STAY (Completed)

Chapter 22

ADAM

It can't be. Shiro?

As my groups comrades drew closer flanked by several people it became clearer. He looked different and was missing his arm now, but there was no denying it.

It is Shiro.

Our eyes met and time seemed to stand still for a moment.

Shiro.

I felt tears prick the corners of my eyes as we just stared at each other. Before I could move he bounded across the short distance separating us and threw his arm around me nearly knocking me off balance.

"Adam." He spoke my name as though it were sacred.

Tears spilled over and ran down my cheeks as I squeezed him back with my hand.

He drew back and looked into my eyes.

"It's really you." He breathed before crushing his lips against mine.

This was it. This is what I had been missing since the day he had been taken. Since my world had been changed forever.

He drew back from the kiss and I suddenly scowled.

"Why didn't you come back?" I asked a little ticked. Shiro sensed my sudden mood change and drew back at arms length.

"I hate to break up the reunion, but we should find shelter and discuss this there." A girl I had never seen before spoke from behind Shiro. She was flanked by two other women.

"I think that's a good idea." I agreed.

Shiro led us to this underground bunker he had come across during his escape. Once everyone was settled in I followed Shiro to his quarters alone.

He gestured to a chair as he sat on a mattress that was placed on the floor in the corner. Shaking my head I joined him on the mattress.

"How did it happen?" He asked quietly.

At first I had been confused, but then I realised what he had meant.

"One of the undead, and the rest was him." I gestured to my scars and where my leg and arm had been cut off.

A scowl formed on his handsome face crinkling his dark brows together. The rigid scar across the bridge of his nose did nothing to take away from his good looks.

Glancing down at his own injury I asked the same question.

"Do you really need to ask." He half laughed.

"No, I guess not." I cast my eyes away.

Why am I acting like this? Shouldn't I be happy and throwing myself at him right now?

I wanted to kick myself for acting like I barely knew him.

We both went through tough times, but we aren't that different. Right?

"Adam?" Shiro's voice calling my name broke through my thoughts of doubt and I turned to him with tears in my eyes.

"Adam." His voice caressed my name as his hand cupped my scarred cheek. Tears rolled down my face and dropped onto his fingers, but he didn't care, and neither did I.

We were both alive. We were together now.

Not wanting to waste another second I closed the distance between us and kissed him hard.

Surprised Shiro lost his balance and fell back onto the mattress. I lie on top of him kissing him for all he was worth. Our tongues danced between us never missing a beat.