-class 2-b-
Kohta slid open the door as he looked both ways.
'I better get out of here and find Ross' he thought.
"Hirano".
Kohta quickly cowered to the floor as he glanced up to see who it was.
"T-t-Takagi" he said
Saya then placed her finger to her lips "Shh, Let's get out of here" she said.
-meanwhile-
"Crap, Now they all know" Takashi said.
"Let's get out of here" Hisashi said.
The two of them then started to run.
"Wait!".
The boys both stopped as they looked at Rei.
"Aren't we going to go find Ross?" Rei said.
Takashi shook his head "Since the school now knows what's going on, We won't be able to get to Ross now. So were going to have to forget about him for now as our top priority" he said "Besides, The main building is full of people. We'll get out through the administration offices".
Rei had a worried look "But".
Hisashi then placed his hands on her shoulders "Rei don't worry, Ross is a strong guy. I'm sure he's found a way out by now" he said trying his best to clam her. Rei looked at hisashi as she nodded at him.
"Ok" she said.
Just then a figure from the end of the hallway came.
"Isn't that Wakisaka, The social studies teacher?" rei asked "Is he gonna try to stop us?". That's when Takashi saw the blood stain on his leg.
"Fucking run!" Takashi yelled.
"Huh?" Rei said as she then turned to see Wakisaka come after her. Takashi then hit Wakisaka in the arm "Hey, Look over here Wakisaka! Over here!" he said trying his best to distract him away from Rei.
Rei then held up her make shift spear "You should never cross" she then stabbed the teacher in the heart "A member of the sojutsu club!", however her attack was futile as the teacher then swung his body causing rei to hit the wall.
Rei was in a panic "I-it's going through his heart. Wh-why is he still moving!?" she said. Hisashi then jumped the teacher "Rei! Now's your chance! Pull it out!" he said. "Hisashi!" Rei said as she pulled out her weapon from the teachers chest.
"Hisashi, let go of him! Wakisaka's Not normal!" Takashi shouted, Hisashi grinned at his best friend.
"This is nothing. I've got everything under control" he said with confidence. Suddenly the teacher turned his head to see the boy, Hisashi was in shock "Wh-h-how is he...so strong!?" he said. That's when the teacher bit into his arm.
"Gah!" Hisashi cried.
Rei panicked "Hisashi!".
"Dammit!" Takashi said as he ran over to them "Let go of Hisashi!" he said. Rei then stabbed the teacher again in the heart.
"Hisashi!" Rei cried "What is this? Why won't he let go?!" she said.
That's when Takashi figured it out.
"It's just as I thought".
"What are you talking about?".
"He's dead, He's just a moving corpse! There's no way a living person could take a spear to the heart and keep moving, And blood would be gushing out from the wound".
The two of them tried there best to free Hisashi from the teachers grip but it was no use.
"Then what do you suggest we do!? Are you a man or aren't you!?" Rei said, Takashi then gritted his teeth 'Man up' he thought as he lifted up the metal bat over the undead teacher 'And do something!".
He then brought the bat down onto the undead teachers skull, Cracking it open as he fell to the ground with a thud. Rei then ran over to Hisashi.
"Hisashi! Are you ok!?" Rei asked him.
Hisashi nodded at her "It's just a flesh wound. It's nothing to worry about. But more importantly", He then turned to see a horde of undead come there way.
"We can't hang around like this. We need to get out of here".
They then started to run down the other way.
"This way!" Hisashi said "We can easily get to the first floor this way!" he said.
As soon as they reached the steps they saw a student being held down by the undead.
"Nooooo! Stop! That hurts! Don't eat me! Don't eat me! Ahhhhh!", The three just stood at the steps in fear.
"We can't go down there" Takashi said. Hisashi then ran to a set of stairs on the side "Let's go to the rooftop, We hide there until help comes" he said as they ran, "Where on the roof could we?...the observatory!" Rei said.
-the rooftops-
The three of them made there way to the roof as they looked to see smoke and some houses burning.
Takashi could only watch in horror "What the hell is happening?" he said.
"No wonder the police couldn't pick up" Hisashi said.
"What is this? What's going on?" Rei said as she turned to Takashi and Hisashi "Hisashi, Takashi. You must have some idea, Until this morning. No, Until just a few moments ago, Everything was just fine as it always-". Just then there was a loud noise above them
"Helicopters?" Rei said as they all looked to see four Heilcopters pass over them. Rei then waved her hands in the air for them to see "Help us!" she shouted. Hisashi then placed his hands on her "It's useless, There not going to come for us" he said as he pointed to the track team that was being attack by the undead "If there that ignoring that, It's not like they're going to come help us" he said.
