[color=cyan]Alex Hill[/color] & [color=skyblue]Erin McGarth[/color]
A Collab between [@alexfangtalon] and myself

As Haru walked past Alex it made Alex a little aggravated. He just went off on the boy for no reason. What was that? Either way it was good the younger male hadn't retaliated otherwise there might have been a fight.

    Alex decided he didn't want to deal with Haru, Matt, or Kyle so he made the decision to just head to Erin's room to see if she was there. That's when he turned around to see someone having a gag reflex from the smell of guts on him. Alex smelled his shirt and winced from it. He headed to the shower and quickly cleaned up then left for Erin's room. Once he got there he lightly knocked on the door.

The lighter half looked upwards with a frown. She rubbed her eyes and yawned as she slowly opened the door a crack.[color=skyblue]"Haru I'm not changing my mind. I'm going to-"[/color]she stopped her sentence as Alex came into view.[color=skyblue]" Why are you here? I mean umm...h hi."[/color]the girl said making sure to keep her wrists hidden.

When she first mistook Alex for Haru Alex made a guess of what the rest of her sentence would be, but that wasn't why he was here. He reached to the back of his bag saying, [color=cyan]"Hi, Erin. And for your birthday I found this."[/color] and he pulled out the stuffed bear and held it in his hands.

Erin looked at him for a second before reaching for the bear.[color=skyblue]" Thanks."[/color] Before she could grab it though Alex lifted it away from her hands, [color=cyan]"Let me see your wrists first."[/color]

[color=skyblue]" Why would I do that? Wait. That bastard! I'm going to kill Haru."[/color]she said through her gritted teeth. She lowered her arms and slowly lifted her sleeves, one cut had bruising on top of it in a hand shape, and the other didn't.[color=skyblue]" They're deep enough to scar but not enough for a quick death. Now may I have my bear or are you going to kiss me?"[/color]she said in a 'I dare you' kinda way.

Alex gently grabbed one of Erin's wrist to look closely at the wound. He sighed and was about to hand over the bear before the girl in front of him asked a question. Alex was instantly frozen in shock. He had not expected her to say that one bit. Had this girl in front of him actually liked him at one point. He was just confused now and at a total loss for words.

She sighed.[color=skyblue]" You really didn't know did you? I can't say that I'm surprised. To be honest I was hoping that you wouldn't find out about this Alex. Actually I was hoping to avoid you for a while until I handled Vincent and Raven by killing them but then again you don't feel the same way so I'm no longer worried that you will stop me."[/color] pushed said grabbing the bear out of his hands in a gently way. The girl walked over to her bed and placed it in the middle of her sleeping space.[color=skyblue]" There. Now I have something to cuddle with at night."[/color]

She sighed before sitting down.[color=skyblue]" How much longer will the parking lot is cleared? I would like to move out as soon as I can."[/color]

Alex slightly snapped out of his head in order to at least be able say something. [color=cyan]"Erin, you may think you won't have to worry about me trying to stop you, but I am not going to just let you go. Going out alone isn't a good idea, and to just kill those two. Waste of time. Either way you're not going out there alone."[/color] He said this as he moved over to a chair in the room and sat down.

She raised an eyebrow.[color=skyblue]" I'm just moving into the parking lot. Where did you get that from? I'm not suicidal Alex."[/color]the girl wished she could place her foot in her mouth now.[color=skyblue]" Not anymore anyway."[/color]the young woman's legs curled underneath her as she stared at him. She did this for a minute before retrying to make her point.[color=skyblue]" No one wants me around here right now. Not since I share his last name any way and I'm not changing it any time soon. If you're just here to check up on me about what's happened so far then rest assure I'm feeling just fine."[/color] she said in a shrug.

