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Yuuko made her way across the vast parking lot, her left hand over the butt of her blade, Yuuko felt comforted in being in such a clean environment. Well, as clean as can be in this wretched day and age. She got to see more than what she did back on the 'outside', and truly, this place was remarkably clean of any gore and senseless grime. She honestly couldn't wait to see the inside of the school building. She stopped by the stairs that would take her up to the structure, wanting to wait for her comrades as she turned around to see the bus making its stop a few feet away, the door to the vehicle facing her.
After the bus was turned off, the door opened before the woman... and out stepped her friends. Nay, her family.
First out was Saeko as she opted to stay in the bus and by the door after informing their driver of Yuuko's earlier order, smiling upon seeing her mentor again as she approached her. "So, how'd everyone take it?" Yuuko asked, having a good idea about the answer already.
"They're... relieved, to say the least." Saeko answered, stifling a giggle upon mentally recalling the reaction her companions gave when she had announced their stay earlier.
"Good. I'd be disappointed if anyone ended up complaining. It's rare of us to come upon a decent shelter such as this." Yuuko chuckled as she glanced over her shoulder at the school.
"That it is.." Saeko smiled, giving their new 'home' a content glance of her own.
"Ugh, finally we can get out of this damn cramped bus for once. I don't think I'd last another night trying to sleep in this heap." The swordswomen perked up when hearing the familiar female voice grumble her complaint from behind them, looking back to see the next one of their crew step off the bus.
"Well, Saya, I suppose today is finally our lucky day." Yuuko grinned, watching as one Saya Takagi stretched out after she had unloaded herself from the bus.
At 19 years old, Saya was a bespectacled young slender beauty with deep yellow eyes and long pink hair that was done up into twin tails by dark ribbons. Hugging her full G-Cup breasts was a tight brown tee shirt that had the letters 'HQ' printed on it, a black shirt hidden underneath as long sleeves came down to her wrists. Attached to thin black suspenders that went over her shoulders were small green cargo shorts that ended at her upper thighs, squeezing her creamy limbs just tight enough to remain comfortable. Her shorts and top left some space between each other to show off a bit of her midriff. To finish her look, she wore white ankle socks underneath a pair of black high tops.
"Mmm~! Yeah, you got that right, Yuuko." Saya replied as she finished her stretch, moaning as she felt her body let loose. She looked around to take in their new surroundings, raising a brow and pursing her lips in an impressed manner as she immediately liked what she saw. "Hmm, not too shabby.." Was her comment as she stepped out of the bus entrance's way, giving another 'guest' the chance to step out.
This time, it was a little girl..
At 10 years old, adorable Alice Maresato had bright purple eyes - a mole under the left one - that were filled with innocence, surprisingly enough, and short pink hair. She wore a small white jacket over a pink dress top, a blue skirt, and a pair of white socks and sneakers. She didn't come out of the bus alone as she held what looked to be a medium size white dog close to her chest, said dog having some black on its ears and the tip of its tail. This was her pet/bestfriend, Zeke.
"Uwaaah~ Look how clean this place is, Zeke. It's nice compared to the other places we've been to, don't you think?" Asked the little lady as she looked down to her pet with a bright smile. As his response, Zeke gave a concurring bark before panting excitedly, his wet snout reaching up to give Alice a few licks to the chin. Alice giggled as the dog's action tickled her, raising her head enough to avoid his active tongue. "H-Hey! Silly Zeke! Stop that, not now!" She exclaimed with a cheerful snicker, petting the dog to calm him down. To which he did after a few seconds as he looked around while continuing to pant.
"Now, now, Alice dear. Don't let Zeke get too riled up. You know what happens when things get too loud." Alice hummed as she looked over her shoulder at the woman who had called to her, smiling as she saw her Mother figure descending the steps. "Oh, sorry about that, Mama. Don't worry, I quieted him down." She responded, turning around to face the woman coming down to her and Zeke.
At 39 years old, the mature babe known as Yuriko Takagi - Mother to Saya and adoptive Mother to Alice - had a pair of kind purple eyes and long flowing light purple hair. She wore a dark red dress that let a generous amount of her G-Cup cleavage out to breath and was ripped along the left side of her body up to above her waist, exposing the loaded Glock 42 pistol she had holstered to her thigh and one side of the thin waistband to her black lace thong. Lastly, on her bare feet were red high heel shoes. Her attire was... unconventional when it came to a zombie apocalypse, she's well aware of that fact. But with having been forced to abandon most of what they owned back at their former fortress due to an... untimely incident, she really didn't have much to wear other than what she had escaped with on that day..
As she stepped off the bus, Yuriko smiled gently at the child as she gave her head a light brushing. "Good girl, now try and make sure he stays that way, okay? It'd be a real shame if this place were to get... messy so soon upon our arrival. Understood?"
"Mmm, we'll be as quiet as mice from now on, Mama. I promise." Alice reassured as she looked to Zeke for support. "Right, boy?" Already fulfilling his end of the bargain, Zeke simply huffed at Yuriko in affirmation, causing her to smile gratefully.
"Thank you, you two. Such good little ones, you are." Yuriko chuckled as she gave Zeke a soft petting, causing him to whine in glee as he nestled into her palm. Afterwards, Yuriko turned Alice around as she lead them towards her eldest daughter, getting out of the way for someone else to exit.
"Misuzu! Toshimi! Can you two please hurry the hell up! I can't stand all the heat in this damn thing anymore.."
"Ugh, Show some patience for once, will you, Miku? We're going! We just don't wanna trip and fall by going too fast."
"Oh, that's such a lame ass excuse! Your leg coordination can't be that bad!"
"H-Hush, you two, you're being a bit too loud.. We don't want to risk drawing them to this place."
Three more teen girls stepped into the outdoors, one after the other.
The first one was named Misuzu Ichijou. At 18 years old, she had brown eyes, short brown hair that was done up into a bun, and a cute petite figure, her bust sitting at a C-Cup. Her attire consisted of a bright red short sleeve loose crop top, black leggings, and a pair of dark sneakers.
The second was named Toshimi Niki. Being 18 years of age as well, Toshimi is a rather timid looking cutie with light blue eyes and dark blue hair that was brushed back into a short single braided pigtail. She wore a loose beige cami top that revealed some of her E-Cup cleavage, bright blue jeans that were cut up into tight short shorts, and a pair of brown sandals.
Lastly, the pouty teen amongst the trio - who stepped out impatiently right after Toshimi - was named Miku Yuuki. At 19 years old, Miku was a shapely beauty with bright yellow eyes and short light orange hair that was held back - with the exception of a few strands as they hung down by her face - by a black hairband. She had piercings in her ears as there were two on her left ear and a single one on the right. She had on an orange tube top that seemed a few sizes too small for her as it only succeeded to wrap around her F-Cup breasts, pale ripped skinny jeans, and a pair of sky blue flip flops.
"Well, I'm just saying, the two of you could've moved quicker than that." Miku said as she had been the one to complain, crossing her arms underneath her bouncing bosom as she huffed at the two besties, glaring at the brunette in particular.
