Apocalyptic

Chapter 8

Yamaguchi's POV

I yawned, doing my best to keep up with Kuroo, Kenma, and Tsukishima. But we've been walking for hours, and it was getting dark... I was terrified of the dark. I already used to be scared of the dark, but now that there were monsters roaming around, it made it a lot scarier... But I didn't want to be a bother, so I stayed quiet. 

"Hey, let's check over there." Kuroo said, pointing at a building. Kenma and I trailed behind a bit as Kuroo and Tsukishima checked the building for any monsters. Once they said it was clear, we all went inside. It looked like this used to be someone's home.. 

"There's 3 bedrooms." Kuroo said, saying he'd share a room with Kenma. Oh thank goodness we were checking the building so we could stay here for the night...! The two walked off together, Tsukishima shaking his head and going to another of the rooms. 

I was tired, but I couldn't help but look around. This house would've been nice if it wasn't, well, abandoned. I wandered over to a table, picking up a knocked over photo frame. It looked like a family lived here, and with a little kid. I sat down slowly, looking at the picture.

It made me so sad to think of what happened to all the families when this happened... So many people died. Kids too. I hope that this settlement was safe and it was a place where if there were kids, they were being kept safe and happy. 

"Hey, aren't you going to bed? We have to go in the morning as soon as it turns light." I looked over, Tsukishima sitting next to me and glancing at the photo frame I was holding.

"Oh, I will in a minute."

"What're you looking at?"

"I was just thinking how a family must have lived here.." I mumbled, setting the picture down. Tsukishima nodded before sighing heavily.

"Yeah a lot of families live in houses Yamaguchi. Now get to bed." He said, getting back up. I quietly got up too, wandering to one of the rooms and climbing into the bed. I laid down, putting the blanket over me and looking at the ceiling. 

I started drifting off, passing out quickly. But not too long after, I startled awake. I looked around quickly but there wasn't anyone in the room with me.

"Okay... it's okay.." I mumbled to myself. I know that it should be safe in here, but I didn't like being alone... I really don't want to bother anyone.. What if they found me a bother and left me behind? I could make my way north myself, but it'd be a lot scarier alone..

"Hey, what was with the noise." I jolted, looking over to see Tsukishima open the door. 

"S-sorry, did I wake you up..?"

"Yeah."

"I'm sorry..."

"Did you see something?" Tsukishima asked, raising his brow when I shook my head.

"No. No there's nothing here. I just, uh, sorry.."

"Nightmare?"

"Mhm."

"I hate those."

"You get them too?"

"I think everyone has nightmares now." Tsukishima said, walking over and sitting next to me on the bed. 

"What are yours about?"

"A lot of things. Changes from night to night. What about you."

"...Just, everything that's going on. I hate all the monsters around. They scare me. I'm scared of getting killed by them. I don't want to die the way my family did."

"Family get taken by infected?"

"Yeah..."

"Mine too."

"I'm sorry." I said, feeling quite bad for Tsukishima. 

"It happened years ago. Don't be."

"Oh, I see.. So, are you and Kuroo and Kenma all friends?"

"We came across Kenma about a day or two ago. Kuroo and I were together long before."

"Friends?"

"...I guess."

"Huh?"

"He and I were dating."

"Were?"

"..."

"Ah, sorry! You don't have to tell me about it I'm sure it's personal..!" I said quickly. Tsukishima shaking his head, crossing his arms.

"It's whatever. Kuroo and I had been dating for 8 years."

"8 years!?"

"Yeah. Well, I'm guessing it's been that long at least. But, really just, a day or so ago.. Kuroo decided that there shouldn't be a relationship between us. At least romantically. Seems he's taken an interest in Kenma." Tsukishima said with a soft sigh. 

His voice sounded calm, but he looked sad.. And, I would be sad too if I was dating someone for that long and then they just broke up with me for someone new. Tsukishima looked down at me with furrowed brows when I hugged him.

"What the fuck are you doing?"

"Oh, sorry. I just thought that maybe it'd make you feel better." I said, pulling away from him.

"...It was." He mumbled while looking away. I tilted my head before giggling and hugging him again. He let me hold onto him as I sighed.

"I'm really sorry. It was kind of mean of Kuroo to do that to you."

"..Well, whatever. After everything went down, our relationship was kind of on autopilot. It didn't matter to him." 

"Did it matter to you?"

"..No..." He said quietly. I was pretty sure he was lying, but I didn't wanna push it. So I just held onto him tightly. He didn't seem to mind, but we really did need to get some sleep.

"Do you wanna stay with me?" I asked, Tsukishima looking at me with a raised brow.

"What."

"To sleep.. I mean, it might be nice to not be alone..." I said with a tiny smile. Tsukishima rolled his eyes but grumbled.

"Yeah, fine. If it gets you to go to sleep." I smiled, nodding as he laid down. I laid down and faced him as he closed his eyes. I felt a lot better having someone in here with me. I'm pretty sure he was asleep, so I inched closer to him. The body heat was nice and without insulation, I was cold. 

Finally, I was right next to him. As carefully as I could, I snuggled up for the warmth. I closed my eyes and fell asleep. And without anymore nightmares this time.