"Ouch!" Noah exclaimed as he held his foot. Deiji accidentally stepped on him after being startled by the kiss Noah gave her in front of their companions.
"Do you really have to do that?" Noah asked the girl.
"Do you really have to do that?!" Deiji repeated Noah's question back to him.
She didn't like what Noah did in front of their companions. In her mind, it wasn't the time to flirt. She was already annoyed with Carlo's drama, and now Noah provoked him.
Noah fell silent at Deiji's firm question.
"I'm sorry. I got carried away." Noah pouted in front of Deiji to charm her.
"It's not the right time to flirt, guys. We have a serious job to do right now," Deiji reminded their companions, who seemed to forget their current situation.
"Right! I'm sorry, Deiji," Carlo apologized, but Deiji ignored him while Noah glared at Carlo.
They endured a long and narrow path. They all remained quiet, feeling the tension in the air. Upon reaching their destination, they immediately spotted KitMart just across from where they stood.
"Glenn, there's a drugstore. I think we should also get medicine and first aid kits," Noah suggested, now in serious mode as they faced a risky situation.
"Yeah. Let's split into two groups. Deiji and Carlo, go to the drugstore. Get all antibiotics and supplies you both think we need," Glenn ordered as he took charge of the situation.
"What?!" Noah exclaimed loudly upon hearing that Deiji and Carlo would go together. He wanted to stay by Deiji's side to protect her and didn't want Carlo near her.
"No personal grudges, Noah. Let's do our job. The rest of us need to go into Kitmart and get what we need. We need to get a lot because we have many members in our group," Glenn explained to everyone, especially Noah.
"I'll also take care of Zebby's milk and diapers," Deiji noted.
Everyone nodded in agreement, still keeping quiet and cautious. Glenn seized an opportunity. Three zombies were approaching, so they needed to clear them out.
"Let's go!" Glenn ordered, leading the charge to swiftly kill the nearest zombie with a knife.
Noah also killed a zombie using a baseball bat with long, large nails on it. Roy quickly ran towards the remaining zombie and took it down with a powerful strike to the head.
They all ran quietly to avoid attracting more zombies. Deiji was about to run towards the drugstore, followed by Carlo, when Noah grabbed her wrist.
"Take care."
A soft word from Noah, but his eyes were full of emotion. Deiji smiled and pulled her hand away. Noah glared at Carlo.
"Don't you dare touch her," Noah gritted his teeth at Carlo, who just smirked back at him.
"Let's go," Glenn urged them, tapping his foot impatiently.
They entered Kitmart quietly, where signs of a recent horrifying event were evident. Blood and a few bodies lay scattered around.
"I still don't understand why you brought Carlo with Deiji. It could've been me!" Noah complained to Glenn, who was now quickly grabbing a pushcart, mimicked by Noah.
Each carrying their bags, Michael and Roy separated from them.
"Relax. You'll see each other later," Glenn teased Noah, who just ran his hand through his hair before moving away from Glenn.
On the other side, Deiji and Carlo quietly entered a large drugstore. Unlike Kitmart, the drugstore was clean, with no blood or bodies in sight.
"Deiji, can we talk?" Carlo slightly pulled her shoulder to stop her after they entered.
"Carlo, would you please stop? I don't really give a damn about anything you want to say," Deiji snapped, pulling her arm away and continuing to enter. She took off her bag and started placing items listed on the paper they were given.
"You handle the antibiotics and first aid. I'll just get the items listed here," she instructed Carlo.
Carlo had no choice but to comply for now, knowing they needed to prioritize their task.
Deiji frowned when she saw items like cuticle oil and lipstick on the list. She knew Bianca must have wanted those, as she always did. She couldn't believe Bianca was still thinking about those things while they were in such a dire situation. Nonetheless, she still grabbed the lipstick and cuticle oil listed at the end. She also picked up some napkins for Yuki.
"Deiji," Carlo called out, but she was already done.
"Let's go," she said to him, assuming he was finished as well.
They were about to leave when Carlo grabbed her hair and forcefully pushed her against the wall. Deiji widened her eyes in shock as Carlo's behavior escalated. She knew Carlo had bipolar disorder, a fact known only to her and Bianca. Bianca loved him despite it.
"I've been wanting to tell you something. Why won't you listen to me?" Carlo yelled in her face, catching her off guard.
She was about to run when Carlo reached for her hair again and embraced her, holding her tightly from behind. Due to his strength, she couldn't resist.
"Carlo, it hurts!" Deiji cried out, trying to push her feet against the ground.
But Carlo's grip was too tight, and he lifted her into the air, pressing her against the shelf of shampoos.
Carlo approached her, holding her hands tightly above her head. He seemed pleased to see Deiji weak and vulnerable.
"Did you know I've liked you for a long time?" Carlo said in a sweet voice.
Deiji couldn't help but laugh at his words.
"Look at yourself. Making love to Bianca while confessing to someone else. Pathetic. Ugh!" She spat in Carlo's face in disgust.
"Well, Bianca is pretty. It's worth keeping her for a while. I love the way she begs me to go deeper and faster. And I wouldn't mind hearing you scream my name in pleasure too," Carlo grinned.
Deiji started struggling when she saw Carlo about to kiss her. She couldn't use her legs to fight back since Carlo was sitting on them, pinning them down.
As Carlo leaned in for the kiss, Deiji smashed her forehead against his, preventing their lips from touching. This stunned Carlo long enough for Deiji to find an opportunity to stand up and escape.
Deiji grabbed Carlo's bag lying on the ground and tried to run, but Carlo grabbed her foot. She fell to the ground, and Carlo crawled towards her from behind.
It was a disadvantage for her since she couldn't use her legs to fight back. She heard Carlo's laughter near her ear.
"Deiji, baby. Let's have some fun. You'll enjoy it too, okay?"
"Fuck you!" Deiji cursed loudly at Carlo, who laughed like a maniac as he crawled closer to her.
GLENN and the others were waiting for them. They had agreed to meet at the entrance of the alley they had just passed through. But they had been waiting for Deiji and Carlo for a long time, and the two still hadn't arrived. Noah couldn't stop worrying.
"Michael, Roy. Stay here," Glenn ordered seriously. He asked Noah to go check on Carlo and Deiji because they had been gone for too long.
"I've been waiting for you to say that," Noah whispered as he crossed the road, with Glenn following him.
"Damn!" Michael cursed, also worried about why his sister Deiji still hadn't shown up.
"Relax, I saw her. She's quite impressive for a girl," Roy tried to calm Michael down. Michael looked at him and silently prayed that his sister would be okay.
"Deiji!" Noah and Glenn shouted when they saw Deiji lying naked on the ground, her clothes torn and a large bleeding wound on her head, unconscious lying on the floor of the drugstore.