I opened my eyes because I heard someone walking from the room upstairs from ours. I turned and Vincent was sleeping soundly. He was so handsome when he sleeps and looked back up the ceiling. I decided to go check it out myself. I needed to be brave to protect my friends and everything. I crept out of the bed and opened the door. It was very quiet when I went out. I was in room 1 and I slowly made my way to the stairs. I got myself a kitchen knife and crept up the stairs. When I reached the top, I went to room 1 and slowly opened it. It was all empty so I closed it and tip toed to room 2. I opened the door but there was nothing there. I silently closed the door and made my way to room 3. I touched the doorknob and twisted it open. Again, nothing. I then heard rustling from room 5. I walked over to the room silently and opened the door. I didn't see anything so I poked my head inside there and then someone tackles me and we both fell down with him on top of me. I uttered a scream, dropping the knife. The guy then exhaled out.
"Who are you? Are you with anyone else?" he asked me and I told them that I was with another police officer named Vincent and a couple of my classmates. He got off me and there were 2 more of them.
"I'm Sephoraa. We're all downstairs," I replied to him, as we heard someone running up the stairs. It was Vincent and Musashi. Vincent had a gun on one hand and a ballistic knife on the other hand. They ran over to where we were at and saw the other 3 police officers. Vincent seemed surprised.
"Kadaj, Loz, Yazoo, you guys are alright? Where's Cloud and the rest?" Vincent asked and and Loz told him that it was just them. Musashi picked up the knife that I dropped and we went back down and everyone was beginning to wake up. When we reached the first floor, Ina and her friends ran over to me.
"Sephoraa, are you alright? We heard you scream and thought that there was another zombie in here. You really scared everyone," Ina said with a worried tone. I apologized to them and they told me to be more careful. I replied to them that I would be more careful next time. The girls and I went off to shower. I only showered quickly so the rest could go shower too. I decided to wear a Jegging with a sleeveless blue and green plaid shirt and Vans shoes. I tied my hair up in a ponytail in case we have to run so my hair wouldn't get in my way. I came out of the bathroom and held my bag with me. when I was walking, someone pulled me and I gasped. I turned and it was Vincent.
"Oh, Vincent. It's just you," I managed to say.
"Sephoraa, don't ever sneak off without telling me. I don't want anything to happen to you," Vincent said in a worried voice. I didn't really think he cared for me that much but I seems like he cares more than I think. I apologized to him and said that I wouldn't do it anymore. he then patted my head and managed to smile. "Good. Come on, lets go eat." I smiled and we went down the stairs. We went to the area where everyone was at. There was a bunch of canned beef, and canned fruits. We could grab any one that we want. I grabbed a can of mixed fruits while Vincent grabbed a can with oranges. He opened mines for me and I thanked him for it.
We all ate some canned foods and when we finished, we decided that a few of us would go see if the boats were still there.
"It's still raining hard out there. You sure you still want to go check?" Yazoo said, leaning against the wall and crossing his arms. We peeked out the window to check and it was still raining very hard, just like Yazoo had sad to us. We needed to go check because we would be able to flee this horrible place.
"We have to check. It's our only escape," Keiji said, "But we're gonna need volunteers to go. We only need a few people to go." We knew it was true, but we needed a few people to go check and it was too scary to go outside because there are zombies out there. We needed brave people to volunteer. It was my chance to see if my other 2 friends are still alive. I stood up from my chair and everyone turned to me.
"I'll go. My friends might be out there and I have to help them," I said.
"Sephoraa, no. you've been through enough yesterday. You should stay here and let the guys do it," Vincent said but I shook my head. I told them that I need to go see if they are still alive. In fact, we needed to search for other survivors too. Besides, it was my idea about the boats so I need to go. I insisted on going with them, despite their efforts to persuade me to stay. "Okay if you're going, then so am I."
In the end, it was me, Vincent, Loz, Masanori, and Zhao Yun to go check on the boats and look for survivors. Ina wanted to go too but Sakon refused to let her go. We got ready to leave. Before that, I found a metal baseball bat so I decided to get it. Even though I felt bad about it, I emptied out Lily's bag and carried it so we can find some real food. I know we wouldn't want to keep eating canned foods.
We opened the door and went out. There were a few zombies but we were running so the zombies couldn't catch up to us. We began running towards the boat area but in no time, we were out of energy to run.
"Wait," Vincent said to us, and we stopped running. He went to a random family car and opened it. The door opened for him, and out came a zombie.
"Vincent!" I said. The zombie was on top of Vincent and Loz quickly pulled the zombie away. Masanori then jerked the knife into its head and he died. Loz pushed the lifeless body away and helped Vincent back up. My heart was pounding and I began to feel scared again.
"Look, it's a convenient store. Let's go take whatever food's left," Masanori said. I turned and across the street was a store. I looked at Lily's empty bag.
"Are you stupid? There could be tons of zombies there," Loz said. Masanori told Loz that they will be careful and they will be back in no time. Loz finally allowed. Masanori and Zhao Yun began walking off. I followed after them.
"Wait, I'm going to. I brought this bag for that purpose, I told them. They didn't let at first but I insisted so they had no choice. "I have a weapon to take care of myself too, you know." The nodded their head and we went across the street while Loz watched Vincent's back and made sure there were no zombies.
Zhao Yun opened the door silently and we went inside. It sounded like there was no one in there. We began walking down the aisle and there were so many foods still there. I guess no one had time to gather food. I unzipped the bag carefully and we began putting some snacks and candy in there. We really needed some drinks so I put a lot of water bottles in there. The bag was getting filled really quick and getting really heavy. Zhao Yun then took the bag from me because he knew it was gonna be too heavy for me to carry. Just when we were about to leave, I thought I heard a few footsteps. I backed up to see if it was zombies but I didn't see anyone.
"Guys, did you guys hear footsteps?" I asked and they said they didn't hear anything. I thought my mind was playing tricks on me so I continued walking. Just then, a zombie popped out of nowhere and tried to grab me. I scared the living hell out of me and I screamed and swung the metal bat at the head. The zombie's blood stained my plaid shirt. The head came off and landed on Masanori's shoulder and he screamed and smacked the head away from him. I don't know why but there were so many zombies in the store now. It was as though they waited until we were gonna leave. We began to fight them off.
