“let’s go.”
“let’s go.”
there’s a long moment as he looks down at hinata who’s transfixed on the flowers. it’s another long moment until hinata stands.
“alright.” he places one hand on the mound. “bye natsu. m’sorry.”
hinata turns back to him,
there’s a long moment as he looks down at hinata who’s transfixed on the flowers. it’s another long moment until hinata stands.
“alright.” he places one hand on the mound. “bye natsu. m’sorry.”
hinata turns back to him,
“we have to go.”
“i don’t wanna leave her.” he pleads.
“we have to go.”
“i don’t wanna leave her.” he pleads.
“we gotta go, we’ll need to make it ta ayabe if we want shelter for the night.”
kiyoomi nods. “alright. i’ll get our stuff, you get him.”
kiyoomi turns back to head into the house. atsumu approaches the boy kneeling
“we gotta go, we’ll need to make it ta ayabe if we want shelter for the night.”
kiyoomi nods. “alright. i’ll get our stuff, you get him.”
kiyoomi turns back to head into the house. atsumu approaches the boy kneeling
“shut up.” atsumu knocks his side into kiyoomi, causing him to stumble. kiyoomi kicks him in the back of his shins.
atsumu smiles anyway. he finds himself staring at kiyoomi, his curls falling messily. neither of them had seen a proper shower
“shut up.” atsumu knocks his side into kiyoomi, causing him to stumble. kiyoomi kicks him in the back of his shins.
atsumu smiles anyway. he finds himself staring at kiyoomi, his curls falling messily. neither of them had seen a proper shower
kiyoomi watches on from behind them, a small smile on his face. atsumu walks back to kiyoomi while hinata picks flowers to decorate his sister’s resting place. natsu. hinata natsu.
kiyoomi watches on from behind them, a small smile on his face. atsumu walks back to kiyoomi while hinata picks flowers to decorate his sister’s resting place. natsu. hinata natsu.
“i couldn’t protect her.” hinata mumbles. “they bit her, she didn’t even realise. one of the adults killed her as soon as she turned.”
atsumu pulls the boy a little closer.
“it’s not yer fault.” he says, firmly. “yer a kid.”
“i couldn’t protect her.” hinata mumbles. “they bit her, she didn’t even realise. one of the adults killed her as soon as she turned.”
atsumu pulls the boy a little closer.
“it’s not yer fault.” he says, firmly. “yer a kid.”
hinata nods. his face glances down to the hall.
“can you help, please? i couldn’t do it on my own.”
— — —
atsumu shovels dirt, filling the hole. it’s the second time he’s had to do this in two weeks, that’s not a great track record.
hinata nods. his face glances down to the hall.
“can you help, please? i couldn’t do it on my own.”
— — —
atsumu shovels dirt, filling the hole. it’s the second time he’s had to do this in two weeks, that’s not a great track record.
“thank you! thank you uh- i didn’t get your names.”
“sakusa kiyoomi.”
“miya atsumu.”
“i’m hinata shouyo.”
atsumu bends down to his level. “we’re headed ta a town in osaka. after that, ya can find someone else
“thank you! thank you uh- i didn’t get your names.”
“sakusa kiyoomi.”
“miya atsumu.”
“i’m hinata shouyo.”
atsumu bends down to his level. “we’re headed ta a town in osaka. after that, ya can find someone else
but there’s something in his eyes that atsumu can’t ignore. he’s so young, he’s seen too much.
“what the hell. we’re three days away. kid, i hope ya got food on ya because we’re short.”
but there’s something in his eyes that atsumu can’t ignore. he’s so young, he’s seen too much.
“what the hell. we’re three days away. kid, i hope ya got food on ya because we’re short.”
atsumu runs a hand through his hair. kiyoomi looks at him severely, pleading.
they shouldn’t. the trip’s already extended and they can’t feed another person. besides, he’s twelve.
atsumu runs a hand through his hair. kiyoomi looks at him severely, pleading.
they shouldn’t. the trip’s already extended and they can’t feed another person. besides, he’s twelve.
it’s a girl. ginger. maybe seven. she has a knife sticking in her back. atsumu’s jaw clenches.
it’s a girl. ginger. maybe seven. she has a knife sticking in her back. atsumu’s jaw clenches.
atsumu exhales.
“anyone we can return ya to?”
the kid shakes his head. “my mom died the first week. then my sister and i got shifted to a safezone. that safezone was compromised and on the way…”
atsumu exhales.
“anyone we can return ya to?”
the kid shakes his head. “my mom died the first week. then my sister and i got shifted to a safezone. that safezone was compromised and on the way…”
atsumu extends a hand to help the boy crawl out of the cupboard. kiyoomi spots a few cuts on him, deep on his leg and guides him to sit on a chair.
“i was a part of a group. took shelter for the night and they- they got infected.”
atsumu extends a hand to help the boy crawl out of the cupboard. kiyoomi spots a few cuts on him, deep on his leg and guides him to sit on a chair.
“i was a part of a group. took shelter for the night and they- they got infected.”
“stop! stop, i’m not infected!”
atsumu freezes. the kid can’t be older than twelve. he’s got ginger hair that’s a dirty brown from dust.
“stop! stop, i’m not infected!”
atsumu freezes. the kid can’t be older than twelve. he’s got ginger hair that’s a dirty brown from dust.
the rustling is coming from the kitchen cupboard. they approach it slowly and carefully. faintly, atsumu hears breathing.
the rustling is coming from the kitchen cupboard. they approach it slowly and carefully. faintly, atsumu hears breathing.
atsumu leans against the the wall of the house. it’s silent, for the most part. until they both perk up at the slightest rustling. they make eye contact.
atsumu leans against the the wall of the house. it’s silent, for the most part. until they both perk up at the slightest rustling. they make eye contact.
“this is clear. ya don’t wanna see the other ones.”
there were hoards of infected swarming the hyogo-osaka border. the detour they were taking would extend the trip by three days, crossing through kyoto
“this is clear. ya don’t wanna see the other ones.”
there were hoards of infected swarming the hyogo-osaka border. the detour they were taking would extend the trip by three days, crossing through kyoto
atsumu jumps at the sound of kiyoomi opening the door. the taller boy has a rabbit in hand.
“yer gettin’ better with that bow.”
kiyoomi nods. “i took inventory this morning. we should have enough food to last the next two days.”
atsumu reaches out to touch his shoulder. he shrugs it off.
“we’ll leave in the morning. i’m taking the upstairs bedroom.”
so atsumu stays down. he’s sorry. sorry that he can’t be the person omi wishes he was.
atsumu reaches out to touch his shoulder. he shrugs it off.
“we’ll leave in the morning. i’m taking the upstairs bedroom.”
so atsumu stays down. he’s sorry. sorry that he can’t be the person omi wishes he was.
“no. i don’t want your half hearted reasons why. but i want you to know that there’ll be a reason for you to stick around and it’ll come
“no. i don’t want your half hearted reasons why. but i want you to know that there’ll be a reason for you to stick around and it’ll come
“fuck you. you saved me, and you can’t even save yourself.”
“i’m not a good person, omi.”
“like hell you are.”
“fuck you. you saved me, and you can’t even save yourself.”
“i’m not a good person, omi.”
“like hell you are.”