Chapter 1: Arrival of the DEAD
I stood on the balcony, overlooking the courtyard of the high school. Yes, I was skipping class again. But I couldn't help it. Sometimes I got like this and I just had to be alone. I was wearing my "Keep Calm and Kill Zombies" T-shirt underneath my black leather jacket. I also had on a pair of jeans, and black converse. My black hair looked like it was styled by an angry raccoon, and my blue eyes shined as I stared into space. I looked back at the doors that lead into the school.
"*Sigh* Maybe I should go back now… Nah, I couldn't face any of them right now." I was still in my wrecked state. I turn around and slid down the railing to a sitting position on the balcony. I stare at the floor, trying to will the memories away. I sit there for a few minutes before I hear footsteps make their way to where I was sitting. They stop in front of me. I continue to stare at the ground for a few more seconds before the figure asks me a question.
"What are you doing here stupid?" *Sigh* it's her.
"What do you want Takagi? Can't you see I want some 'me time'?" I ask finally looking up at her. I immediately regret my decision. She's bent over staring at me. Which gives me a perfect view of her… well you get the point. I immediately look back down, hoping that she wouldn't think that I was staring at them. The last thing I needed right now was her thinking I was a pervert and beating the ever living shit out of me. I shudder as the memory of last time hits me.
"Well you're supposed to be in class. Honestly I don't understand how you can be so stupid." *Sigh* I get tired of this really quickly. Well I suppose that I could counter her logic with my own logic.
"I could ask the same to you. Aren't we in the same class?" I look back up again, hoping that she's not bending over anymore. Lucky for me she isn't. Unlucky for me that means that I can see somewhere other than her chest. I quickly look back down at the ground. 'Don't look up for the rest of this conversation you moron!' My inner voice scolds me. I hear Takagi give a little 'Humph' in response. Then she turns around and starts on her walk back to the classroom. I get up and take one last look over the courtyard before I walk towards the classroom. Lucky for me class is over in another couple minutes. At least I can get credit for showing up to class.
*Scene Break*
*Sigh* I'm standing here again and it's only been thirty minutes. These are getting more and more frequent. It just had to happen during this class. The one class that I enjoy. And the only reason for that is because Takashi, one of my best friends, is in it. Unfortunately Takagi's in it too. Along with Rei and her boyfriend Hisashi. But they spend all class staring at each other; it's a surprise to me that they remember what happens during classes at all. I stare out at the main gate and notice something different. There's a man at the gate. He's just walking into it over and over again.
"Okay, weird. But he's probably sick and needs some help or something." I see some teachers walk up to the gate. Good, they'll help him. At first it looks like their gonna try to talk to the guy to figure out what's the matter with him. But then Mr. Tishiba, the gym teacher, suddenly walked up to the gate, stuck his arm through, and pulled the guy into it with brute force. I can see his face getting red, and I can tell that he's angry at the dude. Then just as sudden as Mr. Tishiba pulled him into the gate; the guy freed himself and took a bite out of Mr. Tishiba's arm. I see him take a few steps back, holding onto his arm as he does so. Blood is flowing freely from the bite. He starts to sway, then falls to the ground. For a few seconds nobody does anything. And I just stand there watching it all happen. Then he gets up and faces the principle. I can see the look of happiness on her face as she thinks that he's ok.
"Lady. You better run." I say quietly, knowing that she isn't going to. Then Mr. Tishiba takes a wobbly step towards her. Then another, and another. Then suddenly he lunges forwards and bites onto her neck. Blood sprays from the wound as she starts to scream out in surprise and agony. Then falls to the ground with him on top of her. He starts tearing chunks out of her and eating them. The teacher that was with them drops the broom that he was carrying and starts running back to the school. I recognize him as the vice principle.
I stare at the scene for a few more moments, before I turn around and rush back into the school. I rush towards my class and have to dodge by a few students lingering in the hall during their free block. They watch as I rush past, whispering to themselves. Of course, I'm the one that everyone knows. The one who constantly skips classes. The one who stays alone, save for Takashi and Hirano. The one who's… I stop running and stand there for a few seconds. Willing myself to forget. Then I start running again. I make it to the classroom and push the door open with so much force it slams into the wall when it opens.
Everyone stops what they're doing and turns around to look at me. The students and teacher look at me with surprise. Takagi gets a look of anger on her face. I even get Rei and Hisashi to stop staring at each other and look at me. I walk across the back of the classroom to where Takashi's sitting. There's an empty desk next to him. He was probably saving it for me. I stop when I'm in front of him. Then I turn and stare at him with dead seriousness. (Pun intended.)
"We gotta go." I say. Of course I'm loud enough for everyone else in the class to hear. They all start to snicker. Except for Takagi who still looks angry, and the teacher who crosses his arms.
"I don't think so Mr. X. You see, I'm running a class here. One that you are a part of I might add. And I feel-" I turn and stare at him. My look must have scared him because suddenly he seems to shrink in on himself. "Although, I guess you could go just this once." I nod and turn back to Takashi. He nods and gets up. We walk out of the room and into the hall.
