eboys oneshots

safe again (1?)

pairing || eboys
rating || pg 13
note || may make a part two to this, maybe even make it a small series if you guys like it enough! anyway enjoy :) comments always appreciated.

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the wall of the basement had water stains on it from a pip that had never been properly fixed, only ever duck-taped over several times, then again no one was around anymore that could fix it. alex had watched that pip drip water through the tap several time while waiting for jonathan to come back from some late night scavenging. jonathan his saving grace, or so he believed, a man in his mid fifties, he had black hair with silver peeking through, same with the bushy facial hair he had, he had dark green eyes that looked tired most of the time, the type that made alex flinch a bit whenever he looked like he was about to yell at him. roughly sixteen years had passed since jonathan, had saved alex. alex still remembered waking up as a child, - five or six at the time - scared when jonathan approached him, trembling and crying not understanding where he was or why his mom or dad wasn't their. jonathan had calmly explained to him what had happened.

"hey, hey little guy, don't cry, i'm not gonna hurt ya" his deep voice and irish accent almost made him feel safe "something bad happened kiddo, i don't expect you to understand, but nearly everyone's gone, you've been out for a few days, i found ye' passed out in the park, surprised those damned critters didn't gets to ya"

jonathan was right, he was too young to understand at the time, but as the kind male raised him he understood more. some sort of chemical bomb went off, nearly most of the worlds population into vicious flesh eating monsters. because they only had one hazmat suit, and for his own safety alex wasn't allowed outside, so he never got to see the damage of the chemical bomb. but never the less he was always worried jonathan wouldn't come back, or would get hurt, not that he would be much help, he didn't have the survival skill jonathan had.

alex was sitting on his bed, he had just finished a book that jonathan managed to find on his way home, he had been taught what he would of learned in school by the older male. despite his cold eyes, and how harsh he could be, jonathan was kind, he had a huge soft side, and cared for the boy deeply, showing it in finding him small trinkets while hunting for supplies, and even managing to find some sort of sweet for him on his birthday last week when he had officially turned twenty-one. alex was just happy jonathan bothered to remember dates during all this mess. he hugged his knees and looked from the dripping pip to the door of the bunker, licking his lips. many, many, times alex had been tempted to crawl up the ladder and take a peak outside, risk radiation. he was twenty-one and more curious then he was as a teenager, in fact during his teen years he was more compliant to just listen to jonathan, be a 'good lad' as he called it, but he was getting restless, he wanted to see the outside world no matter how horrible it maybe... no matter how much it scared him.

alex slowly got off of the bed, eyes locked on the doors in the ceiling, if jonathan found out he left the bunker, even for a second he would probably beat him, while the male never got physical with him, he didn't doubt that he would for disobeying one of the rules.

"alex, i only have two rules for you" jonathan said as he sat watched the nine year old eat what he cooked "never, ever answer that door" he pointed to the hatchet on the roof "and never, and i mean never, go outside, its dangerous, and you could get hurt, and i don't know what i'd do if you got hurt bud" alex only nodded "promise me you'll follow those simple rules bud?"

"yeah... yeah i promise" alex said offering a weak sad smile.

he hesitated as he got to the ladder, staring at it for a moment, it had been many years since the bombs dropped, the chemicals had to not be as bad as they once were. alex grabbed the crow bar in case he can into any of the creatures that jonathan had told him about. he put his free hand on the ladder, his foot resting on the bottom portion, alex could hear his heart beating in his ears. jonathan had been gone for an hour, he was usually gone for about five each time, he had time to go look around then get back before the older male came back. he slowly took his first step up, then second until he reached the closed door, his hands trembled as he unlatched and quickly shoved the door open, the cool breeze from outside hitting his face, he took a deep shaky breath, it felt nice to have some fresh air... or chemically induced air he supposed.