"We need to get out of here!" Zhao Yun shouted, stabbing a zombie on the head as it died. Masanori and I agreed. Zhao Yun grabbed the bag and we began running towards the front. We opened the door and got out. Masanori then held on to the door to prevent the zombies from getting out. We stopped running.
"Come on, get in the car!" Loz shouted. We turned to the car and the engine was on. A whole bunch of zombies began coming to where we were at.
"Come on! We can still make it!" Zhao Yun said to Masanori. Masanori let go of the door and we began running towards the car. Zombies came out from the store. While I was running, I tripped on a rock and I fell down on the cement.
"Sephoraa!" Masanori shouted, turning back and running to help me. He pulled me up and we ran to the car but the zombies were at the car now. There was no way we would make it anymore. "Go on without us! We'll meet you guys at the boats!"
"He's right! Just go! Don't worry about us!" I shouted. Vincent looked like he didn't want to but there was no other choice. He sped the car off and the zombies shifted their attention to us. "We gotta go!" Masanori and I began running off towards the boats area.
We were both panting and it seemed like wherever we went, there were more zombies. I was so scared for my life and I knew that Masanori must have felt the same too. We were both panting and running at the same time. We didn't want to lead the zombies to the boat area so we just ran in any direction and got lost. We finally stopped running because we were too tired. We were in the neighborhood areas with houses. I was looking around and zombies began appearing once again.
"Not again. I'm too tired to run," I said to Masanori, who also saw the zombies. We began running again but I fell down because I was just too tired to run. Masanori ran back to me. "Just go on without me, Masanori. I'm only slowing you down."
"No, I'm not gonna leave you behind," Masanori said, helping me back up. I stood up and the zombies were starting to catch up. He took out his knife and turned to me. "Sephoraa, you are gonna run and you're not gonna look back, you hear me?" I shook my head.
"No, I'm not leaving you behind either!" I replied to him. Masanori told me that he will take care of the zombies while I run so I could get away.
"I want you to live on. I don't wanna see you hurt. I've always had a bit of a crush on you but I was too scared to admit it. Even if I die, I'm happy that I died letting you escape. Go on and find your way out of here. I'll distract the zombies," Masanori told me. I never knew he had a crush on me and it made me sad. I began to cry and wiped my tears away. He smiled sadly and kissed my forehead. "Now go on and don't look back. Promise me you'll make it through until the end." I cried and shook my head. I didn't want to leave him behind but he forced me to promise him. He pushed me a bit as a head start.
"I'm so sorry, Masanori," I said and began running off. I heard him slashing the zombies. When I was a bit far away, I heard him screaming out in pain and I knew the zombies got him. I cried even more and ran faster, despite my tiredness.
I was running and running until I fell down again and cried. My heart was full of pain. I hated seeing someone I know die in a horrible death. I was breathing hard too and my heart was pounding so loud that I can hear it.
"Sephoraa?" I heard someone call out to me. I turned and from the roof of a house nearby, there stood Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Sima Shi, and a girl police officer. She was very pretty and cute. Gan Ning then jumped down from the 1 story roof and landed on his feet. He then ran to me and helped me up. "What happened? Why are you alone?" I couldn't speak right now. All I could do was cry and he comforted me. He took me inside the house and took me up the roof where they were at. The police girl came to me and gave me a hug.
"It's okay, you'll be safe with me," she told me and I just nodded my head. "I'm Yuffie. I'm guessing your name is Sephoraa, right?"
"Yes," I replied to her, wiping my tears away.
"So what happened?" Ling Tong asked me, and they were all looking at me. I turned to Sima Shi and remembered his brother was with me at the hotel.
"I'm taking shelter with a few people, including 4 police officers. A few of us went to see if the boats were still there but we were forced to split up. You brother Sima Zhao is at the hotel with us," I said and Sima Shi seemed happy.
"That's good. Is it safe at the hotel? Maybe we can go there," Sima Shi said. I told them that we made sure there were no zombies in the hotel and there was food there too. I also told them that I was supposed to meet some of them at the boat areas. They decided to go there and see if there are boats. Then after they would go to the hotel and be reunited again. We left the house and began running towards the boat area.
Along the way, a few zombies began following us. Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Yuffie, Sima Shi, and I began killing the zombies. They all used a ballistic knife to kill the zombies while I knocked their heads off.
"Sorry," I would say every time I killed one of them. It wasn't their fault for being zombies. The rain grew heavier and we were getting soaked. Pretty soon, I began sneezing. It was such a bad time to sneeze. "Ah choo!" We continued running and I kept sneezing. The wind was getting pretty cold. We were running past and I saw my 2 classmates Mitsunari Ishida and Jiang Wei fighting off the zombies. "Look, they're in trouble! We have to help them!" I ran to go help them out. I swung at the zombie with all my might and his head came off. Jiang Wei and Mitsunari turned to me. "Don't worry, we're here to help. Ah choo!" I sneezed and we began taking care of the zombies.
Once we finished the last one, 2 figures came out from the dark corner. My eyes widened and I was so shocked and happy at the same time.
"Melina! Lauren, I'm so glad you're safe! Ah choo!" I said, running to them. We hugged and I began to cry out of happiness. They told me that Jiang Wei and Mitsunari were helping them out. I turned to them. "Thank you so much for helping them." They just smiled.
"Are the other girls with you?" Melina asked and I looked down. I told them about how Nina, Lily, and Annie didn't make it. They both began crying out of sadness. Just when we were crying, Lauren was pulled away from us and the zombie that grabbed her bit her shoulders and she screamed in pain. I couldn't believe that just happened. I was so sad and devastated. We just barely reunited and now this happened.
"Lauren!" Melina and I shouted and cried even more. A bunch of zombies began eating Lauren's flesh and she continued screaming. I knew we weren't able to help her anymore. Yuffie shot a few bullets at the zombies.
"We gotta go now!" Yuffie shouted. I ran and hit the zombie who bit her. His head came rolling off his neck and I continued to kill the zombies out of anger. Someone pulls me away and began running.
