Take Your Hands Off My Neck and Hold On To the Ghost Of My Body

You Should Have Told Me II

"Fuckkkkk" Genya groaned as he sat up. His pants were tossed haphazardly to the side. His legs were on fire, and so was his shoulder. He slid his hand under the fabric of his shirt, feeling the coarse skin underneath.

"Morning"

Muichiro yawned from beside him, sliding on his shirt.

"How you feeling?"

"Sore."

Genya murmured.

"You're welcome."

Muichiro smirked, sitting up.

Genya didn't want to tell him he wasn't the reason.

"We better head back soon. Everyone will be wondering what happened to us."

Muichiro sighed as he gathered all their stuff.

Genya didn't move.

Muichiro turned back to him, tossing him his supplies.

Genya didn't catch them.

"Genya, come on."

He said impatiently.

"Your legs can't hurt that bad."

"I can't go back."

Muichiro put his hands on his hips

"If this is about your brother-"

"Its Not, I- I just can't go back."

He choked out the words.

"Why?"

Muichiro interrogated him, stepping closer.

Slowly, Genya undid his shirt, pulling it aside to show his shoulder.

The sight was all too familiar.

A large chunk of skin with bite marks set deep, his flesh turning a pale green. A zombie bite.

Genya was bit.

No.

"No"

Was all Muichiro could manage. He paced back and forth, panic setting in.

"This isn't happening, this can't be happening."

"It's okay."

Genya tried to calm him.

"Just hand me your gun, I'll do it myself you don't have to-"

"I'm not going to let you shoot yourself Genya!"

Muichiro whipped around, grabbing onto his shoulders.

"We can fix this, there's a way to fix this-"

"There won't be enough time for the cure to be finished before I turn"

"Well we'll give it to you after you turn!"

Muichiro argued.

"I'm not letting you die like this! Not after I just killed Senjuro again to save you!"

"If you don't kill me I'll end up killing you!"

Muichiros' face dropped.

"Fine."

He said defeated, turning around to grab his gun.

"Thank yo-"

Genya sighed, but was cut off as Muichiro spun around, pinning him against some of the rubble. He wrapped a rope around his arm, and then tied the rope to a particularly heavy piece of rubble.