okay so the person i babysit for needs me on thrus and fri so now i work two more days :))) splendid.

also i hope you like this chapter! I think its kinda cute :P

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After the couple had left the free range chamber, they began making their way to chamber 11. From what Niall heard from Zayn's mumbling, it was the secure weapon storage chamber. 

It would make sense, since the culprit got a security weapon to use. 

Zayn had been quickly walking through the sand dunes and debris, trying to get to the chamber as quickly as possible. When the sun started to fall, he cursed. 

"We have to camp out till tomorrow." He harshly decided, clenching his fists. 

"Where at? Right here?" Niall asked. 

"Yes, right here for all of the ghouls, mongrels, blood bugs and death claws to sing us a lullaby and tuck us in." Zayn sarcastically responded, searching around the area for some type of shelter. 

Niall rolled his eyes, mocking Zayn in his head.

Zayn continued to walk, keeping his eyes peeled for shelter and any movement besides Niall. 

Eventually, Zayn spotted a welcome sign, signalling they were now in a town with shelter. 

"Welcome to Goodneighbor," Niall hummed, reading the sign, "Sounds reassuring." 

"You have a hell of a lot to learn, cookie." Zayn mumbled, carefully drawing out his pistol and walking more quietly. 

Niall noticed his change and mirrored his actions. 

The place was hardly a town, only a shell of what it used to be. Half the buildings were ruined and uninhabitable. If the buildings were still standing, paint had chipped, rust had spread, dirt and rubble littered the perimeter and telephone wires hung low. 

"Wow, this place could use some-" 

"Shut up." Zayn harshly spat through his teeth, wanting Niall to be quiet so he could hear the ghouls or other creatures. 

"Well, geez, fine, you dont-" 

"I swear to god." Zayn threatened, not finishing his sentence.

Niall kept his mouth quiet, but angrily kicked his foot against the ground, conjuring up some dust. 

The sound alerted a nearby ghoul, making it come running towards the pair. 

Niall froze, this was the first time he was so close to a feral ghoul, and he was scared. 

It let out a loud, raspy groan and ran disorderly with its back tipped towards the heels. 

Zayn grabbed his pistol and shot two rounds in the creature, making it go limp. Blood splattered out, falling all over the road. 

Zayn sighed, glancing at the ghoul for a second to think before returning to his stealthy position. 

~*~

"Thank you, we'll be on our way now." Zayn smiled over at desk ghoul and grabbed the two keys for rooms he purchased. They decided to go to an old hotel for shelter.

"Have a good stay. Be out by noon." The ghouls behind the desk rasped, shifting it attention elsewhere. 

They both made their way up the small, rickety flight of stairs with Zayn leading Niall. 

Then, they walked down the worn hallway, avoiding cracks and holes in the floor. Zayn stopped before a door labeled 210. 

"This is your room." He told, handing Niall the key with a small nuke attached to the chain. 

"Where's your room?" Niall questioned, hoping it was nearby. He didnt like this place, or really any place besides the base at Crimson cove. 

Zayn didn't respond, only walking a little bit away from Niall and unlocking 211. 

Zayn felt Niall's eyes still on him, so he looked at him and raised his eyebrows a bit mockingly, "What'd you know, we're right next to each other." 

"Cool." Niall responded, smiling a little and nodding. 

"Its almost like i planned it." Zayn gasped, stretching his back before entering inside. 

"So what you're saying, is that you wanted to room next to me?" Niall eagerly cheered, shouting so Zayn could hear.

"Dont get ahead of yourself. I figured if raiders stopped by, your room would be looted first. The screaming you'd let out would alert me to leave," Zayn mused, crushing Nialls hope. 

Niall just ignored him, entering his room and slamming the door shut. It didn't help that he could hear Zayn's laughter though the walls, either. 

He plopped on the bed, but quickly got up as he felt creatures tickling him. Disgusted, he dashed off the bed and swiped at his legs as best as he could to get the bugs off. 

The room was more like jail cell than a hotel room. It only had a cot with a toilet and sink, all dirtied and grey. He wondered if the ghoul at the front desk paid them to stay instead of vice versa.

