Loving the Undead (Reader X OC Zombie)

Chapter 10: Rough Morning

You slowly opened your eyes and noticed that Ryder was spooning you, while you slept...You wondered, how long you have slept, since you obviously can't see the sunlight in the cave. Then, when you woke up and turned around, you saw something terrible. Ryder was...injured and it didn't look good. He was bleeding from his arms...How did this happen? You quickly searched in your bag and pulled out the med-kit you brought along yesterday...

"Y/N? What's wrong?"

Ryder woke up like nothing happened and you looked to him and motioned your finger to his arms. Then he looked at his arms and then back to you...

"Hey...i'm fine. Don't waste the med-kit on me, save it for yourself, ok?"

"But...your arms, they are bleeding heavily. If i don't patch this up quickly, then..."

"Don't worry, this won't kill me. Because i'm already dead, you know?"

He was right...He wouldn't die from his injuries, but that raised another question. He already got injured when he saved you the first time. And you didn't ever notice a scar in his arm after...Maybe his wounds are healing much faster, than you think, even without first aid. This man never seizes to amaze you, he had many advantages in his undead life and what about you? You're just a normal human...

"Y/N?"

You were snapped out of your thoughts, when Ryder called out to you. You looked at him a bit jealous.

"What's wrong? Your face tells me, that something isn't right..."

His cute worried face made you remember his words...

I don't know, why i survived and ended up like this...

He didn't ask to be a zombie, but still you couldn't understand it...

"Now i get it! You're jealous, because my wounds heal so fast, aren't you?"

You looked at him with big eyes. He just correctly guessed your thoughts...You then turned your face away quickly to hide your frustation. But you knew, that you had to get it out and so you started to talk...

"It's not fair...You are a zombie, that has a living mind, self-regeneration, immortality and perhaps even brutal strength. And what about me? I'm just a regular human. We are so different..."

"Not really different....True, you got a point. I do have those traits, but we have more in common than you think..."

"I don't think so..."

"You sure? I know, that we have some things in common."

"Then why don't you tell me, what exactly we have in common...?"

"We both lost our family. We both are the only people alive in this town. We are lovers and wouldn't want to leave each other. I could go on with more examples, if you want to..."

He's got a point...again. You two really have a lot in common and you couldn't deny it. Even if Ryder appeared different in your mind, you still aren't that different, than you thought...

"True, i didn't think of that...So we really aren't that different. But why do you have these traits?"

"I don't know...After i woke up as a zombie, i didn't knew about these at all, until i experienced them myself.
Maybe they are gifts...gifts from the fortune, that brought me back to life. Maybe i've gotten stronger to protect myself from dieing again without knowing. Maybe i'm just lucky...I can't really make out, why i was blessed with these traits...Sometimes, i even ask myself, why i am still alive..."