OMG What have I done!?

I want to say that it started like any other day. I want to be able to say that I had woken up cheerful as always and ready to walk with my friends to school…but things are never that simple…..

Akari awoke in her bed just as her alarm was about to go off. Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, she quickly wrapped the blanket around herself as she felt the winter cold rush onto her body. Slapping the snooze button, she got up to head towards the restroom when she noticed the sound of the television in the living room. Filled with confusion and curiosity as to who would be up this early, she made her way to the source to find that her older sister was sitting on the couch with a look of worry in her face.

"Onee-san, is something wrong?" Akari asked.

"…it is reported that so far there have been a steep increase in deaths resulting from-" the news was quickly cut off as Akane turned off the television at the sound of her younger sister's voice.

"N-no, no, every things fine." She replied. Her face of concern didn't help reassure the younger red head, but she figured it might simply be something that an adult has to deal with. With that explanation in her head, weakly holding assurance, Akari went to the kitchen table to eat breakfast.

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The state of her sister's worry still bothered Akari, even at school, the fact that her friends were acting strange didn't help either…what had they heard? Is it related to what was in the news? Why hadn't she paid more attention to what was said on the television? Though the day was over, she remained with her friends in the club room but activity has been minimal. Chinatsu was right up on Yui with a look of fear as Yui tried to comfort her by stroking her head and Kyouko was in deep thought as she stared out at nothing.

"Hey, let's go see what Ayano's doing." Kyouko suddenly suggested. Not an unusual request (or rather order) when it came to Kyouko, but something about the way she quickly said it…as if the location the girl in question was at was somehow a possible safe haven…

"Y-yeah, why don't we?" Yui added with nervousness, confusion Akari even more before she nodded in agreement and the girls made their way towards the student council room.

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"What are we going to do?" Himawari asked.

"There's nothing we really can do." Nishigaki replied, "All we could hope for right now is that it blows over and doesn't hit this area."

"Is…is this really how…it will all end?" Ayano asked as she stared at the table in worry before the door slammed open.

"Ayano~!" Kyouko sang as she walked in.

"K-kyouko!?" Ayano asked in surprise.

'Kyouko?' Akari thought to herself, 'Sugiura-sempai never addressed Kyouko-chan by her first name…' This thought only served to show that something was definitely off…

"What you doing?" Kyouko asked as she approached.

"What do you-?" Ayano was cut off as the intercom suddenly shrieked to life.

"Students of Nanamori, this is your principal speaking, I need anybody and everybody to stay in whatever location you are at. There has been a breach in the first floor. Avoid contact with anyone and everyone that is not in your room and lock the do- huh?" The principal was suddenly cut off when another voice spoke up.

"Sir! Your hand!"

"What? N-no! That- that's not what it looks like!"

"Sir you have been contaminated, it has to be done for the safety of everyone in the school."

"No! No, a doctor could fix this, I'm sure!"

"I'm sorry sir, there is no other way."

"No please! WAIT!" The intercom suddenly went dead, but not before the unmistakable sound of a gunshot rang through it.

"Oh my- I-it's here." Nishigaki said in fear as Rise hugged in with fear as well. Akari stood in shock at what she had just heard.

'That- that has to be a lie!' she thought to herself, 'Our principal shot? For what!? No this has to be some sort of mean prank!' Akari turned to look at the others in hopes that one of them would begin to laugh at the cruel joke, but none of them did. Instead, Nishigaki sat in the president's chair, with Rise in her arms crying. Nishigaki began to hum a small tune in an attempt to sooth the girl, but it didn't help at all. The other girls seemed to have the same reaction as Kyouko embraced a shocked Ayano, Chinatsu cried into Yui's chest, and Chitose placed a hand on the clueless redhead.

"H-himawari?" Sakurako asked. Himawari turned to her childhood friend, hoping that she was oblivious and willing to start a fight, but was instead met with a strong embrace from a teary-eyed blond, "Hi-himawari, I don't want to die!"

'DIE!?' Akari shouted in her head, "WHAT'S GOING ON!?" The sheer fear filled voice of Akari sent shock throughout her friends. Kyouko was hoping that Akari had known, that she had at least dealt with the hard truth at home with her family.

"Y-you don't know?" Yui asked, "It was all over the news…"

"What!? What is it!?" Akari asked as fear filled tears fell from her eyes.

"Akari…" Nishigaki began, "There was…a biological terrorist attack in Tokyo. A man made disease that quickly causes your body to degrade and crumble like dry mud." Akari stared at her in shock, "We were told to avoid contact with anyone because that's how it gets passed, but it acts differently with different people. Some immediately die on the spot, and others take days, even weeks before they show the symptoms and could pass it along without knowing."

"What are we supposed to do!?" Akari asked, but everyone simply looked down.

"We wait for help…" Nishigaki replied as she looked out the window, "I guess…but that is probably not the best to do here. I can hear the sirens of police cars, it seems that people have begun to panic."

"What about our families!?" Chinatsu asked.

"They'll find a way to safety." Nishigaki replied, but you girls are now my responsablility and I intend to get you to safety at all costs.

"We need to find Chizuru!" Chitose quickly said.

"I'm sorry Chitose, but we don't have time." Nishigaki replied, "We have to leave now."

"I'm not leaving without my sister!" Chitose argued before the sound of gunshots rang out and the screams of their fellow students followed.

"We have to go now!" Nishigaki commanded as she began to shove the girls out the door, "There's no time to argue!" Forced to move, the group made their way out of the school and to the front gates before Chitose heard a familiar voice.

"Chizuru!?" she called out and saw her sister come from around a corner, holding her arm in pain.

"Nee-san! Run!" Chizuru shouted as Chitose began to run towards her. Akari quickly pulled Chitose back as he noticed that Chizuru's arm was unusually dark, black even, as if it was made of ash.

"Akari, let me go!" Chitose shouted before she turned back to her sister to call her over when a loud bang caused everyone to fall silent. Chizuru screamed in pain as she held her leg, which had begun to bleed before she toppled over from another bang before blood began to fall out of her head.

"CHIZURU!" Chitose shouted as Nishigaki pulled her away.

"Freeze!" a voice shouted as several armed men rounded the corner and began to open fire on the girls. Nishigaki picked up Chitose, knowing that she wouldn't be able to run as she ushered the girls to keep up and led them into the city in hopes of finding a safe place.