(Hmm, i locked the gates didn't i?...Got to open them up and get the jeep with the corpses out of the way. Heh...i like how i keep saying 'I'...why don't i just let our glorious leader decide who does what...ughh)
I let out a silent sigh and slightly shake my head.
(Come on, hold it together, don't be spiteful, Takashi is just surprised and is trying to protect the group, albeit in a very retarded manner...you will sort this out...or you won't...what's the worst that can happen?...Get kicked out...if it comes to that? I will then play with what cards I've been given... but no matter the case, i must not aim to add fuel to the fire, and...i got this nagging feeling...that Takashi ain't saying all the reasons for his little outburst...)
"We're almost there" Saeko speaks up.
"The doors should be locked...and there is a jeep in the garage, with corpses inside." I say right after her.
"Right, so, don't get too close, i'll go with..."
"No...i'll go..." Takashi cuts off Saeko, causing the group to turn to him.
"You sure? I have been there before." She asks as she looks at him.
"Yes, i'll handle this" He says as he extends his arm towards Saeko, who then gave him the keys with a short nod.
Once the house was twenty or so meters to our left, Shizuka stopped the car. Takashi then exited the Humvee and carefully went straight towards the gate of the house. As this was happening, i noticed that Shizuka was glancing at me.
"Umm...i..didn't know you had such a nice house..." She says as she keeps glancing.
"It's not mine" I answer back.
"Huh...but you had the keys" She responds.
"Took em from a corpse" I answer again.
"Ohh.." She lowers her head and looks back at the steering wheel.
"Sorry..." She responds shortly after.
(...God damn it Shizuka, do i look like a guy who would own a house like that? Or are you actually trying to guilt-trip me here?)
I shake my head and turn to her.
"It's fine, i'm not mad, not at Takashi...much less at you..why the hell would i be angry at you to need an apology in the first place?" I ask as i tilt my head.
"Oh...well...it's...because...you know...because...ummm" She just trails off as she keeps thinking for a reason...that obviously did not exist.
"Relax, once everybody calms down, we'll sort this thing out" I say as i turn to look at the house.
Shizuka nods and turns to me with a slight smile.
"Oh, come on now, how can Takashi think that you're a danger the group...i mean...just look at this. All that crap going, and you're still trying to cheer up Shizuka" Khota speaks up shortly after.
"A...Asami agrees with Kohta..." She says right after with a nod.
"I guess it's true what they say...Idiots do have a thick skull...seeing how you seem to be totally unaffected from the fact that it's your head on the line here..." Saya folds her arms as she turns to look outside the window.
"So...his thick skull saved your home?!...That's amazing!" Alice who was sitting on Reis lap asks as she tilts her head and then lifts both arms in the air in an excited manner.
"S...silence munchkin! And i said it's Big Sister for you!" Saya almost leaps on Rei as she grabs Alice by her cheeks and starts pulling them...
"Gaah, Hey! Take it easy! You are going to crush me!" Rei shouts amidst the whole thing...and then...a strong bump on the door next to her. We turn to the noise see a corpse that had planted its face on the window...and the group goes silent.
"...Party crusher..." I say as i look at the corpse.
"Tell me about it...but...well...we did get a bit...loud" Kohta says as he looks at the corpse that was grinding its face against the window.
Less than a minute later, we see Takashi opening the front gate, he then motions us to go to him. And so Shizuka drives up to the house, and the moment we got near.
"Ohh...Asami thinks we should we use the firecrackers...that way, they won't gather outside of the house because of the car engine" She says as she takes a couple of firecrackers out of her pocket.
"In the end we didn't use them at the mall, because Naier came with the car right after we exited the building" She adds right after.
"Hmm yeah, that is some good thinking there Nakaoka, we can use the car's hatch to throw them" Saya answers as she points at the hatch.
"Alright, and...you can all call Asami by her first name" She replies as she moves towards the hatch and...uhh...you know...i always thought of Asami was...short...and it's just now that i actually realize that she is about the same hight as Saya...who...well is actually the shortest one in the group...with Saeko being the tallest. Me?...Well...about the same hight as Saeko i guess? Didn't really bother checking...
Seconds later i hear the sound of firecrackers going off as the car enters the yard. The garage door was open, the other car was still there and the back exit of the garage was also open. Takashi then walked up to the driver's door.
"I pulled the handbrake, you should be able to push it out of the garage with our car" He says as he points at the suv.
Shizuka nodded and slowly drove towards the silver suv, bumping it with our Humvee. As the car started to move in reverse i noticed that the Boat was still attached to it, and was starting to turn to the right.
"The boat will block us like this..." I say as i exit the car, run up to the back of the Suv and detach the trailer. I then keep walking towards the back exit of the garage, taking the trailer with me. The moment i got out i turned to the right and left the boat in the back yard.
"Guess you will have to wait huh" I say under my breath as i look at the wooden boat.
As i turn around i see the silver SUV pop out of the garage. It then kept rolling until it pushed up against the back gate, which slightly tilted towards the outside. I then walked back inside the garage to see the rest of the group getting out of the car...
"Well...i'll be on the second floor, second room to the left...tell me if you decide to chop my head off, throw me out of the window or something...don't forget to close the door and lock the gates, have fun" I say as i move towards the door that led to the living room and waved my hand at the group as it stood behind me.
(I know i said to my self to not be spiteful...but...UGHH...could not resist...)
I take off my bag and guns as i keep walking, leaving everything on the big table before climbing up the stairs...then head straight into the kid's room...after taking off my shoes...better late than never right?
I close the door behind me and turn to look at the room. The bed was in front of me, its 'head' touching the wall to my left, after it and straight ahead of me was a relatively big window, next to that window a desk with some textbooks and a lamp, after that desk on the other corner of the room, the expensive-looking PC...on another desk.
The wall opposite of the two desks consisted solely of wardrobe doors.
"Well...i'm home..." I say as i lift my hands and instantly let them drop.
I walk around the room for a bit before stopping by the window. I could see the boat in the backyard from here.
(I was aiming to somehow verify if we could get to the 'ova island' with that boat...i mean...sexual hallucinations aside...if we blast that cave?...Place with no corpses confirmed...well...ok it will still have some corpses...but if you can somehow root them out, then the place will be clear...and..well... worst-case scenario you can just cause controlled 'forest' fires...corpses light up like Christmas trees after all...and do die from fire...plus, it would be much easier to gather them all in one location, as it has no real walls to block them...except if they're so retarded that they can actually end up getting stuck on tree trunks...though burning them would mean that you will either need to have a gas mask...or be prepared to wake up married to a broom)
I let out a slight chuckle and shake my head.
(But...now that has to be postponed until somebody stops being a hard ass...)
I take a couple of steps back and sit on the corner of the bed...
(Jokes aside...if they kick me out...what do i do?...uhh...i can either take the boat and go to the island by my self...or find where is the elementary school that Takashi's mom works at and go there, it was supposed to be an evacuation zone...and In the manga, Shido ends up there...something that obviously won't happen now...)
My thoughts then got interrupted as i heard the door open behind me, turning around i see Saeko closing the door behind her.
"I fail to believe you all made a decision this fast" I say as i turn to look back at the window.
"We haven't even started talking yet" She replies as she walks over the bed and sits next to me.
"And you won't be part of it?" I ask.
"I will...i just wanted to see how you are doing...and..." She stops talking in the middle of her sentence and lowers her head.
"Ask why i never mentioned this to you?" I ask again as i turn to look at her.
"Yes...but mostly...to apologize that i didn't do anything to stop Shimada..." She responds.
"You didn't..didn't do anything, you couldn't, do anything. There is a big difference there" I say as i keep looking at her...she just...smiled slightly.
"So...why didn't you tell me?...You don't trust me?..." She asks as she turns to look at me.
I take a deep breath and take off my mask and balaclava.
(Better if she can see that i mean what i'm about to say)
"No, i trust you...but i didn't...and i still don't...want you to believe that the reason that i said that i want you with me...is because i've done worst than you, i would still have said the exact thing same to you, even if i hadn't killed any of them" I keep staring at her eyes as i spoke...she...didn't react..she just kept staring at me.
"And...well there was a...second reason" I say as i look away.
"Which...was?" She leans slightly towards me as she asks.
"I didn't...want to make the whole thing look like a tournament of who had it bigger...i was afraid i might lose..." I say i try to keep a straight face while turning to her...but...uhh...ok i ended up smirking in the end..
Saeko stared at me for a couple of seconds before bringing her hand up to her mouth, holding her self back from laughing.
She then placed her free hand on mine, while still keeping the other hand over her mouth...and 'bumped' her head on my shoulder.
"I will stay with you...even if they kick you out...i will stay with you...as long...as" She kept her head lowered as she spoke.
"I keep my promise...i know" I cut her off as i put my other hand on her head and ruffle her hair.
She stayed like that for a couple of minutes before getting up after taking a deep breath. She smiled at me and turned to leave without saying anything else, meanwhile, i wore my balaclava and mask back on. Yet, the moment the door started closing...
"Uhh...we're all eating...and...since nobody seemed to bother i..." I hear another female voice from behind the half-closed door.
"I am sure he will appreciate the gesture" I hear Saeko reply.
"I uhh...I'm doing this just so he won't end up starving...no other reason" The other voice answers.
And seconds later.
"I..i'm serious!" The same voice says with a higher tone.
Well...with so much chundereism...it was not much of a surprise when i saw Saya open the door...
With her face slightly red she walked over to the desk with the books and left a tray with a plate on it, then turned around.
"Thanks." I say as she headed towards the door.
"We're all eating, i didn't..."
"For stopping Shimada" I cut her off.
She stopped at the door, but...didn't turn to look at me.
"...I..can't let them kick you out..." She says in a very low tone.
"B...because you're an idiot...and you wouldn't survive a day without me" She then bolted out of the room...and right before the door closed, i saw her going into the upper floor bathroom, her face beet red. I chuckle and turn to look at the food.
(Wouldn't survive a day without you...heh...i guess that was a Saya way of saying...'I won't let them kick you out, because i'm worried about you')
I take off my 'face attire' again and sit by the desk that had the plate on.
(Shame she reverted back to calling me an idiot again...but...ehh...one step at a time...i mean...i still, remember how smooth it went the first time i 'met' her...'Hey idiot are you deaf'...all because i was in her way on the stairs...wonder if she even remembers that...)
I found my self chuckling as i took the chopsticks that were next to the plate.
After i finished my food i went to the upper bathroom to clean the plate...don't judge, going downstairs now would have been way too awkward...After that, i searched around the room...did you know that this kid had seven different handheld consoles? Yea...did you know that none of them worked now?...Yea.
I then searched the wardrobes...
The one that was next to the door had a buttload of Tuxedos, ties, a couple of shiny shoes and other formal shit, all 'grown-up' size.
The next one had other adult-sized clothing...most of it being Adidas style pants and shirts...things that you could go for a run with.
The last one had kid clothing...talk about wardrobe invasion...two out of the three wardrobes in the kid's room had adult clothes.
And after that?...After that i tried to remember a moment in my life that was more boring than the now...and i couldn't find..anything...
...
(ten and thirty...)
I groan as i rock my self on the office chair...
(Three...hours...they have been down there without telling me anything...for three...fucking...hours)
"I'm...booored!" i push the chair with my legs, making slide across the room.
"You're under arrest...for being a...Ninjaaa!" I spin on the chair, ending up with my feet on the wall opposite of the bed, which i then push lightly against and end up back to the bed...
"A PC made for gaming and i can't play because somebody pushed a button and launched H.A.N.E. missiles...i'm so going to sue if i survive this..." I found my self chuckling as i looked at the computer...and a couple of seconds later...
"Ughh...Fuck my life..." i groan as i lean on the chair and look at the ceiling.
"The group downstairs is freaking out over my actions...and i'm cracking jokes, maybe i am nuts after all..." I slowly spin the chair as i keep looking at the ceiling.
"Uhh...Why can't they just make a decision...waiting like this is as horrible...it's like going to the doctor. You spent five agonizing hours...and three of these five hours are actually you waiting for your execution...If you're going to kick me, then kick me...so i can kick you before i get kicked" I groan as i close my eyes.
"Oh, i'm also going to steal your samurai" I chuckle before taking a deep breath.
"Maybe i should just go sleep...it's already dark out...and if they decide to kick me while it's dark...then we will have another bone to pick. Hmm...i don't feel like stripping though...for...obvious reasons...and sleeping with my clothes is...not a good idea" I get up from the chair and go to the wardrobe with all the Adidas look-alikes.
"Well...you lot just got demoted to...P.j.'s!" I grab a pair of black pants and a full-sleeved shirt, then glance at the closed door.
"...Yea, as if..." I chuckle to my self and change clothes, leaving the ones i wore on the office chair. Then run straight to the bed...jump...and elbow drop...
In retrospect...a very bad idea...to bad i realized it after the bed decided to fight back and bounced me to the side...ending up with me face flat to the floor with a thud.
"Ughh...fuck..." I lift my head and shake it.
"Got owned by a bed..." I chuckle as i casually look under it, half expecting to find a bag with some hidden treasure in it...yea, nothing was under the bed. What i did see though...was the door swing open, and a pair of legs.
"Naier?! What happened! Are you alright?!" A female voice shouts the moment the door opens.
I pop my head over the bed to see Saya...uhh...with...no pants...well...she technically was wearing 'pants'...if you can call them that...they looked like the ones she wore in Rika's house...she was also hugging a pillow with one hand, the other hand on the door's handle...oh and her hair was down...we might have no lights...but the moon gave enough illumination to be able to see clearly.
"All's good...i...uhh...did i wake you up?...Sorry, didn't mean too" I say as i keep looking at her.
(Ohh, slip up, she called me Naier again)
"Uhh..no...you didn't wake me up, everybody just went to sleep a couple of minutes ago...i'm..here to tell you that...we haven't...decided...on..." She kept talking slower and slower, to the point that she stopped and shifted her gaze away from me.
"Hmm...i see..." I say as i keep staring at her...yet, she did not move...she just stayed by the door, holding it...while hugging the pillow...her face looking...well anywhere but my direction.
"You gonna sleep here?" I ask. Saya darts her head to me and goes beet red.
"W...well everybody had gone to sleep...there...there are four rooms...Kohta and Asami took a room...Rei and Takashi took another...Shizuka took the other with Alice and Saeko...and..." Her face kept getting more and more red as she spoke...her eyes darting around the room
"Well, i guess it's only fair that i don't hog the bed" I say.
"Yea, yea" She nods...multiple times.
"Want me to sleep on the chair?" I ask as i point at the office chair.
"Uhh...you won't be able to sleep there...if you can't stay awake tomorrow it will end up being my fault...you...can sleep on the bed...b...but don't let it go to your head!" She raises her voice slightly as she turns to stare at me.
"Of course" I say as i get up from the floor and dust my self off...not that the floor was dusty to begin with...but...you know, habits.
"Uhh...what are you wearing?" She asks as she raises an eyebrow.
"What are YOU wearing?" I answer back with a question and point at her...she lowers her pillow slightly...not that it helped a lot...as now...it was the 'upper parts' that were revealing.
"Quit...staring you pervert..." She narrows her eyes as she tries to hide her self behind the pillow...her face still as red as ever.
I just flop on the bed and crawl under the covers while facing the window...
A couple of seconds later Saya finally walks into the room and closes the door behind her, then, i felt the bed move.
"If you turn around...i'm going to punch you" She says as the bed slowly stops moving.
(Jeez, violent one that is...)
"Did you manage to search the electronic store?" I ask without turning around...
"Uhh...yea...i found a couple of working flashlights...and some decent walkie talkies that still worked...but i don't know if they can still reach the max advertised distance...i have everything in one of our bags" She replies.
"I see...thanks...and...good work Saya" I answer.
Several seconds later.
"Thanks..." She replies with a voice equal to a whisper.
I give one last glance at the watch i left on the nightstand...and after that...we went to sleep...
...
Feels damn good sleeping on a bed again...as it seemed i had made a habit of sleeping in places that are not really meant to sleep on...car seats...recliners...floors...ok, i do know that a person can sleep 'anywhere' if need be...but uhh...you get the point...
So, i guess it was a nice change of pace being comfortable for once...soft pillow, soft sensation on my back, soft bed, warm blanket...call me weak, but a good sleep can make quite the difference when push comes to shove...
I open my eyes to see my hand in from of me.
(I went out cold...i can't even feel my hand)
I lift my other hand, pulling it out of the covers and land it on my mask.
(Forgot to take off my mask again?...huh...figures)
I then intertwine my fingers and stretch them with a yawn, causing them to crack...then...i look at my hands...and then at the hand that was on my pillow.
(One...two...uhh...three?)
I blink and look at my hands again...still three...I turn my head as i follow the arm that the hand belonged to...and end up bumping my mask against Saya's nose...
She reacts with a quiet moan. Nuzzling against my neck as she lowered her head...
(Uhhh...ok...this is happening?...i'm pretty sure i'm not dreaming...Uhh...she moved in her sleep?)
As i slowly take off the blanket i also realize that she had passed her other arm under me as it laid on the bed in front of me.
(And she also managed to pass her arm under me while asleep?...I smell found play...Saya is either a sneakier Ninja than me, or she really moves a lot in her sleep)
I silently get off the bed as i hold her head, then slowly place it on a pillow before covering her back up, she didn't react, other than moaning once again and hugging her pillow. I then pick the wristwatch and look at it.
(five am...hmm it was ten and something before i went to sleep...i slept for six or seven hours...)
I turn to look at the window to see that it was still dark outside.
(Heh...i remember when six hours were nowhere near enough...while now i feel perfect)
I slowly walk towards the door as i give Saya one last glance.
(That sure was a nice way to wake up though...let's see if the rest of the day will go this well)
After a quick visit to the bathroom in order to wake my self up, i went down to the first floor...the first thing I noticed?...Saeko...she asleep on the recliners...yea the same recliners we slept on when we were returning to the mall. As i walked up to her i saw that she was also covered with a blanket and was hugging a pillow...so i guess she didn't do this on a whim...
(Uhhh...Saeko had shown to occasionally 'restrain' her self in the manga...like what she started calling Takashi by his last name after Rei started getting a little bit 'too' jealous...so...don't tell me she actually decided to sleep with Shizuka because i told her that i also like Saya...)
I kneel down next to her and pat her head, she reacts with a soft groan as she tries to hide her face in the pillow.
(Great...now i'm feeling guilty...uhhh...i have to figure out a way...so i don't end up hurting them both...)
As i turn around i notice a shadow by the window behind me, next to the small hallway that led to the front door...Takashi was outside...looking at the front gate.
(And making them split from the group ain't what they need...So you know what?...Let's start by finishing this little shitshow...lets see if the others talked any sense into our glorious leader...if they didn't...then i will...but first)
I get up and go to the kitchen, i glance around the room and see the textbook that i had given to Saya at the estate...next to it a bottle of water, a metal cup, and a couple of unopened soda cans.
I walk up to the textbook to see the title 'Creating ice' with calligraphic letters. Under it several lines that ended with a different number of asterisks.
Type one, A damn fridge with one asterisk next to it...
Type two, portable ice maker and two asterisks next to it...
Type Three, cold season nights with three asterisks next to it...
Type four, Vacuum pump and bell jar with four asterisks next to it...
Under that, a wall of text, each with a different number of asterisks in the front, that explained in detail the how-to on each mentioned 'type'...yea even on how to use a fridge...does Saya really think that we are THAT stupid...actually...i don't want to know...and finally, under all of that, with a different colored pen, 'Ice and salt make for better refrigeration'.
I flip through a couple of pages, looking at some of the other things written in the textbook...some pages even had drawings. From how to connect cables correctly to edible mushrooms...
(Holy shit, Saya can draw...and her handwriting is amazing...makes me want to rip the first couple of pages...as they were pages that i filled...)
I let out a silent chuckle and turn back to the ice making page...then take two closed soda bottles and turn towards the window.
(We should be glad that much of the population is now...well...dead, at least we still have running water because of that...the hydration system is dependant on electricity after all...i guess the only reason we still have water is because it's left in the 'pipes' or the main reservoir or something? And with a lot of people being mindless meatbags, it means that they ain't going to be using the water taps...or...i think it might be something like that...don't really know how that type of infrastructure works...)
Once i got to the window i stop and stare at Takashi...he didn't seem to have realized i was there yet. I slowly open the window and crawl out, sneaking up behind him.
(I really want to go all boogeyman now...but..uhh...if he starts screaming like a little girl...yea let's not do thaaa...?)
I stop and stare at his shoulder...his shirt...was black...but...i'm sure that...this white 'thing' i was seeing stuck there...was not part of 'his' attire.
(...Is that what i think it is?)
I walk up next to him, to the point that he realized that i was next to him, he looked...rather surprised.
"life is hard eh? It's warm, probably tastes like shit and will actually make you even thirster, have one" I say as i pass one of the cans to Takashi, which he takes it without much of a fuss...
"Must still taste better than warm beer, people always say it tastes like crap when warm" He says as he opens the can and takes a sip.
(He seems rather calm now...wonder if sleeping cooled him off...or if the soundproofing in these rooms is 'that' good...still...this could be a perfect chance)
" I don't get it...You go and help the guy that just pointed a gun at your face...because you believed that he wanted to help us...us, as in the group...Then...you keep trying to act like a lone wolf, despite the fact that you are now part of a team...it's not just killing Shido and the kid...the power plant too, you didn't even warn us...even if we wouldn't be able to do anything like you said, we would still be willing to at least try..." He starts talking first, looking at the corpses over the front gate...
"And...i can't really know if you have done anything else behind our backs either...the group made it pretty obvious to me that they trust you...but...try to see this from my side...say that you end up turning on us...if a member of the group dies because of that...it will be my fault because i let you say" He turns to me as he speaks.
I let out a sight...and then take a deep breath.
"Takashi if i was to turn on the group, i would turn even if i didn't go off by my self...or shoot the ones that deserve to be shot" I say as i look at the front gate.
"Of course. But we would still have a better chance of realizing it if you didn't disappear every five minutes" He says as he also turns to look at the gate...i let out a chuckle.
"So you admit that the reason you don't want me going by my self is because you want to keeps tabs on me?" I ask.
"It's because of your actions that i 'need' to keep tabs on you...out of the group you, seem to be the most...unpredictable..." He answers without turning to look at me.
(Ohh, you wish, You better hope i will do a good job on keeping Saeko's 'needs' in check, or you will be in for a rude awakening buddy)
"Well...no matter how this ends...some things won't...can't change, if there's somebody that i deem a threat, i will act accordingly...whether you like it or not...even the filthiest of actions are going to go unpunished now...and people will take advantage of that...call it fight fire with fire if you will" I turn to glance at the house behind me as i speak.
"Just...answer me one thing Takashi...that outburst...was it...solely because of what you said to me just now?" I start speaking again before Takashi can say anything.
"Huh, what do you mean?..what..." He turns to me as he starts speaking.
"How do you feel about Saeko and Saya..." Takashi blinks several times before he realized where this was going...and he looked away.
"You asked me that...and...after we returned from the clinic, you kind of forgot that everybody else existed, you became so obsessed with Saeko that it was actually kind of sad to watch " I say as i fold my arms.
"I...did?" Takashi turns to me and raises both eyebrows, seemingly surprised.
"You did..." I answer as i tilt my head slightly.
(Well...actually...you didn't...all you did, was warn her that what she did was dangerous, while ignoring the fact that i was there as well...but...i also gamble what i know from the anime in this...)
Takashi stays quiet for some time...and then chuckles.
"Am i...that obvious?" He asks with a slight smile as he looks away.
"Uhh...i mean...come on...she is kind...strong...pretty...and uhh...i kind of saw her in nothing but an apron and a thong...yet she acted like it was all...fine...what was i supposed to think..." He says as he looks at the bottle.
"And...uhh...do me a favor...don't tell Rei i said this...she will skewer me alive" He adds right after as he keeps looking at the can...
"You can just kick me if you want to make sure" I say as i fold my arms...Takashi shakes his head.
"Really?...Saya has been ignoring my existence ever since coming here...i can't even remember when was the last time she was this pissed at me...and Saeko...after everybody left...she pretty much vowed to me that she will stay by your side...no matter what i decide...Kohta is flatly against it too...and even Shizuka was mad if you can believe that...kicking you out would destroy the group...it's just..." He says as he turns to look at the gate.
"You bit off more than you can chew and now you can't just back down after raising a ruckus because it will make you look weak as a leader?" I say as i look at the gate as well.
"Uhh..something like that...i'm really not cut out for this leader crap...you sure you don't want to take the spot? Everybody in the group already likes you as you can see..." He says as he tilts his head from left to right before turning to me.
"Dude, weren't you just trying to kick me out? You just jumped from one side of the scale to the other...and no...being a good leader isn't about being liked...sure, it's important...but being able to make decisions without stuttering is what really counts...and so far you seem to be able that...even if some of them are...ehh...meh" I say as i turn to him...he didn't respond.
And after a short silence.
"Ok...tell you what, tell them we made an agreement...i won't 'lone wolf' anymore...but...don't expect me to change the way i...deal with people that i deemed a threat, even if you disagree with me, that won't change...and...you have to promise me something as well" I stare at him as i speak.
"Don't worry, She already made it clear with who she wants to be with, i don't intend to try anything stupid...and...you're right...some people are beyond saving...i won't disagree with that" He cuts me off.
"Heh...good to see we agree on that...but...that is not what i want you to promise me..."Takashi raises an eyebrow as i speak.
"To first answer the question you asked me at the humvee about Saya and Saeko, if you have not realized yet, i do like them...more than i like my self." I say as i keep looking at Takashi.
"So you have to promise me, if something happens to me, you will take care of them" He sighs and makes a weird expression...something between worried and annoyed?
"Naier, come on, really? what are you..."
"You. Will. Stop them. From doing anything crazy...and i don't mean by taking advantage of the situation either...especially if you are not even sure if i'm alive or dead, i don't think i need to explain why now...do i?" I cut him off and stare at him
After a couple of seconds.
"Only if you'll also watch after Rei if something happened to me...same deal with yours...and no more secrets" He says after a long sigh and stares back at me.
I extend my arm to him.
"Truce?" I ask.
"I'd prefer to have friends in my group...and i'm sorry" He takes my hand for a western-style handshake...and as the sun begins to rise...
"I can live with that...and...uhh...are you gonna walk around with that on your shoulder?...Quite bold of you if i do say so. Don't know if the girls will approve though." I say with a slight smirk as i point at his right shoulder...
Takashi tilts his head questionably as he takes a sip of the soda and grabs the item with his left hand, bringing it to the front...and his eyes go wide...something in my brain then screamed at me to get out of the way, So i instantly leaned away while moving out of the way.
"PPPFTT" And the Soda that Takashi just sipped came out the same way it came in...
"...I think Rei will be looking for these...and you kinda just washed them over with soda...i mean...these belong to Rei...right? ." I say as i look at him.
"Uhh...about the no secret thing...can we keep this as an exception?" He says as he nods with an awkward expression.
"Well...Look at the bright side, at least we didn't end the chat in a depressing manner. " I say as with a chuckle...not really answering his question.
"...Can i kick you out?" He 'asks' me as he turns his head to me.
"Nope, too late for that, we're friends now...BUT...that doesn't mean that you can go and get all freaky with Rei on my bed though..." Takashi's glances between me and the...uhh...soaked pantys...before he starts going red. I chuckle and turn around, head towards the window, open it and jump back inside.
Saeko was still sleeping, so i silently left the closed Soda can on the table. After a quick scan of the room, i found the keys for the Humvee on the same table, which i took and went straight to the garage. Once there i went to the Humvee, unlocked the back door and took a shirt, a pair of pants and a new jacket...and you know..shocks underwear...
(Well...that went smashingly, good job me if i do say so to my self...still...it's weird...Saya charged in my room the moment i hit the floor...yet nobody heard Takashi and Rei getting...personal?...hmm...don't tell me she was actually peeking through the door or something...if she did...there goes my cool persona...)
I throw the clothes over my shoulder and head straight to the second floor after locking the car...my face slightly heating up by the idea that somebody was looking at me while i was being...uhhh...stupid...
The moment i got there i went straight to the bathroom...or...i was aiming to...Until i heard a voice coming over from my room...and...i noticed that the door was slightly open.
(Hmm?)
I glance around the hallway and walk up to the door.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid, ughhh" I could hear Saya speaking from inside the room.
"He wasn't supposed to wake up before me...ahhh...why didn't i move back before falling asleep?...God, i'm so stupid"
I glance around again.
(Uhh...interesting...but...am i really going to eavesdrop on Saya...and to think that i just thought that she might have been eavesdropping on me...uhh come on man...show some class)
As i'm about to move away.
"Ok...ok...i...i moved in my sleep...yes...i moved in my sleep...and then i woke up and he wouldn't let me go...so i...let my self sleep like that..."
And i end up moving back to the door...don't blame me, she was acting way too cute to just ignore...
"Ughh no, no, no, that sounds horrible, like i gave up and decided it was fine to sleep like that...even though it was...comfortable...Ahhh! Quit daydreaming you stupid idiot...uhh...i will...just say that i moved in my sleep...yes...just that..plain and simple. Ughh...why couldn't he just stay sleep for a bit longer?" After that, i start hear ruffling.
(Yea...ok...let's go before we get caught)
I silently head to the bathroom...with a smirk. After taking a quick bath...with relatively cold water...and changing to my new clothes, i exit the bathroom and turn to my door, which was still slightly open.
After a small knock, i open the door. Finding Saya on the bed, sitting and wrapped up in the blankets.
"Morning" I say as i casually walk into the room and head towards the chair with my old clothes.
"M...morning..." She says as she stares at me...her face going slightly red.
I take everything out of my pockets and put them in the pockets of my new pants.
(Left the guns down..still took the ammo with me...seems legit)
"J...just so you know, the reason i ended up on your side of the bed was just because i moved in my sleep..." She says as she tries to look serious.
(Awww...putting your rehearsal to use i see...i really want to tease her...but that can backfire horribly if she finds out that i listen to her while hiding behind the door.)
"Yea, figured as much, hope i didn't wake you up" I say as i close my pockets and turn to her.
"N..no...i just woke up" She replies as she turns her head to look out of the window, hiding the lower part of her face under the blankets.
"Well, i will get out of your way then" I say as i move towards the door.
"Huh, where are you going? Won't Takashi get mad if you start wondering around?..." She asks as she turns to me.
"Nahh...it'll be fine..." I say as i open the door.
"Don't worry...everything is going to be fine" I add up as i turn to her...she didn't reply.
(Huh that's weird...figured she would go all 'i'm not worried now get out so i can change)
I close the door behind me and move to the first floor. Once there, i look at the recliner to see that Saeko was not there, Takashi was sitting by the big table with a glass of water in his hand.
"Told you, that crap will make you thirsty" I say i move towards the table.
"And yet, you were the one who gave it to me" He replies.
"I'm an evil overlord after all...feeling corrupted yet?" I ask as i take a seat, Takashi chuckles and shakes his head.
"Uhh...where is Saeko?" I ask as i point at the recliner.
"The bathroom inside the study" Takashi replies.
"So you all have a plan on how to act from here?" I ask and Takashi nods.
"The police station that is responsible for this region is the one that Rei's dad works at, we will go there...we have decided that some time ago in the mall...we had a 'vote' on it but we could not find you anywhere to let you know" He says as he looks at the glass.
"To find her dad?" I ask, he nods...I glance straight ahead and little to my left, towards where the boat should be at.
"Before we leave this place, there is something we need to take in account" I lean slightly on the table as Takashi turns to stare at me.
"Based on what i know..and from what Saya said...these things can only hear and feel...but the feeling part is a bit weird...as they seem to ignore inanimate objects...so i don't know if it comes down to heat or something...as i never had the chance to see how they react to a hot inanimate object...i do remember that they kept clawing at the Humvees hood when i used it to block the hole in the estate...but it's not a good way to confirm anything...
Anyway, the reason i mention this...is because i think that they can't function well underwater...they probably can't drown, but if they can't also walk or swim... that means the only way for them to move is by current...so as long as they are not already out in deep-sea they should not be able to 'leave' by sea...but we can." I say as i point towards the boat that was outside.
Takashi narrows his eyes and lowers his head slightly, i get up and walk towards the window, in order to get a better look at the boat.
"We do need to find a place that is safe from...them...don't we? Who knows when we will find another boat that can function without electricity..." As i finish speaking i hear a door close.
"Good morning Saeko" As Takashi speaks i turn around.
"Good morning..." Saeko was looking at me as she spoke.
"Morning Saeko...could you...please get the others?...there is something we need to discuss." I say as i look at the stairs that lead to the second floor before turning to her.
She looks at me before glancing at Takashi...and nods, then moves towards the stairs, and the moment she disappeared.
"Of course, this is a group decision, so we can decide based on what the whole group thinks...and...you can say that it was your idea. In case you think that if saying that it's mine can change...the vote outcome" I say as i walk up to Takashi and sit on a chair near him.
"And we should tell them that i'm not kicking you out...before everybody starts giving me the cold shoulder" He drops his shoulders and shakes his head as he speaks, i just nod at him.
And a couple of minutes later the whole group was down...all of em...expect of Rei.
"Rei said she can't come down right now..." Saeko glances at the stairs as she speaks.
(Hah! called it!...Hope she can still walk...and i do have to thank her...their...private time...probably calmed Takashi down enough to make him see how retarded he was...especially as it was partly because of Saeko...wait...uhh...does that mean that i almost got kicked out because of Saeko...weird, considering she would be the first one to leave too...maybe that is why Takashi backed out so readily...uhh...human relationships are weird)
As i was thinking Shizuka, with an oddly serious face, spoke up.
"Takashi...i will say it again, stop this...it's.."
"It's Alright Shizuka" I cut her off as i raise my arm.
"No Naier it is not, it's not r..."
"Naier is going to stay, we...came to an agreement" Takashi cuts her off this time.
"About time you saw how stupid this whole thing was" Saya folds her arms as she glares at Takashi.
"Yes, yes...sorry...i overreacted" He raises his arms as he speaks.
"But...I do agree on something with Takashi in this...i'd prefer if you no longer hid things from us..." Saeko adds right after as she turned to look at me...and...i found my self grinning.
"Ohhh...no secrets...ok...Takashi, you go first. The 'thing' you told me outside" I say as i point my thumb at him...and the group turns to him.
"Huh what?" He turns to me as his eyes go wide.
"Yea no secrets!" Alice was the first one to run up to him and tug his pants.
"Uhh, it's nothing really." He says with an awkward laugh as he shoots a glare at me.
"Ohhh, I want to know, tell me, tell me" Alice keeps tugging on Takashi's pants.
"R...really it's nothing!" He says as he starts sweating and turns to me again.
"Ohhh this looks fun! I want to know too!" Shizuka runs to him and starts tugging his shirt as she kept giggling.
"Uhh i swear i got no secret, Naier is just messing with you all...right?!" He turns to me again...
"You promised!" He says with his lips.
"No i didn't" I answer with a smirk.
"Fine, Takashi told me..." The whole group then turns to me...along with Takashi. His expression was...difficult to explain...something between glaring and pleading?.
"That the day the outbreak happened he actually forgot to wear underwear, and he realized it only after he exited his front door, in other words, he nearly welcomed the outbreak while going commando." I say as i fold my arms.
...And then the group started making 'noise'...laughing, scolding...talking? i think it was a mix all of all the above...
While the group was causing a commotion Takashi leaned to me.
"Naier! What was that for!..." He asks me in a 'low' tone.
"Count it as Payback for what you dragged me through yesterday...i was bored out of my mind in that room, now we're even" I say to him in a low tone.
"I thought you were not mad!" He answers to me.
"I'm not" I respond as I turn to look at the boat in the back yard.
(Static electricity, you have my thanks)
