Ichigo was awoken by the sounds of vehicles, several of them, he squinted his eyes as the light from the sun blasted through the small crack in the window seemingly only landing on his face much to his annoyance. He raised his arm and shielded his eyes and sighed before hearing the vehicles once more. He went to sit up before noticing the weight on his chest and looked down to see Saeko sleeping peacefully. He smiled lightly remembering how she had come to comfort him, yet had taken it upon herself to take comfort from him.
He lifted her head up and placed it on a pillow, she mumbled something in her sleep before rolling over as Ichigo slid out of bed running a hand through his bed messed hair. Straightening his clothes that he had slept in last night, he walked to the door and walked out of the room, he glanced down at the first floor to see people running about and Ichigo frowned remembering that this was when Souichiro was going to leave. Meaning that things were about to change... in a big way.
He headed down stairs careful to not interrupt anyone in their jobs, he had heard from Takashi what had happened when he had tried to help only to be shot down. If anything happened now it would only cause more problems. He walked out the front door and looked out over the estate to see buses all being lined up, people walking onto them as men gave orders and stored bags into the compartments of the buses.
"Good morning Ichigo." Shizuka's voice beamed from behind him making him look over his shoulder to see the blonde busty woman looking at a phone, he recognised it as Takashi's. "How are you?" She asked not looking up from the device, clearly annoyed with it.
"Ah, fine, and you?" Ichigo questioned wondering why the woman was so infatuated with the mobile device.
"Frustrated." She pouted at him. "I'm trying to remember Rika's number, but I just can't." She whined. "I've called several people and they weren't her." Ichigo sweat dropped at that, she could just imagine Shizuka starting a conversation with some random, and asking how they were handling themselves. The busty blonde walked up next to him and leaned on the concrete railing looking over the buses and the people filing onto them. "They're really leaving huh." Ichigo nodded his head turning back to the house, his back to where Shizuka was looking. "How are you holding up?" She questioned.
"Hmm?" He hummed as he looked down at her. "Oh, ribs are fine, most of the bruising has faded and it no longer hurts to walk." He told her, but he knew that wasn't what she meant, he could tell that by the frown that came to her face. "You and Saeko did a good job patching me up."
"Too bad that's all I can heal..." She whispered softly. "I'm no fighter, I dislike violence very much." Ichigo frowned as she continued. "I don't want to be a burden on you guys."
"You're not a burden, you're an important part of our group. Who else is going to patch us up if we get hurt." Shizuka giggled lightly and nodded her head. "Don't put yourself down like that alright? It will only make you question yourself, like you just did." She nodded again before she turned to face him and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Ichigo, I'm no therapist, and I'm going to have my hands full dealing with those students that came in yesterday." Ichigo frowned as he looked away from her. "But if you ever need to talk... about anything, I'll listen and try and help you through it, whatever it may be. You don't have to handle things like this on your own. You have people here for you."
"Yeah... I guess I do." Ichigo said softly making Shizuka smile slightly. "But... I don't know if I'm ready to talk about the things I've had to do... or will have to do." He continued before walking away from her bringing a frown to her face as she watched him walk away, her hand falling back to her side from where it had rested on Ichigo's arm.
"It's taking its toll already isn't it?" Saya questioned walking up to the busty nurse looking off after Ichigo as he walked away. "Having to deal with Shido, the guy at the gas station and to top it off a couple of psychos that beat the hell out of him. He's had it rough these last couple of days."
"Not to mention him losing one of his sisters." Shizuka added making Saya's eyes widened momentarily, she had totally forgotten about that fact, she had seen how Karin and Ichigo acted, she ignored the pained look when the two were alone, how they covered their pain with masks, just to show everyone that they didn't need to worry about them. "I'm worried, if he keeps going like this... he's going to fall apart."
"That idiot..." Saya mumbled to herself. "If he falls apart what will the rest of us do?" Shizuka looked to Saya and frowned slightly.
"What about you?" Saya turned to look up at Shizuka. "Your family is leaving today, are you sure you want to remain here with us? You don't have to you know." Saya frowned slightly as she rose a hand to grip her other arm that was still by her side.
"Leaving you all here like this... who knows what you perverts would do, probably go searching through my room or something." She huffed out, a slight red tinting her cheeks as she looked away making Shizuka giggle lightly.