"Rrr.. I swear, you can be so damn unbearable at times, you know that, Miku?" Misuzu spat as she huffed right back at the bitter orangette.
'Yeah, I think I'll just stay out of this one and let the issue sort itself out.' Thought Toshimi as she internally sighed at the two's irrational bickering, seeing no point in trying to get involved as they were already ignoring her.
"Hmph! Like I fucking care what you think." Miku scoffed, rolling her eyes as she looked away. "Whatever, we're out of the damn bus, which means I don't need to be here wasting anymore of my time and breath on this dumb conversation." Leaving it at that, Miku turned to get away from the two girls, not giving them a second glance as she just wanted to breathe some fresh air now.
Misuzu was fuming as she watched Miku walk away, glaring down at her smooth back that was mostly exposed. "Goddamn, that girl! Why does she have to be such a bitch all the time? Honestly, the stick up her ass must be fucking huge." The brunette complained as she turned on her heel and stomped off in the opposite direction, leaving Toshimi for the time being as she needed some space to cool down after that confrontation. Despite being apart of their survivor group since the beginning, her and Miku just could never seem to get along or see eye to eye on most things, always looking to be at each others throats for some dumb reason or another. It's a miracle that they hadn't killed one another at this point, though they should probably thank their allies for that as they always manage to help keep their hatred at bay.
As for Toshimi, she simply sighed as situations like these were not uncommon. "What else is new..." She frowned as her head lowered dejectedly.
"Hmm, compared to some of their previous spats, that one didn't seem to end quite as badly. Usually, there's some hair pulling involved."
Upon hearing the mature feminine voice, Toshimi raised her head before looking back to the bus to see who had spoken. "Oh, s-sorry, Kyoko. I'll get out of your way." Said the flustered bluenette as she sidestepped away from the vehicle's exit, allowing the woman to come on out.
At 30 years old, Kyoko Hayashi possessed long reddish-brown hair that was done into a small ponytail at her upper back, small oval glasses over her light brown eyes, and a body that was both plump and curvaceous in all the right places. She wore a white one button suit jacket over a yellow top, said top allowing some of her I-Cup cleavage to be on display, a black pencil skirt that was torn along her right thigh, and a pair of black kitten heels.
"Thank you kindly, Toshimi." Kyoko smiled at the teen as she exited. "Wow, Saeko wasn't kidding. This place really is neat when you get better look at it." The buxom redhead commented upon taking a long look around the property, nodding in approval as she had no complaints about the new scenery.
"Mhm, I'd say so." Toshimi hummed as she too was now gazing around in astonishment. "It really makes you wonder who exactly did all of this.."
"You're not wrong in that regard.." Kyoko mumbled before diving deep into her thoughts. 'After what Saeko had revealed to us earlier, I find it hard to believe that there is only one person occupying this school. To maintains such a level of cleanliness over a large property like this, you'd think it require multiple people to get it done. However, if it is just one person, a man at that, then color me... intrigued.' With that final thought, Kyoko smirked as she stepped forward to regroup with Yuuko, while Toshimi went to go check up on Misuzu.
"Come on, you two! Let's go, let's go! I wanna see the place!"
"Ease up there, Oriha! We're moving."
"Hehehe, you know, it still amazes me how she manages to remain in such high spirits."
Coming out were three more teenage girls.
Firstly, there was Sumire Mikazuki, a 17 year old slender cutie with short dark purple hair - a streak of light purple on each side of her face - and soft red eyes. She wore a pink deep V neck tee that showed some cleavage of her E-Cup bust, blue slim jeans, and white converse shoes.
Secondly, there was Haron Mikazuki, who is also 17 years old and Sumire's sister. More on the petite side compared to Sumire, Haron had chest length dark blue hair - light blue streaks along the long locks framing her face - that, with a blue ribbon, was done into a ponytail, and a pair of sharp red eyes. She wore a navy sports bra over her C-Cup bust, dark legging shorts hugging her lower body down to her mid thighs, and a pair of blue runners shoes.
Last but not least, there was the energetic gal amongst the trio, Oriha Nashida. Despite lacking in the height department and looking rather childish for her age of 17, Oriha's figure was not to be underestimated as she was actually quite the busty teen. Even more so than her good friend Sumire as she was more filled out in the areas that counted, her breasts being a pair of shapely F-Cups. Being done into twin ponytails, her hair was colored a combo of blonde, pink and purple, also having adorable big blue eyes. Her attire was made up of a small orange jacket over a white thigh length sundress that displayed a slight bit of cleavage, and on her feet were a pair of orange bow flip flops.
"Yup, and I wish I knew how she does it." Haron smiled as she stepped off. "We're three years into the world's demise and she's still able to smile bravely through it all."
"That's just who she is, I suppose. A strong young woman." Sumire giggled.
"Ah, that sounds about right." The bluenette gladly agreed.
"Ooooo, I'm loving this place already! It's so... so... spotless~! Yeah, that's the word, almost." Oriha chirped as she took in their new settlement, her statement supported by the beaming stare she rewarded it.
"Yeah, it is pretty clean." Haron blinked.
"It's certainly something you don't see everyday." Said Sumire as she sounded mighty surprised like her sister.
Then, as if their minds were one and smiles grew on their faces, the three friends simultaneously thought, 'I don't know why, but the idea of staying here just feels so... right.'
Eager to view more of the scenery together, they walked off to do just that with Oriha leading the charge. At the same time, it was a goal of theirs to get a better feel of their new residence.
Next in line to exit the bus were yet another group of girls, but this time, there were four of them. And like most members of their big family, they appeared to be pretty close friends.
First out was Rei Miyamoto. She have a pair of fierce red eyes, she possessed long orange-brown hair that had two strands hanging by her face and a small flowing ponytail tied in the back. She wore a white tie front cardigan, which left plenty of her F-Cup cleavage and midriff bare, black denim shorts, and white shoes.
Second out was Yuu Momokino, had short green hair, gentle brown eyes, and a mole under her left eye. She wore a yellow Y neck halter top that looked like it could barely contain her G-Cup bosom, a black flared skirt going down to her smooth upper thighs, and a pair of black sandals.
Third one out was Hinako Kominato. She was a rather short stacked brunette with a D-cup bust and possessed a slim body frame and bright brown eyes. She wore a black casual vest over an orange tank top, navy skinny jeans and a pair of orange sneakers.
Lastly, there was Mikoto Kiba. Had a pair of bright golden eyes, long silver hair that she allowed to fall freely down her back, and a perky bust that stood at a F-Cup. Her attire was nothing fancy as she wore a simple grey tee shirt that really emphasized the shape of her breasts, grey denim shorts that were a tight fit on her hips and butt, and a pair of dark shoes.
All four of them are at the same age of 20 years old, due to the similar age they got close very quickly, they grew up during when the world collapse and built their bond over time.
The instant her feet hit the pavement, Rei moaned as she could feel her legs coming back to life. She stretched her arms high above her head to achieve similar results for those limbs, her back arching as she did. For a brief moment, due to how far her chest had stretched forward, her plump rack threatened to snap her top's knot. "Thank God, it feels so good to finally be out of there." She finished her stretch. "So, how are you girls doing?" She asked as she turned around to face her friends after they had spilled out calmly behind her.
