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 the fall of Overwatch.

Thanks to all of you, who enjoy reading this story! Sadly, updates will be published slower since both authors are busy with exams and papers right now.

Chapter 13: Just try (Genji x Shizuka)

Genji came back from Torbjörns and was finally able to feel his limbs again. The dwarf had worked at this upgrade for months. It was still a strange feeling, but at least there was a feeling.
He was on his way to the med bay for a final checkup – due to Mercy's orders – when something practically flew past him.
»Genji! Quick, hide me!«, he heard the voice of his sort of liaison, before she ducked behind him. Confused he checked their surroundings for any possible threat. Nothing unusual turned up. Thankfully the Hikari elaborated in time. »Gabriel can't find me!«
Right … The relationship with her older brother figure had been growing worse with every week. Genji tried to look at her over his shoulder. »Not that I mind it, but … why?«, he asked.
»He is driving me up the wall with his constant nagging!«, she growled and pressed herself closer against his back.
He stiffened. The new upgrade is working better than expected. Way better … »You should find yourself a better hiding spot then. You may be short, but he will still see you like that«, he told her.
Her response was to make herself even smaller but staying where she was, much to the pleasure of his remaining dragon.
»Then just stay still!«, she hissed, »and act normal!«
Now Genji spotted the angry Blackwatch commander as well. Oh joy, he thought sarcastically. »No matter how I act, I am his favorite punching bag, so running would be the better option«, he said but nevertheless adjusted himself to hide her completely.
»No, then he will catch me for sure«, she responded.
Was it just Genji or did she feel saver with him than anywhere else? A smug mental purr from his dragon made him shake his head to get rid of such distracting thoughts. He sighed as he saw Reyes determinedly approaching him.
»Don't move, hopefully he will go on quickly«, Shizuka whispered.
He wanted to reply, but his wannabe superior was already directly in front of him and his expression was furious. Not that Genji didn't know that particular expression very well already.
»What have you done to Shizuka, scum?! I can't find her anywhere!«
Refraining from rising to the challenge, Genji concentrated to make his voice sound as calm as possible. »Haven't seen her all day. So I cannot help you with that«, he replied with a shrug.
Reyes sneered at him. »Where is she?!« Genji rolled his eyes. »Obviously not with me. Or do you see her anywhere?«
The bastard scoffed at him, but thankfully turned to leave. »Stay away from her, I am warning you«, he said, before he turned on his heels and marched off.
Genji and Shizuka released a relieved sigh at the same time. Finally, the young healer stopped hiding and looked at him with a sheepish expression. »Sorry about that.«
»Whatever … « He was just glad it did not end in another fight. »Well, what now?«, he asked after a while of awkward silence.
Shizuka looked thoughtful. »I had been planning to go the Christmas markets later today. How about you come with me?«
Genji wasn't really thrilled by the prospect, but how could he say no to those eyes? »Sure, why not«, he gave in.
The smile on her face made it worth it. »Great! We'll meet in two hours at the base entrance.«

»Ah, this is lovely«, Shizuka said as they were strolling through the booths or getting dragged by Tracer in Genjis case.
»Really Shizuka, why did I have to come, when you already got her?«, he complained for the tenth time.
»Because we need someone to hold the bags«, Lena chirped.
Genji grumbled. This was not how he imagined his afternoon. All those people cramped into the streets made him uncomfortable.
»Oh come on, cheer up«, Shizuka said and then proceeded to drag him to a merchant selling sweets.
He admitted that they looked delicious, but he was far too miffed to really appreciate them. »I am not one for all those sweets«, he complained, even though it wasn't true.
The young priestess rolled her eyes. »They don't only have sweets, you know.«
»I don't like the other stuff either.« He know he was being childish, but he really didn't want to be here.
She let out an exasperated sigh. »If you want to go back, we will not stop you.«
Her tone added to his irritation. »Fine«, he snapped and promptly turned on his heels to get back to the base.
As he left his optimized hearing still picked up on the conversation of the two women.
