Chapter 4: Refuge in the Dead
The young leader drowsily made his way to the hatch leading to the roof of the Hummer. Miss Shizuka had pulled over to remove the bullet from Rei's leg. The Miyamoto in her drunken state appeared to be in no pain what so ever and possibly even completely forgotten about her injury. According to the busty nurse the bullet hadn't hit any vital parts or bones so Rei just needed a bandage and disinfectant once the bullet was extracted. Shizuka easily removed the 2cm long piece of metal and disinfect the wound before bandaging as Rei appeared to have fallen asleep half way through the procedure as a result to all the alcohol she drunk. The 1.5litre bottle of Whiskey was now completely empty with none of its contents going on the wound. Alice, Zeke and Saeko were still sleeping in the truck whilst Kohta was keeping a look out for on top of the HumVee for any of 'them' in the area.
The hatch opened as Takashi Komuro pulled himself onto the roof next to Kohta. "Hey it's our big chief leader! How you doing buddy?" The gun otaku said slapping the teen on the shoulder. "Well I just got a huge weight of my shoulders." "I'm guessing it's the business with Senpai right?" Hirano replied winking at his friend mischievously. "Yeah, she's not holding a grudge against me for you know, but I still have to find a way to get around the other two girls. Saya and Rei are both expecting a decent explanation from me." "Well why don't you just tell them the truth? I know it sounds corny as hell and you'll probably get a slap from Saya but at least you don't have to keep avoiding the two. Or are you worried that Rei will think there's something going on between you and Saeko-san?" Hirano lowered his voice nudging at the young leader's side and raising his eyebrow up and down." But that's the thing I like Saeko but I don't want to Rei to hate me and especially hate Saeko when she didn't do anything. To be honest I'm pretty sure Senpai's been trying to avoid me anyways." The young leader rested his head in his hands.
I thought they say love is easy…
"Yeah I noticed that a back at the house. I guess she was just in shock from you hara-"
"Yeah I get the point Hirano!" Takashi snapped at his friend's choice of words. It was obvious he was doing it to tease him over his little dilemma in the love triangle.
"And done! I've finished!" The ditsy blond held up a small piece of metal on her palm. A bandage was wrapped tightly around Rei's leg. The bleeding had stopped and according to the nurse's examination she should be able to walk on her own in a few days.
The young leader climbed back inside the vehicle as the group prepared to relocate. He chuckled when he saw Saeko had fallen of the seat and was lying on the floor in an awkward position with Zeke on top of her. The puppy had nuzzled himself against her neck and curled up into a little ball of fluff. Her battle boots were tucked underneath the seat just in view. He could clearly hear Saya yell "We're rolling out everyone!" as she opened the back door. Rei had woke up when Saya gave her a sharp pinch on the arm whilst Miss Marikawa had all ready packed up her medical bag before bouncing into the driver's seat. A fat butt fell from the roof fell on top of the leader as Hirano fell through the hatch earning himself a scolding from Saya. The two Males bickered and moaned at each other for a moment before taking there seats, Hirano next to Saya and Takashi next to Saeko who had picked herself off of the floor when the engine started before going back to sleep by the window. Rei peeked over from the boot at the spiky haired teen tenderly stroking the hair from her rival's face. She couldn't help but give the other girl a slight look of envy. Turning the Miyamoto noticed that Saya was gazing at their leader as well with a similar look to her own but mixed in with slight disgust and anger. The warrior groaned in her sleep before leaning over and nuzzling her head into the teen boy's shoulder making him turn a dark pink. Rei tried to ignore him as put his arm around the sleeping girl but almost fell on top of Hirano as her Ex boyfriend rested his own head on top of Senpai's.
I should climb right over that seat and slap the living shit out of him…
She wasn't particularly annoyed at Senpai. After all she was asleep, yet Takashi's reactions to her didn't please her at all. She'd had just about enough of this. Rei leaned forward to whisper distance. "I never new you liked her in that way. HMM?!" she suddenly yelled in his ear. "AAH! Rei don't scare me like that! And no there's nothing going on between us no matter what Hirano said!" He suddenly blurted out. "I never said anything about Hirano." She whispered again in an angry tone. Face palming himself he turned to see the Miyamoto slinking off towards Kohta.
