Comrades or More?

Chapter 5

I awoke to sunlight seeping through the small openings in the tent. I put my hands over my face so i could fall back asleep. That's when i noticed something was off. 'Childe was supposed to wake me up for the next shift.. there's no way he did both shifts, he seemed way too tired to do that- oh no..' i stumbled out of the tent and saw Childe asleep on the ground. 'At least we weren't attacked..' i thought as i looked at the sleeping ginger. I turned around to go back to the tent and standing right behind me was heizou. I screamed from shock which awoke Childe.

"Wh-what's going on!?" Childe yelled still clearly half asleep. Heizou glanced between the both of us before punching me in the stomach causing me to stumble backwards, nearly off the ledge. And with that he ran away.. again..

I sat there clutching my stomach and Childe still looked extremely confused as to what just happened.

"G-go after him.. he's going to get away.." I muttered.

"Huh? Oh, right!" And with that Childe dashed after heizou towards the entrance to the chasm mines.

I sat on the ledge infront of the tent and watched the chase. By this time Childe was almost caught up, probably because he's so much taller than heizou. I saw heizou try to jump down into the chasm but Childe grabbed the collar of his shirt just in time.

Childe hit heizou in the head with his fist causing him to pass out again. Then walked back to the tent with heizou over his shoulder.

"That was close.." Childe muttered as he got closer to me.

"Yeah.." i looked up at him and patted the spot next to me signaling to him to sit down.

Childe set heizou down and tied him up then sat next to me.

"This guy must have found some of the Fatui diplomats iron knuckles in our bags.. he was wearing a set.." Childe looked out over the chasm.

"We should hide our stuff from now on when we take a break then." I laid back with my feet still hanging off the ledge, and stretched my hands upward.

"You good-" Childe went silent and his eyes widened.

"What's that look for?" I asked.

"Y-you dont feel it?!" Childe said looking extremely worried and staring me directly in my eyes.

"What?? You're scaring me now.." i said as i sat back up.

"Hey- no, lay back down!" Childe yelled at me.

"Geez, okay.." i laid back down. "Why can't i sit up?"

"Just.. shut up for a second and look.." he pointed to my stomach which was covered in a purple luminescent substance.

"Aaahh! Wh-what?!" I screamed while sitting back up to get a closer look.

Childe immediately shoved me back down. "Stop, you'll make it bleed more"

"There's bandages in my bag.." i said looking at my knocked over backpack.

"Alright, ill go get them" Childe stood up and walked over to my bag. "How do you not feel that though?" Childe asked on his way back over to me.

"I.. dont know.. usually i can feel pain.. maybe an adrenaline rush? I did nearly fall of the ledge.."

"You're sure is your blood then? Childe sat back down next to me.

"What else looks like this?"

"Good point, so.. how exactly do i patch this up?" Childe said while glancing between my face and the bloody stain on my shirt.