AN: Halo! I would like to thank you for reading, aaand if you did, reviewing! You don't know how much it means to me! Even though their only so few! Ahem, anyways I'm just goin' to reply to one guest review.
Also, words in italic are thoughts by the way, you know the drill.
Kasui: She's the seme, 'cause I want a blushy Luka, it's so adorable and I love me some cool and playful Miku.
Neru, IA, Miki, and Gumi are currently silently sitting in a corner of the room, ignoring the panicked cries of their classmates in their classroom.
They didn't need to panic, as long as they have each other, there's nothing to worry about. They didn't need to collide with a stampede of thrashing people wherein they would probably just end up with injuries, when they have their own trusted group who they know would help each other by any means necessary.
So they didn't care about the others.
It all started due to the earlier broadcast being cut off by a yelling terrified voice that can be interpreted into many ways, many scenarios. Despite being told to stay put in their classrooms, the students did not oblige and instead, did the opposite. When they lost it, they crushed who ever got in their way to the door and caused a devastating violent stampede, Neru's group knew that it wasn't just their room who's experiencing this, but others as well.
Neru sighed, which go unnoticed by her group, who're currently lost in their own thoughts.
She hoped that the others, Miku, Luka, Rin and Len are okay. As the matter of fact, Len was with them earlier, until he excused himself to go to the bathroom before the commotion happened, there's a large amount of chance that he's probably cowering in wherever he is right now however, he's a scaredy cat after all.
As Neru's blankly using her phone with sweaty hands, half trying to get information on what's happening or if the public even knows what's happening to their school, half tweeting their current situation—which is actually helping them at their current position—, IA being her serious self, but looks around every now and then to get her mind off of what ever she's thinking of, Gumi fixing her goggles which she does when nervous, and Miki shaking in fear thinking of reasons on what the hell's happening outside their very room.
They agreed to just stay still, grab some sharp things that can be at least, considered as weapons and wait for someone who's probably going to be Miku—to their relief—who has a knack of almost, reflexively look for them whenever something happens, which lead to them thinking that she was coming that is, they're sure of. She always did that, literally, sometimes even hurting herself in the process to their dismay. Even though they felt a bit too pampered by the tealette, they can't deny that they didn't like the attention, Miku just had that effect on them.
While waiting however, they can't help but have their mind plagued by questions and fear. What if something happened to Miku on the way? What if she didn't make it? What if they didn't make it? They wondered what was it that was lurking outside to be commanded to stay in their rooms, which they obliged to.
"Uhm..." Gumi started.
Gumi's voice brought the others out of their train of thoughts and turned to her, their faces clearly indicating that they've been also thinking about what could possibly be happening outside.
"You guys have any idea on what is it out there...?"
"...For me, I think it's some kind of murderer." The greenette added.
"Well, I think it's some kind of wild animal." IA said, sharing her thoughts.
"It can be both."
Gumi and IA's eyes widened at what Neru had said, who's currently looking at them blankly, her lips pressed into thin line.
"W-What do you mean by that?" Gumi asked, fear evident from her voice.
"Think harder." Neru replied, simply as she turned her attention to her phone. Giving her two contemplating friends discreet glances.
"But the only thing that comes to mind are... Wait, you can't be serious!" IA exclaimed, losing her composure. She just couldn't believe the fact that she is considering the undead to be one of them, it only happens in movies right? But she can't deny the possibility of it happening which made her shiver in fear.
"I did say 'can' didn't I?" Neru said, turning her attention back at the two.
Gumi kept quiet, deep in her thoughts as she fixed her goggles for almost the hundredth time today while IA sat there, sighing unnervingly, currently bummed out.
Neru didn't intend to upset them, she just needed to widen the possibilities, consider other ideas. Because who knows whatever it is out there might be none from the stereotype ones, undead people are actually standard in terms of movies, but not in reality. She just wanted them to be more alert.
A few minutes passed in the uncomfortable silence (silence, does it ring any bells anyone?) they heard someone hyperventilating, turning to the source of the frantic breathing, it was Miki—whose presence they forgot—currently having one of her panic attacks.
"H-Hurry! Someone toss her some... some... shiny red balls!" Gumi cried, suddenly having a mental block on what is Miki's favorite food called.
"What the hell is that suppose to mean?!" IA yelled, also having a mental block.
"It's... It's, oh my god I forgot what it's called!" Gumi shouted as she yanked her hair in exasperation.
"I don't remember either!" IA did the same.
"It's- It's round! With those brown things attached to it! That one that she loves eating so much!"
"Wait wait, stop..." IA said, her cheeks red.
"...I need to take my mind off the gutter..." She whispered.
