End of the World (BokuAka) Bokuto x Akaashi

Chapter Three: Encounter

"Those who did this are heartless," Yukie said, her hands curled into fists as she glanced at the devastating scene of the explosion earlier. Kaori wrapped her arms around her shoulders, comforting her friend.

Akaashi averted his eyes at the trees. He couldn't look at it either.

Komi cleared his throat, attempting to break the deafening silence that came afterward. "So...how are we going to get to the bunkers? We literally got nothing." He said, and the others nodded in agreement.

"Good question!" Konoha stepped up in front of them, revealing a wide piece of paper—the map of Tokyo and a bunch of green circles on precise locations. Akaashi noticed the familiar school with a green circle marked on it—Fukurodani Academy.

"W-Wait...How the heck did you get that?" Bokuto asked, his eyes were beaming.

Konoha gave them a smug look, crossing his arms. "Easy. I took it from the driver earlier."

"You what?"

Washio tried to hush them as they all shouted in unison. "Keep your voices down. We're in the middle of the road for Pete's sake."

They all looked back to the road where the group stole their bus from them and turned to Konoha who was obviously proud of himself.

"Oh please. Don't look at me like I'm some thief! They've got like tons of them each bus, and in case Akaashi and Bokuto can't make it in time..." He heaved a sigh, tapping Bokuto and Akaashi's shoulders. "We don't plan on running away without you guys."

"Aww, dude—you're making me cry." Bokuto sniffled dramatically. Akaashi nodded at him as a sign of thanks, but he didn't completely want to risk his friends waiting for him.

"Where is the bunker here?" Sarukui grabbed the map from Konoha, looking at it carefully. "All I see are green circles marked in each of the schools in Tokyo and other ones in the Kanto region."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Komi asked. Akaashi pieced all the information, reaching for the map.

His hands traced the circles of four powerhouse schools—Fukurodani, Ubugawa, Shinzen, and Nekoma. "I think these are the schools they're going to evacuate." He murmured the last word.

Their forehead creased. "Why only the schools? And hey—better question...this doesn't lead to the bunkers!" Komi said.

"No wait," Onaga mumbled, stepping closer and flipping the map. "That's the evacuation plan. This has to be...there!"

The other side of the map was the whole map of Japan with five red circles on its left, center, and right side. But Akaashi was still on Komi's question earlier.

Why do the schools only have the marks?

He was jolted back to reality when Washio cleared his throat grabbing their attention. He looked at the sky, revealing a hint of orange with a mix of pink in the clouds of gray and smoke across it. "We're running out of time and we still don't have a plan..." He set a reminder.

Akaashi looked at Bokuto who was looking at him too, grinning at him. He already knew what he meant.

"The red marks are the bunkers." He started, taking the map as they walk—looking like a tour guide on an adventure with his tourists. The others leaned over him, looking at the map with him.

"What? There are only five bunkers built in Japan?" It doesn't sound comforting as the information they had. Akaashi was surprised too, and he could see the fear on his friends' faces.

"We all knew someday this would happen," Yukie muttered, her eyes on the road. "But when we're already in that situation we couldn't do anything. It takes time to process what will be, and fear comes first before we can take action."