My Protector (Zombie and Kitty) [18+]

[kittypanda]

During his time resting in the hospital, a young man in his late twenties was holding a bouquet of flowers- he was visiting his sister in the same place that Liam was at. He walked past the dye blue haired young male's room; he paused in his step and back tracked.

 

The short blonde haired man didn't want to have mistaken who it was that he saw... His blue eyes held a curious look to them. He looked around and saw no doctor or nurse was around- he then decided to poke his head in the room real quick.

 

A horrified gasp left his mouth- yup that was ex... Why was he in the hospital! He exhaled deeply; looked down at the flower arrangement in his hand and took one of the sunflowers out of the bouquet of flowers. He walked over towards the table and placed it down on it.

 

The reason why they broke up was because Liam didn't want to trouble him with situations like this... He knew it was a dumb reason... And yet here the slightly younger male was. His thoughts were cut short by seeing a note on the table. He recognized that handwriting from anywhere!

 

The man scoffed lightly, but decided to write a little note for the male- telling him to get better soon and that he should hit him up sometime when he wasn't in the hospital. Just then--- he heard a groan and Tyler's name leaving the pale young man's lips.

 

That caused the blonde man some pain. Maybe... Another reason why they broke up was because of... He shook his head again, "Mm... Brandon?" He froze and turned towards the bed. He saw the half lidded eyes of Liam. He could tell he was tired and wanted some rest.

 

"Yeah..." He noticed how he was looking at him with groggy eyes. "Why are you...? Here?" His voice sounded distant like he was zoning in and out of consciousness. Brandon sighed and scratched the back of his short military cut hair. "My sister is here... I saw you and I got worried... I'll leave you to sleep..." He gave him his best smile- before he tried to turn and walk out of the room.

 

Liam reached over and grabbed his black jacket, stopping him from moving. "You joined the army... Right…?" The blonde sighed softly; he was silent for a few minutes. "Please... Get your rest..." The dyed blue haired male released his hold on him; "I was worried... About you..." Liam's voice trailed off as he laid back, he passed out once more.

 

Brandon exhaled deeply and walked out of the room grabbing his note that he made and crumbled it up. It was best that he forgot about him... With that thought in mind he walked out of the room and towards his sister's room.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Tyler came back to visit Liam the next day, right after his work. He didn't bring anything, he wasn't someone who brought unnecessary gifts, like flowers. Anyone knew that about him. The man got closer to Liam's room, but stopped just before entering. There was someone else in there. Brandon... Yeah, that was his name. Tyler scoffed, his expression immediately turning colder as he opened the door, staring right at the blond.

 

"What are you doing here?" He asked bluntly, walking towards him with his hands in his pockets. He looked intimidating, at the very least. Tyler had an aura around him that just screamed 'danger'. His nose scrunched up, slight disgust showing itself. This was his friend's ex... Exes usually didn't mean anything good. He tilted his head, his bruised lip only adding to his look and behavior in general. He raised an eyebrow, waiting for a response without even noticing whether Liam was awake or not.

[kittypanda]

Before Tyler entered the room- Liam was wide awake, his bed was reclined slightly; he was eating some ice cream when he looked out of the closed door window and saw a very familiar person. He tilted his head to the side in a curious kind of way- he noticed that he walked past his room and was out of sight for a good few minutes.

 

Was that... Brandon? His heart was pounding in his chest. Just then, he saw the same man walk by again-- only to stop and peek through the window. The blue dyed haired young male twitched in a strange kind of way when his eyes met with the other male’s bright blue.

 

Oh god! It is him! He flushed lightly and looked away from the window, he heard the door open and somebody stepped inside- closing the door behind them. "Liam? How are you feeling?" He almost dropped the small ice cream cup. His heart was hammering in his chest; thank the lord he wasn't hooked up to the damn thing anymore.

