Chapter 10 - "Hey there doll face."

[Rebecca's POV]

I squinted into the light. "Cover the back." Rick said to Daryl and I. We cautiously walked in. I raised my gun and cautiously backed into the place. The sound of a shotgun cocking caused me to whirl around. "Anyone infected?" yelled a man. He had blonde hair and was wearing a grey long sleeve shirt and jeans. "One of our group was..." Rick brought up. "But he didn't make it." He looked around the group and looked back at Rick. "Why are you here? What do you want?" he asked, staring straight at Rick. "A chance." Rick simply replied. "That's asking a lot these days..." the guy trailed off. "I know." Rick murmured. I watched as his eyes traveled over the group again. Looking from person to another. "If you all submit to a blood test, that's the price of admission." he stated. "We can do that." Rick said as he nodded. The man lowered his gun before saying, "If you got stuff to bring in do it now. Once those doors are closed, they stay closed." he stated. Rick nodded towards us and everyone went out and grabbed their stuff. T-dog and Dale pulled the door close as the guy slid a card down saying, "Vi, seal the main entrance." It really made me uneasy, the thought of not being able to leave here, but I pushed that feeling down, I watched the shutters close in front of the door, thus sealing anyway for me to escape. Rick walked over to him and held his hand out. "Rick Grimes." he introduced. "Dr. Edwin Jenner." the other guy introduced. He shook Rick's hand and nodded for us to follow him. He stepped in the elevator, us following behind him. I was crammed in the back between Shane and Daryl. Shane's arm brushed against mine causing me to cringe. I moved closer to Daryl. He looked down at me in slight annoyance causing me to move back where I was. My skin was crawling at being close to Shane. I felt there was something off about him, but after seeing what he was doing just worsened my suspicions. We stood there in silence till Daryl spoke. "Doctors always go around packin' heat like that?" he asked. Jenner smirked and moved the gun to his other shoulder. "There was plenty lying around. Just familiarized myself with them. You look harmless enough." Jenner replied. He then looked down at Carl and Dillan. "Except for you two." he said. "Have to keep my eyes on you." Dillan and Carl looked at each other with smiles. We stood in silence, I stared at the doors of the elevator, hoping they'd open.

After what seemed like eternity it opened. I quickly got out of the elevator, taking a deep breath. I never really cared for small spaces. They make me feel like I'm suffocating. I took a few more deep breaths in attempt to steady my heart beat. I looked up and noticed Daryl staring at me with a concerned look on his face. He looked away as soon as my eyes met him. "Are you okay?" Dillan asked as he stepping out beside me. I nodded, not sure if I could speak. He rubbed the small of back. I stood up straighter. "Thanks." I whispered. He nodded and we walked back up with the group. "Are we underground?" I asked nervously. "Yeah, why? Claustrophobic?" he asked. "Nah, just wondered." I said trying to sound nonchalant. We walked down the hall to a large room. "Vi, bring up the lights in the main room." Jenner said. As ordered the lights turned on. "Welcome to Zone 5." Jenner said as he stepped farther in. In front were several giant screens and computers. "Where are the people? Doctors? Staff?" Rick asked as he looked around. He gave us a sad smile and looked down. "I'm the only one left. I'm sorry..." he murmured. "What about the person you were talking with... Vi?" Lori asked. "Vi, say hello to our guests... Tell them... welcome." Jenner said out loud. "Hello guests. Welcome." a monotone robotic voice said. "I'm the only left... Sorry." he repeated, quieter this time.

We got our blood done, Dillan and Andrea were left. "D-Do I really need to do this?" he asked as he shrank back towards the wall. "Yes." Jenner stated. "B-But if we were infected, the fever would be showing." he stammered. "Don't be a brat." Daryl grumbled. Dillan shot him a glare and looked at me with pleading eyes. "Give me a second." I said to them as I kneeled down and looked at Dillan. I put my hands on his shoulder and gave him a smile. "Becca, I don't want to be stuck with a needle." he whispered. "Dillan, you are a strong young man. You weren't afraid when we were in the woods before this. Can you really let a little needle put you down?" I asked in a reassuring tone. He shook his head. "I can do this," he starts. "You're right, if I let a needle put me down, how will I prove I can protect you." He smiled at the end. I ruffled his hair and stood up. Everyone was looking at us. I nodded to Jenner and he picked the needle up. Dillan sat down in the chair, glancing back at me. I gave him a reassuring nod. He winced slightly as the needle was put in, but was pretty fine after. He walked over to me with a triumphant smile. I chuckled and pulled him close to me. He leaned against me as Andrea was getting finished up. She stumbled a little after standing up. Jacqui grabbed her and steadied a little. "She hasn't eaten in a long time... None of us have." she answers to his questioning look. "Well I can fix that." he answers with a small smile.

