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The four made it back to ZombieTown just a few minutes before sunset. The guards tried to convince Addison to let them escort her to her home, but she refused. She wanted to stay with Zed a little longer, so she told the guards that she wasn't leaving until her parents personally came to get her. She knew her parents wouldn't step foot in ZombieTown.

By the time she finished her conversation with the officers, Zed's talk with Eliza ended seconds later. She (Eliza) headed to a purple house, where a slightly chunky woman zombie with short green hair embraced her in a hug. "Your father and I have been worried sick!" The mother chided her daughter as they walked into the house.

Bonzo went to his home a moment later, so Zed turned around to face Addison. "So, you're staying with me for the night?" He wondered a bit curiously.

Addison nodded her head in agreement. "Looks that way."

He held out his hand, which she took almost immediately. They slowly made the short walk to Zed's home. The moment stepped on his walkway, a middle-aged balding man burst out of the house and grabbed Zed by the collar, breaking the couples' connection. He pulled him down to his eye level and said, angrily, through clenched teeth, "What were you thinking? You could have died adjusting your Z-band."

Zed looked down at the ground in despair while Addison looked at him. He was avoiding both of their gazes.

His father tried to reassure him, "I love you just the way you are."

"But they don't," Zed argued after he finally met the gaze.

Before his father could say anything, little Zoey came through the door, ran to her brother, and jumped on him. Zed quickly lifted her up and placed her on his waist. "About time you came back!" Zoey exclaimed. "I had no one to play with."

Zoey caught sight of something out of the corner of her eye. Turning his head, she squealed in delight. "Addie!" She jumped to her and the ex-cheerleader miraculously caught the zombie girl before she could fall. "What are you doing here?"

"Dad," Zed began before Addison could answer, "can Addison stay here for the night? She doesn't want to go home."

For the first time, the father finally noticed the human girl. "I don't know Zed," he discouraged. "You may get into more trouble if she stays here."

"It will only be for the night," the son insisted. "Please, Dad. You won't even know she's here."

"And where will she sleep?"

"In my room and I'll take the living room." Zed suggested. "Can she stay?"

His father sighed. "Alright," he finally agreed. "She can stay the night."

Zoey cheered happily while Addison gave the man a kind smile. "Thank you, sir. You won't know I'm here."

Addison sat on the couch with little Zoey while Zed was in his room changing his clothes and cleaning it up. She and Zoey were playing with the latter's pet 'dog' Zander when Zed finally came down stairs in old dark pajama and an old shirt with a blanket and pillow in his arms.

While Zoey wasn't watching, he placed the pillow behind the couch and strategically draped the blanket over the little girl's head. Before she could get herself out, Zed scooped up his sister and twirled her around.

Zoey squealed in happiness and delight once again. "Zed! Put me down!"

"As you wish." He dropped his sister down on the couch next to Addison.

Zoey scrambled out of her confinements, only her heading poking out of the blanket. "Again, again!" She cheered happily as she wiggled to the arm of the couch.

"You need to head to bed," Zed insisted as he helped her get untangled. "I'll tuck you into bed and read you a story."

Zoey tilted her head in curiosity and requested, "The same one Mommy used to tell me?"

Addison glanced up at Zed, who was swallowing a lump in his throat. "Sure," he agreed after a little struggle. "The same one Mom used to read to you."

Zoey smiled happily. She gave Addison a quick hug and a kiss good night on the cheek before running up the stairs, carrying Zander with her as she did so.

Zed motioned his head to the stairs. "I'll show you to your room for the night."

Addison was amazed by Zed's room only because it was like any human teenager's room. The only difference was the dark color scheme. What could you expect since he was indeed a zombie? There was only one thing that she couldn't help staring at.

There was an old picture hanging beside his bed. It might have been a few years old because Zed looked younger than he did now, and Zoey seemed a little smaller. Even smaller Zoey still had her pet Zander with her, but he didn't look as worn out.

The two siblings were hugging a beautiful woman in front of their house. She, of course, had green hair that reached down to her lower back. Her skin was slightly more pale than the two children and the dark spots around her eyes were lighter as well. She had such a warm, kind smile that could make her be mistaken as a human.

"That's our mother."

Addison jumped at the sudden voice and turned to see Zed leaned against the doorway. He walked toward the human and stood next to her, never once adverting his gaze from the picture.

With a sigh, Zed revealed, "She is the reason why I wanted to become a football player and why Zoey wants to be a cheerleader. Mom believed that zombies can be anything that humans can."

Addison smiled. "She sounds amazing."

"She was," he agreed. With a shaky breath, he informed, "My mom died from an illness a year ago. We tried asking the humans for medicine, but they refused. They didn't want to help us. We can at least say she died with a smile on her face."

Addison grabbed his hand and squeezed it in reassurance. "I'm sorry for your loss," she apologized. "It must be terrible to live with only one parent."

"We made it work," he stated with a shrug. "Dad tries really hard too. I know he misses Mom too because I always catch him staring a picture of her in his wallet."

"But enough about her," he stated after he rubbed the 'dust' out of his eyes. "If you need any more blankets or pillows, there's some in the down stair's closet."

It was a little pass midnight and Addison could not fall asleep for the life of her. About ten minutes passed by when she heard someone walking in the room. She flipped her body over to find the intruder was Zed wrapped in a blanket.

"I can't sleep," he whispered bashfully. "Can you?"

She shook her head. They stayed like that for a few awkward moments before Addison finally scooted over on the bed. Zed laid next to her, but (of course) they were separated by a couple quilts. Unconsciously, he draped an arm over her waist, but she didn't complain or do anything to stop him.

A few quiet moments later the couple were finally getting sleepy. "Zed?" Addison questioned quietly after some time.

Zed opened his eyes slightly and was surprised when Addison gave him a quick peck on the lips. With a small yawn, she confessed once again, "I love you, Zed."

He gave her a peck of his own and replied, "I love you too."

The next morning, Zoey ran into the bedroom, finding the couple sleeping peacefully in each other's arms.