Rebirth in the Apocalypse: Third Time's a Charm



I will fully admit to being cranky with Wang Chao… but seriously! The majority of the people that were lucky enough to unlock a gene that caused powers only got one. One power… that was the rule… no one ever said that there were freaks out there with more than one power!! It wasn't fair.

I sat on the couch, still pouting, and waited for Liu Wei to be ready to come out of his room. There was no second guessing, no wondering. Liu Wei was going to be perfectly fine, and probably come out like a freak… just like Wang Chao. I would accept no other way.

Three frigging powers! What the fuck!! It was so not fair!!!

I could feel the couch move as Wang Chao sat down beside me. Our relationship got a lot better when it was just the two of us. His attitude when he came out of his room was such night and day that I still think that someone might have taken over his body.

When I confronted him about that fact, he tilted his head back and burst out laughing. The sound enveloped me in a hug and I couldn't stop smiling… damn him and his voice. He simply reassured me that this was his normal, I had just met the CEO first.

I was still on the fence about whether he was him or not… but frankly, I liked this side of him, so I wasn't complaining… too much.

He put his arm behind my back and pulled me in for a side hug. He had learned over two days that the best way to get me out of stressed-out bitchy mode was a hug. I had no idea that that was even possible, but this was also one of the first times I have been able to be stressed-out bitchy so it was a learning experience for everyone.

Cuddling up into his side I asked in a small voice, "What is taking so long? Shouldn't he be out by now?"

He squeezed a bit harder and then relaxed his arm. "He'll be fine. He is probably just taking a long, hot shower and doing his hair. Heaven forbids that his hair is not perfect."

I laughed, realizing that what he said was true… but there was something about Liu Wei with messy hair that I seemed to like.

I heard the knocking on the door and quickly jumped out of Wang Chao's arms, running to get to Liu Wei's room. I stopped outside of the door, trying to catch my breath and frantically trying to unlock the deadbolt that kept him on the other side of the door.

Before I could completely unlock it, Wang Chao appeared behind me and wrapped an arm around my waist. He picked me up and spun me around before completely unlocking the door and calling a lightning bolt to his hand.

His arm still around me, and him between me and the door, he waited for whatever was going to come out of it.

I am sure that that was the best course of action… but that was Liu Wei. How could he be a zombie?!?

"Not the best welcome you have ever given me, but also not the worse," said Liu Wei as he walked out of the room, dressed impeccably in his white dress shirt, black pants, and a black vest. Even his tie was on…

"Did you seriously make me wait longer so you could dress up?!?" I screeched as Wang Chao let me go and I jumped into Liu Wei's arms. He held me tight against him, my feet dangling above the floor. I am sure that I should have cared… that some part of this was inappropriate, but I just really didn't care. He was here and he was ok.

At the end of the day, that was all I needed.

Switching his grip so he still held me in one arm, he reached around me to grab Wang Chao's forearm.

"Interesting dreams, huh," he said, looking at Wang Chao. The other man gripped his forearm in return and nodded his head.

"Yeah, not wanting to go through that again," he replied. Liu Wei simply hummed in agreement and the three of us made our way over to the couch. Putting me in between them, Liu Wei sat down on my right and left the other side for Wang Chao.

"So, that lightning trick is new," said Liu Wei with a chuckle, still with his arm around the small of my back. Whatever those two experienced in there was enough for them to need human contact afterward.

"Yeah, she hasn't stopped bitching about it, but it seems to be good," came the smug response from my right.

"Good?!? Good?!? You have the power of lightning, gold, and fucking spirit. You, alone, after just two days, are stronger than most of the teams sent out for supplies. And you say it seems to be good?!?" I think these men were set on my path by whatever fate there was to annoy me to death.

"Then why don't we go someplace to see what type of power I got?" Asked Liu Wei, picking me up and walking out of the rec room.

"You do know I have two perfectly good legs, right? I can walk," I said, pointing out the obvious.

"That's nice. I have two perfectly good arms and can carry you for as long as I want. If you have an issue with that, gain some weight," came the reply.

I looked over Liu Wei's shoulder to Wang Chao as he followed after us. "Ah, a little help here, big guy?" I asked, fully expecting Wang Chao to order him to let me down. He nodded his head and I thought we had come to an agreement.

"If she gets too heavy, toss her over here," he said and Liu Wei nodded.

So much for having my back… stupid men…

However, that didn't stop the smile that started to spread on my face. I buried my face into Liu Wei's neck, trying to hide my reaction. By Wang Chao's reaction, I don't think I was that successful.

But you know what? Fuck it. Maybe for once, fate is on my side.