gunpowder & whiskey - m.chifuyu

02

— a year. it's been a year since the rain that wiped out almost half of the people in japan happened.

well, the only reason why we're still alive right now is because of our team.

a leader, an intellectual, a fighter and many more.

and there you were, snapping back to reality—hearing the warning coming from the gloomy sky and that was the sign that the deadly rain was going to come falling down soon.

"guys?" you said.

"we know. let's go back now." mikey says as he folded the map and put it back into his bag, signaling the group that it was time to go back to the your hideout.

you and the group haven't even gone too far away, but you guess that the odds weren't in your favor today.

not so long before you went back into the hideout, it finally started raining.

you've always hated this. being squeezed into a hidden warehouse with people who smell like whiskey and gunpowder who are also cautious about the situation.

"it'll stop soon..... i hope." draken said in hopes of lightening up the mood. as expected, it did.

"yeah! we can go exploring again once the rain stops." your boyfriend, chifuyu, added. he was walking towards us with snacks that were always meant to share with everyone.

everyone was exhausted. everyone needed a break.

but who are you even kidding? who is going to rest if you're in this position?

the "soon" lasted for 2 hours. 2 hours and the rain finally stopped.

"wake up love. time to go." chifuyu said while putting on his backpack.

you immediately got up and also grabbed guns. one for him, one for you.

and the other one? for emergency purposes.

we were required to put on a mask for safety too in case we get in contact with someone who is infected. you can never really know if they've been infected because the symptoms only show after an hour.

it was hard to find clean masks here but luckily towels or handkerchiefs can suffice.

you, chifuyu, mikey, draken, mitsuya and baji were assigned for patrol today, leaving peh, pah and takemichi behind.

"takemichi must be dying from peh there." mitsuya said, breaking the silence between the group.

after half an hour, we decided to split up.

"me and draken will go north, mitsuya and baji will go east....... and you couple will go south. we'll meet back here again after an hour and a half alright?"

all of us agreed to mikey after.

mikey has always reminded us to just take whatever we need and what we think the group will need. pack lightly, travel lightly.

and also this one funny quote that you'll never forget from mikey, "if you love someone, you gotta shoot them in the face...... so they don't turn into a crazy looking person."

even though it was funny, you were secretly hoping that you or chifuyu won't end up like that.

one of the group's rules was "no romance." because we were all complete strangers before this shit happened, we thought it was a good idea to implement that rule so we'll have no hard feelings once someone gets infected.

but you and chifuyu ended up breaking that rule.

both of you tried to keep it a secret, but of course, you can never keep a secret for too long especially one night where you hugged him out of worry when he was the last one to come to the warehouse.

no one was really surprised, guess you and chifuyu were THAT obvious.

halfway into the south, you saw multiple buses that were flipped sideways, it looked like a border to you.

"fuyu! chifuyu!" you called but not too loud, hunters are around these days and they are getting more and more desperate for food and resources.

chifuyu stopped guarding the area and went towards you.

"what is it?" he asks.

"do you see those buses? don't they look like a border to you?"

he looked around and found the buses, his eyes were almost saying "it does make sense."

both of you continued searching the area and found a drugstore.

chifuyu has severe migraine. you suggested to go to the drugstore and take whatever he needs and he agreed.

you and chifuyu moved quietly, it was nearby so it wasn't a hassle to walk without getting caught by anyone.

you finally reached the store and of course, chifuyu went inside first checking the store until it was safe for the both of you.

while searching for his medicines, your stomach made a noise which alerted chifuyu.

"love, it's okay. i'm just kinda hungry." you reassured him that there was no one around.

after a few minutes of searching, you found his medicines and put it in your bag.

until the both of you were about to leave the store, you heard a noise.

"that's..... not my stoma—"

"shh." he was holding his gun, searching the area again.

step.

step.

step.

"you fucking asshole." a man with dirty clothes and a cane attacked you and chifuyu.

"what did you do to my daughter........ what did you do!" he wasn't in the right state of mind and kept attacking us.

he hit our heads, arms, legs, we were almost completely bruised until chifuyu decided to push me towards the exit of the store.

"r-run. i'll take care of this." he said— no, it wasn't a request, it was an order for you to follow so the the both of you won't leave the group without leaving a trace behind.

you hesitantly exited the store but his eyes. even his fucking eyes can give you the reassurance that you need, that he'll be okay and will come back to you in one piece.