Takashi nodded at him "Hisashi's right Rei" he said "But were did they come from? There are no bases or anything around here?" he said, Hisashi then added in "They're probably here to carry out some specific orders" he said as he looked at the undead.
"Becoming one of 'them' is like contracting a disease" Hisashi said.
"Them?" Takashi said.
Hisashi nodded "Yes, This isn't just a movie or a video game. It's not like we can call them simple zombies" he said. "And so, They are 'them'. 'They' feed on people. And after the bitten die, They become one of 'them'. I don't know why, But it seems the only way to stop them is to crush there heads".
Rei was holding her ears as they all heard the screams of the people that were being mauled by 'them'. Takashi looked at the city before he turned to his friend "What should we do Hisashi?" he asked.
Hisashi looked over at the observatory.
"Get up to the observatory, We can block the stairs" he said.
-meanwhile on the lower floor-
Ross was killing more and more of 'them' with his lightning as he was making his way to save Toshimi and Misuzu.
'Please, Just let me make it in time' he thought as he kept killing 32 more. He ran down the hall as fast as he could until he saw a door a few feet from.
"The janitor's storage office" Ross said as he ran as fast as his legs could take him, He stopped at the doors as he tried to open them. "No good there locked" he said. He then charged up a large ball of lightning as it then turned red.
"Lightning volt!" Ross said as he blew the doors open and ran inside.
"Toshimi!, Misuzu! I'm here now! Everything's gonna be f-", he stopped talking as he saw something that would forever haunt his memories for the rest of his life. In front of him lay the dead and mauled bodies of Toshimi niki and Misuzu lchijou. Toshimi's arms were missing as well as her left leg. As Misuzu had a large hole in her chest.
Ross fell to his knees.
"No...No no no...this...this can't be? I...I didn't make it in time..." he said in a traumatized voice. He slowly leaned over there bodies as he placed a hand on there cheeks. Ross felt completely worthless, He let his two close friends be killed. He wasn't fast enough. He couldn't reach them in time, And now he was paying the price for his failure.
"Toshimi...Misuzu..." Ross started to shed tears as he closed there eyes.
"YOU BASTEREDS!" Ross yelled as his cries echoed throughout the dim lit hallway. Just then Ross's lightning then started to surge over his whole body. He felt something within him, Something Powerful, Something strong. After a few seconds the surge of lightning that surrounded his whole body had faded.
Ross then got to his feet as he looked at his dead friends.
"I'm so sorry, I failed to save the both of you" he said, That's when he heard more of 'them' coming from the hallway. Ross's orange hair shadowed his right eye as he made his way to 'them', He then charged up his left hand and placed it on the ground.
"Shock storm!" he said.
Just then, The whole floor was covered in static. The waves of lighting that went all over the floor connected with 'them' as it killed them in a matter of seconds. Ross brought his hand up from the ground as he looked at it.
"That's new" he said as he clenched his hand "Looks like my powers got stronger and must have evolved by my emotions. I wonder what else I've unlocked?". That's when he realized something.
"Oh yea! I better call the others" he said as he pulled out his cell, He was about to dial until he realized something else.
"Crap! I don't know who might have there cell on them" he said as he scrolled through his contacts until it landed on Takashi's name. "Well, Guess it's worth a shot".
He then dialed up Takashi's number.
-the rooftop-
Takashi, Hisashi, And Rei were all on the rooftop. They had barricaded the stairs so that 'they' wouldn't come after them.
Takashi and hisashi were Looking over the railing as they watched 'them' go after the living. Rei was sitting a few feet away from them as she held her knees to her chest, She sighed when she felt something in her shirt pocket vibrate.
"Hm?".
Rei then pulled Takashi's cell phone and saw who was calling, She then started to smile wide at the caller i.d name as she answered the call.
"Ross!" rei said quietly as she didn't want the others to know.
"Rei? Your alright! Oh thank god!" Ross said "Where are you?".
Rei kept her smile as she spoke.
"I'm with Takashi and Hisashi on the rooftop, We were on our way to go find you. But things got bad and now were up on the roof trapped by 'them'" she said.
"What!? Ok, Just stay there. I'm on my way to come get you guys, Did anyone of you get bitten or scratched?" Ross asked her, Rei then looked Hisashi who was breathing heavily.
"Takashi and i are fine, But Hisashi got bit a little bit, But he should be ok" she said. That's when Ross's line went silent.
"Ross? Are you there?" Rei said in a bit of a panic.
"I'm on my way right now to save you and Takashi from Hisashi" he said.