"I'm a little stiff in the neck, but other than that, I'm feeling just fine." Yuu replied softly, flashing a small smile.
"I wish I can say the same.." Hinako pouted as she rubbed a hand at her lower back, wincing as she was experiencing slight pain there. "I can never sleep in the bus without something feeling sore when I wake up." She complained.
"I hear that." Muttered Rei as she bended her neck side to side a few times, ridding herself of more tense knots littering her muscular system. She was trying to anyway.
"Sounds like we all could use a massage, huh?" Mikoto hissed, rubbing at her left shoulder with her right hand before rolling said shoulder.
"Oh, hell yeah.." Rei groaned.
"That does sound nice." Yuu concurred while Hinako simply nodded.
"It's too bad that none of us have the hands of a masseuse." Mikoto sighed. "At this point, I think only a professional can help us with this level of stiffness." With that said, Rei, Hinako and Yuu hummed in agreement.
"Well, who knows, maybe the person staying at this school knows how to give a decent massage." Yuu spoke as she gestured towards the school building, getting her own hopes up now that she threw out that idea.
"It's... a possibility." Rei replied with uncertainty. "But even if that's true, knowing our recent luck with strangers, I don't think I'd be all that comfortable with someone I don't know laying their hands on me if they're just going to end up being complete jerks or worse, perverts..." The orangette shivered at the thought.
"Can't say that I blame you for feeling that way." Hinako frowned. "It seems like everyone we meet, they're determined to either ignore us, or threaten us. Heh, I suppose that's just the cruel universe telling us that we can only depend on each other.."
"There's no need to make it sound like such a bad thing, Hinako." Smiled Mikoto as she gently rubbed the petite brunette on the shoulder. "If you think about it, isn't that the reason why we're all still alive? Sure, some of us may have issues with one another that still need to be resolved, but in the end, I believe that we'll always have each other's backs. No matter what." She stated with confidence.
"Mikoto.." Hinako whispered, amazed.
With Mikoto's words having given a boost in morale, Rei and Yuu themselves smiled.
"Well, when you put it that way, we should be glad that it's just been us then, huh?" Rei rubbed at her neck as she felt kind of dumb for realizing that now.
As her friends continued to converse, Yuu's good mood dissipated almost instantly as a frown suddenly appeared on her expression after a... memory - one that she didn't want to remember - popped up in her mind. 'No... Clearly not ALL of us had survived, Mikoto..' She turned her head away so the others wouldn't notice her new look, not wanting to worry them. However, someone new would come to witness it as she was stepping out of the bus behind her, catching the greenette by surprise.
"Yuu? Is something the matter?"
Upon hearing her name, Yuu did a swift 180 to face whoever had called her.
And it was one Asami Nakaoka. At the age of 21 years old, she shared a body structure that was similar to that of Hinako's. Though they weren't, the two girls could easily be mistaken for sisters as they both had short length hair that were about the same bright shade of brown. However, that's where their similarities ended as Asami's hair was styled differently and she was just a tad taller than Hinako, also having big blue eyes instead of brown. Her choice of clothing definitely made her stand out as she wore what looked to be a policewoman's uniform. Which was complete with a gold buttoned navy jacket over a white dress shirt, a black tie, and a navy skirt that ended its length near her knees. There's a story behind her particular style of attire, but we'll get to that soon enough.
Realizing she'd been caught, Yuu quickly shook off her gloominess before anyone else could spot it for themselves, her pleasant smile making its return. Now was not the time to be thinking any sad thoughts, she reminded herself, for it had been days since their group last had something good happen to them, and now was the time for them to finally have their spirits up while they can. And she didn't wish to ruin that. "Oh, hi, Asami." She politely greeted. "No, nothing's the matter. Why do you ask?" In order to hopefully defuse Asami's suspicion, she took a shot at playing things cool. It was kind of a dirty trick to play on Asami, she knows. But she meant good intentions.
"Oh, sorry... You just looked sad for a second there." Asami blinked, tilting her head in confusion.
As much as Yuu didn't like to think this and take advantage of it, she's glad that Asami's a bit of a... err, well, a ditz.
"No, I'm doing just fine. Don't you worry." Yuu proved her claim further by shaking her head in denial, her acting skills being just decent enough for the brunette to believe her.
"Hmmm..." Yuu sweated a bit as Asami seemed to almost glare at her while doing a little hum, her concern and curiosity intensifying suddenly as she scanned the busty girl for any sign of deception.
The greenette was allowed to breathe a few seconds later as Asami ultimately let the issue go with a beaming smile and a hop of her heels, relieving all signs of her prior obvious wonder. "Well, okay then!" Asami chirped. "As long as you're all right. That was probably just silly me seeing things." With a giggle, Asami went ahead and gently bonked herself on the head, believing the slight sleep deprivation she'd been experiencing the last few days to be the cause of her "hallucination". Despite that, she's still able to be so... Asami-like.
"That may be it.." Yuu awkwardly replied, unnerved by the brunette's smile. 'There's so much pain hidden behind her smile.. Though, considering how close she was to the person we had... lost, none of us can blame her for wanting to shield away such despair. I'm so sorry, Asami.'
"Yup! Anyway, you see where Yuriko went by any chance?" Asked Asami as she looked around for the aforementioned Mother Takagi, unable to spot the former police woman she looked up to - one of them at least - as she was unaware that Yuu was unintentionally covering her view of said woman.
"Oh, um... let's see.." Helping Asami out, Yuu took a look around for Yuriko herself before quickly pointing her out the instant she had turned around. "Oh, there she is, Asami. Right over there with Alice and Saya." She gestured over to where the Takagi family were, stepping aside for when the petite girl wanted to trek on by.
"Great! Thanks for that, Yuu." Asami said gratefully, not wasting time in getting to her own Mentor figure as she jogged over towards Yuriko and her children, waving bye to Yuu as she moved past her. Yuu returned the gesture as she watched Asami go, smiling kindly all the while. 'Someone will have to talk to her later when they get the chance. She hasn't been open with herself to any of us since the... incident. So, I can only imagine all the suffering that she must be keeping bottled up inside her. That can't be doing her any good..' As much as she wanted to have that conversation with Asami herself, it would have to wait, as all that was on her mind now was one simple question; where oh where was their kind and generous host?
Back with Takashi...
As he made his way through the first-floor halls of the school to meet up with the new arrivals, Takashi exhaled heavily as even though he was excited to meet them all, he was also pretty fucking nervous. He expressed it further by clenching both his hands into a fist and releasing them repeatedly, clenching his hands one last time momentarily before releasing. He felt his palms sweating like crazy as he takes a deep breath as both arms rested by his sides. This was an unusual reaction for him as he had never been one to get nervous to such an extent when it came to meeting unfamiliar faces, even before the apocalypse.
