~ How To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse ~
Ayame's Choice
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After hours of laughing and joking, we finally manage to settle down. It's still late morning; according to the watch around Inuyasha's wrist, it's still roughly around 9:00 AM.
"Good, it's still kinda early. Is anyone hungry for lunch?"
No one speaks up, so I continue. "Alright then. If you're hungry, don't be afraid to speak up. If you don't eat, you'll be weak. If you're weak, you'll be slow. If you're slow, you'll die." (a/n: last sentence is quoted [directly, i believe] from 'Kubo and the Two Strings'.)
I say this bluntly, to make sure everyone gets the hint. When I see that they do, I ask Inuyasha, "So what's the game plan?"
He shrugs. "I dunno. We can stay here until stuff runs out, I guess, or if we're attacked or whatnot."
"Alright, sounds good. Let's just prepare for the next attack for now, alright? Everyone start tending to your weapons. Don't want them to become dull."
"Stay close to camp," Sango adds. "Don't wander off, especially not on your own, unless you want to die. Because if we come back and you're not here, don't expect us to look for you. 'Cause we won't."
With that, everyone makes their way towards their weapons and begins working on them. Miroku and Sango are wiping their bats down with their shirts as best they can. Since the bats are pretty much pure metal, they don't dent easily (in fact, I doubt they'll dent at all), so they don't need to worry about repair.
Inuyasha and I are sharpening our swords using some rocks we found by the stream. The rocks we're using work well, so we decide to bring at least one or two small ones to bring with us. As of right now there are no scratches on our swords. It was by pure luck that the instructors decided to purchase new ones, so we were very fortunate to have found them.
As for Kikyo and Ayame? Well, Kikyo, of course, brought unnecessary items such as makeup products - honestly, who's gonna be looking at the acne on your face when we have a more dire situation at hand? - and nail filers. Everyone had unanimously agreed that she'd be carrying her own shit and if it began to slow her down, she'd either need to throw them out or be left behind.
"Everyone" meaning Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, and I.
Ayame, however, who is obviously the smarter one - or maybe simply the less dimwitted one, neither Inuyasha nor I can figure out which one - of the duo, brought relevant items with her. She has her own weapons at least, a few daggers that she had taken from her own locker before finding herself trapped in the science room and meeting us. She also has a bunch of snacks in her bag, so those would come in handy.
Ayame is currently inspecting her knives, doing a little bit of cleaning, as she hasn't used them once since bringing them along with her. She's also talking to Kikyo, who is applying a redundant amount of makeup.
"Alright, is everyone done?" Inuyasha asks the group. He receives four nods and one shake of the head.
Bet you can't guess who the odd man out is.
"Hold on - give me, like, two seconds!" Kikyo says. "My eyeliner's uneven."
Inuyasha clenched his fist. "Well, hurry it up. We don't have all day. Zombies are infesting the area. We need to go. Now."
She ignored him.
She ignored him!
And suddenly, I was done.
Like, done.
"Eyeliner? Are you kidding me? Can you say 'first world problems'?" I spit at her, having lost my temper. Kikyo is pointedly ignoring me as well, now applying highlighter on her cheeks. "We are out in the open, pretty much sitting ducks, waiting for zombies to attack us. No one cares what your face looks like right now, Kikyo - we're in the middle of a fucking apocalypse. Get over yourself."
I must have struck a cord somewhere, because Kikyo snaps her highlighter palette shut - which, I have to admit, is gorgeous - and glares heatedly at me.
"HURRY UP!" we yell at her in unison, and Kikyo jumps, startled, before collecting her makeup and shoving it into her bag. Large chunks of sparkly makeup fall out before she can zip it shut.
"Ugh, look what you've done!" she wails. "My highlighter is, like, totally destroyed now! Do you know how expensive-"
I can practically feel the steam blowing out of my ears like a freight train. "No one gives a flying fuck about your stupid makeup! Now stop complaining and hurry it up before we leave you behind!"
My words shock her into silence. Satisfied, I spin on my heel and walk away. Inuyasha immediately follows, shoving his hands into his pockets.
Without thinking, Sango and Miroku hurriedly make their way after us, grabbing their belongings before following as well, bats gripped tightly in both of their hands.
Ayame looks at us, then back at Kikyo. I can tell she's torn between her best friend and safety. However, at the end of the day, I know she is a smart girl, and that she'll come to a worthwhile conclusion.
And what do you know - she proves me right. Sending one last longing look at Kikyo, Ayame turns away and catches up with us.
She grins, and we can't help but smile in return. Despite this girl's previous relationship with Kikyo, we can already tell that it will be a beautiful friendship.
a/n: wow this took me like ten years to write. it's okay. it's done now. enjoy! :)
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