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Chapter 3: Exodus

Hey Haroshami! I need you to come over today! Naomi wants you to see Shinohara again!- Tenshi sighed at Shinozakis' text. He was trying to do his part of the group project but it seemed as though he was going to have to revisit Heavenly Host. He got up and pulled on his black body warmer. It was quite a cold day. As he walked to the meet up point, his side began to sting again. It had seemed to grow when he had returned from the nightmare last time. However, he just shook off the pain and continued to walk. Mayu was feeling sick so she wasn't going to make it today. He could still feel the warmth from their kiss from yesterday. As he neared the house, he spotted the Mochida boy. He was talking to Nakashima, the girl who shared the same name as his school. "I wonder if she's related?" he said to himself. He couldn't quite hear what was being said but the girls face turned white when she saw him approach them. She whispered something to the boy and he turned swiftly. When he spotted Tenshi, he also went white. "Mochida? You look like you've seen a ghost. Is something wrong?" he asked curiously. He had every right to know, seeing as they were more than likely talking about him. The two in front of him just shook their heads and hurried on to Shinozakis' house. Tenshi frowned at their eagerness to avoid him, it was probably nothing but he did deserve some respect from Nakashima. After all she was putting him through hell again. He decided to leave it for now and continued to walk to Shinozakis'.

As he fell back into the forced slumber, he could hear chatter from the group. He didn't catch it but he heard his name from Mochida. When his vision returned he found himself beside Shinohara once again. "You alright? You phased out a bit there Mr. Knight!" teased Seiko with a cheeky grin. He just nodded; it always took him a while to readjust to the air of Heavenly Host. He turned to the girl and smiled slightly. She was a friendly girl with a good personality, but he couldn't get too attached to her. After all, knowing his luck with charms this spell to resurrect her wouldn't work. He shook the idea out of head. He had to think positively. He started to walk down the dark halls and she followed like a child would follow their mother. As they walked Seiko was fidgeting. She seemed eager to say something. "Shinohara, if you want to talk by all means do. I won't stop you," said Tenshi, not looking back. What was said next surprised him enough to halt him. "Are Naomis' boobs still the same?" He choked a bit. His face went red at the conversation. "W-what type of question is that?" he asked. He had expected her to ask him if he had lost anybody but the question really flustered him. "I guess they are," he muttered embarrassedly. He always got nervous when people talked about things like that. It just felt… wrong. He continued to walk, with the giggles from Seiko in his ear.

A few more, what seemed like, hours passed without any sign of Shinoharas' Sachiko scrap. He was becoming impatient. He turned to see his companion looking down a hole in the ground. He smiled when she popped up her head like a cat. "Find anything Shinohara?" She shook her head. He nodded, he guessed as much. Just then he heard a noise. He and Seiko both turned to where the noise was coming from. It sounded like metal hitting the floor. As they ventured to where the noise was emanating from, Tenshis' side began to trouble him. "You go on and find out what that was Shinohara, I'll catch up with you." He was out of breath. Seiko was reluctant at first but eventually obeyed him. He heard her footsteps running, becoming increasingly fainter. Then he heard another noise. He looked behind to see a familiar figure. "Oh crap," he said as he saw the hammer wielding creature. "Wait, I'm dreaming. So it can't hurt me right?" However, he was wrong. The monster charged at him, sending him flying backwards. He hit a wall with an almighty thud. "Ahhh shit!" he winced in pain. He tried getting up but the monster placed a foot on his chest. The giant boot began to press down on him. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't free himself. If his rib-cage broke, his heart would surely puncture his vital organs, killing him slowly. He didn't know what would happen if he died in his dream. Would he wake up or would he die in real life? He tried again in an attempt to free himself. But to no avail. "HELP! SHINOHARA!" He was desperate now. The pressure was unbearable. He could feel his bones beginning to weaken. His breathing was becoming more and more difficult. Suddenly the monster stopped. He could hear metal hit the ground. He looked to see Seiko trembling in fear with a bucket near him and his attacker. The monster got up and approached Shinohara menacingly. She was whimpering now. Tenshi was catching his breath when he heard her scream. He looked up to see her being dragged by her hair down the corridor. He got up and struggled to keep up with them.

"He has been out for too long! Something is wrong!" said Shinozaki nervously. She looked at Kishinuma nervously. She didn't want to be held responsible for the death of his oldest and probably closest friend. She would never be able to forgive herself. She didn't want anybody else to die. "Why hasn't he woken up yet?" She pinched Haroshami on his side in an attempt to wake him.

