Disclaimer: I'm just sittin' here...not owning Vocaloid...but I am eatin' your cupcakes
"Hurry!"
Len quickly ushered the others into the house, slamming the doors shut as soon as the last person was inside. Kaito and Gakupo hurried to help the young man stack things in front of the door, while Luka and Meiko were sent to search for a back door, and any open windows that needed to be boarded up. The boys placed everything they could in front of the door. Bookshelf, chairs, tables, boards, mirrors, cabinets, and a dresser from one of the bedrooms. By the time they were finished, Meiko returned into the front room, having discovered no back door, but several windows that were still in the process of being boarded up. Gumi and Kaito went to help, leaving Len, Rin, Miki, and Gakupo in the front hall.
"Will that hold?" Rin asked her brother after a long moment. The girl was exhausted, having been running all day long. Her white tank top, and blue shorts were dirty, and ripped. Splotched with black, and brown dirt, and a few spots of dried blood. Her face and the rest of her skin were in much the same state, the dirt and blood smeared since she had tried to wipe it from her face. Even her snow-white ribbon hadn't been immune from a few drops of the crimson liquid.
The others looked about the same.
Len toyed with the metal, blood smeared bat in his palms before looking over the work on the front door.
"It should. We're only staying a night...maybe two." He answered finally.
"This house still has running water!" Miku called from somewhere in the large house. At the news, the girls were instantly relieved, more than willing to take a cold shower over no shower at all.
"There's food in here too. No one's stolen anything from it yet!" came Luka's voice from the kitchen. The blonde male took a deep breath, slowly closing his azure orbs. Rin gently smiled before placing a hand on his shoulder. He cracked open one eye, and chuckled with no humor.
"How am I doing?" He asked with a sigh.
"Pretty damn good for a leader if you ask me." Rin replied.
"Figures with all these adults around we'd have to be the ones who take charge."
"They're scared...it's understandable."
"Well hell so am I. One of them almost got you today...Scared the hell outta me."
"Yeah, but thanks to Miki, it didn't. Relax...we'll get through this.."
"We just have to wait it out...Until the army get's off their asses and does something...Let's look around and see if we can find some clean clothes." Len threaded his fingers through his dirty hair as he spoke.
Meanwhile, a certain teal-haired female was enjoying her discovery of running water. She was bent over the sink, pooling cool water in her hands and splashing it against her face. The sink was quickly filling with murky water as her face became cleaner. Once she was satisfied, she reached for a face-towel she had left on the side of the sink and dryed the water droplettes from her face. She smiled at her reflection, happy to once again see the soft, pale skin that awaited beneath all the muck and grime. A face that had once been on posters, and a single CD cover. A face that everyone had recognized.
Miku gave a short gasp as the shower curtains in the mirror behind her reflection quivered. The towel dropped to the floor and a rusted, lead pipe quickly replaced it in her hands. Fear was evident on her face, as well as her shaking limbs, her white and torn sundress shaking along with her. Her breaths came in short puffs, and shaky as she willed her right foot to take a slow step forward. Then the left. The right. Mid-step, and freeze. The curtains shook again, and a slight friction of something against the porcelain of the tub was heard. Miku gripped the pipe in her hands, as she moved forward once more. Her heart rammed inside her chest as she reached out one hand to grasp the curtain. If it wouldn't alert the danger, she would have called for help at this point. The room was deathly quiet, save for the shaky breaths of the girl. It's as if all that were important in the world was her...and whatever waited behind the curtain.
With one final breath, Miku raised the pipe in her hand, and flung the curtain open with the other, releasing a loud grunt, readying herself for attack.
What greeted her was the soft mewl of a fluffy gray cat that sat at the bottom of the empty tub. It swished its bushy tail back and forth as Miku released a releif filled breath.
"Only a cat..." She laughed, placing her palm to her forhead. "Only a cat..." She set the pipe against the tub, and reached inside to pick up the cat in her arms. The animal purred, nuzzling against the girl's neck affectionately as she petted it.
"Did your owners leave you here all by yourself?" She spoke gently, recieving a soft mew from the kitty. As it's emerald green eyes opened, it's diamond shape pupils dialated. It began to struggle to be put down, hissing. Miku let the cat drop, letting it skitter off into the hallway. She thought it was odd...until she felt arms wrap around her from behind.
She let out a shriek, alerting everyone in the house, who were instantly on their way to her. What they would find would be the tealette fighting off a decayed and bloodied up re-animated corpse. It was desperatly trying to latch it's jaws onto her flesh, but she was holding him off well enough. Kaito got to the door first, and he raised the shotgun in his hands and froze.
"What are you waiting for? Shoot it!" Miki shouted.
"I can't! I might hit Miku!" Kaito shouted back, still aiming the gun toward the fighting bodies.
"Help! I can't-!" Miku cried, pushing the things face away from her. It looked as if it was too strong for her.
"Kaito! Shoot it! Shoot it! It's gonna kill her!"
"But-!"
"Kaito! JUST DO IT!" Miku sent an angry look toward the bluenette. Kaito fumbled with gun torn between possibly saving and possibly killing his friend.
"KAITO!"
With a scream of agrivation, Kaito pulled the trigger on the shotgun, sending a loud bang throughout the building. The monster holding Miku in it's arms suddenly fell to the ground, limp, with a hole through its skull. Miku quickly darted away from it, running into Miki's arms and sobbing.
"Looks like it was hiding in the closet..." Kaito mumbled as he cocked the shotgun. Miki nodded.
"Is everyone alright?" Len shouted from the second floor.
"All good!" Kaito called back, ushering the girls into the living room. He hoped to drag the corpse out of the room and stuff in the basement so no one would feel awkward while taking a bath later on.
And to think...this all started with a birthday party almost a week ago.
An- Can you guess what's happening yet? You should be able to...But don't tell the other's. Better let them figure it out for themselves. Next chapter make make it a little clearer for ya xD
I'VE GOT TO STOP WRITING NEW STORIES BEFORE I FINISH OTHER ONES RAWR.