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The gang had been driving for a few hours now making stops to different locations to get supplies in preparation to set up somewhere new, Shizuka who had been driving for a while whilst the others rested in the military Humvee after the events that occurred. Rei, Saeko, and Saya all rested in the back whilst Kohta kept on the lookout. Takashi was sat in-between the group of girls who were all sleeping, which meant Takashi got the worst of it, Rei and Saeko were once again resting on his lap whilst Saya rested against the window.
Takashi was stuck in deep thought about where the group should go next which thinking about this for a few hours had given Takashi plenty of time to think about their next moves carefully alongside discussing the idea's the odd idea with Kohta and Shizuka. That being said Takashi knew what they should all do next before considering anything else.
"Miss Shizuka?" Takashi asked whilst staring at her waiting for an answer. Shizuka looked in the mirror for a second to see Takashi staring at her.
"What is it Takashi?" She questioned with a curious tone. More than anything she was trying to focus on the roads. The atmosphere between Shizuka and Takashi was awkward as the pair didn't know what to say to each other.
"We've been driving for a few hours now; I think we should head to each of our houses to pick up some of our stuff considering we haven't even done that yet." Takashi explained what he had in mind. Shizuka couldn't help think it was a bad idea to do so.
"But Takashi what if our homes are over run? You've seen it out there. There's no telling what could happen if we were to go to our homes." Shizuka explained her point of view but Takashi shrugged it off before answering.
"We either go into the local mall and get supplies that way with little chance of potentially making it out or we go to our own homes which could have supplies like clothes and anything else you want to bring." Takashi finished explaining. Shizuka knew Takashi had a point and decided to nod in agreement with Takashi.
"I suppose your right... I would like to get a few items from my home anyway which I have been considering asking to get so I'm not too sure why I am disagreeing..."
"Yes, any clothes and any sort of other supplies whether it be food or weapons would be greatly needed by now."
"I definitely agree, I have a few items I want to get from my own home." Kohta interrupted their conversation to agree with the choice. Takashi and Shizuka nodded in satisfaction.
"I want to go to my house at one-point Takashi as I have some important things that I want to bring with me." Shizuka said before turning around the Humvee to go back in the direction of Shizuka's own apartment.
'I guess we are going back there then...'
Takashi thought of the place they were going to. It was none other than the place when he saw Saeko in a skimpy swim suit and an apron. Takashi's mind wondered to Rei at the time who had been very 'different' at that time, same could be said with Shizuka at the that time as she was very drunk.
"Uhhh...What's going on?" Saya said drearily whilst taking in her surroundings. Takashi noticed that she had woken up mere seconds ago because of the tiredness that begged to be released from her face.
"Saya your up... You can go back to sleep if you want, we aren't anywhere that we want to be yet." Takashi explained to a sleepy Saya. Instead Saya rubbed the tiredness out of her eye before fully waking up.
"Hmmm... I'm fine... I've had plenty of sleep... You need it now more than I do..." Saya said whilst before looking in Takashi's direction to meet his gentle smile towards her. Saya noticed the gentle smile that Takashi was giving her and turned herself around trying not to reveal a blush that was spreading to her cheeks.
'Why am I blushing from that Idiot smiling at me!?'
Saya raged in her own thoughts before being snapped out of her thoughts by Takashi.
"Hey Saya are you sure your fine?" Takashi asked. Shizuka who looked up into the mirror briefly, noticed the red cheeks that was on Saya's face, Shizuka couldn't help but smirk when realising what evidence, she had just seen to her theory.
"Yes, I'm fine! Don't worry about me! Worry about yourself!" Saya said before turning herself to look outside of the window next to her.
"If you say so." Takashi said. The air between the group was silent for few moments before Takashi realised that he hadn't explained the game plan to Saya yet. He couldn't tell it to the other girls yet due to them sleeping.
"Right! Saya Me, Shizuka and Kohta were coming up with a plan to go back to our homes to grab anything worthwhile such as supplies" Takashi explained. The rest nodded confirming what Takashi had said was very true.