[color=cyan]Now who of the people that actually matter said they didn't want you here. Look Nikki wants you here. Haru wants you here, Sadie and Micky want you here."[/color] He paused for a moment looked down then looked back up and said, [color=cyan]"I want you here. Just because of some crappy family member doesn't mean you should leave anytime soon or ever. You said you were gonna kill them. I think that proves your not one of them."[/color]


The young woman gave a small smile at this. She was a little bit happy yet something in the back of her mind seemed to scream for her to walk away. To leave everything behind and never look back on this moment ever again, because the moment the young woman would agree would only bring pain to him.[color=skyblue]” I'm happy that you said that but-”[/color]Erin stopped to think of how to phrase this next part as gently as she could.

[color=skyblue]” We can't work out. There are just too many things that can go wrong Alex. You could get hurt by Vincent or even you could get bitten and I just. I just couldn't be able to handle that. Not to mention your brother and sister need you. Nikki probably wouldn't care if I left or not and Haru isn't my boyfriend so his thoughts don't matter.”[/color]her voice come out in a rush which made her head spin. She took a deep breath to let the words seep into the stubborn man’s skull.

Alex didn’t really understand why he was feeling this way. All he knew was that right now Erin was trying to find a way to leave this group. He couldn’t let that happen. [color=cyan]”Erin. If it wasn’t for you being here Sadie, Micky, and I would be long gone. Heading north for Alaska. At first we stayed cause I wanted to deal with those bandits before going. Once they were dealt with I could have left but I didn’t. That’s because you were here. I may be a good liar at times but that isn’t one of them.”[/color]

Alex stood up and pulled the chair closer to where Erin sat. [color=cyan]”I may be crap when it comes to emotions on how to notice them or show them, but I know this. I care about you Erin. Let Vincent come. Let Walkers come. I don’t care. If you try to leave I’m gonna follow. I never fulfilled my promise from way back when to always be there for you. Well, now I’m gonna keep that promise.”[/color]

Erin was shocked when Alex came closer and even more so when he said that he would follow her. She could imagine the darker half screaming him away or maybe saying something to the effect about being about time Alex said this. But she didn't care, not now since the young woman’s heart was beating hard against her chest, and a blush formed on the girl’s cheeks.

[color=skyblue]” Please don't joke like that Alex. I won't be able to handle it if you keep this up because I really do like you. I always have and I have a feeling that I always will. So please take your words back because if they are truly false and I start to believe them I'll be crushed.”[/color] she stated in a small shaky voice. This was what the young woman had dreamed of and yet here she sat doubting him.

She wanted the man to be hers and hers alone. Only sharing him with his siblings and no one else. So why was there doubt inside her mind? This was something Erin couldn't say for she had no form of an answer.[color=skyblue]” If what you say is true then there will be another problem in our way. Clara will most definitely not like this and we will have to go slow because I have never done this kind of thing before in my life. Do you still want to risk it?”[/color]

[color=cyan]”Erin. I’m not joking. You know me well enough to know when I’m serious about something. I’ve never done this sort of thing either, and if Clara doesn’t agree then I know you can convince her. Everything Clara has done has been to protect you. I can assure you and Clara that I will stay by your side forever. Anyway every good thing has some risk involved.”[/color] He said while holding his hand out to her.

She nodded and gave a smile. There was something the light half had always wanted to do granted it was some small. She took Alex’s hand and kissed his cheek gently. The girl wasn't in a hurry to make things go fast between them and after all they had all the time in the world. No, not all the time in the world but the time that they had alive. All the young woman knew was that she was going to protect him and the others for as long as she could.[color=skyblue]” To be honest you can't promise that but I'll still take it Alex. I'll stay inside the school. I promise but I'm rather famished from my withdraw so if you don't mind accompanying to the cafeteria I would like to get something to get. If not I will understand.”[/color]

She got up and felt the blood rush to her head. The girl was dizzy but she was able to keep steady. Alex stood up with Erin. He hadn’t expected the kiss, but it was a welcome surprise. [color=cyan]”Erin, it’d be my pleasure to go with you to the cafeteria.”[/color] As he said this he laced his fingers together with hers so that they would be holding hands as they walked.