"No! Let me go! I'm gonna kill them! They killed my friend!" I screamed, crying. Gan Ning was the one who took me away from them. We began running off again. I was crying while running and I was still sneezing. Melina was crying too but she was running. We turned the corner and the boat area was there, but there were no boats. There were only zombies and they saw us.
"There's nothing there. Let's just go to the hotel and take shelter there." Sima Shi suggested. I already knew he was desperate to go to the hotel to be with his brother. I didn't see any car there. Vincent and the others must have gone back to the hotel. We agreed and we began running off again.
We turned the corner and a whole bunch of zombies were there. We all screamed because it was unexpected. We began running again but a zombie grabbed Melina by her hair. She began screaming so loud.
"Help me! I don't wanna die!" Melina screamed. I ran back and smashed the zombies head. He let go of her hair and we began running again. I had a lot of blood stain on my shirt. Because I went back to help Melina, we lost track of where Gan Ning them went. "Where did they go? Please tell me they left us here to die!" I shook my head.
"No, they wouldn't do that. Ah choo! They're going to the hotel. We can find our own way there, okay? Come on," I said to Melina and she nodded her head. We began running straight for a long time and we came across the place where Masanori died. Melina fell down from exhaustion and I helped her back up. I saw the ballistic knife that Masanori had been using and I picked it up. "Come on, we need to keep going. This place…Ah choo! It's where Masanori sacrificed himself so I can leave."
"I'm sorry about that," Melina said. I took a deep breath and I heard some growling. My eyes widened and I turned around. There stood Masanori, but he was a zombie now. Most of his flesh was gone and he was very bloody and scary looking. Melina turned and gasped. I quickly helped her get up. "Oh my god, is that who I think it is?" I slowly nodded my head, as Masanori began walking to us. "Let's get out of here before he kills us!" I know we should do that but I don't want him to be a zombie. I decided to put him to rest. I know he would have wanted it this way. I looked at the ballistic knife. I began walking towards him.
"Masanori, I'm so sorry about this. Ah choo! I never knew how you felt towards me. You're a great person. No one deserves to die and become a zombie. Ah choo! You wouldn't have wanted your body to be a zombie. It's better this way," I said to him, as he grabbed my shirt and tried to bite me. A tear dropped down my face as I jammed the knife into his head. He then stopped moving and fell down. "I hope you have a better life."
"Sephoraa." Melina said with a sad tone. I wiped my tears away and turned back to her. We both began walking off away from the body.
We were beginning to come close to the hotel. We began running towards the direction where the hotel was at. Melina and I turned and a lot of zombies were there. They began chasing us and we screamed. We ran back the other way but zombies seemed to be coming from all the directions. I was still sneezing too. We were trapped and we were gonna die.
"Climb on!" a voice said as we turned and there was a rope. We ran to it.
"Sephoraa, you climb on to it first," Melina told me. I insisted on her going first but she didn't let so I clung on to the rope and they pulled me up. It was the police officer who was talking to Vincent yesterday. I reached the top and got off. I put the rope down for Melina. She smiled and shook her head. "I can't, Sephoraa. I've been bitten already. God knows when I'm gonna turn into a zombie. I can't put you in danger. You're a really great friend and I'm happy to have been your friend. I'll take the zombies away so you guys can escape to the hotel. You guys please take care of her." Melina then began walking off and I was gonna go down the rope but the police officer held on to me tightly.
"Melina, no! Don't do this! Please!" I yelled but she continued on, leading the zombies away from us. "No! Let go of me! The zombies will kill her!" I yelled, bursting into tears. The officer told me that she was already dead the moment she was bitten and there is nothing I could do to prevent her from becoming a zombie. I knew what he said was true but I couldn't stand my last friend dying from a zombie. I continued crying and pretty soon, I could hear a painful scream. It was Melina's scream.
"Let's go to the hotel," He said, letting go of me. He and the girl police officer jumped down the roof. He then turned to me. "Come on, jump. I'll catch you." I then got up and wiped my tears away. I then jumped down, hoping to wake up but it wasn't a dream. He caught me and put me down. "I'm Cloud Strife and this is Tifa Lockhart." We began running to the hotel and there were no more zombies. I saw the car that Vincent used. I was so cold. Cloud pounded on the door 3 times. The door slowly opened and it was Keiji, holding a butcher knife. He looked surprised to see me.
"Sephoraa, you're okay!" he said, opening the door for us to get inside. We went inside and I saw that Sima Shi reunited with Sima Zhao and everyone was okay. I continued sneezing and Ina came running to me, along with Xing Cai and Gracia. I was feeling a headache now.
"Sephoraa! You're all wet!" Ina said, wrapping a towel around me. They took me to go sit down and Vincent came to me and gave me hug, which surprised me.
"Sephoraa, I was worried about you. We were just about to go out looking for you when Yuffie told us you guys got lost from them. Don't leave my side again, you hear?" he said, still hugging me. I apologized to him and looked down. I was so ready to cry in his arms but I held the tears inside. He let go of me after 15 seconds of hugging me.
"Where's Masanori? They said you both couldn't make it to the car," Kiyomasa said. Tears formed in my eyes. I remembered how he confessed to me and told me to live on and how he became a zombie.
"He… Sacrificed his life so I could escape the zombies. I'm so sorry," I replied to him, as Kiyomasa began crying. Mitsunari closed his eyes and shook his head. Tears came down his face, even with his eyes closed. "I'm so sorry. I try to help but people always die no matter how much I want to help them. I wanted to help him but I couldn't so he turned into a zombie and I killed him. I am so so sorry." I began crying because my heart was filled with pain.
"It's not your fault, Sephoraa," Kiyomasa said, wiping his tears away, "You at least helped Mitsunari get here. Don't blame yourself for his loss. I'm sure he would've wanted you to live when it comes down to the both of you."
"You were the one who found us and told us to come here. Thanks to you, I'm with my brother again," Sima Shi added in. I know they're trying to make me feel better.
"All of my friends are dead and I couldn't even protect them." I said, still crying. Xing Cai then gave me a big hug and told me that I still have a bunch of friends. Everyone told me that they were my friends and it did make me feel better. I thanked them all and Zhao Yun handed me Lily's bag. I took it and opened it.
