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ஜ Chapter 23: Home ஜ
-Izaya´s point of view.-
Looking for somewhere safe- that had been the plan. But that was easier said than done.
Knocking over a little stone with his shoe the raven slowly but surely strolled over the destroyed streets. There wasn´t much left that reminded him of how vibrant this city had been once.
With no street lights and people or cars the city just seemed so... empty. And the strangest thing of all was that they seemed to actually be alone.
There were still none of the usual zombies.
Which only lead to two possible conclusions- the nightly creatures had either killed them all or they were the former normal zombies.
Both options made shiver travel down the raven´s spine. When he imagined that every single one of these groaning creatures was going to turn into one of these... these.. beasts one day, it just made his throat constrict.
It made him feel afraid- funny he thought the times were long over where he would hide beneath blankets from evil monsters.
Looking over his shoulder he glanced at the brute who was following him like an obedient puppy. In this time and day it was odd to think that way probably, but seeing that Shizu-chan was there comforted him more than he would have liked to admit.
The dark shadows filling the houses left and right to them did the opposite. He could imagine them- hiding. Waiting for the sun to disappear so they could come crawling out of the houses to search for fresh flesh.
"Do you think they are dead?" Again it had been Shizu-chan who spoke up first.
"Who?" the raven asked, taking one more step into the direction of a store, glancing inside. Nothing but darkness looked back at him and the hope for them to find an actual building they could hide in, diminished to an incredibly slim degree.
"The other zombies," Shizuo spoke on, squinting his eyes softly in an attempt to make more out that the black shadows.
Sighing the raven walked on and down the street.
"... I don´t know." Should he let the brute in on his thoughts? The option of the usual zombies evolving? He didn't know whether it was a smart move or not.
Apart from fright what else would that piece of information give them?
Exactly, nothing. Moreover he wasn´t even too sure of his own hypothesis. If they were lucky the usual zombies just died. Actually he preferred that option, the daytime would be safe that way and they wouldn´t need to worry- unless...
...
It was a frightening thought but- if the zombies did evolve- then they had evolved from weak groaning, blind creatures to fast, strong and seeing monsters.
So what would the next step be?
Overcoming... their fear of light?
Just imagining that these creatures might as well come out crawling from the buildings all of a sudden sent chills down the raven´s spine.
"Where do you want to find a safe place here?" Being snapped out of his thoughts the raven stopped in his steps. The blond had stopped too. In the middle of the road he was twisting and turning around to look at each of the buildings, but-...
"These shitheads are crawling around everywhere aren´t they?" He was right.
Even though Izaya hated to admit it he couldn´t deny what he said.
If they just found something, anything, that had a window or two, just one room of a house or whatever that they could enter- Shizu-chan could even take care of some shitheads hiding in there, but like this-
They were in a city. It was midday at least so the streets were illuminated well enough, but what when the sun´s rays moved? When the shadows grew and the creatures moved out?
No matter what building he looked at, there were no windows apart from the front of the stores and shops. Who knew how many creatures were even hiding in there-
Taking up his steps again the raven ignored the question for now.
They had to find something, if they didn´t- ...
They had to.
Not saying another word the blond followed. He had the urge to ask Izaya what his plan was, if he had a plan B in case they didn´t find anything- he was sure he had, but somehow- he couldn´t bring himself to ask.
Izaya always had a plan and to think that this time maybe, just maybe he didn´t was almost scary.
Taking another turn the two went into another one of the endless streets of the city. Shizuo had just been about to ask Izaya if it weren´t safer to drive somewhere with the car again- but then his eyes caught something.
Something as in, a building.
"Ne Izaya, how about this actually?" Turning around the raven looked at the blond, only to follow his glance to the right of the street.
"This-" A heavy gate, with only one door swing left came into his sight. Huge and white it was standing there- it seemed like it was pretty old, 19th century the raven supposed. Built out of marble and stones.
"A school?" Waving in the wind there was a flag attached to a pole. It was ripped apart and something red stuck to it that heavily reminded the raven of blood.
"... a school," the raven repeated more to himself than to the blond-
This-
And then a huge smile spread across the raven´s face.
"Shizu-chan you are a genius!"
