Haruto awoke from his slumber as he felt the Humvee jolt. He tried to move but found that he couldn't as he saw through his sleepy gaze that Saya was still attached to him from earlier. He smiled as he rubbed the top of her head. He would've run down her whole head of hair had she not put it back up before she had left the apartment.
He looked around as he ran through her hair and saw that Takashi was asleep and Rei was on his shoulder while Saeko was in his lap. He chuckled as he wished that he had some way to get the moment in picture. It would've been amazing blackmail for him if he ever needed it. He sighed as he tried to see past the seats but it was no use. He leaned back. "Hey… Shizuka-chan..."
He heard her acknowledgement and he spoke. "Where are we?" She took a minute. "We are crossing the river right now, Haruto-kun. We should be across in a few minutes." Haruto gave his okay and stayed leaned back. Hey Alter...you think that next time I can actually get a good nights sleep?
"Depends on the mood I'm in. If I feel like being an asshole? No. If I feel like being a bigger asshole? Fuck no. Does that answer it for you?" Haruto sighed as he began to bang his head on the metal interior of the Humvee. Kohta's head immediately popped down through the hole. "Everything okay in here?" Haruto stopped mid-bang and smiled. "Ah, Kohta-san! Yes everything is fine. I'm just slightly annoyed is all it is. It's nothing to worry about."
Kohta nodded but stayed and spoke. "So… if you don't mind me asking… how did you, Saya-chan and Shizuka-sensei… you know… happen?" Haruto got a thoughtful expression on his face and took a minute before he spoke. "Well Shizuka-chan… she's just a loveable woman! I honestly just think that she is one of the nicest people here besides Saya-chan. Also… she needs someone right now. She is scared..." Kohta nodded. "What about Saya-chan?"
Haruto got the same look until he had an answer. "It just happened, I guess. She came outside after she bathed and we talked to each other for a bit. She had this feeling in her gut… she told me that she had felt it since I rescued you two. Honestly… I'm glad that she did feel that way. If she didn't… I honestly wouldn't know if there were any people willing to look past a person's darker side..."
Kohta's face turned solemn. "What do you mean?" Haruto sighed as he readied himself for another regalement of his life. "You see… I have a dark side like most people do. Let's just say for the sake of argument it is a demon of sorts. Everyone has their demons as she pointed out to me last night. And I told her that most people, when simply hearing my name...they would just leave. I did have friends but I could tell from the moment they found out that they were becoming distant… and when the outbreak started it only got worse..."
The otaku's face got sad and he was about ready to speak until Haruto heard another voice from above that sounded like a child's voice. "Kohta onii-chan! Who're you talking to?" Kohta jumped slightly before chuckling sheepishly. He was about to answer until the spawn of the voice dropped through the hole and landed on her butt. Haruto raised an eyebrow at her until she opened her innocent purple eyes and smiled at him.
She wore a pink dress with a white jacket over it. On her head she wore a white band over her pink hair. It reminded him of Sakura in a way. She held a small white dog that had its tongue hanging from its mouth. She kept her smile as she spoke. "Hello! My name is Maresato Alice! It's really nice to meet you mister!"
Haruto chuckled at her and waved. "Nice to meet you too, Alice-chan! The name's Uzumaki Haruto!" She looked from him to Kohta and then back to him with the same smile. "Are you Kohta onii-chan's friend?" Haruto looked to Kohta and smiled as he looked back to Alice. "He's a good guy, yes!" Alice laughed and Haruto was mesmerized by the innocent sound that came out. Trying his best to revel in the feeling of both Saya and the innocence, he failed to realize that she had awoken.
She batted her eyes and yawned in a catlike way that only made Haruto see her in a cuter light. She sat up and rubbed her eyes with her fists as she lazily turned to Alice. "And who might you be little one?" Alice gave her the same smile as she answered her. "Maresato Alice! It's really nice to meet you too!"
Saya smiled and leaned back down and wrapped her arms around Haruto, pressing her breasts against him and hooking her leg with his as she spoke. "I'm Takagi Saya. You've already met Haruto, I'm guessing?" Alice gave a big toothy grin as she nodded her head at mach speed. Saya giggled at her and turned to Haruto, expecting a kiss. Haruto smiled and obliged, eliciting a massive groan of innocent disgust from Alice and Kohta. They then heard the little one speak.
"Are you married to Haruto onii-chan?" The pure naïve innocence in her voice made them stop dead and made Haruto cough for some unknown reason. He looked to Alice and quickly shook his head. "No! We aren't married!" Saya simply chuckled at his distress and began to hear the thoughts going through her head. You know… in a certain way… he would probably make an excellent husband… maybe… even a father…
Saya surprised herself with the father comment. She tried to push it back, thinking to herself that it was only an instinctual thing. Succeeding for the moment, she looked up to Haruto and smiled. He was still slightly distressed at the comment from Alice but he was calming down when Kohta picked the girl up and pulled her through the hole again, talking about teaching her some songs.
Haruto looked down to Saya with a sheepish smile. "Heh… sorry about that..." Saya got a cute confused look on her face. "Sorry for what?" He looked away. "I freaked out a bit more than I should have." Saya giggled before pulling his head to face her own. "It's okay. It's only been a few hours anyway..."
Haruto smiled as he gave her a quick kiss before maneuvering out from beside her and crawling through the hole without bother Takashi, Rei or Saeko. He landed just above the windshield of the car and looked around. When he looked across to where they were heading, he saw… nothing...