"It's for everyone, not just me." I said, putting it down on the table. Everyone began taking some food. I got myself a water bottle and began drinking it. I finally stopped sneezing and felt much better. Everyone began eating the snacks and food that we brought. I took a small bag of extra hot cheetos and began eating it. Vincent came and sat down next to me. I turned to him and he smiled at me. I did the same too.
"You're really brave. It's admirable. You helped them get to us." He told me and I thanked him. I told him that he is brave too. He then gave out a handsome smile. My heart began pounding and I was starting to blush. I guess I really do like him, even though we just met yesterday. A lot has already happened and yet we have to go through this 3 more days. I was at least glad that a lot of us are together and safe in this hotel.
Everyone was just chilling together when we heard the doorbell ring. We all turned to the door and wondered if someone was there and needed help. Masamune was the closest to the door and he tried peeking to see who it is.
"I can't see who it is. It's pretty dark out there. Should I open it anyways?" Masamune asked and we were debating if we should or not. The doorbell rang once again. "You know, it's probably someone who needs help. I should just open it." Masamune opened the door as a bunch of zombies came rushing in through the door, making us scream in fear. Masamune tried to run away back to us but they got him. They bit off his face cheek and he screamed out in pain. All the guys began killing the zombies with knives. The girls and I backed up. I then grabbed the metal baseball bat and went to kill the zombies too. Tifa and Yuffie began killing the zombies as well.
While we were killing zombies, a zombie went behind Kiyomasa and was about to bite him. Mitsunari saw and ran to the zombie.
"Kiyomasa, watch out!" he yelled, going in front of Kiyomasa as the zombie took a bite of Mitsunari's back and he screamed out in pain. His shirt began turning red with blood and the zombie began eating Mitsunari alive like he was having a hunger attack. Kiyomasa turned and saw what had happened.
"No! Mitsunari!" Kiyomasa yelled, stabbing the zombie on the head. He began crying as Mitsunari's mouth began filling with blood. Keiji killed the last zombie and closed the door before more zombies can get in. We were all breathing hard and Kiyomasa continued crying. "Why would you do something stupid?"
"Live…On… Kiyomasa…" Mitsunari said before drawing his last breath. Kiyomasa cried harder. Everyone felt so bad for him. I knew that Mitsunari was gonna become a zombie soon.
"He's gonna turn into a zombie too." I told them. Kadaj got out his gun and aimed it at Mitsunari but Kiyomasa said that he would do it. Kadaj gave him the gun and Kiyomasa stood up. He aimed the gun at Mitsunari. Mitsunari began waking up as a zombie. Kiyomasa apologized to Mitsunari and shot him in the head. Mitsunari officially died. I felt so sorry for Kiyomasa. His 2 best friends had just passed away too. I knew how he must have felt. Kiyomasa gave the gun back to Kadaj. I turned and Masamune was about to bite Kadaj! I gasped.
"Kadaj, watch out!" I said, as he turned and Masamune attempted to bite him. Kadaj grabbed Masamune and held his head. Masamune knocked him to the floor and tried to eat him. Loz grabbed Masamune from behind and Masamune looked up and bit Loz on the jaw and Loz screamed in pain. Yazoo stabbed Masamune on the head and he stopped moving. We were all in shock. Loz pushed Masamune's lifeless body away and he began breathing hard.
"I'm gonna turn into a zombie," Loz said, dropping to his knees and began crying. Kadaj and Yazoo began crying too. As hard as it is to see a friend become a zombie, it's even harder for a family member to see their brother or sister become one. We were all quiet. "You guys need to kill me. I don't wanna put you guys in danger. Kill me before I turn into one of those monsters." Kadaj then aimed the gun at Loz. He was bawling out in tears. His hand was shaking and his hand was on the trigger. He then stopped aiming at him.
"I can't do it." He said, putting the gun away. Loz then got up and wiped his tears away. He was still bleeding out from Masamune's bite on him.
"Then I have to kill myself. I don't want to become a zombie. You guys take care. Same goes for the rest of you too. I know what I have to do." Loz said, getting up. He opened the entrance door and there were no zombies around. He began taking all the zombie bodies out of the hotel. Kadaj, Yazoo, Cloud, and Vincent helped him take the bodies out as well. When he was done, he said his goodbyes to us all before closing the door. We heard him running off and in about 5 minutes, we heard a gunshot. We all flinched and knew that it was Loz. Kadaj and Yazoo fell to the ground, crying so hard. I felt so sorry for them that tears dropped from my eyes as well. I wasn't the only one though. Most of them shed tears
Everyone was sitting down, feeling sad. We just lost 3 of our people today. We needed to be more prepared for zombies. Using knives and baseball bats were too risky. We need weapons that could shoot from far away, like guns. I was thinking hard about it for a while and then Vincent spoke.
"We need to get everyone guns. We shouldn't be using knives anymore. It's quicker to kill zombies with guns. At the police station, we're loaded with guns and ammo. We police officers are running very short on ammo and we'll be more vulnerable to the zombies," Vincent said, and everyone agreed. We all knew it was better this way. "It's risky, but we need to go to the police station and get as much guns and ammos as we can. I need a few people to come and back me up."
"I'll go. I'm a pretty fast runner. I'll be able to get guns quick." Gan Ning volunteered. Keiji, Zhao Yun, Jiang Wei, and Kiyomasa volunteered to go too. I wanted revenge on the zombies for killing my friends. I really hated them. I then promised myself that I would kill as much zombies as I could now until the end. I also wanted to make sure no harm comes to them.
"I'm going too." I said, as everyone turned to me.
"No, you're staying here. You've been in enough danger today. You should rest and leave it to us." Vincent said and I shook my head. I know that he cares about my safety but I care about his as well.
"No, I'm going too and I'm not changing my mind. I want to get the zombies back for killing my friends. You've been in enough danger yourself too. We can use my bag and my fallen friends' bags to pack up the guns and ammo." I said, heading upstairs and unpacking my friends' bags. I brought them down and gave it to them. I had my bag with me. Ina, Xing Cai, and Gracia came to me.
