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Nick Prescott. 27. Don't fuck with me or I'll kill you.

[nicky-prescott]

Last I Love You | Chick

[little-charlie-rose]

Who: Nick and Charlie

When: Evening

Where: Charlie’s tent

What: Nick has one final talk with Charlie and leaves her with Angel.

Her breath left in a sigh of relief when he agreed, and she pulled away from his soft kiss to raise her eyes to his from under her lashes, running her fingertips down his face before biting down on her bottom lip. “Nick… you love me, I know it, and you know it… That means, finally…” Stepping back from him, she gave him a little smile and pulled her sweater over her head, leaving her in her tank top and the shorts she’d put on that morning. Lowering down onto her sleeping back, she held her arms out to him, using her fingers to call him to her. “If this is our last night together, let’s make it count. Let’s make it one we’ll never forget, okay?” That last thing she ever wanted was for him to go off and forget all about her, because she’d never forget about, or stop loving, him.

[nicky-prescott]

He was shocked that she was thinking about sex. But she was right. It was their last night together. And it had been a long time coming. All the pressure he'd felt before to tell her he loved her was gone. All that was left was his love for her and the urge to consummate that love. Maybe someday when the world was back to normal and they were both stable, he'd return for her and marry her, or maybe not, but a guy could dream. Either way, he wasn't going to let this last night with her go to waist. He followed Charlie down to the ground. "Are you sure?" He wanted to ask her one last time. Even if they didn't go all the way, he was still going to make their last night together count for something. He didn't want to hurt her. He just wanted her to be happy.

[nicky-prescott]

Last Temptation | Nick and Luke

[luke-rose]

"Fuck!" He grumbled to himself and threw his cigarette to the ground stomping on it. "Nicky.." He said loud enough for the other male to hear him and started to walk after him. "I’m sorry okay..I don’t mean it. It’s my fucked up way of trying to get you to change your mind, yeah?" He scratched his head and crossed his arms looking at the younger male. "If you could re think this ..for your brother and my sister that would be great but i know you’re going to go because your stubborn. I wish you the best of luck, brother." He told him thinking of words to say. He wanted Nicky to believe him because he wasn’t just saying these words. Luke thought the past week that their relationship was getting better and the more he thought about it he wished he was there for Nicky more. 

The more he thought about words to say he couldn’t find the right ones. Luke grabbed Nicky and wrapped his big arms around the smaller male and hugged him tightly. For a moment Luke remembered the one time he hugged Nicky when he was younger and he wished he could change a lot of things between the two. Luke was wrong about Nick. He was a part of his family and if he wanted someone to be with Charlie it was Nick. “You have everything you need to survive right?” 

"I’m sorry.." He said softly. "For everything."

[nicky-prescott]

He turned around as he heard his name. As he listened his face softened and he almost felt like crying. There was a part of him that had always wanted some kind of brotherly relationship with Luke. He'd thought of him as a better brother than any of his own, including Shane, most of the time which was part of why he'd envied Charlie. Being called brother by Luke almost sent him over the edge but he kept himself composed, at least until Luke hugged him. Then he couldn't keep it in. It wasn't as bad as he was when he'd seen Shane at camp for the first time, but there were still tears. He didn't know what to say either so he just hugged the man as tight as he could, not wanting to let go until all his tears were gone. He cleared his throat and snorted his mucus so he wouldn't leave any on Luke's shirt. "I'm sorry too."

He finally let go and looked up at him. He wanted to explain why he was leaving but at the same time he didn't want to ruin this goodbye. This was a perfect way to say goodbye to him. Especially if he never saw him again. "I have everything ready. I just need to talk to Shane now."

[ikemonroe]

I think I'm more buff post apocalypse than I ever was before.

[ikemonroe]

Alright. Never mind.

[nicky-prescott]

Even if I was, do you really think I'd admit it or why?

[ikemonroe]

I think I'm more buff post apocalypse than I ever was before.

[ikemonroe]

Oh really? Well…sucks for you. He laughed. I’m joking. This is the nicest you’ve ever been to me. What is wrong with you?

[nicky-prescott]

You think I'm being nice? What's wrong with you?

[nicky-prescott]

Last I Love You | Chick

[little-charlie-rose]

Who: Nick and Charlie

When: Evening

Where: Charlie’s tent

What: Nick has one final talk with Charlie and leaves her with Angel.

