PoVs/Protagonists/Couples:
Hanzo (character belongs to Blizzard) x Ýri (OC)
Genji (character belongs to Blizzard) x Shizuka (OC)

WARNING: This story will be a very long one, full of dialogs, drama and violence as well as grammar mistakes because none of the authors is a native English speaker. And it is for mature audiences only!

Please R&R

SIDENOTE: For the ones primary interested in Hanzo's story parts: You will have to be patient a little longer, since in our storyline nothing really interesting will happen to him until after the fall of Overwatch.


Chapter 6: Hikari (Genji x Shizuka)

»How are feeling today?«
Genji looked up at the familiar small figure of his young healer. »Okay, I guess«, he answered after a while.
It had been more than a month since he woke up. He still wasn't thrilled to be here, but he had slowly come to accept the inevitable. Genji would help them bring down his former clan, but afterwards he will do everything in his power to escape this forsaken place.
He silently observed his caretaker examining his wounds for the like thousandth time. Every day she visited him. Shizuka Akagi has been a constant in his stay here, no matter how harsh he acted towards her. Genji reluctantly marveled over that girl's stubbornness.
»All your injuries have healed well, despite your best efforts. So, if you want to, we can start the rehabilitation process to get you back on your feet properly«, her soft voice brought him out of his musings.
»You can't wait for your weapon to finally be of use, I see«, he growled. Today was one of the days he would rather be alone. »Don't worry, I, the Ex-Shimada, will play my part«, he continued.
They had this conversation almost daily and every time Shizuka gave him the same answer to his accusations: »I've told you, that this is not why I helped you.«
»My only goal in the night I saw you with your brother was to save your life. Your heritage was not important.«
He scowled. No matter how many times she said it, he just could not believe her. Shimadas have a much too bad reputation for that. He looked up and met her clear blue eyes.
»What can I say for you to believe me?«, she asked softly.
Genji had to look away. Something about her reminded him far too much of his mother and disabled him to stand her gaze for too long. »I don't know«, he answered quietly.
The stubbornness was back. »Then I will have to prove it to you somehow.«
Why is she so determined? It's not worth it … »I don't get, why you are putting so much effort in this«, he said.
She shrugged. »Shimadas deserve a second chance too.«
»You're funny«, he scoffed. »I already promised to cooperate with you, there is no need for you to bother past that.«
»And here I'm trying to be nice.« Shizuka pouted at him and somehow – much to his great shock – Genji thought it kind of cute. Clearly the long break from Panchiko and women has made me delusional!
»Nice people do not tend to live long«, he stated with an eyeroll. He had seen it himself often enough.
A wince pulled down the corners of her mouth, but she turned her head away the next second, so Genji wasn't sure if he hadn't just imagine it.
»I know«, she whispered.
The Shimada wasn't comfortable with the sudden tense atmosphere. So, he tried to dissipate it by being his usual rude self. »Good. I don't need your pity.«
She whipped around again, glaring. »It is not pity!«
»What then?«, he asked haughtily.
Her stare didn't waver. »Have you ever heard about empathy?«, she asked instead.
Genji only shook his head. With what mumbo-jumbo does she come up now?
»Pity is when you just feel sorry for the person. Empathy means you can understand and relate to what they are going through.«
He had been right, it was mumbo-jumbo. He chuckled without amusement. »No-one understands what I am going through! So don't even try to make me believe you knowing what I feel!«
In that moment, he knew he hurt her deeply. Her whole demeanor was too expressive for him not to notice.
»You don't want me here, I get it«, Shizula pressed out, standing up. As she turned to leave, Genji tried hard not to feel guilty. Didn't I want just that? For her to finally leave me alone?
He didn't feel any relief though, only emptiness. Against his better judgement, he called out to her. »You don't bother me.«
With a surprised expression she turned back to him. »Really?«
Why is she looking so shocked? I wasn't really that awful to her … was I?
»I am just not used to it«, he tried to excuse his behavior.