"We're going with you. You're gonna need our help too. We can load up weapons and ammo in our bags too." Gracia said and I nodded my head. Ina said that Sakon is in the shower so we need to leave before he comes out. We got our weapons and went out of the hotel. We began walking off from the hotel. We were following Vincent.
"So why do I get the girly pink bag?" Keiji asked while we were walking. It made us laugh a bit. It was great laughing, even though it was only a bit. All we're had was sadness for a while so it was nice laughing. I told him that it didn't really matter because he's not actually a girl or anything and that it was only for weapons. The rain wasn't as harsh as before. It was only sprinkling a little.
While we were walking, we saw a group of zombies eating someone. His intestines were being pulled out of his body and a zombie was eating his heart. It disgusted us very much and I realized the person they were eating was wearing a police uniform. I then figured that it must have been Loz. We quickly went off and turned the corner. When we did, there were a few zombies walking around. Vincent quickly went behind the dumpster and we did the same too.
"We need to go one by one to the next dumpster. It's safer that way then all of us going at once," Vincent said and we nodded our heads. Keiji then crept over past the zombies and made it the other side. Zhao Yun then went and made it to the other side. Jiang Wei did the same too and so did Gan Ning and Kiyomasa. "You guys go first." I then went over to the other side. I turned to them and Xing Cai went next. She made it safely and Gracia went. She was extremely careful because she was scared. While she was going carefully, a zombie randomly turned around and saw her. It growled at her and she screamed. The other zombies turned around, hearing her scream.
"Oh no, Gracia." Ina said, as Gracia ran to them as Vincent began shooting the zombies, hitting their heads with every shot. He ran to us and told us to run. We all began running off, easily escaping the zombies. It was a close one. We continued running and we reached the police station in no time. Vincent went in first and we followed behind him. He led us to a giant safe room. He typed in a code and it opened for him. We all went inside and there were so many weapons of different sorts.
"Hurry and fill your bags." Vincent said, and we began taking many different kinds of guns. I took many pistols, Ak47's, Ak74u, Galil, M16, and sniper guns. I took loads of ammos. I got myself a pistol and tried to figure out how to put ammo inside it. Vincent then took the gun and showed me how.
"Wow. It seems pretty simple," I said to him. He told me that it was very easy. Even though we loaded up the bags, there were still lots of guns available. I turned and saw the belt things girl police officers use and they put it through their thighs and there's a spot where guns can be placed. I grabbed one of them and put it on. I put two other loaded up pistols in each thigh area. Ina turned to me and saw what I did. I handed one to each girl. "You guys should use it. It'll be helpful." They put it on and also put pistols in each thigh.
"You're right, it is useful." Ina commented and I smiled. I heard footstep approaching and I turned. It was dark but I could see a figure of a dog. I loved animals so I squatted down and smiled.
"Look, it's a dog. It's okay. Come here, doggy." I said, clapping my hands gently. The dog came out of the darkness and it was not what I expected. The dog was practically all bones. It had little meat hanging on the sides of the stomach and face. I screamed and fell on my butt. They all turned to me. "It's… It's a zombie dog!" they saw the zombie dog and the girls screamed, being scared as well, but Gracia showed the most fear.
"Oh fuck!" Keiji said when the zombie dog began running to get inside. Vincent then went to the door and closed us in. we could hear the zombie dog barking and scratching on the door. I wondered if we were trapped inside there. "I didn't know dogs could become zombies too!"
"Are we trapped in here?" asked Jiang Wei, looking paranoid. The girls and I gathered around the corner. Gracia was so scared that her hands began shaking.
"We're not stuck in here. In case of any emergency, there's another door that has stairs, leading up to the roof. Come on, we need to get out of here." Vincent said, pressing a button and it opened, splitting a wall up a bit and revealing a door. Vincent opened the door and there was nothing but stairs to climb.
"I think I'm gonna be scared of dogs for the rest of my life." Kiyomasa said, as we began walking the stairs. There were 30 steps of stairs and Vincent opened the other door and we were on the rooftop. The roof is a platform and it's safe to be up here. It's even safer to be up here than the hotel, but the bad thing about it is that when it rains, we won't have any cover.
"We need to head back to the others in case anything happens." Gan Ning said and we agreed. Every moment we are gone, who knows what happens at the hotel? I looked down and zombies were gathering around. There were so many zombies.
"Look, zombies are gathering around. What do we do now?" I said, as the rest looked down and saw it as well. I then looked at my bag. Before I knew it, I took out a Galil gun. I aimed for a zombies head and fired at it. "I'm gonna kill them all." I began shooting at them. Vincent took out a sniper gun and began shooting them with me. Xing Cai then took out one of her guns and began helping me fire at them. Keiji then began firing at them and then Ina did too. Next up was Zhao Yun and Jiang Wei and then Gan Ning and Kiyomasa. Gracia was the last one to start shooting them.
We were doing a good job killing the zombies. We aimed at their heads first before shooting so we saved a lot of bullets that way. When we killed the last one, there was a giant pile of zombies. I was pretty sure we killed most of the zombies.
"I think it should be safe going back to the others at the hotel now." Zhao Yun said, as we put our guns away. The gun I was using was almost out of bullets. I decided that I was gonna go back down and get another pack of ammo.
"I'll be right back," I told them and quickly ran back down the stairs. When I reached the bottom, I saw that the door we closed was open. I was confused. Did someone open the door? Where was the zombie dog? I took out my pistol gun and aimed at the door. I began walking out and stepped out of the room. I looked around and didn't see anyone. I continued walking deeper in the police station. It was kinda dark in there. While I was walking, I tripped on something and fell down. I got back up and turned around. I saw a flashlight on the ground so I picked it up and turned it on. It shone on the thing I tripped on and it was the same zombie dog that tried to get in the room. Someone had killed the dog. "What the heck?" I then knew that someone must be taking shelter in the police station but I don't know who is. I went in deeper, using the flashlight to guide me while aiming the gun.
While I was walking carefully, a guy popped out of nowhere and aimed his gun at me. He scared the shizzles out of me so I flinched and uttered a small scream. Once he saw that it was just me, he lowered his gun.
"Who are you? How did you get access into the weaponry room? Only police officers know how to open it." He said. I lowered my pistol as well. The man was dressed as a police officer as well so I'm assuming he is a cop.