Suppose that just goes to show how much his forced isolation from sensible company had changed him. He knew he changed drastically from what he once was, surviving alone in this hellscape is one thing but fighting the bat shit insane is another. He need to sort this problem out IF the visitors become a permanent resident. He still had trouble believing that this was happening. It felt almost as if... he was in a dream. A wonderous dream that he didn't wish to wake up from. Finally, his solitude had come to an end, and the aching emotions that come with hopeless implication can leave him be. At least for the moment. He nearly choked up as the revelation slapped his heart across its imaginary face, succeeding on bringing a small smile to his face as he breathed again, but more calmly this time around. There may still be hope for the world after all if there's still others out there who have their shit together, he thought. Now, when it comes time to getting acquainted with his upcoming companions, deep in his heart he hopes he was right in his judgement and not fall under his own machinations.
Reaching the main exit/entrance, he stopped before the doors that lead to the outside world, needing another moment of silence before heading out. If by some bloody miracle there was some sort of God watching over him, he prayed they would help him keep his cool and not make this first meeting an awkward one. So with that silent request made, Takashi huffed as he proceeded to push open the doors. As they opened, the hinges to the doors squeaked, and did so almost too loudly. The lone male survivor cringed as the noise was that piercing to the ears within such a close proximity. 'Shit, they definitely heard that. Well, at least this way, I'll have gotten their attention. All right, Let's do this, come hell or high water I'll deal with it, but I REALLY want it to just be a sunshine for once.' Not stressing about the matter, Takashi looked forward with bravery before stepping out into the moonlight, the doors shutting behind him with a light slam.
Upon hearing the irritating noise of the door echo, the ladies, who were instantly alarmed, gasped as they ceased with whatever conversations they were having and looked over towards the stairs Yuuko, Saeko and Kyoko stood near, locking their sights at the top of said stairs as they heard footsteps approaching their direction slowly. Speaking of the katana wielding babes, they were more battle-ready than startled as they quickly had their hands ready to unsheathe their blades. Purely on instinct, of course. They weren't the only ones ready to use their weapons as Yuriko was close to whipping out her pistol while hiding an anxious Alice behind her protectively, her eyes narrowed dangerously as she had already undid her holster. Now, she was just waiting for a valid reason to aim her gun and pull the trigger. 'Cause let her tell you, when it comes to preserving her daughters safety, her trigger finger can't help but get itchy.
No words were exchanged as the group of females were stuck in a state of anticipation, their own erratic heartbeats and the light breeze being all they could hear at that moment. That tense moment persists and heightened their alertness when they finally got to lay their eyes on the man that welcomed them inside his home. A tall man and by the tightness of his clothing hugged him show he is quite muscular as well, wearing a dark tactical gear from head to toe. A man that is prepared for war, and not for simply greeting or welcoming his guest. Armed to the teeth and currently wielding a gun that is so large that itself is as tall as a child.
As for Takashi, let's just say that the feeling wasn't mutual once he got an up-close view of his visitors. They are all very appealing, breathtaking even. These people are his potential roommates or enemies? He is doomed, not only he is very lacking in talking to woman and he have no one to practice with, and the first ever contact with a woman after for so long is a drop-dead gorgeous woman. That and he come out looking like a god damn one-man army. This does not bode well, as he observed them all silently as he moved towards them all, they are all stiff and is watching his every move. The entire fucking area is dead silent, the only sound can be heard is the wind and his heavy steps.
Even so he has to keep appearance as he has not yet figure out if these people are 'mentally well'. So, he has to keep a calm demeanor and defuse the situation as soon as he can. If possible, he wants to avoid a fight. Judging by the two swordswomen, they are very skilled and the older woman who is wearing a... red dress... is literally screaming at me to do something wrong to harm her kids so she can act. They are on edge, and they have every reason to do so, and so is he.
Takashi walked towards them until he stops a few meters away from the closest group. They can't see his eyes properly due to the bad lighting, but they can see Takashi is observing them and the other groups of girls who are scattered around the yard. "Is there a leader in your group, or someone that can represent the whole group?" Takashi asked with a firm and deep voice, loud enough for everyone off the bus to hear. The girls were surprised to hear his voice, by the tone of his voice the girls assume he is quite young. Yuuko was surprised by the question and look at Yuriko for confirmation. Yuriko nodded her head and gave Yuuko the authority. Yuriko may be the older one, but Yuuko have always led the group to safety but even then, they always pick a decision as a group.
"We don't have a leader, but for convenience I shall take that role..for now" replied Yuuko. Takashi look at the older swordswomen and understood immediately their group system after hearing her answer. 'As I thought, a tight knit group. Everyone has each other backs, no leader whatsoever but those who have skills can 'lead' the group' Takashi mused in his head.
"Understood, for now any question you have you can ask them to me, and I shall answer it the best I can and vice versa. Is that acceptable miss..." Takashi gave out his reply and while asking for identification, at the same time he is carefully observing Yuuko face for any kind of red flag that might tell him that this is a farce and he should act immediately. So far everything has been..... fine.
"That is indeed acceptable, and please, call me Yuuko, umm" Yuuko answered while also seeking for Takashi name. Due to their distance and Yuuko training, she realizes that Takashi have been staring at her eyes ever since she spoke. While it is not strange that some people actually look into people eyes as they converse with each other, but it is quite unnerving the way Takashi doing it. As if he is searching for something.
"Takashi, my name is Takashi and please just call me that in the foreseeable future, is this all of you or there's still more people getting off the bus?" Takashi answered and he glanced back at the bus.
"There's still some more left in the bus and they are exiting as we speak" Yuuko is still unsure what is Takashi intent but so far it has been amicable, but the situation is still tense.
"Alright, I shall wait until everyone is present, so I don't have to repeat myself. Oh, and please no introductions, there's so many of you and I doubt I remember all of it and not to mention it's quite late and some of you look... lethargic. It'll be best if we do it tomorrow morning." Takashi gave out an ultimatum. "Okay..." Yukko can only accept the decision as he is the owner of the base, and he is true that some of the girls are quite tired and introduction for all of them is going to take a while.
Silence came back and shrouds the area as more girls came out of the bus, Takashi also saw some of the girls that scattered around have come close to him and observing him from head to toe, they can't see much due to the poorly lit area, dark clothing and padded armor but that's all they need to know that this man does not mess around. Takashi haven't done anything that show his abilities yet, but the girls can feel that Takashi exudes a commanding presence. Yuuko being the closest feel that Takashi is quite overbearing even for her which is surprising that when it comes to physical skill, she and her sister are unanimously the powerhouse of the group. Yet she feels if she fights with Takashi, it'll not be favorable toward her and that is saying something.
A/N: Ok we going to have a very quick intro for the rest of the gals. This is taking too long and trying to make it all synergize is going to make this chapter turned into a 80k words alone. I'm already abandoning the idea to skip 11 girls altogether but since I've gone this far, I might as well do it. It might be rushed but it's there. So please don't complain too much. I also use their wiki for making the description and their choice of clothing much easier.
Back on the bus, the rest of the women got out one by one and waited for the last member to exit the vehicle so they all can move together. During that time, they took the chance to look at the group that already formed near Takashi.
"Oh my, is that the man of the house? He looks like he prepared for a fire fight" Kiriko Miyamoto commented as she exited the bus, a woman at the age of 38 years old, like her daughter she has a pair of fierce red eyes, though she possessed short orange-brown fringe hair that reach her neck. She wore a blue uniform with a white shirt inside with a polo neck, which covers her lithe figure and her F-Cup bust, she also wears white gloves and a shin high black boot.