 

But he was however, still attached to the IV drip. "... I-I've been better..." He heard a sigh of relief that made him turn his head in the direction of the sigh. Liam's blue eyes widened briefly- Brandon was looking more handsome than ever before.

 

After, he got over his shock-- both men got caught up in catching up on things and asking each other how the other has been. The slightly younger male found out that his ex-just came back from overseas and had gotten a purple heart for his service, Brandon even showed him where he got shot at.

 

He looked impressed-- he also found out that the reason why he was there was because his sister just had a baby. The blonde haired male was just about to say something else to him--- until he heard Tyler's voice. "Hmm…?" He turned his head from his ex and looked up at his friend, who looked like he was trying to be intimidating.

 

Brandon stood up from his comfortable chair next to the bed; he was eye to eye with the other male. An impassive look was on his face, "What does it look like? I was passing by on my way out and decided to chat with Liam for a while... Why is that a problem with you?" He asked in just as cold tone of voice as Tyler. Liam on the other hand was watching the two men, he wanted to say something- but decided against it since he would be told to be quiet.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Tyler rose an eyebrow, teeth clenched as he stared right at Brandon. "Maybe it's because you and Liam broke up? Why would you want to hand around him after that?" The man questioned, straightening out to make himself taller than the other. "You trying to get him back?" Tyler asked, keeping his hands in his pockets. The man seemed to be frustrated, if not angry.

 

His gaze moved to his friend for a moment, eyebrows furrowing slightly. He didn't seem to be too dissatisfied with Brandon being there with him. "You never bring anything good when you show up." Tyler grunted when he turned his attention back to the blond. He pulled one hand out of his pocket, lightly brushing over his hair. He didn't want to actually start a fight here - if he did, the hospital probably wouldn't allow him to come back, ever.

[kittypanda]

"Well, first of all- why should you care if we broke up? Second- it's because I still love him... And third- what's it matter to you if I was planning on it?" Brandon straightened himself out as well, not backing down one bit. He would be damned if Tyler would get in the way between them again.

 

His arms tightening up against his chest- his hands were turning into fist. The man before him was seriously ticking him off, Liam blinked in surprise at those words. He... He still loves me?! He looked at both of the men's faces; he noticed that they both were not going to back down any time soon.

 

He had to say something to them- in order for them to not try and rip each other’s throats out. "Um... Brandon... Tyler... Please don't argue..." Liam finally spoke up, that caused the blonde haired male look in his direction for a brief moment.

 

"We're not arguing... We're just talking..." He said lightly to the slightly younger male before turning his attention back to the other man. He wondered, if Tyler had any idea that the main reason why Liam and him broke up was because of him...

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

"Why should I care? Maybe because people don't break up for no reason? Clearly you aren't good enough for him." Tyler spat out, his anger slowly taking the better of him. He nearly shook with rage as Brandon said he still loved Liam. "Bullshit." He hissed, obviously disbelieving his words.

 

"Oh, we are arguing." Tyler groaned, his eye twitching slightly. "Liam, do you still... Love him?" It was hard for him to even say the word love, the idea repulsed him. Tyler stared at Brandon, barely keeping himself from jumping at him and slamming him into a wall. The raven's lips parted with a quiet exhale as he waited for an answer from his friend. He couldn't still be in love with Brandon, because... Liam almost said he loved him, Tyler, yesterday. Or was that just the morphine speaking?

[kittypanda]

"Excuse…? I think I was more than good enough for him!? Did you ever see him begging to be fucked? No, have you ever been inside of him, making him scream? No! So I think I satisfied him more then you ever could!" Brandon spoke in a harsh tone of voice; his hands were shaking by his sides- they were itching to really punch Tyler into a bloody pulp.

 

Liam's blue eyes widened at his exes words, he never expected to go that far. To actually say those things to his friend; his own body was shaking- he took a deep and shaky breath. Enough was enough... "Brandon... You were good enough for me..."