"I'm Sephoraa. I'm with Officer Vincent. We're on the roof, about to head back to the others waiting for us. There are other Officers there too. You can come with us to be safer. Who are you?" I replied to him. He told me that his name is Cid and he decided to go with us too. He grabbed a police bag and packed up weapons and ammo too. We went up the stairs and to the roof. Everyone turned to us.
"Cid, you're still here." Vincent said and Cid nodded his head. I told them about how Cid is coming with us to the hotel. We went down the stairs together and out of the police station.
"I'm leaving the weaponry door open in case there are other survivors who go to the police station for weapons. They'll be able to protect themselves," Cid began and saw the pile of zombies, "Damn, that's a hell of a zombie. You guys sure did do a great job taking care of them. I think you guys would be great police officers." We laughed and continued walking.
"Sephoraa, I'm sorry for yelling at you at the mall on Friday." Ina told me. I told her it was okay and that it already passed. We were walking past a clothing store. As Zhao Yun walked past it, a zombie popped out from the store and tried to bite him. Zhao Yun screamed because it scared him. Jiang Wei let go of his bag filled with weapons and ran and pulled the zombie away from Zhao Yun as more zombies gathered and began surrounding them. We began shooting at the zombies but there were too much zombies.
"I'm sorry, Zhao Yun," Jiang Wei said, pushing Zhao Yun to us and Keiji pulled him back. Jiang Wei was surrounded by the zombies. "Run away, you guys. Save yourselves!" The zombies then began eating Jiang Wei and he was screaming out in pain.
"Jiang Wei, no!" Zhao Yun screamed, beginning to cry. Keiji pulled Zhao Yun and we began running. Vincent picked up Jiang Wei's bag and ran with us. We heard a gunshot and knew that Jiang Wei killed himself. It was so sad that Jiang Wei risked his life for Zhao Yun and got us to escape the zombies. I guess we really didn't kill a lot of zombies like I thought. As we were running, we heard someone calling out to us.
"Hey! Wait for me!" a voice said. We stopped and turned to see who it was. It was Magoichi Saika, the man that Gracia likes. Magoichi likes her too though. Gracia smiled and ran to him. Seeing how Magoichi looks, it seems like he's killed a lot of zombies. His shirt has a lot of blood stains and he had a gun with him.
"Mago, you're safe!" Gracia said, as they hugged tightly. In 5 seconds, they stopped. "Come on, we're about to go where everyone else is at." Magoichi nodded his head and they both ran to us and we began going back to the hotel. Magoichi explained that he was on the roof of one of the stores, feeling helpless when he saw us running. It was the first time he saw survivors and he wanted to come with us because we were pretty armed. He then followed us and was yelling for us to wait but we didn't hear him until that one time. We were glad to find another survivor.
"Who else is with you guys?" he asked. We told him the classmate's names and the other police officers. Gracia told him about the classmates who have fallen and he seemed really sad. "Gracia, I promise you I will do whatever I can to keep you safe." Gracia nodded her head and we finally reached the hotel. It seems like nothing happened while we were gone. It relieved us and we knocked on the door. It opened and we saw that Tifa was the one who opened the door. She then smiled out of relief.
"Guys, you're safe! You took longer than we expected and thought something happened." Tifa said, as we went inside and she closed the door. We went inside and began handing out guns and ammo to every person there. While I was handing them out, I turned and saw Zhao Yun still crying. I felt so sorry for him and I knew how he must be feeling. I've felt the same too. I went over to him and gave him a hug.
"It's okay. I know how you must feel right now. I lost all of my friends as well. Don't forget what you told me too. Everyone here is still your friend. You have to pull yourself together and do what you can to survive. I'm sure it's what Jiang Wei would have wanted for you. It's what our fallen friends would have wanted." I told him, wiping his tears away and he nodded his head.
"You're right. I'll do what I can to keep everyone safe, as well as myself. Thank you, Sephoraa." Zhao Yun replied to me and I smiled. I was glad I was able to help him stop crying. I went to go sit down by myself.
"How is he?" Vincent asked. I turned and he was next to me. I didn't even realize he came to sit next to me. I smiled and told him that he will be better soon and that he's doing well. "You're a really good person, Sephoraa. You're always helping others." I smiled and thanked him. Yuffie was walking past and she heard him complimenting me. She then smiled.
"Well that's the first time I've heard him giving out compliments. Maybe something special is bound to happen." She told me very cheerfully. Something special is bound to happen? What does she mean by that? I asked her and she just laughed and told me that I would find out soon enough. She then went off to Tifa and they both were giggling.
"How's your fever? Is it still there?" Vincent asked, placing his hand on my forehead. Now that he mentioned it, it still hurts. "Sephoraa, you're burning hot. I'll quickly go to a store close by here and get you some Tylenol." He got up and grabbed a few guns and placed it in different areas of himself. I then got up. There was no way I'd let him go alone. I needed to make sure he'd be safe.
"Wait, I'm coming with you. I'm not gonna let you go alone. I have to make sure you're safe," I told him, grabbing his hand without thinking. He turned back to me and I quickly let go of his hand. "Sorry."
"I know you want to make sure I'm safe but you can't go. It's too dangerous out there. A lot of people died already." Vincent replied to me. I shook my head. What he said is true and he's going out there still. I don't want him to be one of the people who end up dead.
"All the more reasons I won't let you go alone. Even if you take someone else I'm still coming too. You've been protecting me so now it's my turn to help protect you too." I continued. Vincent tried to convince me to stay but I didn't want to stay so he had no choice but to let me go with him. This time, it would just be the both of us.
Everyone didn't want us to go, especially because it was getting dark out there. We had our guns and we would use the flashlight I found at the police station. We both told them that it was very close. If we run, it wouldn't take more than 10 minutes and we would be very careful.
We went out the door and used the flashlights to guide us there. It was dead silent and there we a few zombies but we were running so the zombies couldn't get us. The only thing we could hear was the sound of our footsteps. I was running next to Vincent and he was holding the flashlight along with his gun. We reached there in about 5 minutes.