As he ran after Seiko, Tenshi felt an intense pain in his right side. He cried out in pain. It felt like he was being burned by a red hot poker. He lifted his white shirt to see his "infection" growing. He didn't understand the sudden burning feeling. He continued to run but was hindered by the pain. He followed the screams until he reached the exit. He went to the outside. He could see the monster dragging Seiko still. But he could see something else. It made him stop. It was the body of Kiki. "You feel the pain at the time of death for all eternity!" He remembered his attacker telling him when he was last here. Kiki was being repeatedly hit by a nail puller. The exact same weapon Morishige used to kill her. Seiko had been hanging from a rope. Kishinuma had told him Nakashima had hung her. Then it hit him. He wasn't back at the school, he was in hell. All the people he would meet here were dead. Reliving the moment they died for all eternity. The thought made him shudder. He reluctantly ran past Kiki, his heart broke as he did it. He would come back for her once Seiko was saved. He charged towards the monster and lunged at him, causing Shinohara to be free. "Mr. Knight? I found my scrap in that bucket! What do I do now?" She held up her paper piece. The monster seemed still. Had he knocked him out? "That's good! Right, run to the forest, you should get back from there!" Seiko climbed the barrier, as Tenshi watched her. "What about you?" Tenshi shook his head. He had to save Kiki now. "I'll be fine just go!" He watched her go towards the forest. Then he felt something in his back.

As she ran towards the forest she heard a scream of pain. She wheeled around to see the kind boy being stabbed by the creature. She went to run back but the boy protested. "NO! KEEP RUNNING! DON'T LOOK BACK!" She felt bad for leaving him but she had to. She ran on with the screaming ringing in her ears.

"I'll try to cast a spell to wake him up. It could harm him but we need to get him out!" said Ayumi frantically as she searched through her bookshelf, trying to find the spell book she needed. "Why wake him? We need Seiko back Class Rep!" complained Naomi. Just then the ground shook. "An earthquake?!" whimpered Mochida falling to the ground. The tremor went on for about five minutes until they all blacked out. Yoshiki woke first. He felt wet on his side and attempted to get up. When his hand slipped he realised that the floor was wet. Maybe the earthquake caused a leak. He looked down to see, not water, but blood. He turned to see Tenshi lying down holding his stomach. "H-haroshami! NO!" His friend was still alive, barely. He heard a noise. "Kishinuma? Oh no! Haroshami?" Shinozaki crawled over to him and his friend. "What happened?" Yoshiki panicked. He didn't know how to deal with a bleeding person. He guessed he had to put pressure on it. Tenshi was choking on blood. "Shinozaki call the hospital!"

Tenshi woke up in a bed. His head felt like it was split open. He tried to get up but he was prevented by a pain in his torso. He winced in pain as he lay back down on the soft bed. He looked around and saw that he was in a hospital ward. He looked to his left and saw Yoshiki asleep in a chair. He smiled at the sight of his friend. "Yosh?" he asked quietly. His Blood Brother awoke slowly. His grey eyes looked tired. "Shit, your awake!" He said with a happy face, "You had me fucking worried Haroshami!" Tenshi laughed at his friends' reaction. It was clear that he still cared for him enough to stay at the hospital. He would try to keep Yoshiki safe, but he was not much of a help in this state. "Suzomoto was here for the past two days, she brought over work you have to do." Tenshis' expression changed at the news about him being out for days. Just then, he heard Shinozakis' voice. "Haroshami you're awake!" She rushed over to him and Kishinuma. Yoshiki stood up and gave her his seat. Tenshi smirked, he knew Yoshikis' little secret now. "You did it Haroshami! Shinohara is back!" He smiled at the knowledge of the girl being safe. "I was thinking that you can go back and save Ms. Yui and Sakutaro!" Her face dropped when she saw his reaction to Morishiges' name. "What's wrong?" He turned to his visitors. "I'm not in the state to go back Ms. Shinozaki!" He winced a bit and held his side. "Okay. Hey, Kishinuma? Can you help me out with something?" she said leading him out of the room. Tenshi smiled as they left. Then he fell asleep peacefully for the first time in days.

"Did you see how he reacted to Morishiges' name?!" hissed Ayumi. Haroshami had hardly reacted at Ms. Yuis' name, but the moment she mentioned Mayus' love, he seemed unresponsive and hateful. It was like a darkness had changed him. "He probably just needed some sleep Shinozaki!" But she just couldn't shake the feeling that this boy was hiding something from everybody, even Kishinuma. "I hope you're right Kishinuma…"

I'm sorry for the wait. I don't really write on the weekends as I use them for idea time, however I'm just struggling to have ideas for what should happen next. I know… not very good. So, I'm going to ask you to give me your ideas! You can either PM me or leave a suggestion in the reviews, it's entirely up to you guys reading. It would really help me because as I say I am finding it hard to come up with ideas that will entertain you guys! Anyways, leave a review about what you thought of this chapter! Thank you for your continued support!

-AlternativeWriter90