The paint was chipping on the wall, making Niall peel off some more. He figured it wouldn't affect the room at all, since it was already at rock bottom status. Besides, peeling the paint satisfied Niall and made him feel calm. 

A couple of minutes and a quart of dried paint later, Niall decided to stop. He was done peeling since he found more creatures crawling through the wall. 

With no other place to put the paint, he decided to flush it down the toilet. Only, the toilet didn't like the paint and squirted it back at him with some dirty water as well. 

Niall was stunned, backing up and tripping over his feet, he fell right before his bed. He didn't realize he let out a shout until Zayn came barging in with his gun pulled. 

After assessing the situation, his shoulders dropped, "I hear a thud and scream and come all the way in here, excited to loot some raiders, but instead its just you, on the ground looking like an idiot." 

"Hey!" Niall frowned, defending himself, "The toilet is broken, by the way. It squirted water back at me when i flushed." 

Zayn looked a little uncomfortable, twisting his face in disgust. 

"Before you start assuming things, i flushed down paint chippings." Niall huffed, standing back up. 

Zayn let out a laugh, "Oh thank god, then you really would've been a shit show." 

"Whatever, i dont need you in here." Niall mumbled, crossing his arms over his chest. 

"You don't?" Zayn raised a brow, "You really dont? What makes you think you wont get scared by another thing in this room? Because, i cant assure you, it'll probably happen again, and i dont want to be disturbed all night. So, i'll make this one trip to asses your room and make sure it's ready for night-night like the babysitter i am for you. Dont think im coming back in here becuase your utter stupid-"

Zayn cut himself off, glancing over at Niall who had his eyes casted to the ground.

He coughed, and continued, "Because spending all day with someone as curious as you can really dampen a man." 

"In a good way." Zayn added after Niall didn't look up. 

Niall still didnt look up, only scratching his arm.

"Moving along," Zayn coughed, "I'll make sure theres no monsters in here." Zayn grabbed his pistol and walked over to the corner of the room. 

He bent down and dragged his pistol up to the highest he could reach, "None here." 

Niall's eyes flickered to him and narrowed at Zayn, not enjoying how he was being mocked. 

Zayn noticed Niall's eyes and decided to kick it up a notch, "Lets check the center of the room." 

He did a jumping jack, his foot kicking against the metal cot. "Damn it, my toe." He hissed, about to be done with cheering Niall up, but saw a hint of a smile on Niall's face.

"Hello? Any monsters in here?" Zayn shouted down the drain of the sink. 

Then, he eyed the toilet up and down, "Leave my partner alone, shit eater." 

Niall let out a laugh, looking away when Zayn glanced at him with a smile. 

"Hmm, whats this?" Zayn asked himself, glancing at an invisible metal detector, "Beep beep beep." 

Zayn bumped into Niall and frowned at the detector, "I think this is broken, since you're not a monster." 

Zayn took a dramatic intake of breath, "Oh, now i see. This isn't my monster detector, it's my best-partner detector. No wonder it went off." 

Niall looked up at Zayn, a bashful smile on his lips, "Thanks for ridding my room of monsters, Mr. Monster-Hunter." 

"My pleasure, Mr. Toilet-Water." Zayn teased. 

"Hey, that one isnt fun-" 

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding," Zayn dragged, a light laugh coming out, "Mr. Best-Partner." 

Zayn halfway didnt think about what he was saying, or what he was doing since he threw an arm around Niall and pulled him in. 

Niall was shocked, but appreciated the gesture and accepted the hug, "Same to you." 

The raven haired boy snapped out of his trace and slightly pushed Niall away, "Wow, i really need some sleep." 

He started leaving, "I dont wanna hear you screaming again, okay? I need my beauty sleep, all 23 hours of it." 

Niall chuckled, waving him goodbye and wiping off his bed before sitting down again. 

About twenty minutes had gone by, and Zayn was just on the verge of sleep until he hear another loud noise. 

"What is it now?" He yelled, stomping out his bed and walking into Niall's room to find him in the same state. 

"That wasn't me." 

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wow so this is a lot longer than expected but i hope yall enjoyed it! Ziall hug yay :)

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what do you think the loud sound was? :0