"You have got to be freaking kidding me." Tatsuki said with wide eyes as she stood in Saya's room the large walk in wardrobe, doors open. She was standing in front of the large wardrobe, her eye twitching in annoyance. She wanted to find an outfit that might fit her and wasn't a girly dress or skirt... However from the looks of things in Saya's wardrobe, that was going to be near impossible, at least everything inside was frilly, a dress or a skirt.
She couldn't even find a bra small enough for her chest, that only seemed to piss her off more and swear under her breath about her fellow female comrades, who all seemed to be blessed with well endowed chests, almost unbelievably so.
"Find anything?" Karin questioned where she was laying on Saya's large bed. "I already told you, Saya's a girly girl, you're not going to find shorts or anything like that inside." Tatsuki slammed the doors closed in frustration, the only thing she had found was a pair of underwear, and even that was still too frilly, but she needed a change, it didn't help that she had left her bra that she had been wearing when all of this started back at Shizuka's friends house.
"Hey..." Tatsuki started, a blush covering her cheeks at what she was about to ask the younger Kurosaki. "Do you..."
"Do I what?" Karin questioned looking up at her to see her looking embarrassed.
"Do you think Ichigo likes girls with big breasts?" Karin's face went bright red along with Tatsuki's. "Alright let's forget I ever asked!" She practically squeaked out.
"Well I wouldn't have a clue what he likes in a girl, I never really paid attention to that kind of stuff when Ichigo was around." Karin told her sitting up and scratching the back of her head. "I mean, Ichigo's never dated anyone before so I couldn't even tell you what kind of girl he likes, I've never even seen him with a porn magazine before."
"Ichigo's too much of a prude to go looking at porn." Tatsuki chuckled. "He'd probably squeal like a girl." Both laughed lightly as Tatsuki sat on Saya's bed and laid down next to Karin. Both sighed as they stared up at the ceiling, even from Saya's room they could still hear the trucks moving outside. Soon they would be left alone here, fending for themselves once again with no real clear goal except to survive. Rei and Takashi had the goal to find their families but those were the only two, they didn't know what the students that came with Shido were planning to do, but Shizuka probably wouldn't let them go until they were ready.
"Ichigo knows what he's doing right?" Karin asked softly, she had heard from Tatsuki how her brother had killed Shido. Tatsuki frowned slightly but rose up and smiled at her.
"Your brother knows what needs to be done, he always has." Karin smiled softly at that. "He may do things, that seem wrong or down right crazy, but if he does them, I'm sure he has his reasons, we may not like it but we have to remember, we were the ones who made him our leader when he clearly didn't want to be. We can't judge him on his choices he makes, one day we might have to make the same choices he is." Karin nodded her head in agreement as she pulled the gun from her pants and held it in her hands.
"Ichigo told me not to rely on this too much." The younger Kurosaki stated.
"It's better if you leave it for a last resort." Karin nodded her head as Tatsuki slid from the bed. "Now, I'm going to make a list." She said heading for the door.
"What kind of list?" Karin asked, sliding off the bed.
"Stuff that I need." She pouted making Karin laugh as she followed her out of Saya's room.
Orihime frowned as she looked over her shoulder at Chad who was leaning up against the window looking out to see the trucks and buses moving towards the gates. The large group was finally setting out to leave, they'd probably be here for another hour before leaving. Chad looked to Orihime who was seated next to one of the many beds in the room. Miku Yuuki was currently sitting up, her hands in her laps as she stared at them, she hadn't uttered a word since she had woken up to find Orihime sitting beside her.
She'd be the first to admit that she didn't like Orihime, when the large group transferred to the school a lot of the attention was put onto Orihime meaning it was taken away from her, if it wasn't for Tatsuki, she didn't doubt that she would have bullied Orihime a lot more then she had. Waking up to find the usually bubbly girl looking over her, she didn't know what to do, she hadn't said anything to either Chad or Orihime since she had awoken, and the rest of the students that had come with her were still asleep, only Miura, Taniuchi and Kawamoto had survived along with her.
She had personally watched as Shido's body had fallen to the ground, a hole in his head, however from her position she couldn't see who had killed him. She wanted to thank the shooter, what Shido had put them through... it was sick, she understood that as soon as the bus had left them on the corner, Shido changed and had immediately set out to try and find anyone. He had killed Yamada not soon after. They would have left Shido to himself, but they didn't know what to do, so they continued to follow him, they probably would have been better off on their own.
"Chad, what's going to happen now that everyone else is leaving?" Orihime questioned making the large Mexican look over to her. "We're going to be ok right?"