"What?" perplex and almost shocked the blond watched the raven as he ran to the front gate. For a second he almost thought the flea went crazy and was going to leap inside it without a second thought, but he stopped right before the gate to look over his shoulder.
"You coming?" Still a bit confused as to why the raven seemed to be so elated about the school the blond reached for the pole with the flag on it- with a painful screech it got ripped from the ground as the blond caught up with the raven.
"You seriously want to go in there?" he asked, eyes narrowing just the slightest bit as he glanced inside the building.
It wasn´t completely dark in there. He could spot a corridor with lockers left and right- four doors on each side.
Somehow this place sent chills down Shizuo´s spine.
The last time they had entered a building like this Izaya almost got killed.
"Shizu-chan, this would be perfect. What do schools have?" the raven questioned, seemingly unaffected by the similarity of the situation.
Shizuo meanwhile was just as confused as before.
"Classrooms?" he asked not knowing what the flea was trying to point at.
"And?" the raven urged him on, still grinning like an idiot.
Frowning more the blond tried to think- what could it be the raven was so happy about?
...
No use.
"I really don't know what you are talking about flea," the blond mumbled, making the raven sigh.
"Shizu-chan, they have chemicals for chemistry, they have all kinds of utensils I can use- Remember physics class? I bet they have enough stuff to use and try create electricity!" the raven started to explain, "and what more, this is an old building, old yes, but sturdy! They have a nursery and showers as well, do you realize how perfect this is?" the raven explained, finally feeling like he was seeing a ray at the end of the tunnel.
Although all Shizuo could see were shadows at the end of the corridor.
"You really want us to go in there...?" The idea didn´t sit well with him at all. Sure he understood what Izaya was going on about, but hearing all the positive aspects and knowing going in there with the knowledge of these monsters waiting for them were two completely different things.
"Shizu-chan this is perfect, I doubt we will find anything like this today," the raven made clear and with that he slipped inside the vaguely lit corridor-
Tch-
Feeling something pull at the back of his coat instantly the raven paused, only to have the blond move in front of him.
"I got it already flea. But let me go first." Eyebrows furrowed deep the blond let his eye travel around their surroundings.
There was a window at the end of the corridor and sunlight was illuminating the first half of the corridor. Taking a few steps inside they reached the first door on the right of the hallway.
Classroom 1A was written on the door. The raven shuffled over and glanced through a small window embedded in the door.
He could spot tables, desks, the headboard, ditched school bags- one thing he noticed only now.
There was not a single stain of blood. No corpse, no nothing.
The opposite, the classroom seemed like it had been cleaned up nicely and left in no hurry.
Thinking about it, the schools were probably one of the first institutions that got closed down after the virus spread. People feeling sick would stay home from work after all, therefore only turn in their own houses.
Classes would be cancelled, teachers missing until the school got eventually temporary closed. It was almost like the raven could see it in front of his eyes.
Children sitting here and there, a few of them coughing and wheezing- everyone would think they just had the flu or a cold- until the first few turned at home.
Stepping back from the door he looked at the blond.
"Guess there won´t be any lessons held anymore, ne?" it had a bitter taste on his tongue and yet- right now this was the best option they had.
The blond right next to him they walked to the next door. Again it was a classroom, the same picture as before.
Shizuo was feeling more and more anxious the further they advanced inside the building. The classrooms were empty, illuminated even, the corridor seemed to be empty as well and yet Shizuo couldn´t help but feel his hair stand on ends.
When they had entered the hospital everything seemed alright too. It seemed alright to a degree that made them let their guard down.
There were stairs, leading to the second floor.
Light was everywhere as the while east wall of the building seemed to have been renovated with glass elements.
The blond couldn´t say he disliked that.
Class after class they checked out, and then Izaya opened another door with the labeling "Chemistry room" written on a paper that got taped to the door.
Shizuo really liked that one. Not only because of the fancy objects standing around in shelves, no, but the sun was illuminating the entire thing. Feeling a bit of the anxiety drop of his shoulders he closed the door behind him and watched the raven examine the various objects and chemicals.
"This is perfect," the raven mumbled by himself as he pulled open a drawer filled with some odd tubes and pipettes.
"What about a room we can stay in?" the blond asked. Sure now the school seemed to be free from danger, but once the sun set nothing would hinder the monster zombies from coming in here. Pushing the drawer close again the raven got up once more.