Somehow his words had the desired effect. A small smile lit up her face, as she walked back to him and sat down next to him again. »We can change that if you want.«
Genji was stunned and irritated at the fact that she honestly cared that much about him. He just couldn't figure out why she would go so far.
Some movement in the corner of his vision drove his attention to her hand that now hovered only an inch above his metallic one. As she placed it down on his, disappointment overwhelmed him. Even though he knew, he wouldn't feel her touch, he still had hoped otherwise. Shizuka noticed it as well, so she moved her hand up to his shoulder.
Genji just sighed. »This is pointless«, he said.
»I'm sorry«, she whispered and removed her hand completely.
Nevertheless, Genji kind of longed for her touch. »Not your fault.«
»I still want to help you«, she said with conviction coloring her voice. The beginnings of a small smile began to form at the corners of his lips. »You've done enough, really«, he said and actually meant it.
Before she could respond the door was thrown open and the one man, he least wanted to see, stormed in. He was wearing a murderous expression when he noticed the two of them sitting side by side.
»What is going on here?!«, he shouted at them – or more at him.
»You!« Genji snarled, not about to cower in front of that manic like a weakling.
»Gabriel! What are you doing here?«, his healer wanted to know, obviously surprised by his sudden entrance.
In the blink of an eye Reyes grabbed her arm and dragged her behind him. »What do you think you're doing, Shizuka? Have you gone mad?!«, he screamed at her.
The dragon roared inside Genjis head. He jumped to his feet. »Let her go!«, he growled.
It only made the other madder. »Stay away from her, Shimada! If you come one step closer, I will kill you!«
Genji was not fazed. He just wanted to get her away from that dangerous bastard. »You. Let. Her. Go. At. Once«, his voice was laced with a deathly calm.
He made a move to get her small form out of the line of fire, but the lunatic took this as a personal offense. »You won't get near her ever again, you hear me?!« He lashed out at the Shimada, who due to his cursed metal body couldn't avoid the blow. Breath knocked out of his lungs, he sank down.
»Reyes, stop it!«, he heard Shizuka crying out.
As if someone like that could ever be stopped by mere words. Genji thought with bitterness.
As he had predicted, Reyes wasn't done yet. Ominously he advanced on his crumbled form. »I won't stand by and let you take her!«, he screamed at the Shimada. »Shizuka will never be your little fuck-toy like your mother was for your father!«
White, hot fury consumed Genji as he heard those words. »You dare?!«, he roared.
»I dare?! You dare! After all you Shimadas did to her clan! You have the audacity to call me out?!«, the bastard threw back, now completely out of control.
Genji was outraged. »Did to her- I DON'T EVEN KNOW HER!«, he screamed at him as loud as he could.
A flash of white told him the little healer was trying with all her might to separate them. »Wait, don't-!« With not much success.
Reyes had grabbed Genjis collar, dragging him upwards, so they were face to face. »I will kill you right now! So you'll never even get the chance to hurt my little Hikari!«
Genjis world stopped for a moment. Hikari? Impossible! They all died!
His eyes met the shocked and scared blue ones for a second. And in this one moment, he made his decision. »I don't care what she is, but you're the one she should be fearing!« With that, Genji shove him away with all his might, which turned out to be quite too much since the other flew against the wall. Seizing his chance, Genji jumped up again and bolted out of the door.
He knew, he wouldn't come far, but stopping was not an option. So he just ran without a direction in mind. Finally he came to a large river, which flowed through the edge of the base. With that much metal on him, continuing was impossible.
»Please wait!«, he heard Shizuka shout not too far behind him.
Genji tensed. »It will be better, if no one knows you are alive«, he whispered as she came to a stop next to him.
»Pardon?«
Genji could only think of his mother and what she had to endure with the Shimada-Clan. »Make sure you stay hidden. They must never find you.«
A huff made him look to her, surprised. »I'm not like the rest of my clan was. I'm not afraid to defend myself«, she stated in a confident tone.