»Men. He can be such a brick sometimes«, Lena said.
»No matter what you do, you can never make them happy«, Shizuka agreed.
He stopped to listen further. »Guess it is in their genetics«, Genji bristled at that. He had always prided himself on acting respectful to the women he met.
»Never mind, Lena. Let's just get the shopping for the Christmas party over with.«
He couldn't hear more of the conversation since they had moved out of his range. In this moment he decided that he would proof them wrong and quietly went after them.
Genji finally got the chance to catch Shizuka alone when she and Lena split up to shop for sweets.
He sneaked up to her, looked over her shoulder at the treats and said: »You really are in a horrible mood, if you are buying that much chocolate.«
To give her credit, the young healer did not jump. Instead she replied calmly: »Am I not allowed to be grumpy once in a while?«
»Still, it's a bit much, don't you think?«, he said and absentmindedly wiped some off from the corner of her mouth. Both immediately turned red, then awkwardly tried to work around it.
»Since I bought more than is good for me, do you want some?«, Shizuka offered.
»Well … I never accepted chocolate from a girl before.« Although, if he had, he would have drowned in homemade chocolate every single Valentine's day.
»Relax. It's not Valentine's day and it's just normal chocolate.«
»Right … «, he mused and with a sudden sly smirk snatched all of the chocolate from her.
»Oi! I didn't tell you to take all of it!«, Shizuka protested to which Genji only chuckled and walked away while already tasting some of it. »Hey, come back here!«, she shouted after him and began the chase.
The Shimada had no trouble staying just out of her reach. »You have to be faster than that, darling!«, he taunted with a wide grin.
»That's not fair!«, she yelled back, »My legs are shorter than yours and I am wearing heels!« Nevertheless she relentlessly tried to catch up to him.
Genji chose to taunt her more by demonstratively popping another piece of chocolate in his mouth. »Mhm … yummy.« Something he should not have done.
»Oh no, you didn't!«, she shouted and suddenly threw herself onto him.
With a cry, both of them went down. Genji awkwardly landed on the ground. Thankfully since most of him was metal, he didn't actually feel any pain. It still was uncomfortable though, especially with the young priestess on him. He rather preferred his girls beneath him.
»Gotcha! Now give me back my chocolate, you thief!«, Shizuka demanded with a smile that belied her no-nonsense tone.
Genji groaned from his less than ideal position. »Crazy Hikari.«
She stuck her tongue out and him and promptly snatched up her chocolate. »Maybe. But also one that got her sweets back.«
No, he was definitely not pouting. At least he could finally stand up again. Shizuka watched his struggle with a smug smirk. »That's one to zero for me«, she cheerfully declared.
Genji looked at her horrorstruck. »Eh?! Who said this was a challenge?!«
»Me when you took off with my chocolate«, came the deadpan reply.
Dusting the snow of his cybernetics, Genji tried to play it cool. »If you say so … A gentleman grants a girl her illusions.«
That earned him a glare. »What do you mean with that?«, she demanded to know.
Genji only chuckled and started to walk away. »Whatever.«
She was right beside him. »You're just a sore loser.«
Genji put an arm around her shoulders. »Whatever you say«, a sly smirk.
»Baka.« Shizuka smirked right back, while leaning closer.
With the shopping finished, the both of them decided to head back to the base shortly afterwards. Which was just in time, since the cold had started to bother the Shimada quite a bit and all his new metal body parts weren't helping.
They were just about to leave the market, when something fell directly onto Genjis head. »Ouch! What hit me?« He picked up what looked like a little green plant and examined it. It was nothing he had ever seen before, so he turned to the young healer next to him. »What is that?«
The groan and the mumbled »Goddammit, Lena!« coming from her surprised him. Thankfully she chose to answer him too. »It's a mistletoe. They are hung up around Christmas season. It's sort of a weird tradition.«
»What kind of tradition?«, he asked now curious.
She blushed. »Well … It's … if you stand under a mistletoe you are supposed to kiss the person standing under it with you.«
Now he felt awkward too, dropping the mistletoe. »Eh … and when you are standing upon it?«
»I don't know. Guess it's the same«, she said.
