Trapped With Something Not Human

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Chapter 2: Trapped With Something Not Human

The scratching above them didn’t stop.

It got worse.

Louder.

Faster.

Aya stared at the hatch like it might burst open any second. Dust fell from the cracks, tiny grains raining down with every violent hit from above.

“They know we’re here,” she whispered.

“Of course they do,” he replied calmly.

Aya shot him a glare. “You sound very relaxed for someone about to be eaten.”

“They’re not getting in.”

His confidence irritated her more than it reassured her.

“How do you know that?”

Instead of answering, he walked toward the far end of the underground space. Aya hesitated before following, her knife still clenched tightly in her hand.

The place looked like some kind of old storage bunker. Rusted shelves lined the walls, most of them empty except for a few scattered cans and broken boxes. The air was damp and smelled almost as bad as outside—but safer.

Safer.

Aya hated that she was thinking like that.

Especially with him here.

He crouched near the wall, pushing aside debris until a narrow passage revealed itself.

Aya blinked. “You’ve been here before.”

“Yes.”

“Of course you have,” she muttered.

Another loud bang echoed above them.

Aya flinched.

“Move,” he said.

She didn’t argue this time.

They slipped into the passage one after the other. It was tight, forcing them to walk close—too close. Aya could feel his presence behind her, steady and controlled, like a shadow that refused to leave.

Her grip tightened on the knife.

“If you try anything—”

“You’ll stab me?” he finished flatly. “You’ve already tried.”

She clicked her tongue. “Next time I won’t miss.”

A quiet pause.

“…Noted.”

They kept moving.

The tunnel stretched longer than she expected, twisting slightly before opening into another small chamber. This one was cleaner. Someone had been using it recently.

There were supplies.

Water bottles.

A small lantern.

Even a folded blanket in the corner.

Aya froze.

“…You’re living here?”

“Sometimes.”

Her chest tightened.

While people were dying out there… he had a place like this.

“You always did know how to survive,” she said, unable to hide the edge in her voice.

“I had to.”

Aya looked away.

That wasn’t an excuse.

Not for what he did.

Silence fell between them again, heavier this time.

Then—

A low, pained sound broke it.

Aya’s head snapped toward him.

He was leaning against the wall now, his breathing uneven.

Her eyes narrowed.

“What’s wrong with you?”

“I’m fine.”

“You don’t sound fine.”

“I said I’m—”

He cut himself off.

His body tensed.

Aya stepped back instinctively.

Something changed.

She saw it.

His hand clenched, veins darkening under his skin, spreading faster now—like ink bleeding through paper. His eyes flickered, the faint glow growing stronger for just a second.

Aya’s pulse spiked.

“…Don’t lie to me.”

He didn’t answer.

Didn’t look at her.

That scared her more.

“Hey,” she said sharply, raising her knife. “If you’re turning—”

“I’m not.”

The words came out strained.

Forced.

Aya didn’t lower her weapon.

“Then what is this?!”

Silence.

Heavy.

Unstable.

Then, quietly—

“I get… urges.”

Aya’s stomach dropped.

“What kind of urges?”

He finally looked at her.

And for a second—

She regretted asking.

“Don’t make me say it.”

Her breath caught.

No.

“No,” she whispered, shaking her head. “You’re lying.”

“I wish I was.”

Aya backed away further, her heart racing now for an entirely different reason.

“You’re telling me you’re walking around like this—like some ticking bomb—and you didn’t think that was important to mention earlier?!”

“You didn’t give me time.”

“Oh, I’m sorry,” she snapped, voice rising. “Next time I’ll ask if my enemy is secretly half a monster before running for my life!”

His expression darkened slightly.

“I told you I’m not turning.”

“How do you know?!”

“I just do.”

“That’s not good enough!”

Her voice echoed in the small space.

For a moment, neither of them spoke.

Then—

Another sound.

Not from above.

From the tunnel.

Aya froze.

“…Did you hear that?”

He did.

She could tell by the way his posture shifted instantly, all weakness gone like it had never existed.

Focused.

Dangerous.

Aya slowly turned toward the entrance of the passage.

Darkness stared back at her.

Then—

A shape moved.

Her grip tightened.

“That’s not possible,” she whispered.

They didn’t follow this fast.

They shouldn’t have found them.

A low growl echoed through the tunnel.

Closer.

Closer.

Aya’s breath came faster.

“We need to go,” she said.

“No.”

She looked at him like he’d lost his mind.

“What do you mean no?!”

He stepped forward, placing himself between her and the tunnel.

Aya blinked.

“What are you doing?”

“Staying.”

“…Are you insane?”

“If we run, they’ll follow. This space is too small.”

Aya’s stomach twisted.

“So what? You want to fight them here?”

“Yes.”

Her laugh was sharp.

Unbelieving.

“You’re unbelievable.”

“Stay back.”

Aya hesitated.

Every instinct screamed at her to leave.

To run.

To survive.

But—

Her eyes flickered to him.

To the veins.

To the thing he was becoming.

“…If you lose control,” she said quietly, raising her knife again, “I won’t hesitate.”

He didn’t look at her.

“Good.”

The growling got louder.

Closer.

A hand appeared in the darkness.

Rotting.

Reaching.

Aya held her breath.

And then—

The first zombie lunged into the light.

Everything happened fast.

Too fast.

He moved before she could even react.

Faster than any human should.

Aya’s eyes widened.

He grabbed the zombie by the throat, slamming it into the wall with brutal force. The crack echoed as its skull hit concrete.

It went still.

Aya stared.

“…What the—”

Another one rushed in.

Then another.

He didn’t hesitate.

Didn’t falter.

He moved like something born for this.

Not human.

Not anymore.

Aya’s grip on her knife tightened.

Her heart pounded.

Because now—

She wasn’t just trapped with zombies.

She was trapped with something far worse.

And she didn’t know which one she should be more afraid of.

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