"Right... I expected for you guys to be asking to get your stuff soon so I'm not surprised..." Saya said as she was checking out where they currently were.
"After that I think we should head towards a police station and see if there is any sort of supplies left behind for extra protection for our self." Takashi said, the rest seemed to think on what Takashi had said for a while before Kohta spoke out.
"I agree, stuff could be left there and we can find some supplies other than weapons that could potentially help us such as a map." Kohta agreed with Takashi leaving the two women to give their opinion.
"As much as I want to disagree... I can't help but agree with the stuff being left there... If we don't get it who else will?" Shizuka agreed with the other two leaving Saya left to voice her opinion.
"Fine... But what if the supplies we would be looking for aren't there?" Saya made a good point against the other three. Takashi took that in to consideration before replying.
"You make a good point actually but, it's not easy to get the supplies from station so I suggest we find a way and get to work." Takashi stated. The other three nodded in agreement. The other two girls Saeko and Rei were still fast asleep on Takashi's lap. Completely oblivious from what the Four was talking about.
"Maybe the Police station wouldn't be the best place to search but..." Takashi paused for a few moments to think before looking down at Rei. "I want to see if Rei's parents are still alive and... I believe the best place to start would be there." Takashi explained his reasonings behind wanting to go and loot the said police station.
"Rei's parents?" Saya looked confused for a few moments before realising what Takashi meant. "Oh, I see... Her parents are cops if I remember correctly?" Saya questioned Takashi before looking down towards Rei and Saeko.
'Why do Rei and Saeko get to sleep on Takashi's lap?'
Saya jealously thought. She felt a bitter feeling in her heart when looking at the scene laying before her.
Shizuka made a left turn into a street that seemed to be pretty quiet compared to everywhere else they stayed. Almost too quiet, everyone by now was used to such chaotic streets filled with hundreds of zombies and to have such a peaceful road made Takashi in particular feel quite uneasy. Pushing that aside, Takashi began to take his surroundings around him in. Began to notice where they were.
"Her parents were cops..." Takashi paused for a few moments. But I'm pretty sure that they passed away but if I can... I want to find out the truth for her..." Takashi gently stroked Rei's hair as he looked down and smiled at her. Saya felt a tinge of jealousy began to weigh on her heart. Instead of watching Takashi lovingly run his hand through her hair, she decided to look away in disgust.
'Ugh... Get a room...'
Saya crossed her legs and stared out of the window. Shizuka looked in mirror for a few moments to see the reaction of Saya. She smirked when figuring out the reason why she was so annoyed by Takashi pampering an asleep Rei.
Turning back to the road Shizuka began to focus on the road as they weren't too far away from being at the place they were heading. That place was none other than their first stop which was Kohta's house. Kohta had requested to pick up some of his stuff, or whatever there was left anyway. Kohta in reality wanted to pick up some precious items of his and check in to see if any of his relatives were still alive... in reality he already knew the answer but hoped it wasn't true somehow.
That being said, Rei began to stir herself awake. Her eyes slowly started to open and take in her surrounding's bit by bit. Not only was Rei beginning to awaken. Saeko began to also wake up alongside her friend. Takashi hadn't noticed yet as he was preoccupied with watching the roads alongside Shizuka, Kohta and Alice who was in passenger seat whilst in a deep sleep.
"Uhhh..."
Takashi looked down to see the faces of Rei and Saeko blankly staring at him as they continued to take in their surroundings bit by bit. For a few moments, the atmosphere between the three as they stared at each other with blank faces.
"Ahhh... Saeko... Rei... Good Morning?" Takashi greeted the pair whom were awake.
"Morning..." Rei rubbed her eyes and sat up to be level with Takashi. "What's going on? Where are we going at the moment?" Rei began to question as she was curious to see what she had missed out on. Saeko let out a cute yawn before also rubbing her eyes in attempt to wake herself up enough to take in what Takashi was about to say.