"What!? I told you Ross, Hisashi was bitten a little bit. He's gonna be fine, He won't turn into one of them. He won't", Ross sighed "Rei...even of it's just a little bite. He'll still change into a zombie. He'll still become one of them either way you look at it" he said.
Rei started to shake her head on her end "No! Your wrong! Hisashi won't become one of them! He's Different from everyone else! He won't turn into one of 'them'!".
"Rei...".
"I'd rather become one of 'them' like Hisashi than stay alive!".
Ross lost it when she said those words as his lightning then surged out of control on his end.
"DON'T YOU EVER FUCKING SAY THAT REI!" Ross roared. Rei stopped talking as she heard his outburst.
"But Ross-".
"Don't but Ross me Rei! I never want you to say that again! I won't allow you, Takashi, Or anyone of my friends to become one of them! I know I won't see Hisashi again! I know that! They have now stolen my friend away! As well as two others! But I refuse to let them take you and Takashi! So don't you dare give up on wanting to live!", Ross's line then cut off.
"Hello? Ross? Ross!" Rei said as she franticly called his number again.
-the lower floor-
Ross then turned his phone off and placed it in his pocket. He then cracked his neck as he then got into a running pose.
"Electric dash!" Ross said.
His shoes then started to show small traces static as he then sprinted down the hall and up the stairs at blinding speeds.
-meanwhile back on the rooftop-
Rei kept calling Ross over and over hoping he would pick up his phone.
"Ross please please pick up" she said, That's when a shadow loomed over her. She looked up to see that it was Takashi.
"Rei".
"Takashi! Ross is-" she was cut off.
"I heard, But" he then glanced over to Hisashi who was coughing up blood. Rei quickly ran over to him.
"Hisashi! What's wrong?!" she said.
Hisashi then looked at his hand.
"Just like in the movies, A single bite is fatal" he said.
Rei held onto his arm "That's not true! This isn't a movie!" she said, Hisashi panted "Maybe not,...But it might as well be". He then pointed to the edge of the railing.
"Takashi...could you do me a favor?".
Takashi looked at his friend "What is it?".
"The impact should break my head open if you drop me from this hight".
Rei started crying "What are you saying!?" she said.
"I don't want to become one of 'them'!" he said as he looked at his best friend "Takashi I'm counting on you, I don't want to turn into something else". He then coughed up more blood as he fell back.
"Hisashi! Don't die" Rei said as she shook his body.
There was no response, No movement, No breathing, Nothing.
"No! Noooo!".
Takashi just looked at his dead best friend as he remembered what he just told him.
~I don't want to become one of 'them'~.
Takashi held onto his bat tightly.
"Let go of him" he said.
Rei then looked up at Takashi as she then grabbed his shirt.
"Don't! You can't do that!" she said.
"Let go".
They both then heard twitching.
"Hisashi!" Rei said as she turned to him.
"Look Takashi, Hisashi can't die", She then felt some blood drip onto her leg "Hisashi?" Rei said. Takashi gripped his bat even tighter.
"No...". He then grabbed Rei and pulled her to the side "This can't be happening, This can't be real. I know this seems impossible. But...It's all real!". He then brought his bat down on his dead friend killing him.
"Ahhhhh!".
Rei then glared at Takashi.
"Why did you do that!?".
Takashi just stared at her.
"He would have eaten you if I hadn't Rei" he said "Besides, He...He wouldn't have wanted that".
"And how would you know Takashi?" Rei said with malice in her voice "I get it now Takashi! You hated Hisashi because he was my boyfriend! And maybe...deep down you hate Ross too because I have feelings for him! Is that it!?" she yelled. Takashi didn't say a single word to her.
'The only thing I hate is that I wasn't able to to keep Hisashi alive' Takashi thought 'But I'll be damned if anything happens to Rei or Ross'.
Takashi then started to walk away.
"Wait, Where do you think your going!?" she demanded.
Takashi turned to her.
"I don't want to be a troublesome friend, So I'm going to fight through 'them' and find Ross" he said as he started to climb the make shift barricade.
Rei started to panic.
"W...What are you talking about!? You can't do that by yourself!?".
He just ignored her.
"Hey Takashi?".
He still didn't listen, She then ran up to him.
"STOP! Don't! Don't go! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" she said as she grabbed his arm "I didn't mean it! I didn't mean what I said! Please, please let's...Let's go find Ross together!".
Takashi stopped as he then walked down from the barricade as he then hugged Rei tightly. Rei then hugged him back as the two then looked at each other.
"Come on, Let's get out of here and find Ross" Takashi said.