Turning back to face the floor he heard a groan next to him and turned again to see a pretty face and oceanic blue eyes opening. They were even more beautiful in the moonlight shining through the Hummer window. "She looked down feeling something around her chest. Noticing it was an arm she turned to see Komuro smiling at her with a hint of pink on his face. Smiling back Saeko suddenly realized that his face was inches away from hers and she looked around realizing she was resting on his shoulder. She quickly pulled back towards the car door with small patches of red appearing on her pale white cheeks. Zeke started licking her bare feet from under the driver's seat making the samurai giggle pulling her legs up to her chest. The little dog let out a single "Bwarf!" before running back under seat and over to Alice's lap. Komuro smiled at the adorable moment before conversing with his second crush. "Did you sleep well Saeko-san?" The young leader asked getting her attention again. "Oh uh, yeah." She said quickly. "I'm sorry for leaning on you Komuro-kun. I hope I wasn't a burden to you" she muttered so only he could hear. Her facial expression changed to a slight frown. "No don't be sorry Saeko-san you weren't any trouble at all!" He said, a little louder than he wanted to be noticing a glare from Saya and Rei in the corner of his eye. The antennae on Rei's head were quivering slightly. "It was actually pretty hot if I say so myself." Thought the young leader not realizing he was saying his thoughts aloud yet again. He only noticed when a Senpai's pink tinged face turned a bright eye catching red. Takashi's eyes widened realizing what he had done and he turned quickly to receive a quick bang on the coconut from Rei and a pair of fiery amber eyes staring into his soul from the other pink head girl. Her fist clenched so hard sweat was visible on her fingers. A loud SLAP rang out as Rei's left hand made contact with the teen's right cheek. "Hentai!" Saya added as Takashi gingerly rubbed his cheek. Saeko just stared in shock. She couldn't help but feel partly responsible for the young leader's punishment. Silence fell over the HumVee for a few moments.
"So where exactly are we heading?" Saeko asked, quick to change the subject. Everyone except for Miss Marikawa stared at the leader eager for a response. Everyone's facial expression turning a little more calmed at the more serious discussion. "We'll take the highway and head towards the Oharuko Hotel. The really fancy one on the outskirts of the town. Who said you can't have a little luxury just because of some shitty apocalypse?" Everyone smiled at their leader except for Rei who was still scowling at him and Saya who instead slapped him adding to the pain Rei inflicted. "Watch your language around Alice baka!" Saeko laughed whilst Hirano just smiled hoping to avoid getting a slap of his own. "Alright so I turn down that highway there right?" The ditsy nurse in front of the wheel asked pointing at a turning on the right. "Yep that's the one! Then just keep going forward. Until you see the Hotel. You can't miss it." Saya said remembering when her parents had taken her there once and the building had been fancy and had massive viewing sky view rooms from the 3rd floor upwards with a viewing deck on the roof. It was truly the fanciest hotel in the district.
For the rest of the trip the girls chattered in the boot. At one point Takashi attempted to listen in but he just couldn't quite hear over the growling of the engine and the occasional clunk as a body wandered into the road before effortlessly getting rammed by the steel bumper of the armoured vehicle. But from the frequency of girly giggling he wasn't quite sure he wanted to know what they were on about.
(In the back with the girls) " How about when we get to the hotel we make the boys, Miss Marikawa and Zeke play spin the bottle with us just for the fun?!" Saya suggested making another wave of girly giggles fill the military truck. "Yeah! I wanna see Takashi kiss the dog!" Rei squealed imagining her ex snogging the little white puppy. "Are you sure you would be able to kiss Hirano if you had to Saya?" Rei whispered malignantly making the strong willed genius turn the colour of her hair. Possibly slightly darker. "Um yeah I guess I could put up with that fat gun otaku if I had to." She stuttered. "I take it Alice will not take part for obvious reasons?" Saeko quickly added. The other two nodded in agreement. Alice was still way too young to be playing such games. After all she was only 7. "But Rei are you sure you're ok for Takashi to play?" Saya said. Her voice turned seductive for a moment. "Yeah I'm sure. Why?" The dirty blond asked. Her smile turned into a confused frown. "Well what if he ended up kissing Senpai-san?" The pink haired girl said returning the favor. A malicious grin appeared on her face. Saeko backed away as The Miyamoto cast her a repulsive look along with a small quiet snarl. "I guess I could put up with it. After all it is just a game. He still loves me. Not her." The dirty blond girl replied giving the violet haired rival a fake smile. The skeptical look still visible in her amber eyes. The samurai just gave a small smile back. A small feeling of sadness began to well up in her throat. She had seen the way Komuro looked at Rei. The kiss they shared at the temple clearly meant nothing to him in her mind.
