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!

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 4: Chaos (Genji x Shizuka)

»I told you to inform me the second he wakes up!« A tall blond guy stormed in, yelling even louder than Genji's father used to. He was followed by a bulky dark skinned man with a scowl on his face.
Genjis instincts urged him to get away immediately, but he only ended up falling to the ground again. Damn it!
The girl was obviously surprised too, but she seemed more exasperated after a moment. »Captain, he just woke up. Nothing happened.«
The blond man stared intensely at Genji, who glared right back, a warning snarl on his lips.
»So, this is the Shimada you brought in … «, his words were laced with thinly veiled condemnation.
The Shimada in question stayed silent, but he never stopped watching them, waiting for them to strike first.
»Who cares? That stray dog is just good for one thing.«, the dark skinned man spoke up for the first time. His tone was even more filled with hatred and something about him made his dragons roar in wrath. Genji knew he would cross blades with this one at some point.
»Overwatch saved you, even though it would have been easier to let you die. How are you planning to pay back your debt to us?«, the first one demanded to know.
A dark growl was Genjis response. »I owe you nothing! I'd rather you killed me than what you did!«
A gleeful expression appeared on the dark skinned man's face. »Just say the word, Jack. I'll gladly do it.«
Suddenly the woman, Genji had almost forgotten about her, shouted out. »Gabriel! Don't you dare!«
The creepy smile turned incredulous. »What? This dog is just a waste of time!«
»No he is not!«, she yelled back.
»Reyes. You are stepping out of line.«, the other man, Jack, stated sternly, infuriating the bastard even more.
»I'm out of line? Me? Are you even listening to yourself?!«
By now Genji was certain the beanie-wearing bastard would explode any minute now. He tensed, ready to escape the moment he would get the chance. Any second now …
Suddenly the guy was in his face, grabbing him by the collar. »I'm done with you little piece of cherry-filth!«
But Genji was prepared. With a loud roar both his dragons emerged, throwing off his assailant, helping their master escape. Not deterred for long, the lunatic whipped out to large guns, aiming them at his fleeing form.
»No!« He heard the woman shout out, followed by a shot going off. It missed. Genji ignored the commotion going on and kept stumbling out of his prison. But no matter where he went, he just couldn't find an exit out of this giant base. Only when he almost collided with someone he was forced to stop.
»Woah, there. Shouldn't race like that with no feeling in your limbs«, the familiar voice spoke up.
But the panicked Shimada ignored the cowboy and ran further.
Kuso! I'm not fast enough! He could now hear the voice of the blue-eyed girl closely behind him, what made him cursing even more. With this goddam metal body he was just too slow! On top of that he felt his wounds ripping open again. Yet he did not stop his mad escape attempt.
»Genji, stop! You are only making it worse!«, the woman shouted, still on his tail. He tried to look over his shoulder to see how close she was getting. Big mistake. With an outcry, he went down. »Just. Stay. Away.«, he pressed out through his teeth.
She stopped a few steps away from him, watching him kneeling on the ground, heavily breathing. Then she crouched next to him, her blue eyes meeting his dark ones.
»And then what?« Her voice was quiet, soft. It calmed down his panicked dragons in a way he never experienced before.
But that didn't mean he was trusting her at all. »I don't want to hurt you. Just show me the way out.«
»You won't hurt me. What would you even do out there in your condition?«, she responded.
Indeed, she was probably the only one in this base, he would be sorry to kill. But if it means he would get away, he would do it nevertheless. Genji couldn't look into her eyes any longer. »Just getting away. Leaving everything behind … «
»You know you cannot run forever.«
In his pain, he lashed out. He grabbed her and almost threw her against a wall. »Just leave me alone!«, he yelled.
But instead of struggling or screaming for help she just looked up at him. There was no accusation in her clear blue eyes nor was there any fear, disgust or hatred. A strange shiver ran up his spine and after a moment, Genji let her go. I am unable to hurt her, he had to admit to his own surprise.
Almost silently, she spoke. »You have nowhere to go and your wounds are bleeding through the bandages. If you really want to leave, I will not stand in your way. But please let your wounds heal properly, before you go.«
»And stay until one of these madmen kills me or worse? No way!« In his anger mixed with panic, he moved too fast. His wounds protested the harsh treatment, causing him to fall to his knees with a pained cry.
The girl was by his side immediately. »They won't hurt you. I promise.«
Her words did little to soothe him. Then a new, older sounding voice spoke up. »Shizuka? Everything alright?«
Genji jerked back, as he saw an older woman, followed by what looked like a living suit of armor.
»Jesse seemed worried and called for back-up«, the suit rumbled.
This was all too much. He tried to get away from all these people, slowly dragging himself away from them inch by inch.
Shizuka he believed her name was, answered. »I can handle it. Could you two please go and check on Reyes and Morrison? When I left, they started another one of their arguments.«
The suit of armor made a step into his direction, causing him to hiss defensively. The woman by his side extended her arm, keeping her companion from taking more. »Reinhardt, don't.« The older woman gave him a pitying look. »I already told them the boy needs some space first, but were they listening? No. He lost his home, was nearly killed by his own brother, lost his body, dragged into a new environment, … « She continued ranting, took the other stranger's hand and walked away, much to the others protest.
Genji was still speechless. That woman had been spot on with her description. He was so caught up in his thoughts that he almost jumped when he heard a soft melody. Surprised he looked up. She was humming a tune. It sounded extremely familiar to him, but he couldn't place it. Against his will, Genji started to calm down as he closed his eyes and listened. By the time she finished he was so far gone, he didn't even notice her slowly inching closer to him until she could reach out and touch him.
»How are you feeling now?«, she asked.