 

That caused the blonde to turn and look at his ex; he was going to say something snide but the dyed blue haired male spoke up before the other could say anything. "I did love you... But- After a while... I realized that my love for you wasn't really love at all..." Brandon blinked his own blue eyes, they narrowed into dangerous slits. "What are you trying to say?"

 

Liam flinched at the cold and harsh tone that was pointed at him, he looked at the other male and then over towards Tyler. "I'm saying... It was puppy love... Not real love... Because…- I love somebody else... That's why we broke up..." He averted his eyes from both men in favor of looking down at his bed sheets.

 

Brandon scoffed harshly, so- he finally admitted that he loved somebody else... He rolled his eyes- holding up his hands and said coldly to both men; "You two deserve to have each other... That is... If Tyler doesn't mind having my sloppy seconds..." He added before bumping into the black haired males shoulder on his way out, leaving both men in the room. Liam winched as he heard those words. Was that what he was? Just sloppy seconds…? A frown came across his face. Their conversation before was nice- but when his friend entered the room all hell broke loose.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Tyler stood silent, staring at Brandon with eyes full of hate. "Clearly, if all you have to say about it is how you fucked... You're definitely not worth him." He spat out, groaning quietly as Liam began talking with his ex. He didn't seem to be too surprised when his friend said he'd loved someone else - he damn knew it was him, Liam basically told him that.

 

As Brandon walked past him, Tyler gladly pushed him towards the door, hoping to make him trip - sadly, it didn't work, but it was better than doing nothing. He turned back to Liam, a quiet sigh slipping past his lips as he walked closer, sitting down on the bed. "You should've called a nurse to get him out. I hate how he speaks about you..." He muttered, scooting closer to inspect if the other had been hurt physically.

 

"You're way too good for him, Liam." Tyler spoke, lightly brushing his finger over the other's cheek. "And I might not be good enough for you, either." That he said with a smile, slowly pulling his hand away. As he leaned back on his arms, the raven looked up, for a moment seemingly losing his defenses he always had around him. He wasn't sure if he loved Liam yet. Maybe he didn't. He definitely cared about him, but... Romantic relationships in general were hard for him. They didn't work out most of the time, he was accused of being too cold and uncaring. Was he?

[kittypanda]

Liam shrugged his shoulders- at this point in his life he was use to verbal abuse, "Honestly I'm used to being talked like that too... It stings a little... And please why would I want to get a nurse involved..." He sighed softly and placed the melted ice cream cup down on the table.

 

The slightly younger male blushed lightly when he felt his friend’s finger touch his cheek; he always loved Tyler's touches. But- hearing his friends words made him frown and sigh softly; "I think your good enough for me... I mean... You care about me a whole lot... Get me out of trouble and you’re always there when I need somebody to talk too..." He muttered softly- while he placed his own hand over top one of his friend’s hands. He leaned over and placed his forehead on Tyler's board shoulder.

 

"I broke up with him for two reasons, one- he joined the army and I told him not too... And two- it’s because one night... I kind of moaned your name out... I thought about you and how I wished it was you that I was with... I love you... Ty..." He finally said softly, his grip on his friends hand tightened slightly while his over hand clutched the bed sheet tightly.

 

He was scared; he was terrified to loose Tyler as a friend. Liam didn't remove his forehead from the raven's shoulder blade- he felt afraid to even look at him.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

"The point is, you shouldn't be used to being treated that way. It's not fair." Tyler muttered, shaking his head. The man sighed quietly when he felt Liam lean against his shoulder. What was he supposed to do? He didn't want to hurt the other's feelings, but he wasn't really ready to actually start a relationship with him either.

 

"Liam..." He started, closing his eyes for a moment before a quiet sigh escaped his lips. "Can you just... Wait? What if I hurt you? What if someone else hurts you to get to me?" He spoke, slowly bringing one arm around the other, gently brushing his hand over his hair. "I do care about you, but I don't think we should be in a relationship." He finally said, quietly coming through Liam's hair with his fingers. He hoped he wasn't too harsh - he definitely didn't want to come off like that.