Charlie just stared at him as he spoke, his words slamming into her heart with physical force, and then shock as she watched him slowly start to fall apart as he spoke. 

Nick Prescott was crying over her. 

It seemed so ludicrous, but it was true and she could see how much she’d hurt him. He did love her. And she’d broken his heart. “I didn’t know… I thought you didn’t…” Her lips were parted slightly in surprise and before she knew it, she’d gotten up from her sleeping bag and wrapped her arms around him, pressing her lips to his in a kiss infused with as much of her love as she could muster. And for the first time since the day he’d walked away she felt her heart take a real beat. A beat that felt something. 

Pulling away from his lips, Charlie brushed away his tears, though her own were falling, glossy eyes locked on his own. “I’m sorry for hurting you.” She whispered the words softly as she held his face in her hands. “I didn’t know, then Nick. I didn’t know you loved me. I didn’t think…” Pausing she could only sigh and stare at him for a moment, leaning in to kiss him once more. “I love you, Nick. With everything I am, I love you and I’ll always love you. No matter what.” Her words breathed across his lips as she pulled hers away. “Please don’t leave me, Nick. We can be happy, I swear, please don’t go…” But she knew he would and she knew he wouldn’t let even her stop him. 

"At least… please don’t go tonight."

[nicky-prescott]

It was surprising how easily he accepted her embrace and her kiss, but it was like he needed her. Even with the tears still streaming down his face, he couldn't refuse her. As he waited for his tears to die down, he listened to her request. He badly wanted to stay for her. Just for her and no one else. He wanted to make her happy, to love her, to just be with her for once as an honest man. No secrets between them. No lies. But he knew if he stayed, she'd only rely more on him and that he'd bring them both down. But if he stayed only one more night... "One night wouldn't hurt." He kissed her again, softly. If tonight was their last night, he wanted it to last forever.

[shaneprescott]

Nicky?

[shaneprescott]

Alright, come on…he lightly hit his arm with his hand as he walked back to his tent, expecting Nicky to follow. Inside he sat down and waited for his brother..

…I think I like Julian. Shit, I think I fucking love him.

[nicky-prescott]

Nick followed, wondering what Shane was going to tell him. He hoped it wasn't anything bad. When his brother sat down, he stayed standing up to listen.

He lifted an eyebrow, not knowing what to say. Weren't you in love with Luke last week?

[nicky-prescott]

Last Temptation | Nick and Luke

[luke-rose]

What do you want me to say Nicky? Good luck in the world full of fucking zombies by yourself. Hope you don’t die this time! You know it is a smart thing to leave a camp full of people…I’m glad you are breaking my sisters heart some more and your brothers. Go ahead, mate. You’re really fucking smart you know that?

[nicky-prescott]

Forget it. You're an asshole. And I'm not the only one who's breaking your sister's heart. Fuck you. I hope your dog grows up to eat you.

He began walking away.

[shaneprescott]

Nicky?

You got a minute. I gotta tell you somethin’…

[nicky-prescott]

For you, I got lots of minutes.

[nicky-prescott]

Last Temptation | Nick and Luke

[luke-rose]

Don’t tell me what to do when you’re the one who is going to break her heart…and your brothers. I’m not the one to worry about. You are.

[nicky-prescott]

Luke, for once, stop being a stubborn fool. For all you know, this is the last time you're going to see me. Is that really what you want your last words to me to be?

[ikemonroe]

I think I'm more buff post apocalypse than I ever was before.

[ikemonroe]

You get magic Ike..remember?

[nicky-prescott]

Mmm, I changed my mind about that though.

[nicky-prescott]

Last I Love You | Chick

[little-charlie-rose]

Who: Nick and little-charlie-rose

When: Evening

Where: Charlie’s tent

What: Nick has one final talk with Charlie and leaves her with Angel.

“Misunderstood you?” She scoffed bitterly at him, turning her head so she could look at him with tired eyes, dark circles beneath them that contrasted with the paleness of her skin. Pursing her lips as he continued she turned away again until he finished, and if she hadn’t been laying in her sleeping bag, she’d have been rocking back and forth as if it would help ease the pain that ripped at her heart just seeing him. He didn’t come to ask for her back, he’d come to hurt her further. “I still don’t understand, Nick. I don’t. How could you use me for revenge? I don’t get it because if your plan was to make me love you, you did that, but you said it was to sleep with me and you had all the chances and you never took them. So what? Was the plan to hurt me as badly as possible to create the biggest blow up possible? All I have been able to do is pick apart every part of our relationship, and I don’t even know if any of it was real. How could you do this to me? All I did was love you, and support you, and believe in you, and see you. Or did I even see youat all? I don’t even know anymore. But look at me, I don’t know and I still love you and it’s not fair. If you’ve come to drive the knife in my heart deeper, don’t bother. You already killed it, and you can’t bleed a stone.” 