"Me and the others were discussing future places to go for supplies and going back to some of our homes to pick up any supplies we can pick up." Takashi explained to both girls who were in the woes of finally waking up.
"I see..." Rei paused for a few moments collecting and realising what Takashi just said. "Whose home are we going to first?" Rei finished just before she let out a cute yawn. Takashi chuckled when he looked down and looked at the tired and cute face Rei was making.
"Kohta's house." Takashi replied vaguely. "I don't really need to go to my house as there wasn't anything worthwhile there anyway... But other than that. This will be the last few days we are around here for good." Takashi explained to Rei who nodded in return. Saeko sat up from her sleepiness and face Takashi with tired expression.
"Morning..." Saeko said before stretching out her arm and letting out a cute yawn. "What time is it?" Sakeo questioned Takashi with a tired smile. Takashi pushed the sleeve of his blazer up to check the time for Saeko.
"Miss Shizuka has been driving around all night whilst you girls and Kohta all got some rest. Speaking of which... As I mentioned to Kohta and Miss Shizuka, I've been building a solid plan on how to get us to a safe location. However, it will take a few days so for now we will be sticking around so we can rest and gather any belongings." Takashi finished explaining. The two girls nodded in return.
"Right...we understand." Rei paused for a few moments. "When are we stopping somewhere? I want to clean myself up." Rei questioned. Takashi took a few moments to think before turning to Miss Shizuka.
"When are we there?" Takashi leaned over the shoulder of the chair and questioned Shizuka. She felt Takashi's hot breath tickle neck which shocked her a little bit.
"W-We are here now!" Miss Shizuka exclaimed to the students. Takashi was surprised by Shizuka's sudden outburst when he questioned her but decided not to question it. Thinking that it was probably tiredness, Takashi sat back with the other three girls.
"Well you heard her girls..." Takashi said "We are already at Kohta's place already so you can prepare using the clothes in the back and his family's bathroom." Takashi explained to the girls before the car pulled over in Kohta's driveway.
After pulling into Kohta's driveway, the gate behind them closed automatically with Zombies pressing their selves on the gate. Takashi turned around whilst the others began to get out of the vehicle. Takashi analysed the area as much as he could before he also got out and looked around for a better view to make sure there was no way to be attack of some sort. After spending a few more moments analysing, Takashi couldn't see any way of any zombies or humans to enter without direct access into getting in.
Takashi went to the back of the car where the clothes and other stuff alongside his friends. Walking over, Takashi saw the concerned expression on Rei's face and the amused expression on Saeko's face. Takashi couldn't help but be curious now.
"What's up?" Takashi leaned over Rei's shoulder to see the commotion.
"Us girls have run out of clothes..." Rei said with an annoyed tone. "What are we supposed to wear now? I don't want to be wearing same clothes. Our school uniforms have yet to be washed..." Takashi understood the situation. He didn't know how to help but he understood what the problem was for the least.
Takashi thought for a few moments. He could see that the girls had plenty of clothing items like shorts but no tops or jackets they could wear. Takashi took a note for this in the future. Letting out a sigh, Takashi knew he might have to give some of his clothes he bought of his own. Especially his jumpers.
"Here." Takashi leaned forward to reach grab out to the jumpers which he could just about see due to the other clothes that were on top of his. Takashi grabbed four jumpers to be exact and put them down in front of the girls for them to choose. The girls all looked at Takashi with a confused expression on their face.
"Spread them out individually and you girls can have them." Takashi said. The girls looked at him with a 'are you sure?' expression. "Have them, you girls need them more than me at the moment so please feel free." Takashi gestured
"""" If you say so..."""" Without holding back, the girls all took one of Takashi's jumpers before walking towards Kohta's home which the door was open. Kohta had already gone inside to get his own possessions whilst Takashi was stuck being outside with a sleeping Alice inside of their vehicle. Finally getting some alone time, Takashi wiped his hands over his face in tiredness before beginning to collect his thoughts.
