Takashi couldn't stand what had just happened. He had seen Haruto tear down half of the horde that had cornered them and then he completely decimated nearly half of the entire parking lot to kill even more. He had to close his eyes and turn his head so he wasn't tempted to stare at the carnage that was wreaked before him. But… as he heard the sounds of the roars and energy expenditure wear down… he looked back.
Haruto was on the ground in pain. Takashi could not, even if every thought in his head told him to, leave him. He opened the door to the outside and ran off of the bus. He turned and saw Haruto reaching for the bus but he then collapsed into unconsciousness. Takashi quickly grabbed him and tossed him over his shoulder and he then grabbed Shukketsu Souru and ran into the bus.
He placed Haruto into a seat sitting up and had the respect enough to place Shukketsu Souru in the seat next to him. Takashi walked away to the front and talked to Shizuka. "Are we ready to go?" Shizuka nodded and started the bus. She was ready to pull off but then she heard Takashi speak again. "Wait! There are still people out there!" Shizuka turned her head, as did everyone else who was awake, and saw who he was talking about.
It was a small group of people, about four or five… maybe six, and they were sprinting down the parking lot towards the bus. Takashi spoke again. "Who the Hell is that?" Saeko was the one to answer him. "That is Shido-sensei. I believe that he is from class 3A if I remember correctly." Rei's eyes widened when she heard Saeko say his name. She quickly turned to Takashi and practically yelled at him. "Go now! We can't save him!" Takashi looked at her like she was crazy. "Are you insane? We can't just leave other survivors to these things! We might as well murder them!"
Rei huffed and crossed her arms before sitting down in her seat. She then spoke in a small voice. "You'll regret saving a man like that..." Saeko heard this and looked out the window. She had seen Shido stop to possibly help a kid who had fallen from a twisted ankle by the looks of how things were. The thing was, though, he didn't help the boy up. He instead smashed his foot into his face and walked away calmly as the creatures stalked over to the sound of the boys screaming.
Saeko grimaced at the act of complete disregard for human life and turned away. Maybe Rei is right. Should we save him? A person like that is definitely not the kind I wish to be around... Her thinking was cut short as she saw Shido walk onto the bus with a calm smile on his face. He looked at Shizuka and smiled. "Thank you for waiting, Marikawa-san." Shizuka simply turned her head and pressed the button to close the door. When everyone was seated, Shizuka had to force herself to press the gas down. It first started out as a simple thought. They… they aren't human… they aren't human anymore… She then steeled her eyes and then looked forward as she pressed the gas harder. "They Aren't Human Anymore!"
The bus plowed through the hordes of the creatures until the bus was on the sakura covered streets leading to the city. It took some time and calming from Saeko, but soon she was able to calm herself and lighten up on the gas. Shizuka took deep breaths as they went over the cliff roads overlooking the city. Rei looked out her window and gasped. Clouds of smoke and the glows of the fires were scattered throughout the city.
It didn't take very long for them to actually make it into the city. Shizuka had driven for hours on end but the noise on the bus was finally getting to the point that she was having trouble driving. Some student from the group that Shido had brought on was starting to try and pick a fight with Takashi. Finally having enough of the noise, Shizuka slammed on the brake and undid her seatbelt before twisting and turning in her seat. She faced the back and let loose. "Enough! I cannot drive like this! Sit down, now!"
The boy wouldn't back down and stepped forward, only for Rei's broomstick spear to smash into his stomach. He fell to the ground gagging and trying to keep his lunch down. Shido, on the other hand, simply stepped forward, clapping his hands. "Very nice, but this little drama simply proves that we need a leader." Saya had her arms crossed as she spoke. "And I suppose you think that you'll be nominating yourself for the position?"
Shido bent down with a devilish grin. "I am the only teacher present, which would make me the best candidate for the job." He then flung his arms out in a dramatic manner and turned towards the back of the bus. "But what say all of you?" The entire back of the bus erupted into applause as he bowed and spoke. "I thank you all for trusting me with this. I will take the burdens of this position and I will make sure that we all survive!"
As Shido spoke, Rei could barely contain her anger as she opened the door and stormed off of the bus. Takashi saw this and ran after her. Saeko was about ready to follow until she saw something out of the corner of her eye. She turned and saw another bus...only this one was full of the infected ones. She ran out to try and get Takashi and Rei out of the way, but she was too late as they dove into the tunnel as the bus smashed into it and stopped. Saeko got off of the bus and she saw the infected crawl from the windows and she watched as they burned and fell.
She yelled over the roar of the fire so that Takashi and Rei could hear her. "Where should we meet you?" Takashi answered immediately. "Meet us at the police station on the other side of the bridge at seven! If we can't make it today then we'll meet tomorrow at the same time!" Saeko nodded as she got back onto the bus. Just as she got on, the bus at the beginning of the tunnel blew up. She knew that they had gotten away, though.
All the while… Haruto was deep within his mind…