"We're here everyone!" Shizuka chirped as the HumVee pulled up in front of the Hotel. The building was around 8 stories high with a car park the size of an Elementary school's gym. "Right. Saeko-san can you defend whilst the rest of us carry the supplies inside?" Komuro said pointing to a couple of them wandering towards the sound of the engine. He didn't even need to ask before he heard the whistle of her Katana unsheathing ready for battle. Saeko nimbly leapt over the seat and up through the hatch on top of the Hummer. The rest of the group used the doors to get out and started to collect their supplies. Kohta gave Alice a small backpack with light items in such as clothing and food. Miss Shizuka was grabbing her medical bag and the few spare blankets they had taken from Rika's house a few days before whilst Kohta and Saya collected their ammunition and magazines.
Saeko pounced forward of the HumVee, a grin had formed on her pale face as she dashed towards her targets. Her Katana whistled through the air as it sliced through her first victim of the fight. Blood flushed over her school shirt as it fell to the ground with a thud. The head rolling of towards the others. Slash after slash blood rained over the concrete battlefield as the violet warrior claimed kill after kill. "Saeko we're done let's go!" Takashi yelled. But his calls fell on deaf ears. The girl was consumed by the thrill of the battle. She felt ecstatic as more of them appeared round the corner of a building across the road. Their moaning filled the air as they reached towards the girl. Smirking, Saeko bolted forwards across the road with almost inhuman speed. A dark shadow slowly began engulfing her blue eyes as she mutilated 10 of them with in a few moments. Her pattern was simple. One slash, one kill. One stab, one kill. She was about to go after the rest of them but a cold hand clasped her arm, snapping her out of her battle phase as she turned to see Komuro pulling her towards the hotel. She ran along side him realizing her blood lust had got the better of her. The rest of the group was checking the building except for Rei who was leaning against the glass door waiting for her love and her rival to return. Moments later Takashi stopped just outside the building of refuge. "Please Saeko-san promise me you won't run off like that ever again ok?" His eyes were filled with worry and anger. "I-I can't be sure I can keep tha-" "Just- please!" Komuro said raising his voice. She truly wasn't sure if she could keep that promise. After all if it weren't for Komuro she would have lost herself and become succumbed by her hidden darkness and insanity. "I-I promise Komuro-kun." She stuttered. Takashi smiled at the katana wielding girl in front of him before clasping her hand again and dashing with her inside the building.
"What took you so long anyway?" Rei pouted. She had an annoyed look on her face obviously curious to know if something happened. After the incident at the house before, the Miyamoto had become a lot more wary of the two being left alone with each other. We just had to observe the area quickly before we came in that's all." Saeko said gaining Rei's attention. Saeko wasn't a good liar overall but she was still a lot more convincing then Komuro would ever be. Rei sighed. She decided to believe the two for once and gave in. "Alright I believe you but your lucky you had Senpai to back you up this time Takashi." The blond girl said giving a small smile. " Right. The others are on the 3rd floor unpacking. Kohta and Saya are checking the building for any of 'them' so you and Kohta will barricade the stairs once he get's back. Come on let's go and "Thanks for backing me up there Saeko-san." The young leader said, smiling at the violet haired beauty next to him. "I just wanted to help you out. Rei and Saya are still gonna question you about what happened at the house the other day." She replied returning his grin.
"Yeah I know. Come on let's go join the others." Takashi smirked as the two made their way up the stairs after Rei.
Alright now that's the end of Chapter 4! Sorry it took so long. School's being a butt! I hope to get Chapter 5 up this weekend or so but yeah.
Rei: Hey how come I don't get to kill anything?!
Saeko: Because I'm the bad ass and get to kill things!
Nether: Alright Rei you will get to kill things later. Just not now!
Rei: But I wanna kill things now!
Saeko:Pff! You could never kill as many as I can!
Rei: What you say?! *Jumps on Saeko with Bayonet draw. Saeko counters with her Katana.
Nether: Well don't forget to rate, favorite and review everyone!
