"I can see the hospital!" Sougo said as they looked into an old building

"Let's go faster....I can hear something's following us" iori said softly

They sneakily ran till they reached the entrance to the laboratory* area

The hospital is empty but the light were open and so was the door they passed through

"Well this is creepy..." yamato said

"Let's take some syringes and--"

"Who are you!?" masked teen that came out of nowhere asked

Sougo, Iori and Yamato raised their hands

he has a shotgun and it was pointed at them

"C-calm down please....We're not going to hurt you or anything....we just want a medicine for our wounded friend!"

"Wow....I was not informed that we're already friends"

"Can you shut up please"

"I thought you're friends so why are you cursing at him?"

"he's just like that even with me whom he have been with for too long"

"OSAKA-SAN! WE ARE ON A DANGEROUS POSITION HERE" Iori looked at sougo with a serious look

"Duck" the teen said

"I'm sor--" then iori stood froze

As he felt a sharp wind passed near his head after a bang was heard

Even cutting some of his hair

The teen fell back a little as he isn't strong enough to hold the force his gun made because of the shot

Another noise was heard but it was not a gunshot...it was a loud thump of the infected person who was hit by the shot behind iori

3 of them looked back

"Get your things let's go somewhere safe" the teen said grabbing some syringes,vials,cottons and disinfectants

They followed him to the dark hallway

"Umm.....thanks.....for saving me" iori muttered but the teen heard nonetheless

The teen continued walking

"H-hey boy...where are we going?" Yamato asked this time

"Are you hungry?" he asked

"Kinda" sougo answered

"Then we'll get some food" He said

"Wait.....we don't know you....where are you really gonna take us??" Iori asked

"that's fair because I don't know you guys either.. I would've let that creature earlier bit you and escaped alone if I want to" he said

"Besides, i'm the one at disadvantage here...." he said and sighed

"You have a gun...you could've shoot us anytime" Iori answered

"should I?" the boy said

"O-of course not....I doubt if you really know how to use it anyway...considering that you even fell after the shot" iori said chuckling

"then there's nothing to be suspicious about me right?" the boy said

"Well I guess he's right Io" Sougo said

The boy stopped infront of a door

He opened it with the key that he got from the pocket of his lab gown

When the door opened he signalled the others to go inside

He switched the lights on and it reavealed a shelf of foods

"you're wearing a medical staff outfit....are you working here?" yamato asked

"kinda" he said as he started to get the cookies and pudding and placed it inside his bag

"Go on...get some too, don't worry this is the stock room and it's on the house" he said as he continues getting foods and drinks

The other 3 grabbed some too

"So we don't know each other yet....My name is Iori...and thanks again for saving me earlier....sorry foe doubting you" the raven haired said as he placed energy drinks in his bag

"I'm Sougo! And your mask is cool!!!!! The virus is airborne right!!????" he said

"what? It is?" the teen asked

"Don't mind him....he is just like that" iori said and gave his classmate a sharp look

"I'm Yamato....these two helped me along the way" yamato said as he started packing some goods too

"wait a second let me fix that" the boy said as he grabbed some bondages and disinfectants

He started undressing yamato's wounds and putting disenfectant

"this is a bite mark......you've been bitten?" he asked

"yes...but I swear! I can still control my body! If I suddenly become one of them then I'll make sure to kill myself!" he said

"the bite mark is kinda showing the same effect  as them but if you've been with them for too long and your body haven't reacted yet....then that means you're body is capable enough to fight it" the boy muttered

"excuse me but....do you know anything about what's happening? " iori asked

"I really can't say that I know but I started figuring things out on my own" he answered as he was finished dressing up yamato's wounds again including the bite mark

"Would you mind telling us about what you know?" iori asked

"well a person suddenly entered this hospital and started attacking people amd before everyone knew it

The main division of this hospital is already swarming with rotten people

The other medical staffs included

I was in this part of the hospital with my senpai when things happened....he ran off to help contain the others but he got bitten  so he locked himself with them

The ones who survived ran out butost of them got infected outside

I'm the only one left here until you came

I tried researching on my own about this matter and all I found out
Is that the virus is spread through biting "

"then--"

"Yeah it's kinda what we normally see in zombie movies or games but rather than virus i'll address it as a drug....a very strong drug that a normal body can't hold it's effects thus rotting someone's body....but they don't die...instead they are alive but rotting..that brings us back to the fact that it is a drug....."

