"What do we do?" Zion asked quietly. "Do we just walk past them? Or..."
"Fuck that! I don't hurt kids!" Rein said stubbornly as she turned away with her arms crossed. Ven nodded, "me too..."
Zion turned to Shun whose eyes widened. He raised his hands in defense, "don't look at me!"
Zion sighed then turned to Ciel, instantly she felt his eyes on her. She shook her head, "no way!"
Sighing again, Zion turned to Michael and Myoko. Myoko raised an eyebrow while Michael's eyes widened. "Nope!" He said simply as Myoko rolled her eyes.
With another sigh, Zion didn't bother turning to Ayumi and instead turned to Ryou. Who in the right mind would make someone who looks like a kid, kill another kid? "Ryou?" Zion quietly called. Ryou didn't turn to him. His eyes were locked on the zombie children who still wandered about the school yard, giving small child-like moans. A bead of sweat rolled down his temple as his breathe hitched. He recognized one of the kids. His sister. Everyone glanced at Ryou, noticing his distress. Ven was first to approach him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"You alright?" She asked quietly with concern. Ryou again didn't turn to her so Ven took a step closer and looked out the doorway where he was looking. To her, nothing seemed different, the zombie children still roamed the school yard.
"Ryou?" She asked quietly again, this time Rein took a step up in concern for her friend.
"What's up?" Rein asked, raising an eyebrow. For a moment, Ven thought Ryou wouldn't respond as he continued to look out the door until he finally spoke a few, quiet, shaken words.
"It's my sister." He muttered quietly. The entire group's eyes widened.
"Oh, shit..." Rein quietly muttered with wide eyes.
Rein sighed and took her gun from Ryou's hand. "Guess I got no choice then, if it's Ryou's sister, she deserves to be properly put down." She said rather quietly with another sigh.
Ryou didn't respond but Zion did. His eyes were wide, "wait, Rein, you're just going to go and kill them? Just like that?"
Rein nodded, "well no one else is going to do it! As much as I hate hurting kids, now I have to since Ryou's sister doesn't deserve to suffer!" She said seriously for once in her life making everyone quiet.
Before Rein could take a step out, Ryou stopped her by putting his arm out in front of her. "I'll do it." He said almost emotionlessly before he unsheathed his katana and took a step out.
Rein blinked at him with wide eyes before lowering her gun and looking to Ven, "he gonna be okay?" Ven glanced at her with worried eyes before she looked back out to the school yard where Ryou was approaching the zombie kids.
Rein sighed once more, "Ven, go with him, will you?" Ven didn't need to hear it twice. Wordlessly, she ran out and followed Ryou, clutching onto her gun.
Ciel stepped up next to Rein, "why did you let her go with him?"
Rein shrugged. "Something tells me he'll need the emotional support afterwards and he does seem to trust Ven the most."
Michael smirked and crossed his arms, "is someone maturing?"
Rein swiftly gave him the finger, "fuck you!"
Ven quietly walked behind Ryou, now only a few feet away from the kids. He slowly raised his katana, Ven could visibly see his slightly shaky hands. She put a hand on his shoulder, noticing the shaking slightly stopped. "It's better this way." She whispered. Ryou didn't reply, and instead raised his katana over the zombie children that weren't aware of their presence.
He stopped and slightly she squeezed his shoulder, letting him know she was still there before he muttered a quiet "i'm sorry" and swiftly lowered his katana onto his zombified sister. Ryou raised his katana slightly, it now being covered in his sister's blood. Hearing the small scream his sister made upon being slaughtered, the other few zombie kids moaned as they walked in their direction. Ven raised her gun, knowing she'd have to take care of the rest seeing Ryou didn't seem to want to move.
Holding her breathe and resisting the urge to squeeze her eyes closed, Ven quickly shot each of the zombie children in their forehead's. One by one they fell to the ground in a bloody pool and Ven released the breathe she held.
Afterwards, Ven turned to Ryou who still stood there without moving. Shyly, she looked to the side of him where everyone waited in the doorway. She could see Rein cupping her hands around her mouth and mouthing something to her, unfortunately for Ven, she couldn't read lip talking. Slapping her forehead, Rein quickly wrapped her arms around the now startled Ciel and pointed to her with a huge grin.
Ven's mouth made an 'o' before she understood and quietly approached Ryou. His head was slightly hung low so his eyes were covered by his hair, she couldn't see his expression but she could see the small tears running down his cheeks. Ven let out a slow breathe before she reached up and gently wiped away the tears, ignoring Rein who jumped up and down from the corner of her eye in the doorway.
Finally, Ryou looked up slightly. He cried little but she could see the sadness in his eyes. Quietly, she wrapped her arms around him until she noticed his body stopped shaking.
"Yes!" Rein squealed quietly, punching the air above her with both arms and grinned. Ciel shook her head, "weirdo..."
Rein grinned wider, "but i'm an awesome weirdo!" She exclaimed before she quietly tip toed out onto the school yard. Zion blinked before his eyes widened, "what's she doing?"
Shun smiled slightly while Ayumi next to him smiled widely, "can't be good, that's for sure."
Michael nodded, "yup." He muttered with a sigh while Myoko next to him rolled her eyes.