"Is that a god damn Barrett on his hand? How the hell he got that here in Japan?" Rika Minami is shocked at seeing the weapon in Takashi hands more than anything else. Rika is a tanned skin woman with a short curly purple hair that reach up to her neck with a single ponytail. She wore a white tank top that accentuate her D cup bust and it leave her midriff open with a dark green jacket on top of it, black gloves, grey pants and a combat boot.
"What wrong with that gun Rika? Is it special or something?" Shizuka Marikawa asked her longtime friend as she too saw the gun as she exited the bus. Shizuka is a school nurse who is rather ditzy compared to her peers. Shizuka is a very tall buxom woman with ridiculous curves and her physique is most pronounced by her humongous J cup breast. She has waist-length blonde hair that has several bangs coming down into her face, two bangs come down at the sides running all the way down that also frames her face and hazel eyes. She is dressed in a white dress shirt with a brown skirt which has a ripped on the sides.
"Well, Shizuka, for layman terms, that weapon is dangerous. It's an anti-material rifle that could easily disable any vehicles short of a tank. If were to aim at a person, the person would be turn into giblets or red paste. So technically it's overkill and it's an expensive item and equipment is deployed sparingly. So, to see him wielding one here right now is... unnerving." replied Rika while the three of them moving closer to the rest of the group.
"Wow, but why would he decide to use it now? We don't pose any harm to him." Shizuka pondered. "Even if he thinks we pose a threat to his base, it does not make sense. That gun is a sniper rifle. It meant for long distance target and not close quarter combat." Rika answered. "Show of force maybe? Like you say that gun is powerful, and I don't doubt that gun is still lethal at this range." Kiriko interjects. "You might be right, let's see how this goes and let Yuuko handle this." Rika replied.
"Hoooo, my sister is handling business I see, well let's see how she handle the big man himself" Yoko Sagiri is a beautiful and voluptuous young woman who looks a lot like her sister and has amber eyes, long legs, large K-cup breast (GOD FUCKING DAMN), and long amber-colored hair with streaks of dark blue. She is wearing a skin-tight and low-cut black bodysuit.
"She can handle it, though I can say the guy is ballsy to meet us all alone, I wonder there's more people hiding in those empty rooms looking down on us." Sayo Hitsugi is a slightly tall, lean built woman, who has lightly colored skin, with long blue hair and eyes that are violet. Her bangs are shorter and go off to the side of her face. Behind her bangs is a grouping of hair that is longer than her bangs, but not as long as her actual hair. Sayo has a bust size of a F-cup. Sayo is dressed in a maroon tank top with a checkered short skirt with a belt followed with fishnet stockings and black boots. On her head is a dark red headphone.
"Damn! I was wondering what Rika was surprised about, if it's not because of our connection, that gun is hard to come by. Hmmm... Thats a fairly new model I think, the XM500. What on earth is he shooting at that require that much power." Miki Tsurugi is quite short, slim build woman, light colored skin with a shoulder-length dark violet hair and red eyes. Miki have a bust size of D-cup. She is wearing a white sleeveless shirt and black pants, white socks with dark grey heels. On her head she is wearing a silver-colored square framed glasses.
"Forget about the gun, what the hell is going on? I can feel the thick atmosphere even from here. Are we going to fight? We just came out of the bus! I am way too stiff and tired and I am in no shape or form to avoid a sniper round at this close range!!" Chikage Hizaki has a pair of violet eyes, long purple hair that fall freely down her back and reached her rear, and a perky bust that stood at a F-Cup. Her attire was nothing fancy as she wore a white tank top combined with a light purple shirt that exposed her cleavage and really emphasized the shape of her breasts, a brown long coat, dark grey denim pants that were a tight on her hips and hugged her shapely butt, and a pair of dark shoes with dark gloves.
"Wow he reminds me way back when I met Chief of Police, he was an ex-military. No nonsense type of guy, very rigid and disciplined, strong mentally and physically, all muscly too even for his age. This guy jsut exudes military trained, a lieutenant perhaps or maybe a captain?" Konomi Suzue is a fairly tall woman and has short orange hair, which are on both sides longer, green eyes, a pair of glasses and an enormous pair of J-cup breasts, which are nearly the same size as the Sagiri sisters. Konomi wears a sleeveless dark green turtleneck sweater, on top of it is a white jacket but due to her bust size it's impossible to close thus it's only emphasized her bust. She also wears a black short skirt combined with dark leggings and a black boot with black fingerless gloves.
"Disciplined indeed, it takes so much time and effort to clean this massive school alone, at least I think he is alone. Can you imagine how much water and cloth just to scrub out dried blood? Not to mention he have to clean the school of the walking dead as well. He is a man of focus, commitment and sheer will." Nao greatly praised Takashi effort. Nao Sakurada is an attractive young woman with waist-length brown hair that has bangs going on either side, brown eyes and red-framed glasses. She has the similar height as Kyoko and the similar occupation as a teacher. She's also equally busty as Kyoko. Nao wears a low-cut yellow shirt that shows a lot of cleavage with a black skirt, and lastly a grey heel.
"Aside from the school and how armed to the teeth he is, you ladies realize how quite tight fitting those clothes are. He is not only tall, but he got muscle as well like Konomi said, the whole world is going to shit and somehow, he can keep his physique. He is fed with all the right nutrient to maintain his size. I have no doubt the school have all the facility required for him to survive, only thing he have to do is maintain them." Goryu have a short black hair that nicely frame her face and single ponytail at the back that reach her thighs, she has a sharp purple eye and also the same height as Saeko. She has a nice lean frame with an I-cup bust. She currently wore a black tube top dress with side slits that shows her plump thighs, a dark long sleeved short jacket, a black knee-high sock with dark gloves and black heels.
"Maybe I'm just paranoid from all the assholes we met so far but something just not right with this school, what do you think Kaori?" Kaoru asking her twin sister. "That's fair but I find something wrong with him. If he really is alone like Sayo-nee and Nao-sensei assume, then I think he have a fair share of mental health issues. Alone in this huge school for God knows how long. We got to be careful." Kaoru and Kaori Murasaki are twins' sisters. Both of them look alike and even share the same body type and face. Both girls have maroon hair colored that reached up to their waist and have two small ponytails on each side of their heads. Both wear maroon-colored overcoats that covers the purple crop top inside. They also wear purple pants companied with black boots and gloves.
"You know, I'm with Nao with this, I really wonder how long it took him to clean or fix up the school. We can definitely say that the school would be filled with students and staff. If a breakout happens then the whole school would be a mess. I wonder if he done some calculations for this. It's a daunting task for sure." Fiona Ran Winchester, short blond hair reached the neck base with a bob hairstyle. She has cyan eyes and wear a half frame spectacle. She has a lithe frame with a nice D-cup size with it. She dressed in a simple white long-sleeved shirt with dark navy pants, boots and fingerless gloves.
