A/N First of all sorry for taking so long to update I finally broke down and was able to write again yay! I don't know when I'll be updating after this since I'm going to be entering a short story contest but hopefully I wont be so long this time. ANYWAY sorry hope you like it okay bye.

Ichigo:

When Ichigo woke up it was still dark out, the rain hadn't let up and could be heard barraging the roof above. Not long after he had to calm Orihime down he was on look out, it felt pointless to him though, what was the use of being look out when you're screwed either way. Ichigo looked at the clock it was 5:45am, Renji was on duty Ichigo saw him sitting in a chair in the living room wringing his hands as he stared at the door with an intense look on his face. He felt it too, the pain. It clawed at his heart until he couldn't feel his heart anymore. Ichigo wouldn't admit that he had spent most of the night crying over Keigo and Tatsuki. The fact that Orihime felt guilty about it made him feel even worse. This whole thing was a mess, and what was with Shinji anyway? he couldn't see him being the mastermind behind some big plot it just wasn't right. Ichigo ran a hand through his ginger hair and sat up. "Hey Renji, I think we should get going soon, we don't wanna stay here too long." Ichigo spoke as he entered the living room with Renji. Renji sat there he didn't even move or acknowledge Ichigo. "Hey Renji you hear me?" Ichigo waved a hand in front of his face.

"Ugh." Renji grunted in response.

"Renji, are you sleeping?"

"What? no!" Renji jerked up from his seat wiping the drool from his mouth. Ichigo eying him suspiciously.

"Yeah, sure whatever. I don't honestly care." Ichigo shrugged. "Anyway" Ichigo continued. "I was thinking it might be good to move as early as possible so we don't sty here too long. Look we're sitting ducks we should really move."

Renji sighed. "I'm not disagreeing with you I think we should wake the others up first and get their opinion before we make any plans.

"Yeah sounds good. Ichigo nodded heading back into Chad's bedroom where everyone was collectively sleeping on the floor. "Orihime, Uryu, Rukia, Chad. Wake up." Ichigo stage whispered as he shook everyone's shoulders.

Once everyone was awake Ichigo told everyone what he had in mind.

"I was thinking, we should get going asap and head to the hospital I don't think we should stay here for long because they might catch our scent. And we can find out what really going on here."

"That's easier said than done Ichigo, sure we have guns now but that doesn't mean we are invincible." Uryu pointed out. Rukia bit her lip.

"He does have a point Ichigo."

"Yeah, well it's better than being cornered in a tiny apartment with no room to escape." Ichigo pointed out.

The group of six fell silent. Ichigo had raised a good point.

"All in favour of leaving?" Ichigo asked raising his hand.

Everyone raised their hands except Uryu

The blue eyed boy sighed and raised his hand slowly. "Fine, I guess Ichigo does have a valid point for once. Lets go then.

Renji:

The group decided it would be best to have breakfast before they left, so they all shared the same cold bland oatmeal. Renji couldn't complain though it was the least disgusting thing he had seen in the last twenty four hours. He was worried about Rukia though, she seemed to take this whole thing easily but he knew she was just burying her feelings under her assertiveness, he could tell she wanted to be helpful, but no one could be helpful in this situation. Guilt clung to him like a bad smell, he knew he saw the zombie before it attacked Keigo but he didn't respond in time. Why not? Renji knew deep down he was afraid and didn't want another incident like what had happened at Ichigo's house, why was this so hard for him? They weren't even human anymore. Renji shoveled the grey mush into his mouth as fast as possible swallowing before he could gag at the bland texture that all to similar to brains. He couldn't help but notice Ichigo and Orihime looked a bit more comfortable with each other, he wondered if something had happened while he was asleep. He wished he could have that with Rukia, not that they weren't best friends, it just seemed Orihime and Ichigo had something more. 'What a stupid time to be jealous.' Renji shook his head in disapproval. Sometimes he didn't even understand himself. Renji winced feeling pain in the scratch on his neck, he gingerly rubbed the wound hoping it was nothing, he'd rather die like Keigo than become one of those freaks. Luckily he hadn't felt sick yet so far so good.

