[HIATUS-ish] From Zero to Inferno (Fire Force X Reader)

Our Next Step (Chapter 27)

In a hospital room, the young boy finally wakes up, looking around as he found a lead bullet in a container.

"I-Is this the bullet that I-?"

"Yu? You're awake?!" you quickly rush over to him to check his wounds.

He darts his eyes quickly towards you as you arrive right in front of him, poking lightly near his chest.

"It- doesn't hurt."

"R-Really?!" Your exhausted eyes beamed with a hue.

"(Y/N)?? A-Are you okay?!"

"N-Never been better!" You said as your face had multiple eyebags sagging underneath your eyes.

He could tell you were lying. You opened the door and allowed Vulcan and Lisa in as they quickly ran up to Yu, like over-protective parents.

In a way, this moment reminded you of your parents. You smiled, getting ready to go back to work before Chi stopped you and head-locked you.

"Doctor Chi, what's the meaning of this?!-"

"What's the meaning?!- YOU SAID YOU SLEPT FOR 8 HOURS! I CAN TELL YOU SKIPPED ON SLEEP! THE WHOLE DAMN COFFEE POT IS GONE!"

"Doctor Chi, I-I can explain!-"

"NO BUTS! YOU ARE GOING TO SLEEP WITH SHINRA AND REST UP! YOUR TRAINING IS ALREADY OVER ANYWAYS!"

The nurses giggled and whispered in each others ear as they heard that comment. You blushed in embarrassment before heading over to the locker room to decontaminate and change clothes.

- Meanwhile at Company 8-

 "Put the cakes over there! Yes! And then place the Pork Buns right there!"

Maki comes walking in as Miyazaki was ordering Hibana's men around, setting up the party.

"Err- What's the meaning of this?"

"You must be the so-called Maki!" Miyazaki said with a delightful smile. "I'm Miyazaki (L/N). The mother of (Y/N)."

"Miyazaki... W-Wait, Miyazaki (L/N)?!" she said surprised. "H-How did I just find about this now?! Y-You're responsible for Revealing-lations!"

"W-What do you mean?" she said nervously.

"The erotica thaffht!-"

Miyazaki quickly covers her mouth before she could say anymore.

"P-Please, I do not know what you mean, Maki." she says as she looks around, avoiding her gaze.

"Bupffh itsh a good read!" Maki says, still with her mouth covered. "Espekshially wen-"

"Maki, please stop." Miyazaki said, flustered out of her mind.

In the meantime, Amazato and Takehisa were cooking massive dishes for the party.

"Does your wife usually cook this much?"

"Yes. She cooks a lot. Sometimes, she ends up getting excess amount of ingredients."

"I can see that." Takehisa says as he glances at the mountain load of ingredients at the table.

"Enough of that boring talk though. How are you and Maki doing?"

"What?"

"You and Maki? You know? You two stepped to the next stage yet?"

"With all due respect Amazato, I don't think it's appropriate to even consider dating when there is danger that can happen at every moment." He says as he slices the last part of the carrots.