".........." Reika didn't say a word at all, but she kept observing the school closely, every windowpane, every screw, paint on the walls, even the grounds is clean of dry leaves. Reika then gazes at the man who still stood in silence with a weapon in his hands. She sees his eyes is gazing at all of them as if he is searching for something. Reika Azuma has a very long blue hair that reached until her shin, two bangs on each side of her face that reach her bust and a fringe that goes sideways on the right of her face. Her eyes are light purple and she have a nice figure with a E-cup size. She currently wearing a dark blue sailor uniform with a long skirt and a red bowtie ribbon at the center. She also wears a black legging and shoes.
"Weeeeew, if he took care of the school this good, he might take a good care of the school facilities. Meaning there's a functioning computer in there and I want it." Kaname Makiishi have a light green hair styled in a ponytail, two long bangs framed the sides of her face reached her waist. She also has amber colored eyes. She currently wearing a red headphone and dark green tank top with shorts, leopard pattern socks and a loafer.
Yoko looked at the last person got out of the bus. "Kaname, are you the last one?"
"Yup~ I was the last one to get out, no one left." Kaname replied.
"Well let's not dawdle around anymore, shall we ladies?" Yoko asked the other women around her.
The remaining girls agreed and decided to move closer to the earlier group.
Back to Takashi
Takashi watched as all of the bus occupants exited the bus one by one. As the last one exited the bus, they all started to move and gathered near him, at the same time he gazes over each of them briefly to see if they have a certain... aspect that'll stood out to him. So far, none of them have it. Satisfied with his own inspection, Takashi spoke.
"Is this all of it or there's more?" Takashi looked back at Yuuko
Yuuko looked back at everyone and counted in her mind. "That's all of it Takashi-san"
"Hmmm... an all-female group, interesting." Takashi commented in a low tone, but Yuuko was close enough to him to hear the comment.
"Is there something wrong with that?" Yuuko questioned with a slight frown.
"No, it is not, I can assure you Yuuko-san that it's just an observation, nothing more."
"Since everyone is here, I can begin now." Takashi then take a deep breath.
"Good evening, everyone, my name is Takashi Komuro and please call me Takashi in the foreseeable future, as of now you all have a lot of questions for me, I shall address some of them. I am the sole owner of this school, I'm the only occupant of this school and yes, I'm the only person who cleaned the school from top to bottom. Moving on, I understand that you all are tired due to your long travel inside of a cramped bus no less. So, introduction will not be necessary tonight as I reckon you all wish to sleep properly on a nice mattress rather than spending precious time and energy in which most of you are running on fumes. Due to my own preparation, I've provided at least 6 mattresses in each classroom beforehand for any survivors that have the same idea as you. Each classroom can fit more than 8 mattress and if you're willing to share a mattress you could fit more people inside each classroom.
I'd suggest you do not spread yourselves too thin as the school is quite large, if you intend to navigate around the school to familiarize yourself then be my guest but upon facing a locked door do understand that it's meant to be locked. Oh, and please do inform someone else before you do it. On other note, if any of you wish to freshen up, there's a shower room next to the toilets on every level. There're male and female ones but just for tonight incase all of you want to use the showers, I'll allow you to go into the men's side. Please do not waste water and shut off the lights once you're done. Both resources are precious since the generators and water supply have been cut off years back.
The ones that are running inside the school are from the batteries that charged from the solar panels and rainwater collection. Wasting is NOT an option. Anyway, proper introduction will happen tomorrow in the morning at the cafeteria which is located on the ground floor. For the early risers and those who can cook I'll allow you to use the utensils and available produce to cook food for all of us. Similar with my previous notion, please do not waste food. Do any of you have questions?" Takashi speak with a firm and clear tone.
The girls hear Takashi loud and clear, they're quite surprised that the base is self-sustained.
A twin tailed pink haired girl lift her hand up "umm Takashi-san my name is Oriha Nashida and I have a question, can you please holster your weapon, Alice-chan is quite scared of it."
"......" Takashi just stared at Oriha for a couple second without making a sound and making the girl unnerved.
"That's not a question Oriha-san but a request." Takashi eyes leaves Oriha then gazes at Yuriko, who still is quite defensive towards him. gazing down he saw a little girl with pink hair. She quite terrified of him, and the dog is already on the ground and looking at Takashi alarmed. Takashi stared at Alice for quite some time with silence and make everyone perturbed. Takashi on the other hand is as calm as ever on the outside, inside in his mind however he was bustling. He's currently skimming his memories back when the world fell apart, glimpse by glimpse, bit by bit. He then remembered a week in apocalypse, he saw a father running to safety with his daughter in tow.
He remembered the girl have the same hair color albeit a bit younger. 3 years have passed, if the girl survived and grew up, she would be the same as the girl in front of him. A hint of guilt starts to creep in his heart and mind, seeing the girl is here and the father is absent, and she is currently in the care of someone else. Takashi mind kept simulating what if he actually lends a hand to the duo, would the girl be deprived of her father and at the minimum to have someone she could call a family, not that currently she doesn't have one but to have your own biological parent alive and walking is irreplaceable.
Then again, they would have to live with him, meaning they have to face the SAME ugly and horrifying situation he gone through. Her father might be able to go through with it, but Alice is too young to understand that not all people are still humane in the face of unrest. The father might have an impact in the mental department due to enacting unspeakable thing just to survive and to see the carnage while keeping Alice alive and not face the truth too much which is an improbable task. He alone has face similar issues, but he was himself to protect so it wouldn't be much trouble, to have someone else helping him is another topic to debate.
After a minute of absolute silence and tense situation, Takashi moved his hand and went to the selector switch of his gun. He switched it to safe mode and immediately holstered it on his back. He looks back to Oriha. "Will this suffice Oriha-san?"
Everyone suddenly exhaled a breath they didn't know held. Oriha simply beamed a bright smile and replied enthusiastically at Takashi "Yes absolutely!"
Satisfied with the reply he turned back to look at Yuuko. "Before I lead you all inside, I require something to be done first."
Yuuko looked at him with quizzical look. "What would you need Takashi-san?"
"I need the bus to be moved to the parking lot. So, I want you to introduce me the bus drivers." Takashi replied with no room to negotiate.
Yuuko is quite exasperated with Takashi demand, but so far, he has been somewhat cordial and replying appropriately and complying their request.
"The drivers is Shizuka and Miki" She turned back to the crowd and points to both of them.
Following Yuuko fingers pointing and two women. Both women is quite a looker, one is very curvy and the other have a modest frame but is still beautiful. "Shizuka-san, Miki-san, please come closer I have something to ask both of you."
Both women followed his request and as they get closer Takashi can see their faces clearly, Shizuka looked bubbly and a bit scatterbrained, she have some issues that need to be settled. Miki other hand looked calm and disciplined, she doesn't look ragged but a bit stiff on the face. She looked fine with violence, but she lacked the 'dead eyes' he used to see on the insane ones. Takashi continued. "Before anything, I offer you my condolences, during all these years I assume you have to move through 'obstacles' whether you want it or not to make sure your peers are safe from harm." Those simple words gave a jolt to both of the drivers.
"No need to explain, but two things, firstly, I want to ask between both of you whose turn was it to drive the bus?"