[nicky-prescott]

"I could have slept with you, but I didn't. You're not understanding. You're looking at it in a sense where I wanted to do more damage than I had set out to do. I could have slept with you, yes, but I didn't. Because you slowly kept making me like you and feel bad for you and I knew that once we got together, I wasn't going to be able to go through with my plan. I could have just fucked you weeks ago and by now you'd be locking lips with another guy and I wouldn't have cared. But I decided that I couldn't do that to you because I had actual feelings for you. Don't you understand that? If I wanted to I could've told you that I love you weeks ago and I could have slept with you. But I wanted to wait until I knew that I loved you for real. Why would I have waited if I was lying to you the whole time? There was no point in waiting. You keep saying that I broke your heart, but I told you the truth. I told you all of it because I love you. You want to know more truth? You broke my heart. The second I found you in here, half-dead, pill bottles all over the fucking ground. Because if you really fucking loved me, you wouldn't have done that. You would have found a way to not take those pills. To stay alive. You broke my--" By this time he was not only crying but sobbing. Why had he come? He'd lied himself into believing she'd understand because that was why they'd been together in the first place. They understood each other in a way other people didn't. But she wasn't understanding. And all he could do was think that this was a waste of time.

[nicky-prescott]

Last I Love You | Chick

[little-charlie-rose]

Who: Nick and little-charlie-rose

When: Evening

Where: Charlie’s tent

What: Nick has one final talk with Charlie and leaves her with Angel.

She’d been trying to sleep, and it felt like she had laid there for hours with her eyes open, staring at the nylon side of the tent she shared with Cori. She’s been willing sleep to come, but it hadn’t and instead she’d spent her time thinking about Nick and questioning every single part of their relationship. She’d done it so often now, and the only time she seemed to forget about him was when she was sleeping with Topher. Losing herself in the body of the boy who was all too willing to be her escape. 

When she heard Nick call her, Carlie froze and tried to determine if she’d imagined it, or if he was really out there. “Nick?” The tone of hope behind her voice was unable to be hidden as she fought with the broken zipper on the tent flap and when she got it open and saw his face and the fact that he had his bat, and her confusion grew. “What do you want?” The best she could do was try and sound mad at him, but being mad meant feeling something other than pain and guilt and she could only manage to fake it so much before she just sagged and turned around to disappear back into her tent, though she left the flap open as an invitation for him to either stay or go as he pleased. She shouldn’t care anymore, so she wouldn’t let herself. 

[nicky-prescott]

He followed her into the tent, noting that she was angry at him. He figured it would be hard to convince her he loved her but he had his words and he had his bat and he'd use them to get what he wanted. And what he wanted was for her to get better. "I want to talk about how we left things off. I think you misunderstood me when I confessed those things to you. About my revenge and shit." He leaned on the bat, not knowing how welcome he was in her tent. He didn't want to sit down and have her yell at him to stand back up or something. "I need you to know what those things I told you...I told you because I didn't want to keep lying to you. I wanted you to know who I am. The real me. Not just the Nick I wanted you to know."

[nicky-prescott]

Freedom Friday

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Who: Nick

When: Friday afternoon

What: Nick steals Stosh's car and leaves the camp.

He'd broken Charlie's heart. Check. He'd given Luke a bag of heroin. Check. He was packed up and ready to leave. All he needed now was to find a vehicle. There was no way he was going to just go out there without Angel on foot. He had guns but he didn't want to waste them. And he wanted to get as far away from the camp as he could before anyone could notice he was gone.

He thought about taking Fairground's truck, but he doubted he could distract her long enough to take it. He thought maybe Cori's car would be good. At least it would be easy to steal. And he knew how to hot wire so that wouldn't be a problem. As he walked, however, he came across a Prius.

Energy efficient. Lots of mileage. And when he peeked inside, he saw a CD player, with a bunch of scattered CDs. It was perfect. He waited in the shade of some trees to find out who the car belonged to. It was too beautiful of a car to just break into and hot wire. He wanted the keys. When he saw it belonged to Stosh, he knew all he had to do was wait until the man was out on one of his jogs, sneak into his tent and take the keys.

