Author's note: Nothing new, but as always, thanks for waiting!

Battle Royale II: The Game

Chapter 13: Akihito and Ibuki's Activity

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Tomoya, Ayato, Tooru, Itsuki and Naoko were near the beach, and it appeared that they were in the midst of a conversation. While the boy with red streaks in hair remained calm, the others, with the exception of the the black-haired couple, were easily agitated.

"So what do we do? How are we gonna get out alive?" the dark brown-haired boy asked.

"I have no clue, man..." was the red-haired youth's reply.

"There must be a way out...but what if we fail?" Naoko asked.

"If any of us fail...then I could care less. Besides, if we die, we might as well go off with a bang." Tomoya replied.

"Well, if it isn't Akihito Mori..." Ayato said as he stood up.

The rest of the group followed suit as Akihito walked towards them, and the black-haired boy was able to approach him and take out the reddish-brown-haired youth's weapon of choice. A small chuckle escaped the narcissist's lips as he noticed it was a harisen.

"That's your main weapon?" he asked him.

"It is." Akihito replied.

Ayato then gave him a whack to the head with it, and his friends laughed as they watched him, before the transfer student spoke up.

"About that time you convinced me to join your group?" he asked.

"Oh yeah? What about it?" Tomoya replied.

A beat occurred, followed by Akihito replying with, "I changed my mind."

"WHAT THE FUCK!?" Tooru asked, his eyes widening in anger as he took out his machinegun.

"Dude, take a chill pill or something!" Itsuki exclaimed.

"I ought to shove one of these grenades up your butt!" Naoko added, her gaze towards the reddish-brown-haired boy.

"Nah, I'd rather execute him for his treason." Tooru told them.

Akihito just spat his chewing gum at the red-haired youth, immediately angering him even more, and lunged straight at him, immediately snatching the machine gun from his hands.

"HEY!" Tooru screamed, and the transfer student aimed the gun at Ayato, who was just about to attack him when Akihito unleashed a flurry of bullets on him.

Naoko cried out in horror as she watched her boyfriend get shot down, and it wasn't long before she and the others (excluding the dark-brown-haired boy, whose weapon the reddish-brown-haired stole from him) were attempting to pull out their weapons. Unfortunately, Tooru was the second to be taken out, despite his attempts to engage in a fist fight with Akihito.

"Fuck!" Tomoya exclaimed, before Itsuki was gunned down as well, leaving the leader and Naoko as the only ones still alive.

The tanned boy was ready to strike when Akihito shot him a few times, and even shot him in the groin. As the leader fell to the ground, the black-haired girl just looked at him, eyes widening in fear and breathing heavily.

Naoko then made a beeline for the woods, with the reddish-brown-haired boy quickly following her after he was able to obtain the other boys' weapons (except Itsuki's nunchakus). The moment she arrived at her destination, she leaned against a tree, and managed to say, "Someone...someone please help me!" her voice quavering with panic and fear.

Unfortunately, when Akihito located her, he gave her a few shots to the head, causing to fall back against the tree, and slumped down to the ground, and said, "I'm sorry...Ayato..."

He stood there briefly and said, "Go fuck yourselves." before he went on his way.

Tomoya Hachihara, Boy #1, deceased

Tooru Akiyama, Boy #6, deceased

Ayato Mitsurugi, Boy #9, deceased

Itsuki Nemoto, Boy #12, deceased

Naoko Itagaki, Girl #4, deceased

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Meanwhile, Emi was standing before a cliff, contemplating on how to die, yet was unaware of the gunfire that occurred moments ago. She was also unaware of Yuu slowly walking up to her from behind, attempting to push her off the cliff.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, and fell to his knees, covering his face as he was on the verge of tears. "I...I can't do this!" he exclaimed.

"Neither can I." she replied.

Yuu looked up at her, unshed tears in his eyes as he asked, "What do you mean?"

The medium brown-haired girl threw her bag out into the ocean, and said, "We shouldn't be taking part in this crappy Program. Let's get out of here."

"But how?" the black-haired boy asked.

Emi immediately took his hand, and as they were now near the cliff together, she closed her eyes, and squeezed his hand almost tightly. Within seconds, the couple jumped off the cliff, falling into the ocean, and Yuu's screams could be heard from below.

Yuu Sekihara, Boy #13, deceased

Emi Kurimoto, Girl #9, deceased

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"Ayasato..."

Nobuko whispered, her eyes shining with tears as she gazed upon the photo she took of Keiichi during a particular basketball game. "I wished you were here with me...then again, I wished Kanami would be here, too..." she added.

Clutching the picture to her chest, she continued to hold back tears when she heard the sound of a door being open. Almost immediately, she took out her weapon, which was a stun gun, and activated it.

"Hello?! Who's there?!" she asked, almost fearfully.

The person in question was a woman donning a sleeveless dark blue dress, a white faux fur jacket and a pair of black high heels. She was able to ask, "You must be Nobuko Nishizaki, are you?"

As the figure approached her, it was clear that she was Ibuki. "What...what are you doing here?" Nobuko asked, still aiming her stun gun at her.

"You're not intent on killing me with a stun gun, aren't you?" the red-haired girl asked.

The black-haired girl's eyes widened a bit, before she said, "I-I'm sorry...I know your friends hate me an all...but when I just started talking to you for the first time, I get the feeling you're pretty okay."

"Do you mind if I sit next to you?" Ibuki asked.

"Sure." Nobuko replied.

The red-haired girl then sat down with her, and noticed the picture of Keiichi in her hands. "Hey, it's that Ayasato hunk that my so-called 'friends' take a fancy to other than Miyazaki."

"Erm...do you think he's...he's cute?" Nobuko asked.

"Of course!" Ibuki replied.

She then took the stun gun from the black-haired girl's hands and marveled at it as she said, "It's a pretty cool weapon you have there. You know what a stun gun does, right?"

"No...why?" Nobuko asked.

"Police use these on criminals to subdue them...at least, that's what I read about." Ibuki replied. "Here." she added, handing it back to her.

Just as the black-haired girl was about to take it, Ibuki immediately took one of her hands and bit at it, making her scream in pain. It wasn't long before the manipulating red-haired girl took out her weapon, which was a zombie knife, and slashed the glasses-wearing girl's throat.

As Nobuko laid on the ground, dead and unmoving, the red-haired girl stood up and admired the blood on her dress before she said to herself, "Who needs friends? I'm better off alone."

Nobuko Nishizaki, Girl #21, deceased

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With love for my fans,

Chrissy