"Stay close to me, alright?" he told me as we reached the store. It was a medicine store. I nodded my head and he carefully opened the door so the little bell wouldn't ring. We went inside and we began walking down the aisle he went to. Vincent went to the headache section and began taking as much as he could. I helped him load up the bag he had. When we were almost finished, we heard some zombie's moaning out the door. The door opened and the bell rang. "Shit! Come over here." We squatted down and began going to another aisle. We went down that aisle and made it close to the door. Vincent began going to the door when a zombie saw him and began growling. The other zombies then began coming to us. "Oh fuck!" He got up and grabbed my hand and we ran to the very back of the store. There was an exit door there and he tried to open it but there was something blocking it from the back side of the door.
"What should we do now? Should we shoot them?" I asked, beginning to take out my pistol but he held my hand and prevented it from taking the gun. Vincent didn't want me to shoot them, because the others at the hotel would hear and think something happened. He didn't want to worry them. He turned and saw a cabinet. He then opened it and took everything out. He grabbed my hand and pulled me inside with him. Vincent closed the cabinet doors and locked it from the inside. We heard the zombies coming inside the back. I was so scared that my hands began shaking. My heart was pounding so loud that I think Vincent could hear it. "I am so scared." I was whispering when I said that. I then felt a warm hand hold my hand. It was Vincent's hand. He pulled me close to him and I could feel his warm breath. My heart beat even faster and I felt hot on the inside. We heard a zombie come to the cabinet and began trying to open up the cabinet. I started feeling so shaky on my knees and my hands again. I think Vincent knew how scared I was because he pulled me even closer to him.
It was then that I felt something warm press up against my lips. It felt like it was his lips but I don't know. I stopped feeling shaky and my ears were feeling hot. We were both breathing hard and stayed that way until we heard the zombies go away. Vincent then slowly stopped hugging me and the warm thing I felt on my lips pulled away.
"I think they're gone now. Let's get out of here." Vincent said to me. He carefully unlocked the cabinet from the inside and opened it. We both peeked out and there were no zombies in sight. We came out of the cabinet and began walking to the front again. It seems like the zombies went out of the medicine store. Vincent and I went out of the store and began walking back to the hotel.
I could still feel my heart pounding. I was curious to know what it was that I felt on my lips. I wanted to ask if he kissed me but I didn't want to feel stupid. We continued walking in silence for a little while and I couldn't help but ask.
"Hey, um… Sorry to ask but what was the thing that I felt on my lips?" I asked, breaking the silence between us.
"A kiss. You were really scared and I thought maybe if I kissed you, you'd be calm again. I didn't think anything of it so you don't have to worry." Vincent replied to me. That was my first kiss and the one who took it from me didn't think anything of it. That kind of hurt my feelings but I really shouldn't be one to complain. After all, we hardly even know each other. But then the way how he was when we got separated made me think he at least had a bit of feelings for me. I guess he doesn't like me after all.
"Oh… Well that was my very first kiss. Not that you care or anything." I told him, and it became silent again. He didn't say anything so I guess he really doesn't care. I think he just wants to help as much people as he could. I am so stupid for thinking he may have had feelings for me. Thinking of that made me want to cry but I didn't because I didn't want him to see. I didn't want to make him feel bad. We stayed silent for the rest of the time until we were back at the hotel. Vincent knocked on the door and it opened. Cloud opened the door and we went inside.
"I'm gonna go on ahead and shower." I told Vincent, taking a bottle of Tylenol and heading into room 1 on the first floor. I grabbed my bag and went inside. I put my clothes back inside. There were still a 3 pistols, a Galil, Ak47, and a sniper gun left with 5 boxes of ammo. I guess these are my guns since everyone has their own weapons now. I went upstairs and into the bathroom.
I was taking a nice warm bath. Since I was alone, I decided to let my emotions out silently. Tears dropped but I didn't cry out loud. I couldn't believe I was even feeling this way. I mean, I don't even know him much and he doesn't know much about me. We're in a bad situation right now and the least of our concerns are falling in love with a stranger who helps keep everyone alive. I can't focus on that right now. I need to focus on helping everyone survive.
I felt much better after the bath. I put on a thin purple sweater and a black short before coming out of the bath. I went into room 4 on the 2nd floor and put my bag inside there. I figured that since we have much more people now, we could split more. I was gonna sleep inside this room tonight. I took out a Tylenol pill and put it in my mouth. I then gulped it down with some water. I walked over to the bed and sat down. I wished my friends were still here with me. Things would have been so much different if they were with me. Tears dropped down my face and I covered my face with my knees.
The door opened and I quickly wiped my tears away and turned to see who it was. To my surprise, it was Vincent.
"I was looking for you. While you were in the bathroom, we decided to pair up again in different rooms. I had to be paired up with you." He told me. He sure did make it seem like he didn't want to be paired up with me. It honestly kind of hurt when he worded it like that. I feel like he doesn't want to be near me anymore. I wondered who paired him up with me. I asked him if it was just gonna be us two or there are more. "No, it's just the both of us." He went over to the bed on the other corner. Why do I keep feeling this way? I can't like him no matter what. There was an awkward silence between us again. Vincent then turned to me. "Have you eaten? I'll go get you some food." I shook my head. I lost my appetite already and I wasn't hungry.
"I'll get some food when I feel hungry. You don't have to do much for me, you know. I know how to take care of myself. I'm okay." I replied to him. It got quiet again. I guess its awkward now because he kissed me. "Hey, who was the one who paired us together?" he told me that Cloud paired us together. "Oh… You know, if you don't want to be partnered with me, you don't have to. You wanted to be with the other police officers, right? You'd be more comfortable being with people you know." He then turned to me.
"You don't want to be partnered with me? Is that what you're trying to say?" he asked. I told him that I wasn't trying to say that. How could he take my words so wrong? I was confused. It seemed like he got kind of angry. "Well it certainly seems like it."
"Because it seems like you don't want to be partnered up with me. Did I do something wrong? Do you hate me or something?" I accidentally blurred out. I really didn't mean to say it out loud. He must think I am so stupid and that I'm making things so hard. Vincent looked down and then back at me.