After that, all he needed was a few minutes to put his shit in the trunk, and some food in the back seat in case he got hungry later. After a brief encounter with Laurent, he was driving out on the highway, away from the national park he'd called a temporary home. He popped in the first CD he could find. Jake Bugg's Shangri La. He was surprised to find that Stosh actually had good taste in music.

He'd made sure not to tell Shane he was leaving. Check. Looks like he got his revenge after all.

[nicky-prescott]

Last Temptation | Nick and Luke

[luke-rose]

Who: Nick and luke-rose

When: Sometime before Nick leaves

Where: Luke’s tent

What: Nick decides to leave Luke with one last temptation as a test before he leaves the camp to make sure Charlie is in capable hands.

"You’re leaving camp?" He asked Nick and now he was very confused. "You tell Shane about this? Where are you going to go Nick? You’re gonna die out there you know that right?"  Luke had to stop himself from talking. He knew he was going to end up fighting with Nick so he shut his mouth. He groaned as he crossed his arms waiting for anything else Nick had to say. He wanted to laugh but he also kept that to himself. When Nick pulled the heroin out of his pocket Luke glared at Nick,”What the fuck are you doing?” He snapped at his best friends little brother and now he was pissed. “You think this is a game Nick?” He said as he walked closer to the younger male standing before him. He could feel his nails digging into his skin from his clenched fists. “Who the fuck are you to be doing shit like this, huh?” He snatched the heroin out of Nicky’s fist and pushed him in the chest. “You don’t need to worry about nothing here…leave. I’m glad because now I don’t have to worry about my little sister anymore with you. Get the fuck out of my tent.”  Luke followed Nicky out throwing the heroin on the ground and began to stomp on it. “You little shit..” He grumbled under his breath as he kept pounding his foot on the bag and watched it rip open. Luke stepped on it some more mixing it in with the dirt and looked up at Nicky.

[nicky-prescott]

He resisted flinching in pain as Luke punched him and he went outside. He was surprised to see what Luke did with the heroin. He'd almost wished there was more of a struggle but he smiled anyway. He supposed that was it. He got the answer he was looking for and he liked it. "I know you think I'm an asshole right now, but you should really know I'm proud of you. Part of me's gonna miss picking on you." He looked down to where the ripped up bag was, the heroin barely visible within the dirt. "I survived alone a long time, Luke, and this time I'm taking some guns so I'll be fine." He began walking away but he thought he'd tell the man a little lie just as a precaution. "Don't worry about Shane. I'll tell him. Take care of Charlie. Help her realize she's important."

[ikemonroe]

I think I'm more buff post apocalypse than I ever was before.

[ikemonroe]

Okay…hand it over.

[nicky-prescott]

Hold on...What do I get in return?

[nicky-prescott]

Last Temptation | Nick and Luke

[luke-rose]

Who: Nick and luke-rose

When: Sometime before Nick leaves

Where: Luke’s tent

What: Nick decides to leave Luke with one last temptation as a test before he leaves the camp to make sure Charlie is in capable hands.

Luke was tired from the night before. He had been up all night with Jackson and tying to get him to actually sleep. He was laying in Jackson’s bed with the younger male when he heard someone come into the tent. They were calling his name, and when he realized who the voice was he knew it was Nicky. He got up from the bed and covered Jackson up and walked out of the room seeing Nicky. "What do you want?" He asked with his eye brow raised. Nicky never came looking for Luke, and he was confused about it.

[nicky-prescott]

As Luke came up to him, something in the back of his head told him this was a bad idea. But even so, he'd be gone later and he wouldn't have to deal with Luke ever again. "I'm leaving camp. Which means I'm leaving Charlie. And I know you're always saying that you're the only one she needs. I just...I want to make sure you're good enough for her to need." He took the heroin out of his back pocket and held it up for the man. "I need to know you're not gonna fuck up again. That you're going to take care of her more than you care about yourself and your needs."

[iamsebastianshaw]

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[nicky-prescott]

I hold you and your eyes fall down You barely even make a sound Crying in the peaceful night Showing all the things you hide But out there in the future Maybe you're the rainbow There's no song without love With your eyes shut you cry in your bed Is that what you wanted? Songs about love Is that what you hoped you would find Well it's burning inside But a song about love's not enough