Zombie apocalypse AU - Soumako

They have finally found a place to rest; an abandoned house far from the street.

They had no idea about what happened to its previous owner; maybe he was safe in another place, or he was dead.

- We don't need to lose time thinking about this, let's go inside and lock the doors-, Sousuke, who had taken the role of leader of the group, said and Makoto, Rin and Haru, who were with him, nodded.

Their safety came first, they would have made assumptions later.

Night came and Haru and Rin were asleep on a couch in the living room. They have been lucky to find a house almost not damaged; they even found some food, which was good since they were running out of provisions.

Sousuke and Makoto had decided to let the other two rest while they stayed awake in case something happened. Now they were sitting near the door; the former was reloading his gun while the latter watched him in silence.

- What is it?-, the raven haired teen asked, once he had acknowledged the brunette's gaze on him.

- ... Nothing-, the other replied.

- Liar-, Sousuke said, but he didn't press further. If there was something bothering him he would have spilled it out sooner or later.

- I'm worried-, Makoto said, breaking the silence.

A lot of time had passed and Sousuke had almost forgotten about their previous conversation – well, it couldn't actually be called like that– and he wasn't expecting him to talk at all, at that point.

- Who isn't-, he said, trying to take some weight off the other's shoulders.

He had made his mission to protect everyone and he was sure Makoto shared his same goal, so he understood how he was feeling.

However, even though their chances of survival were minimal, they had to believe that they could make it, or else they were already dead.

- I know... I just hope everything will be fine soon-, Makoto said, sighing.

- It will-, Sousuke reassured him, trying to sound convincing, - ...it will-.

- You know, I envy you-, the brunette surprisingly said, - you are always so sure about everything, so determined, I wish I had the same resolve-.

That statement threw the other off guard – he hardly believed to be worthy of that admiration – but still he felt pleased and... flattered to hear that.

- Well...- he started to say, - it would be much worse if you weren't with me, you put me at ease-, he admitted, shifting his gaze to his gun; at that moment, it was easier to look at that inanimate object than Makoto.

- I-it's nice-, he added, - I would probably be a lot more gloomy if I was alone-.

The brunette looked at him, surprised, and then he smiled.

- I'm relieved. At least I'm helping you, someway-, he said.

Sousuke smiled back; he was tired but looking at the other's face made him feel better.

- Hey, Makoto-, he called, after a moment of silence.

- Yes?-, the brunette answered.

- Well, when we'll get out from this hell... would you like... you know...-, the other started to say, before being interrupted by Rin, who apparently couldn't wait a goddamn second to join them.

- Hey guys, did something happen?-, the teen asked, rubbing his eyes.

- No, weren't you sleeping?-, Sousuke laconically said. Really, he couldn't have chosen a worse time to show up.

- I woke up a few moments ago...-, his best friend say, confused by the other's harsh behaviour, -... so I thought that I should let you rest a bit-.

- How kind of you, Rin!-, Makoto said, - then, if you don't mind, I'll go. I'm very tired...-, he added, yawning.

He stood up, but then he remembered of what the raven-haired boy was trying to tell him.

- Oh right! What did you want to tell me, Sousuke?-, he asked.

- Nothing important, I'll tell you another time-, he said, but for some reason he looked bitter.

The brunette shrugged and he reached the couch, but since Haru was still all over it, he decided to sleep on the floor to not disturb him.

- Soooo, Sousuke-, Rin said, once he and his friend were alone, - did you finally ask him out?-

- No, thanks to you-, the other answered, flicking the teen's forehead.

- Oh... sorry-, he apologised.

If he had known it he would have stayed away from them.

He had had to deal with Sousuke's feelings for a long time, always encouraging him to talk to his interest about them and maybe ask him out, trying to break the other's oppositions – in fact he believed that it wasn't a very good time for such declarations- and he had finally convinced him to try, but he had ruined everything.

Now it would have been even tougher to convince him again.

- Ok, I own you a cola-, he said, - when this will end we'll go drinking together, and they you will confess to Makoto-.

- No, you own me more than just on cola-, Sousuke replied, but eventually he had to agree with Rin.

The end was close, he could feel it. Then, he would have talked to Makoto.

Author's notes: hello Free!fandom, long time no see! I've finally filled the request and I wrote a Soumako zombie au. I won't tell if this story is linked to the Rinharu one, you can decide on your own accord; I will be very happy if you want to share with me what you think.

Well, this probably will be the last fanfiction I write for this series, but this doesn't mean that I won't add anything in the future. Maybe I'll find some inspiration or someone will make a request, who knows... So bye for now! - Feeldespair