'If I'm tired... I cannot imagine how Miss Shizuka feels at the moment...'
Takashi let out yawn and wiped the tears coming from his eyes before leaning against the front of the vehicle. For Takashi, it was good to hear nothing but silence once again. Takashi had been up countless nights whilst the other's rested, plotting how they would survive this zombie outbreak and where to go from here. The lack of sleep was beginning to get to Takashi.
Takashi knew the sleepless nights in the end would all be worth it as, he could lead his friends to be safe somewhere. The question that was on Takashi's mind, where do they go from here? Takashi knew he had more planning to do as there is always changes and he knew it couldn't hurt to have a plan B in the end. Slowly but surely as things came along, it was becoming clear on what they should do from now.
For now, Takashi was going to stick to the plan he came up with for the few nights he had planned it. He also came up with it to get closure for Rei. Takashi wanted to find out if her parents were still alive so he could reunite her with them. If that was the case, Takashi knew the group would extend... meaning there needed to be a base to which they could reside in. From here, he knew things were going to get interesting really quick.
"Hmmmm... Onii-chan..." Takashi turned around to see the door began to open and reveal Alice getting out with a tired expression on the young girl's face. Takashi smiled and stood up properly and walked over to Alice.
"Hey... You know you can go back to sleep right? We are safe now so we are fine." Takashi patted the young girls head softly. Alice seemed to like feeling of Takashi petting her and before he knew it, she was clinging to him. Takashi didn't know how to respond for a few moments before picking her up in his arms instead.
"There is that better?"
"Hmmmm..."
Alice was now in Takashi's arms and resting into his chest with a peaceful expression on her face. Takashi walked towards Kohta's front door which was left wide open and walked in to see what the others were up to. To his right a few foot steps away, was a flight of stairs he could head up but he assumed the girls were still getting changed so he didn't want to risk an awkward situation happening.
Instead Takashi chose the more viable option and walked in front of him which lead to Kohta's living room. Kohta was currently in the living room, checking his drawer's and seeing what he needed for when they left his house. Takashi watched him for a few moments before opening his mouth to speak.
"Hey Kohta?"
"Hmmm? Hey Takashi, I thought you would still be outside. I guess not." Kohta replied after turning to Takashi with wry smile. Kohta soon enough noticed Alice who was resting on Takashi's chest and began to smile at the sight.
"Hahaha" Takashi chuckled at Kohta's comment. "I think we should stay here for the night. I don't want Miss Shizuka to crash during driving and she's tired as it is. Alongside the rest of us... I think we should secure the perimeter and set up camp for the night." Takashi finished explaining. Kohta began to think for a few moments before replying.
"I cannot say I disagree..." Kohta started. "everyone needs to take today to rest. It's getting late now... and now that you mention it... we will only be driving around for the night if we leave soon." Kohta said. Takashi nodded in agreement. The air between the two became quiet for a few moments as the pair did not know what to say next.
"I think for now considering this a private property. Surely there is spare rooms upstairs am I right?" Takashi questioned Kohta. He on the other hand, chuckled nervously.
"My parents were always away... so they bought this house on the sense that there was only going to be two rooms... and they have the second key as they didn't trust me not going into their room."
'Just great... Just my luck... Guess I'm sleeping in here tonight...'
"Hey you two, what's going on?"
Takashi's attention got distracted from the voice that asked him and Kohta a question from the corridor. Takashi turned around to see who had asked the pair. Turning around Kohta and Takashi were met with the girls walking through into the room.
"We were just discussing whether or not to call it a night and get some rest..." Takashi explained to the ladies that inquired. Kohta nodded as if he was confirming what Takashi had explained to them to be true.
"I see..." Rei paused. "We have been travelling for a long time now... We do need to rest comfortably well for one night." Rei finished explaining. Takashi nodded in agreement with Rei.