»Empty«, he answered quietly.
»It will pass. I know it doesn't feel that way now, but it will.«
He looked up at her. »How long?«
She stayed silent for a moment. »That depends on you.«
Despair overtook him. »What if it never passes?«
Her smile was grim when she answered. »It will. I speak from experience.«
Genji was surprised. She was a few years younger than him after all. »What happened?«
Her eyes looked back at him, filled with sadness. »I lost my family … and everyone else I cared about in an assassination.«
The young Shimada couldn't help but think of his mother. They had lost her, as her whole clan got wiped out in a gruesome massacre.
»I am sorry.« His words sounded hollow, but he could understand her pain very well.
She gave him a weak nod. »Thank you.«
They sat together in silence. Everyone lost in their memories of lost loved ones.
Until she noticed blood dripping from his bandages. Her eye grew wide and she came closer to examine then. »We have to get you back into the medbay!«
As she tried to help him stand up, he pushed her away. »No! I'm not going back in there!«, he hissed.
She huffed, »Fine. Then I'm treating you right here.« and went right to work.
Genji didn't have the heart to push her away again. To be honest, he didn't even care anymore. He still wanted to die, but he knew that they would never let him until he cooperated with them. No matter how often he would try to escape this place full of enemies, his body would give out before he even made it out of this base. So, he watched her silently as she took care of his injuries once again. And the moment he was able to, he would flee. He would disappear into the night without a trace. Just in the way ninjas were famous for. And he would definitely ignore the one dragon that wasn't happy with this choice.
»There. All done.« Interrupted in his scheming, he turned back to his stubborn doctor. »As if it matters. You are just wasting your time, little one.«
»I'm not called 'little one'.«, she pouted.
A small smile made it past his defenses. »But you are.« Impulsively he reached out to touch a strand of her long white hair. »How come it is colored like that?«
She averted her eyes, tensing. »Unfortunate accident.«, she muttered.
Genji was sure nothing good would come of it, if he asked further. So, he stayed silent and pulled the strand of hair back behind her ear. Or tried to, but due to the metal hand he missed completely. Hastily he pulled his hand back. »Sorry.«
She just gave him a small smile. »Don't worry about it. You will get the hang of the cybernetics eventually.«
He scowled. »How? If I don't feel a thing?«
»We are working on a solution to that. It will take a while, but I'm sure we can do it.«, she replied with a determined expression.
He chuckled bitterly. »Don't bother.«
Now she looked at him somehow offended. »You are my patient. Of course it bothers me.«
Genji just shook his head. »It shouldn't.«
She tilted her head, honest curiosity written all over her face. »Why shouldn't it?«
At last he exploded. »Because no one bothers about a damn Shimada!«
With a serious voice she answered: »Well, now someone does.«
Her words threw him for a loop. »Why?«
She shrugged. »Does there have to be a reason?«
Genji was not buying it. At his unconvinced look, she added: »You remind me of someone … «
»And who could that be?«, he snarled.
She didn't answer for an eternity, but just as he wanted to turn away, she spoke one single word that made him pause: »Me.«
Genji didn't know how to respond appropriately. In which way am I reminding her of herself? We're are enemies. We have nothing in common but being from Japanese decent.
Finally she looked up, the intense look gone from her eyes. She stood up and against his protest helped him onto his feet. And even though he tried to escape her hold, it was useless. For such a small woman, she had a strong grip.
»Since you obviously don't want to go back into the med-bay and the others will kill me, if I give you a room for yourself, would you be okay with sharing a quarter?«
»What choice do I have?«, he deadpanned.
»Then I will put you in Jesse's room. He is the most laid back of our group«, she said while already dragging him along.
»Jesse? Who is that?«
She smirked. »The cowboy you made fun of not too long ago. Jesse McCree.«
He couldn't help it. »Oh, will I be tied up on the bed again?« At her beet red face he couldn't suppress his own smirk, »In other circumstances I would even find it tempting. But alone with that cowboy … I don't think he is my type.«
Her face was just so priceless. That alone had been worth it. »What are you thinking? Of course not! Jesse has a reputation almost as large as yours!«
Now it was his turn to look at her incredulously. »Oi! How is that even possible?!«
»Don't get jealous about something like that!«, she scolded him.
»I wasn't!«, he threw back, somehow offended about what she thought of him.
The girl just rolled her eyes at him. »Never mind. And as for Jesse: You don't have to worry about him stealing your none-existing innocence.«
»Well that is something.«
They finally arrived at a door. His escort didn't waste any time and knocked.
»Goddammit, who is it now?!«, sounded from the other side.
»It's me. I wanted to ask a favor of you. Can we come in?«, she yelled back.
Genji was once again baffled by those casual interactions.
»I am trying to get a proper shave here, sweety! … Just come in.«
»Thank you.« And really, after she opened the door and stepped in, the other emerged from the bathroom, razor still in hand. »What is it, sweety? I have business to take care of.«
Genji really didn't want to know what business he was talking about.
His doctor wasn't deterred. »Could you take in our newest patient, please? He doesn't want to go to the med-bay and I can't take him back to my place for obvious reasons.«
Jesse chuckled. »Yeah, Reyes would blow a casket. … Sure why not.«
A bright smile lit up her face. »Thank you.« She gave him a grateful bow. »I owe you one.«
Genji for his part just watched the other man suspiciously. He wasn't thrilled to be put under surveillance, but everything was better than the med-bay or that trigger-happy lunatic from the morning. His small doctor gave him one last smile and a heads-up that she would be back tomorrow to check his bandages before she went on her way, which left him and the cowboy staring at each in awkward silence.
Genjis day was not getting better.