He led us down a hallway to a dining area. We were all laughing and having a good time. We had wine and some great food. I sat back taking small sips of my wine, savoring the taste. "Can I have some?" Dillan asked innocently at me. I laughed and ruffled his hair. "Maybe when you're older. He pursed his lips and pouted. "You know," Dale started. "In Italy and France kids had a little wine at the table." I looked at him and chuckled. I put my hand over Dillan's glass before he could pour anything in it. "Well when Dillan is in Italy or France he can have some." I said. "What's it going to hurt? Come on." he said. I let out a small laugh and removed my hand. Dillan beamed as Dale poured a little wine in his glass. He slowly took a sip of it, causing me to chuckle. His face scrunched up in disgust. "That's gross." he said as he sat his glass down. We all laughed. "That's my boy." I chuckle as I pour it into my glass. "Stick to soda pop, huh bud?" Shane said to Dillan. I rolled my eyes and took a long sip of my wine. "Not you Glenn." Daryl laughed. Glenn looked up from his bottle with a smile. "Ya' keep on drinking, lil' man. I want to see how red yer face gets." I couldn't help, but laugh at them. This is the first time in a long time that I was relaxed. Might be that I'm getting slightly drunk, but I don't get that feeling about this place. I glanced over at Jenner, he didn't seem to be enjoying himself much. Rick tapped his glass. "We haven't thanked our host properly." he says. He raises his glass in the air. "He is more than just our host." T-dog said with a smile. "Here, here." we said raising our glasses higher. "Booyah!" Daryl yelled raising his bottle. "Booyah." I and the others yelled.

This night couldn't be any better. I thought. "So, when are you going to tell us what the hell happened?" Shane said, disturbing the peace. We all fell quiet and the happy atmosphere was gone. Spoke too soon. I thought as my smile disappeared. "All the other doctors that were supposed to figure out what the hell happened... Where are they?" he asked. "We're celebrating Shane. Don't need to do this now." Rick said as he sat back down. "Wait this is why we came here, right? This was your move. To find the answers and we come here..." he stops with a chuckle. "And we found him. One man. Why?" he continues. Jenner looked down then back at Shane before he spoke. "Well, when things got bad, most booked it out of here. To go find their families... The rest, well they couldn't face what was beyond those door. They... opted out. There was a rash of suicides." he said. I took a long sip of my wine and glared at Shane. "You didn't leave. Why?" Andrea asked. "I just kept working... Hoping to do some good." he replied quietly. It went back to silence for a while, the once happy, fun atmosphere was now gone. I let out a sigh and stood up. "Shane, man you can be such an asshole. Buzz kill." I grumbled. He sent me a glare. I rolled my eyes and saw that Daryl had a smirk on his face.

Jenner decided to show us to our rooms. We walked down a hallway with a series of rooms. "Most of the facilities powered down. Including housing." Jenner explained. "You will have to make due here. Couches are comfortable, but there are cots in storage if you'd like. There's a rec room down the hall that you kids may enjoy. Don't turn on any videogames though, nothing that draws power. Same goes for all of you." He started to walk off leaving us before he stopped and turned around. "Oh yeah, go easy on the hot water." he said before disappearing. A smile spread across my face and I turned to Glenn who was also smiling. "Hot water." I murmured. "That's what the man said." T-dog said, his smile growing larger. They hurried ahead leaving us behind. "Let's hurry and find a room." I say looking down at Dillan. "Actually, can I go to the Rec room with Carl and Sophia?" he asked. I smiled and nodded. "Okay, I'm going to go shower." I replied as I walked to the farthest room down. Daryl's footsteps fell right in line with mine. "Need something?" I asked as I turned around. "No, just want a room far away from people." he stated. He walked passed me and took the room farthest down the hall. I opened the door next to his. 

