Dead Man Walking: Living By Day, Dead By Night

Chapter 97: Goodbye Mother…

Zane stood on watch while Elena and Olivia got Angelica dressed in her new clothes. They were nothing fancy, a proper change of underwear meant to help a woman while she was engaging in athletic activities, as well as a hoodie, some jeans, a pair of boots and some tactical equipment.

But of course, being women, the trio too far longer than Zane was remotely capable of being patient for to finish what was a simple task. During this "bonding activity" Angelica was genuinely curious about Zane's lack of attraction towards her.

Since the moment this apocalypse had begun, and people began to realize that the laws of society were no longer in effect, men had begun to look at her with lustful eyes. It was a miracle that nobody had abused her up until this point.

Perhaps because of the price put on virtuous women, the moment she was enslaved and her lack of experience with men was revealed, the slavers figured they would sell her for a substantial profit rather than have fun with her body.

But Zane was different. His gaze was cold and indifferent, as if he did not even care about Angelica other than the aid she could provide for the team. Because of this, after she had finally finished getting dressed, the young woman was quick to ask about why Zane was not interested in her incredibly sinful body.

"Can I ask the two of you a question? It seems like you have known that guy for a while. His name is Zane, right….. Is he really not interested in my body?"

Elena and Olivia looked away from the girl with embarrassed expressions on their faces when they finally had time to process the information that Zane had told him, and his reasoning behind purchasing Angelica. It made sense.

After all, Zane had never made a move on either of them, and he had ample opportunity to do so. Thus, Olivia spoke first, with another outright shameless remark.

"Now that you ask…. It does make sense that Zane would purchase you for purposes other than that… I mean, since this whole thing began, he has had a beautiful woman by his side like me, and yet not once has he made an attempt to touch me! It's infuriating!"

This comment, of course, sparked further outrage from Elena, who was competing with Olivia for Zane's affections. Not that the man really understood this. And she was quick to mock Olivia for her own remarks about herself.

"Beautiful woman!?! Why would Zane be interested in an old hag like you!?! You're nearly twice his age! If anything, he should have made a move on me…."

There was a look in Elena's eyes that said she knew the reason Zane showed a complete and total lack of interest in the idea of having sexual or romantic relationships with women. But she did not necessarily want to say it.

Of course Olivia did not recognize this and fired back at Elena, the two of them getting into another catfight until Angelica finally interrupted it with a fit of giggles. It was the first sign of happiness she had showed since joining their group, albeit not that long ago. But when she finally calmed down, she shook her head before speaking with the two women who were now her party members.

"You too seem like you both care about him a lot… It's good to know that my new… The man who purchased me was actually a decent person…."

Both Olivia and Elena looked at one another with a solid understanding. Angelica was a threat to them both. After all, no matter how emotionally dead Zane was on the inside, there was no way a young man like him could resist such a perfect breast. Because of this, they both silently nodded, about to sabotage the girl's opinion of Zane for their own sakes, when they heard a pounding on the window.

Though Zane's tone was cold, as was per usual, it was clear by his actions he was starting to get irritated waiting for them to finish.

"Oi! Can you guys hurry it up? We're wasting precious daylight!"

Because of this, Elena and Olivia did not get to ruin Angelica's sudden change of perspective on Zane as a human being. Instead, they hollered at Zane, assuring him they were just about done.

"We will be out in a second"

After which, the girls put on their finishing touches before exiting the vehicle. Where Zane did not even react to Angelica's sudden change of appearance, instead his gaze was fixed ahead of them all, a piercing and grim look on his face, almost as if there was a sense of rage behind his cold black eyes.

Elena had seldom seen Zane this angry, and was just about to make a comment about what had crawled up his ass when she looked to where his eyes were focused and found herself completely and utterly shocked.

So much so that Elena rushed over to Zane's side and pulled on his sleeve, almost begging him not to cause any trouble, which she knew wasn't an option.

"Zane… Let's just get out of here… You can just pretend like you didn't see them, right?"

But Zane simply shoved Elena away, and pulled out a cigarette, lighting it as he placed the device in his mouth and took a long drag. He then tossed the remainder of the cigarette away, not even bothering to put it out as he pulled out his sidearm and ensured a round was loaded in the chamber before marching towards the duo he had spotted.

Elena couldn't help but curse, while Olivia and Angelica stood stunned by Zane's sudden aggressive behavior.

"Shit! Guys, you have to help me stop him!"

Not even waiting for a response, Elena chased after Zane, whose brisk pace was hard to keep up with, begging him not to go through with his intentions.

"Zane, please! Don't do this!"

Olivia and Angelica had no idea what was going on, and instead followed after, curious about what had gotten Zane so angry.

And then Zane came to a sudden stop, raising his pistol towards a man and a woman, both of which appeared to be in their forties. The gun was pointed at the head of the man, who gazed upon Zane's appearance with horror, something which was expressed in his tone as he questioned his reality.

"How? How are you still alive?"

Zane's expression was tense. There was visible hatred on his face, a face that was usually completely devoid of emotion. He did not say a word as he pulled the trigger, sending the middle-aged man to the afterlife while the woman next to him screamed in abject horror.

"Zane! What have you done!?!"

But Zane's anger was not quelled with the death of this man, a man he clearly knew and had an irreconcilable grudge against. Instead, he raised his pistol towards the middle-aged woman and said one final statement, before pulling the trigger yet again.

"Goodbye mother…"

*bang*