Dead Man Walking: Living By Day, Dead By Night

Zane had passed out almost immediately after he lied down on his bed. Olivia had done the same as she curled up next to him. Though Zane's body no longer required sleep to function, he had been awake for a very long time, well over a week straight.

After all, he had been the one to keep watch over the girls every night. But that was no longer required now that they had the bunker. For the time being, the Undead had no means of penetrating into the bunker, meaning they could sleep easily every night without fear of an attack.

This mentality of relief, combined with the state of intoxication that Zane ended up with after celebrating with the girls, compelled Zane to sleep, and sleep he did. When Elena stumbled into the young man's new quarters, she gazed at the sight of him, and Olivia entangled together.

It was a sight which only compounded the desire to reveal her feelings for Zane. She was a bit hesitant to wake the man up, or had been until she saw this scene. And thus she crawled on top of Zane and slightly poked his face, while whispering in his ears. Trying her best not to wake up Olivia as well.

"Zane…. Zane…. Zane, we need to talk. Please wake up…"

Zane slowly began to open his eyes, grumbling as he did so. He was still heavily intoxicated and could hardly believe his sight when he saw Elena sitting on top of him.

"Elena… What? What's going on? Are we under attack?"

The idea of suddenly coming under attack caused Zane's mind to rapidly sober itself up, as he looked around for a weapon, but Elena shook her head and dismissed these concerns with a soft and drunken tone in her voice.

"No… Nothing like that… I just need to talk to you… Please come to my room? It's very important… And it can't wait until morning…"

Looking over at the clock near his bed, which showed that it was roughly 3 AM, Zane groaned before agreeing to Elena's request.

"Alright, I'll be right there…"

Elena smiled when she saw this and got up off of Zane leading the way to her new quarters, where once inside she shut the door behind the two of them and sat down on her bed, motioning with a pat of the mattress for Zane to do the same.

It was almost a surreal experience seeing Elena so happy and welcoming to him. For a long time, ever since the apocalypse had begun, the girl had been, shall we say, cold towards him. But Zane did as she said, half believing himself to be asleep and dreaming this whole scenario.

Once he sat down by Elena's side, Zane asked what exactly was so important that she had to wake him up at 3 AM.

"What's this about Elena, and why couldn't it wait until morning…"

Elena seemed quite anxious, as she struggled to get the words out, ultimately grasping hold of Zane's hands, before asking a question of her own.

"Zane… What do you think about me? And be honest!"

Zane was so drunk and tired that he was genuinely confused by the question. He was about to say something stupid, that she was a good friend and a valuable party member. But when he saw the girl bite her lip while flushing in embarrassment, Zane immediately realized what was happening.

His heart beat ever so slightly faster as he opened his mouth agape. Apparently his hesitation to answer had provoked Elena to come out and say her feelings first, which she was quick to do so.

"Zane… I like you, no, I don't just like you, I love you! I think I always have… I just…. With the way things were…. And my parents…."

She ended up shutting up, knowing that talking any further would dig her into a pit, and just when Zane was about to open his mouth to say something, the girl leaned forward and kissed him. Pushing him onto the bed as she landed on top of him.

It was an act that Zane was not expecting, and half believing he was dreaming due to how drunk he was, Zane just went with it. Spending the night with the girl in her bed as the two of them vented their pent-up feelings onto each other's bodies.

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When the morning came, Zane looked up at the well lit room, forgetting that he had fallen asleep in the bunker. His head hurt. After all, he had consumed quite a bit of alcohol, more so than usual. And because of this, he wanted to sleep even more.

But when Zane rolled over, he saw something unexpected. Lying next to him, completely naked, was Elena, who was still asleep. Zane had little memories of what happened the night before, or should I say, he had until now thought it was a wild, alcohol fueled dream.

However, while gazing upon Elena's immaculate naked form, Zane could not deny that this dream was a reality. Causing him to immediately become conflicted. On the one hand, he was with Olivia now, but he had just cheated on the woman with his childhood friend.

As a man who had never been in a relationship until now, this was a major dilemma, causing Zane to quickly escape from Elena's clutches and flee the scene of his misdeeds. Elena would wake up later, immediately pouting when she saw that Zane was no longer by her side.

Regardless, she had a major win last night, and was now on equal standing with Olivia. Because of this, Elena planned to fight for Zane's heart, and intended to brag about what they did together at breakfast, specifically to piss Olivia off.

This, she was quick top climb out of bed, and shower. Making sure that she looked her best for the meal she was about to have with Zane and the others. After all, if she was going to fight for Zane, then she could not allow Olivia to beat her in any way.

Zane, of course, did not know of Elena's intentions, nor did he expect such a bombshell to be dropped publicly at breakfast. Instead, he ran to a vacant room and showered alone, reflecting on what he had done and what kind of relationship he now had with Olivia and Elena.