Lei wasn't very far from the meeting place now. Perhaps a few hundred more feet within a minute or two of running and he'd arrive there. He had to be quick, with a small fear that the group might leave him behind if he was taking too long. Then again, there were a few people in that group that seemed too kind hearted to do something like that, but Lei definitely wasn't going to take that chance.
'I have to get out.' Lei told himself, quickening his running pace, running through the crowds of prisoners that seemed to have made a great distraction for him and the people he was with to get out without being seen. That was the goal after all, 'I have to get back home. Mina needs me, she'll die without me, along with mom and dad. I can't... I have to..." The thoughts ran through his mind. Even a backstabbing traitor had someone he would protect.
On the way, he passed a young man with multi-colored hair. He almost stopped just to stare at him, and nothing more. He looked awfully familiar, even though Lei only caught a glimpse of him. Nevertheless, the sand in the hourglass was running out, and he had no time to waste.
After another long while of running, Lei finally reached the group in the old cafeteria. He ducked underneath the neon tape that closed it off and approached the group, speaking up with his matured voice and tone, "Sorry for taking so long." He looked around the group; there were only three, and he listed each of their names out loud, "Ari, Fortuna." He paused when looking at Shin. He remembered of him having two different personalities almost like two different people, and observed him for a bit before finally saying, "Shin."
He heard a group of guards approaching them. They were guards he sat next to when lunch came and talked to daily, putting on a friendly act. If he was seen with escaping prisoner's, there would be problems. Lei could care less if they hated him or felt betrayed, but he definitely could care if they got by and told the others their whereabouts and plans. Yes, that'd definitely be something to worry about, "Quiet." He quickly hushed the group and narrowed his eyes in the direction that the other guards were headed from.
The guards came even closer and inspected the area where the group laid in plain sight, yet a minute later, they continued talking to each other while scanning the area and going somewhere else to search for loose prisoners. That's right, 'I'll use my illusions to fool them all...' He thought to himself with a small smirk on his face before clearing the emotion and turning back to the others once the coast was clear, "Who else are we waiting on?"