I walked into the bathroom and looked at myself in the reflection. I cringed at the sight of it. I looked terrible. I had dark circles and bags under my eyes. My face was covered with dirt in spots. My hair was the worst. It had blood caked into it, along with dirt. It was standing up in spots and was getting annoyingly long. I let out a sigh of frustration as I peeled my clothes off and stepped into the shower. I turned the nozzle and waited for the water, it came rushing let out a long breath as I let the water wash away my problems. I respected Jenner's wishes and got out of the shower. It was the first hot shower I have had since the start of all this shit. I pulled the towel around my chest as I stepped out. I shuddered at the sudden cool chill. I stepped out of the room and looked around. "Clothes." I muttered as I walked over to my bag. I came across an oversized blue button down shirt, it looked like a man's shirt. "Seriously?" I continued to mutter as I dug through my bag. I had no clean clothes because of this constant move. I let out a sigh of defeat as I slid my underwear on and slid the oversized shirt over my head. I looked around and noticed my wine glass was missing. Must have left it in the kitchen.

I started to walk down the hallway to the kitchen, but decided to stop in the rec room. I stood in the doorway and looked at Dillan. He was sitting with Carl and Sophia playing cards. "Hey Kiddo." I say as I plop down next to him. "Hey Becca. Want to join in?" he asked, not looking up from his cards. "Nah, I think it's time for bed." I replied. He gave me a pouting face. "Please, can I stay up longer?" he pleaded as he attempted to put his best puppy dog eyes on. "She's right, time for bed." said a voice behind me. I looked back to see Lori. "Hey Lori, enjoy your shower?" I asked with a smile. She smiled and nodded. "Time for bed Carl. Also, Carol is looking for you Sophia." Lori said. Carl frowned and walked over to his mom. "Night Becca, night Dillan." he said. "Night Carl." I reply. He walks out with Lori, leaving me with Dillan. "Well you should go take a shower and go to bed." I said. He gave me a questioning look. "You're not coming?" he asked. "Nope, I'm getting more wine and then I'm going to get a book." I motion towards the bookcase. "Gross, how can you drink that gross stuff?" he said scrunching his nose up in disgust. I chuckled and ruffled his hair. "Maybe when you're older you will understand." I said as I stood up. He rolled his eyes and walked off past me. "Night." he said as he headed into our room. I smiled and walked off towards the kitchen.

After successfully getting a glass of wine I went back to the rec room. I set my glass of wine down on the corner of the air hockey table. I ran my fingers across the spines of the book as I looked for the perfect one. I hummed a tune as I pulled a book out and read over the back when I heard a slam. I turned to see a drunken Shane stagger into the room, carrying a wine bottle. He looked at me and smirked. "Hey there doll face." he slurred at me. I scoffed and rolled my eyes. I moved around the table to get away from him. I went to flee out the door, but Shane was faster than me. He was standing in front of the door with a triumphant smile. "Move Shane." I growled. He took a step closer to me, causing me to take a step back. We repeated this till I was pressed against the hockey table. He looked me over with lustful eyes. His hand trailed up my thigh. I flinched and smacked his hand. "Get off me." I growled him. He chuckled. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, Becca." he slurred. His hand started to trail my inner thigh. "Shane, stop." I pleaded this time, hoping it would have a different effect. It only made him more amused. His hand started to snake up my shirt. I scratched his neck. "Stop." I said, trying to catch my breath. He brought his hand to the scratch and brought it down. He looked at the blood and got infuriated. He slapped me across the face causing me to yelp. I held my cheek while he forced my arms down. He started to forcefully kiss my neck. "Get off me." I said as I slammed my knee up. It connected with a place no guy wanted kneed. He doubled over in pain. I ran past him and into my room, slamming the door and locking it behind me. I slumped down the door taking ragged deep breaths. "Becca? Is that you?" said a sleepy voice from the bed. I shot up and put on my best smile. "Yeah, kiddo. Go back to sleep." I murmured. He nodded and laid back down. I stepped into the bathroom and quietly shut the door. I slumped against the door and let the tears silently fall down my face as I let out ragged breaths.

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Soooo, hi! Sorry I haven't updated fast enough. Midterm exams are up right now. I only have 3 left, so hurrah!

Sorry this was only in Rebecca's POV. I actually was going to do Daryl's, but I couldn't find the right moment to switch.

How about Shane? Lovely?

And Daryl, should I speed up their "love connection"? I don't think I should...

Also sorry if I TRIGGERED anyone by not updating. (Inside joke...)

Chapter 11 will be the last chapter in the CDC, so don't worry. I'm not going to drag it out into 4 chapters, just going to stick to 3.

Bye! Chapter 11 is slowly on its way! :)

*Update: Been reading over the last paragraph. SO MANY SPELLING MISTAKES! Maybe I won't use my sister's laptop to edit anymore... The mouse pad throws my mouse off causing it to click places in the paragraph... so I type there without even noticing till it's too late... ;c*