Kaoru was dumped to the ground unceremoniously, several yards away from the door that slammed shut. As soon Kaoru noticed it was closed and that they would never let him in, he ceased his yells for Hikaru. It would be no use.

He glanced at the nervous, dwindling line still waiting in front of the sanctuary. They all looked terrified. But soon, as Kaoru picked himself carefully from the concrete, the line began moving again and the door was opened. Kaoru waited for a moment there, ignoring the sting of a scrape on his elbow, to see if Hikaru would exit those doors. But when he didn't, his hope deflated. Someone must have done something with Hikaru inside.

So Kaoru decided to do the only thing he could do, walk his way back home. Or maybe he should wander around to see what his next step would be. Kaoru shook his head; he really didn't know. All they've been taught in school was to go to the nearest sanctuary and to take cover. They never told them what to do if they weren't allowed inside.

He sighed and walked away from the sanctuary and noticed the looks of relief of the people's faces as he sauntered away. Kaoru smiled sadly to himself. What was this would coming to?

The street was eerily quiet. There were no sounds of cars, the lockdown alarms had switched off, and there were no birds… That last part scared him the most. Were even the birds taking shelter?

Kaoru rounded a corner onto a familiar road; it was the road Ouran High stood on. Seeking comfort, Kaoru made his way to the front gate. When he reached it, he stopped to stare at the towering buildings. He pressed on the gate. Locked.

Tilting his head, he glared at the building. He should have expected as much.

He turned quickly turned back to the street when he came face to face with a man, standing right behind him. "What the hell!" he cried, jumping back against the gate.

The man that stood there had red and purple spots all over his skin. Some parts were bleeding—most likely from itching. His brown was in disarray and his eyes were lidded. The guy took a stumbling step forward. "Help me," he moaned in a strangled voice.

Kaoru sucked in a panicked breath and paled. This… this was his Math teacher. Well yeah, he hated the guy because of the repeated chastising for not doing well enough on his tests but… he didn't want to see him like this.

"It hurts," he pleaded, reaching out for Kaoru. But Kaoru jumped away.

He immediately took off running, putting distance between himself and his math teacher. His veins rushed with anxiety.

Kaoru found his way down the road to his mansion. His best bet was to take refuge at home. He could wait out the lockdown with plenty of food, water… He nodded to himself.

When he reached the Hitachiin estate, he stood outside the gates, contemplating. He really should have asked for spare keys. How was he supposed to get in? Kaoru placed a foot up on one of the swirling wires of the gate experimentally. He steadied himself, reaching up higher for support and then lifted himself.

Yay, great. He was halfway up. But Kaoru had no idea what to do next. There was nowhere else to step. He sighed, hanging there, looking around for a ledge. Kaoru edged along the side of the gate to the brick wall that encompassed the Hitachiin property. In one quick fluid movement, he threw himself at the wall. He then found himself in the impossible situation of hanging from the wall from just his arms.

With all his might, he twisted and pulled until he scrambled on top, teetering in exhaustion. "Well that was fun," Kaoru muttered to himself.

He glanced down the other side and estimated a nine foot drop. Nothing too bad, he supposed. Quickly, he threw himself over the edge and landed fluidly, only getting a small stinging sensation in his ankles.

"Now to get in the house," he puzzled.

He didn't have the key; the doors and windows were locked… He picked up a heavy rock and rounded the mansion to one of the more inconspicuous windows. He chucked the rock at the window, shattering it loudly. Kaoru glanced around him. The shattering had sounded like a bulldozer in this silent city.

He breathed slowly to calm himself and approached the window. Unfortunately, the window didn't break cleanly. There were razor-sharp shards still hanging from the sides. But there was enough space to crawl through.

Kaoru didn't really think about it though, he just pulled himself through and gasped when he accidently raked his arm with one of the shards. "Dammit!"

He stumbled onto the expensive carpet and inspected his arm. It was bloody. Quickly, he pulled the shard from his skin, gasping in pain.

The room was bright with light. "At least the power is still on."

He walked through house to the nearest bathroom just as another urge to cough wracked his system. Kaoru quickly grabbed onto the edge of the sink as he coughed and turned on the water with shaking hands. He had to get to get this wound cleaned.

He finished coughing and leaned forward to stick his arm under the faucet. But then the water spurted to a stop. "Wha-?" And, of course, the lights went out, plunging Kaoru into complete darkness. "Great. Just my luck."