I close the door and turn to look at Takashi. Then I start to sprint down the hall. We finally get to my locker and I rush to get the lock off it. I had practiced it many times so it only took me about five seconds. As I rummage through the junk that's in it, I can feel Takashi standing next to me. I turn to look at him while I continue to rummage through the locker. "You want to know why I had you come here don't you?" He just nods in response. "Takashi It's-" Suddenly there's a yell down the hall.
"Hey you two! Just what do you think you're doing leaving us in that stuffy classroom?! If you were going to skip you could have at least included us!" I look past Takashi to find Rei and Hisashi running towards us. Holding hands and smiling cheerfully. I sag a little, knowing that I'm about to ruin their moment. They get to my locker and stop. They smile at us until they see my expression.
"What's wrong man?" Asks Hisashi. He's also a bit of a friend of mine, but not entirely. I just stare at them for a few more seconds, then take a breath and turn back to Takashi.
"It's happening." I see Takashi's brows furrow in confusion for a second, then his eyes widen in realization. He tries to say something but Rei beats him to it.
"What do you mean 'It's happening'?" I turn and look at her.
"I mean. That the zombie apocalypse has started." Rei and Hisashi look at me for a few seconds. Then they start bursting out into laughter. I hear a snicker and turn to see that Takashi is also chuckling a bit.
"Alright man, we've put up with your obsession for long enough. We've humored you until now. But saying that it's actually happening? That's just going overboard." Hisashi tells me once he's done with his laughing fit. I just stare at him with a deadpan look.
"People just died by the front gate." That gets their attention. I then tell them about how I was standing on the balcony and saw a man constantly walking into the gate. Then how the teachers went to see what was going on and how they got bit. By the time I've finished telling them all this they have a look on their face that anyone would classify as 'horror'. I stand there for a few seconds, Waiting for them to snap out of it. "Now do you believe me?" I ask them. They just nod their heads in response. I find what I was looking for in the Locker and take them out. I hand Takashi a baseball bat, and I get my own little toys.
"Umm… Are those what I think they are?" Asks Takashi. I just nod as I slip the bracers onto my wrists. "So, you actually researched them? And made them?" I nod in reply once more.
"If I was in my dorm right now I would be able to grab my bow. But seeing as I give the vice principle another couple minutes before he announces what happened, I'm just gonna have to make due with these." I walk over to the janitor's closet that's next to my locker and snap the lock off it. Then I reach inside, grab a broom, and take it out. I break the stick part off and hand it to Rei. "There's a sharp nail at the end. It should be good enough to stop one of 'Them' if they attack you.
Rei nods and grips the new weapon harder. I turn to Hisashi. He nods. He's a black belt; he wouldn't need a weapon… I hope. "We should try to get to the roof. See what else is going on." They nod in response we're about to start our mad dash to the roof when suddenly the loudspeaker comes to life. 'Damn!' "Guys! Once the rest of the student body hears about what's going on, they're all going make a mad dash to get out. Most likely panicked people will be crushed beneath other panicked people. We're going to need to wait it out." I motion for everyone to get into the janitor's closet and they all comply. We listen as the vice principle makes his announcement.
"Students we advise you to stay in your classrooms. There has been an attack at the front gate. I repeat. There has been a-" Suddenly we hear a crash come from the loudspeaker. 'No! What are you doing here?! I made sure to block the door! Stop! Get away! Nooooo-" Suddenly there's a bang as the mike that the loudspeaker was attached to fell off the desk and hit the floor. We could hear the man screaming in pain until finally there was silence save for the sounds of flesh being torn and the munching of one of 'them' eating its meal.
I listened to the crunching as it moved onto eating the bones. Then I heard a single sharp crack! That was most likely the sound of chalk being dropped by one of the teachers and snapping apart. As soon as that happened I heard the sound of pounding feet and panicked screams. Shadows raced by the foggy looking window in the door of the janitor's closet as students ran to get out as fast as they could. 'Please let Hirano be alright.' I think to myself. After a few minutes, the shadows passing the windows appeared less frequently. And I motioned for the others to follow me out.
"This is going to be a long day." I muttered just loud enough for everyone to hear. Takashi came up next to me and clapped me on the back.
"Yeah, and if we get through it tomorrows gonna be even tougher." I turn to look at him and smirk.
"What do you mean 'if'?"
*Authors Note*
Bob: Finally! I've been meaning to get the inspiration to write a fan fiction for High school of the Dead! And now I did! Although I'm gonna need help guys. Yup. I'm asking all of you for advice. Who should John end up with? I'm thinking along the lines of JohnXSaeko, HiranoXSaya, and TakashiXRei. Simply because I wanted Takashi to end up with Rei throughout the anime. And I still do. Although if you guys want I could make it TakashiXRei, JohnXSaya, and HiranoXSaeko. (Also note: this John is in no way related to either the John from my first fan fiction, nor Daniel X. I just made his last name X because I felt like it.) Another question as well. Should I make this an official Assassins Creed – H.O.T.D crossover, or just give small details here and there that reference AC? Sorry this chapter is a little short. But I wanted most of the zombie killing to start in the second chapter. Oh! One last question. What do you guys think about having multiple peoples POV's in this? Thanks for reading! And see you next time!