He explained

"in short that drug goes wild in your system and eventually burning you inside out until you rot" he said

"wow....that's some great researching...you found all of this out by yourself?" yamato said in awe

"you can say that" he said

"hey..." iori said

He was infront of a closet

"is this your uniforms? Why do you have a difderent one?" iori asked holding a set of med staff outfit

"Ah...it's because i'm really not part of this hospital....i always go here for some checking and trainings" he said

"what do you mean? Who really are you? U never told us  your name"

"Here" riku said as he removed his id and gave it to iori

     WRU- Okazaki Research Facility
                    Assistant II-  R.N 
                          Nanase R.

Is what shows in his I.D

"WRU? Wait you're actually from WRU!?"  Iori exclaimed

"Wait you are!?" yamato seconded

"WRU? What's that?" sougo asked

"Don't you remember? World Research Union! It's a wordwide organization of  medical researchers! We learned that when we were studying in med school!" iori said

"Ah! The one who has many branches" sougo nodded in realization

"Then why are you here?" yamato asked

"I'm here for my training and went to check some things out" he answered

"well enough of me...mind telling me about yourselves?" he said facing all of them and took a sip of his strawberry drink that he got

"I'm Izumi Iori...me and this guy here...Osaka Sougo are classmates--"

"Childhood friends to be exact"

"yeah whatever, we go to the same uni....before we got here....suddenly everyone in the campus started running and such

It was lockdowned but we escaped somehow" iori explained

"what about you?" the boys looked at yamato

"I don't actually know what happened before they found me but I recalled running away from those things... I do remember going for a hike..but the rest doesn't make sense now....my memories are kinda blurry and I can't remember anything except my name,age and birthday" he explained

"So you kinda have amnesia?" sougo asked

"I don't know...maybe?" he replied

"Welp it's late already.....are you already full or should we eat dinner?" the researcher asked

"I think what we ate is enough...thank you very much...Nanase-san?" Iori said

"no problem Iori..now should we sleep?" he said opening another door beside the wardrobe

They went inside and it lead into the ward area

"Sleep wherever you like" he said sitting on one of the beds and hugged his knees after putting his bag beside his bed

"Are you ok?" Sougo asked

"Yup you guys should sleep now, don't worry they won't find us here
I locked all the doors and I made sure I'm the only one here when I entered" he assured

Iori slumped on the bed beside the boy and sougo beside him

Yamato lays down on the bed infront of their new comrade

"goodnight everyone" the boy said removing his coat and placed it on his bag together with his id

"Goodnight Nanase-san"

"Goodnight Nana-kun"

"Goodnight"

And they all fell asleep

Except for that red haired boy who is still hugging his knees

He needs to find them

He needs more answers

What he learned isn't enough

That letter .....he needs to fullfil what they want him to do

They have high hopes for him and he knew it

But he doesn't even know where are they

The people that treated him like family...

"Yuu-san....Momo-nii.....Ban-san...." he muttered as he looked at the window where the round moon is shining
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*
Lab in short
Where we ask for our urine/excrement or blood to be tested in case something is wrong with oir body
(I just put the explanation here because i'm.not good at describing it in the story lol)

Ahhhhhhhh
Hii again guuysss

How are you so far???

Make sure to wear masks and sanitize yourself if you have to go outside

And take good care of your health!

It's important to stay physically(also mentally and emotionally)healthy and strong these days

How are you doing so far?
Let me know in the comments UwU

If u are bored

Try out the new released games!
Such as hypmic ARB and more! They are really good!