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digitalalchemist · 11 years ago

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Infected [Axel x Aqua Drabble]

Oh look, I wrote another dumb crack pairing thing! This one took a while to finish off, and I'm not 100% happy with it, but I like it all the same. Enjoy!

Sex: None | Violence/Gore: Explicit | Language: Explicit

The door wouldn't hold for long, and they both knew it. Aqua was bandaging her wounds in the corner whilst Axel covered her, shotgun pointed towards the imminent threat on the other side of the wood.

“C'mon babe, we don't have much time.” Axel's voice wavered slightly as he spoke.

He finished checking his weapon and returned to aiming at the door. “They're nearly through, hurry up!”

“I'm fucking trying to! Give me chance!” She tied off the bandage and stood up straight, carefully testing her weight against the binding. “Alright, should be good for a few hours at least. Let's go.”

“Yeah... The bathroom should be around here, right? Could do with looting some painkillers.”

Aqua nodded, taking a different exit and leading the way through the upper floor of the house. When they reached the bathroom, the door was locked.

“Think there's someone in there?” Axel looked the wood over, trying to find a weak point.

“God I hope not. Do you want the honour?” Aqua stepped aside, checking the clip of her assault rifle.

“Sure, why not.” Axel carefully stepped close to the door and placed his foot on a crack in the woodwork before pulling back and slamming his boot through. He heard the zombie on the other side before he saw the hand come out to grab at his leg, quickly yanking his foot back and firing a shell at what he could see; Aqua barely had time to flinch and ready her weapon.

There was a soft groan, closely followed by a thud. Aqua gingerly moved forward, muzzle of her gun aimed at the collapsed body on the floor all the while. She kept one finger on the trigger and used the other hand to reach through the opening and unlock the door. Swinging it open, the corpse fell forward with another thud – Axel took the opportunity to forcefully remove his head by kicking it down the hallway.

“... That's disgusting, Ax.”

“Hey, gotta make sure they're dead, y'know?” Axel grinned at her, slinging his shotgun across his shoulder.

“You're having far too much fun. It's scary. Now help me raid; there's gotta be something useful that's still in date.”

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A quick shuffle through the cabinets and they were somewhat restocked; more medication and bandages in hand. “Let's move, I'd rather not hang around longer than I have to.” Aqua took the lead out into the hallway, motioning Axel to follow when she saw no threats. It was a quick escape back downstairs and out of the house. The sun was just beginning to rise as the pair traversed the streets, Aqua again taking point and Axel looking out for the rear.

After trekking through a small forest without much trouble, Aqua stopped.

“It's... too quiet, Axel. I don't like this one bit.”

Axel lowered his weapon for a moment, listening. “You're right... we should've been mobbed back there.”

“Wait...” Aqua put her hand on his shoulder. “Hear that?”

In the distance, she heard leaves being trampled, twigs snapping and the faint groans of the undead. Axel stilled completely, his ears also catching on to the familiar sound.

“Is that...” Aqua's grip tightened.

“It's a horde.” There was a flurry of leaves as about 30 zombies ran straight towards them from the trees. “That's a FUCKING HORDE! RUN!”

Aqua wasted no time in turning around; she grabbed Axel's hand and bolted away, pulling him along with her. “There has to be a safe house nearby. There has to be!”

Axel let loose a couple of shots as they ran, but they did almost nothing; merely wounding rather than killing. “Don't you have something explosive in that bag of yours?”

“I used my last grenade yesterday, remember? I was hoping there'd be some in the weapons shop back there but... no luck.” She squeezed the red-head's hand and sped up. Her leg was in so much pain, but they couldn't stop now. That'd be suicide.

“Aqua!” Axel's shout was so sharp and sudden it made her jump. “There's one!” He bent down and picked her up in one graceful movement, carrying her bridal-style as he veered away to the right. Aqua wrapped her arms around his neck and held on tightly, grimacing into his shoulder. She closed her eyes, trying to even out her breathing.

The sudden thud into metal made them both wince, but the comforting noise of a safe-room door bolting shut made Aqua open her eyes again. “Did we make it?”

“Yeah, honey. We're alive.” Axel sighed. There was another slam against the door, followed by another. “Ah. Yeah.” He stepped away from the door, carefully setting Aqua down before looking around the room.

“What're you after, babe?” Aqua watched him move.

“Good old fashioned boom-sticks.” He held up a pair of pipe bombs, smiling triumphantly. Axel went back to the door, opening the hatch at the very top. Quickly arming one of the explosives, Axel lobbed it out, the ticking fuse growing fainter. He heard the shuffle of bodies, and closed the hatch again, grinning when an explosion ripped through them. “And that takes care of that.”

“... You are so sick.” Aqua couldn't help but smile back, regardless of her comment. Her face quickly twisted in agony, though. Axel hurried over, picking her up again and carrying her into the corner, where sheets and pillows were piled up.

“Let's take a proper look at this. Give me your bag.” He carefully tugged off her ripped and bloodied jeans, wincing as the wound was revealed. It was not pretty, to say the least – it was a large rip in the flesh, almost down to the bone. “Aqua...”

“I'll be fine, Ax. I'm not dying on you.” She chuckled, the dry sound echoing through the small room.

“This looks so bad though... You can barely walk, for fucks' sake.” Axel's eyes were flicking between her face and her leg. He was clearly thinking the worst, and Aqua tried to soothe his fears by cupping his face gently.

“Once we get out of this mess, I'm sure we can get it fixed up. Surgeons can work miracles, y'know.” Aqua's lips set into a smile, masking the pain shooting through her system.

“Honey, have you seen this?” He gestured to the gash on her leg. He worried his lip between his teeth. “It's not even a clean swipe. Looks like someone tried to cut a chunk out of you with a blunt bread knife.”

“Gee, thanks Ax. That description was really necessary.” She strained, pulling herself into more of a sitting position. “There's a first aid kit in my bag. Think you can at least patch it up?”

“I dunno... I guess I can try.” He reached over to her backpack, pulling it closer and retrieving the kit from inside. Axel unzipped the little red bag and rifled through it, taking out some clean bandage and half a bottle of antiseptic. Checking the date, he realised it was at least 3 months out of date. “It's better than nothing.. This is gonna sting, though.” Grabbing a rag from his satchel, he sat beside the wounded leg, carefully tipping the bottle onto the fabric.

“Brace yourself.”

Aqua screamed in agony as the stinging fluid touched her torn muscle, gripping Axel's sleeve tightly and tensing up all over her body. She wasn't sure which was worse – the pain from the zombie's teeth slicing her apart... or this fresh hell; it was like acid, clawing at her nerves. Axel was making soothing noises, being as gentle as he could with the rag. The wound was big, and there was no way he could treat it all, but he did the best he could. Next came the bandage. It looked like there was just enough to make a full wrap, thankfully.

“Hang in there, babe, it's nearly over.” He could see her eyes fluttering closed, the pain slowly sinking into shock. Working a little quicker, Axel gently lifted her leg and slid the fabric underneath, starting to cover the gash. Aqua's breathing began to even out as she fell asleep – the pain had overtaken and exhausted her. He tied a tight knot in the bandage when he was done – satisfied with his work, Axel moved beside her, holding his shotgun close.

“We'll be out of here soon... I promise.”

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