Summoned

Unwanted luggage

(Hmm, i locked the gates didn't i?...Got to open them up and get the jeep with the corpses out of the way. Heh...i like how i keep saying 'I'...why don't i just let our glorious leader decide who does what...ughh)

I let out a silent sigh and slightly shake my head.

(Come on, hold it together, don't be spiteful, Takashi is just surprised and is trying to protect the group, albeit in a very retarded manner...you will sort this out...or you won't...what's the worst that can happen?...Get kicked out...if it comes to that? I will then play with what cards I've been given... but no matter the case, I must not aim to add fuel to the fire, and...i got this nagging feeling, that Takashi ain't saying all the reasons for his little outburst...)

"We're almost there" Saeko speaks up.

"The doors should be locked...and there is a jeep in the garage, with corpses inside." I say right after her.

"Right, so, don't get too close, i'll go with..."

"No...i'll go..." Takashi cuts off Saeko, causing the group to turn to him.

"You sure? I have been there before." She asks as she looks at him.

"Yes, i'll handle this" He says as he extends his arm towards Saeko, who then gave him the keys with a short nod.

Once the house was twenty or so meters to our left, Shizuka stopped the car. Takashi then exited the Humvee and carefully went straight towards the gate of the house. As this was happening, i noticed that Shizuka was glancing at me.

"Umm...i..didn't know you had such a nice house..." She says as she keeps glancing.

"It's not mine" I answer back.

"Huh...but you had the keys" She responds.

"Took em from a corpse" I answer again.

"Ohh.." She lowers her head and looks back at the steering wheel.

"Sorry..." She responds shortly after.

(...God damn it Shizuka, do i look like a guy who would own a house like that? Or are you actually trying to guilt-trip me here?)

I shake my head and turn to her.

"It's fine, i'm not mad, not at Takashi...much less at you..why the hell would i be angry at you to need an apology in the first place?" I ask as i tilt my head.

"Oh...well...it's...because...you know...because...ummm" She just trails off as she keeps thinking for a reason...that obviously did not exist.

"Relax, once everybody calms down, we'll sort this thing out" I say as i turn to look at the house.

Shizuka nods and turns to me with a slight smile.

"Oh, come on now, how can Takashi think that you're a danger the group...i mean...just look at this. All that crap going, and you're still trying to cheer up Shizuka" Khota speaks up shortly after.

"A...Asami agrees with Kohta..." She says right after with a nod.

"I guess it's true what they say...Idiots do have a thick skull...seeing how you seem to be totally unaffected from the fact that it's your head on the line here..." Saya folds her arms as she turns to look outside the window.

"So...his thick skull saved your home?!...That's amazing!" Alice who was sitting on Reis lap asks as she tilts her head and then lifts both arms in the air in an excited manner.

"S...silence munchkin! And i said it's Big Sister for you!" Saya almost leaps on Rei as she grabs Alice by her cheeks and starts pulling them...

"Gaah, Hey! Take it easy! You are going to crush me!" Rei shouts amidst the whole thing...and then...a strong bump on the door next to her. We turn to the noise see a corpse that had planted its face on the window...and the group goes silent.