Renji and Chad moved the barricade around the door as quietly as they could hoping not to stir up commotion, because soon neighbours complaining about noise would be ten times as they had the furniture out the way they were on the move. Renji clutched his shot gun harder, he still had the axe ready to go fastened onto the backpack he was carrying but he really didn't want to resort to using it again. Anxiety crawled up the back of his throat but he didn't let it show, he put himself in front of the group. At least that way he would get hit first, and since he was already wounded it wouldn't matter but he was still scared. He wished he could hide in Chad's apartment forever but he knew it would never work no matter what the government said. Renji led the way down the narrow hallway, since there was no daylight the group had to be extra careful everything was a blind spot. Every footstep accompanied by a groan or creak in the floor, the redhead winced every time they took a step fearing for the worst. Once the group got to the exit Renji huled the door open and breathed a sigh of relief. It was still insanely dark out but luckily for them it wouldn't last long dawn should just be around the corner. 'Hopefully we're alive to see it.'

"Alright, first stop hospital, Then we get the heck away from here." the group nodded not saying a word. Renji shivered and rubbed his arms to keep warm, the rain brought the worse kind of cold, the one that sinks into your body and makes your bones feel like lead. Renji wished he could've had a bath or changed for that matter he wasn't too carried away with the blood stained sweatshirt and jeans he was sporting.'Survival over comfort I guess.' Renji yawned putting a hand to his mouth. "So which way do we go now?" He asked obliviously.

"You're telling me you don't know where the hospital is? And you've lived here how long?" Uryu asked dumbstruck.

"It's no use Uryu, Renji is terrible with direction, Once on a field trip he got us lost for four hours and our parents horrified that we went walking on our own."Rukia interjected. Renji chuckled he missed the good old days especially now.

"Whatever I guess I'll lead the way then since I know the way better than anyone here." Uryu concluded shaking his head. Renji rolled his eyes sometimes Uryu could act like a real douche, and this was no time to be acting like one.

Orihime:

The group shuffled quietly as possible and going as fast as possible. They had agreed to walk in the middle of the road when possible since it would be open and they'd hopefully be able to see any movement .Orihime wished she could block the rancid meat stink in the air, she could always tell when they were getting close to a body because the smell would get even stronger and mixed with the tangy scent of blood. Right now was one of those times Orihime covered her mouth with one hand and held her pistol in the other.

"Holy shit." Ichigo deadpanned.

Orihime finally looked up from her feet which she had been doing to avoid looking at anything particularly gruesome. But that all ended when she looked up and finally understood why Ichigo sounded so flabbergasted.

There were hundreds of mauled bodies everywhere most were concentrated in one large pile, someone had obviously been here and moved them. She could see the horror and the fear still on their faces. Orihime's hands began to tremble, she never asked for this to happen tears formed at her eyes. 'No, I need to calm down.' She shook her head hoping to rid the image in her brain. But their faces were still there, with horrified expressions still painted on them. The group trudged through stepping over bodies and limbs Orihime counted her breathing 'Three seconds . Release.' trying to control her shaking. She tried as hard as she could to not throw up her breakfast, she knew she needed to make the most of what little food she had. The hospital wasn't much further but the closer they got to more carnage they had to get through. The smell of rotting flesh was to much for Orihime to handle anymore she paused for a second and threw up in front of a silver honda parked on the side of the road. The group noticed and waited ahead for her, they may be anxious to get going but they weren't willing to let another person die. Orihime was hunched over for quite awhile dry heaving. That's when she heard gurgling from behind the car. Orihime's heart dropped she clenched her pistol harder. she felt something grab her foot making her lose balance and fall on her back. She screamed in surprise and sat up as quickly as she could. She could hear the footsteps of the group running to help her but they were too far away. There was a zombie crawling out from under the car digging it's nails into her ankle. Orihime couldn't scream now she could only look at the grotesque creature in horror as she saw her life flash before her eyes. 'No I can't die yet.' Orihime shakingly pointed the gun at the zombies head clutching it with both hands to steady her aim, she took a deep breath and pulled the trigger. Everything happened in slow motion, she watched the zombies head blow up like a watermelon and felt the chunks of skin and blood shower her as she sat in shock of what she had just done. She stood up after a minute and walked over to the rest of her friends their expressions look a little like what she thought hers looked like. They were all talking to her but she couldn't hear them, she felt her knees give in and slowly sank to the ground as her vision faded away.

Uryu:

Now Uryu was disturbed if he wasn't before. He just witnessed a person or zombies head explode. Now it was his turn to get sick. Orihime walked over joining the group all the colour drained from her face. "Are you okay?" Uryu asked knowing she must be pretty scared as they all were, it didn't look like she was going to make it,

"Orihime?" Renji asked waving his hand in front of her face. No response. Suddenly she collapsed Ichigo catching her last minute. Ichigo threw her on his back.