"Yeah... me and Kohta were discussing this because this house Is a private house with gates going around it so no zombies will be able to enter without the gates being open." Takashi replied with a thinking face as he began about something.
"Hmmm..." Saya hummed before she took that into account. "So, where are we going to sleep?" Saya interrupted before Rei could speak. Takashi was slightly afraid to answer the question but pushed on and answered it in the end.
"In here..." Takashi replied curtly. "Kohta will be up there and keep an eye out whilst we sleep in here and rest up for the night." Takashi almost braced himself to be chewed out but that never came. Takashi internally couldn't help but be surprised but never showed any signs of it.
"That sounds like a plan." Rei said before moving past Takashi and sitting down on the sofa. "I'm taking dibs on the couch by the way." Rei said as she began to get comfortable on the couch. Takashi widened his eyes for a few moments in interest before scratching the back of his head.
"Right..." Takashi said. "Rei do you want to take Alice and let her sleep next to you? I'm sure she would be comfortable next to then down on the floor with the rest of us." Takashi asked Rei as he seemingly prepared to give Rei Alice whom was sleeping into Takashi's chest. Rei nodded and held out her arms to grab Alice.
"Ugh..." Saya groaned. "Well Takashi just because we are sleeping on the floor next to you doesn't mean you can get all handsy with us... got that?" Saya gave a stern glare when looking at Takashi. Saeko spectated her two friends as she watched in amusement.
"I don't know what you think of me, but I didn't plan on getting 'handsy' with any of you girls anyway..." Takashi said before turning around to see Shizuka walking back in the room with pillows and a few blankets for each of them.
"Here Takashi." Shizuka said as she handed him his blanket and pillow.
"Thank you." Takashi responded before smiling at his teacher. A few moments later Takashi turned around and dropped his pillow and blanket on the ground in the middle of where the girls were surrounding him.
Takashi could feel his eyes slowly becoming heavier and heavier as they yearned to get some decent rest for once. Takashi couldn't remember the last time he truly got enough sleep to satisfy his own body. Takashi planted himself on the side of the blanket and began to neatly lay it out as the other's began to set up their own bed for the night.
Rei didn't need to do much as she already had the blanket wrapped around herself and Alice as they rested on the pillow. Rei was still awake and watching the other's however. Saya took her time in making her bed for the night. Saeko had already made her bed for the night in a fast motion as she lay on top of her blanket. Saeko didn't look ready to sleep yet alongside the others. Shizuka had placed her's down and was also sat on her blanket.
The girls all coerced in a conversation about something from what Takashi could tell. Takashi not long after made his way under the blanket and let the warmth get to his body. Takashi could finally feel relaxed for once. Takashi let out a yawn before placing his arm in the back of his head and closing his eyes. Rei noticed this and watched for a while before speaking up about Takashi almost nodding off to sleep.
"You can't be that tired already?" Rei questioned Takashi. "It's only the beginning of the night... don't you want to do something fun like play truth or dare?" Rei asked with a smirk across her face. Takashi opened his eyes and leaned up to face Rei with a tired expression.
"Hmmm...I'd love to but in a state like this..." Takashi paused to let out a yawn. "But I might fall asleep from tiredness..." Shizuka smiled warmly when she noticed Takashi was keeping himself up as they were talking at the moment.
"Awh... Does Takashi want to cuddle before going to bed?" Saeko said with an evil smile. When the girls realised what Saeko had said. They launched out in protest. Takashi responded in a way that was unexpected.
"Sure If your offering."
"Sounds like a plan!" Saeko said with a smile and a faint blush on her face as she made her way towards Takashi. "Make space for me..." Saeko said as she knelt down and began to get into the empty space next to Takashi.
"""" HEY WAIT A MINUTE!"""
Saya and Rei exclaimed as they had to pull Saeko away from Takashi. Shizuka watched on in admiration as she realised how much closer everyone now was.
'Things can only get better from here... I hope'
Shizuka smiled as she continued to watch her students causing havoc amongst each other.
The end.