Redemption - A Hanzo / Genji Overwatch Fanfiction

Chapter 41: Damn those nerves

»Another shuttle? Wasn't the one with the Nepalese tourists enough?«, Hanzo groaned from his place on top of one of the countless metal bunkers.

»Stop calling master Zenyatta a tourist!«, Genji growled.

»He and his monk friends floated around the base with cameras. Cameras! Old-fashioned retro cameras!«, his brother retorted.

Now Genji looked sheepish. »Well ... they don't get around that much.«

Hanzo smirked. »Which makes them tourists in all sense of the word.«

Genji huffed. »They mean well. They are just excited to look around the base and attend my wedding.«

From the look on Hanzo's face, his elder brother still wasn't quite able to wrap his head around the thought. Even though it had been several months since they announced their engagement.

»They are still annoying«, Hanzo grunted, »And have no sense of privacy.«

Genji chuckled. »That last one is indeed true.«

»They're here because of you, so find a way to get them under control again«, Hanzo continued in the same gruff tone.

Genji rolled his eyes. His brother's mood grew worse with each passing day though it wasn't because of trouble with Ýri. Genji knew for sure as he got yelled at for even suggesting that. Several times.

»They are harmless«, Genji went on. »Just let them have their fun. You got to admit it's kind of cute.«

Hanzo glared again. »Cute?! They are creeping me out! And stalking me!«

He shrugged. »They find you interesting. Be lucky you aren't Winston, the poor guy got crowded at least five times by now.«

The following silence indicated that the younger Shimada won their argument for now. Genji was sure his brother would find something else to complain about soon enough.

»So who is in the shuttle this time?«, Hanzos question ripped him out of his musings.

»Oh, it's just Emily. You know, Lena's girlfriend?« At Hanzo's nod, Genji continued: »She is a good friend of Shizuka too. And obviously Lena would never attend a wedding without her other half.«

»It's strange that the two of them did not get married yet«, Hanzo thought aloud.

»I think that is because Emily wants to wait a little longer. At least until the situation here calms down again or gets more clear at least«, Genji answered.

»A point well made«, Hanzo replied.

»I will leave you to your brooding, brother. I have still a lot of preparations to look after.« Genji got to his feet.

»Aren't you nervous? After all, the wedding is tomorrow«, Hanzo suddenly spoke up just as he was about to leave.

»Why should I?«, Genji replied.

»I don't know ... It just seems like you should be?«

Genji smiled for a moment at the thought. »I am saving that for tomorrow morning. Tonight I will get too drunk to care.«

»Is that because Lena forbid you of sharing a bed with Shizuka even to just sleep in?«, Hanzo said with a blank face.

Grumbling at the unpleasant reminder, Genji nodded. »Partly. The other is that Jesse insisted. And as my best man he said he felt obliged to throw me a proper bachelor party.«

Hanzo raised his eyebrow. »I didn't know Shizuka approved of strippers.«

Genji burst out laughing. »There will be no strippers tonight. Although I would have loved to see your reaction to them. No it will be just a normal evening with good company and drinks.«