»Nevertheless, stay alert«, he urged her. I don't want you to get hurt like mother did …
For a while none of them spoke or moved.
»Does knowing what I am … change how you see me?«, Shizuka finally asked him with a solemn voice.
Genji could not look at her, instead he watched the water of the river flow by and wondered if it was deep enough to swallow him. »Why should I care about that?«
»You don't? Everyone else of your clan would have«, she said.
He only shrugged. »Fuck my clan.« Genji had never liked how the Hikari had been treated by his family anyway. But there was something, something that just did not make sense to Genji. »Why would you even consider taking care of me? Why aren't you scared?«, he asked and forcing his voice to stay steady as he continued. »The Shimada were the bane of the priests of the Hikari Order. You should hate everyone that has anything to do with the Shimada with all your heart.«
Shizuka didn't answer for a while.
»I have reason enough to do so, yes. But I do not fear you nor do I hate you«, she said calmly. »Shimada is just a name after all. For me the actions of one person are what determine their worth in my eyes. And until now, you have done nothing to prove me wrong.«
Genji remained speechless. She doesn't think I am the absolute worst? … Wait, proved what?
He wanted to ask her what she meant with that, but before he could even open his mouth another voice reached them.»There you are! Now you will pay!«
Genji cursed as he recognized the voice as the bastard's, who had attacked him not even half an hour earlier.
Both, he and Shizuka only had time to turn around before he was upon them. He would have gone straight for Genji, if it wasn't for the small priestess stepping in front of him. »You will not harm him, Reyes«, she said firmly.
»Out of my way!«, he shouted at her.
»No.«
Both men looked down at her, shocked.
Why would she even defend me?
A dark growl originated from the dark skinned bastard. »Shizuka. Step. Aside«, he ordered her with a deathly tone.
Genji couldn't believe that he could be willing to hurt another teammember, just to get to him.
»Do it«, he told the little healer. »I don't want you to get hurt.« This wasn't her fight after all.
As she turned around to him with a surprised look, he just gave her a small smile.
Suddenly she was pushed away from him by a fuming Reyes. As Genji saw her hit the ground hard, he had enough. That bastard has to go! Making a split decision, he grabbed his opponent, dragging him along with himself into the river.
»NO!« Her horrified scream was the last thing he heard before the floods of the river took him under.
As he sank to the ground, pulled down by the metal. At least it wasn't a complete meaningless death, he thought with grim would even have smiled, if the water weren't filling his lungs. I am the first Shimada ever to save a Hikari.
Then everything went black.
Genji awoke coughing and sputtering, spitting out what felt like the whole river. For a moment, he was confused, not knowing what had happened. Then everything rushed back to him. But … I should have died in that river… So why didn't I?
Muffled voices reached his ears. Genji blinked, trying to get the water out. When he finally could see clear again, the first thing he noticed, was the pair of worried blue eyes.
Shizuka.
Somehow, she had saved him again. Genji didn't know if he should be disappointed or relieved.
»Baka desu! (You are an idiot!)«, she suddenly shouted in his face.
Genji stared at her, completely bewildered. »E-eto…? (eh)«
»You scared me half to death! What were you thinking?!«, she continued in the same volume.
Why is she so worried about me? »I just wanted to get that maniac away from you!«, he yelled back, but then broke off to cough out more river water.
She looked at him startled. »What?«
»What what? That guy clearly is dangerous!« Genji told her, hoping she would see sense. But hopefully he solved the problem with his little stunt right now.
The little priestess shook her head frantically. »He doesn't want to hurt me. It's you he's after«, she said.
Obviously she hadn't gotten his hint. »And he was trying to use you as a tool!«, he growled. Despicable bastard!
