Human Vaccine/Woosan (Ateez FanFic)

Chapter Three

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Day: 746

Survivors in group: 1, on my own today while the group is in a safe location

Food: 4 days left

Miles to go: No fucking clue aside from its a half a day walk

Log: Last night we stumbled across another group. We were in the middle of nowhere, walking in open territory. I don't know what I was thinking leading us through a plain, flatland with nothing but woods on either side of us and in front of us. There wasn't a building in sight and I didn't think there'd be by the time the sun set. The horde, I could feel, was getting antsy as were the rest of the group. I didn't know what other hordes were out there and we were running out of options. Just when I thought about losing all hope, a man found us. Said he was part of another group and they had a treehouse nearby. Needless to say we took him up on his offer for a place to stay the night. We were safe for another night.

There were a total of five of them and I got some valuable information from them. There was a compound about a half a day's trip away, they called it haunted, but safe. It seems like a promising place to set up a base and for the group to be perfectly safe while I continue looking for Wooyoung. I made a deal with them and said if my group has a place to stay, that I would go check out the compound and make sure it's safe to live in. I have a week, though it's longer than I need, it will give me time to check out the compound, fix any pest problems and then head back to the group. If I don't return by then, the group that took us in will turn my group out. That's not about to happen, but regardless of that I am finally heading out.

I don't know what it is about this place that has me excited to leave. It could be that I'm finally on my own after two years and if I so chose to, I could never come back. I could go looking for Wooyoung without anyone weighing me down, but I won't do that to Davina, therefore I won't do that to the group. With that said I feel some sort of pull at the thought of traveling to the compound, there's a threat of a promise lingering in the feeling. I have a feeling that this place will help me in more ways than one, but I can't place why it is that I feel that way.

Anyway, I talked with Seonghwa and have made sure that he is aware of my stance with the group that helped us out. I don't trust them, they seem suspicious. I told him while I'm gone, he has to call the shots and needs to trust his instinct. If the group seems off in any way then they need to make their way to the compound regardless of if I came back or not. If I could trust one of my horde not to try eating the group, I'd just leave the one with them to wander to the next safe place to reside until I came looking for them, but alas I don't.

-S

I slung my pack over my shoulder, a heavy sigh leaving my lips as I looked over the treehouse before me. I didn't feel comfortable leaving my crew here, not fully. I trust Hongjoong and Seonghwa to keep them safe but that doesn't stop the nightmare scenarios that continuously ran through my head. Another sigh left my lips as I dragged my gaze from the treehouse to the two that had been willing to see me off.

Seonghwa stood with his arms crossed and brows knit. "I get that this place might be our best option but a huge part of me doesn't trust what Franklin and the rest of his crew are saying." He finally looked at me as he spoke. "Don't get me wrong, I know you can handle yourself but I feel like this is nothing more than a giant trap."

"I hate to say it, but I agree with Seonghwa." Hongjoong's voice was soft as he glared at the ground. "I have a bad feeling about you leaving. I don't trust them."

I nodded.

"I know, I don't trust them either." I stepped away from the treehouse, motioning for them to follow. "I want to ask you a few things before I leave." But my tone and phrase changed the further we got from the treehouse. "I want to warn you about something."