 

"I still want to be friends, though." He added, managing a small smile. Tyler was being careful, maybe even too careful when it came to Liam. He cared a lot about him, although sometimes he showed it by pushing the other somewhere to the harder route, just to make him stronger.

[kittypanda]

Liam winched when he felt Tyler stroke his head and pull him closer to him, his words stung- he felt his heart snapping in half. He should have expected this to happen- he knew he didn't feel the same way as he did. He pulled away from him; he removed his arm from him and moved away from him.

 

His blue eyes turned glassy- he looked like he was about to cry. "I... I understand... But- Can you leave now... I need some rest... I'll call you when I get released tomorrow..." His voice was strained; he felt his words catching in his throat a few times.

 

The dye blue haired young male leaned back on his bed and stretched his legs out. He reclined the bed back down flat. Once it was flat again he turned on his side with his back facing Tyler- that's when the tears fell from his eyes. Why couldn't he find happiness! Why! He closed his eyes tightly and exhaled in a shaky kind of breath.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Tyler sighed out quietly when Liam pulled away, just moving his arm off his body. The man watched quietly as the other laid down on his side, speaking to him. His lips pursed into a tight as the other exhaled shakily. He managed to fuck up anyway, even without entering the relationship.

 

"One thing's for sure. You shouldn't be crying over me." Tyler muttered, standing up slowly. He moved down, pressing a small kiss to the side of the other's head. "See you tomorrow, then." He added and turned around to grab his jacket. It felt wrong to leave his friend like this, but he really wasn't ready for a relationship of any sort. Although his last romance ended nearly two months ago, he still didn't feel good enough about himself and his capability to be a good boyfriend enough to start a new one.

 

The man began walking outside, almost hoping for Liam to stop him. He didn't want to ruin their friendship, and he would damn sure try to keep it alive.

[kittypanda]

Should I have let him go? Or...-Should I go after him? Liam thought to himself, he lifted his hands up and wiped his tears away. That was when the doctor came in and detached him from the IV drip- once he was detached from it; the doctor placed the bandage on his arm, he got off the bed and ran out of the room.

 

The doctor and nurse were yelling at him to come back to the room. He didn't care if he was in his hospital gown- he saw Tyler by the elevators. "TYLER! Wait!?" He rushed over towards him and wrapped his arms around his waist.

 

Stopping him from entering the elevators- "Please... Tell... Me how you really feel about me... and if you feel nothing for me then... I'll be fine with us just being friends... But...-Please just tell me!" He buried his face in Tyler's strong leather clad back.

 

His grip was tightening as if he was afraid to lose him. Passing by nurses stopped and watched the scene wondering what is going on.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Tyler nearly lost his balance when he was hugged from behind this tightly. The raven looked up at the elevator light, then gently removed Liam's hands from himself. Instead of replying, he swiftly scooped the other up into his arms, careful not to cause any damage to his stitches.

 

"Do you want me to be thrown out the hospital?" He muttered, carrying him back to his room. The raven apologized quietly to the doctor as he sat back down, keeping Liam on his lap. "I can't say I feel nothing... I really care about you, a lot. You know most of my relationships really don't work out. I don't want to end up hurting you." Tyler admitted, holding Liam close to himself. It was true, all that he was saying. Aside from that... He was scared of opening up too much. They were already so close, and the line was way too thin.

[kittypanda]

The doctor sighed softly when he saw the young man was brought back to the room; he just nodded at Tyler and told him to keep him in the room. With that said the doctor and nurse walked out of the room- leaving the two young men sitting down on the comfortable leather black reclining chair.

 

Liam was silent for a moment; that was until he opened his mouth- his head was resting against his friend’s strong chest listening to his heartbeat.

