"rest in peace" i muttered looking at the simple grave i made in the ground.
Today, wan't really...serene.
I guess that's how everyday is in an apocalypse.
It took me half-an hour.
taking the woman's body, the recently walker. After putting an end to her, the new legless walker and all others.
I found a small lawn of another house nearby, and dig it.
even if it required searching around, i refuse to burry her in that accursed home where she suffered.
The thought of what happened to her make me angry, i didn't even know her. But i was nonetheless, angry.
I know it will be gone soon, this slight guilt. or maybe never.
I already knew, always. That such incidents are the norms in a world like this. The strong preying the weak. And i can't save everyone.
But i still can't simply ignore it and move on.
Maybe because it was the first i witness such one, In this new reality.
' billy would be worried, i hope he isn't in danger, or haven't left ' the man was fun to be around, and helpful.
He somehow know how to keep the mood light, and things seem easy with him helping in this shithole like he called it.
There's 20 minute maximum before the sun fully set.
I run, still killing whatever walker in the area.
Their numbers picked as the night close in, but they are still slow, easy to read and easy to react to.
Thankfully, As long as there isn't a large hord of them.
Finally i was back on the store. I opened the back door and sighed hearing the familiar voice grumbling nearby.
"If you don't shut that douchbag of a mouth, i will make it shut myself"
"*Mmmf*"
walking in i talked, clear and just low enough to be heard by him.
"Billy, it's me" seconds and the grumpy bearded face appeared on the other side of the kitchen holding his machet.
"Oi boy, what the hell did make you took so long...You good?" I don't know how but he seems to notice my mood.
I nodded gesturing him to come aside so i can speak to him.
Making sure with him that he is okay to hear what happend even as how messed it is, i recounted slowly what i figured.
"Motherless! Fucking filthy cunts!! These fucking rats are everywhere. No matter where you look. Fucking shitloaded bags in the shape of human beings!!"
"Those three...were they included too?"
"Yeah, all of them and we have their boss here, the one with overgrown beard" billy seethed then gripped his machet and stormed out striding like a beast toward him but i stopped him.
He looked furious at me but didn't say a word and just stood there angry waiting to hear me out.
"I saw her, she was pale and all but i still saw it clearly. there were dark traces on both her wrists, ankles and...neck. and even traces of blood on her thighs" "how did you find out?"
"She ran outside already turned with others, naked, like most of them who followed her in chasing one of the 5 who was still alive" and billy got the idea of what happened to her before that.
"Then let me go so i can have a fucking conversation with'em"
"Not now billy, not like this. And we need to move"
" And let them off? Are you fucking serious now boy?"
"You think i would? No, never. I just want to make it a hundred times more painful and scarry to them. So how about this..."
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{3d pov}
Ten minutes later two men holding different sized bags ran out from the back of the restaurant after securing it with a chain and lock.
The backyard was clear, with no walker on sight as the two slowly disappeared between trees and alleys.
Yet the scene at the entrance on the other side was a different story compared to the silence from the backdoor.
Three gagged man were struggling with muffled cries, hanged in the entrance of the shop, upside down.
A nearby walker staggered closely and came to one of them, its pale hands reching for his head caressing his beard as the man kept moving frantically trying to escape the hold.
Yet the walker uncaring opened its stinky jaw and took a large bite of it nose, blood spilling out.
Soon the fate was shared with the other two as more and more walkers were attracted by the sound and smell.
In few minutes more than 10 walkers crowded the entrance. Feeding.
And beside them, in big bloody letters was a message written in the background like a grim reminder.
{The fate of rapers}
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"Remind me not to get on your bad side" billy spoke having his smirk back as they walked toward the place sasuke told him about.
"Don't worry, i don't hurt old weak men"
"Haha, that doesn't make it any better. You good boy?"
"Yeah, it's not the first time to witness how fucked we humans are. Still...if only i was few minutes earlier. I could've..." Sasuke sighed and shook his head.
