Summoned

Calculated risk

"So, are we all set?" Takashi glanced around the car's interior as he asked.

"...It's a bit of a tight squeeze, but we can manage" Rei responds as she tries to fit her self on the seat. Next to her and on her right, Takashi...on her left, Saya, followed by Saeko and then me. Kohta and Asami were sitting in their 'foot section' as per usual, Kiriko was on the front passenger's seat with Alice on her lap, and finally, Shizuka was sitting on the driver's seat like always.

I close my eyes and let out a yawn as i put my hand in front of my mouth, i might be wearing a mask, but well...you know...habits...

"Didn't sleep well?" Saeko asks as she turns to me.

"Uhh...not going to deny that" I shake my head and glance at her before looking back out the car's window.

Now...another thing that i didn't mention is that...with how tightly packed the back seats were at the moment...i had Saeko literally glued on me...again...not complaining...

"Leave it to the idiot to be half asleep in the important moment of the day..." Saya glanced at me with a slight smirk.

"Hmm...yea...it' just that...i ended up finding somebody to...hang out with..." I respond as i turn to her...Saya's face goes red as her eyes open up slightly.

"L..let's just go already...we need to get to that school, as fast as possible" She responds as she turns to look at the front windshield.

(Heh, the wrong fight you picked my dear chundere...)

And with that, the engine came alive...and the car started to move...

(In the end, it was in Asami's 'round' that the sun came up, and as the clouds didn't disperse all night...we couldn't leave earlyer...not the best way to start the day...as we now have like six hours left in order to reach the school...but...nothing to be too freaked out about...if we do find a road blocked by a horde and there's no other way around, we'll just use the dynamites...)

I let off another yawn as i keep thinking...

(Seriously though...i bearly managed to get any sleep yesterday...even after my little chat with Saya..)

"Hmm, turn left of the first clear intersection, then keep going straight" Kiriko, who had the map in her hands, points at the road ahead as she speaks.

"Mhm" Shizuka responds with a nod.

(Still...it makes me wonder...what would be the 'now'...was i not here with the group...like...Asami and the car would not be here for one...Shido would still be alive, probably stirring up a shitstorm in the elementary school...the estate would be a sizzling wreck, with Saya's parents being M.I.A...huh...so...in the end...i did make some sort of difference...didn't i ?)

As i took a deep breath, i found my self closing my eyes involuntarily...

(Ahh, for fuck's sake, i couldn't sleep all night...yet the moment the sun came up, i can't keep my fucking eyes open...i know i was more of a night owl...but this is getting ridiculous. Still...uhh...they...can probably handle this without me...so...i...can probably take a small break, right?...Yea, they can wake me up if something happens...)

And...The moment i decided that it was ok for me to dose off, i shut down almost instantly...it's funny how i was able to fall asleep in a moving car...but couldn't frigging sleep inside a sleeping bag when i was in pitch-black darkness...Oh well...at least the seat is comfortable...are Humvee seats supposed to be this comfortable?

I just...wish that whoever is poking my God damn sides right now...would stop. Uhh, if i knew that i'd end up being under attack, i wouldn't have taken off my trenchcoat...