Project Z

4: Dead End

The gang continued driving down the road. After escaping the infested school, they only had one goal: get to safety.

"I can't believe we did it," said Seung-hyun in his breath.

"And thank God we did," said Mr. Park, who then approached Jisoo and held her chin. "And I take it that you-Miss Kim-have been appointed leader?"

The girl flicked his hand away as she continued wiping the blood off of her sword.

"We haven't appointed one yet because there's no such leader," she explained calmly. "We just work together in order to live, that's all."

Ms. Jeon clicked her tongue.

"No leader?" she said. "That's not good. To survive, we definitely need a leader. One with valor, confidence."

Junkyu hissed and turned to Jennie.

"Sooner or later, they're going to regret helping them," he said.

"Why?" she asked, confused.

Just then, as the gang continued driving through the city, a student from Mr. Park and Ms. Jeon's group spoke up.

"Shit!" he scowled. "It's only going to be more dangerous for us if we keep going! Why did we have to go with Kim Seung-hyun and his dumbass family? You guys are the ones who agreed to go back to the city! Maybe we should have looked for a safer place in the school. If I were you, I'd think we'd be better off where we were!"

"I agree with Jae-jun," said another student. "We should barricade ourselves so-"

He wasn't able to finish his sentence, because that's when Kotaro stopped the car. He stood up and faced the others.

"Okay, that's enough!" he cried. "I can't focus on driving when you guys keep yelling!"

After hearing that, Jae-jun shut up knowing that if Kotaro awoke his hell mode, it would not be pretty. Jisoo smirked at Jae-jun, who wasn't ready for what she was about to say next.

"So, Jae-jun," she said casually, "since you're already assuming the leader role, why don't you tell us what you want to do?"

Jae-jun resisted for a bit, before furiously pointing his finger at Seung-hyun.

"I just can't stand this guy!" he cried out.

Doyoung rolled his eyes in annoyance, knowing what Jae-jun meant by that. He grabbed the hammer, but was stopped by Jackson and Jennie (girl gave him 'the look') after Seung-hyun decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Why?" he asked. "What did I ever do to you? Huh? Tell me. What the hell did I do to you? I don't even fucking know you."

"You know what you did!" Jae-jun yelled, his face turning red with rage.

Having reached his boiling point, a furious Jae-jun whipped his head towards Seung-hyun and charged towards him. He was about to attack him, when Junkyu abruptly kicked Jae-jun in the stomach, making him to fall on the floor. He coughed hard as he clutched his stomach in pain, maintaining a fetal position as he lay on the floor.

"You little bitch," he uttered in his breath. "That's what you get for trying to hurt my family."

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Soo-young started applauding.

"Bravo!" she said coldly. "That is teamwork right there; simply outstanding!"

"I'm impressed," Min-hwan added. "I commend both you and your brother. At any rate, a conflict like that only proves my wife's point: we need a leader."

He leaned closer to Junkyu's face and caressed his cheek, causing Junkyu to flinch at the teacher's creepy actions.

"Surely neither of you wants such a difficult responsibility on your shoulders," he said. "You may be thinking, 'Ms. Jeon, Mr. Wang and I are teachers; why don't we run for the position?' That's exactly the point: we're teachers. And while we are mature, you all are barely in your teens. That alone makes it clear who's more qualified for such a role. I have experience. Why, just a moment ago, Ms. Jeon and I saved all these brave students, and even a teacher! What do you say guys?"