Isabel turned around after giving James a high five. Her eyes widen as a zombie rounded the corner, she cocked the gun and held it up aiming at his head she pulled the trigger and missed. She quickly cocked it again and shot at it again this time she shot it in the middle of the head. "Yes!" She cheered and opened her gummies worms and snacked on them. "Atta kid!" James said with smile them put his hand on her head and ruffled her hair.

Canaan was slightly hunched over, her boots sliding almost in the mass of brains, dark sludge-like blood and various parts of the zombie's head. Her eyes scanned over the new white haired girl. Her blank face, emotionless and cold, was un-phased by the occurrence. She walked to the girl and pulled her up by her arm. Her black leather jacket making small squeaking noises when she had pulled up the white haired girl. She inhaled her cigarette again, taking it from her lips for a moment as she turned away, the cloud of smoke lingering around the white haired girl's face.

Canaan walked to James and Isabel, just in time to duck down as Isabel fired two bullets. She sneered, the Soldier in her growing frustrated with James. her body back up and her chest pressed against James' own. Her body almost towered over the male. Her eyes narrowed, seeming to glow with a tint of red in their normal silvery hue.

"Stop fucking around. Every bullet you let a Kid waste is a step closer to you gettin' killed. War isn't a game." she shot a glance to Isabel then to James, clenching her cigarette in her teeth now, the grinding of her molars echoed in his face. "It's something to be afraid of..."

Then she grabbed her bags, the clanking of metal stayed muffled as she swung them over her shoulders and walked away from them. A familiar voice echoing in her head, soft and bouncy.. Canaan staggered, her body bumped into the rack, knocking over boxes of candy. Her hand gripped her bags as she regained her balance. 'Fight the memories.' She repeated in her head..

"h-hi" massie stuttered and stepped back frome james. "i-im sorry" she said in a coy manner, lifting her hands up and burying her face in her sleeves thar were much too large for her arms and hands. She backed uP another step n shuddered a little. Her face turned red under the pieces of dirt on her cheeks. She lowered her hands slowly, clasping them together. Massie looked up and smiled at james. Her eyes lit up. She started giggling to herself. She took several steps forward so she was directly in front of james. She stood up on her tippy toes to have a closer eye contact with him, " at least i know im not alone in this" she said in a joyful tone. She looked up at james for another second the frowned. The bright red color faded from her face, she was face down as she played nervously with her sleeves. "....i think." she whispered quitely

James narrowed his eyes at Canaan and shook his head as she walked away, he turned his gaze back down to the girl and smiled. "You are not alone." He shook his head. "Would you like to join us? There are more of us." He explained. "Oh and Isabel Dont listen to her, you are doing just fine." He said and patted her on the back.

Isabel looked down at the ground when she thought about what canaan said, she sniffled then looked over to james and wrapped her arms around his neck. James picked her up out of the cart and held her. "Come on lets get you out of here and home to your mother." James said trying to comfort her. "So you want to join us?" He ask with a sharp smile.

Kyle felt Jaymee's gently hands behind his head. He couldn't help but bear a smile, Though he did not part their lips. Kyle wiggled his legs between hers, and he pulled her closed to the edge of the table more towards him. His lips let off a gentle smile, feeling her scooting closer-

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She held a smile on her face from their laughter. She found comfort in the laughter in such a harsh time. Aston swung her legs over the counter and began piling up pills with names she hardly recognized. Codeine, morphine, vicodin, naproxen. All pain killers she knew she would be needing. She hollered out to them.
"anything from back here you think we might need?" she called out to them

"Not that I know of." Naoya murmured and glanced to Kazuya. "What do you think Nii-san?" Kazuya merely shook his head, he wasn't too talkative until he got to know people. Sticking close to his younger brother he forced a tight lipped smile.

Aston nodded before she dove back between isles, Grabbing antibiotics, antidepressants, epinephrine, and Phenergan. The last of the names she recognized. With hesitation. She grabbed a few extra bottles of things she had no clue what they were. once she stacked them up, She went into the back to grab syringes and Sterilizing kits. she came back to the front counter. Grabbing all the loose bottles. She slid her legs over the counter and dropped everything in the cart and continued down he isles with the boys.

She also grabbed hygiene supplies like razors, shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste and multiple tooth brushes. She stuffed them in the cart before staring down the isles not knowing what else to grab. She slowly made her way back to the cart while thinking. Her hand instinctively grabbed her hammer and a knife. sliding the smaller knife into her belt, She quietly stepped through the isles... There was a silence. Not a peaceful one. One only to listen for dangers. As she heard slow dragging footsteps of multiple beings the next isle over. She grinned and let her eyebrows lift as she glanced at the boys. her expression offered the question of going to challenge the beings the next isle over.

Jaymee felt him smile, causing her to smile she moved her lips then placed her forehead on his. She ran her fingers through his hair and began to kiss him again, chills went up her spine as she got butterflies. She wrapped her legs around his trying to get as close as possible to him as she could. (;D)