He wasn't one to blame himself when he knew he had no way to control those things.
"You don't have to beat yourself over it, shit happens...always"
" I know, thanks for packing my take in advance. That saved us a lot of time"
"Yeah not a big problem, figured it would be better than listening to those fucks moaning. we gonna have the rest of supplies tomorrow? There are still many things in there, water, those bags of wheat"
"Mhm, i will take care of it as soon as possible don't worry. Man i need a bath as soon as i got back"
"*Whistle* bath? You got water running in your place?"
"Yeah, enough for couple of baths i think if i don't overuse it. We are close. By the way billy, you alone?"
"Always have been" his voice sounded heavy, belonging to someone who lost people and sasuke understood it very well.
"You?"
"I was, met a group of survivor this morning"
"Hoh? That's rare nowdays. How many?"
"Two, sisters in a pitiful state. They lost their grandfather not long ago who was keeping them safe"
"Fuckin' tragedy hah"
"Yeah. Found them while clearing the building, they were in pretty bad state. mourning, hungry, too hungry to even move"
"You helped them?"
"Of course, the little girl's situation was not too dire thankfully, just malnourishd and hungry. Her sister on the other hand was passed out. Probably from giving all food to her little sister. But now she recovered after some care, enough to move around"
"They young?"
"9 and the other should be around twenties."
"Hoho so how does it feel to be a romeo?" Billy grinned as they both came into the front door of an apartment complex while sasuke unlocked the front door entering with billy keeping watch who flashed light in the dark.
"You tell me, how does it feel to be a Juliette" and sasuke quipped reminding him that he saved him too.
"A very hairy and ugly juliette" they laughed at how bad that sounded and started going up stairs with billy seeing corpses here and there mostly killed with one clean slash.
Clearly done by the harvester beside him.
"You cleared this place?"
"Corner to corner yeah, katniss...the older sister. She isn't easy to trust others so get ready to be roasted"
They were now on the fourth floor and sasuke kept walking thinking the two girls are on "his" apartment yet he heard the sound of talk from their orginal one.
' they still here?' signaling billy to wait he approached the door to listen closely, ciri's voice reached him as she asked katniss something about the time.
*Knock* *knock* "katnis, it's me. Sasuke"
Stepping back he waited, the girls approached and he heared katniss hushing at ciri.
"Sasuke?" "Yeah it's me, i thought you two moved to the one above"
With a creak the door opened as katnis peeked before it swung and she nocked an arrow aiming it at them seeing unfamilliar bearded man standing behind sasuke as both hold multiple bags in them.
"Easy little one i had enough trauma from medieval weapons already, no need to scare old me like this" billy spoke holding his hands up with his ever-present easy smile.
The boy already made him feel as if every cold weapon around was waiting to screw him.
And now this girl holds a freaking hunting bow. Have no one around still apperciating normal guns anymore?
' what next...A fucking mangonel? '
" katniss he is a friend"
"You brought a stranger into my house, have you lost your mind?"
' welp, seems little juliette isn't that trusting to him either.' billy stiffled a laugh before he tried to help the man out.
"Relax-"
"No one said he will be staying with you, there's another 18 apartment around that i've cleared and he will crash into the one next to mine, i'm here to give you this. Make a meal for ciri or tell me if you don't know how to cook. I will be in apartment number 18" katniss was surprised by his tone, there was almost indifference to his tone.
It's the first time he spoke to her like this since they met.
She knows that her words were little harsh but many things happened in mere hours and she couldn't keep up with him anymore.
She absentmindedly took the bag from his outstretched hand and watched as he walked away with no more words calling for the bearded man to follow him.
"Look, i don't know what is going between you two but just know that he risked enough to get that food and he really cares about you two. Stay safe, i won't bother you" with that billy waved at the little girl peeking from a corner and followed sasuke up.
' hahaha i fucking love this drama, should i play the matchmaker, a bloody romance in the apocalypse...how poetic '