The western countries have some weird traditions, he thought and then looked back to Shizuka realizing the blush still on her cheeks.
»If it's tradition«, he shrugged before pulling her close. »It's not like I mind anyway.«
Her startled gasp turned into a small moan when he deepened the kiss. Genji tightened his hold around her. She just felt so right against him.
When they finally parted for air, his remaining dragon purred proudly upon seeing the flush on her face. He chuckled a little, yet did not let go of her completely. »Was that sufficient for the tradition?«, he asked jokingly.
»Very much so … «, she whispered.
It looked like he overwhelmed her a little. Something he certainly had no problem with.
Suddenly she turned serious though. »I have to ask, especially considering the history between our two clans … Are you serious with this? Do you really want to be with me like that?«
Genji tensed a little. In the past, the Shimada had abused the Hikari's gifts to create their dragons by forcing those women into marriage. He could understand her doubts. On top of that it was widely known, that he never had a serious relationship before and had rather fooled around. Nevertheless … this time it was different.
Genji held her gaze and calmly answered. »Yes. It's not like I agreed with the way the Shimada worked anyway«, he gave her a small smile. »So I am willing to try and be serious.«
Her happy expression helped him feel more confident about it. In fact, she was so happy, she gave him another clumsy kiss in her excitement.
»Ups, sorry«, she told him right after.
He chuckled and patted her head. »You still have much to learn in that aspect.«
Her following pout was just too adorable. Genji stroked a white strand out of her face before he leaned down again. »Don't worry about it now«, he said, giving her another, softer kiss.
»YES! Finally!«, came a sudden shout from right next to them, making both of them jump at least three feet into the air.
Lena Oxton just stood there with the brightest grin imaginable.
Genji stared at her, frustrated. »Oh come on, you had to ruin it.«
»Spirits, Lena! You almost gave me a heart attack!«, Shizuka complained, beet red in embarrassment.
The spikey-haired girl continued to stare at them with her suggestive grin growing wider. Feeling like he got caught doing something forbidden, he let go of Shizuka and tried to back off.
But in this moment Lena had thrown her arms around them both. »I am sooooo happy for you two!«, she squealed.
Genji groaned, then pried her of them as gently as he could. »What devil gave her such a skill for bad timing?«
By now the Oxton girl was already leading them back home while jumping all over the place.
Shizuka shrugged. »No idea. But by the end of the day, everyone in the base will know about this.«
»Who cares?«, he asked, taking her hand in his.
She smiled softly at him. »Not me.«
Thankfully they made it home without Lena causing too much accidents.

Shizuka was doing the last of her work in the med bay, before she would close up for the night. Her happy humming filled the room. Genji had just left after the two of them spent another great day together. All in all, she could not be happier. There was just one single problem and as luck would have it, he decided to show up right in this moment.
»Well, someone seems happy«, Gabriel noted with a dark edge to his voice.
He had made his displeasure about her interest in Genji clear from the very first moment. So he must have been furious when he heard of them getting together. Nevertheless, she decided to meet his anger head on.
»I am«, she said, crossing her arms.
His glare got even darker. »No need to hide it from me anymore. I saw that scum giving you a kiss on his way out of here.«
»So what?«, she quipped, »Who I am dating is none of your business!«
»He is not even worth your attention«, Reyes snarled, while further advancing towards her. Slowly she felt cornered, especially since he was way taller than she was.
A scowl twisted her lips. »And what makes you think you're the one to decide this? Genji is a great man!«
Reyes laughed bitterly. »A man? He is no man anymore! Just a dumb machine!«
»I don't care what he looks like! I like him very much! And if you're only here to talk bad about him, you can leave right away!«, Shizuka declared and pointed towards the exit.
Gabriel was not impressed. »He is a Shimada, he just wants you, because you are what you are. Hell, you know about his infamous reputation of being a playboy! Wake up, little Hikari, you are just another plaything to him!«
»I am not!«, she tried to defend him, but even though those doubts, which she had suppressed until now started to surface again. »He wouldn't do that to me … «, she added more quietly to convince herself.