"Actually I have an idea about that."
And so they went to the room right next to the chemical´s one.
Door swinging open a ray of appreciated light greeted the blond.
It was a library.
It was just one window that managed to illuminated the whole room, but it was a huge one.
Small in broad, but wide in height it reached from the floor to the high ceiling. Considering the other room´s so far it was obvious this one was one of the non renovated parts. Old mahogany book shelves were decorating every single one of the walls- they looked sturdy and just as huge as the window.
Colorful seat sacks were decorating the floor as no one had bothered to actually put tables or chairs inside this room.
"What about it? This is big enough, easy to look over, nothing can surprise us or hide," the raven spoke- and sure he was right. The shape of the room was round compared to the others and considering there were only seat sacks laying on the ground there was really nothing to complain about.
"But the window-" the blond threw in, but Izaya already had an idea on hand for the obvious problem.
"Of course we will get something to barricade the door and window," Izaya chirped and with that he let himself slump into one of the cushions.
No matter how good this place seemed to be, Shizuo could help but feel anxious about it. Something irked him about this place but he couldn´t tell what it was.
It was almost... too easy.
He was about to protest, ask Izaya if it weren´t safer to find something small, maybe a cellar like he had suggested or something else-
But the way Izaya's face crunched up a bit when he moved wrong in the cushion made him shut up. He had probably tried to twist around or something and his wound reminded him gladly how he wouldn´t be able to do that for a while.
That´s right. Izaya was injured. And not only that, he was tired. Exhausted.
... both of them were as Izaya had pointed out earlier.
Izaya was right, this place seemed like it was perfect for them to stay. At least for a while- at least until they rested up, until Izaya healed-
If they left now to search for something better they might not even find, then who knew what would happen.
Where would he drag Izaya to? For how long?
The raven was at his limits even if he didn´t say so.
"How do we barricade them though?" he asked, looking at their surroundings. A window as huge as that- they would barely be able to cover it with anything he suspected.
But as always Izaya already had an idea. Pointing at the bookshelves he cocked his head into the direction of the window.
"Try moving one," the raven suggested and so the blond walked over. To be honest Shizuo would have never thought a mere bookshelf would be enough to properly barricade a window and door, but- after he tried pushing the thing he paused blinking for a second.
These old bookshelves filled with books were surprisingly hard to move.
"Didn´t think books can be that... heavy," the blond noted, shoving the thing in front of the window. The sun was gradually but surely sinking on the west side.
"And that´s why paper beats stone~" the raven purred.
"What?" Getting up again from the pillow like seat sacks the raven walked to the shelves, glancing at the various titles.
"Rock paper scissors?" he asked with a grin, making the blond understand as a short "Oh," left his lips.
To be honest he liked this.
This entire building.
Might be because he enjoyed himself in high school way too much- especially chasing a certain brute around, but he really felt like they would be safe in here. Surrounded by nothing but books and walls, he felt a bit like he were still in his apartment.
The roof was higher, but not too high to make him feel uneasy.
"And now?" the blond asked after having shoved the bookshelf partly in front of the window.
Grinning the raven stepped to the door.
"Now we get cozy Shizu-chan~!"
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To be continued~ C:
Lmao you didn´t see this coming did you xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD a school xD But hey xD Now, now I´m really done with all the preparations C': the cutest fluff ever is awaiting you next chapter 3 Seriously next chapter xD There is nothing left to except for them to finish carrying the shit over till the cutie stuff starts xD
So really, next time it´s gonna be extremely cute C; and heart warming dawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Guest 2: hehehe exactly xD you are as usual exceedingly perceptive xD xD ahahah true xD I think it´s actually the fact that the creatures almost managed to kill Shizuo that unsettles him this greatly- but he doesn´t realize that yet xD I love how well you explained this hehe indeed, Shizuo is more the type of the here and now and Izaya is more like, well what about tomorrow xD Next chapter the extreme fluff starts xD and it will continue for a row of chapters xD I think three or four xD so be ready for a month of fluff in a zombie story x'DDDDD
Sorry I was a bit late with updating this chapter C: and I also notice I accidentally put the wrong update date on the last chapter too xD lmao xD I should be watching out for that more carefully ahahah xD
Next update will be out on April the 29th C: