The Zombies had finally breached the classroom as a massive horde of them ran inside, tripping and running over eachother. Naoto was the first to fight back, using the gun to fire a shot at one, hitting it in the elbow.
Of course. Naoto had never learned to shoot a gun, so it was obvious that it'd be impossible for him to aim. Despite that, he shot and shot again, emptying to entire cartridges. Despite hitting most of them in non-lethal areas, he managed to hit a select few of them in the head, instantly killing them.
Nagatoro and Yoshi quickly picked up a chair, smashing them into the Zombies as hard as they could. The two of them were giving out all the strenght they had, causing the chairs to break on impact, sending wooden shrapnel towards the Zombies.
The entire group was fighting back, barely able to hold out. Naoto aimed while moving backwards, eventually ending with his back towards the window. He quickly looked outside. They couldn't even jump. It'd be an instant death. It truly did seem like they were doomed. The horde was closing in, and despite their best attempts, nothing seemed to hold them back.
"Move! MOVE!" Sakura screamed as she rushed in and back out of the Supply-room, holding a very heavy shelf. Luckily for everyone, it seemed to be perfectly sized to fit trough the door.
Naoto and Sakura quickly positioned the shelf towards the door. "Everybody, push!" Everyone quickly left whatever they were doing as they rushed to the shelf, pushing It with all their strength.
Their combined forces enabled them to poke a hole trough the giant bundle of Zombies, pushing almost all of them out of the room. They kept pushing, smashing a few Zombies agains the wall of the Hallway, the crunching of their bones attracting even more attention.
Now having an opening, Naoto and the others quickly rushed out into the hallway, desperate to make it out of the school. It was no longer safe. They didn't have anywhere to stay anymore, and the rest of the place was overrun.
The Zombies quickly followed, Riko being merely a small part of the massive group. Naoto desperately shot behind him as he ran, begging to God that he'd hit at least some of them.
The group quickly made it to the stairway, running down as the Zombies chased them. The stairway lead to the kitchen. The room was still massive, and a few Zombies were roaming trough the place.
A few of them tried to jump at them, but were quickly taken out by Nagatoro and Gamo. Suddenly, a Zombie jumped at Naoto, causing him to blindly shoot in his direction. Despite hitting the Zombie, he also shot at a bunch electrical machinery at the other edge of the room, as it let out sparks.
"Fuck... Run! Quicker!" Naoto quickly pushed the others ahead as he himself ran full speed ahead as well. He knew that the kitchen was covered to the last place with oil as well as the gas from the stove. If a small spark or a fire ignited, the whole place would blow up.
Naoto and the others ran for their lives as Gamo smashed her bat into each Zombie in front of her. "We're not gonna make it!" Hana yelled. They were only on the second floor, and they had no time to make it all the way downstairs.
Naoto saw a window nearby that led the group to a massive cherry tree. If they jumped from there, they had a small chance of clinging on the tree to avoid falling. He carefully aimed his weapon, shooting it at the window and causing it to break.
Naoto was the first to make it out, barely holding onto the tree. Gamo and Yoshi followed with almost no problems, while Hana and Sakura nearly fell. Nagatoro was the only one left.
The Zomied were right on her tail as she leaped out the window, cutting her leg and throwing her off balance. She didn't have enough momentum to reach the tree, and she was about to smash agains the floor.
"Nagatoro!" Naoto quickly slid down the tree, scraping his hands agaisn the bark, leaving them bloody, before he positioned himself right below her. He stretched his arms out as she fell, barely catching her as the impact threw him on the floor, injuring his leg. "Ow- Fuck!"
Nagatoro shook her head before the two of them got back up with the help of the others as they tried to make distance with the building.
It didn't take long until what he feared became true, as a massive fire followed by a loud banging rung out of the building, breaking all the windows in the floor.
Naoto and the others had narrowly avoided death, and were now on the way to Naoto's house. The path they took was really empty, with almost no Zombies to be found.
"Let me help you, Nagatoro." Naoto said as he looked at her Injury. "Don't worry. You're just as hurt, if not worse." Nagatoro answered. "Besides, you saved my life."
Naoto blushed a bit. "It's nothing."
It took them almost no time to make it to the same street where Naoto's house was. "We made it!" Yoshi yelled out, dashing her way to his house.
"Yoshi! Wait-" Naoto yelled at her as a Zombie suddenly lunged at her from an alley, ending up on top of her as she tried to wrestle it off.
Naoto quickly shot at it, hitting its shoulder and giving Yoshi the advantage, pushing it off. However, the noise of the Gun had attracted even more Zombies as Naoto and the others ran towards his house.
It was mere seconds away. "We just need to make it. It's so close." Naoto thought to himself. Naoto threw the keys at Gamo, who was in the front as she quickly opened the door. The entire group entered, except for Nagatoro and Naoto, who were falling behind due to their injuries.
"Hurry up!" Gamo yelled as the two of them ran as fast as they could. Naoto saw that Nagatoro was about to make it. Suddenly, a Zombie ran towards her from the front, lunging at her. Nagatoro tripped, falling right in front of his front yard.
Naoto quickly pulled out his gun, before noticing he only had a single bullet left. He wasn't risking the chance to miss. He quickly ran towards the Zombie, tackling it off of her.
"Just a loser. Everyone always called me just a loser. I'll show them that I'm not a loser anymore." Naoto wrestled against the Zombie, smashing it's head repeatedly against the concrete in an attempt to kill it.
"I'm not just a loser anymore, because I have someone I want to protect." Naoto continued to wrestled the Zombie, gaining the upper hand as he took the Axe out of his backpack, before backing off and getting in a good swing, slicing its head clean off.
Nagatoro and the others were already inside, as Naoto fumbled his way closer to the door, his eyes focused on Nagatoro. This was it. They had done it. He just needed a few more steps, and he'd finally be with her.
"S-Senpai! LOOK OUT!" Naoto had no time to react to Nagatoros warning before a Zombified Riku tackled him to the ground.
Maybe if he wasn't so distracted, he would've seen It coming. Naoto had absolutely no time to react as the Zombies slammed him against the wall, bearing its teeth. Naoto quickly responded with a punch to It's face. The Zombie refused to get off, as it slammed its teeth into Naoto, biting deep into his neck.
Naoto yelled out in pain from the Injury, his scream attracting even more Zombies nearby. He quickly responded by slamming the handle of the Axe into Riko's jaw and kicking him off. Naoto proceeded to swing the Axe towards Riko time and time again until it was nothing but chunks of blood.
Naoto stood up, breathing deeply as he looked at Nagatoro. "Come on! Come inside!" She yelled out. Apparently, she hadn't noticed the Zombie biting him.
Naoto stumbled his way towards the House as the rest of the group looked towards him with worried eyes. "Naga...toro." He reached his hand out, grabbing the side of her cheek. "Nagatoro." He bent over, leveling with her as his lips got closer to hers, eventually making contact.
He had nothing to lose anymore, so this was the least he could do. Tears flowed from his eyes as he had his first and last kiss with the girl he loved.
After a few seconds, he finally stood back up, holding her from the shoulders. "I hope that's enough for you to forgive me. I love you, Hayase." He said, before pushing her into the house with the others, before slamming the door shut.
Naoto looked behind him, facing the imminent horde of Zombies in front of him. He didn't have any strenght left to fight any one of them. The boy pulled out his gun, looking at the last bullet inside. "I guess... this is the fate of a loser after all."