Gabriel lifted her chin up to make her look at him. »You will see the truth of my words soon enough. But I won't stand by and watch it happen just like that.«
Shizuka glared at him. »You will not attack him again!«
»If you don't want me to fight him, come with me!«, he suddenly proposed, throwing her for a loop.
»What?«, she asked, flabbergasted.
»I will leave this place. With you.«, her brother declared passionately, »We both know you can do so much more than patching up people. You can destroy them.«
She was completely confused now. »What do you mean leave? Where are you going? And you know I like being a healer more than anything!«
His expression turned sour. »That is too bad. I had such high hopes for you.«
Something was definitely not right here, Shizuka could feel it in her very spirit. »What are you planning, Gabe?«
Reflexively she reached out to him, but he brushed away her hand. »That's none of your business anymore! You made your decision!«
She snapped at him. »What decision? You didn't tell me a thing! And I cannot just leave my family like that … not even for you.« His expression remained blank, yet she knew her last words had hurt him deeply.
»Family?!«, he finally sneered, »You call this bunch of soft-hearted fools your family?!«
»Of course! They all are. You are too«, she said.
»Then come with me!«, he urged again, but she shook her head.
»You are like a brother to me, but I just cannot let them down.«
Gabriel stepped back, as if she had slapped him. Shizuka had no idea why he would act like this. Heavy-hearted she continued. »But lately … you are needlessly cruel and either indifferent or completely furious. It is like you are a totally different person … «
His cold dark eyes stared her down. »I am still the same. You are the one that changed.«
»I have changed, but for the better. Saving a life as a healer is far more rewarding then destroying it.«
He growled, insisting. »That is where you are wrong. There is nothing more thrilling than a successful hunt rewarded by a kill.«
She shook her head. »I know that you love that feeling, I also know that killing is necessary sometimes. I still want revenge for my clan after all. But what you are suggesting is killing innocent people for no reason other than your thirst for blood!«
His cold aura was almost suffocating her now. »So you have turned your back on me, just like McCree did.«
»I did not turn my back on you!«, she insisted.
He almost roared at her. »You did just that the moment that Shimada scum appeared here! But you will regret it soon enough!«
Shizuka had enough of this. She crossed her arms and glared up at him defiantly. »I don't think so.«
In the next second her back collided with the wall. Gabriel's hand was crushing her throat. »You will see! We will be reunited again sooner than you think, my little Hikari«, he calmly threatened her.
She struggled for breath, desperately trying to get free. And suddenly she was. Stunned she watched as the green glowing dragon, the one who had been resting under her skin since months now, threw Reyes off her and onto the ground.
The Blackwatch commander was fighting against the snarling beast, but it was of no use. »Get that thing off me!«, he screamed. But Shizuka didn't dare.
Only when the dragon raised his claws, ready to land a killing blow, did she step in. »Enough!«
Thankfully the dragon listened to her. It returned to her side, where it curled protectively around her and hissed at Reyes. She started to pet it with shaky hands, trying to calm her racing heart.
Slowly Reyes made it back on his feet. The glare he threw her, should have killed her on the spot. »Mark my words, Shizuka. This is far from over«, he declared before he disappeared through the doors of the med bay.
The young priestess felt alarmed. How could this have gone so wrong?
It took a while for her to get herself back together. She turned to the dragon, who hadn't moved an inch from his position the whole time.
»It's alright.«, she told him, partly to reassure herself, »He can be a bit rough sometimes, but he would never seriously hurt me.«
The dragons deadpan look and repeated snarl at the door spoke volumes. She sighed. »Come on, you had enough fun for now. It's time to go back.«
But instead of merging with her skin, like she had expected, the dragon chose to stay out, curled around her shoulders. His eyes never left the door for even a moment. She did not have the heart to tell him off, so she just let him be and returned to her work. But her mind was miles away …