"Lets get going the commotion might have attracted more monsters." Ichigo suggested adjusting Orihime om his back.

Uryu nodded the red head had a point. And the five of them began to walk again. They weren't far now maybe half a mile which was mostly uphill. Uryu felt anxious about the train, going uphill was really going to slow them down and if they encountered enemies running towards them they were as good as dead. Uryu tried to focus on what they'd have to do once they got to the hospital,he figured they'd have to fight their way through a couple zombies, he wondered what was going on was Shinji really behind all of this? could he really pull off something so elaborate and if so by himself? And his dad he wondered if he really did die. Uryu wouldn't believe that until he saw his body for himself, his dad was a stubborn man he couldn't see him dying so easily. He pulled out the slip of paper again, there were four numbers written on the bottom Uryu figured it must be the floor and room number. Uryu had been in the hospital enough times to get around by himself, he figured as long as everyone listened to him they'd be safe hopefully. Maybe he was cocky but sometimes that was better than doubting himself. Uryu could make out the large white ominous looking building in the distance and Orihime still hadn't woken up, which was a huge problem. Uryu doubted that Ichigo could carry her for much longer, she wasn't fat by any means but carrying a person for long periods of times tends to exhaust stamina fast. It's not like he had much choice he wasn't going to just leave her to be eaten by zombies, no way.

Luckily Orihime started to wake up, which almost seemed worse, As soon as she remembered what happened she started crying, Ichigo slipped her off his back and hugged her.

"It's going to be okay were almost there try not to think about it okay? I'll protect you." Ichigo soothed.

But even Uryu knew that was easier said then done, but amazingly Orihime managed to stop the flow of tears and straightened her posture it seemed she was ready to face the world. 'Perfect timing' Uryu thought as they approached the entrance to the hospital he took a deep breath he wasn't sure what to expect. clutching his M16 he walked the the automatic doors making a faint whoosh as they opened. The group piled in behind him being as quiet as possible. It was obvious the hospital was no exception to the ravaging done by the zombies. The usually pristine front desk was covered in dark maroon coloured blood it looked as if it led to underneath the desk but Uryu really didn't feel like looking at more dead bodies than he had to.

"What floor?" Chad whispered to Uryu as they headed down the hall. "Well the number written is 2 604 but since he's written everything else backwards I bet it's supposed to be written 4 260."

"The fourth floor? seriously?" Renji whinned.

"It is pretty ironic." Uryu agreed with what Renji was implying.

"I guess you can't use the elevator in a zombie apocalypse" Rukia brought up.

"Yeah we're going to have to take the stairs which should be a fun challenge." Ichigo said sarcastically.

"Okay enough talk let's go."Uryu charged through toward the doors leading to the stairs. he stopped just short of the door, shot the group a horrified look.

"What is it Uryu?" Orihime asked concerned.

"There in there." Uryu pointed to the cement door.

"What are you sure?" Renji said in disbelief

"Listen."

The group fell silent and sure enough you could hear the chorus of moans and growls on the other side.

"I'm going to guess there's at least 10 of them right behind the door." Uryu analyzed shaking his head.

"Is there another stairwell we can take?" Rukia said hopefully.

"Unfortunately no, this is the only way." Uryu shook his head.

"Were going to have to kill them quickly if we give them time to spread out we are screwed." Chad pointed out.

"Okay we need someone to hold the door open while everyone else shoots them. They seem to be gathered by the door but they can't get out." Uryu assessed

The group looked at each other nervously. Who was going to sacrifice themselves?

"I'll do it." Chad offered "I'm pretty strong so holding the cement door open wont be hard and I have tough skin."

"If you're certain." Uryu nodded toward the door."

"I am." Chad walked over to the door. "Just tell me when you're ready.

"Okay everyone guns up. Get ready to get your guns a blazin, but try not to waste ammo."

"I didn't know you were the leader here Uryu." Ichigo complained.

"Look I'm the smartest one here it only makes sense." Uryu boasted.

"Whatever." Ichigo deadpanned clearly annoyed.

"Okay Chad. It's now or never."

"Right." The giant nodded and swung the door open allowing the chorus or noise to grow louder almost deafening.

"Get ready to shoot!" Uryu shouted over the noise. The mini horde screeched in unison."Now!" Uryu yelled as if his life depended on it which it lobby filled with utter chaos there seemed to be no end to the horde Uryu wondered how badly he had miscalculated. 'Have I just killed us all?'