Post Apocalypse

Chapter 3 "Tamaki"

I jumped off the rail of the stairs sliding down to make myself faster, I turned into the kitchen having a few seconds to breathe. Then it hit me, there was a can of bug spray sitting on the kitchen table and a multi-purpose lighter, I grabbed the lighter and hid it behind my back standing close to the bug spray. It came into the kitchen and tilted its head, "Looks like you're out of options" I looked at it pretending like I had nothing left to do. It started to approach me.

"Why don't you just make this easy and come with me?"

"O-ok..ok I will, but... I have to ask you one question first.."

"What's that?"

"Well...can you monsters handle fire?" I smirked at it before I quickly grabbed the bug spray, it started jumping towards me but I sprayed it igniting the fumes with the lighter, its body was soon engulfed in flames as you could hear a god awful screech of pain. I quickly turned jumping out of the broken window it had come in from before an I ran for my life. I got burnt a bit on my hands but it wasn't third-degree burns at least.

I got away..these things won't stop till I'm in their hands, but I'm not giving up without a fight. I started to slow down as the road ahead of me was beginning to seem fuzzy, my head was pounding by now and I could barely put a foot in front of the other. Something was coming close to me but I couldn't make out what it was, it grabbed onto me and the last few words that escaped my mouth was, "Purple...flower..." before everything went dark. I don't know how long it was but I eventually came to, when I opened my eyes, I was in a small cabin, on a very uncomfortable couch. My headache was gone however and I felt better.

"Oh, you're awake" I hear a man's voice coming from the entrance to the living room. His voice is deep and stern., but he had that cute country like accent to it which takes his scariness to a cuteness level pretty quickly. I felt safe.

"W-where am I? and my headache.." I asked touching my forehead.

"You're at my cabin, I rescued you, you collapsed on the road and you said something about a plant. I figured you needed it and I just happened to have a herbal, purple plant." My eyes lit up instantly hearing him say that as I had a resource now.

"Are you growing them?!"

"No, I used to ma'am but with the season change they died and I couldn't afford the seed for more sadly" He lowered his head apologetically and I sighed.

"It's ok, thank you though, you saved my life" I smiled kindly at him appreciating his effort. He smiled back at me and I tried standing up. I was still a bit dizzy but I felt better than before. Now, my new mission is to find more of my medicine.

"I should get going," I said, not having much time to get this plant.

"Where you going? its dangerous outside of my Cabin"

"It's either I go out there and find this plant or I die.." I said as he looked at me shocked.

"What if I come with you?"

"I'm not allowing you to risk your life, I'm sorry, you've done enough," I replied before making my way outside. He followed me outside and blocked my path smirking at me.

"Well, it just so happens that you're heading the way I need to go." I rolled my eyes and looked at him before stepping past him and spoke as I kept walking.

"And what way is that huh?" he started following me again and was walking next to me now.

"That way." he pointed in front of him as it was the most obvious way, I myself didn't even know where I was going so I suppose he was right. I rolled my eyes again and sighed.

"Alright fine, I suppose you can come with, but I did warn you and if you die it's not on me."

He merely chuckled at my words making it out to be some kind of joke and I turned around and glared at him, he instantly stopped. I sighed and continued walking. Hours passed of walking and we could see an empty city in the distance, it's got an eerie feeling to it and I get chills as we approach it. He grabs my arm and I turn around to look at him.

"Something isn't right here.." he spoke softly, I knew what he meant because I felt it too.

"What do we do then?" I asked thinking we turn back, but we've been walking for hours and I feel exhausted. I think he is too.

"We go in slowly, don't make too much noise and try to keep calm, I'll lead the way." he grabs my hand and starts walking, I don't know why but I felt my cheeks getting hot, I hid my face a bit hoping he didn't notice as we continue on our way. The sun was setting.

We continue on our journey through the city before he stopped, he looked at me then around the corner and whispered softly to me, "monsters.." I froze for a second thinking about what that lady had called me. He turned around and starts taking me the other way, we turned down a street with apartments, he then let go of me and started checking the doors to see if they were locked. All of them so far except one was locked and we decided to go inside cautiously.

To our luck there were no 'monsters' there and we locked the door and drew the curtains, the place was old, there was food in the fridge and cupboards and when I went into the rooms there were dirty clothes sprawled out on the floor with a suitcase of half packed clothes. Someone wanted to get out and they did it in a hurry. I walked back to him and he was in a little girls' room, she had butterflies on her walls and her room was painted pink, there was a king single bed in the middle of the room with toys laying on the floor.

I stood there staring at the room before feeling a tear run down my cheek, I blinked and wiped it off. was I crying? but..why? I shook my head trying to avoid the sadness I was feeling as I took a deep breath.

"Hey you ok?" the boy looked at me worried, I realized that I have never actually gotten his name.

"Yea, I'm ok, What's your name?" I turned and looked at him as he smiled gently.

"I'm Tamaki. What's yours?"

"Chiziru.." I always hated my name. Never had a meaning.

"That's a beautiful name Chiziru... I love it.. so unique.." he approached me, my cheeks went a light pink as I turned away.

"We should get some sleep" I replied as he stepped back from me and nodded. I went to the kitchen and got myself a cup of water before going to the couch, when I got there he had a pillow and a blanket, it looks like he's staying on the couch. I walked to the room I was in before with the suitcase and moved it slowly climbing in under the sheets and drifted off to sleep...

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Finally finished the third chapter!! sorry for the long wait guys I hope youre enjoying it so far!! let me know if I should continue on this and write chapter 4!! thank you for the support!