~Y/n pov~

Gyeong-su sat there grumbling angrily.

She hadn't apologised at all. She just called him more names.

Ms Park seemed pissed.

I sat next to Gyeong-su as a few of the other tried to comfort him.

My eyes flickered down to his cut and noticed the smeared blood.

I looked back at the mop again and then noticed Nam-ra watching me.

She nodded, confirming my suspicions.

I felt panicked but I needed to stay calm.... For Gyeong-su's sake.

This time... no one will die.

"You're all so annoying. What if I'm right about this?" Na-yeon stated.

Is this what she wanted? To be right?

"Why are you acting like this?" Cheong-san frowned.

"Guess I was right after all." Na-yeon smirked.

I turned to look at Gyeong-su and noticed the nosebleed.

"What?" Gyeong-su asked, not noticing his nose was bleeding.

He brought his hand up for his nose and wiped the blood.

Gyeong-su looked down as his hands began trembling and tears built up in his eyes.

"I told your didn't I? You still think I'm wrong?" Na-yeon spoke.

Gyeong-su shakily stood up, "Something's wrong. What's happening?"

"Oh, shit." Cheong-san mumbled.

Na-yeon started screaming.

Gyeong-su stepped forward but everyone took a step back and told him to stay away.

I saw the look of hurt on his face when everyone looked at him in fear.

I stood beside him and grabbed his arm.

He turned to look at me with teary eyes, "I'll leave... I'll leave myself."

Cheong-san tried to step towards him but Gyeong-su stumbled past his towards the door.

I was frozen for a few seconds before I quickly followed him.

Everyone else backed away as he came close.

He fumbled and tried to open the door but he couldn't.

He turned to look at us with teary eyes and then collapsed with his back against the door.

I crouched down in front of him as he looked up at me with fear evident on his face.

Na-yeon was still screaming.

"Everyone, shut the fuck up!" I yelled.

A silence fell over everyone as they stared at me in shock.

Only the sounds of Gyeong-su's whimpers could be heard.

I reached out cautiously and grabbed onto his arms, almost sighing in relief when he didn't flinch.

"Calm down, okay? I'm here. I won't let anything hurt you. You trust me, right?" I spoke quietly to him.

He nodded slowly and clung to my arms.

"That's right. There's no reason to be scared just calm down. I'm here and I'm not leaving your side. You're not going to turn." I leant closer and ran my fingers through his silky black hair in a soothing manner.

"How can you be so sure?" Gyeong-su shakily asked.

"Trust me."

He nodded and shuffled closer to me.

I pulled the trembling boy onto my lap, one of my arms wrapped around his waist tightly.

My other hand still running through his hair.

Gyeong-su clung to me tightly..

His body had relaxed now, showing he was probably too distracted to even be afraid.

I glanced at the clock and sighed in relief.

Seven minutes had already passed since he started turning.

He hasn't turned at all.

"What the fuck are you doing?" Na-yeon screamed, "I'm gonna die. We're all gonna die because of you. He'll bite you."

I placed my hands over Gyeong-su ears so he wouldn't panic again.

"Can you stand up for me?" I whispered quietly.

We both slowly stood up.

I glanced at his eyes and realised they looked normal.

He smiled at me when he realised he hadn't turned at all.

It was only possible because of his absolute trust in me.

If he didn't trust me as much as he did, he probably would've turned.

He leaned against me weakly, his legs shaky from the adrenaline.

I quietly ushered him into the soundproof room.

I turned to Cheong-san before closing the door, "If we don't turn within five minutes, we're coming back out."

Cheong-san was just staring in shock, he couldn't believe his eyes and neither could anyone else.

After a few seconds he nodded.

I closed the door and lead Gyeong-su to the chair.

He motioned for me to sit in the chair which confused me but I complied.

As soon as I sat down, he sat on my lap.

My arms immediately found his waist as I held him tightly.

"Thanks." He breathed out, resting his head against my collar bone, "I love you."

I smiled sadly, "I love you too. I'm so glad that worked."

"How did you do that?"

"The truth is I've already been bitten, but I didn't turn and I figured out how not to turn..." I trailed off, "I want to explain the full story later when everyone else is here."

Gyeong-su nodded, "You're so smart. I'm glad you found a way. You saved me."

"Your trust in me saved you." I countered.

It was silent as we both held each other.

I looked towards the window and saw Cheong-san yelling at Na-yeon.

Then I noticed Nam-ra stand up, she started talking though I couldn't hear what she was saying even with these heightened senses.

I had a pretty good idea of what she was saying though.

I was cheering internally as I saw her slap Na-yeon.

Everyone got angry at her.

It looks like now they know the truth.

Na-yeon glared at everyone with tears in her eyes and stormed out.

Ms Park made her way towards the door.

I read her lips as she spoke to everyone.

"No matter what happens, you stay alive. I hope we can meet again."

And then she left.

I frowned.

Gyeong-su had almost fallen asleep on me.

He must be exhausted. I was too.

I gently patted his arms to get his attention.

He lifted his head and looked at me sleepily.

"Let's go." I nodded towards the door.

