Afterdeath one shots

Apocalypse 4

Morning comes and we head out. Geno stays behind me carrying his brother who hissed and made noise swatting at the direction of the sun. Geno seems to be struggling to keep him in place.

Aren't they supposed to be asleep? Well I guess they don't like the light. I take off my sweater and throw it over the child. He calms down. The others sigh in relief.

"How long are we going to walk?" Geno asks

"Until sunset then we'll find a place to rest for the night." I answer.

He seems content with that answer.

***

We walk for as long as we can. I hadn't noticed how long it took since I've been in thought all day. I know I didn't want to bring up water happened the other night, but I can't help thinking about it. If it happened once, it could happen again, and what if that gets us killed.

The sun will set soon, so we start looking at houses to rest in. They send Geno in to investigate being sure it's safe.

I cross my arms, thinking. A lot is going on and I'm unsure of what will happen. I hate that they're using him as, basically bait. Sci places his hand on my shoulder. "Are you okay? You've been acting kinda odd all day." He says.

"Yeah, just us moving this far, in an area we aren't sure is safe. Is a bit much. I know you want to do more tests, but it is a bit risky around here." I say as my excuse though the others don't seem convinced.

"Hey dumbasses. It's safe." Geno calls. We all go in. The others keep a distance from him. He saved our asses the other day, and shown he's useful. I hate they're treating him as a threat. I mean he did attack me the other night, but they don't know that. I'm fine... I'm so confused. I want to talk to him about it.

I look at Geno who is staring at the ground in thought. "Reaper. Put those in a room for the night, and watch them." Cross states

I hum taking Geno to the attic there's a cute room set up. "You're scared of me." He says suddenly, holding his brother closer.

I glance at him. "What makes you say that?"

"You've made sure to keep your distance from me all day." He sounds sad. "I don't blame you. I'm scared too." He goes to the other side of the room and sits down. His brother thrashes wanting up.

"Geno. I'm not saying this in a judgmental or accusatory way, but you're kind of out of control..."

He looks at me like I have two heads. "What's that supposed to mean? Just because I don't want my only brother killed if there's even the slightest chance we could save him?" He questions

"What no... I mean you're kind of like them you're obsessed with blood and you've went feral."

"Feral? Like an animal that should be locked up?" He says sounding like he's about to cry.

"Don't twist my words, that's not what I'm saying. Just let me explain."

"Save it. I know you're all thinking it. Wanting to lock both of us away, to experiment on us to hopefully save yourselves."

"I thought you wanted to help."

"I didn't want to be killed... I want to help my baby brother. Forgive me if I don't appreciate being treated like some wild animal.... Just leave. I want to be alone." He mutters

I watch him a moment noticing he isn't holding his brother anymore. I quickly leave closing the door as the child approaches. He bangs and scratches at it. 'What just happened?'

***

A few days have passed. Geno and I haven't spoken. I've tried. He won't even look at me. I didn't mean to upset him... I should have thought it through more.

I've heard him crying the past few nights. He's scared.. I didn't know he knew I was too. I don't want him to hate me. I'm fine if the others do, but for some reason I don't want him too.

I lean against the door of the room Geno's in. I want to talk to him about it... but he won't talk to me.

I sigh twirling my scythe accidentally cutting my hand. I drop it. "Shit." I mutter wincing. That's not good. I need to clean it.

I hear a thump from the other side of the door. I pause a moment. There some kind of clicking sound. I look at my hand then the door... he can smell it. The door locks from the inside... I watch the knob turn. He unlocked it. The others aren't smart enough to use doors, but he's different.

I try to keep the door closed, but the blood on my hand makes it hard to do so. I hear Geno make a growl like sound clearly frustrated. He bangs on the door. "Geno. Calm down. You'll alert the others." I mutter. I try to think before opening the door on him hitting him with it then go in. I close and lock the door before being tackled.

My heart races. I put my hand up to stop him. His eye is fully red. He bites my hand. I try not to yell in pain. I look around noticing his brother trying to get the muzzle off. Shit.

He slips it over his head then charges over. Geno, who is straddling me, puts his arm out where the other was going to bite me, then slams him into the wall. 'So much for wanting to keep him safe... I guess he doesn't care like this.' Geno turns back to me glaring as I try to move away.

He makes an animal like noise before lunging at me, ripping my shirt. Why is he so much stronger like this? He bites my shoulder. I try to push him off. I can feel his tongue catching the blood. He pulls on my ripped shirt, moving to a different spot and biting.

I lay on the floor my head is starting to spin... is he going to kill me? Does he know what he's even doing? He licks the blood off my hand, shoulder, then neck. He passes out shortly after.

I quickly get up swaying, as I'm still dizzy. I leave the room, locking it behind me. I quickly clean up all the blood and change my shirt. I then sit outside the room. My neck is still wet and I can still feel his tongue over it. What the fuck is wrong with me?

***

Over the next few days I've kept a close eye on Geno. Every time one of the others got injured or bled in some way I've had to take Geno to the side out of their view and let him have my blood. I learned to just take off my shirt, as he's ripped a few of them.

I'm not scared of him hurting me, I'm now scared the others will find out and kill him. I pet Geno's back. I had to take him upstairs and into a closet. I don't know if the others have caught on. I hope not. I think when this happens it takes a lot of energy out of him that's why he ends up passing out. I hum as he finishes up and catch him when he passes out. I then sit us down. My head is spinning. I can't keep doing this. It's becoming more frequent. I never noticed how much we get hurt.

There's a knock on the closet door. "Reaper. I know you and Geno are in there, can you come out?" Sci says.

I quickly put my shirt back on and stand up, holding Geno as I open the door. "Yes?" I question making sure no one else is with him.

"This is starting to get suspicious.. You've done this while out gathering supplies, and while doing chores. I'm getting concerned." He states. Sci isn't an idiot. I'm sure he's noticed Geno isn't happy with me, since he actively avoids walking with me.

I think a moment. "It's nothing concerning. I've got it under control." I state

"Then I should be concerned for his safety?" He says implying I might be doing something to Geno.

"No. No. Nothing like that... it's complicated. You can't tell the others. Please. It's for his safety just believe me." I state.

Sci watches me. "I want to talk to Geno. I'll watch over him until he wakes up. You can't be around. I don't want you to influence his answers." He states seriously. I hum nodding taking and putting Geno in bed before walking to the living room where I sit with the others...