"What?!" Gumi breathed in confusion.
"Nothing!" She retorted, as if in defense.
"Stop panicking yourselves! Jeez, I'll go get it." An irritated, bordering to amused Neru exclaimed when she had enough of them yelling at each other for no apparent reason as she stood up to Miki's bag to find cherries, she always brought cherries to school so that's why she searched there first, fortunately she found some.
"It's called a damn 'cherry' by the way, not red balls." She smirked at IA and Gumi's embarrassed faces then tossed the cherries to Miki who immediately caught it with dashing speed and munched on it, her panic attack forgotten as if it didn't happen at all—to their relief.
Miki always has a tendency to do this sometimes, but it's actually pretty harmless and they're already used to it. If she gets an attack, just toss her some cherry and they're good to go. Though, sometimes they wonder if she's actually having a panic attack or doing it intentionally just to get a few more cherries if she doesn't have anymore, like right now.
It looks a little over reacting for them for some reason. Despite looking fragile and shy, she's a rather spunky girl and is really playful. Often participating in Miku's antics almost like sisters, personality-wise, she's also the youngest of the group.
As they waited for Miki to finish her cherries, their problems temporarily forgotten, Miki raised a thumbs up to them after she finished eating, then rubbed the back of her neck.
"Yeaaah, I kinda forgot that I still have cherries in my bag, stuff like that... Uhmm forgive me?" She gave them a lame reason and an innocent smile, hoping her moe-ness would get her out of trouble, but sadly it didn't.
Her friends gave her their best evil eyes that made her want to shrink on the floor and disappear, she whimpered when she felt IA and Gumi's glare intensify at her, almost regretting her act earlier. If looks could kill, she would be probably already dead right on the spot.
After a few more seconds of glaring Miki felt herself being annoyed and finally spoke up.
"Oh come on!" She started, surprising her friends.
"Being all gloomy over this won't make things any better! What's happening outside shouldn't be all that bad either! Miku's going to get us soon, and we'll be safe! 'Cause Miku would never leave us! And if you peeps don't want her to worry, get yer' tits straight!" Miki furiously yelled at her friends, annoyed at their actions earlier, more like, the awkward silences and all.
They were always rowdy even at bad situations, making jokes on it and still laughing, but right now they weren't which infuriated the redhead. She didn't like the change, at all.
After several seconds of silence, the others seemed to relax at her words, so does herself who's actually tense this whole time, in fact, she just wanted to lift up the mood a little earlier that's why she did that little act.
After a few minutes of a now comfortable silence, they all once again tensed up at an unfamiliar but sort of familiar sound—no—grunt coming from one of the room's open door. What the fuck the door's left open!? Miki thought and all of them looked at the source of the voice, only to find a pale man—former student, bloodied, mostly coming from his neck looking at them with dilated pupils.
The time felt like it stopped, until—
"Shit bricks." Gumi cursed, making the others look at her, their already shocked face increasing even more—if that is even possible. Gumi never cursed, but they also realized that everyone has a fucking right to curse at the current situation. All of them then, turned again at the undead, forming a perfect 'o' with their mouths, even Neru.
It gave out a cry then eased to run and lash at them until a dash of teal tackled it, hard, making it fly a few floor tiles away. The dash of teal, now identified as Miku, ran inside the room, quickly closed the door, locked it and placed a few chairs in front of it. A few seconds later, they heard a roar and it who already recovered from the tackle, is now banging on the door, making Miku's friends almost shrink in fear. But felt safe now that Miku's there with them.
Though they were surprised to see a furious tealette now facing them, ignoring the cries outside, Miku started yelling.
"Why the hell did you leave the fucking door open?! You were so damn vulnerable that you could've fucking died if I didn't arrive earlier!" She glared at them, one by one, not caring if she used profanity any more.
They just bowed their head in shame, they just got too occupied with themselves that they forgot about their surroundings. That was also the time where they realized that they were the only ones in the room, no other students in sight.
But more importantly, Miku was yelling at them, like seriously yelling at them, madly even and they did not like that one bit. Having Miku mad at them made them incredibly sad, they never wanted her disappointed in them, they just didn't like that.
Seconds of uncomfortable silence has passed, a sob was heard from one of them, coming from Miki who asked Miku with teary eyes.
"A-Are you m-mad at us...?" She sniffed, her red hopeful eyes looking into Miku's teal ones.
"I..." Miku's furious face faltered then sighed.
"I was just really worried, all of you almost died... I won't forgive myself if that happens. Sorry for yelling at you guys..." She gave them an apologetic smile.
Miku then found herself being tackled by a hug from a crying Miki and Gumi. She sighed and patted their heads, calming them.
