RE: The Walking Dead [Zombie LitRPG]

"What do you mean by that?!"

Obviously, the first ones to be shocked by the sudden news were Andrea, Amy, and Sophia who looked at her mother worriedly.

"It's just temporary. I'm not really leaving for good." Michael calmed them down when he noticed that almost everyone was showing signs of anxiety.

"Why? What's so important that you had to leave?" Rick looked at him. He really doesn't like the idea that one of their most capable members is suddenly leaving.

"Need I remind everyone that winter is coming soon? We only have a month left before December comes. We need supplies.".

"But we can do that together. You don't have to leave." Michael had more things to say when Amy interrupted him.

Michael looked at her and smiled. He threw a quick meaningful glance towards Lori, and Rick noticed that. It confused both of them. "It's going to be a protracted supply run. The reason I'm leaving is not only for preparation for the winter. I also want to look for my people. Most of them headed north when we got separated. So I'm planning on heading there after the business with the prison is over."

Confused, Andrea stared at Michael with a slight dejection in her voice. "But we're your people now. We don't even know if they're still alive out there."

Michael turned to her and smiled. "If you put it that way, how would they then know that we're still alive out here? Like how would we have known that this property still had people living on it, hmm? If it weren't for the recent events that led us here, we wouldn't even know that Hershel and his family exist. Remember, the moment that we lose all hope or accept it. That's when the people that we care about are truly dead."

"Why are you suddenly going this far when you never bothered looking for them back then?" Carol couldn't help sate her curiosity.

Everyone looked at him and that question from Carol made Michael contemplate for a moment. "Well, in the past. I got myself in a pinch, and they saved me. And before you say anything. No, I wasn't this good at dealing with the walkers before. I was also like everyone else here. Scared and panicking about why those walkers just won't go down even after several fatal wounds. I got used to this, okay? You'd be like me too if you'd lived alone long enough, but I'd wish that no one in their right minds would want that."

"I'd do the same for us too." Michael added.

His words were answered with silence. Some just zoned out while some just looked at each other.

****

Later on.

"I'm not doing this on a whim you know. I accidentally stumbled across a clue the night when I went to that highschool."

Michael and Andrea are currently on their way into the nearby town where Glenn and Maggie had their first intimate moment together.

Andrea abruptly turned her head with confusion on her face. "But you told us that most of them went up north. Why would there suddenly be clues here in the opposite direction they fled from?"

'Right, that one.' Michael knew this question would follow the moment he uttered those words.

"Most of them, the ones who left those clues are probably those who fled south but had to turn back because of the roadblock on the highway." He explained.

"Makes sense.' She repeatedly nodded her head. "Remind me why we're heading into town again?"

"Correction, it was just supposed to be me. You insisted on tagging along." Michael let out a snort.

"Okay, so why are you heading into town then?" She just shrugged her shoulders as the truck arrived at the outskirts of the small town.

"To get a drink."

"To what? You're heading into town just to get a drink? You're wasting fuel just to get a drink huh, astounding." Andrea couldn't believe what she just heard.

"Why not? I haven't had one for a while now. It doesn't hurt to have one or two glasses once in a while." Michael just chuckled.

"Alright, but only two glasses okay?"

"Sure." Michael laughed. It was obvious he'd have more than two.

The truck stopped in front of the place and the two made their way inside.

It was a bar called Carriage Bar, the same bar where Rick and Glenn found Hershel drinking by himself.

Andrea was about to rush to the bar when Michael quickly stopped her. One of his hands was on her chest.

"Slow down. Stay put first. We don't want any uninvited visitors roaming inside while we're here." Michael slightly raised his voice so that he could lure any walkers that's lurking inside.

"..."

But he was only met with silence even after he did the taps.

"Alright. It seems like the coast is clear" Michael relaxed his expression after moments of silence had passed and nothing happened.

Andrea immediately went behind the counter and grabbed one of the bottles of whiskies that still hasn't been opened.

She grabbed the cups that Michael brought with him and quickly filled them up halfway.

"Cheers" Andrea smiled and took a mouthful.

"Why are you even more eager than me?" Micheal chuckled. He was just enjoying the company right now since he would be leaving in a couple of days.

"Well, it's been a while for me too. No one really thought of having a drink after all that had happened. Except when we were still in the CDC, the place made us feel safe that everyone just shed all their fears and worries away. That is until we found out it wasn't that safe after all." Andrea looked softly at the bottle of whisky on her hand. Her gaze was filled with nostalgia.

"I really thought that we were finally going to be safe when we got into CDC. I think, It's by far the best place to tide over this crisis." Andrea softly ranted while Michael just listened quietly.

'We barely began, but she's already letting out some emotions in there huh.'

Two hours passed as the two casually chatted about various events that happened before doomsday. They reminisce about the funny moments, the bitter times or the scary moments in their lives.

"Can you be honest with me? Searching for your group wasn't really the reason why you're leaving, right?" Andrea smiled. She looked incredibly drunk as she wobbled towards Michael.

Michael quickly caught her in his arms. "Why do you say so?"