 

"I know... But- don't you think you’re hurting me? You touch me and say cruel things... You push me away and then pull me close, comforting me... How do you think this makes me feel? It hurts... You give me mixed signals and I don't like it!"

 

He finally spoke out what was on his mind. He has been thinking that for a while now- and here he was telling Tyler just how he felt. Liam was confused; he didn't know whether or not that the black haired male cared for him as something more... Or not…? It confused him to no end.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Tyler's lips pursed tightly when Liam spoke. Had he really made the other feel that way? "I'm just trying to say I don't know what I feel about you. I care about you, it hurts to see you in pain, I want to be around you... I'm sorry if I hurt you." He muttered quietly, slowly letting his hands down. One was resting on the other's hip, the other on the bed, so there was nothing keeping Liam from getting up and leaving.

 

"I don't want you to feel disappointed if the relationship with me wouldn't work out..." He sighed out softly, watching Liam with sad eyes. Tyler was sure he would rather leave Liam completely and let him forget rather than try to fake the feelings which were, somehow, expected from him. His touches had always been like this, he had always tried to comfort his friend and now, thathe tried to refuse the other's feelings he was, apparently, the bad guy all of a sudden. Didn't really seem fair, right?

[kittypanda]

Liam felt his chest constrict with guilt, it did feel like he was pushing his feelings onto his best friend- his blue eyes closed tightly before he made up his mind. He removed his head from Tyler's strong broad chest. He took in a deep breath and spoke; "Can we just forget I even said anything..." The younger blue dyed haired male felt his throat closing up with every word that came out of his full lips.

 

He shifted on his friends lap; he was now facing him- eye to eye. A forced smile had crossed over his mouth- "Let's just stay as friends... Okay?" He playfully punched the black haired male in the shoulder lightly, a harsh laugh escaped from his throat. Liam was more than willing to kill his feelings in order to keep his friendship alive with Tyler- even though it is going to be painful; he was willing to do that. He wasn't the type of guy to force anybody into a relationship.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Tyler could feel his heart clench at the faked smile, the harsh laugh and Liam's overall body language. "As long as you're happy." He muttered quietly, hesitantly raising one hand up to lightly trace his fingers over the other's cheek before pushing some strands of hair back, tucking them behind his ear. "Do you want me to change something about the way I act?" He asked softly, slowly moving his hand away.

 

He felt a little bit bad about this, but it would've been worse if he got into a relationship... Especially a relationship he wasn't so sure of. If the relationships he honestly wanted to be in didn't work out, what were the chances of this one? He would end up breaking Liam's heart, and possibly his body. Even now, by rejecting his feelings, Tyler felt as if he had cracked his friend a little bit, not enough to break him yet, but so, so close to that.

[kittypanda]

"Of course I'm happy! Having you as a friend is the best thing ever…!" Liam chuckled again only this time it was more genuine than before. He reached up and pinched his friends cheek in a teasing kind of way- "And what? Mess with your all-star personality? No way! Your fine the way you are!"

 

The slightly younger male kept pinching the other male’s cheek; he stopped after a few minutes before sighing deeply. "Do you think you can head over to my place and grab some clothes please?" He asked in a softer and much more relaxed tone of voice, he really seemed like before never even happened. That was just how good he was at covering up his emotions. But- people, who really know him like Tyler, knew better... They knew, even though Liam is acting like this- he was hurting and he was hurting bad.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Tyler squinted slightly when his cheek was pinched repeatedly, but, as always, he let Liam do what he wanted. He let out a smile after being told he wouldn't have to change. Considering the times the two of them had fallen asleep on the couch together, he still felt he should change some things about himself. If the other really was in love with him, he didn't want to give him false hope. That was probably the worst thing that could happen to anyone.

 

"Sure, do you need me to get you anything else? Or... A ride home?" Tyler asked softly as he looked into his friend's eyes. He raised his hand again, gently cupping his cheek to lightly trace his thumb below his eye. "Do you want me to go now?" The man asked, this time leaving his hand where it was, continuing the slow, rhythmic motion. He hated feeling like he was the cause for Liam's unhappiness. It was an ugly feeling.