He gave an odd look as he heard Kohta and Alice behind him singing a song. It fit in rather well with the position that they were currently in, riding the car across the river. But that wasn't his main concern. His concern or lack thereof, was the fact that he saw none of the infected across the river. It wasn't particularly bad… it just surprised him, as they had been everywhere on the opposite side. He turned and dropped back through the hole, hopping into the passenger seat beside Shizuka. He saw that they were getting closer to the other side. He looked over to Shizuka. "So were you up the entire time driving?"
She nodded but she didn't look tired at all to him. "Yup! I was! I will admit that I am a little bit droopy but I'm still fit and ready to go!" Haruto chuckled but wasn't prepared for the massive bump from the water to the solid ground. He was launched from his chair and his head smashed into the roof of the Humvee. His yelp of pain got a chuckle from Saya in the back and Shizuka beside him. Takashi had apparently woken up and gave his own little laugh.
Haruto turned around slowly with a dangerous look on his face as he looked at Takashi. "What're you laughing at, huh?" The look on Haruto's face only made Takashi laugh harder. Haruto was about to jump back after him until they stopped and Shizuka hopped out of the driver's door. He looked after her and saw that she had dragged out a large trash bag from somewhere. He looked at her. "What's that?"
She smiled cutely as she held the giant bag up with both arms. "Clothes!" Rei was immediately caught by this, as were Saya and Saeko. They all shot through the hole and rushed to Shizuka as she opened up the bag and they looked inside with puppy dog eyes. "I took them from my friend's house! After all, we can't be running around in the same old thing, can we?"
Haruto chuckled as he heard them all riffling through the clothes. He got out of the other side and stretched out fully for the first time in a few hours. He gave a happy sigh as he spoke to seemingly no one. "Oh man, that feels great! I hate being cramped up like that!" He then heard a slight commotion on the other side of the car. It was about getting the girl, Alice, down from the top. He chuckled as he walked to the front of the car, leaning against the grill and crossing his arms, looking up to the clear blue sky.
He watched as Kohta and Takashi walked in front of him and Kohta began to explain the workings of some sort of weapon that they had found. Taking an interest, he pushed off of the car and walked over to them. "What's all this?" Kohta looked up to him with his normal goofy grin. "These are all the guns that we took from the apartment! Why? You want one? There are plenty!"
Haruto bent over and eyed some of the weapons that littered the ground and began to think. Hmmm… with things like that Behemoth running around, it may be a good idea to be carrying something a little extra. I can't carry something big, though. He straightened up and looked to Kohta. "Sure… what the hell? But do you have anything small and light?"
Kohta smiled as he got a gleam in his eye. He turned and bent over, going through the bag of weapons that weren't thrown over the dirt. He came up with a weapon and he held it up for Haruto to see. He spoke. "This… my friend… is the Taurus Raging Bull 454 Casull! This little thing can hold five forty-five shells at a time but each one are a guaranteed kills against these things more than likely! That is, when you take into consideration the fact that these things have been used to hunt down elephants!"
Haruto was surprised at the information and took the gun but wasn't expecting the weight that came with it. His hand dropped a bit until he brought it back up. Inspecting the gun with utmost precaution, he turned to a tree and pointed to it. He took aim down the sights and he put his finger on the trigger. I think this is how you work this thing...
He pulled it and was slightly jostled by the recoil of the weapon. He also got yelps from the women up front. He turned, putting the gun through his belt and rubbing his head sheepishly. "Heh...sorry ladies! My b..." His eyes widened as he saw what stood before him. All of the ladies were clothed, but his overactive mind was taking in everything.
Shizuka stood off to the left and she wore a white button up shirt with long sleeves. She had on a skirt that came down to just above her knees with a yellow diamond pattern. Alice stood beside her as well. Saya stood more forward and she wore a black tank-top underneath a white button up shirt. The shirt had two pockets on the breasts and two near her waist. She had the chest area unbuttoned and her breasts fell through the open shirt. She also wore a satchel over her shoulder and a short green skirt. On her feet she had on shoes and a pair of knee-high black socks.
He did not focus much on Rei, as Takashi was obviously doing that enough. He looked to his… how-ever-many-generations-granddaughter and saw that she wore the same top from her uniform. She also wore a black skirt with slits on both sides for mobility. She also had black stockings and knee-high combat boots. She looked rather formidable as she held the sword he had given her by the sheath in her left hand.
He smiled and spoke. "You all look amazing! Holy Shit! Especially you two, Saya-chan and Shizuka-chan!" Saya blushed and while Haruto was tackled by Shizuka. Saeko didn't do anything except smile as her thoughts ran their course. He's actually been more distant from me since the incident at the bridge. Something is wrong… I need to find out just what it is, but not right now.
Haruto turned as he felt Kohta tapping his shoulder. He saw him hold a few boxes of bullets for him and he smiled as he took them with a nod of thank you. He pulled out a blank storage scroll and sealed them into one of the seals. Kohta saw this and got an idea. "Hey, if you can do that with the ammo, can you do that with the guns?" Haruto nodded as Kohta continued. "Can you carry the rest in that thing? It would make getting around with them a lot easier."
Haruto nodded again and knelt down, sealing up the guns quickly before replacing the scroll at his waist. He then turned to the hill and looked up it. "So… anyone else thing we should go up that hill?" His answer was the doors of the Humvee closing and he turned to see what was going on. He saw that all of the women had gotten into the car and he sweat dropped at the sight. "Wow… they're lazy, aren't they?"
Haruto quickly kicked Alter out of his head before he could say anything and just turned to see that Takashi and Kohta were already moving up the hill. He sighed as he began to walk but was halted by the sound of the engine roaring to life. He hunched over in fear as he turned with a scared look in his eyes. He saw, not Shizuka at the wheel, but Saya. His eyes widened and his pupils dilated when he saw the playful gleam in her eye. "Oh shit..."