"It was me, Takashi-san." Miki answered.
"Mmm, I guess you're the one that I have to personally ask for forgiveness Miki-san."
"Huh? What for exactly?" Miki questioned.
Takashi contemplating whether or not to tell the truth or bring the issue out on a later date. It might be better to hold it off until a proper connection has been built but it would eat him inside to know he would've killed one of them, they would understand that it was not his fault that he was in his right to defend himself since he has to wager his own base and safety for them. But it might hamper further progress and might strain the relationship between him and the group.
On the other hand, telling them now would give them an idea what kind of person he is and while it might look bad, but it would build trust early on. Making better bond would be slow but as they say, you can't get lower than this and it's just up from here. There's also a small possibility that this would make them not make his base a permanent residence, which he not a fond of. He might be a lone wolf but as of lately he REALLY want some company.
Mental gymnastics is not his forte, and it's been a while he had a good conversation with someone. Deciding to just go with it and deal with the consequences later.
"I was about to kill you" Takashi spat it out nonchalantly again.
"HUH?" Everyone yelled.
"Before your arrival on my doorsteps, I already notice your bus while it was in the office district. Due to the school location on a hill and my sniper nest on top of the school, it gave me a vantage point and a large area to view, back then I already got a bead on you with same gun on my back. Exactly on the driver side. At the same time, I was having a mental debate whether or not to squeeze the trigger knowing full well that whoever behind the wheel would not survive. Due to my own making and the situation I have gone through, I've become a lone wolf so to speak.
Trust no one but myself, yet at the same time, the last proper conversation I have with someone was 3 years ago. Debating whether to allow the bus to continue its motion or not, I've decided to let the situation progress. Once the bus stops in front of the gate, Yuuko and her companion got out, I immediately checked for any glaring issues that I might find. During 3 years of surviving, I've learned to study people from their facial expressions and their eyes. I saw none on both of them. People can lie but most of the time, but their eyes don't unless you're trained for it. So, here we are now Miki-san, and... I'm sorry."
Miki is absolutely flabbergasted at this point to know that she was that close on death doorstep.
"A... A-Ah...I... Wh-what....um.... Ok... I forgive you Takashi-san but why do you need to tell me this?"
"My own peace of mind." Takashi really making a habit of just being this truthful.
Miki is getting VERY annoyed at this man. "So, that was the first, what was the second?"
"I need you to move the bus to the parking lot, the school have a dedicated parking lot for staffs, they also have their own bus. You can use the path here as it's connected to the parking lot, it's wide enough for a bus to pass through. Not to mention, the bus makes a lot of noise, so it's going to attract the non-living and the living. In case of a breach, the bus is armored and quite large. It gives a lot of cover for those who attempt to break in."
To be frank, Takashi is quite right in his assumption, and he have every right to be this cautious but then again, Miki is quite done with this man and need to get away from him a little bit so she will not say no to his request, but she have a question that needed to be answered. "Fine, I'll move the damn bus, BUT you have to answer my question first."
Takashi nodded.
"What ammunition that you use for that gun" while pointing to the sniper that strapped on Takashi back.
Takashi went silent at the question. "............"
"Well? I'm not moving an inch until you answer it."
Takashi rebuttal for assurance. "Are you sure you want to know?"
"Yes!" Miki response instantly.
Takashi sighed audibly and looked dead straight into Miki eyes. She was feeling the pressure.".........S.L.A.P rounds."
There were varying responses, for those who doesn't know much about bullets they find it weird it was called that, but for those who have an ample amount of knowledge about them was shocked that Takashi is using those particular rounds. Miki on the other hand went white on her face. The Barrett is a high caliber rifle and the window port changed to a bullet proof glass to withstand gunfire. A standard round could tank 1 or 2 shot before it reached critical failure. SLAP round is far from the standard as it's meant for penetration.
Forget about dying behind the wheel, depend on where Takashi aim, she might have no head to speak of or a larger than a fist size hole on her body. It would be a messy but quick death, the others would have a nightmare for weeks.
Deciding that staying near Takashi any longer would just do mental harm to her, Miki walked faster toward the bus, entered the bus, Igniting the engine and move the bus to the parking lot with no retaliation.
With that bombshell dropped, the situation went dead silent again and the girls watched Takashi like a hawk. Takashi on the other hand simply followed the bus path with his eyes, in his mind however, he evaluates how loud the bus is as it moves and predicted it would definitely attract unwanted attention. He needs to be cautious for tonight, there's no way no one heard that loud rumble. Considering he have guest for today, sleep is the last thing in his mind.
Takashi didn't utter a single work while still facing where the bus went, Yuuko wanted to say something, but Takashi spoke first. "We shall wait for her to come back before we go inside, in the meantime, I have something to check."
"What do you want to check Takashi-san?" She asked as she saw Takashi unholster his sniper rifle. He brought it back on his hand and he reach for bolt and pull it back to load a round in the chamber. This act alarmed the girls considerably and then Takashi turned towards the gate and his left hand left the front grip and went to his helmet to pulldown the NVG. He activates the NVG, a distinct sound was made, and he marched to the gate.
A/N: I actually look this up, I was surprised that older NVG make the iconic sound while modern ones have different sound. Fuck it, this is Fiction, we bend shit.
Upon reaching the gate, Takashi did multiple sweeps with the gun facing the road, anticipating anyone following the bus. While Takashi busy doing his due diligence, the girls on the other hand simply watched Takashi from a bit of distance and still waiting on Miki return. Yuuko still have no idea if Takashi is sane, or he just lack interpersonal skills. Deciding that silent is too much, Yuuko need to say something. "Well, he could be worse, be an asshole to us or a pervert. He done neither, but he does lack any form of tact and lacking in the hospitality department." The girls agreed.
After a couple of minute or so, Miki returned with a calmer expression and at the same time Takashi is satisfied with his overwatch and conclude it's time to return back to the group. He turns off the MVG and put the gun to safe and holstered it on his back once more. Reaching the group, he simply uttered "Let's go" without stopping a moment and continue walking to the glass double door that led to the student shoe locker. The group at this point understand Takashi is very dutiful and speed is essential. He has no time for dawdling, time is of the essence.
Takashi opened the doors and stood at the side as the group entered and reach the shoe locker. "I did prepare mattresses in each classroom, but I would have zero clue to figure out their feet size. Luckily, I did place a shoe rack over there with all kinds of sizes. Pick your size and your lockers, the keys are in the respective lockers." It was simple enough and the girls did just that. One by one they find their size and pick their own lockers for their footwear. Some of them was quite glad to get off the boots or heels they are wearing.
Once each girl has worn their own slipper, Takashi moved to the elevated platform that divide the shoe rack to the corridor of the school. One girl notice something and ask Takashi. "umm, Takashi-san, you're still wearing the boot. Are you not going to change?"
Takashi looked to the long-haired purple swordswoman "And you are?"
"Oh, please do forgive me, my name is Saeko Busujima. Please call me Saeko." Saeko answered.
"Well, Saeko-san, my house, my rules, besides I'll clean it up later" Takashi continue walking and reach the opposite wall and wait for them.