Gyeong-su yawned and looked out the window, noticing Na-yeon and Ms Park weren't there.

"They're gone." I whispered.

~*~

As soon as we entered the room where the other were, Cheong-san pulled us into a massive hug.

He squeezed us both tightly, as if we would disappear.

"You can let go now." I teased.

He smiled lightly and let go, whacking me on the head.

"What was that for?" I whined.

He looked at me with teary eyes, "I thought you were both going to die. That was for being stupid. Speaking of, what the fuck happened?!"

Everyone else looked at me for an explanation.

"It's a long story. We should all sit down."

Everyone shuffled into a chair and when we were all seated they looked at me expectantly.

"Okay so... Hyeon-ju bit me."

"What?!" On-jo looked at me with wide eyes, "But you're not a zombie."

"I'm aware." I sighed and pulled my sleeve up, unravelling the bandage.

When I pulled the bandage off, it revealed a red bite mark.

It felt crusty as dry blood surrounded the wound.

"She bit the nurse too. I watched the nurse turn. But I didn't turn because I wasn't afraid."

"You're saying every single person who turned only turned because they were afraid?" Su-hyeok asked incredulously.

"Yeah. Who wouldn't be afraid?! Especially when everyone looks at you with fear in their eyes." I explained, remembering everyone who had turned.

"Then, why didn't you save the others if you knew?" Ji-min asked quietly.

"At first I didn't know. I had no idea why everyone else turned and I didn't. But I started to notice all the others who turned. When they were scared they turned way faster. The more they panicked... the quicker it was." I sighed.

I looked at On-jo with pity.

"I tried to save I-sak once I realised... but she didn't trust me and everyone was yelling at her and she was so afraid." I bit my lip, "I'm sorry."

On-jo shook her head, "She's gone. It not your fault."

I felt much better hearing her say that.

"So... why didn't Gyeong-su turn?" Dae-su asked curiously.

"He trusts me with his life." I stated.

Everyone was silent as they took the information in.

"Also.. I've noticed zombies had heightened senses and they tend to avoid me. They must think I'm one of them." I added.

~*~

"Does anyone else need to go to the bathroom by any chance?" Su-hyeok asked, breaking the silence.

"I do." Dae-su admitted.

"We have to go, too, actually." Hyo-ryeong added.

It was silent for a few moments.

"I have an idea." Dae-su stood up and walked towards the window.

What is this idiot doing?

I tilted my head to look.

Gyeong-su sighed and rested his head against my shoulder.

"First, the girls and guys will take turns."

"Out of the window?" I raised an eyebrow.

Isn't there another option?

"Yeah."

"You're crazy." Hyo-ryeong huffed.

"Stop it." Cheong-san stated.

"Why? The girls can wait in the other room, and the guys can just pee out the window." Dae-su explained.

It's alright for some people.

Girls can't pee out of windows but boys can.

"Let's just wait til the rescuers come." Ji-min sighed and slumped down in her seat.

Actually I just realised... needing the toilet isn't a big deal for me or Gyeong-su as we could just go to the toilets.

The zombies aren't going to try and kill us.

It's only a problem for the others.

"It may take a while. I don't know how long we'll be here but my dad always told me to separate the bathroom from where you sleep if you become stranded." On-jo spoke up.

"Where will we create a bathroom and how?" Ji-min asked.

On-jo smiled and started telling everyone what to do.

They were going to make a toilet in the other room.

I'm just going to use the actual toilets.

I stood up and headed towards the door.

Gyeong-su trailed after me, "Where are you going?"

This caught Cheong-san's attention.

"What are you doing?" Cheong-san asked.

"Going to the toilet." I responded nonchalantly.

Cheong-san raised an eyebrow at me.

"Well not right now but when I get there." I internally laughed as I spoke, knowing that's not what he meant.

"But it's dangerous."

"I'm already a zombie. And I don't want to use... whatever that is." I gestured to the thing they were making.

"I'll come too." Gyeong-su added, "I don't want to use that thing."

I looked out the window to check for zombies before stepping out.

Gyeong-su followed after me and then closed the door.

If I remember correctly, the nearest toilets are on the next floor and the girls are super far away compared to the boys.

It's not like anyone is here anyway.

I walked down the stairs and casually entered the boys bathroom.

"You know this is the guys bathroom?" Gyeong-su raised an eyebrow at me.

"No one's around anyway." I responded, going into a stall.

I was surprised when it wasn't as disgusting as I thought it would be.

Damn it must've been cleaned just before everything went to shit.

Thank you cleaners.

~*~

I casually walked back into the broadcasting room which made a few people jump.

"I thought that was a zombie." Dae-su held his chest as he breathed heavily.

"Yeah, because zombies open doors." I replied.

Someone came out of the soundproof room.

The window was completely covered.

I guess they made their toilet.

It was already really dark outside. It had been for a few hours.

I found a comfortable spot on the floor and sat against the wall.

Gyeong-su sat beside me.

My arm automatically held his waist as he curled into my side, his own arm wrapped tightly around my waist.

We curled up together and eventually fell asleep.

~*~

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A/n it's getting good lol. Did you expect that?