Getting hugged by Michael, Andrea giggled and circled her finger on his chest. "We've been sleeping together for a while now you know, and I've long noticed..that you tend to lightly rub your nose..when you're lying."

"I do?" Michael was confused and thought of the times he had lied. He realized that he does rub his nose whenever he tries to lie.

'I didn't even realize I was doing that.'

"You also did that..when I asked you..about what you thought…of sleeping together with Amy." Her words made him choke on his drink as he started coughing.

Andrea giggled and looked up to him. "Wanting to bed us sisters. You're a pervert, you know that."

Michael chuckled and carried her in his arms. "I think you've had too much to drink. Let's head back."

'Though I don't think that there's a man out there who would say no to a beautiful woman throwing herself to them.'

Michael carefully got her inside the truck. "You're one troublesome woman, you know that?"

Andrea giggled and beamed a smile at him. "I am, right? So don't leave?"

Michael let out a soft snort and smiled. He didn't bother responding to her.

'I wonder if there were also others who had noticed it?' Michael thought and glanced at the sleeping woman beside him. 'She really wasted her talents when she got separated from the others and ended up in Woodbury.'

It was already dark when the two returned. Michael carried Andrea in his arms and made way for their tent.

When the others saw Michael carrying the woman in his arms, almost all of them ran to him in worry.

"What happened?" Amy came running to them with visible worry in her face.

Dale looked incredibly worried. "Was she bitten?"

"She's just drunk." Michael didn't even need to say anything when Alan caught a whiff of alcohol from them, and only then did the others realize the smell coming from the two.

Amy angrily punched Michael on his shoulder. "Geez! You made us worry."

Michael snorted. "Well, you guys suddenly swamped me with questions and didn't let me say anything."

The people slowly left one by one, and Michael can finally set Andrea down inside their tent.

"She must have mumbled a lot of things, didn't she?" Amy asked while helping her sister change her clothes.

"Yeah, I'll leave you to her then." Michael left the two and headed towards Rick and the others who looked like they were busy discussing something.

*****

"What's going on?"

Michael arrived to hear some disagreements taking place between Rick and Shane.

"Shane wants the group to resume for Fort Benning once we're done dealing with the prison and Carl is fit for travel. On the other hand, Rick wants the group to occupy the prison after and weather the winter there." The two looked too stressed out so Glenn answered for them.

"What do you think?" Daryl turned to Michael. The others silently looked at him, waiting for his opinion.

Michael rubbed his shoulder."Both plans have their merit, but..in my opinion, Fort Benning is too much of a wild card right now. We're not even sure if a month is enough to reach that place since there's certainly going to be obstacles along the way that would delay our journey. The prison on the other hand is just sitting there, we'll be able to see it if we just drive a little. Since Hershel does not want us on his property, the prison doesn't sound too bad as long as we ignore the fact that it was a place meant for criminals. Maybe we can even restart civilization from there."

"That's what I thought too." T-Dog agreed with Michael.

Daryl looked at Shane. "Sorry man, but I kinda agree with Michael on this one. Fort Benning is too unrealistic for us right now."

With support from the main members of the group, Rick won his case this time.

Shane let out a sigh. "Alright, but if the prison is unsuitable for living. Then we'll hit the road for Fort Benning."

"Alright, that won't be a problem." Michael immediately agreed since he already knew the outcome of this one.

"If we indeed leave for Fort Benning, what about you then? We'll be gone from this place when you return." Rick looked at Michael and voiced his concern.

"It's fine. I'll catch up, just make sure to leave some clues for me so I know what road you guys have taken then."

After that, the group finished their discussion and slowly retired for the night.

Cole and Alan took the first watch.

It was deep into the night when someone sneakily entered Michael's tent.

"What the–"

Michael woke up befuddled when he felt something wet below him, and was followed by the sense of satisfaction assaulting his senses. He looked down and saw someone taking good care of his little junior.

"Wha..what are you doing?" Michael felt utterly confused when he finally registered who the person was.

"Ish it gyud?" The woman asked with his member stuffed inside her mouth.

"You should s–"

Michael was about to get the woman off of him when she suddenly started sucking it even harder!

He instinctively placed his hand on her head and forcefully pushed his member down her throat.

"Your sister is gonna kill us if she finds out about this." Regaining clarity of his mind, Michael gently shoved her away from him.

"She won't know this even happened if we keep our mouths shut, and I did good, right?. You released a lot" Amy seductively licked some of the remaining sticky liquid stuck on her fingers.

Amy started to undress when Michael quickly grabbed her and shoved her outside his tent.

"Leave.Now." Michael sternly whispered and closed the tent behind him.

"This is not over yet." Amy angrily gritted her teeth in frustration and sneakily returned to their tent after washing up.

Michael laid down and thought back on what happened earlier.

'That Amy, I thought she had already moved on when she finally stopped seducing me every chance she got.' Michael pinched the bridge of his nose. He knows this is going to be a problem if the others notice what happened tonight and blabber about it to Andrea.

What happened tonight also made him realize another. 'Andrea must have long noticed it. That's why she suddenly asked that question back then.'

"These two sisters are really troublesome."