Neru and IA, left behind, who still has their head bowed in shame, blamed themselves for not noticing at all. They were almost been eaten alive by that thing—that is currently forgotten outside the room—due to their carelessness.
The teal headed girl noticed that the other two was missing and spotted them sulking behind. The tealette dismissed patting the duo—to their dismay—and went to Neru and IA. She put her arms around them in a shoulder embrace.
"It's okay now. I'm here, sorry 'bout earlier." She said as she hugged their shoulders.
Then Neru retorted to Miku with courage.
"We can take care of ourselves you know, we can't always depend on you—"
"Then what was that earlier?" Miku cut off.
"I even remember seeing your mouth forming a perfect 'o' that time now that I think of it further..." The tealette ended her sentence in a teasing manner, then removed her arms from Neru to rub her chin in wonder. She stopped her actions and chuckled when she saw Neru redden. Unknown to the tealette that the side ponytailed blonde's blushing not just because of her teasing, but for another reason as well, their closeness.
The silent braided pinkette on the other hand was the same, blushing, mostly due to the intimacy though.
With a satisfied smile, she withdrew her arms—once again to their dismay—and told them that the door won't probably last any more minutes due to that thing outside's—whom they almost completely forgot—constant banging.
"Wait where is Luka-chan and the others?" Gumi asked until a fake cough coming from the girl in question got her attention.
"We were here the whole damn time," She started, while Rin waved next to her, amused yet irritated at the same time due to being ignored the whole time since they arrived.
"Blending with the damn background." Luka finished.
Gumi just laughed awkwardly back and fixed her goggles for like—ugh I give up—.
Luka just sighed.
Crack
They heard the door crack a bit more.
"I'll tackle it when the door collapses, then you guys go run afterwards to the parking lot, let's meet up there. " Miku blankly said.
"What will happen to you then?" Luka asked, seriously.
"I'll be behind your backs, don't worry."
"Miku! We can't just leave you there wrestling with that thing where you can get bitten and... turn..." Rin's voice butted in and wavered at the end of her sentence.
"Please," Miku sighed.
"There's no other way, let me do this. I promise I'll catch up with all of you as soon as possible, so please." She pleaded.
Her friends looked at her incredulously, and finally gave in, but not without giving her concerned glances as they positioned themselves in front of the door—of course, away from it.
While Miku positioned herself in front of the door, anticipating it to break until she felt the hem of her light blue sweater being tugged. She turned her head backwards to see Neru and IA the one holding it, fidgeting while looking at the floor, seemingly embarrassed at what they're doing.
The tealette held their hands, making them look up right at her aquamarine eyes, as she squeezed their hands she gave them a reassuring smile, making both of them blush. When she withdrew her hands, she gave them one last smile, turned around and positioned herself again.
Neru and IA too began to position themselves after recomposing themselves.
Miku's smiles always had that effect on them, it has that very warm and charming feeling that would make you want her all for yourself, it makes them feel loved, made them feel special being just smiled at by her. It was a wonderful but weird feeling.
However, unknowingly to the three, they were receiving jealous stares around them, most of it coming from a certain pinkette.
After several seconds of awkward silence, the time they're anticipating for has finally come, it broke the door open and ran to lunge at whoever it landed its eyes on which is Miku, the said tealette then dashed forward and tackled it full force, pinning it on the ground. The others ran outside afterwards but not without giving the struggling tealette one last more worried glance.
The tealette who is now pinning it reached out her hand to its head and and snapped it, breaking its head and stopping its movements. She sighed, got off the corpse and looked at it blankly.
So that makes two huh...?
She then ran to catch up with the others. When she almost did so, she remembers another blonde haired friend missing from their group.
"Where the hell is the shota?!" She yelled as she ran, surprising her friends who did not know of her presence at all.
"Miku! You came back!" Rin happily yelled back.
"Yeah I'm back, but seriously where's the shota?" Miku still asked. As they passed by the girls toilet room the shota in question unexpectedly counters them,
"I'm not a freaking shota!" Len hollered as he ran out of the girls toilet room with watery eyes, running frantically to catch up with them.
"Lol." Miku stiffled her laughter while the others did as well, infuriating the ponytailed shota even more.
"Shut up! I said I'm not a sho—"
"Hate to break it up to you guys, but we should keep our voices down to not attract them to us." Luka intervened their bickering. Making Len whimper and Miku shut up.
When they finally reached their destination, the parking lot, they found the scene before them devastating and terrifying to even look at.
AN: Alright so this is where the action begins! Whooppillywhoop! Hopefully, the next chapter would be up and about next week, until then, see you!
EDITED: SEPTMEMBER 8, 2013