Rein, upon finally approaching them, crouched up behind Ryou and quickly placed her hands on his back and pushed him. His eyes widened for a moment as he fell forward and on top of Ven. Rein laughed loudly at their position with Ven under Ryou while he kept himself up, but unfortunately he caught himself too late as he was already too low and his lips were against Ven's.
"FUCK YES!" Rein shot her hands in the air with an excited grin. "FIRST KISS FOR THE WIN!"
Zion leaned his knuckle against his forehead with and shook his head. Michael as well stared with wide eyes, "he's gonna kill her..."
Ciel sighed, "i'll start digging the hole." Ayumi next to her smiled nervously while Shun laughed at Ryou and Ven.
Finally, realizing what happened, Ryou pulled away before turning his head and glancing at Rein from the corner of his eye who ran around in circles with her hands up in the air, shouting joyfully.
Ven blushed slightly but gulped, seeing the anger in his eyes. Ryou grabbed at his katana before standing up slowly, making Rein's eyes shift to him and widen, but she grinned anyway.
"I'm gonna kill you...!" Ryou swung downwards at Rein who ran away just in time with her eyes widened even more. "OH SHIT!" Rein ran away as fast as she could, Ryou hot on her tail. She jumped forwards, narrowly avoiding his katana. "SHIT, SHIT, HELP! HELP! HE'S GONNA EAT ME!" She cried as she continued to run around the school yard with Ryou chasing her. Everyone watched with wide eyes but made no move to step in, somehow sensing that Ryou wasn't going to kill her.
Ven watched with wide eyes and a small smile. She laughed nervously, seeing that Ryou was humoring her. She knew if he wanted too, he could seriously injure her but his swings were slow, giving her time to dodge.
She laughed, "he's just trying to scare her..." She muttered with a smile before standing up and running over to the two, figuring she should stop him before he gave Rein a heart attack.
"This is why you don't mess with Ryou, okay?" Ven asked as she lightly patted Rein's back who was hunched over slightly as they walked throughout the city once more, the group walking behind the two. She could visible see was slightly frightened over the whole ordeal, "he's scary..." She muttered with a nervous smile. Ven laughed softly, "will getting you a donut make you feel better?"
Rein's eyes instantly shot open as she jumped up, staring at Ven excitedly. "Donut?" She could see the excitement in her eyes as she jumped up and down. Ciel raised an eyebrow, "what's going on?" She got no reply as Ven simply pointed to the Seven Eleven down the street. Rein gasped loudly, "DONUT!" She cried before dashing towards the Seven Eleven. The entire group sighed upon hearing the sound of glass breaking.
Ciel then blinked before running over to the small store with Ayumi, "hey! Don't kick the glass! You'll hurt your foot again!" Shun's eyes widened in panic before he quickly followed Ciel into the store.
Zion who laughed softly, quickly followed after Ciel, Shun, and Ayumi. Myoko then followed with a shake of her head as Star and Shadow followed right behind her. Michael shook his head as well, "strange girl..." He then followed after the group, making sure to hurry up before Rein ate all the donuts and before they were confronted by the nearby zombies.
Ven looked up to Ryou with a small smile, "you alright?"
Glancing down at her, Ryou nodded. "Yeah..." He muttered soon after before turning away.
Ven smiled in slight amusement, "don't let what happened bother you. It's probably best if you don't really think anything of it..." Ven trailed off at the end, staring at a lamp post down the street.
Ryou blinked before glancing at her just as she turned back to him and smiled, "common. Rein will eat all the donuts if we don't hurry." She said before running over to the store. Blinking slowly, Ryou followed her, wondering what she meant about those words. Ven blinked rapidly as she climbed in through the broken glass, seeing bags of chips and food scattered everywhere along with the body of a dead zombie on the floor which Rein probably took care of upon entering. Ven took a step further inside as Ryou got in, he as well quickly examining the place which had already gone to hell by Rein.
"FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!" She heard Rein cry, coming out of an isle with a big grin and carrying boxes of chocolate donuts and larger donuts wrapped in paper.
She grinned wider, "i'm happy!" Ven laughed, "I know you are." She said before picking up a bag of honey barbecue chips from the floor and quickly opening it after putting her gun under the hem of her jeans so it wouldn't come out, took a chip in her free hand and ate it.
"BOOZE!" Michael cried, coming out of the freezer isle with a carton of corona and a big grin on his face.
Ryou and Ven sighed, oh great... Shaking her head, Ven pointed her bag of chips to Ryou, silently offering him a chip. He glanced at her for a moment before digging his hand into the bag and taking out a chip before slightly nibbling on it.
Next Ciel and Zion came out from another isle, Ciel holding a bag of candy and chocolate as well as cat food and Zion holding a bag of pretzels. Next, Ayumi came from behind them holding tons of bags of candy. Myoko as well came from another part of the freezer isle holding a carton of strawberries.
Finally, Shun came out from another isle with a grin, holding bars and bags of chocolate. Rein nearly drooled at the sight of what he got, "I know who i'm sticking with for the next hour!" Shun laughed at her words.
Rein then eyed what Ven got and smiled widely, "oooh! Chips!" Without asking, not like she ever did, she walked over, dug her hand in Ven's chips and pulled out a handful and stuffed them into her mouth with a grin. Everyone smiled and some laughed, like Shun and Ven. But the happiness was disrupted by moans from the outside. Rein blinked and stared outside, seeing a group of zombies approach the broken window.
Rein groaned, "faaaaaack!"