Don't Be Scared

S.1 E.3 ~ PF (Ch. 15)

"We didn't start out as cannibals." Cassandra kept trying to defend her old group.

I glanced over at the one person that (Y/N) seemed to be growing closer to: 10K. The guy didn't look phase by my sister's disappearance. Just the occasional jaw clench. I guess (Y/N) will be having one sided feelings.

No one gets close to 10K, it seems.

"Cannibals? How is that even possible? Everything's infected with the zombie virus." Charlie stated, trying to figure out how Cassandra isn't falling apart from decomposing in this very moment.

She's going to be if she doesn't start figuring out a way to save my girlfriend and sister.

"If you kill it and eat it, you get the live virus. But if you eat it alive.." Warren trailed off, knowing now.

Oh, fuck. I glared even harder at the girl in front of me.

"We were people just trying to survive. Tobais saved me. First from the Zs. Then, from the worst of humanity. He was a good man. Then, his wife got sick. She just couldn't take it anymore, and he was never the same after that.

"When Black Summer came and everyone in the world was starving, he swore he'd do whatever it took to keep us alive. And he did." The girl just continuously made up excuses, putting my girls in even more danger.

She was putting herself deeper in the hole with me. How can she still defend the people who fed her other humans? Alive?

"I'm going back for (Y/N) and Addy." I growled, snatching the gun from 10K's grasp.

As I stomped away, Warren grabbed my arm, but it didn't work, I just kept moving. 

Charlie grunted, standing in front of me, interrupting my walking as Warren still had a grip on my forearm, "Hang on, Mack."

"Garnett, do not try to stop me."

"Nobody's gonna try to stop you. We're all going back. We just need a plan."

"You don't understand!" Cassandra quickly took a step towards Charlie, "These people are worse than Zs! They'll kill all of you!"

"She's right. We need to look at the bigger picture." 10K jumped off of the tailgate, getting beside Cassandra.

This time, the guy's jaw was clenched fully.

"Do you know where they'll take them?" Charlie interrogated.

"We have a camp set up not too far from here. They'll know that (Y/N) is young and they'll want to keep the person that they know she'll listen to happy."

"Addy." I answered.

(Y/N) would do absolutely anything that Addy would command her to do. Out of obedience and respect.

Cassandra nodded, gripping the edge of her jacket, "They'll try to show them that the food is good. If (Y/N) hasn't guessed it yet, then she'll dig right in, but if she really does look up to Addy, she'll hesitate. That's why they'd try to win Addy over first and make them both believe that they're safe, and then.."

"And then what?" 

I stepped up when she didn't finished the sentence.

"If we just left now, the girls would soon get hungry and eat.. That. Then, when Tobais thinks that he has them in their grips, he'll use them to get bait."

"What do you mean 'use them'?" Warren seemed hesitant at her own question, hooking her thumbs through the belt loops on her pants.

* (Y/N)'s P.O.V *

"I know you think we're monsters. We did too at first, but hunger has a way of changing one's mind." Tobais started to circle Addy and I's chairs, "Mortality is stripped away and all that remains is survival. I know this takes some time getting use to, but perhaps this will make it more palatable."

The cannibal stopped beside his wife that just kept staring at me. Not even blinking. I shivered at the dead look she kept sending; the weird vibes I got from her were just as strong. She can't be sick.

She's just.. just.. I don't even know. I scooted my chair back away from the nice dinning table, but the larger man behind me pushed it right back up. His hand, that was sprayed with red stains, stayed on my shoulder. His rough, apocalyptic hand dug it's fingers into my shoulder bone.

"Don't touch her." Addy sneered at the man, who just watched her back.

He did remove his hand, though.

"Please, Little Rose. You must be starving." Tobais grabbed the plate that was in the middle of the table, sliding it closer to my wrapped up form.

The piece of meat on the white plate was not deer, and holy shit, it wasn't chicken either. It was human. One-hundred percent, grilled, to the bone, human flesh. I barely stopped the vomit that was wanting to slip pass my mouth.

"Just a bite to keep your strength, Little Rose." Tobais then slid Addy's plate closer to her, "Just a bite to keep your strength. I made it specially for you."

Instead of just leaving it be and starting something she couldn't finish, Addy had to spit saliva onto the top of the plate. My head shot up, looking at the woman in disbelief; she seems to be the main person that he cares about right now.

Maybe he won't do anything to her. The odd vibe that the old woman in front of me gave off, turned down as soon as Addy's head rose from the spitting. It wasn't an angry one, though.. I don't know what to call that emotion.

"Now you've upset, mama." The older brunette man glared down at Addy's brave body.

"You know, I think this one would like to be hand fed." The man that tried to keep his hand on my shoulder grinned like a Cheshire kitten, sitting down beside me on the empty dinning chair.

"I'm going to rip out your throat."

Addy leaned down to give the man her best threatening look. Never thought I'd see that kind of expression on her angelic face.

Tobais sighed, "I know this is a big adjustment, but in times like these, it's eat or be eaten. So, please. Mama likes you two. Make her happy."

Tobais leaned over the table, pressing my plate further towards me, "You love to make people happy, don't you, Little Rose? You seem just like my Sunshine, always wanting to make someone happy and proud."

Once again, I felt a hand slide on top of my covered shoulder. Refusing to allow Addy to save me one more time, I lifted my left leg and stepped on top of the man's boot with all of my force.

"You bitch!" The Devil raised his hand to smack me again, but Tobais was beside him in an instant to grab his wrist before he could even touch a hair on my body.

||"...And holy shit, it wasn't chicken either." ||