iZombie ( Chapter 14 )

October 17, 2015

     Okay, yes I was still confused about Crow, Domine never spoke of her again so I just thought I had to keep my mouth shut. I was still out of sorts from last night, she could hear my thoughts. Well, I forgot all about it the next morning, like always. I went to the diner that morning and only saw Dyske working the morning shifts, he was glad I came. I put my apron on and took orders like always, if Crow was in charge of iZombie then she must be ordering the murders. I had to get everyone back here tonight to tell them what I think of her, Domine might hate me though. 

     After I came in, Jackie came through the door with a smile on her face and blood in her teeth. I put my hand on my face and pulled it down it, she laughed and went upstairs. I guess she had something to eat, but she only kills animals at night. Dyske follows my eyes to the upstairs door, he walks over and hugs me from behind. 

" What is it Kotaka?" He asked me

" I'm not sure, I'm just confused." I laugh

" I know you are, but you know something's up with Jackie." He read my mind

" How did you know," I said and turned around to look at him.

" I figured it out as well as you did. She's a lie to all of us, especially you." He caressed my hair. 

" Thanks, Dyske, but I think I figured it out as well," I say and pull away from him.

    I turned to go upstairs, but his hand was holding mine. I stood there and thought about some things, if I was thinking correctly Dyske had a crush on me.  I should at least listen to him at least once in our little friendship. I turned and looked at him, I shook my head no and kissed his cheek. I wanted to make sure he was going to be okay if I left him, he nodded back. He finally let go and I went upstairs. I followed the smell of blood and went into a room to the left of the hall. I saw Jackie just sitting there, licking her hands. She laughed at me and gestured me to sit next to her. I did and she put her head on my shoulder. I put my left arm around her and kissed her forehead.

" Your going to be okay Gazelle," I called her.

" Thanks, Red, your always there for me." She laughed and hugged me

" Ya, no problem. I'm just still confused if were friends or not anymore." I ask

" Oh, my little baby. We are friends just it's like a long distance relationship." She answered and moved her hand along my face.

     I looked at her and she laughed at me. I smiled a little bit and tried to keep my distance from her face. I knew what Dyske meant when he grabbed my hand, it was as if we were dating. He tells me not to see her, but I do anyway and then we break up. I look away from her and smirk at the hand prints of blood. It smelled good to me.

" Can I have some," I ask

" Of the blood, ya. You can clean the walls so Souske doesn't kill me again." She laughed and rubbed my hair

" Also can you get Dyske up here, you can do his shifts while we talk," I ask once more

" Ya, don't worry." She smiled and left the room

     After a while of sitting there looking at the blood stained walls, Dyske comes in. He smiles at me and sits down next to me. I look at him and made up my mind if I wanted to me a real zombie I had to act more like a human. I shook my head and hugged him. He put his arms around my waist and hugged me back.

" Oh Kotaka, it took you this long to realize this." He laughed

" I'm sorry, I can't do life anymore. I want to love girl's but I can't, they remind me of my X. She was a zombie like you, but she was corrupted. The police shot her down where she was sleeping, it was in her sleep." I shouted and cried at the same time.

" Dude, it's going to be okay. I get it, I was the same as you before I realized I liked guys and went out with Tomoe," he smiled

" Whats happened with you guys," I asked

" I broke up with him since he was faking the gay thing. I was heart crushed, or how every you saw it. Then I realized I was in love with you when I saw you. And I now the thing when someone loves someone by just looking at them is not true and all, but that happened to me. And so I knew you were gay because you have more lady friends than guy friends." He laughs at the end

" Fine, you got me. I just did that to fit in. Hopefully, I don't hurt Hakihu's feelings because I did kiss her." I blushed

     Dyske looked at me and smiled. I laughed with him and hugged him again. He helped me be who my zombie is, yes I'm gay and I'm sorry I never told you guys. But that was the secret I wanted to keep a secret from the world. I was scared my friends would hate me after I told them. But now I'm not afraid to tell the world the real me is back. 

     I smiled at Dyske and stood up from the sofa. I stretched and was going to leave but Dyske pulled me close to him. I was surprised he did this to me, he stood up and hugged me like for the one-hundredth time. I turned around and kissed his lips, that time it was my turn to be brave. I let go and rubbed his hair, I jumped in the air and felt the boulders lift away from my shoulders. I was stress-free as of this morning on October 17. Now that feeling was great.