A strange expression showed on her face. »Gabriel was just worried about me. He's my older brother.«
Genji couldn't help it, he outright gaped at her. »Eh?! Excuse me, but you two look nothing alike! First of: You are Japanese and he is clearly not!«
Shizuka shook her head again, a small smile playing across her lips. »We're not related by blood«, she answered, »But it was him, who took me in and cared for me like an older brother would.«
Genji was disgusted by the mere thought of her being constantly near that guy. But why though? It shouldn't bother me at all …
»Did I say something wrong?«, she asked him suddenly. At his clueless look, she added. »Because you keep staring at me with that weird look on your face.«
Against his will, he blushed slightly. »Nothing. … You just seem wet«, he stated, not minding his words until he saw her scarlet face. »Eh?!«
»From water?«, he added, now completely confused.
This made her look down on herself and notice her dripping clothes and hair. »Right … from when I jumped after you«, she said looking back to him.
»Why the hell would you do that?!«, he yelled. Why would she risk herself just to save me?! Not to mention the weight from the cybernetics could have easily dragged her down as well!
»To get you out it, of course!«, she threw back as if her actions were the most natural in the world.
»Thank you«, he whispered and threw her for a loop.
»You're welcome«, she whispered back and a soft smile lit up her features.
Before Genji could mull over his reaction some more, a new face was right in front of his. Instinctive he tried to lean away to get some space between himself and the freckled face belonging to a young woman with extremely spiky brown hair.
»So you are the Shimada, huh? Shizu told me much about you«, she spoke with a British accent all the while still being much too close for comfort.
»Lena, at least give him some room to breathe«, he heard Shizuka chastise the other woman. And thankfully she headed the request and backed off with a pout.
»Who. Is. That«, he hissed out, not ready to relax just yet.
The strange woman waved with a bright grin on her face. »Hi! I am Lena Oxton, but everyone just calls me Tracer. Nice to finally meet you!«, she shouted.
A little overwhelmed, he replied. »uhm … hai.«
Suddenly she got pushed back by the young healer. »Sorry, she can be a little much to handle at first«, Shizuka said to him apologetic.
Genji just nodded numbly. The other woman wasn't too happy with being called a handful it seemed. »Hey, that was mean!«, she pouted, »I am a lovely person!«
That elicited a laugh from the white-haired Hikari. »Of course you are«, she replied before coming closer to where Genji was still half sitting and half laying. »Now, why don't you help me to get him back up?«, she asked still smiling, earning an enthusiastic nod from her companion.
Genji was less excited. »Two girls carrying me back? No way!«, he shouted.
His pride as a man was at stake here. So he tried to get onto his feet on his own. Letting himself be helped by two women would be too much of an embarrassment to live down, but sadly, his pride was completely ignored.
»This is ridiculous«, Shizuka said. She had already slung his arm around her shoulders and helped him up before he could object further. And to his great dismay the other woman followed her example.
»Come on, this is not necessary!«, he protested and tried to get out of their grip. But of course the cybernetics prevented him from doing so.
»Oh please, I have seen you in much worse situations«, the little Hikari told him with a stern voice.
Genji froze before he suddenly went beet red as he imagined what those situations could possibly be. »W-what?!« Please don't let it be anything too lewd!
She chuckled at his horrified face. »I worked at the countless dinners your family held and you were really hard to miss. With all that Sake and a different woman on each arm, you made quite a scene«, she said and to make matters worse she continued, »Besides you and especially your skills in bed were the talk of the female castle staff«, she added with an eyeroll followed by a giggle of her friend.
He was horrified when he heard it, but immediately tried to disguise it with his usual self-confident nature. »Really? I mean, I already know how good I am. But to be admired this much?«, he preened, »Great to hear I rocked the world of so many women.«
»I would call it embarrassing more than anything else.«, Shizuka told him.
By now Genji was so caught up in his bragging that he had completely ignored his current predicament and the dead pan looks thrown at him from either side.
Although he did notice the young priestess suddenly blush and caught her mumbled words: »Well, not as much as I was after your surgery …«
I never thought about that... He thought with a touch of arrogance. Genji turned his head towards her and gave her an melodramatic wink. »And? Impressed?«
The following mortified shriek had totally been worth it.