[kittypanda]

Liam placed his own hand over his friends hand- he intertwined their fingers together, "Well... I really want to leave... But- you have to ask the doctor if I can..." His voice was calm and soft; he looked kind of tired due to the events that had happened. His blue eyes widened in realization.

 

"Oh shit! I forgot to call Morgan! Ugh... I hope he isn't mad that I missed work!" He groaned in irritated like fashion, his forehead touched the black haired males own. His eyes closing as he sighed softly- Liam works at a bakery that him and his other friend Morgan built from scratch. It was a little ruff getting the business up and running at first, but they both managed to pull through and work together. After a few years it expanded.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Tyler shook his head slightly, with his other hand lightly tracing over the bandages on Liam's side. "I think you should stay here for at least a day more." He said, blinking a few times as his friend remembered his work. "I'm sure he'll understand. I can pay him a quick visit and explain what happened if you want. Then tomorrow, I'd be back with a change of clothes and I'd take you home. Sounds good?" He asked, moving his hand down from the other's cheek, still holding his hand in his own.

 

The man let a quiet sigh part his lips as he looked down, just holding their fingers entwined. "You really should find some self-defense classes to go to, though." He muttered, although he felt like this was his fault - in a way, of course, it was. If Liam didn't know him, this wouldn't have happened at all.

[kittypanda]

(Sorry for not responding sooner... A lot of stuff happened over at my house... >.

 

A small shiver ran down the blue dyed haired males back, the slight touches that he felt on his bandage side was making him feel uneasy. Liam pulled his head away from Tyler and frowned when he noticed that the other male was looking down. "I guess... And could you? Knowing him, he'll explode on me if I didn't tell him why I haven't showed up for work..." He laughed lightly- he was already imagining what kind of look Morgan would have on his face.

 

He felt a soft smile soon replacing the frown that was on his face a moment ago. When he heard the work self defense classes- a groan left his mouth, "Fine! If it will make you feel better I'll look into it!" The younger male grumbled in an irritated kind of way. He untangled his fingers from Tyler's and slowly got off of his lap. He winched slightly due to a sharp pain shot up in his side for a brief moment.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Tyler nodded quietly, keeping his eyes on the other's. Of course he would make sure nothing bad came out of this situation for Liam... Well, nothing worse than now, at least. Morgan didn't have the right to be angry if Liam was injured, it just wouldn't make any sense.

 

"Be careful." He grunted quietly, lightly wrapping his arm around Liam's waist to help him lay down easily. "Don't move around. You'll hurt yourself." Tyler added, moving his hand away slowly. He couldn't just stop his touches, he was so used to them. "It will make me feel better, okay?" He raised his eyebrows, then stood up, pushing his hands into the pockets of his jeans. "Then... I'll be off, and I'll see you tomorrow. Alright?" The man asked once more, turning to grab his jacket, his fingers grazing the pack of cigarettes in the right pocket. Damn, he really needed a smoke.

 

((It's okay ^^))

[kittypanda]

Liam sighed once again- he was glad to have a friend like Tyler... Even though he wanted to be something more. He got on the bed gently with the help of the slightly older male. Once he was laying down on the ruff hospital sheets he closed his eyes and rolled over onto his good side.

 

His hand waved at the other in a circular like fashion- "Yeah, yeah, yeah... I'll see you tomorrow... Oh, and you do realize those will kill you right?" The slightly younger males voice was light heartened- a low chuckle left between his busted up lip. "One more thing? Bring me a cupcake tomorrow too! I want to try the new recipe that Morgan and me made..." A soft yawn left his mouth, his blue eyes were closed. His body felt heavy and tired.

 

(*Bows* Sorry! School kind of is getting the best of me... >.