"We're safe here." Chad told her calmly, not wanting to frighten Miku. "We're planning to block the gates so that only one can open and even then it won't be open for very long periods of time, just long enough to get in and out with the vehicles." Orihime let out a sigh and raised her hands up to either side of her head and massaged her temples. "Would you like me to go get Shizuka? You've been looking after everyone here as best you can Orihime, but you need rest too." Orihime quickly raised her hands up and shook her head.
"No, really it's fine. I'm fine, I'm not tired at all." Chad looked her over before nodding slightly.
"Be sure to look after yourself Orihime, and don't push yourself." Orihime nodded her head and watched as Chad turned to look back out the window. Orihime turned to Miku and tried to give her a reassuring smile as she noticed the girls gaze on her own. Orihime's smile was met with only anger as Miku glared at her before turning her eyes away making Orihime frown slightly, that didn't stop her from continuing to sit by her.
"Here you go Takashi!" Hirano cheered holding the shotgun out to a slightly nervous teen. "I think this one would be more your style! It's simple, even a gun moron like you can pull it off." Takashi sweat dropped slightly as he took the gun. Hirano kept going on into detail making him groan slightly. Alice was sitting beside Ishida watching as he was looking over his quiver of arrows.
He hadn't used half of them yet, and a large portion of them were covered in blood from already using them, so he was wiping them clean, all while looking over the feathers on the end to make sure that they were still good. He'd have to find a sports store to get more arrows and supplies to fix broken arrows, maybe even more bows, he didn't exactly like this school one but it was doing alright for now.
Rei was simply sitting on the bed petting Zero as she stared out the window, not really sure what she should be doing with herself. They had all agreed to stay out of the way when the larger group was leaving. Her thoughts were still muddled on what to do when she saw Ichigo next, him having killed Shido after she had let him go... she didn't know how to take it exactly.
She glanced down to Takashi to see Hirano explaining in a long detailed version on how to properly hold the gun, he had gone over the same thing with herself and Karin with their respective weapons, he had tried to go over the crossbow with Tatsuki, however she simply aimed it at him and asked him if she pulled the trigger would it work. He simply nodded and scurried away from her. She was brought out of her thoughts as Ishida spoke to her.
"What do you plan on doing after you find your family?" He questioned as he pushed his glasses up, Alice looking at her from where she was seated on the ground next to Ishida.
"Well, it depends on their circumstances I guess." Rei told him. "I mean, they could be safe..." Ishida nodded his head as he turned his attention back to cleaning his arrows. "You really think this place will stay safe for very long?"
"For the time being, it's safe." Ishida told her. "But a number of things could happen between now and tomorrow, from tomorrow and a week from now or even a month from now. We'll just have to be ready if we do have to move. Nothing can be too certain in these times." Rei had to nod in agreement, nothing was certain and anything could happen, they had already seen that take place.
"Mummy, Daddy." Saya said standing next to Ichigo. "Good luck." She said, holding strong, not letting her tears fall. Yuriko smiled before walking forward and wrapping her daughter in a hug, Saya immediately returning it and gripping her mother tightly.
"I love you Saya, always remember that." Yuriko told her which she nodded as the older woman pulled back before reaching into a case by her feet and Saya's along with Ichigo's eyes widened at what she pulled out, a Kiku Crest Luger P08. "Take it, I just hope you won't need to use it." She smiled as Saya took the weapon. "I'm sure your friend Hirano will be able to teach you how to use it properly." Saya nodded her head as she held the gun in one hand and smiled up at her mother before she turned to Ichigo. "Please, look after my daughter Ichigo."
"I'll do everything I can." Ichigo told her, making Yuriko smile at him.
"Saya." Souichiro said stepping forward making Saya look up at him. "I have high hopes that I will be able to see you again, my daughter. You have made both your mother and me proud. We may not have shown it, but we both love you." Saya couldn't stop the tears as she smiled up at her Father.
"I love you both." She said wiping her eyes as her father turned to Ichigo.
"Ichigo, I'm leaving my daughter to you. I hope we meet again someday." Ichigo nodded and held his hand out to the large man which he took and they shook. "Good luck, if we find somewhere that we can be safe, and can sustain ourselves. We'll contact you." Both Ichigo and Saya nodded before they watched as both Saya's parents walked to the head car and got in before the entire convoy left the estate, the large gates closing behind them. Both Ichigo and Saya stood there for a short while simply staring out after the convoy before Ichigo ran a hand through his hair.
"I guess... this is how it starts." He told her, making the pink haired girl next to him nod.