The girls were exasperated and expected such answer from him. The girls all grouped up in front of him. "As you can see, there's several classrooms to your left and right. and further down to the right, you'll see the toilet and the shower room. Please use the facility as you wish but remember my previous warning, do NOT waste water or electricity. You are free to split among yourself. and find what class suit your need. The school is quite big but if you want a classroom all for yourself, then that might be a problem as there's 32 of you. You might have to share a classroom if you want to turn it into a private bedroom. For now, the classroom can act as a dormitory. While you all will sort among yourself, I shall return back to my work, if you want to find me, simply go to the roof by following this flight of stairs. once you reach the top floor, head towards the right side and you will see the roof access. It is unlocked."
As Takashi was about to move, Rika decide to talk for once. "Uh Takashi-san my name is Rika Minami, what work are you talking about?"
"Night guard, I have to check for any stragglers or trespassers."
Rika was puzzled. "Didn't you just do that at the gate?"
"I did, due to lack of height advantage I do not have a large area to check, only the immediate vicinity."
As a sniper Miki understand Takashi point but she still has concerns. "You're all alone up there, there's no shift, I assume you're not going to sleep?"
"You'd be correct."
Hearing that Miki want to lend a helping hand, "I can be of help, same with Rika over there, we are good with snipers."
"Appreciate it, but not necessary, you both require sleep far more than me. I'm used to sleep late and at there was a time I stay awake for 3 days straight with no... severe problems."
Upon that revelation, Miki wants to interject once more but Takashi beat her to it. "Besides, back then I was all alone, keeping myself safe, after a few hours I would just go back to sleep, but today I have company, it would be best for me to keep guard until morning and make sure you're all safe and sound. You all need to rest and refresh yourself for tomorrow, it's going to be a long day. So, I assure you I'm going to be fine.
Takashi again making it hard for the girls to refute. Yuuko sighed. "Fine, just for tonight we'll leave you to it, BUT come tomorrow we need a proper schedule for night guard."
"Understood." Takashi unholster his sniper once more and walk towards the flight of stairs. The girls just follow his figure. He climbs the first step and stopped on it and look back at the girls.
"Have a good rest, and good night girls" Takashi continue to climb the stairs and head back to his sniper nest.
Yuuko was surprised when Takashi said that, his tone was softer and kinder. "Well, that was surprising, I guess he really was on edge. Maybe years of isolation and the thing he said he went through just change him." The girls unanimously agreed, with that final demand from Takashi, the girls split among themselves or share the nearby classroom.
Back with Takashi
He was alone on the roof, simulating a lot of situations. His posture is solid, a wide stance to ensure maximum stability. He'd done this so many times it's like a habit to him. The sniper rifle is braced on the railings and its primed and ready, lock and loaded to fire towards anyone or anything that comes. He continues his overwatch but on a larger scale, he sees much further here than when he was at the gate. His mind is on overdrive, yet he is calm, his breathing is normal, and his focus is as sharp as ever. A part of him is happy, happy with the outcome. He was right to trust his guts.
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The voice came back, it went silent for so long. It didn't say anything during meeting them. Shaking his head out of his stupor and proceed to calm himself down, breathe in, breathe out, repeat. He went back to his scope and kept observing but he pays extra attention to the same road the bus went through.
Seconds to a minute.
Minute to minutes.
Minutes to an hour
Hour to hours, daylight is approaching.
Then he saw it.
Movements... a lot of movements. Not the living, but enough to worry him.
He has to 'clean' again tomorrow but this time with company. He really doubts they could handle the latter part of it.
T̵̨̩̤̹͉̣̣̜͕̰̼͚̃̅͛̊̃͐̓̀̈̊̍͐͝o̷̩̤̹͉̜̽̍̇̄́͊̍̿̔͌́̏̑͒̋͘ĺ̸̢̢̛͙͈̜̺̟̬̊̂͆̇͋̀́̚d̴͉̄̎͋̇̓̚ ̵̥̪̻̯̯̖̮̪͛̂̊̅̒̕͝ÿ̴̡̡̯̩͓̲̜͍̠̫̩̺̮̥̖́͜ȏ̴̧̢̡̪̰̩̱̣͔̤̩͇̝͍̒́͜ų̶̨̡̭̠͇̦̻͈͉̮̘͓͖̲̂͌̓͐ ̵̯́̓͆t̴̡̩͈͈̲̉̃́͜h̸͇̲̘̯̳̠͖̟͍͓͕̞͈̋́̉̐̀́͆̆͊̉͆͊̈́̕̚͠ę̴̯̮̳̯͕̩͈̞̮̙̥͖̘̬̙̎̓̐͝͠y̶̢͙̻̮̫͎͖͉͍̣̭̜̭̅̂͐̀͌̓̏̈̄͑̽͝ ̴̹͖͕̭̩̰̦̰͍͙͉͍̫̯̻̥̐́͋̊̌͐̕̚ằ̷̧͕̮̠̯͖̩̠͕̭̉͌̀ͅṛ̶̡̥̝̺̲̺̻̗̤̳͙͍̃̌͂̋́̊̇̏͗̄̿̍̾̎͘͘͝é̸̗̻͙͖͙̮̹ ̴̧͈͈̪͈̝̰͕̬̫̝̞̱͙̖̤̠̄̈́̐̉͒̆͗̏̋̃̕g̵̭̮̻̦̬̀ó̶̢͖͍̩̫̝̬̟̀͗́i̷̧̨̧͇̩͇̗͖̹͕͚̜͐͜n̸̨̧̢̡͔̼̪̪̘͓̲͍̊̌͑̀͒g̸̢̺̗̥̥̩̳̤̣̻̀̿̉̊́͑͐̽̊̇͛̐̊̋͝͝ ̷̑̔̈́̂̔ͅṫ̶͍̓͂o̴̧̱͈̹̩̜̳̪͒̓̾͐̇ ̶̧̫̰͚̼̺̜̩̥͚̤̰̦̜̯̙̩̽̃̈́͌̏͆̓̋̚̚̚͘̚͝b̶̘̜̭̙̹̪̲͓͔̯̑̍̇͊̾͐̓͐̃͂̀̀̌̊̒͑ĕ̶̗̣̇̋̒̅͗͐̈́̌̉̂̌͛́͘̚͘ ̴̢̢̮̲͎̫͍͚̣̙̈́̉̓ͅa̶͖͊͑́̍̕ ̵̺͇̹͓̫̤̭̻̿̔̕p̵͚͇͇̼̻̘͋r̷̡̯̟̾͗̑̄̊͝͝o̵̰̩̯̠̠̯̣̿̊̽̔̓̿͊̂̾̑̿̽̇͑b̵͍̜̱̹̝̲̞̖̣̺̲̀̀̇̔́̎̉͘͝͝ͅl̵̡͛͗̌͗̆͆͐̈́͘ȩ̸̺̰̭̺̪̙̹̝̖̿̑̑ͅm̸̜̦̒̐̚.̸̼̫̲̘̤͓̘̦͔̤͇̾̀
"Fuuuuck meeee.... tomorrow going to be a looooonng day.