"No, that's not it. It's just…" he began and then he stopped speaking. I didn't understand why it was so hard to just say that he didn't want to be my partner. I can feel my emotions building up but I was doing my best to hold it inside. He let out a sigh. I can feel a vibe tension coming between us now. It was unpleasant to feel. "I'm sorry. I'll trade places with someone else." He got his things and left the room. I took a deep breath and moved my bangs away. I needed to let out my emotions. I felt kind of angry and sad and hurt mixed together in my heart. I didn't want to be here right now. Before I knew it, I grabbed my bag and went to the door. I closed it and locked it. I then went to the window and carefully opened it. I tied 3 blankets together and tied it to the bed. I then held on to the blankets and went out the window. I was outside and I climbed out of the fence and began running off, tears coming out of my eyes…
Vincent went down the stairs to where Cloud and the other Officers were hanging out. he went to sit down next to Cid and they turned to him. He was trying to not show how he was feeling but Yuffie can see it in his red eyes.
"Vincent, what's wrong? Now don't you try and tell me that you are okay because you're not. Let me guess. It's Sephoraa, isn't it?" Yuffie asked, as Vincent nodded his head. Yuffie always guesses everything right.
"What happened? Did something happen between you guys?" Tifa asked.
"Did you try to rape her?" Cid joked and Vincent shook his head. He knew Cid was just kidding around. Vincent shook his head. He decided to tell them what happened. When he finished, Yuffie and Tifa were so shocked.
"Vincent, how could you? Don't you know how important a girl's first kiss is? Telling her you didn't think of anything when you did it will destroy her and make her sad." Yuffie said to Vincent. He doesn't really understand girls so hearing that made him feel kind of bad for saying it. He didn't think it would hurt her that much.
"It's not that I didn't think anything of it. We're in the middle of a war with zombies. We don't have time to be romantic or anything. I didn't mean to hurt her to anything. I just thought if I said that, she wouldn't think anything of it either." Vincent said. Tifa shook her head.
"Girls don't think like guys, Vincent. If you do that and then not care, she's gonna think she did something wrong. Judging by the way she talks to you, it would seem like she's crushing on you. If a guy said that to me after taking my first kiss, I'd be sad. You guys are still paired up, right? You guys have all night to talk things through." Tifa told him. He remembered how he said he'd find a replacement. Seeing how Yuffie and Tifa saying that it was wrong for him to say that he thought nothing of the kiss, they're gonna tell him how wrong he was too. He already asked Keiji to be Sephoraa's partner.
"I told her I'd find someone else to be her partner. I thought she didn't want to be paired up with me. I already asked Keiji to go." Vincent revealed and Yuffie and Tifa gasped. Their mouths were open and their eyes were wide.
"You what?" they both said at the same time. Yuffie and Tifa began telling him how wrong it was to say that to her. He felt bad that he didn't know. He thought about it and realized how wrong he was. He told them that he would talk to her and apologize. They said that it would be great if he does.
Meanwhile, Keiji packed his stuff again from the room he was supposed to be in. he was sharing rooms with Kaihime, Kiyomasa, and Yukimura in room 2 on the 1st floor. He walked up the stairs and to room 4. When he was in front of the door, he knocked on it.
"Hello? Sephoraa, you in there?" Keiji asked. He waited for her to respond but it was all quiet. "Vincent asked me to be your roommate in place of him. I'm gonna come in." Still, no answer. He thought she might have been sleeping or something. From the threshold, he could feel that it was kind of cold. He tried to open the door but it was locked. He knocked on it a few more times. "Sephoraa, you in there? Hellllllllllloooooooooo?" It seemed like she was in deep sleep. Maybe it was because of the Tylenol she had to take. He placed his ear on the door. He couldn't hear her breathing in there. All he can hear was wind. He got down and tried to peek through the threshold. All he could see was that there was a blanket tied to the bed and it goes out the window that was opened. He didn't see anyone in there. It seemed like no one was there and he began to worry a bit. Keiji got back up and banged the door open.
The door swung open and he went inside. There was no one in the room. He went to the window and saw that a few blankets were tied together and put out the window. It was then that he knew she must have left. He quickly went out of the room and back downstairs.
"Guys, I think Sephoraa left the hotel. She's not in her room anymore and there's blankets tied together and put down the window." Keiji told them.
"What?" Ina said, getting worried. She got off her chair. "Why would she leave? Are you sure? Have you checked anywhere else?" Keiji then repeated that blankets were tied and used to get into the backyard of the hotel. "This is so unlike her. She wouldn't just leave by herself. Zombies are most active at night. She knows that!"
"We'll go find her," Vincent said, getting up and taking out his gun. Cloud and Cid grabbed their guns too. Everyone became worried. "We'll find her. We're from this town. It shouldn't be too hard to spot her." Vincent, Cloud, and Cid walked to the front door and opened it. There stood a crowd of zombies.
"Oh shit!" Cid said, trying to close the door. Everyone panicked and screamed. Vincent and Cloud helped Cid close the door. They had to kill a few zombies first before finally being able to close the door. They were breathing hard when they closed the door. They heard the zombies scratching on the door. "There are hella zombies. We won't be able to get outside."
"I hate to say this but we have to wait until the zombies are gone. It's too risky if we leave now." Cloud said, putting his gun away. Everyone didn't want that but they knew it was best. Besides, Sephoraa has guns now and she can shoot them good. Vincent was so tempted to go out there to find her. He knew that Sephoraa left because of him. He is to blame. He tried to leave but Cloud and Cid didn't let him.
It was already in the middle of the night and everyone was starting to sleep. Cloud and Cid fell asleep already and it seems like Vincent was the only one awake. He went to room 4 of the 2nd story part. He was about to go down the blankets when the door opened. It was Ina, and Xing Cai. He turned to them and they closed the door quietly.
"Look, we know that you're going to find Sephoraa. We're gonna go with you. You can't go alone in the middle of the night. She's our friend. We need to make sure she's safe. So you let us go with you or everyone is gonna know." Xing Cai said, holding an Ak47u and carrying a backpack. He didn't want anyone to come because it would be dangerous but he didn't have a choice.
"Alright, come on." He said, going down the blanket. Xing Cai and Ina did the same and they were in the hotel backyard. They climbed over the gates and began walking in search of their friend who left…